1. No Longer Scared of Dreaming Big: March Madness Makes for an Empowering Experience

   Belia was one of six female coaches to join 18 teenage girls from around the world for a multi-country basketball exchange.

2. Basketball Coaches' First Visit from India

   

   U.S. Department of State conducted a Sports Visitor exchange with India.

3. Evaluation Division Postcards

   

   Program evaluators travel to places such as Vietnam, Nepal, Columbia and Jordan.

4. Basketball and Bilingualism Make for an All Star Exchange

   When Marcos Henrique arrived to the U.S. for the Brazil Basketball All Star Sports Visitor Program, he hit the ground running.

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   Soccer Envoys in Brazil: Getting More Women and Girls Involved in Soccer

   

   Brazil is a nation of soccer, but when it comes to women and girls’ participation in soccer, the numbers tell a different story.

6. Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.

   

   Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.

7. Former NBA & WNBA Players Host Basketball Clinics in Indonesia

   

   In partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, the U.S. State Department sent former NBA legend, Rick Mahorn, and WNBA star, Edna Campbell, to Indonesia.

8. American Swimmers Travel to Russia

   

   The State Department had two concurrent bilateral sports exchange programs with Russia in the summer of 2012.

9. Young Basketball Players from the Democratic Republic of Congo Visit the U.S.

   

   The U.S. State Department welcomed a group from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the first Sports Visitor program of the new year.

10. Saudi Arabian Girls Come to the U.S. for Basketball Clinics

    

    Working with the Embassy in Riyadh and the consulate in Jeddah, the U.S. State Department brought over six female teenage basketball players and two coaches for a two-week program.

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