Rising Leaders Council (RLC)
Established in 2012, the Rising Leaders Council at Meridian forms a distinguished network of mid-career professionals from diverse sectors and disciplines who support Meridian’s mission of global leadership and non-partisan public diplomacy.
Council members are leaders from the foreign diplomatic community, public, and private sectors, who work together to foster a substantive exchange of ideas on global leadership.
The Council’s engaging DC-based dinners feature dialogues that focus on international issues of importance and relevance to Meridian and Council members, and offer guests a neutral forum for exploring key issues, sharing perspectives, and strengthening peer relationships. Rising Leaders Council events are by invitation only. Attendees are selected from Meridian's broad network of cross-sector leaders.
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Rising Leaders Council
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Title |
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Clara Brillembourg
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Partner, International Litigation & Arbitration @ Foley Hoag LLP
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Ben Chang
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Spokesperson and Deputy Vice President of Communications @ Princeton University
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Megan Devlin
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Director, Rising Leaders Council
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Title |
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Gerardo Diaz Bartolome
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Argentina
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Lauren Culbertson
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Head of U.S. Public Policy @ Twitter
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Anastasia Dellaccio
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Senior Manager - Community Impact and Philanthropy, Corporate Affairs @ Booz Allen Hamilton
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Jeff Dressler
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Director National Security Policy @ SB Group US, Inc.
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Bay Fang
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President @ Radio Free Asia
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Astri Kimball Van Dyke
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Senior Counsel @ Google
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Miriam Mahlow
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Managing Director of Development and Outreach @ Human Rights Watch
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Lawrence Manzi
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Rwanda
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Kezia McKeague
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Director, Latin America Practice @ McLarty Associates
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Jessica Miller
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Public Affairs Manager @ Moët Hennessy
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Artur Orkisz
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Senior Advisor, Political Section, Congressional Affairs & Public Diplomacy @ Embassy of the Republic of Poland
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Hreinn Palsson
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Deputy Chief of Mission/Minister Counselor @ Embassy of Iceland
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Jonas Parello-Plesner
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Executive Director @ Alliance of Democracies Foundation
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Shellie Purvis
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Senior Vice President @ Cogent Strategies
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Madina Qasimi
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Afghanistan
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Lara Romano
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Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Croatia
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Sharon Russ
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Vice President @ R2C
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Christina Sevilla
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Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business @ Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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Oksana Shulyar
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Global Affairs Director @ World Influencers and Bloggers Association
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Nick Snyder
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Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Wellington @ U.S. Department of State
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Aaron Wodin-Schwartz
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Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Policy @ Brand USA
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| Name |
Title |
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Clara Brillembourg
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Partner, International Litigation & Arbitration @ Foley Hoag LLP
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Ben Chang
|
Spokesperson and Deputy Vice President of Communications @ Princeton University
|
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Megan Devlin
|
Director, Rising Leaders Council
|
| Name |
Title |
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Gerardo Diaz Bartolome
|
Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Argentina
|
|
Lauren Culbertson
|
Head of U.S. Public Policy @ Twitter
|
|
Anastasia Dellaccio
|
Senior Manager - Community Impact and Philanthropy, Corporate Affairs @ Booz Allen Hamilton
|
|
Jeff Dressler
|
Director National Security Policy @ SB Group US, Inc.
|
|
Bay Fang
|
President @ Radio Free Asia
|
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Astri Kimball Van Dyke
|
Senior Counsel @ Google
|
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Miriam Mahlow
|
Managing Director of Development and Outreach @ Human Rights Watch
|
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Lawrence Manzi
|
Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Rwanda
|
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Kezia McKeague
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Director, Latin America Practice @ McLarty Associates
|
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Jessica Miller
|
Public Affairs Manager @ Moët Hennessy
|
|
Artur Orkisz
|
Senior Advisor, Political Section, Congressional Affairs & Public Diplomacy @ Embassy of the Republic of Poland
|
|
Hreinn Palsson
|
Deputy Chief of Mission/Minister Counselor @ Embassy of Iceland
|
|
Jonas Parello-Plesner
|
Executive Director @ Alliance of Democracies Foundation
|
|
Shellie Purvis
|
Senior Vice President @ Cogent Strategies
|
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Madina Qasimi
|
Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Afghanistan
|
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Lara Romano
|
Deputy Chief of Mission @ Embassy of Croatia
|
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Sharon Russ
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Vice President @ R2C
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Christina Sevilla
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Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business @ Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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Oksana Shulyar
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Global Affairs Director @ World Influencers and Bloggers Association
|
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Nick Snyder
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Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Wellington @ U.S. Department of State
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Aaron Wodin-Schwartz
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Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Policy @ Brand USA
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