Convening
46th Annual Meridian Ball
The Meridian Ball is one of the most prestigious annual events in Washington, DC. Now in its 46th year, it brings together public and private sector leaders to celebrate Meridian’s ongoing efforts to global leadership through the exchange of ideas, people, and culture. See more Photos Ball Committees Honorary Chairs Honorary Committee Ball Committee White-Meyer Committee Young Professional Committee HONORARY CHAIR First Lady Michelle Obama HONORARY SPONSOR Ambassador Peter A.
Selfridge Chief of Protocol of the United States CONGRESSIONAL CO-CHAIRS Congressman Steven Horsford and Dr. Sonya Horsford CONGRESSIONAL CO-CHAIRS Congressman Ed Royce and Mrs. Marie Thérèse Royce MERIDIAN BALL CHAIRS Governor James J. Blanchard and Mrs. Janet Blanchard WHITE-MEYER CHAIRS Mr. Maxmillian Angerholzer III and Mrs. Lindsay Angerholzer YOUNG PROFESSIONAL CHAIR Ariana Austin Senator Kelly Ayotte and Mr. Joseph Daley The Honorable Joyce Beatty and Mr.
Otto Beatty Senator Michael F. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet The Honorable Ami Bera and Mrs. Bera The Honorable Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. and Mrs. Vivian Bishop The Honorable Timothy H. Bishop and Mrs. Bishop Senator Roy Blunt and Mrs. Abigail Blunt The Honorable Muriel Bowser The Honorable Mo Brooks and Mrs. Brooks The Honorable Corrine Brown The Honorable Michael C. Burgess, MD and Mrs. Burgess Senator Richard Burr and Mrs. Burr The Honorable Cheri Bustos and Mr.
Gerry Bustos The Honorable John Campbell and Mrs. Campbell Senator Benjamin L. Cardin and Mrs. Cardin The Honorable André Carson and Mrs. Mariama Carson Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. and Mrs. Casey The Honorable David Catania The Honorable Katherine M. Clark The Honorable Wm. Lacy Clay The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, II and Mrs. Dianne Cleaver The Honorable Mike Coffman and Mrs. Coffman The Honorable Steve Cohen The Honorable Gerald E.
Connolly and Mrs. Connolly The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. and Mrs. Monica Conyers The Honorable Elijah Cummings and Dr. Maya Rockeymoore The Honorable Danny K. Davis and Mrs. Davis The Honorable John K. Delaney and Mrs. April McClain-Delaney The Honorable John D. Dingell and Mrs. Dingell The Honorable Michael Doyle and Susan Doyle The Honorable Tammy Duckworth and Mr. Bryan Bowlsbey The Honorable Donna F. Edwards The Honorable Eni F.
H. Faleomavaega and Mrs. Hinanui Cave Hunkin Senator Deb Fischer and Mr. Bruce Fischer The Honorable Bill Foster and Dr. Byon The Honorable Lois Frankel The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge The Honorable John Garamendi and Mrs. Patricia Garamendi The Honorable Jim Gerlach The Honorable Raúl M. Grijalva and Mrs. Grijalva The Honorable Michael G. Grimm The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez and Mrs. Gutierrez The Honorable Joseph J.
Heck, D.O. and Mrs. Lisa Heck The Honorable Rubén Hinojosa and Mrs. Hinojosa The Honorable and Mrs. George Holding The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday and Mrs. Holliday The Honorable Steny H. Hoyer The Honorable Richard Hudson and Mrs. Renee Hudson Senator Mike Johanns and Mrs. Stephanie Johanns The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson The Honorable Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. and Mrs. Johnson Senator Tim Johnson and Mrs. Johnson The Honorable Robin Kelly and Dr.
Nathaniel Horn Senator Angus S. King, Jr. and Ms. Mary Herman The Honorable Adam Kinzinger The Honorable Rick Larsen and Tiia Karlèn The Honorable Barbara Lee The Honorable John Lewis The Honorable Billy Long and Mrs. Long The Honorable Stephen F. Lynch and Mrs. Lynch The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney The Honorable Doris O. Matsui Senator John McCain The Honorable Michael T. McCaul and Mrs. McCaul The Honorable Jim McDermott The Honorable Mike McIntyre and Mrs.
McIntyre The Honorable Mark Meadows and Mrs. Debbie Meadows The Honorable Gregory Meeks and Mrs. Simone-Marie Meeks The Honorable Luke Messer and Mrs. Messer The Honorable Michael H. Michaud The Honorable James P. Moran The Honorable Steven M. Palazzo and Mrs. Palazzo The Honorable Donald M. Payne, Jr. The Honorable Ed Perlmutter and Mrs. Perlmutter The Honorable Thomas E. Petri and Mrs. Petri The Honorable Chellie Pingree and Mr.
Donald Sussman The Honorable Robert Pittenger and Mrs. Pittenger The Honorable Joseph R. Pitts and Mrs. Pitts The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, II and Mrs. Rahall Majority Leader Harry Reid and Mrs. Reid The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers The Honorable Phil Roe and Mrs. Roe The Honorable Thomas J. Rooney and Mrs. Rooney The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard and The Honorable Edward T. Allard, III The Honorable C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Mrs.
Ruppersberger The Honorable Matt Salmon and Mrs. Salmon Senator Bernard Sanders and Mrs. Sanders The Honorable Jan Schakowsky and Mr. Robert Creamer The Honorable Aaron Schock The Honorable David Scott and Mrs. Alfredia Scott The Honorable Louise McIntosh Slaughter The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson and Dr. London Thompson Senator Patrick J. Toomey and Mrs. Toomey Senator Tom Udall and Mrs. Jill Cooper Udall The Honorable Chris Van Hollen and Mrs.
Katherine Wilkens-Van Hollen The Honorable Juan Vargas and Mrs. Vargas The Honorable Marc Veasey and Mrs. Tonya Veasey Senator Mark R. Warner and Mrs. Lisa Collis The Honorable Ed Whitfield and Mrs. Whitfield Senator Roger F. Wicker and Mrs. Gayle Wicker The Honorable Kevin Yoder and Mrs. Yoder MERIDIAN BALL CHAIRS Governor James J. Blanchard and Mrs. Janet Blanchard LINDEN CIRCLE Gordon and Lulie Gund CRESCENT CIRCLE Governor James J.
Blanchard and Mrs. Janet Blanchard The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez and Mrs. Gutierrez TERRACE CIRCLE The Honorable John Delaney and Mrs. April McClain-Delaney Ms. Debbie Driesman and Mr. Frank Islam Ms. Denise Grant and Mr. Franklin Raines The Honorable Thomas F. McLarty III and Mrs. McLarty Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thompson COMMITTEE Ms. Deborah Ashford and Mr. Kevin Klose Ms. Lisa Barry and Mr. James Gale Ms. Roxanna Benoit and Mr.
Wayne Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boyd Ms. Colleen Connors and Mr. Howard Opinsky Ms. Cathy Crane and Mr. Michael Simpson The Honorable Walter L. Cutler and Mrs. Cutler Ms. Annie Farrell Ms. Stephanie Fisher The Honorable Laurie Fulton Dr. Andrea Giacometti and Mr. Ross Vincenti The Honorable Lloyd Hand and Mrs. Hand The Honorable Patricia de Stacy Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Peter Holran Mrs. Katherine Vernot-Jonas and Dr. Richard Jonas Ms.