goodwill ambassador
noun
: a person who travels to different places to promote friendship and goodwill
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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.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 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
An active feminist, Cardinale was a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defense of Women’s Rights from 2000, while in 2011, she was named by The Los Angeles Times Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the history of cinema.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
McCartney served as Cracker Barrel’s goodwill ambassador, traveling through the towns and inviting people to join him at stores.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2025
As the next Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Thorson will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for nearly 1,800 Minnesota dairy farm families.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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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.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 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
An active feminist, Cardinale was a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defense of Women’s Rights from 2000, while in 2011, she was named by The Los Angeles Times Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the history of cinema.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
McCartney served as Cracker Barrel’s goodwill ambassador, traveling through the towns and inviting people to join him at stores.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2025
As the next Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Thorson will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for nearly 1,800 Minnesota dairy farm families.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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