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Global Leadership Team

Black and white photo (ca. 1923-1924) of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her siblings John F., Joe Jr., Rosemary and Kathleen in a boat at Cohasset, Massachusetts as a child sitting on a small boat with her siblings out in the water at Cohasset, Massachusetts.
In the News

Rosemary Kennedy: Inspiration and Revelation

In 2018, we are honoring the 100th anniversary of Rosemary Kennedy’s birth.
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Opening Ceremony, 2015 World Summer Games
Athletes

Michelle Obama and Jamaal Charles join Special Olympics athletes at 2015 World Games Opening Ceremony

In 2015, 6,500 athletes that represented 165 countries gathered in Los Angeles for the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games.
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Press Releases

Chairman Tim Shriver Seeks Papal Support to Build Inclusive World

Special Olympics athletes met Pope Francis during an official 2017 audience at The Vatican.
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