# Sports Diplomacy Division **Domain:** Public diplomacy / United States **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition The **Sports Diplomacy Division** is a U.S. Department of State public-diplomacy program area that uses athletic exchanges, envoys, and visitor programs to build relationships and advance foreign-policy goals. ## Significance Its appropriated programs document sport used deliberately as diplomatic infrastructure. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://eca.state.gov/programs-initiatives/sports-diplomacy) ## Routes [[wiki/SportsUnited|SportsUnited]] · [[wiki/Sports Diplomacy|Sports Diplomacy]] · [[wiki/Ping-Pong Diplomacy|Ping-Pong Diplomacy]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]