Results are Tagged with "Sports Diplomacy"
Bumping Up Efforts to Empower Women and Girls Worldwide: Gulf Nations Volleyball Coaches
Under the State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative, the Gulf Nations Volleyball Visitor Program brought 10 female volleyball coaches from Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Yemen to the U.S. for activities focused on the development of sports programs for women and girls.
One-on-one with Sports Envoy Sam Perkins and Sports Visitor Joseline Kenyi from South Sudan
In November 2012, SportsUnited brought five South Sudanese coaches to the U.S. for a 10-day dynamic people-to-people exchange focused on developing youth basketball programs in the country.
Building Bonds with Burma through Basketball
SportsUnited tipped off 2013 with the first-ever State Department Burmese sports visitor program.
South Sudan and Sports Diplomacy: Basketball Coaches from the World’s Newest Nation
SportsUnited brought five coaches to the U.S. from South Sudan for a dynamic people-to-people exchange focused on creating opportunities for young South Sudanese to play basketball.
Russian Volleyball Players Visit the U.S.
The first sports visitor program brought Russian volleyball players and coaches to Southern California for a beach volleyball.
Iraqi Taekwondo Program
Working with the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the U.S. State Department organized a dynamic taekwondo sports program.
Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.
Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.
U.S. State Department & NHL Partner for Ice Hockey Exchange with Russia
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs hosted a Russian delegation of 18 youth hockey players and their coaches, who participated in the first-ever ice hockey exchange between the two countries.
