Sharapova named a U.N. goodwill ambassador
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-02-15 09:21
Maria Sharapova (2nd R), the world's top-ranked female tennis player, poses
for a photo with United Nations ambassadors (L-R) Andrei Dapkiunas of Belarus,
Vitaly Churkin of Russia and Deputy Ambassador Viktor Kryzhanivskyi of Ukraine
at the United Nations in New York February 14, 2007. Sharapova on Wednesday
became a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Fund and donated $100,000
to help victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.[Reuters]
