The 53rd Annual Meridian Ball
The Meridian Ball celebrated its 53rd anniversary on Friday – after a 2020 hiatus. Year over year, the Meridian Ball has withstood changes of administrations, societal upheaval, and times of national and global crisis – except the COVID-19 pandemic. It is still one of the few events where diplomats, government officials and business leaders from across parties, borders and backgrounds can set aside differences and come together for an evening.
Proceeds from the Meridian Ball go to Meridian International Center, a non-partisan nonprofit diplomacy center that connects global leaders through collaboration and culture in order to solve shared global challenges.
learn more about the meridian ballHonorary Chairs
Mrs. Teresa Carlson and Mr. André Pienaar
Congressional Co-Chairs
Senator John Hickenlooper and
Mrs. Robin Hickenlooper
Representative Young Kim and
Mr. Charles Kim
Corporate Chair
Global Engagement Chairs
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53rd Meridian Ball Committee Leadership
President's Circle
Linden Circle
Heather and Andrew Florance
Soledad and Bob Hurst
Manisha and Roy Kapani
Dr. Richard Jonas and Mrs. Katherine Vernot-Jonas
His Excellency Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad al-Thani andMrs. Eva Al-Thani
White-Meyer Circle
Andrita J. (AJ) and Christopher M. Andreas
Crescent Circle
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The Honorable James Blanchard and Mrs. Janet Blanchard
The Honorable Carlos Gutierrez and Mrs. Edilia Gutierrez
Lee Satterfield and Patrick Steel
Terrace Circle
Lisa Barry
The Honorable Dwight Bush and Mrs. Toni Bush
María-Elena Carrión
Israel Hernandez
Shaista and Rafat Mahmood
Marlene Malek
The Honorable Alphonso Jackson and Mrs. Marcia Jackson
Randi and Jeff Levine
Vinita and Muktesh Pant
Ashley and Steve Quamme
The Honorable Franklin Raines and Ms. Denise Grant
Lisa and Jeff Ross
Karen and William Sonneborn
The Honorable Ann Stock and Mr. Stuart Stock
The Honorable Daniel Yohannes
Suzanne and Glenn Youngkin
Ball Committee
Amy and Bret Baier
Tracy Bernstein
Dr. Niteesh Bharara and Ms. Rina Shah
Sean Cahill
The Honorable R. Clarke Cooper and Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Marin
The Daschle Group
Anastasia and Gianluigi Dellaccio
The Honorable Mark Feierstein and Ms. Tiffany Stone
Ashley Davis and Joel Frushone
Barbara Hawthorn
Brendan Huff
Dr. Deborah Jessiman and Mr. Alistair Jessiman
Suzanne and Eric Larsen
Timothy Lowery and Michael Zingali
The Law Offices of Thomas Maronick Jr., LLC
Jodie McLean and Pierre De Lucy
Maryam Mujica
The Honorable Charles Rivkin and Ms. Susan Tolson
Spring and Kourtlawn Richardson
The Honorable Edward Royce and the Honorable Marie-Thérèse Royce
Michael Serwadda
Mei Xu and Alessandro Rebucci
Sponsors
American Pops Orchestra
Awards Limo
Casey Trees
Hall Wines
Washington Life
Washingtonian
Embassy Patrons
The Embassy of the Argentine Republic
The Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain
The Embassy of the Republic of Colombia
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Czech Republic
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark
The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
The Embassy of Estonia
The Delegation of the European Union to the United States
The Embassy of Finland
The Embassy of Georgia
The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Embassy of Japan
The Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
The U.S.-Mexico Foundation
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway
The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
The Embassy of Portugal
The Embassy of the State of Qatar
The Embassy of the Republic of Singapore
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea
The Embassy of Spain
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden
The Embassy of the Swiss Confederation
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand
The Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Project summary
| The 53rd Annual Meridian Ball | October 2021 | |
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| Number of Attendees: | 400 |
| Regions: | Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Near East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Western Hemisphere |
| Partners: | Private Sector, Diplomatic Corps, Individuals/Donors |