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Results are Tagged with "Sports Diplomacy"

Iraqi Basketball Players Visit the United States

The participants practice ball skills with Brett Issacson of One-on-One Basketball.

On June 22, 2011, the U.S. Department of State welcomed 10 young Iraqi basketball players and their coaches to the United States.

American Swimmers Travel to Russia

Despite their different backgrounds and homes, the swimmers communicate well during practice.

The State Department had two concurrent bilateral sports exchange programs with Russia in the summer of 2012.

Tunisian Swimmers Visit the U.S.

Tunisian swimmers prepare for a practice.

Partnering with USA Swimming, the U.S. State Department brought 13 athletes—12 youth and one coach—to the U.S. for a swimming-focused program.

Track & Field Athletes from Kenya and Nigeria Participate in Sports Diplomacy

The participants joined in Special Olympics activities at the Penn Relays in Pennsylvania.

A group of Kenyan and Nigerian athletes participated in a fast-paced track and field exchange.

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Holds a Special Clinic in Japan

U.S. soccer forward, Abby Wambach, meets some potential future members of Japan's national soccer team.

As part of the “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative,” the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team took to the soccer field with Japanese girls in Sendai, Japan on March 27.

Sam Perkins and Dikembe Mutombo Travel to South Sudan

The South Sudanese wheelchair basketball team plays a game.

Sports Envoys Sam Perkins and Dikembe Mutombo traveled to South Sudan in October 2011 to lead a series of basketball clinics and teambuilding exercises with young people ages 12-25.

Snowboarders from Kyrgyzstan Visit the U.S.

The group of Kyrgyzstani snowboarders get ready to ride.

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

Tajikistan Women's Taekwondo Coaches Delegation

A Tajik coach practices her kick in one of the many training sessions.

Working with the embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the U.S. State Department office recruited 12 female taekwondo coaches for a program in the U.S.

Japanese Baseball Delegation Visits the U.S.

The Japanese delegation works on their pitching form with the Baltimore Orioles.

The U.S. State Department, partnering with the Little League World Series and Ripken Baseball, brought Japanese baseball players and coaches from Japan’s disaster-affected prefectures to the United States from August 8-23, 2011.

Former NBA Legends Sam Vincent and Andrea Stinson Travel to Jordan

The Envoys pose with a group of young Jordanian female players after a basketball clinic.

Partnering with the NBA and WNBA, the U.S. Department of State sent legends Sam Vincent and Andrea Stinson as well as NBA clinician Marty Conlon to Jordan in July.

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