FEDERALhearing transcript

Overview of the Open World Leadership Center Program

Original title: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

January 1, 2017

foreign policy legislative appropriations international exchange public diplomacy Russia Eurasia

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The Frame

What this does

The Open World Leadership Center requests continued federal funding to maintain its exchange operations, which currently place international delegates in 47 states and 205 Congressional districts annually.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Members of Congress

Members serve on the Board of Directors and host international delegates in their offices and districts.

Eurasian emerging leaders

Participants travel to the U.S. to engage with American legislative processes and professional counterparts.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2017.

What's next

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Summary

This document provides written testimony regarding the Open World Leadership Center, a legislative branch program that facilitates professional exchanges between emerging leaders from Eurasia and U.S. Congressional members and staff. The program aims to foster democratic values and combat anti-American disinformation by providing participants with firsthand experience of the American legislative process.

Key Facts

The Open World Leadership Center is housed within the Legislative Branch to distinguish it from Executive Branch programs.
The program maintains an overhead cost of 7 percent or less.
In 2017, the program hosted delegations in 47 states and 205 Congressional districts.
The program has a network of 27,000 alumni across Eurasia, including nearly 20,000 in the Russian Federation.
Over 80 percent of program participants have met with Members of Congress or their staff.
The program set a goal to have 20 percent of participants come from legislative bodies, a target that was met with over 100 participants in one year.
The program is governed by a Board of Directors primarily composed of Members of Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this program part of the Legislative Branch instead of the Executive Branch?

The program states that its Legislative Branch identity makes it more attractive to participants from countries with closed political systems who may be wary of Executive Branch-led initiatives.

What is the primary goal of the Open World program?

The program aims to assist Congress in oversight, establish professional relationships with emerging leaders in Eurasia, and showcase U.S. democratic institutions.

Why It Matters

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Legislative Focus

The program explicitly shifted its recruitment strategy to prioritize participants from foreign legislative bodies at the request of a Member of Congress.

Open World Leadership Center

Connected Entities

organizationOpen World Leadership Center“The organization providing the testimony regarding its exchange program.”Map →

personChristopher Murphy“Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations.”Map →

personSteve Daines“Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations.”Map →

personJohn Tefft“Former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation.”Map →

Sources

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