On June 3 in Washington, DC, Foreign Policy will convene leaders across government, sports, media, and international affairs for the Sports Diplomacy Summit. 

We are excited to announce new featured speakers joining our program including Hon. John Curtis, U.S. Senator; Hon. Rosie Rios, Chair, America250; and Eric Heighberger, Senior Director, Federal Affairs, LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games.

View the full speaker lineup below and request an invitation to join us.

Event Details

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

The Honorable John Curtis
U.S. Senator

The Honorable Darin LaHood
Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives; Co-Chair, Congressional Soccer Caucus

The Honorable Rosie Rios
Chair, America250

The Honorable Daniel Castillos
Ambassador of Uruguay to the United States

Hessa Alyahya
Director of Public Diplomacy and Media Affairs, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Paxton Baker
Chairman, Washington Nationals Founding Partners Group

Greg Collucci
General Manager, Men's Basketball, Georgetown University

Guillermo Corral
van Damme
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Spain to the U.S.

Bill Goren
CEO, USA Rugby

Eric Heighberger
Senior Director, Federal Affairs, LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Jason Levien
Co-Chairman and CEO, D.C. United

Travis Murphy
Founder and CEO, Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment

Shameeka Quallo
Chief Legal Officer, Washington Spirit

Sally Roberts
U.S. Sports Envoy & CEO, Wrestle Like A Girl

Ethan Rosenzweig
Head of Protocol & Public Engagement, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee

Fernando de Oliveira Sena
Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister-Counsel, Embassy of Brazil to the U.S.

Tony Sanneh
U.S. Sports Envoy; National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee

Steven Smith
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Collegiate Cricket League

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Founding Partner

Diplomatic Partners

Programming Partners