Convening
44th Annual Meridian Ball
Since 1969, the Meridian Ball has continued to be one of Washington’s most celebrated events, attended by public officials including Cabinet members, Supreme Court Justices, and members of the U.S. Congress, as well as foreign Ambassadors and representatives from the international business and cultural communities. Traditionally held in October, the evening begins with dinners hosted by foreign Ambassadors at their residences and embassies, as well as a dinner at Meridian’s White-Meyer House.
After dinner, all guests convene for dancing, dessert, and lively conversation at Meridian House, an architectural treasure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Each year the Ball plays a key role in helping Meridian generate awareness of and support for its mission. Proceeds from the Ball support Meridian’s global leadership exchanges, cultural activities, conferences, and seminars. See more Photos Ball Committees Honorary Chairs Ball Committee White-Meyer Committee Young Professional Committee Honorary Committee HONORARY CHAIR First Lady Michelle Obama CONGRESSIONAL CO-CHAIRS Irene Hirano Inouye and Kristi Rogers HONORARY SPONSOR Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall Chief of Protocol of the United States MERIDIAN BALL & GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT CO-CHAIRS Jay L.
Johnson and Sydney McNiff Johnson CO-CHAIRS Jay L. Johnson and Sydney McNiff Johnson DIPLOMAT Governor James J. Blanchard and Mrs. Blanchard The Honorable Lloyd Hand and Mrs. Hand Jay L. Johnson and Sydney McNiff Johnson ENVOY Katherine and David Bradley Mr. and Mrs. A. Huda Farouki The Honorable Frederic V. Malek and Marlene Malek The Honorable and Mrs. Thomas F. McLarty III BALL COMMITTEE Mr. and Mrs. Robin Adams Patricia Ann Aluisi Toni Lee Aluisi Grace and Morton Bender Mr. and Mrs.
Brien Biondi Mr. and Mrs. Leland B. Bishop III Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cafritz The Honorable Walter L. Cutler and Mrs. Cutler Dr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Dozoretz The Honorable Melvyn J. Estrin and Mrs. Estrin Ambassador and Mrs. Richard Fairbanks Mr. Michael Flannigan and Ms. Allison Nyholm The Honorable Charles L. Glazer Ms. Denise Grant and Mr. Franklin Raines Dr. Richard Jonas and Mrs. Katherine Vernot-Jonas Gregory M. and Sheryl S.
Leitner The Honorable Edward E. McNally and Mrs. McNally John Montague Ms. Mary O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. O’Gorman The Honorable Mary M. Ourisman and Mr. Mandell J. Ourisman The Honorable Michael G. Oxley Wendy Pangburn Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pence Trina Sams-Manning Aniko Gaal Schott Catherine Ann Stevens Lynn Sullivan Mr. Richard E. Thompson Sandi and Clint Vince CO-CHAIRS Loran and Robert Aiken Ashley and Matt Bronczek CRESCENT CIRCLE Bank of Georgetown EEI Marathon Oil Southern Company Xcel Energy TERRACE CIRCLE QGA Public Affairs Troutman Sanders LLP WHITE-MEYER COMMITTEE Bud and Ginger Albright Bryan and Katy Anderson Mr. and Mrs.
Sharif Atta Don and Ginger Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Tripp Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Dickerson Mr. Christian J. Edwards Heather and Andy Florance Suzanne and George Folsom Hal and Sally Furman Ms. Susan Hand Miss Daniela Helfet Amanda and Carter Hood Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Jones Mr. Anthony P. Kavanagh Miss Sarah Lenti David and Soli Markarian Brian V. McCormack John A. O’Donnell Mr. John Pearson Mrs. Irene S. Pollin Susanna and Jack Quinn Jennifer and Jim Rooney Jayne Sandman and Jeff Dufour Dr.
