Hirst, Stephen

Stephen Hirst and his wife Lois served with the first contingent of Peace Corps volunteers to Liberia, West Africa. Following Liberia, Steve studied international relations at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy. After Bologna, Steve became Soviet Desk Officer for the US Commerce Department and took part in the US government's first trade mission to eastern Europe. Later he served as Chief of Publications for the European Communities Information Service in Washington, DC. In 1967, Steve left the fast lane to begin a lifelong relationship with the Havasu...