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  1. USA Track & Field Legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee Made Great Strides in Jerusalem

    Jackie takes a jog and connects with young women on an individual basis

    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.

  2. In the Year of the Olympics, Sam Perkins and Swin Cash Travel to London

    Swin Cash shares her skills through drills with a young player from England.

    Partnering with the NBA and WNBA and working with the U.S. Embassy in London, U.S. State Department Envoys Sam Perkins and “Swin” Cash traveled to the United Kingdom for the 2012 Olympics.

  3. Tunisian Swimmers Visit the U.S.

    Tunisian swimmers prepare for a practice.

    Partnering with USA Swimming, the U.S. State Department brought 13 athletes—12 youth and one coach—to the U.S. for a swimming-focused program.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Exchange Programs Are...

    What are International Exchange Programs

    What are international exchange programs? We asked our social media communities to tell us what our exchange programs mean to them. Tag your thoughts with #ExchangesAre

  7. Team USA Empowers Young Women and Girls

    Young women hockey players dressed in gear on an ice rink high five a line of young girls in hockey gear as they enter the rink

    Team USA comes back from their gold medal run in Pyeongchang to host a clinic for young girls in Northern Virginia.

  8. Game Plan Rugby Academy with New Zealand

    Hawaiian girls learn proper rugby passing skills at the Game Plan Rugby Academy.

    Education-1st Hawaii partnered with USA Rugby and New Zealand Rugby Union to deliver their Game Plan Rugby Academy in Hawaii.

  9. What is the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)?

    Photo of the National Mall with the wading pool and Washington Monument in the distance and title graphic on top

    This video describes the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

  10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Global Cultural Ambassador

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cultural Ambassador to Brazil

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a Global Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. He traveled to Brazil to promote education.

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