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  1. Japanese Baseball Delegation Visits the U.S.

    The Japanese delegation works on their pitching form with the Baltimore Orioles.

    The U.S. State Department, partnering with the Little League World Series and Ripken Baseball, brought Japanese baseball players and coaches from Japan’s disaster-affected prefectures to the United States from August 8-23, 2011.

  2. 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.

  3. U.S. State Department & NHL Partner for Ice Hockey Exchange with Russia

    Photo of two ice hockey participants

    The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs hosted a Russian delegation of 18 youth hockey players and their coaches, who participated in the first-ever ice hockey exchange between the two countries.

  4. Fulbright on board The Millennial Trains Project

    Fulbright Millennial Trains Project participant, Rodrigo

    The Millennial Trains Project (MTP) leads crowd-funded transcontinental train journeys for diverse groups of young innovators to explore America's new frontiers.

  5. International Women of Courage 2017

    Older woman smiling with logo next to title text that reads "International Women of Courage"

    Established in 2007, the annual Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for human rights, women’s equality, and social progress, often at great personal risk.

  6. Protecting Cultural Patrimony: Pueblo of Acoma

    Native man looking past the camera with the words "Protecting Cultural Patrimony" superimposed to the right of his face.

    The State Department opposes the sale of Cultural Patrimony.

  7. United We Serve: IVLP Volunteerism Project

    IVLP volunteers pull trash out of creeks in Ward 7 of Washington, D.C.

    Inspired by President Obama's call for renewed commitment to public service, the U.S. Department of State created a new international exchange program "Volunteerism: United We Serve."

  8. The Fulbright Experience: Reaching Out to All People with Disabilities

    Still image from The Fulbright Experience: Reaching Out to All People with Disabilities panal.

    Watch the video of The Fulbright Experience: Reaching Out to All People with Disabilities .

  9. Envoys Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown Travel to China

    Kiesha Brown teaches ball handling to the girls from Shenhe Migrant Workers Elementary School in China.

    Working with the Women’s National Basketball Association, the U.S. Department of State sent former WNBA stars Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown to Shenyang, China.

  10. EMPOWER Participants Promote Disability Rights Around the World

    Front row left to right: Parkhat Yussupjanov (fellow from Kazakhstan), and Fahad Bilal (fellow from Pakistan) in the American Councils DC office during the orientation.

    EMPOWER participants work together to promote disability rights.

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