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U.S. champion fireknife dancers raise awareness, build connections

Members of the IRM Doha team pose for a photo, Feb. 6. From left, standing: Sana Al Batayneh, Ahmad Azizi, Vincent Fernandez, Nashwa Basheer, Hakim Addeche, Moaad Badawi, Abdel Fatah Suliman, Rami Zeitawi, and James Gallup. From left, seated: Maha Maarouf, and Chickelle Woody. Photo by Wilson Umeh

Leveraging Innovation

DSS Special Agents and World Cup Field Liaison Officers Casey Shearing (top row, second from left), Katherine Johnston (top row, third from left), Rachel Wolf-Hubbard (bottom row, third from left), and Tiffany Toteno (bottom row, far right) and their U.S. Soccer Federation counterparts hold up an American flag before the start of the FIFA World Cup match between the United States and Netherlands at Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Dec. 3, 2022. Photo by Eric Weiner

Secure Games

Karachi Consul General attends Special Olympics of Pakistan ceremony

Two embassy staff members prepare to return a volley in Embassy Baghdad’s winter pickleball tournament, Dec. 16, 2022. Photo by Maricar Batgul

Pickleball in Baghdad brings embassy community together

Argentine tennis player Gabriella Sabatini (second from left) cuts the ribbon to officially unveil a new mural painted by Argentine street artist Martin Ron (second from right). The mural was commissioned by Ambassador Marc Stanley (far left) and his wife Wendy Stanley (middle) and features Sabatini, Argentine tennis player Diego Schwartzman (far right), and American tennis player Serena Williams. Photo courtesy of Embassy Buenos Aires

Tennis mural completed in Buenos Aires

From left: U.S. Soccer Federation President Cindy Parlow Cone and U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Timmy T. Davis cut the ribbon to open the U.S.A. Pavilion for the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 19, 2022. Photo courtesy of Embassy Doha

Embassy Doha World Cup preparations result in success

Sports envoys inspire girls and women

Embassy Phnom Penh celebrates winning the Mekong Friendship Cup in Vientiane, June 19. Photo by Tbecks Media

Friendship Cup held in Ho Chi Minh City

Embassy partners with Special Olympics to bolster solidarity in Burkina Faso

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