Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-129
Donald Camp served as a Peace Corps volunteer in India from 1970 to 1972 on an agriculture project. He trained first at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, and then in-country at the Rice Research Institute in Aduthurai. Camp was stationed in Sholapuram, a market town in Tamil Nadu state in southern India, and worked as an agricultural extension agent to promote the planting of hybrid varieties of rice. He talks about how his Peace Corps service led to a career with the U.S. Foreign Service and how he gained increased credibility due to his volunteer experience. Camp has stayed in touch with his fellow volunteers and is a member of the Friends of India group, which supports charitable activities in India. Interviewed and recorded by Evelyn Ganzglass, August 15, 2019. 1 digital audio file.