1.0National Peace Corps Associationhttps://www.peacecorpsconnect.orgShayna Gayerhttps://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/author/comms-intern-1/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="V8YCKNhoIk"><a href="https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/peace-corps-to-close-country-program-in-ethiopia/">Peace Corps to Close Country Program in Ethiopia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/peace-corps-to-close-country-program-in-ethiopia/embed/#?secret=V8YCKNhoIk" width="600" height="338" title="“Peace Corps to Close Country Program in Ethiopia” — National Peace Corps Association" data-secret="V8YCKNhoIk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ethiopia-2.png10801080Peace Corps to Close Country Program in Ethiopia Due to ongoing security concerns, the Peace Corps will close its country program in Ethiopia, with no plans to return Volunteers in the foreseeable future. There are currently no Volunteers serving in the country; however, since 2021, 129 Americans have participated virtually with Ethiopian partner organizations. Since […]