An organization of returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCV).
We connect Colombia RPCVs and others, and support community-based activities in Colombia.

Mission Statement

The mission of Friends of Colombia (FOC) is to bring together returned Peace Corps Volunteers and staff who served in Colombia and others who share this interest to exchange information among themselves and between them and Colombia. FOC also supports community-based activities in Colombia and works toward shared goals with the Peace Corps, the National Peace Corps Association and other organizations.

FOC Board

President - Arleen Stewart Cheston
Vice President - Ned Chalker
Secretary - Irv Dubinsky
Treasurer - Jim Kolb
Gale Gibson - Membership
Jim Todd

Advisors to the Board

Jerry Norris
Pat Wand
Helene Dudley
Donald Goldberg
Stephen Michael Murray
Leon Scales

Communications

Abby Wasserman, Newsletter Editor
Jim O'Reilly, Webmaster

Mailing Address

Friends of Colombia
P.O. Box 15292
Chevy Chase, MD 20825

FOC History

Peace Corps in Colombia