Results are Tagged with "Sports Diplomacy"
South Sudan and Sports Diplomacy: Basketball Coaches from the World’s Newest Nation
Sports Diplomacy 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.
Women's World Cup Program
18 high school students from around the world participated in a U.S. Department of State sports diplomacy program about the Women's World Cup.
Empowering Women & Girls Through Sports
In the midst of the NCAA's March Madness, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced an international sports exchange that brought 18 teenage girl athletes and 6 female coaches from all corners of the globe to Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colorado as part of the Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative.