March 2021

For Immediate Release

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 Center will continue to implement the Open World program which it has administered since 1999.