Tag: Letters from Niger
Letter From Niger—The War on Terrorism: The View From the Niger Front
by J.R. Bullington
J. R. Bullington on the Niger River, AIDS, and volunteer marriage
by J. R. Bullington Storks and rains The annual rains, along with the migratory storks that always accompany them, arrived early this year,promising relief from food shortages and threatened famine. Substantial expanses of greenery now mark the orange-brown landscape; dry … Read more
Letters from Niger: Peace Corps Adventures in the Sahara
When Jim Bullington, a former U.S. ambassador and regular contributor to these pages, decided he’d had enough of retirement, he applied for a Peace Corps position and soon found himself in West Africa. He promised to keep our readers posted … Read more
Letter from Niger: INITIAL IMPRESSIONS OF NIGER
Amb. Jim Bullington, who has a commentary on Viet Nam in the current issue of this journal, recently was named American Peace Corps director in Niger. Writing his first impressions of his assignment to a number of friends … Read more