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…
January 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) announced grant recipients for 2023. COIL awarded grants to 11 non-profit organizations across the United States to implement the Open World program on the local level.
All 2023 grant recipients will work directly with COIL to develop professional programming for more than 1,300 emerging…
January 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL), an agency of the U.S. Congress, welcomes a delegation of Ukrainian medical and trauma specialists to the United States on Wednesday. The delegation will visit Washington, D.C., and Tampa, FL, to explore critical medical procedures and issues in their efforts to support those suffering…
December 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) launches its programs with Papua New Guinea and Vietnam this week with the arrival of two delegations of members of parliament for 10-day professional programs. The distinguished Members of Parliament from Papua New Guinea will be hosted in Norfolk, Virginia, with the Norfolk Sister Cities…
September 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) congratulates five of its Open World program alumni for prestigious awards granted by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, via Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 593/2022 on August 23, 2022. These awards recognize their outstanding merits in serving Ukraine through…
August 23, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, COIL begins soliciting proposals for its 2023 Open World exchange 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 emerging political, civic, and community leaders from the…
August 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) launches its programs for Poland and Romania this week with the arrival of eight delegations totaling 39 delegates from Moldova, Poland, and Romania for its first-ever programming on mental health, second-language curriculum, and integrating refugees/displaced persons. This program is designed…
WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL) will be hosting three Members of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine from April 25th through April 29th in Washington, D.C. All three members of the Parliament of Ukraine are alumni of the Open World program, and they represent the majority party and the opposition. The members are Halyna…
