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Peace Corps Mexico
Av. Universidad 202 Ote.
Col. San Javier
76020 Querétaro, Querétaro
Mexico
Telephone: [52] (442) 238-6900
Fax: [52] (442) 238-6903
Peace Corps was established in 1961 by President John F.
Kennedy to promote cooperation and friendship between the
American people and those of other countries and to contribute
to their socio-economic development. Peace Corps invites qualified
American citizens to spend two years living in their host
country while working in specific areas of technical and economic
development. Besides contributing to the development of the
host country, the program encourages the citizens of both
countries to get to know and understand each other as a result
of working together towards common goals, thus creating lasting
bonds of friendship and goodwill. With this in mind, in November
2003 the Government of Mexico extended an invitation for Peace
Corps to assign experienced professionals to work with Mexican
research and development institutions that form the network
of the National Council for Sciences and Technology (CONACYT).
On June 13, 2007, Ambassador Garza, center,
inducted a new group of Peace Corps volunteers |
Under this scheme Peace Corps has invited qualified Volunteers
to work in CONACYT technological centers. In June 2006, Peace
Corps was honored to sign a new agreement with SEMARNAT, the
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, through which
it will initially work with CONANP (The Mexican Park Service),
CONAFOR (The Mexican Forest Service) and several SEMARNAT
state offices.
Since January 2005, Peace Corps has assigned 43 Volunteers
to work with CONACYT centers in the fields of Environmental
and Water Engineering, Chemical, Mechanical and Materials
Engineering, Information Technology, Business and Organizational
Development and English Instruction. In 2007 we foresee assigning
approximately 32 Volunteers, in two stages, to both CONACYT
and SEMARNAT.
Peace Corps Volunteers come to Mexico with a deep interest
in contributing to its technical and economical development,
a willingness to integrate themselves into the Mexican lifestyle,
culture and language, and contributing to an improved understanding
between the two countries. The Peace Corps Mexico Program
has generated considerable interest from many professionals
who wish to share their unique skills and knowledge and have
a memorable cultural and work-related experience with their
Mexican colleagues.
Peace Corps Mexico Coverage: The volunteers are currently
assigned to several CONACYT Centers. Volunteers assigned to
SEMARNAT work in state offices and natural protected areas
in priority regions.
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