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1978-1981
Huston served as the first female Regional Director of the Peace Corps from 1978-1981; she was responsible for the administration and management of programs in North Africa, Near East, Asia, Pacific (NANEAP). She supervised overseas staff of 225 in 18 countries, 2,000 volunteers and a headquarters regional staff of 26.
In 1981, she became Associate Director for Development Education. As senior confidential advisor to the Director of the Peace Corps, she planned and implemented the agency's nationwide development education programs. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Peace Corps, Huston spearheaded a global study of how the agency was perceived around the world, herself recording interviews with approximately 20 state officials.
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Huston in the late 1970s
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With women in Jordan, late 1970s
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Passport 1979
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Peace Corps, 1979
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