SportsUnited – Kwan in Korea

World and Olympic champion Michelle Kwan is in Korea as part of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ SportsUnited program. This is the figure skating champion’s fifth tour in her role as a public diplomacy envoy. Kwan’s trip ends tomorrow.

During the seven day trip is scheduled to visit Seoul, Pyeongchang and Goyang. She will participate in a roundtable discussion with university students, visit several high schools, conduct skating clinics, participate in a Special Olympics program and meet with U.S. Forces Korea on the Yongsan Military Garrison.

Here is a video message from Michelle from the SportsUnited website.

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For more information on this program, please contact Darlene Kirk at 202-203-7616, kirkdx@state.gov or Brian Gibel at the U.S. Embassy Seoul, 82-2-397-4723, gibelbm@state.gov.