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08MANILA2199 2008-09-23 07:24 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Manila
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DE RUEHML #2199/01 2670724
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
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FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1893
INFO RHHMUNA/CDRUSPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS MANILA 002199 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL RP
SUBJ:  PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR VISITS PHILIPPINES, MEETS WITH PRESIDENT 
ARROYO 
 
REF: MANILA 2178 (MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS) 
 
1.  (U) SUMMARY: Mission Manila welcomed the visit of Peace Corps 
Director Donald A Tschetter to the Philippines on August 27th.  The 
visit included a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at 
Malacanang Palace, a visit to Peace Corps trainees in Negros 
Oriental, and a roundtable meeting with the press.  Ambassador 
Kenney and the Peace Corps Country Director for the Philippines 
accompanied Director Tschetter to Malacanang, where the President 
expressed her appreciation for the Peace Corps' history of service 
to the Philippines by saying, "Everywhere you go in the Philippines, 
you find someone who knows Peace Corps volunteers."  END SUMMARY. 
 
 2.  (SBU) President Arroyo said she was glad the director was here 
and thanked him for the Peace Corps' having helped the Philippines 
for so long.  Director Tschetter thanked the President for the 
support and hospitality the Peace Corps has enjoyed in the 
Philippines.  He also expressed his deepest appreciation for the 
tremendous support the government of the Philippines had given in 
resolving the Julia Campbell murder case and that her family was 
very grateful.  Director Tschetter told the President he visited the 
Philippines when Campbell was announced missing.  He was very 
pleased to return for a longer visit under happier circumstances. 
 
3.  (SBU) President Arroyo responded that because the Peace Corps 
has been in the Philippines since 1961, two generations of Filipinos 
have grown up knowing the Peace Corps.  Director Tschetter said that 
over 8,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in the Philippines 
since 1961, and he looked forward to continuing that effort into the 
future. He pointed out that the number of Peace Corps volunteers 
worldwide is at a 37-year high, including 69 new trainees in the 
Philippines.  He added that the organization's goals are the same 
today as when they were first established by President John F. 
Kennedy:  a) to bring needed skills to foreign countries; b) to 
bring the face of America to the world; c) for the volunteers to 
bring back to America the knowledge gained through their experiences 
in foreign countries.  He noted that in the case of the Philippines, 
the volunteers have indeed been able to bring back very powerful 
experiences.  He explained that the Peace Corps has a new 50+ 
program, designed to attract retirees who have acquired significant 
skills during their working careers.  The oldest Peace Corps trainee 
in the Philippines in the 50+ program is 81 years old. 
 
4.  (SBU) President Arroyo said she is looking forward to the day 
when the Peace Corps could expand its programs to Mindanao after all 
the obstacles to peace there had been removed.  She said her 
government is tracking down the Muslim insurgents who have been 
sabotaging the peace process in Mindanao (reftel).  Director 
Tschetter said he was looking forward to hearing the President's 
views on the future and was open to ideas for new projects. 
President Arroyo replied that much foreign aid has been sent to 
Mindanao for the Muslim community and it is important for the 
Christian community to also benefit from that assistance so they can 
share in the prosperity and have a stake in the peace process.  The 
Ambassador added that although there are no Peace Corps volunteers 
in Mindanao, the Peace Corps is assisting with development efforts 
there by bringing Filipino teachers from Mindanao to other cities in 
the Philippines for training.  The Ambassador also pointed out 
USAID's projects throughout Mindanao that benefit peoples of all 
faiths, communities, and provinces.  President Arroyo concluded by 
thanking the Director for all the Peace Corps has done over the 
years for so many people in the Philippines. 
 
5.  (U) In a separate meeting with Secretary of Foreign Affairs 
Alberto G. Romulo, Director Tschetter reiterated his appreciation 
for the efforts of the Philippines government in investigating and 
bringing to closure the Julia Campbell murder case.  He lauded the 
Philippines for its work in applying the law and ensuring justice 
was done.  Secretary Romulo responded by noting that Julia was loved 
by the people of Albay, the province in which she worked.  He said 
the people held her in high esteem and asked that the Director 
convey their sympathies and his to her family over their great loss. 
 
 
6.  (U) Director Tschetter also traveled to the province of Negros 
Oriental where he met with Mayor Bentham De la Cruz of Amlan and a 
delegation from the province.  Mayor De la Cruz and Peace Corps 
volunteer (PCV) Craig Bosman briefed the Director on a marine 
sanctuary project they were working on for the coastline in Amlan. 
The Mayor expressed his gratitude for the work being done by the 
Peace Corps and said that local fishermen were seeing the benefits 
of the marine sanctuary in the increased size of their catches in 
the open waters outside the sanctuary boundaries.  The Director 
spoke to the delegation of the Peace Corps' history and service in 
the Philippines and how the Peace Corps could play a role in coastal 
resource management, as requested by the Philippine government. 
 
7.  (U) The Director met with several media representatives and 
answered questions regarding the Peace Corps' presence in and 
continued support for the Philippines.  He explained that the murder 
 
of Julia Campbell has not diminished Peace Corps' enthusiasm for the 
Philippines.  When asked why there were no volunteers in Mindanao, 
the Director explained it was due to security concerns.  He went on 
to share details of the USAID funded project, Tudlo Mindanao, in 
which teachers from Mindanao are trained by PCVs in other locations 
and then return to their classrooms in Mindanao.  He said the Peace 
Corps looks forward to the day when PCVs can live and work in 
Mindanao again. 
 
8.  (U) COMMENT: The Peace Corps is enormously popular and respected 
in the Philippines.  The Director's visit served to underscore the 
Peace Corps' continuing commitment to the Philippines and to 
highlight publicly and for top Philippine leaders the important work 
the Peace Corps does here.  END COMMENT. 
 
KENNEY