Young Argentine Students Participate in 2011 World Scholar-Athlete Games

June 24, 2011

Ambassador Martinez with the selected students for the program. Dept. of State.

Ambassador Vilma Martinez met with Paula Gallego (17) of Salta City, Josefina Vicari (16) of Leones, Prov. of Cordoba and Sebastian Alonso (18) of the City of Buenos Aires who will travel to Hartford, Connecticut to participate in the 2011 World Scholar Athlete Games from June 25 to July 5. The three high school students were chosen for their good grades, athletic abilities, and musical talents, as well as their English skills. The last four days of the Games - July 1 through July 4, 2011 - they will attend the World Youth Peace Summit.

The games began in 1993 to promote understanding, acceptance, and friendship among young people; establish open non-political, long-standing relationships among tomorrow's world leaders; and to use sports and the arts as a means of communication and working strategies as the participants pursue positions of leadership in government, education, and other professional fields.

The 2011 Games convene approximately 2,000 young secondary school scholars who are talented in athletics or the fine arts. These young leaders will stay at the University of Hartford with other participants from over 150 countries around the world to partake in a tribute to personal achievement and cultural diversity. Through experiences in the athletic arena, in the classroom or studio, in group discussions, in informal gatherings at exciting special events and through social exchange during the Games' nighttime activities, the 2011 Games will enable participants to develop understanding, acceptance and friendship with their peers from around the world.