Jack H. Vaughn

Jack Vaughn
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
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byHenry L. Taylor
Succeeded byLeonard J. Saccio
2nd Director of the Peace Corps
In office
March 1, 1966 – April 30, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded bySargent Shriver
Succeeded byJoseph Blatchford
United States Ambassador to Panama
In office
May 6, 1964 – February 27, 1965
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byReynold E. Carlson
Succeeded byCharles W. Adair, Jr.
Personal details
BornJack Hood Vaughn
(1920-08-18)August 18, 1920
DiedOctober 29, 2012(2012-10-29) (aged 92)
ChildrenJack Vaughn Jr. Jane Vaughn Constantineau
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Jack H. Vaughn
11th Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
In office
March 22, 1965 – February 28, 1966
Preceded byThomas C. Mann
Succeeded byLincoln Gordon

Jack Hood Vaughn (August 18, 1920 – October 29, 2012) 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.