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Happy Independence Day to Vanuatu!
Looking back on our Vanuatu delegation's visit earlier this month, singing their national anthem in front of the White House.
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Our facilitators play a vital role in every Open World exchange, but what do they gain from the experience? Read one facilitator's perspective below:
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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!
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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.
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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. 🌀
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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! 🌀
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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…
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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.
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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 🇺🇸🇺🇦
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Leesburg Rotarians to Host Hungarian Delegation loudounnow.com/news/leesburg… via @LoudounNow
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COIL was thrilled to host parliamentary delegations from Armenia🇦🇲, Kazakhstan🇰🇿, and Georgia🇬🇪 in DC this week. Special thanks to @FrankPallone @Robert_Aderholt @RepLaHood @RepJimmyPanetta and @RepTomSuozzi for helping us welcome our legislative colleagues to Washington! 🇺🇸
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COIL #OpenWorld delegates from the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 visited DC this week, and met with @SenDuckworth. The meeting covered economic development, educational collaboration between #PNG and the #USA 🇺🇸, and other opportunities for mutual growth.
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Open World delegates from #Moldova enjoyed a substantive meeting with @RepSpartz, with whom they spoke directly about the pressing issues of peace in Europe, integration, accountability, and bipartisanship.
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Su Valstybės diena! Happy Statehood Day! The nation of Lithuania is a resilient and valuable partner to the United States, and a bulwark of our common values of rule of law, civil rights, and peace.
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Today, we recognize the founding principles of Armenia enshrined in their constitution - democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
We are proud to work with our Armenian partners to build upon our shared values of equality, justice, and progress.
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"The arc of a moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
COIL celebrates the aspiration and progress represented in the Juneteenth holiday. We wish a Happy Freedom Day to all who celebrate!
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Veteran journalist @mirandareporter discusses government accountability with a media delegation from Serbia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. The delegation will be traveling to their host city of Seattle tomorrow.
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As Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, @RepAdamSmith spoke frankly and productively with our Open World delegates from #Ukraine regarding the war effort, the humanitarian crisis, and accountability.
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