Mission.
The Council on Representative Leadership Abroad (CORLA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and solutions-based membership organization. Our mission is to promote student inquiry into global careers and empower them to become America’s next generation of international business and foreign policy leaders. We are dedicated to strengthening America’s position abroad through representative leadership within these sectors.
Guiding Principles
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Student engagement with global industry leaders inspires career pursuit within America's international businesses and foreign policy organizations.
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Exposure is key. Academic institutions must advance programs that educate and inform students of current world events and professional global trends.
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America’s next generation of global leaders must reflect the nation as a whole to strengthen its standing around the world and further its interests.
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 who are 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 have also benefited from CORLA’s supporting programs, designed to strengthen global career trajectories via accessibility to career mapping services and internship opportunities (see below).
Our Programs
