Convening

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 ball Honorary 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 Gallery 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 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 Related Blair House Holiday Reception The 55th Annual Meridian Ball The 54th Annual Meridian Ball The 55th Annual Meridian Ball Kickoff Reception at the House of Sweden The 53rd Annual Meridian Ball 51st Annual Meridian Ball More Project summary The 53rd Annual Meridian Ball | October 2021 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 See Program Page .