Empowerment Archives - State Magazine

Ambassador-at-Large Geeta Rao Gupta (center) is congratulated by Vice President Kamala Harris (far right) at her swearing-in, July 10. Photo courtesy of GWI

Office of Global Women’s Issues

From left: Master of ceremonies Allison Kaplan Sommer, International Visitor Leadership Program alumnae and Member of Knesset Sharren Haskel of the New Hope party, and Ruth Wasserman-Lande of the Blue and White party speak with audience members during a panel discussion following the film, March 1. Photo by David Azagury

Women of Valor

Beach volleyball and other outdoor activities and sports are key to the “Carioca” lifestyle in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Scott Hamilton

Marvelous Training Ground

Olympic Gold Medalist sprinter DeeDee Trotter in Japan, 2020. Photo courtesy of Embassy Tokyo

Sports Diplomacy Division

The “She Plays Football” program, organized by LEAD Africa and Embassy Rabat’s public affairs section, included 12 Moroccan female coaches and 60 female high school students. Photo by Khalid Allaoui

Soccer coach empowers Moroccan girls

Cultural Affairs Officer Karl Rogers (back row) stands with Dare-to-Shine Program participants. Photo courtesy of the WE United Project

Partnering to empower women athletes in Nepal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2021 International Women of Courage Awards virtual ceremony with First Lady Jill Biden at Department of State headquarters in Washington, March 8. Photo by Freddie Everett

Women of Courage quindecennial

Connecting female entrepreneurs in Ljubljana

From left: 2019 Fellowship alumnae Elizabeth Mwambulukutu of Tanzania and Zaharah Namanda of Uganda pose in front of the ICT Chalk Talks art installation in downtown Wichita, Kansas, during their Leadership in Civic Engagement Institute at Kansas State University. Photo courtesy of Kansas State University

Empowering the Future

Award recipients pose with Department of State leadership and the first lady at the International Women of Courage awards, March 4. From left: Ximena Galarza, Assistant Secretary Marie Royce, Ambassador-at-Large Kelley Currie, Shahla Humbatoya, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, First Lady Melania Trump, Claire Ouedraogo, Amina Khoulani, Lucy Kocharyan, Zarifa Ghafari, Yasmin al Qadhi, Sayragul Sauytbay, Dr. Rita Nyampinga, Jalila Haider, Susanna Liew, and Amaya Coppens. Photo by Freddie Everett

Department holds the 14th annual International Women of Courage Awards

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