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  1. Sports Diplomacy Softball Envoys: A Hit in Nicaragua

    As a member of the State Department’s Council to Empower Women and Girls through Sports, Jessica Mendoza truly engaged in “fieldwork” by leading a softball clinic for teenage girls 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.

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    Sports Envoy: Shaquille O'Neal in Cuba

    Shaquille O'Neal chats briefly about his trip to Cuba as part of the Sports Envoy program.

  3. Ice Skating Success Story with Sports Envoy Evan Lysacek

    Sports Envoy and Olympic Ice Skater Evan Lysacek leads a clinic on ice in Belarus.

    Olympic gold medalist figure skater Evan Lysacek traveled to Sweden and Belarus as a Sports Envoy.

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    First Sports Envoys with Disabilities Travel to China to Advance Disability Rights and Inclusion

    Dr. Woodson-Smith plays wheelchair basketball with some of the students at Guangzhou English Training Center (GETCH).

    Addressing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in China has emerged as a significant foreign policy issue in the twenty-first century.

  5. Sports Envoys Go to Greece

    WNBA Washington Mystics Player Ashley Robinson meets high school students at the “Break the Chain of Human Trafficking” all-star event.

    Partnering with the NBA and WNBA and working closely with U.S. Embassy Athens, the U.S. State Department sent basketball envoys to Athens and Thessaloníki in Greece.

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    Sports Envoys in India: Empowering Youth through Baseball and Softball

    Joe Logan assists team members with their fast pitch.

    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.

  7. Cal Ripken, Jr. Leads International Sports Exchange with Japan

    Cal Ripken Jr. traveled to Japan to work with kids affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

    Hall of fame baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., traveled to Japan on behalf of the Department of State to put on baseball clinics and work with kids affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

  8. Sports Envoys in Ecuador: Barry Larkin and Joe Logan

    Group shot before a baseball clinic with Sports Envoys Barry Larkin and Joe Logan in Ecuador.

    Following past visits to South Korea, Taiwan, and Colombia, Sports Envoys Barry Larkin and Joe Logan embark on a fourth program in Ecuador.

  9. Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports in Morocco

    Marian Dalmy shares tips on soccer techniques with young players in Morocco.

    Working with the U.S. Embassy in Rabat, the U.S. State Department dispatched two former U.S. Women’s National Team players and one former coach to Morocco for a sports envoy program.

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    Soccer in Santiago: Empowering Women and Girls through Sports in Chile

    A soccer clinic engages a group of 12-14 year-olds from Lo Espejo, an economically-marginalized community outside of Santiago, 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.

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