Results are Tagged with "Sports Diplomacy"
How Table Hockey is Helping Displaced Children in Ukraine Cope with Stress and PTSD
Learn how table hockey is helping displaced children in Ukraine cope with stress and PTSD.
Sports Envoy: Shaquille O'Neal in Cuba
Shaquille O'Neal chats briefly about his trip to Cuba as part of the Sports Envoy program.
Former NBA Players Promote Understanding in the Philippines
U.S. Embassy Manila hosted two State Department Sports Envoys Allison Feaster, former player in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and Derrick Alston, former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
USA Track & Field Legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee Made Great Strides in Jerusalem
Under ECA’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, three-time Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee promoted healthy lifestyles and shared lessons on leadership in Jerusalem for this first-ever State Department track and field envoy program.
Iraqi Soccer Visitors: Leveling the Playing Field
Sports Diplomacy developed this female-focused sports diplomacy program to continue the State Department’s efforts in empowering and inspiring Iraqi women and girls through sports.
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.
First Sports Envoys with Disabilities Travel to China to Advance Disability Rights and Inclusion
Addressing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in China has emerged as a significant foreign policy issue in the twenty-first century. Dr. Becky Clark and Dr. Andrea Woodson- Smith made a historical trip serving as the first ever disabled sports envoys to travel on behalf of the State Department to Guangzhou, China.
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.