Mission.
The Council on Representative Leadership Abroad (CORLA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and solutions-based membership organization dedicated to strengthening America’s position abroad through representative leadership. We partner with academic institutions that share our values and resolve to advance and promote student engagement and inquiry into international business and foreign policy by connecting students to industry expertise and resources.
What we believe
Student engagement with global industry experts will motivate and aspire career pursuit in international business and foreign policy. A more nationally representative global workforce will make the United States more competitive abroad.
America's global professionals must reflect the country
A series of global trends and threats make it necessary for the United States to leverage the totality of its national talent to compete in this new age, lest the country fall behind its adversaries and competitors on the world stage. Global industry experts must engage students across the United States to become the next generation of global leadership professionals in international business and foreign policy.
The need for global career pipelines
Accessibility is key to sustaining global career pipelines. Our council members form a united coalition of current and former, U.S. Ambassadors, diplomats, federal agency executives, think tank leaders, and global business professionals—committed to sharing their knowledge and expertise with students.
“I knew majoring in Policy, Politics and International Affairs was the right decision, but I still didn’t know how to actually break into the field until today…”
Student attendee at CORLA speaker series
Not only are students able to engage with the most brilliant minds in foreign policy and international business, but also benefit from CORLA’s additional programs, designed to strengthen global career trajectories via accessibility to career mapping services and internship opportunities (see below).
Our Programs
