Editing Kiribati (section)

====Peace Corps====
From 1973 until 2008, a total of almost 500 [[Peace Corps|US Peace Corps]] volunteers were based on the Islands, as many as 45 in a given year. Activities included assisting in the planning, design and construction of wells, libraries, and other infrastructure, and agricultural, environmental, and community health education. In 2006, volunteer placement was significantly scaled down due to the reduction of consistent air transportation to the outer islands; it was later ended because the associated ability to provide medical care to volunteers could not be assured.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peace Crops reducing current program in Kiribati |url=https://peacecorpsonline.typepad.com/peacecorpsonline/kiribati/ |date=23 July 2007 |access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Peace Corps to End Programs in Kiribati |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2008/07/04/peace-corps-end-programs-kiribati |date=4 July 2008 |access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> <!--Since the Peace Corps is a program of the US State Dept, Foreign Relations seems to be the best section for it.--> In July 2022, US [[Vice President Harris]] announced plans to build a new embassy in Kiribati and Tonga and reestablish the Peace Corps presence in the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kamala Harris announces 2 new U.S. embassies in major Pacific push |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kamala-harris-pacific-new-us-embassies-tonga-kiribati-rcna37971 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=NBC News |date=12 July 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>