772:
33:
753:
286:
She was the Peace Corps Chief of Staff from 1989 to 1992, the executive director of the
International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) from 1992 until 1997, the senior vice president of the Academy for Educational Development from 1997 until 2002, a development consultancy. Olsen served as the Deputy
282:
before becoming the
Regional Director for North Africa, Near East, Asia, and Pacific (NANEAP) from 1981 to 1984. From 1984 until 1989, Olsen served as Vice President of Youth for Understanding, a national student exchange organization.
294:
After leaving the Peace Corps in 2009, Olsen served as visiting professor at the
University of Maryland - Baltimore School of Social Work and Director of the University's Center for Global Education Initiatives.
387:
873:
853:
311:
622:
490:
833:
809:
868:
848:
514:
236:
443:
863:
858:
397:
615:
263:
184:
657:
136:
843:
213:
802:
344:
608:
778:
This biography of a person who has held a non-elected position in the federal government of the United States is a
248:
771:
795:
662:
752:
838:
732:
574:
244:
78:
287:
Director of the Peace Corps from 2002 to 2009. She also served for a time as acting country director for
537:
519:
316:
188:
298:
Olsen was nominated to be the director of the Peace Corps on
January 3, 2018. She was confirmed by the
828:
299:
192:
667:
162:
687:
672:
259:
252:
175:
727:
712:
677:
652:
779:
532:
419:
179:
32:
642:
240:
157:
262:
as well as a master's degree in social work and doctorate in human development from the
692:
495:
822:
722:
717:
702:
392:
232:
146:
682:
216:
66:
742:
707:
697:
647:
631:
592:
582:
468:
427:
349:
209:
90:
45:
600:
463:
288:
170:
278:
from 1966 to 1968. From 1979 to 1981, she served as the
Country Director in
491:"President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration"
365:
554:
275:
219:, and sworn in on March 30, 2018, after being confirmed by the Senate.
558:
321:
444:"Peace Corps chief nomination met with widespread approval, relief"
448:
388:"Trump to nominate Marylander Josephine Olsen to lead Peace Corps"
500:
279:
228:
125:
604:
515:"Meet the Utahn leading the Peace Corps under President Trump"
345:"Dr. Jody Olsen served in as 20th Director of the Peace Corps"
783:
169:
153:
142:
132:
105:
100:
84:
72:
62:
43:
23:
366:"Director of the Peace Corps: Who Is Jody Olsen?"
339:
337:
231:and moved to Maryland in 1959 after her father,
381:
379:
312:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
208:(born 1942) served as the 20th Director of the
803:
616:
8:
258:Olsen received a bachelor's degree from the
274:Olsen worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in
810:
796:
623:
609:
601:
563:
58:March 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021
31:
20:
874:United States government biography stubs
854:University of Maryland, Baltimore alumni
247:from 1917 to 1941. Olsen graduated from
212:from 2018 to 2021. She was appointed by
16:American government official (born 1942)
333:
314:. In 2005, she was still identified by
237:United States House of Representatives
364:Straehley, Steve (January 19, 2018).
7:
768:
766:
834:American people of Swedish descent
782:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
442:Rogers, Kelli (January 11, 2018).
14:
264:University of Maryland, Baltimore
185:University of Maryland, Baltimore
770:
751:
386:Fritze, John (January 3, 2018).
239:as a Democrat. Her grandfather,
869:Trump administration personnel
849:People from Bethesda, Maryland
499:. January 3, 2018 – via
1:
310:Olsen grew up as a member of
632:Directors of the Peace Corps
864:Latter Day Saints from Utah
890:
765:
533:"D.C. Mormons:The Players"
249:Walter Johnson High School
243:, represented Utah in the
859:University of Utah alumni
749:
638:
589:
579:
571:
566:
199:
96:
51:
39:
30:
223:Early life and education
575:Carrie Hessler-Radelet
79:Carrie Hessler-Radelet
844:Peace Corps directors
538:The Salt Lake Tribune
520:The Salt Lake Tribune
317:The Salt Lake Tribune
235:, was elected to the
44:20th Director of the
300:United States Senate
206:Josephine King Olsen
567:Government offices
302:on March 22, 2018.
165:(great-grandfather)
400:on January 7, 2018
260:University of Utah
253:Bethesda, Maryland
227:Olsen was born in
176:University of Utah
791:
790:
760:
759:
599:
598:
590:Succeeded by
541:, April 10, 2005.
523:, April 27, 2018.
513:Courtney Tanner,
501:National Archives
353:. March 30, 2018.
203:
202:
120:December 16, 1942
881:
812:
805:
798:
774:
767:
755:
625:
618:
611:
602:
581:Director of the
572:Preceded by
564:
542:
530:
524:
511:
505:
504:
487:
481:
480:
478:
476:
460:
454:
453:
439:
433:
432:
431:. July 26, 2019.
