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. King and Mrs. Rogers The Honorable Scott Peters The Honorable Francis Rooney and Ms. Mary Herman The Honorable Ed Royce and Ms. Lynn Gorguze and Mrs. Kathleen Rooney The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson and The Honorable Marie Royce The Honorable Hank Johnson The Honorable Dutch Ruppersberger HONORARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS and Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Ruppersberger The Honorable Alma Adams Senator Chris Coons The Honorable Trent Kelly and Mrs. Kelly The Honorable Mark Sanford The Honorable Charles Allen The Honorable Ryan Costello The Honorable Ro Khanna and Mrs. Khanna The Honorable Jan Schakowsky The Honorable Nanette Barragán and Mrs. Costello The Honorable Raja Krishnamoorthi and Mr. Robert Creamer The Honorable John Barrasso The Honorable Charles Crist and Mrs. Priya Krishnamoorthi Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer and Mrs. Bobbi Barrasso The Honorable Joseph Crowley The Honorable Ann Kuster The Honorable Pete Sessions The Honorable Joe Barton and Mrs. Crowley and Mr. Brad Kuster and Mrs. Sessions The Honorable Karen Bass The Honorable Henry Cuellar The Honorable Darin LaHood Senator Jeanne Shaheen The Honorable Joyce Beatty and Mrs. Cuellar and Mrs. LaHood and Mr. Bill Shaheen and Mr. Otto Beatty Jr. The Honorable Elijah Cummings The Honorable Brenda Lawrence The Honorable John Shimkus The Honorable Ami Bera and Mrs. Bera and Dr. Rockeymoore Cummings and Mr. McArthur Lawrence and Mrs. Shimkus The Honorable Donald S. Beyer, Jr. The Honorable Danny K. Davis The Honorable Barbara Lee The Honorable Bill Shuster and Mrs. Beyer and Mrs. Davis The Honorable John Lewis The Honorable Elissa Silverman The Honorable Diane Black The Honorable Diana DeGette The Honorable Zoe Lofgren The Honorable Albio Sires and Mrs. Sires and Dr. David Black The Honorable John Delaney and Mr. John Marshall Collins The Honorable Eric Swalwell The Honorable Anita Bonds and Mrs. April McClain-Delaney The Honorable Blaine Luetkemeyer and Mrs. Brittany Swalwell Senator John Boozman and Mrs. Boozman The Honorable Suzan DelBene and Mrs. Luetkemeyer The Honorable Scott Taylor The Honorable Robert Brady and Mr. Kurt DelBene The Honorable Stephen F. Lynch The Honorable Glenn Thompson and Mrs. Brady The Honorable Ted Deutch and Mrs. Deutch and Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Thompson The Honorable Brendan F. Boyle The Honorable Debbie Dingell Senator Edward Markey Senator Thom Tillis and Mrs. Tillis and Mrs. Boyle and The Honorable John Dingell, Jr. and Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal The Honorable Dina Titus The Honorable Ken Buck The Honorable Lloyd Doggett The Honorable Doris Matsui and Dr. Thomas Wright and Representative Perry Buck and Mrs. Doggett The Honorable James P. McGovern The Honorable Brandon Todd The Honorable Theodore Budd The Honorable Mike Doyle and Mrs. Doyle and Mrs. McGovern The Honorable Michael Turner and Mrs. Budd The Honorable Anna Eshoo The Honorable Mark Meadows Senator Tom Udall The Honorable Cheri Bustos The Honorable Ronald Estes and Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Meadows and Mrs. Jill Cooper Udall and Mr. Gerry Bustos The Honorable Elizabeth Esty The Honorable Gregory W. Meeks Senator Chris Van Hollen The Honorable George Butterfield and Mr. Dan Esty and Mrs. Meeks and Mrs. Van Hollen Senator Benjamin L. Cardin and Mrs. Cardin The Honorable Jack Evans The Honorable Phil Mendelson The Honorable Juan Vargas The Honorable Buddy Carter The Honorable Dianne Feinstein The Honorable Grace Meng and Mrs. Vargas and Mrs. Carter and Mr. Richard C. Blum and Mr. Wayne Kye The Honorable Marc Veasey The Honorable Joaquin Castro The Honorable Virginia Foxx The Honorable Luke Messer and Mrs. Veasey and Mrs. Anna Flores and Mr. Tom Foxx and Mrs. Messer The Honorable Jacqueline Walorski The Honorable Judy Chu The Honorable Lois Frankel The Honorable Seth Moulton The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Mr. Michael Eng The Honorable Michael Gallagher and Mrs. Moulton and Mr. Steve Schultz The Honorable David N. Cicilline The Honorable John Garamendi Senator Lisa Murkowski The Honorable Randy Weber The Honorable Yvette D.
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