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Welcome to Meridian International Center |
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Meridian International Center, founded in 1960, is a leading non-partisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening international understanding.
Meridian builds sustainable global partnerships through leadership exchanges, international collaboration and cultural diplomacy. |
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Gov. James J. Blanchard Named Chairman of Meridian International Center |
WASHINGTON D.C. – Meridian International Center announced today that Governor James J. Blanchard has been named Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Blanchard, who has served as a Governor of the state of Michigan, US Ambassador to Canada and member of the US Congress will begin his term immediately.
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Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World begins its International Tour! |
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Louis Armstrong entertains children at the Tahhseen Al-Sahha Medical Center. Cairo, Egypt, 1961, Courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
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After a successful display in Meridian International Center's White-Meyer Cafritz Galleries in Washington, DC, Jam Session has begun its world tour. The groundbreaking exhibition chronicles the State Department-sponsored travels of American Jazz Ambassadors accross the globe - from Africa to Asia, Latin America and Europe. The exhibition includes compelling photographs of music icons such as Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Sarah Vaughan making friends abroad.
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Prime Minister of Zimbabwe visits Meridian |
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On 9 June 2009, H.E. Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe returned to Meridian. The salon dinner held in his honor celebrated his leadership over the 20 years since his last visit here.
Meridian President Stuart Holliday officially welcomed the Prime Minister and his Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Elton Mangoma, Minister of Regional Integration and International Cooperation Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, and Minister of Tourism Walter Mzembi.
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U.S. - Mexico: Shared Horizons & Common Challenges |
As a follow-up to the historic meetings between President Obama and President Calderon and the new initiatives to be announced at the Summit of the Americas, H.E. Arturo Sarukhan led a private briefing yesterday at Meridian International Center.
Representatives from US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce companies as well as leaders from the key multilateral financial institutions (such as IFC, World Bank, Inter American Development Bank, MIGA) and private equity firms actively investing in Mexico, along with key officials in the US government were represented at the briefing.
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METROPOLIS NOW! A Selection of Contemporary Chinese Art at Meridian until July 26 |
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This exhibition chronicles the significant changes taking place in China as that country experiences the rapid growth of its cities and the impact of globalization.
<--Click the icon to your left to go to the dedicated exhitibion website.
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