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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.
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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.
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Dance Diplomacy - DanceMotion USA
Through the DanceMotion USA program, the U.S. Department of State supports a series of tours by a select number of American contemporary dance companies to increase cross-cultural understanding between the United States and countries around the world.
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U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program
Tilabilenji Mvunga is the Site Coordinator for Sport in Action, an NGO that uses sport to teach life skills and educate individuals living with HIV.
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Venezuelan Deaf Sports Educators Learn New Skills to Take Home
As part of Sports Diplomacy’s sport, disability, and inclusion initiatives, ECA worked with U.S. Embassy - Caracas to bring 14 adult deaf athletes to New York and Washington, D.C. for a two-week sport visitor program.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Global Cultural Ambassador
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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Former U.S. Men's National Soccer Team Members Travel to Cyprus
Former U.S. Men's National Soccer Team members travel to Cyprus.
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Cal Ripken, Jr. Leads International Sports Exchange with Japan
Hall of fame baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., traveled to Japan on behalf of the Department of State to put on baseball clinics and work with kids affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Protect What’s Yours. Stop Daesh: Photo Gallery
Daesh is looting and destroying your cultural heritage. Secretary of State John Kerry calls the terrorist group’s attacks on precious and irreplaceable artifacts tragic and outrageous.
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What Happens if You Choose to Empower a Woman?
The Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership connects talented, emerging women leaders from all over the world, with members of Fortune's Most Powerful Women Leaders for a month-long program. Listen to the story of several women from the 2014 program as they share their experiences.