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40th PEACE CORPS REUNION IN SANTO DOMINGO

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63rd ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF PEACE CORPS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
OCTOBER 14-16, 2025, SANTO DOMINGO

Join with Friends of the Dominican Republic (FDR) and Fondo Quisqueya (FQ) , colleagues, friends and other DR-RPCVs to celebrate 63 years of service, friendship, commitment, and development through Peace Corps in the DR, one of the first countries selected by Peace Corps for Volunteer service in 1962!

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Early Bird Conference Registration Price Deadline is September 1, 2025! Reduced Registration for RPCV's with Less than 10 years from Service Ends September 1, 2025!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH:
Onsite registration opens at Noon. The Reception begins at 6:00PM on the Outdoor Embassy Garden Deck with canapes, wine, beer, and soda drinks available for conference attendees and guests.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH:
Onsite registration opens at 7:00AM. General and Breakout Sessions begin at 8:00AM with presentations by current Volunteers, FQ,  FDR, and other operating programs in the DR. All sessions will be held in the Diplomatic Theater, Embajador II, or Embajador Ill Rooms, with lunch on the Garden Deck, with coffee and drinks during conference breaks.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH:
General and Breakout Sessions begin at 8:00AM, in the Diplomatic, Consular and Embajador Ill Rooms, with presentations by NGO's, Dominican organizations, and others in the DR, with lunch on the Garden Deck, with coffee and drinks during the conference breaks.

HOTEL INFORMATION:
The Embajador Hotel is the 63rd Anniversary Conference hotel. Registration and meetings will be held there. To make your hotel reservation you may contact: www.barcelo.com/en-us/el-embajador-a-royal-hideaway-hotel/ or call 809-221-2130. The hotel is located at Avenida Sarasota 65, Santo Domingo, 10110. Be sure to tell them you are attending the Friends of the Dominican Republic conference for one of their reserved conference rooms. ***We recommend staying at the Embajador to avoid Santo Domingo’s bad traffic and to allow you to socialize with other RPCV’s, presenters and guests before and after conference hours.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
The 63rd Anniversary Conference and celebration is being organized by Fondo Quisqueya and Friends of the Dominican Republic in association with Peace Corps Dominican Republic. Registration is available online at https://www.fotdr.org/events/63rd-anniversary-celebration-of-the-peace-corps-in-the-dominican-republic. Or, you can mail your Conference Registration Form to: Mary Britt, Treasurer, FDR, 2 2nd Street, Apt. 3604, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Checks should be made payable to: Friends of the Dominican Republic. PLEASE NOTE: The Reduced Price Early Bird Conference Registration Deadline is September 1st. If you are a DR/ RPCV that served less than 1O years ago, please see the special offer on the Conference Registration form.

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50th Anniversary Reunion

The 2012 reunion marked half a century of Peace Corps work in the Dominican Republic. It was an opportunity to 
Remember your Peace Corps service
Reconnect with volunteers you served with and the community of which you were a part
Experience Peace Corps today; meet current volunteers and learn about what they are doing to support communities in the DR
Live the life of a Peace Corps Volunteer once again with pre- and post-conference excursions
Recommit to helping the Dominican Republic by supporting the work of Peace Corps Volunteers. 

In early February, hundreds of current and former volunteers and staff participated in a three day conference and commemorated 50 years of Peace Corps work in the Dominican Republic. Events included speakers, break-out sessions, artisan fair, embassy reception and social activities. Topics included improving education in Latin America, Dominican-Hatian relations, enduring legacy of Peace Corps work, and current Peace Corps work. Volunteers spoke about their program sectors, national initiatives, youth groups and interest groups while former volunteers shared how times have changed. Dominican historian Frank Moya Pons discussed the role of Peace Corps Volunteers after Trujillo. Aaron Williams, then US Peace Corps Director and former Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic, spoke about the future of Peace Corps worldwide. 

Some participants opted to take in a post conference excursions. Each involved seeing the work of a current volunteer and included, among others:
- 27 Waterfalls National Park in the North
- Laguna de Oviedo y los Flamingos in the Southwest
- Ruta de Chocolate in the East
- Whale watching in Samaná Bay
- Jewelry making with a women's group in Bayahibe


For more information about the 50th Anniversary Reunion, please see pages 29 through 37 of the Historical Summary of the First 20 Years of Friends of the Dominican Republic available on the About/History page of this site.

 

50th Anniversary Links

​La Playita, Las Galeras

Whale watching

Cascada El Limon