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  1. Empowering Women and Girls Through Sport

    SportsUnited: Empowering Women Through Sports

    Empowering Women and Girls Through Sport

  2. Sochi 2014: Spotlight on Sports Diplomacy

    Photo of Michelle Kwan smiling

    Michelle Kwan, 5-time World Figure Skating Champion, 2-time Olympic Medalist, and Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State shares SportsUnited's winter sports photos and well wishes in the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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

    Adriana Correa Velasquez and Kathryn Olson

    In her current position as the Sports, Education, and Cultural Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Adriana Correa Velasquez is responsible for implementing a governmental program called the “Borders for Prosperity Plan.”

  4. 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.

  5. Middle Eastern Soccer Coaches Team-Up for Sports Exchange in the U.S.

    The group went on a DC tour visiting the famous landmarks including the Washington Monument while learning about the history of the nation’s capital.

    Organized alongside the excitement of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil Sports Diplomacy hosted a Sports Visitor soccer program for coaches from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen.

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

    Geraldine Bernardo and Nicole Jeanette

    As Vice Chairperson for the Athletes Commission, Geraldine Bernardo assists athletes in the Philippines in managing their lives after retirement through guidance and education.

  7. Sports Grant Provides Disability Skills Training to Coaches in Mexico

    Coaches learning an exercise to use with their athletes

    The National Ability Center, in collaboration with the Departamento de Educación Especial for the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico, and UCP Wheels for Humanity in the United States conducted a multi-phased sports exchange for youth with disabilities with the goal of establishing sustainable sports programs that target youth with physical and developmental disabilities in Mexico.

  8. Philippines Program in Phoenix: Baseball Sports Visitors Experience Spring Training

    The Filipino coaches pose with young American athletes.

    The U.S. State Department hosted six female and six male baseball and softball coaches from the Philippines for a Sports Visitor program.

  9. Belizean Coaches Train to Foster Social Change through Sport

    As part of ECA’s International Sports Programming Initiative, Northern Illinois University conducted a two-way exchange between participants from the U.S. and Belize geared towards program administrator training, coach training, and consulting youth sports programs in Belize.

  10. Women's World Cup Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports

    Women's World Cup Initiative: Hillary Clinton speaks on empowering women through sports

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about the power of sports in contributing the the empowerment of women and girls from around the world.

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