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Results are Tagged with "Sports Diplomacy"

June 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month

We are pleased to announce Nika-Charlotte Ahlden as the June 2023 CBYX German Participant of the Month!  Nika, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) High School participant placed by CIEE, is hosted by Mark Reavis in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

CBYX January German Participant of the Month

The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce Nina Loewer as January’s Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month!

How Table Hockey is Helping Displaced Children in Ukraine Cope with Stress and PTSD

Olga Dolinina

Learn how table hockey is helping displaced children in Ukraine cope with stress and PTSD.

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.

Sports Envoy Program

Athletes and coaches in various sports are chosen to serve as envoys or ambassadors of sport in overseas programs that include conducting clinics, visiting schools and speaking to youth.

Former U.S. Men's National Soccer Team Members Travel to Cyprus

Cypriot children run drills to improve strength and agility during soccer practice

Former U.S. Men's National Soccer Team members travel to Cyprus.

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.

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.

Edna Campbell and Bo Outlaw Visit the Republic of Congo

Former NBA Player Bo Outlaw dribbles with a teenager from Congo Brazzaville.

Partnering with the WNBA and NBA, the U.S. State Department invited two former professional basketball players, Edna Campbell and Bo Outlaw, to work with young athletes in the Republic of the Congo.

Sam Perkins and Dikembe Mutombo Travel to South Sudan

The South Sudanese wheelchair basketball team plays a game.

Sports Envoys Sam Perkins and Dikembe Mutombo traveled to South Sudan in October 2011 to lead a series of basketball clinics and teambuilding exercises with young people ages 12-25.

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