Sport is a potent medium to bridge divides that is now being increasingly used to aid towards peace and development worldwide

At present, the program is focusing on pilot projects located in Dominican Republic,
Bolivia, .Ghana, Argentina, India, and Vanuatu .

H.E. Mr. Diego Armando Maradona, (born October 30, 1960), IIMSAM’s Goodwill Ambassador for Global Sports for Peace and Development Programme Initiative is an eminent footballer from Argentina. He became Argentina's youngest ever international in 1977 and has played in four World Cups.

H.E. Maradona won many trophies with Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli over the course of his career. During an international career that included 91 caps and 34 goals, he played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, leading the Argentinian national team to its victory over West Germany in 1986 World Cup, in which he collected the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. His second goal against England after the controversial one, 'Hand of God', in the quarter-finals of the tournament- a spectacular 60-meter weave through six England players- is commonly referred to as "The Goal of the Century" or El barrilete cósmico, "The Cosmic Kite."

A real champion in life and an inspiration to millions across the world, he is been hailed as the 'Footballer of the Century' when he received the FIFA People's Choice award for the Player of the century in 2000.

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www.diegomaradona.com

H.E. Ms. Monica Seles , Goodwill Ambassador and Spokesperson for the IIMSAM's Global Sports for Peace and Development Programme Initiative to counter malnutrition and for the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Considered to be one of the best players of all time who won 9 Grand Slam titles, Ms. Seles was born in Yugoslavia and is a naturalized US citizen. She became the youngest-ever champion at the French Open in 1990. Ms. Seles was listed as the 13th greatest player of all time (men and women) by the Tennis magazine of the US and was also included in the list of 15 women named by the Australian Tennis magazine as the greatest champions of the last 30 years. Ms. Seles is also known as one of the greatest "big point" players of all-time, having tremendous mental fortitude during the toughest situations on the court.

As a pivotal component of the IIMSAM, Ms. Seles would advocate with the international community and other stakeholders to generate awareness and build support on behalf of the organization to realise a world free of hunger and malnutrition through its affirmative action programme Global Sports for Peace that would use the medium of sport in a development perspective.

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http://www.monica-seles.com/

H.E. Mr. Eric Wynalda IIMSAM’s Goodwill Ambassador from the US is a three-time FIFA World Cup veteran and is USA 's all-time leading scorer with 33 goals. He was instrumental in the US win over world champion Brazil in the finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1998. He is the recipient of the US Soccer's Chevrolet Athlete of the Year Award in 1996. He was named the Futbol de Primera Player of the Year after scoring five goals in seven games for the US . Always supportive of the humanitarian causes, Eric has lent his full support and cooperation for our mission in the capacity of a goodwill ambassador.

H.E. Mr. Peter K. Rono, IIMSAM’s Goodwill Ambassador from Kenya is a Gold Medalist of the 1500 meter event in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. His experience and leadership skills as an athlete, coach, team organizer, and entrepreneur have given him great insights in areas such as personal management, conflict resolution, team building, quick decision making and problem solving that have special relevance for developing countries. His aura and leadership skills continue to inspire and affect the lives of his colleagues and peers in a positive way. He put his skills to practice by planning and launching a fast food restaurant in Kapsabet , Kenya . H.E. Kono has experience as a track and field consultant at the Kamabo Training Camp in Kapssabet, Kenya and later became the assistant track and field coach at Mount St. Mary's College that went on to win the Men's and Women's Northeast Conference Championship in 1997 and 1998.

H.E. Rono was the head coach of the International Olympic Committee High-Altitude Training Camp for Distance Runners from 1999-2000 that produced eight Olympians from seven countries at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.His honors and achievements included being inducted into the College Sports Hall of Fame appointed by the International Olympic Committee to conduct clinics for elite junior athletes in Britain, Germany, and Israel. In 1995 he was conferred an honor by the Pope John Paul II at the Vatican where he gave a globally televised speech on behalf of Catholic athletes worldwide, and on winning the Gold Metal in the 1500 meters, 1988 Seoul Olympic games.

H.E. Mr. Peter K. Rono "a Champion runner in real life and a forerunner for Peace and Development in the world"