Sports and Culture

Filter results
Reset

Showing 11–20 of 26 results

  • Item

    Connie Sweeris's U.S. Passport

    In April 1971, nine players from the U.S. Table Tennis team took a historic trip to China. Their trip was the start of what became known as “ping pong diplomacy” and helped lay the groundwork for establishing official diplomatic relations between the United States and China. This was issued in 1967 to…

  • Item

    Tampa Bay Rays Autographed Baseball

    This baseball was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays players who participated in the March 22, 2016, exhibition game between the Rays and the Cuban National Team at Estadio Latinoame, Havana, Cuba. U.S. President Barack Obama and his family and Cuban President Raoul Castro attended the game. The game occurred during Obama’s…

  • Topic

    Cultural, Educational, and Sports Diplomacy

    Sports and culture can bring people together over their shared passions. American diplomats arrange people-to-people exchanges that build mutual understanding and respect between countries.

  • Item

    Ambassador Satch Record Album

    During the height of the Cold War, the State Department used music to bridge gaps and ease tensions. American Jazz Ambassadors, including Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, and Billie Holiday, traveled the world representing the United States. Voice of America radio also brought their music to millions…

  • Item

    Autographed Cal Ripken, Jr. Baseball Jersey

    Baseball jersey autographed by Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., a SportsUnited Public Diplomacy Envoy who has traveled abroad on behalf of the U.S. Department of State to put on baseball clinics and work with kids affected by disasters.

  • Item

    First Base from U.S.-Cuba Baseball Game

    This base was in play during innings four through six of the March 22, 2016, exhibition game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National Team at Estadio Latinoame, Havana, Cuba. U.S. President Barack Obama and his family and Cuban President Raoul Castro attended the game. The game occurred during Obama’s…

  • Public Program

    NMAD Explores the Legacy of Dance Diplomacy

    March 5, 2020

    In Person

    NMAD held a discussion on the legacy of dance diplomacy with historian Dr. Victoria Philips, the author of “Martha Graham’s Cold War: The Dance of American Diplomacy".