Sports Envoy
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Baseball
- Luis Alicea: Ecuador 2017
- Brady Anderson: Japan 2011
- Matt Backert: China 2008
- Orlando Cabrera: Colombia 2018
- DJ Carrasco: New Zealand 2015
- Francisco Cordero: Mexico 2018
- Adam Christ: China 2008
- Pedro Feliciano: Mexico 2018
- Tim Gebhart: China 2008
- Jeremy Guthrie: Panama 2015, Nigeria 2017, Brazil 2018
- Matt Krause: Colombia 2008
- Steve Laska: Colombia 2008
- Barry Larkin: Colombia 2008, Taiwan 2010, South Korea 2011, Ecuador 2012, India 2013, Lithuania 2015
- Joe Logan: Colombia 2008, Taiwan 2010, Philippines 2011, South Korea 2011, Ecuador 2012, India 2013, Lithuania 2015
- Jed Lowrie: Colombia 2015, Nicaragua 2018
- Dennis Martinez: Nicaragua 2008
- John Mayberry, Jr.: Nicaragua 2018
- Gilberto Mendoza: Panama 2015
- Billy Ripken: China 2008
- Ron Roenicke: New Zealand 2015
- Elias Sosa: Panama 2008, Nicaragua 2008BJ Surhoff: China 2007
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Basketball NBA
- Derrik Alston: Philippines 2014
- Charlie Bell: Cameroon 2016
- Rolando Blackman: Lebanon 2009
- Matt Bonner: Tanzania 2008
- Zarko Cabarkapa: Georgia 2016
- Brian Cardinal: Malaysia 2013
- Ronald Cass III: South Africa, Mozambique, and Botswana 2015
- Cedric Ceballos: Angola 2013, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) and Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) 2014
- Marshall Cho: Moldova 2014
- Richard Cho: Burma 2012
- Jim Cleamons: Algeria 2018, Tanzania 2019
- Jason Collins: Brazil 2015; Angola 2016
- Marty Conlon: Uzbekistan 2011, Jordan 2011, Burma 2012, South Korea 2014
- Edward Corsely: South Korea 2014
- Tommy Davis: Benin 2014
- DeCovan "Dee" Brown: Tanzania 2011
- Samuel Dalembert: Haiti 2011
- Obinna Ekezie: Nigeria, 2005
- Wayne Ellington, Jr.: Cambodia 2016
- Alexander English: Chile 2014, South Korea 2014, Italy 2015
- Adonal Foyle: Morocco 2014, Spain 2014
- David Fizdale: Philippines: 2009
- Pat Garrity: Thailand 2008
- George Gervin: India 2011
- Willie Green: Capo Verde 2010
- Darvin Ham: Venezuela 2011, Burma 2012
- Chris Henderson: China 2019
- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson: Ethiopia 2017
- Juwan Howard: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) 2007
- Jim Jackson: Senegal 2005
- Mark Madsen: Tunisia 2010
- Rick Mahorn: Indonesia 2012
- Jason Maxiell: Uganda 2009
- Neal Meyer: Jordan 2017
- Tracy Murray: Mozambique 2009, Greece 2012
- Dikembe Mutombo: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) 2007, South Sudan 2011
- Shaquille O’Neal: Cuba 2016
- Bo Outlaw: Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) 2011, Poland 2015
- Doug Overton: China 2014
- Billy Owens: Malawi 2010
- Cherokee Parks: Philippines 2018
- Sam Perkins: Algeria 2005, Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan 2008, Qatar 2009, Indonesia 2010, South Sudan 2011, United Kingdom 2012
- Vladimir Radmanovic: Kazakhstan 2017
- Casey Shaw: Italy 2019
- Purvis Short: Saudi Arabia 2008
- Erik Spoelstra: Philippines 2009 and 2014
- Detlef Schrempf: Nigeria 2013
- Vladimir Stephania: Georgia 2009
- Peja Stojakavic: Greece 2012
- Elvis Valcarcel: Suriname and Guyana 2017
- James “Sam” Vincent: Jordan 2011
- Kermit Washington: Saudi Arabia 2008
- Charles "CJ" Watson: Senegal 2012
- Gawen Deangelo “Bonzi” Wells: China 2019
- Jerome Williams: Bahrain 2009
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Basketball WNBA
- Monique Ambers: Tunisia 2010
- Jennifer Azzi: Tanzania 2008
