Congressional Office for International Leadership @OWprogram
COIL connects new generations of international leaders to the U.S. Congress openworld.gov Washington, DC Joined April 2009-
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Honored to welcome a delegation of MPs from North Macedonia through the Open World Program.🌀 They met with Reps. Rutherford & Aderholt, staff from Sen. Shaheen, Rep. Moore & Rep. Valadao, and are now in Burlington, VT with the Vermont Council on World Affairs!
COIL was honored to host a delegation of Ukrainian MPs through the Open World Program.🌀 They met with 25+ Members of Congress in D.C., joined events with U.S.-Ukraine BC & GMF, and are now in Norfolk, VA for follow-on programming—hosted by the Norfolk Sister City Association.
In memory of President Carter, we at COIL wanted to share this 2000 letter from our founder James H. Billington to James Carter III about @FriendshipForce, and a 1999 photo of Carter with an early COIL delegation hosted by the Friendship Force in Atlanta. His legacy lives on.
The Congressional Office for International Leadership proudly congratulates Open World alumnus Rufat Safarov on being named a recipient of the prestigious 2024 Secretary of State's Human Rights Defender Award. Follow the link below to read more. 🌀 openworld.gov/publications/d…
COIL hosted Open World alumnus and Ukrainian Parliamentarian Col. Roman Kostenko in DC. We organized meetings with 13 congressional offices & 5 think tanks. Here, he briefed policymakers on Ukraine-Russia war efforts. Proud to help keep Congress informed on Eurasian issues. 🌀
Last week, we celebrated 25 years of fostering connections between Congress and leaders worldwide! From impactful programs like the Ukraine-U.S. partnership to reflections on state-to-state diplomacy, the evening highlighted COIL’s role in advancing international cooperation.🌀
Yesterday, COIL welcomed nine delegations from Ukraine, Mongolia, Hungary, and Georgia to D.C. for a day of programming, leadership seminars, and Capitol Hill meetings. Follow along as we prepare for 2025 delegations! 🌀
COIL's leadership valued our meeting at Ambassador Bank's residence to discuss 2025 Indo-Pacific plans and key priorities.🌀 We appreciate the Ambassador's insights into this critical region and look forward to future collaboration. @usembassynz @NZembassyUS
We enjoyed Dr. Van Oudenaren's talk on "The Geopolitics of Culture," delving into COIL founder Dr. James H. Billington’s global outreach as Librarian of Congress. @CornellPress #NIUPress His next book details COIL’s evolution from a program to a legislative agency. 🌀
We are pleased to announce the hiring of Chris Radcliffe, our new Congressional Relations Specialist and first Presidential Management Fellow! Learn more about the PMF program, COIL, and Chris by reading the press release here🌀: openworld.gov/publications/d…
COIL🌀 is excited to welcome four delegations of legal professionals—including judges and prosecutors—from Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Moldova, and Romania to Washington, D.C. next week! After Washington, delegations will travel to Florida, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas.
COIL is pleased to welcome delegations from Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Moldova, Poland, and Romania to Capitol Hill today for before their @OWprogram s across the US: Sacramento, CA Wichita, KS Westminster, CO Raleigh, NC Phoenix, AZ Knoxville, TN Bakersfield, CA Louisville, KY
The Serbian Parliament Members hosted by the @ICCR12 and sponsored by the @OWprogram wrapped their tour of the Capital Region with government, education, and NYS leaders. Join our mission: bit.ly/47yZj8b @CMantello @johnmcdonald108 @SUNY @EliseStefanik #citizendiplomacy
COIL is pleased to host three parliamentary delegations today. The MPs hail from Ukraine @ua_parliament Poland @PLParliament and Vietnam @VietNamAssembly
WELCOME, Serbian Parliament Members, to Albany! Sponsored by the @OWprogram. We are honored to host their week-long visit to enhance intercultural understanding and international cooperation. Learn more: bit.ly/3Zjbhkj #citizendiplomacy #serbia
COIL Welcomes Civil Society Activists from Georgia - openworld.gov/news/documents…
COIL welcomed a delegation of #Ukraine #Rada MPs to an Open World program to inform Congress about the status of the war of aggression against Ukraine, including Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts. They will be hosted in Manchester by @WorldAffairsNH 🇺🇸🇺🇦
APR News discusses investigative journalism with reporters from Belarus apr.org/news/2024-07-2…
SIGNING OF MOU TO ESTABLISH SISTER CITY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HELENA, MONTANA AND STEPANAVAN, ARMENIA - openworld.gov/news/documents…
Leesburg Rotarians to Host Hungarian Delegation loudounnow.com/news/leesburg/… via @LoudounNow
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