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Media
From being an Olympian and world class athlete for over almost two decades, I was able to travel all over the world. I can honestly say my experience as a Sports Envoy sits atop that list. Khadevis Robinson, Sports Envoy Zimbabwe |
Programs in Action
Scout Bassett, Paralympic Track & Field, China, 2018
Evan Lysacek, Ice Skating, Japan, 2020
Evan Lysacek, Ice Skating, Japan, 2020
Harlem Globetrotters, Basketball, Uzbekistan, 2019
Chris Waddell, Paralympics, Tanzania, 2019
Barry Siff, Triathalon, Panama, 2018
Scout Bassett, Paralympic Track & Field, China, 2018
Harlem Globetrotters, Basketball, Lithuania, 2017
Shaquille O'Neal, Basketball, Cuba, 2016
Paul Walker & Karin Korb, Wheelchair Tennis, Romania, 2015
Julie Chu, Lonnie Hannah II & Andrew Yohe, Sledge Hockey, Kazakhstan, 2014
Cobi Jones, Soccer, Brazil, 2014
Middlebury College, Field Hockey, India, 2019
Ken Griffey Jr, Baseball, Mexico, 2014
Dikembe Mutumbo, Basketball, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007
Erik Spoelstra, Basketball, Philippines, 2009
Jason Collins, Basketball, Brazil, 2015
Jessica Mendoza, Softball, Nicaragua, 2013
Swin Cash, Basketball, United Kingdom, 2012
Dean Karnazes, Running, Kazakhstan, 2016
Dean Karnazes, Running, Kazakhstan, 2016
Dean Karnazes, Running, Kazakhstan, 2016
Lizzie Armanto, Skateboarding, Denmark, 2019
Allyson Felix & Joshua George, Track & Field, Brazil, 2014
Allyson Felix, Track & Field, Brazil, 2014
Joshua George, Paralympic Track & Field, Brazil, 2014
Barry Siff, Triathalon, Panama, 2018
Barry Siff, Triathalon, Panama, 2018
Trooper Johnson, Wheelchair Basketball, Russia, 2015
Jill Ellis & Ashlyn Harris, Soccer, Liberia, 2016
Alex Morgan & Servando Carrasco, Soccer, Tanzania, 2017
Alex Morgan & Servando Carrasco, Soccer, Tanzania, 2017
Jackie Joyner Kersey, Track & Field, Palestinian Territories, 2014
Jackie Joyner Kersey, Track & Field, Palestinian Territories, 2014
Julie Foudy, Soccer, Brazil, 2013
Brandi Chastain, Soccer, Brazil, 2013
Julie Foudy, Soccer, Brazil, 2013
Briana Scurry, Soccer, Germany, 2011
Dean Karnazes and Sarah Berardo, Distance Running, Fiji, 2022
Dean Karnazes and Sarah Berardo, Distance Running, Fiji, 2022
Dean Karnazes and Sarah Berardo, Distance Running, Fiji, 2022
Lacey Henderson and Luis Puertas, Para-Athletics, Peru, 2022
Lacey Henderson and Luis Puertas, Para-Athletics, Peru, 2022
Lacey Henderson and Luis Puertas, Para-Athletics, Peru, 2022
Seth Taylor and Johnny Collins, Soccer, Kyrgyzstan, 2022
Seth Taylor and Johnny Collins, Soccer, Kyrgyzstan, 2022
Seth Taylor and Johnny Collins, Soccer, Kyrgyzstan, 2022
Seth Taylor and Johnny Collins, Soccer, Kyrgyzstan, 2022
Ibtihaj Muhammad and Justin Forsett, Entrepreneurship, Morocco, 2022
Seth Taylor and Johnny Collins, Soccer, Kyrgyzstan, 2022
Ibtihaj Muhammad and Justin Forsett, Entrepreneurship, Morocco, 2022
Ibtihaj Muhammad and Justin Forsett, Entrepreneurship, Morocco, 2022
Videos
U.S. Soccer stars Tara Koleski and Jennifer Grubb empower women and girls in Greece through soccer.
NBA basketball legend Sam Perkins and current women’s professional player Kirby Burkholder to Albania to celebrate the 100th anniversary of U.S.-Albanian relations!
Envoys Julia Harbaugh and Nora Deleske empower women and girls in India through swimming and water safety.
MLB Pro Jed Lowrie talks Sports Diplomacy through Project Beisbol (2020)
WNBA champions Ruthie Bolton and Sheri Sam sharing their experience in Armenia.
WNBA Stars Tamika Catchings & Ebony Hoffman Empower Women and Girls Through Sports in Thailand.
U.S. Breaking Stars Jacob "Kujo" Lyons and Sunny Choi visit Pau, France to share their breakdance expertise and speak on the values embodied by the sport to local youth.
Press Releases
- U.S. Department of State Announces Sports Envoy Programs to Strengthen People-to-People Ties Through Sports Diplomacy (10/22)
- ECA’s Virtual Discussion on Gender Equity in Sport Featuring Sports Icon Billie Jean King
- Breaking Barriers: The NHL’s Willie O’Ree, Documentary Film & Global Discussion on Racial Equality (02/21)
- U.S. Sports Envoy Talks Mental Health during COVID-19 (11/20)
- ECA Launches the Get Fit Virtual Campaign (04/20)
- ECA Launches the Step In, Dream Big Campaign to Empower Girls and Women through Sports (06/19)
Press Coverage
- U.S. Skateboarders Travel to Barbados (05/23)
- Two Breakdance Stars Visit Pau, France (03/23)
- ‘The best-kept secret in the State Department.’ How sports help U.S. diplomats (01/23)
- Football is a tool for women's empowerment, say former players of the US national team who were in Thessaloniki (11/22)
- The football caravan visited Mojkovac and Berane: "Sports diplomacy" in the north of Montenegro (10/22)
- Dr Jen Welter and Phaidra Knight /American sportswoman visiting NZ (09/22)
- Passing the ball, passing the torch: Palestine kids get inspired (08/22)
- My life as a Sports Envoy (05/20)
- U.S. basketball coach Johnson holds training session for disabled (12/18)
- This U.S. Sports Envoy Is Bridging Communities With Skateboarding (08/17)
- Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco Visit Tanzania (12/17)