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Article: DEPARTMENT OF STATE PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION TO REACH OUT TO YOUTH OVERSEAS THROUGH BASKETBALL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following press release:
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Sports United office, in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), is conducting a series of Sports Envoy programs this summer. From May to September, current and former NBA and WNBA players will travel as ECA Sports Envoys to four regions of the world, leading basketball clinics in Qatar, Bahrain, Uganda, Mozambique, Georgia and the Philippines. The basketball players and coaches will conduct drills and team-building activities, as well as engage local youth ...