from the Baltimore Sun:
Former Maryland Terrapin guard Greivis Vasquez, who is now a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, is in his native Venezuela this week as part of a U.S. State Department “sports diplomacy” program that hopes to use athletes to improve international relations, especially between countries with strained relationships. Vasquez, a Venezuelan citizen, is teaming with former NBA player Darvin Ham and former WNBA Player Kayte Christensen to hold a series of basketball clinics for kids, as well as meet with local sports officials.
“We want to help young kids understand life is more than basketball. It’s more than sports,” Vasquez told the Associated Press in a telephone interview. “I want kids to understand that with hard work, everything is possible.”Vasquez said he approached the U.S. Embassy in Caracas recently about doing some work for the community. Ann Stock, the State Department’s assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, said that Vasquez’s name came up when the State Department contacted the NBA about its program.
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