March 2022

OWLC IS NOW CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OFFICIAL NAME CHANGED ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, DC- President Biden’s signature on The Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act last night formally changed the name of the Open World Leadership Center to the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL). The name-change language was among many measures included in the bill. As COIL, the agency will continue to administer the Open World program, manage a network of almost 30,000 alumni, and partner with over 2,700 US host communities in all 50 states.
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COIL SUSPENDS PROGRAMS FOR RUSSIA AND BELARUS PLANNING FOR A POST-WAR UKRAINE

WASHINGTON, DC - This is a sorrowful and trying time for Ukraine, our hosting communities, and all of us at the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL). Our recent delegation of war veterans and those that serve victims of war from Ukraine returned home early from their programs due to the hostilities that started against that country in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 24th. As of yesterday, all of our participants are en route to or in Ukraine. They are returning in service to their country.  
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