Who To Contact

Many family members, friends, and friends of friends have asked if there is anything they can do to help me or bring attention to my case. Some have expressed a desire to write a letter to the Peace Corps or even their local officials on my behalf.

If you would like to write such letters, here is some information that may make this process easier for you.

Please note that I am neither requesting or encouraging you to write on my behalf. I'm merely providing an easy means for you to do so if you so choose. I do, however, appreciate your support.

Who To Write
The Peace Corps is an independent agency within the executive branch of the United States government. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is charged with general oversight of the activities and programs of the Peace Corps, and the House Committee on International Relations serves a similar function. Below I provide contact information for both committees.

Others might choose to contact their local elected officials. For that, I direct you to a great website that makes that process quick and easy.

If you'd rather direct your concerns directly to the Peace Corps office in DC and/or the office in Guyana, you'll be interested in these email addresses.

And for those who just wish to cover it all, I've organized an easy way for you to send a single email to the committee heads or senior officials of most of the above mentioned organizations.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee (email committee)
Here is a listing of the committee members and how to get in touch with each of them individually. If you would like to send an email to all members of the committee, simply click here.

Chairman Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of Delaware (email)
Paul Sarbanes of Maryland (email)
Chris Dodd of Connecticut (email)
John Kerry of Massachusetts (email)
Russell Feingold of Wisconsin (email)
Paul Wellstone of Minnesota (email)
Barbara Boxer of California (email)
Robert Torricelli of New Jersey (email)
Bill Nelson of Florida (email)
Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia (email)

House Committee on International Relations (email committee)
There is a long listing of the committee members so I am not providing a way to get in touch with each of them individually. If you would like to send an email to all members of the committee, simply click here.

Chairman Henry J. Hyde of Illinois

The Committee on International Relations
2170 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5021
Fax: (202) 226-2831
email: HIRC@mail.house.gov

Congress.org
Congress.org allows you to:

  • Identify and send messages to their elected leaders in Congress, The White House, and state legislatures
  • Communicate to their leaders via email, letter, or fax
  • Post these letters online with Letters to Leaders and read what other Americans are saying to elected officials
  • Find and contact local and national media by ZIP code or by state with Media Guide

Peace Corps - Washington, DC (email staff)
Located in Washington, DC, these are the Peace Corps staff members that are familar with and/or responsible for my early close of service.

Email Primary Contact

Rita Jimenez
Country Desk Officer
Peace Corps
South America Desk Unit
1111 20th St., NW
Washington, DC 20526
Fax (202) 692-2501

Email All Other Contacts

Amber Myers South America Desk
Kimberly Frola South America Desk

Sylvie Mortimer Business Placement
Brian Payne Business Placement
Sarah Erdman Business Placement

Kent Smith Unknown
Lien Galloway Unknown
Suzanne Glasow Unknown
Brian Payne Unknown
Sarah Erdman Unknown

Mailing Address
Peace Corps
The Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters
1111 20th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20526
1-800-424-8580

Peace Corps - Guyana (email staff)
These are the Guyana Peace Corps staff members that are most familar with and/or responsible for my early close of service.

Earl Brown Country Director
Terrence Simmons APCD
Sean Joe IT Speclialist

Email Senior Officials
By clicking here, your email will be sent to the following people.

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of Delaware (email)
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Henry J. Hyde of Illinois
Chairmain of the Committee on International Relations

Rita Jimenez
Country Desk Officer
Peace Corps South America Desk Unit

Earl Brown
Country Director of Peace Corps Guyana