424:
420:"Jody Olsen bio"
416:
410:
409:
407:
405:
396:. Archived from
383:
374:
373:
361:
355:
354:
341:
163:Janne M. Sjödahl
123:
119:
117:
101:Personal details
87:
75:
56:
35:
21:
889:
888:
884:
883:
882:
880:
879:
878:
819:
818:
817:
816:
763:
761:
756:
747:
733:Hessler-Radelet
634:
629:
595:
586:
577:
551:
546:
545:
531:
527:
512:
508:
489:
488:
484:
474:
472:
462:
461:
457:
441:
440:
436:
422:
418:
417:
413:
403:
401:
385:
384:
377:
363:
362:
358:
343:
342:
335:
330:
308:
272:
241:William H. King
225:
183:
161:
158:William H. King
133:Political party
124:
121:
115:
113:
112:
111:
85:
73:
57:
52:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
887:
885:
877:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
821:
820:
815:
814:
807:
800:
792:
789:
788:
775:
758:
757:
750:
748:
746:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
639:
636:
635:
630:
628:
627:
620:
613:
605:
597:
596:
591:
588:
578:
573:
569:
568:
562:
561:
550:
549:External links
547:
544:
543:
525:
506:
496:whitehouse.gov
482:
455:
434:
411:
375:
356:
332:
331:
329:
326:
307:
304:
271:
268:
224:
221:
201:
200:
197:
196:
173:
167:
166:
155:
151:
150:
144:
140:
139:
134:
130:
129:
110:Josephine King
109:
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
93:
88:
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
49:
48:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
886:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
839:Living people
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
826:
824:
813:
808:
806:
801:
799:
794:
793:
787:
785:
781:
776:
773:
769:
764:
754:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
640:
637:
633:
626:
621:
619:
614:
612:
607:
606:
603:
594:
585:
584:
576:
570:
565:
560:
556:
553:
552:
548:
540:
539:
534:
529:
526:
522:
521:
516:
510:
507:
502:
498:
497:
492:
486:
483:
471:
470:
465:
459:
456:
451:
450:
445:
438:
435:
430:
429:
421:
415:
412:
399:
395:
394:
393:Baltimore Sun
389:
382:
380:
376:
371:
367:
360:
357:
352:
351:
346:
340:
338:
334:
327:
325:
323:
319:
318:
313:
306:Personal life
305:
303:
301:
296:
292:
290:
284:
281:
277:
269:
267:
265:
261:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
233:David S. King
230:
222:
220:
218:
215:
211:
207:
198:
194:
190:
186:
181:
177:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:(grandfather)
159:
156:
152:
148:
147:David S. King
145:
141:
138:
135:
131:
127:
122:(age 81)
108:
104:
99:
95:
92:
89:
83:
80:
77:
71:
68:
65:
61:
55:
50:
47:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
784:expanding it
777:
762:
737:
580:
536:
528:
518:
509:
494:
485:
473:. Retrieved
467:
464:"Leadership"
458:
447:
437:
426:
414:
402:. Retrieved
398:the original
391:
369:
359:
348:
315:
309:
297:
293:
285:
273:
257:
226:
217:Donald Trump
205:
204:
86:Succeeded by
67:Donald Trump
53:
18:
829:1942 births
593:Carol Spahn
583:Peace Corps
555:Appearances
469:Peace Corps
428:Peace Corps
350:Peace Corps
210:Peace Corps
91:Carol Spahn
74:Preceded by
46:Peace Corps
823:Categories
673:Dellenback
653:Blatchford
587:2018–2021
370:AllGov.com
328:References
289:Kazakhstan
171:Alma mater
137:Republican
116:1942-12-16
25:Jody Olsen
723:Tschetter
713:Schneider
693:Coverdell
658:O'Donnell
255:in 1961.
214:President
154:Relatives
63:President
54:In office
728:Williams
475:March 9,
149:(father)
718:Vasquez
703:Bellamy
683:Celeste
643:Shriver
404:May 12,
276:Tunisia
708:Gearan
678:Payton
648:Vaughn
559:C-SPAN
322:Mormon
270:Career
245:Senate
143:Parent
128:, U.S.
743:Spahn
738:Olsen
688:Ruppe
449:Devex
423:(PDF)
320:as a
780:stub
698:Chao
668:Craw
663:Hess
477:2019
406:2018
280:Togo
229:Utah
126:Utah
106:Born
557:on
251:in
193:PhD
189:MSW
825::
535:,
517:,
493:.
466:.
446:.
425:.
390:.
378:^
368:.
347:.
336:^
324:.
291:.
266:.
191:;
180:BA
118:)
811:e
804:t
797:v
786:.
624:e
617:t
610:v
503:.
479:.
452:.
408:.
372:.
195:)
187:(
182:)
178:(
114:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
