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What’s ahead at Meridian

Convenings on the calendar now, and the signature series that return every year.

Young professionals raise a toast in the tapestry-hung drawing room at the Meridian Salons launch garden party
Guests raise a toast at the Meridian Salons launch in the drawing room of Meridian House, June 2025

Featured

2026 Meridian Summit: Shaping American Influence

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM

U.S. Chamber of Commerce (1615 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20062)

Event details

Registration for this event opens on Meridian’s event platform.

On the Calendar

Upcoming convenings

The Series

Six ways into the room

  • A Diplomacy Forum in session at Meridian House, the panel on stage before a full room

    Meridian Diplomacy Forums

    Regional forums convening ambassadors and policymakers around one shared agenda.

  • A Global Business Briefing in session

    Global Business Briefings

    Off-the-record briefings between corporate leaders and senior officials.

  • Two speakers in conversation on the Meridian Summit mainstage

    The Meridian Summit

    The annual convening of global business executives, policymakers, and diplomats.

  • Gloria Estefan speaking on a Culturefix panel beside a mixed-media artwork

    Culturefix

    A day on culture as diplomacy, with artists and cultural leaders.

  • Guests at a Welcome to Washington reception

    Welcome to Washington

    The reception that welcomes newly arrived Chiefs of Mission to the capital.

  • Guests in evening dress under string lights in the linden bosque at the Meridian Ball

    The Meridian Ball

    Washington’s signature evening, since 1969.

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