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]