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First Sports Envoys with Disabilities Travel to China to Advance Disability Rights and Inclusion

Dr. Woodson-Smith plays wheelchair basketball with some of the students at Guangzhou English Training Center (GETCH).

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.

State Department Sports Program Helps Young People with Disabilities in China

Participants from Mobility International USA and Guangzhou English Training Center (GETCH) students work together on the court.

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.

Sports Envoys in Ecuador: Barry Larkin and Joe Logan

Group shot before a baseball clinic with Sports Envoys Barry Larkin and Joe Logan in Ecuador.

Following past visits to South Korea, Taiwan, and Colombia, Sports Envoys Barry Larkin and Joe Logan embark on a fourth program in Ecuador.

Sports Envoys in India: Empowering Youth through Baseball and Softball

Joe Logan assists team members with their fast pitch.

The State Department’s first-ever joint baseball and softball program sent MLB Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin and Olympian Natasha Watley to India as Sports Envoys in Febuary 2013.

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.

Sports Visitors and the Women's NCAA Final Four

Basketball visitors had a chance to meet NCAA coaches after Final Four victories on the court

Partnering with the NCAA, USA Basketball, and WNBA, the U.S. Department of State led a fast-paced and exciting basketball program surrounding the events of the Women’s NCAA Final Four.

Soccer in Santiago: Empowering Women and Girls through Sports in Chile

A soccer clinic engages a group of 12-14 year-olds from Lo Espejo, an economically-marginalized community outside of Santiago, Chile.

From March 31 to April 7, former U.S. Women’s National Team Soccer Players Linda Hamilton and Kate Sobrero-Markgraf headed up a female-focused sports envoy program in Chile.

Sports Visitors: Mongolian Wrestlers

Mongolian Wrestlers pose with Hugh Dugan of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations after training with Jonas Serrano of Phyt Condition in New York City.

Partnering with USA Wrestling, the U.S. State Department brought members of the Mongolian men’s and women’s national freestyle wrestling teams and their coaches to New York.

Silk Road Ultramarathon with Dean Karnazes #Dean525

Dean Karnazes will run for 525 kilometers over 11 days from Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to Almaty, Kazakhstan as part of the Sports Envoy program.

U.S. Soccer Coaches Travel to Uganda

Ugandan soccer coaches throw their soccer balls in the air in Kampala.

The University of Minnesota conducted the International Sports Connection (ISC) program through an International Sports Programming Initiative Grant in Uganda.