WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, COIL begins soliciting proposals for its 2026 Open World Program from U.S. based organizations with established foreign visitor programs or a demonstrated ability to host foreign visitors. Organizations submitting proposals design 8-day professional development programs for leaders from partner countries. All professional programs link Open World delegates to…
Washington, D.C. — The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL), an agency of the U.S. Congress, is excited to host its first regional judicial alumni conference on June 16 and 17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The conference will bring together over 100 Open World alumni judges from Armenia, Estonia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Serbia and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) proudly recognizes Open World program alumnus Rufat Safarov, who has been named a recipient of the 2024 Secretary of State’s Human Rights Defender Award.
Safarov is the head of Defense Line, an organization that monitors politically motivated arrests, prosecutions, and government corruption, while also…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) is pleased to welcome its first Presidential Management Fellow into the role of Congressional Relations Specialist. Chris Radcliffe is a recent graduate from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Chris brings years of congressional, public and private sector experience to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL), an agency of the U.S. Congress, welcomes a group of civic activists from Georgia on the Open World program this Thursday. The delegation will consist of five professionals and their facilitator. The delegation of civil and legal activists fighting for European integration includes the activist seen in media…
Signing of MOU to Establish Sister City Partnership Between Helena, Montana and Stepanavan, Armenia
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) is excited to announce that as a result of our Member of Parliament delegation from Armenia, a sister city partnership was established between Helena and Stepanavan.
In April 2024, COIL sent a delegation…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Office for International Leadership expresses its sincere condolences to the family of Alexei Navalny, a 2005 Open World program alumnus.
The Open World program was Mr. Navalny’s first trip to the United States. His local governance-themed delegation was hosted by the World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas, where he stayed with a host family,…
WARSAW, POLAND — Three alumni of the Open World program – Agnieszka Buczynska, Jolanta Niezgodzka, and Bartosz Romowicz – have been elected for the first time to the parliament (Sejm) in October 2023, representing a new generation of Polish leadership.
"The Open World program is a critical effort that demonstrates Congress’ commitment to spreading the values of legislative…
WASHINGTON, DC — To recognize a decade of the Senator Ben Nelson Fellows program, a delegation of five battlefield healthcare professionals will take part in the Open World program November 7-18. After an extended orientation in Washington, DC, the Nelson Fellows will be hosted in Omaha for the remainder of their program where they will be hosted at the University of Nebraska Medical…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Open World Leadership Center (the Center) is announcing that the United States Congress has approved a name change to the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL). The Board of Trustees' voted to adopt the name Congressional Office for International Leadership to more accurately reflect the mission and Congressional affiliation of the agency.
The…
