Alliance endorses American Decade of Sports Act

The Alliance for International Exchange is proud to endorse the bipartisan American Decade of Sports Act sponsored by Representatives Kamlager-Dove (D, CA-37) and Huizenga (R, MI-4) in the House and Senators Rosen (D-NV), Young (R-IN), Padilla (D-CA), and Curtis (R-UT) in the Senate.  

This bill harnesses the excitement surrounding the multitude of international sporting events taking place in the United States in the next decade by directing the Department of State to develop a 5-year sports diplomacy strategy and creating a new Office of Sports Diplomacy to implement the new strategy. Working through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the strategy will guide U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, coordinate with U.S. host cities and states, engage key diaspora communities, and promote American sports culture, alongside U.S. industry and tourism, to international audiences.

This bill puts sports diplomacy at the forefront of U.S. diplomatic activity surrounding the major events coming in the next decade and strengthen U.S. soft power and enhance its global leadership. 

The Alliance commends the bipartisan, bicameral work done to advance this bill.