Jim and Pamela McCloud
After graduating from college, Jim and Pamela McCloud joined Peace Corps/Iran and from 1968 – 71 taught English at the middle school and university level. Jim was in grad school from 1971-72 to obtain an MA in teaching while Pamela worked to support Jim and gave birth to their son, Joshua.
From 1972 – 1975, they lived and worked in Afghanistan, Jim as staff for Peace Corps, Pamela to teach with the US Information Service. From 1976 – 1979 they were back in Iran working together to manage the largest US - Iran educational exchange organization. After the Iranian revolution, they returned to Washington, DC to work for non-profit organizations in international development. From 1998 – 2004, they were in Egypt, heading up USG-funded programs in education and community development.
Jim returned to Afghanistan in Sept 2004 to work for the US Agency for International Development, as head of the US government effort to rebuild education in Afghanistan. During this time, Pamela served as a project design and management consultant in Afghanistan working with USAID and US private non-profit organizations. Pamela continues consulting, Jim is happily retired. They live in Bozman with their Jack Russell, Casey while their son and his wife live abroad, currently based in Rome.