- Ruthie Bolton: Saudi Arabia 2008, Kazakhstan 2013, Moldova 2014, Bangladesh 2015, Papua New Guinea & Australia 2015, Samoa 2017, Armenia and Georgia 2018, Albania & Kosovo 2019
- Alana Beard: Philippines 2018
- Debbie Black: Kazakhstan 2013, Benin 2018
- Becky Bonner: Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan 2008, Ukraine 2013, Sri Lanka 2014, Saudi Arabia 2015
- Edwina Brown: Palestinian Authority 2007
- Kiesha Brown: China 2012
- YeRushia Brown: Ethiopia 2017
- Kelley Cain: Rwanda & South Africa 2014
- Edna Campbell: Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville)2011, Indonesia 2012, Sri Lanka 2014
- Swin Cash: United Kingdom 2012
- Tamika Catchings: Thailand 2013, UAE 2014
- Kayte Christensen: Venezuela 2011
- Shameka Christon: Algeria 2005
- Cynthia Cooper-Dyke: Senegal 2005 and 2006, Italy 2019
- Erin Dickerson: Benin 2018
- Teresa Edwards: Mozambique 2009
- Allison Feaster: Burma 2012, Philippines 2014
- Kalana Greene: Georgia 2016
- Kym Hampton: Thailand 2008
- Ebony Hoffman: Lebanon 2009, Thailand 2013, Rwanda and South Africa 2014, South Africa, Botswana, and Mozambique 2015
- Chamique Holdsclaw: Senegal 2012
- Keia Howell: Rwanda & South Africa 2014
- Jennifer Lacy: Nicaragua 2013; Angola 2016
- Hamchétou Maïga-Ba: Mali 2014
- Nikki McCrae: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) 2007
- Carla McGhee: Qatar 2009
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin: China 2014, Kazakhstan 2017
- Chasity Melvin: Albania & Kosovo 2019
- Astou Ndiaye: Cameroon 2016
- Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike: Brazil 2015
- Donna Orender: Lebanon 2009
- Patricia “Ticha” Penicheiro: Angola 2013, Rwanda and South Africa 2014
- Bridget Pettis: Kazakhstan 2013
- Cappie Pondexter: Malaysia 2019
- Nicole Powell: Poland 2015
- Tamika Raymond: Malawi 2010, Tanzania 2011, China 2012, Nigeria 2013, Ukraine 2013, Sri Lanka 2014
- Ashley Robinson: Greece 2012
- Ruth Riley: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) and Republic. of Congo (Brazzaville), 2014, Spain 2014, Mozambique, Morocco 2014, Spain 2014, South Africa, and Botswana 2015, Saudi Arabia 2015
- Sheri Sam: Armenia and Georgia 2018
- Nykesha Sales: Uganda 2009, Capo Verde 2010, Haiti 2011, Venezuela 2012, Ukraine 2013, South Korea 2014
- Olympia Scott-Richardson: Dominican Republic 2011
- Katie Smith: India 2011
- Andrea Stinson: Algeria 2005,Bahrain 2009, Jordan 2011
- Barbara Turner: Georgia 2009
- Sue Wicks: Philippines 2009, Indonesia 2010, Dominican Republic 2011, Malaysia 2013, Cambodia 2016, Jordan 2017
- Candice Wiggins: Nicaragua 2013, Chile 2014, Algeria 2018
- Lynette Woodard: Saudi Arabia 2008
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College Basketball
- Craig Esherick: Azerbaijan 2019
- Carol Jue: Taiwan 2019
- Chineze Nwagbo: Albania, Kosovo, Tanzania, Azerbaijan 2019
- Holly Warlick: Taiwan 2019
- Agnus Berenato: Guyana 2017
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Figure Skating
- • Rachael Flatt: Russia 2014
- Evan Lysacek: Belarus & Sweden 2012, Russia 2014, Japan 2020, Singapore 2020, Malaysia 2020
- Alex Shibutani: South Korea 2017, Japan 2018
- Maia Shibutani: South Korea 2017, Japan 2018
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Harlem Globetrotters Basketball
- Anthony “Buckets” Blakes: Estonia & Lithuania 2017
- Crissa “Ace” Jackson: Estonia & Lithuania 2017
- Corey "Thunder" Law: Belgium & Germany 2018
- Fatima “TNT” Lister: Uzbekistan 2019
- Julian “Zeus” McClurkin: Uzbekistan 2019
- Bria "Swish" Young: Belgium & Germany 2018
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Judo
- Dartanyon Crockett: Turkmenistan 2014
