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Published on September 28, 2026

On September 6, Peace Corps Acting Director Christopher Landau and Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Rick Houenipwela signed a bilateral country agreement in Honiara to formally reestablish the Peace Corps program. The agreement renews a partnership that once brought more than 700 Volunteers to communities across the country and that has remained dormant since the program was suspended in 2000.... Read more