Christina Sevilla and Mr. Steve Rochlin Miss Pamela Sorensen and Mr. Jason Kampf Miss Katherine Tarbox Mr. and Mrs Curtin Winsor, III Brian Wolff Ted and Nina Wright CO-CHAIRS Reem Sadik Erika Gutierrez Amanada L. Pope MEMBERS Mr. Kevin Bennett Clara Brillembourg Chopivsky Ms. Allison Priebe Brooks Alix Dejean Charlotte McNiff Ferguson Carlos M. Gutierrez, Jr. Cecily Hastings Miss Sery Kim 1st Lt Jameson Lamie Howard J.
Lee Mr. Walker Matthews Mrs. Somer McBride Craig Melvin and Lindsay Czarniak Ms. Kelly Paice Ms. Allison Parent Ms. Sara Rafferty Ms. Joy Elena Robertson Ms. Nikki Schwab Ms. Nicole Venable Mr. Justin M. Woodard CO-CHAIRS Irene Hirano Inouye Kristi Rogers MEMBERS The Honorable Lamar Alexander and Mrs. Alexander The Honorable Spencer Bachus and Mrs. Linda Bachus The Honorable John Barrasso and Mrs. Bobbi Barrasso The Honorable Michael F.
Bennet and Susan Daggett Governor James J. Blanchard and Mrs. Blanchard The Honorable Roy Blunt and Mrs. Blunt Dr. Joanna Breyer The Honorable Vern Buchanan and Mrs. Buchanan The Honorable Dan Burton and Dr. Samia Burton The Honorable Ben Cardin and Mrs. Myrna Cardin The Honorable Russ Carnahan and Judge Carnahan Senator and Julianne Chambliss The Honorable David N. Cicilline The Honorable James E. Clyburn and Mrs. Clyburn Senator Thad Cochran Senator Susan Collins The Honorable Gerald E.
Connolly and Mrs. Connolly The Honorable Geoff Davis The Honorable Norman D. Dicks and Mrs. Dicks Congressman John D. Dingell and Mrs. Dingell Eni F.H. Faleomavaega and Mrs. Hinanui Hunkin The Honorable Chaka Fattah Senator Franken and Mrs. Franken The Honorable Charles A. Gonzalez The Honorable Kay Granger The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday and Mrs. Holliday Senator and Mrs. Tim Johnson Mrs. Anthony M. Kennedy The Honorable Mary L.
Landrieu and Mr. Frank Snellings The Honorable Tom Latham and Mrs. Latham The Honorable Steven C. LaTourette The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy and Marcelle Leahy Senator Richard G. Lugar The Honorable Tom Marino and Mrs. Marino The Honorable Edward J. Markey and Dr. Susan J. Blumenthal The Honorable Doris O. Matsui Cindy McCain The Honorable Michael T. McCaul and Mrs. Linda M. McCaul The Honorable Betty McCollum The Honorable Jim McDermott The Honorable James P.
McGovern and Mrs. Lisa McGovern The Honorable Gregory W. Meeks and Mrs. Meeks United States Senator Barbara A. Mikulski The Honorable Lisa Murkowski and Mr. Martell The Honorable Christopher Murphy and Mrs. Catherine Holahan The Honorable Ben Nelson and Mrs. Nelson The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton Sylvia M. Panetta The Honorable Ed Pastor and Mrs. Pastor The Honorable Gary C. Peters and Mrs. Peters The Honorable and Mrs.
David Price The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, II and Mrs. Rahall The Honorable Harry Reid and Mrs. Reid The Honorable Pat Roberts and Mrs. Roberts The Honorable Harold Rogers and Mrs. Rogers The Honorable Steven R. Rothman The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard and The Honorable Edward T. Allard, III The Honorable Ed Royce and Marie Thérèse Royce C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kay Ruppersberger The Honorable Adam B. Schiff and Mrs.
Schiff The Honorable Aaron Schock The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Mr. William Shaheen The Honorable Richard C. Shelby and Dr. Shelby The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki and Mrs. Shinseki The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson The Honorable Tom Udall and Mrs. Jill Cooper Udall Representative Fred Upton The Honorable Chris Van Hollen and Katherine Wilken-Van Hollen Senator Jim Webb and Mrs.