Jack Vaughn | |
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 Jack Vaughn, the second director of the Peace Corps, (center) with C. Payne Lucas, president emeritus of Africare, (left) on May 4, 2007 | |
| United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
| In office June 9, 1969 – June 25, 1970 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Henry L. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Leonard J. Saccio |
| 2nd Director of the Peace Corps[1] | |
| In office March 1, 1966 – April 30, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Sargent Shriver |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Blatchford |
| United States Ambassador to Panama | |
| In office May 6, 1964 – February 27, 1965 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Reynold E. Carlson |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Adair, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jack Hood Vaughn August 18, 1920 Columbus, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 2012 (aged 92) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Children | Jack Vaughn Jr. |
Jack H. Vaughn | |
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| 11th Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs | |
| In office March 22, 1965 – February 28, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Mann |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Gordon |
Jack Hood Vaughn (August 18, 1920 – October 29, 2012)[2] was the second director of the United States Peace Corps, succeeding Sargent Shriver. Vaughn was appointed Peace Corps director in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson and was the first Republican to head the agency.
- ^ "Peace Corps.com. "Past Directors." January, 1966". Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ the Political Graveyard. "Index to Politicians: Vaughn."