Results are Tagged with "Sports Diplomacy"
Celebrating International Women’s Day Through Soccer
Working with U.S. Embassy in San José, the State Department developed a Sports Envoy program to reach out to Costa Rican women and youth—girls in particular—through the game of soccer.
Soccer in Santiago: Empowering Women and Girls through Sports in Chile
From March 31 to April 7, former U.S. Women’s National Team Soccer Players Linda Hamilton and Kate Sobrero-Markgraf headed up a female-focused sports envoy program in Chile.
Sports Diplomacy Softball Envoys: A Hit in Nicaragua
Under the Department’s Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative, Olympians Jessica Mendoza and Ruby Rojas went to Nicaragua as sports envoys in February of 2013.
Empowering Women and Girls: WNBA Basketball Envoys in Ukraine
The State Department and NBA worked together to send former WNBA players Tamika Raymond and Nykesha Sales to Ukraine as Sports Envoys from January 28 to February 2, 2013.
A Strong Finish for U.S. Department of State’s First Ever Baseball-Softball Envoy Program
ECA recently concluded its first ever baseball-softball envoy program in India
Sports Envoys in India: Empowering Youth through Baseball and Softball
The State Department’s first-ever joint baseball and softball program sent MLB Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley to India as Sports Envoys in Febuary 2013.
Champions for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Use Sports
From November 20 to 25, three-time Olympian and world champion Lorrie Fair went to Afghanistan as a U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy.
Envoys Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown Travel to China
Working with the Women’s National Basketball Association, the U.S. Department of State sent former WNBA stars Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown to Shenyang, China.
Ice Skating Success Story with Sports Envoy Evan Lysacek
Olympic gold medalist figure skater Evan Lysacek traveled to Sweden and Belarus as a Sports Envoy.
In the Year of the Olympics, Sam Perkins and Swin Cash Travel to London
Partnering with the NBA and WNBA and working with the U.S. Embassy in London, U.S. State Department Envoys Sam Perkins and “Swin” Cash traveled to the United Kingdom for the 2012 Olympics.
