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Results are Tagged with "Sports Envoy Program"

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.

U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Players Travel to Guatemala

Soccer Envoys Tracy Noonan and Shannon MacMillan pose with girls in Solala, Guatemala.

Partnering with US Soccer, the U.S. State Department sent former Women’s National Team Players Tracey Noonan and Shannon MacMillan to a sports envoy program in Guatemala.

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.

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.

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.

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Holds a Special Clinic in Japan

U.S. soccer forward, Abby Wambach, meets some potential future members of Japan's national soccer team.

As part of the “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative,” the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team took to the soccer field with Japanese girls in Sendai, Japan on March 27.

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.

Former NBA Legends Sam Vincent and Andrea Stinson Travel to Jordan

The Envoys pose with a group of young Jordanian female players after a basketball clinic.

Partnering with the NBA and WNBA, the U.S. Department of State sent legends Sam Vincent and Andrea Stinson as well as NBA clinician Marty Conlon to Jordan in July.

Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. Visits Japan

Cal Ripken huddles with young baseball players.

As a Public Diplomacy Envoy, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. traveled throughout Japan to spread goodwill through baseball.

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