- Nina Cutro-Kelly: France 2017
- Mariah Holguin: France 2017
- Jim Hrbek: France 2017
- Heidi Moore: Turkmenistan 2014
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Running
- Thomas Grilk: Egypt 2018
- Dean Karnazes: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan 2016, Peru 2018
- Greg Meyer: Egypt 2018
- Lisa Rainsberger: Egypt 2018
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Skateboarding
- Lizzie Armanto: Finland 2019, Estonia 2019, Denmark 2019
- Jimmy Cao: Malaysia 2018, Kazakhstan 2018
- Ben Hatchell: Estonia 2019, Finland 2019, Denmark 2019
- Cheryl Jumao-as: Malaysia 2018
- Jamie Palmore: Kazakhstan 2018
- Neftalie Williams: Netherlands 2016, Cambodia 2017
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Softball
- Jessica Mendoza: Nicaragua 2013, Panama 2015
- Ruby Rojas: Nicaragua 2013, Colombia & Venezuela 2015
- Natasha Watley: India 2013, Mexico 2014
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Sledge Hockey
- Bradley Emmerson: Slovakia 2016
- Lonnie Hannah II: Kazakhstan 2014, Slovakia 2016
- Andrew Yohe: Kazakhstan 2014
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Men's Soccer
- Jeff Agoos: Italy 2019
- Marcelo Balboa: Nigeria 2006 and 2008
- Servando Carrasco: Tanzania 2017
- Johnny Collins: Philippines 2018, Vietnam 2018, Ethiopia 2019, Burma 2019, Kuwait 2019
- John Cone: Azerbaijan 2010
- Tony DiCiccio: Guatemala 2015
- Thomas Dooley: Trinidad and Tobago 2018
- Nick Garcia: Guatemala 2017
- Cobi Jones: Burma 2014, Brazil 2014, Fiji and Tonga 2015
- Eddie Lewis: Indonesia 2015
- Jay Miller: Morocco 2008, Bolivia 2009, Thailand 2010
- Glenn Myernick: South Africa 2006
- Curt Onalfo: Uganda 2006
- Jeff Pill: El Salvador 2008
- Tim Sahaydak: Indonesia 2015
- Tony Sanneh: Cyprus 2010, Ethiopia 2012, Malaysia 2012, Bangladesh 2014, Bolivia 2014, Pakistan 2018, Kenya 2019, Bahrain 2019
- Juergen Sommer: Ivory Coast 2010
- Sasha Victorine: Cyprus 2010
- Phil Wheddon: Bahrain 2006
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Women's Soccer
- Cheryl Bailey: Malaysia 2012
- Lisa Berg: Venezuela 2016, Vietnam 2017, Kuwait 2019, Burma 2019
- Brandi Chastain: Brazil 2013
- Amanda Cromwell: Bolivia 2009, Germany 2011, Argentina 2012, Costa Rica 2013, Morocco 2015, Costa Rica 2019
- Marian Dalmy: Morocco 2012
- Tina Ellertson: Guatemala 2014
- Jill Ellis: Liberia 2016
- Lorrie Fair:, Morocco 2008, Paraguay 2010, Venezuela 2012, Afghanistan 2012, Iraq 2013, Burma 2014, Nepal 2016, Pakistan 2018
- Julie Foudy: Brazil 2013
- Lesle Gallimore: Morocco 2012, Ethiopia 2016
- Stephanie Golan: Kenya 2019
- Monica Gonzalez: Guatemala 2015
- Lauren Gregg: Nigeria 2006, 2008, Argentina 2012
- Linda Hamilton: Philippines 2007, Ivory Coast 2010, Brazil 2011, Chile 2013, Bangladesh 2014, Malaysia 2015, China 2016, Egypt 2019
- Ashlyn Harris: Liberia 2016
- Mary Harvey: Iraq 2013, Jordan 2014, Canada 2015, Egypt and Jordan 2015, Jordan 2016
- Angela Hucles: Morocco 2012
- Sara Huffman: Kuwait 2019
- Estelle Johnson: Trinidad and Tobago 2018
- Kim Kammerdeiner: Ethiopia 2019
- Lori Lindsey: Canada 2015, Egypt and Jordan 2015, New Zealand & Samoa 2015, Venezuela 2016, Colombia 2017
- Johanna Lohman: Thailand 2015, Botswana 2016, Cote d'Ivoire 2017, Niger 2018, Nigeria 2019
- Shannon MacMillan: South Africa 2006, Guatemala 2011
- Alex Morgan: Tanzania 2017
- Siri Mullinix: Venezuela 2012, Costa Rica 2013
- Tracy Noonan: Guatemala 2011, Costa Rica 2013, Fiji and Tonga 2015, Nepal 2016
- Cindy Parlow: Bahrain 2006, El Salvador 2008, Azerbaijan 2010
