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October 12, 2018 Meridian Ball MERIDIAN BALL OCTOBER 12, 2018 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Trustees and staff of Meridian International Center, welcome to the 50th Annual Meridian Ball. This evening is a milestone for Meridian as we celebrate 50 years of extraordinary history and we are honored you could be a part of it. While Washington has evolved, Meridian Ball traditions - from all former First Ladies serving as Honorary Chairs since Mrs. Patricia Nixon, to pre-Ball dinners hosted by Ambassadors and a lively dance reception at Meridian House - have endured since its inception in 1969. The true legacy of the Ball however is owed to the leaders who have served as Chairs. Spanning decades, generations and backgrounds, each Chair has left a unique imprint on the Ball, shaping it to what it has become today. We are delighted to have over 25 former Ball Chairs serving on this year’s host committee. The Ball is central to Meridian’s identity and mission to convene leaders across parties, borders and sectors in a neutral, non-partisan setting to forge relationships and catalyze collaboration on global issues. Your generous investment and commitment to Meridian’s work enables us to continue strengthening U.S. engagement with the world through our exchange, training, culture and convening programs. We would like to extend a special thanks to our leading corporate partners this year including United Airlines, Meridian Ball Corporate Chair, and Whittle School & Studios, Meridian Global Engagement Chair. Thank you again and enjoy the evening. The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez Ambassador Stuart W. Holliday Chairman of the Board President and CEO Meridian International Center Meridian International Center JORDAN PERU Embassy Patrons Her Excellency Dina Kawar His Excellency Carlos Pareja MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER IS GRATEFUL FOR THE The Ambassador of the Hashemite The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Jordan Republic of Peru GENEROUS SUPPORT AND HOSPITALITY OF: and Mrs. Consuelo Salinas LIECHTENSTEIN ARGENTINA CUBA His Excellency Kurt Jaeger PHILIPPINES Excellency Fernando Oris de Roa His Excellency José Ramón The Ambassador of the His Excellency Jose Manuel G. The Ambassador of the Cabañas Rodríguez Principality of Liechtenstein Romualdez Argentine Republic The Ambassador of the and Mrs. Laurette Jaeger The Ambassador of the and Mrs. Mercedes de Republic of Cuba Republic of the Philippines Campos Oris de Roa and Mrs. Edilia González LUXEMBOURG Her Excellency Sylvie Lucas POLAND AUSTRALIA DENMARK The Ambassador of the His Excellency Piotr Wilczek Ambassador Katrina Cooper His Excellency Lars Gert Lose Grand Duchy of Luxembourg The Ambassador of the The Deputy Chief of Mission The Ambassador of Denmark Republic of Poland Embassy of Australia to the United States MEXICO and Mrs. Ulla Rønberg His Excellency Gerónimo PORTUGAL AUSTRIA Gutiérrez-Fernández His Excellency Domingos Fezas Vital His Excellency Wolfgang A. Waldner FINLAND The Ambassador of the The Ambassador of Portugal The Ambassador of the Her Excellency Kirsti Kauppi United Mexican States and Mrs. Isabel Fezas Vital Republic of Austria The Ambassador of Finland and Mrs. Irasema Infante and Mrs. Gudrun Faudon-Waldner to the United States QATAR MOROCCO His Excellency Sheikh Meshal bin AZERBAIJAN GERMANY Her Highness Princess Lalla Joumala Hamad Al-Thani His Excellency Elin Suleymanov Her Excellency Emily Haber The Ambassador of the The Ambassador of the State of Qatar The Ambassador of the The Ambassador of the Federal Kingdom of Morocco and Mrs. Al-Thani Republic of Azerbaijan Republic of Germany and Ms. Lala Abdurahimova and Mr. Hansjörg Haber NEPAL SWEDEN His Excellency Dr. Arjun Kumar Karki Her Excellency Karin Olofsdotter BELGIUM HUNGARY The Ambassador of the The Ambassador of the His Excellency Dirk Wouters His Excellency Dr. László Szabó Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Kingdom of Sweden The Ambassador of the The Ambassador of Hungary and Mrs. Gauree Thakuri and Mr. Martin Bengtsson Kingdom of Belgium and Dr. Ivonn Szeverényi and Mrs. Katrin Wouters NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND ICELAND His Excellency Henne Schuwer His Excellency Martin Dahinden BULGARIA His Excellency Geir H. Haarde The Ambassador of the The Ambassador of Switzerland His Excellency Tihomir Stoytchev The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Mrs. Anita Dahinden The Ambassador of the Republic of Iceland and Mrs. Lena Boman Schuwer Republic of Bulgaria and Mrs. Inga Jona Thordardottir THAILAND and Mrs. Lubka Stoytcheva NEW ZEALAND His Excellency Virachai Plasai IRAQ His Excellency Timothy Groser The Ambassador of the COLOMBIA His Excellency Fareed Yasseen The Ambassador of New Zealand Kingdom of Thailand His Excellency Francisco Santos The Ambassador of the and Mrs. Elizabeth Plasai The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq NORWAY Republic of Colombia His Excellency Kåre R. Aas TUNISIA and Mrs. Maria Victoria García IRELAND The Ambassador of the His Excellency Fayçal Gouia His Excellency Daniel Mulhall Kingdom of Norway The Ambassador of the CROATIA The Ambassador of Ireland Tunisian Republic His Excellency Pjer Šimunovi and Mrs. Greta Mulhall OMAN The Ambassador of the Her Excellency Hunaina Sultan UNITED KINGDOM Republic of Croatia JAPAN Al-Mughairy Mr. Michael Tatham His Excellency Shinsuke J. Sugiyama The Ambassador of the Deputy Ambassador of the The Ambassador of Japan Sultanate of Oman United Kingdom and Mrs. Yoko E. Sugiyama and Mrs. Belinda Cherrington as of 10.8.2018 The Honorable French Hill and Mrs. Hill The Honorable Stacey Plaskett The Honorable Himes and Mrs. Himes and Mr. Jonathan Buckney-Small Honorary Committee The Honorable George Holding The Honorable David Price and Mrs. Price HONORARY CHAIR and Mrs. Holding The Honorable Jamie Raskin First Lady Melania Trump The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday and Mrs. Raskin and Mrs. Holliday Senator James E. Risch and Mrs. Risch HONORARY SPONSOR The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard Ambassador Sean P. Lawler and Mr. Elwyn Lee and Mr. Edward T. Allard III Chief of Protocol of the United States The Honorable William Keating Senator Pat Roberts and Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Keating The Honorable Harold Rogers CONGRESSIONAL CO-CHAIRS Senator Angus S. 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