1. Women's Empowerment is Our Priority

   

   Learn more about the programs we offer to connect and empower women around in the world in business, technology, sports, and education.

2. Snowboarders from Kyrgyzstan Visit the U.S.

   

   The U.S. Department of State office brought twelve snowboarders from Kyrgyzstan to participate in the first-ever Snowboarding Sports Visitor program.

3. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   As the managing director of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.(IOCL) Aparna Popat is responsible for identifying talent, providing logistical support for exposure, recommending sports policies, and preparing the annual sports budget.

4. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   Masany Gultom is currently the COO for the Developing Basketball Leagues in Indonesia, which are the "first sports companies in the country."

5. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   Aziza Kayumova is the President of the Standard Dance Sport Federation in Tajikistan, an independent public organization, which promotes, encourages, publicizes, and facilitates the art of sport dancing in all its forms nationally.

6. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   Dina Ibrahim is a senior marketing executive at Wellspring-Egypt.

7. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   As a prominent member of the Macedonian Mountain Sport Federation, Ilina Arsova currently works to develop and promote adventure tourism in Macedonia.

8. Empowering Women and Girls through Sports: When Final Four Is Only the Start

   

   On April 6, the first annual UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace synced with the midpoint of the U.S. Department of State's 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four Basketball Program, a flagship multi-nation sports visitor program, administered under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative.

9. 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.

10. State Department Sports Program Helps Young People with Disabilities in China

    

    Professionals from Mobility International USA, through a Sports Grant traveled to China to help young people with disabilities there become more involved in sports and to increase their self-confidence and involvement in the larger community.

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