- Tiffany Roberts-Sahaydak: Uganda 2006, Philippines 2007, Thailand 2010, Brazil 2011, Brazil 2014, Indonesia 2015, Albania and Belarus 2017, Egypt 2019
- Briana Scurry: Germany 2011
- Danielle Slaton: Paraguay 2010, Malaysia 2012, Jordan 2014
- Kate Sobrero Markgraf: Ethiopia 2012, Chile 2013, Peru 2014
- Zola Solamente: Bolivia 2014, Jordan 2016, Netherlands 2016, Senegal 2016, Albania and Belarus 2017, Tajikistan 2018, Bahrain 2019
- Janine Szpara: Guatemala 2017
- Kacey White: Costa Rica 2019
- Cat Whitehill: Tajikistan 2018
- Staci Wilson: Peru 2014, Senegal 2016, Niger 2018, Ethiopia 2019, Nigeria 2019
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Snowboarding
- Erin Comstock: Armenia 2010
- Faye Gulini: Kyrgyzstan 2015
- Chloe Kim: South Korea 2017
- Justin Reiter: Kyrgyzstan 2015
- Amber Stackhouse: Armenia 2010
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Special Olympics Swimming
- Michelle Carmichael: Malta 2019
- Denis Crean: Egypt 2013
- Kester Edwards: Egypt 2013
- Alec Heuermann: Malta 2019
- Alice Moat: Egypt 2013
- Gail Morning: Egypt 2013
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Swimming
- Donna de Verona: Malta 2019
- Katie Ledecky: Japan 2018
- Lia Neal: Singapore, Hong Kong & China 2017
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Track and Field
- Scout Bassett (Adaptive Athletics): China 2018
- Allyson Felix: Brazil 2014
- Mechelle Freeman: South Africa 2018
- Anjali Forber-Pratt: Zambia 2017
- Joshua George (Para-athletics): Brazil 2014
- Natasha Hastings: South Africa 2018
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Palestinian Authority 2014
- Joe LeMar: Zambia 2017
- Rose Monday: Morocco 2017
- Dennis Ogbe (Para – athletics): Nigeria 2019
- John Register (Para-athletics): Uzbekistan 2016, Japan 2018
- Khadevis Robinson: Zimbabwe 2019
- Shannon Rowbury, Morocco 2017
- Le Ron Sams: Palestinian Authority 2014
- Cathy Sellers (Para – athletics): Nigeria 2019
- Jeneba Tarmoh: Uganda 2017
- DeeDee Trotter: Japan 2020
- Maggie Vessey: Morocco 2017
- Kenyanna Wilson: Uganda 2017
- Deja Young (Para – athletics): Nigeria 2019
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Volleyball
- Valerie Armstrong: China 2013
- Heather Brown: Micronesia 2017
- Barbara Chilcoat: Bolivia 2010
- Ashley Dean: Brazil 2008
- Patty Dodd: Marshall Islands 2017, Hondurus 2019
- Bill Doyle: Moldova 2016
- Michelle Goodall: Philippines 2015
- Linda Gomez: Moldova 2016
- Sue Gozansky: Honduras 2019
- Erikka Gulbranson: Brazil 2008
- Eric Hodgson: Philippines 2015
- Esther Johnson: Trinidad and Tobago 2018
- John Kessel: Bolivia 2010
- Jesse Lovejoy: Fiji 2019
- Penny Lucas-White: China 2013
- Butch May: Zambia 2010
- Misty May-Treanor: Russia 2010
- Michelle Osunbor: China 2013
- Danielle Scott-Arruda: Fiji 2019
- Jill Stephens: Zambia 2010
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Wheelchair Basketball
- Parnes Cartwright: Russia 2015
- Carlie Cook: Morocco & Algeria 2016
- Rose Hollerman: Botswana 2018
- Trooper Johnson: Russia 2015, Morocco & Algeria 2016, Kuwait 2018
- Dr. Andrea Woodson-Smith: China 2013, Papua New Guinea & Australia 2015, Botswana 2018
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Wheelchair Tennis
- Dan James: Bulgaria 2015
- Karin Korb: Bulgaria 2015, Romania & Hungary 2015, Venezuela 2018
- David Wagner: Canada 2015
- Paul Walker: Russia & Hungary 2015
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Wrestling
Twenty American wrestlers and coaches, representing the US Wrestling Federation were sent to Iran in January 2007 to compete in the "Takhti Cup."
In their own words
