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Pacific Islands Track and Field Delegation Experience the Universal Language of Sports
The U.S. Department of State’s ECA has conducted several track and field programs, but none quite as unique as this most recent one with the Pacific Islands.
Soccer Envoys in Brazil: Getting More Women and Girls Involved in Soccer
Brazil is a nation of soccer, but when it comes to women and girls’ participation in soccer, the numbers tell a different story.
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.
WICT Signature Awards - Global Sports Mentoring Program
In collaboration with espnW, we're proud to be a 2013 Signature Spirit Accolade Honoree.
Global Sports Mentoring Program Exchange Alumna Becomes first Macedonian Woman to Climb Mount Everest
Ilina Arsova, a mountain climber from Macedonia and alumnae of the State Department and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program, is reaching new heights to engage women and girls in sports.
Soccer in Santiago: Empowering Women and Girls through Sports in 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.
Basketball Youth Visitors: Indonesia in Action
From March 17 to 29, ECA led an action-packed basketball program with 12 Indonesian teenage basketball players—six boys and six girls—and two coaches.
Sports Visitors from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela
Organized to coincide with the World Baseball Classics, ECA had a Sports Visitor program for baseball and softball youth coaches from March 1 to 11, 2013.
Sports Diplomacy and Senegal: Empowering Women and Girls through Basketball
The Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative’s 2013 calendar tipped off with the Senegal Sports Visitor basketball program.