goodwill ambassador
noun
: a person who travels to different places to promote friendship and goodwill
Examples of goodwill ambassador in a Sentence
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The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation was named for Don Diego, AKA Tom Hernandez, who served as San Diego County Fair’s welcoming goodwill ambassador from 1947-1984.
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
More frogs and toads are jumping around backyards, and their numbers increase when the rain does, said Ron Magill, goodwill ambassador and conservation liaison for the Zoo Miami Foundation.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
In 1988, Hepburn agreed to become a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
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Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
The comments suggest the relationship between Goldberg and WWE management is strained, making any future goodwill ambassador role or appearance for the Hall of Famer uncertain.
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Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Mike Todd, the Blue Jackets’ in-arena host and goodwill ambassador, made the trip from Columbus with Kimberly Kershaw, then the club’s director of game operations, to check out the replica cannon.
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Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Beckham has also been a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organization UNICEF since 2005, a partner with the UN’s children’s fund and campaigned to eradicate malaria.
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David Matthews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
Beckham, who retired from professional soccer in 2013, is also a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
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Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Vera was also the leader and chairwoman of the Roberto Clemente Foundation, and served as a goodwill ambassador for Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
More frogs and toads are jumping around backyards, and their numbers increase when the rain does, said Ron Magill, goodwill ambassador and conservation liaison for the Zoo Miami Foundation.
—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
In 1988, Hepburn agreed to become a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
The comments suggest the relationship between Goldberg and WWE management is strained, making any future goodwill ambassador role or appearance for the Hall of Famer uncertain.
—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Mike Todd, the Blue Jackets’ in-arena host and goodwill ambassador, made the trip from Columbus with Kimberly Kershaw, then the club’s director of game operations, to check out the replica cannon.
—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Beckham has also been a goodwill ambassador for humanitarian aid organization UNICEF since 2005, a partner with the UN’s children’s fund and campaigned to eradicate malaria.
—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
Beckham, who retired from professional soccer in 2013, is also a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Vera was also the leader and chairwoman of the Roberto Clemente Foundation, and served as a goodwill ambassador for Major League Baseball (MLB).
—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Goodwill ambassador.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goodwill%20ambassador. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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