MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER'S

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I r e n e H i r a n o I n o u y e
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K r i s t i R o g e r s
C O N G R E S S I O N A L C O - C H A I R S
A m b a s s a d o r C a p r i c i a P e n a v i c M a r s h a l l
C h i e f o f P r o t o c o l o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
H O N O R A R Y S P O N S O R
J a y L . J o h n s o n a n d S y d n e y M c N i f f J o h n s o n
M E R I D I A N B A L L & G L O B A L L E A D E R S H I P S U M M I T C O - C H A I R S

M E M B E R S
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
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
H O N O R A R Y C O M M I T T E E
C o - C h a i r s
I r e n e H i r a n o I n o u y e
K r i s t i R o g e r s
M E M B E R S
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. Hong Le Webb
The Honorable Roger F. Wicker and Mrs. Wicker
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J a y L . J o h n s o n a n d S y d n e y M c N i f f J o h n s o n
M e r i d i a n B a l l C o - C h a i r s
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L o r a n a n d R o b e r t A i k e n
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A s h l e y a n d M a t t B r o n c z e k
W h i t e - M e y e r C o - C h a i r s
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W a s h i n g t o n , D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a
C o m p l i m e n t a r y V a l e t P a r k i n g
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o r t h e W h i t e - M e y e r D i n n e r t o a t t e n d p r i o r t o t h e M e r i d i a n B a l l .

M E R I D I A N B A L L C O M M I T T E E
C o - C h a i r s
J a y L . J o h n s o n a n d S y d n e y M c N i f f J o h n s o n
D i p l o m a t
T h e H o n o r a b l e L l o y d H a n d a n d M r s . H a n d
E n v o y
K a t h e r i n e a n d D a v i d B r a d l e y
M r . a n d M r s . A . H u d a F a r o u k i
T h e H o n o r a b l e F r e d e r i c V . M a l e k a n d M a r l e n e M a l e k
T h e H o n o r a b l e a n d M r s . T h o m a s F . M c L a r t y I I I
B a l l C o m m i t t e e
M r . a n d M r s . R o b i n A d a m s
P a t r i c i a A n n A l u i s i
T o n i L e e A l u i s i
G r a c e a n d M o r t o n B e n d e r
M r . a n d M r s . L e l a n d B . B i s h o p I I I
M r s . D i a n e B r o w n
G a h l B u r t a n d M a r t i n I n d y k
M r . a n d M r s . C a l v i n C a f r i t z
T h e H o n o r a b l e W a l t e r L . C u t l e r a n d M r s . C u t l e r
M r . a n d M r s . C . W . D i c k e r s o n
D r . a n d M r s . R o n a l d I . D o z o r e t z
T h e H o n o r a b l e M e l v y n J . E s t r i n a n d M r s . E s t r i n
A m b a s s a d o r a n d M r s . R i c h a r d F a i r b a n k s
M r . M i c h a e l F l a n n i g a n a n d M s . A l l i s o n N y h o l m
M s . D e n i s e G r a n t a n d M r . F r a n k l i n R a i n e s
D r . R i c h a r d J o n a s a n d M r s . K a t h e r i n e V e r n o t - J o n a s
G r e g o r y M . a n d S h e r y l S . L e i t n e r
J o h n M o n t a g u e
M r . a n d M r s . S c o t t E . O ’ G o r m a n
T h e H o n o r a b l e M a r y M . O u r i s m a n a n d M r . M a n d e l l J . O u r i s m a n
W e n d y P a n g b u r n
M r . a n d M r s . R o b e r t P e n c e
T r i n a S a m s - M a n n i n g
A n i k o G a a l S c h o t t
C a t h e r i n e A n n S t e v e n s
L y n n S u l l i v a n
M r . R i c h a r d E . T h o m p s o n
S a n d i a n d C l i n t V i n c e
W H I T E - M E Y E R C O M M I T T E E
C o - C h a i r s
L o r a n a n d R o b e r t A i k e n
A s h l e y a n d M a t t B r o n c z e k
L i n d e n C i r c l e
C e n t e r P o i n t E n e r g y
N e x t E r a E n e r g y
P i n n a c l e W e s t C a p i t a l C o r p o r a t i o n
C r e s c e n t C i r c l e
B a n k o f G e o r g e t o w n
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S o u t h e r n C o m p a n y
X c e l E n e r g y
T e r r a c e C i r c l e
Q G A P u b l i c A f f a i r s
W h i t e - M e y e r C o m m i t t e e
B u d a n d G i n g e r A l b r i g h t
B r y a n a n d K a t y A n d e r s o n
M r . a n d M r s . S h a r i f A t t a
D o n a n d G i n g e r B r a n d t
M r . a n d M r s . T r i p p D o n n e l l y
H e a t h e r a n d A n d y F l o r a n c e
S u z a n n e a n d G e o r g e F o l s o m
M s . S u s a n H a n d
M i s s D a n i e l a H e l f e t
A m a n d a a n d C a r t e r H o o d
M r . a n d M r s . R o b e r t C . J o n e s
M r . A n t h o n y P . K a v a n a g h
M i s s S a r a h L e n t i
D a v i d a n d S o l i M a r k a r i a n
B r i a n V . M c C o r m a c k
J o h n A . O ’ D o n n e l l
M r . J o h n P e a r s o n
M r s . I r e n e S . P o l l i n
S u s a n n a a n d J a c k Q u i n n
R i c k R i c k e r t s e n
J e n n i f e r a n d J i m R o o n e y
J a y n e S a n d m a n a n d J e f f D u f o u r
D r . C h r i s t i n a S e v i l l a a n d M r . S t e v e R o c h l i n
M i s s P a m e l a S o r e n s e n a n d M r . J a s o n K a m p f
M i s s K a t h e r i n e T a r b o x
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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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R o n a l d R e a g a n B u i l d i n g a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a d e C e n t e r
1 3 0 0 P e n n s y l v a n i a A v e n u e , N o r t h w e s t
W a s h i n g t o n , D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a
C o n f i r m e d S p e a k e r s :
J a y L . J o h n s o n
C h a i r m a n & C E O , G e n e r a l D y n a m i c s
H e r E x c e l l e n c y N i r u p a m a R a o
A m b a s s a d o r o f I n d i a t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
F r e d e r i c k W . S m i t h
C h a i r m a n & C E O , F e d E x
J i m C l i f t o n
C h a i r m a n & C E O , G a l l u p
The Global Leadership Summit is Meridian’s biannual forum which examines the current landscape of global leadership. In conjunction with Gallup’s research
and data measuring perceptions of leadership and citizen wellbeing from 160 countries, the Summit highlights key factors and issues that policy makers and
thought leaders must understand in order to better address challenges and opportunities within their countries, as well as those of the global community
as a whole.

P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R
G e n e r a l D y n a m i c s
L E A D S P O N S O R S
F e d E x E x p r e s s
T u r k i s h A i r l i n e s
B E N E F A C T O R S
C h e v r o n
G a l l u p
P A T R O N S
D L A P i p e r
N o r t h r o p G r u m m a n
P A R T N E R
C o n o c o P h i l l i p s
S U P P O R T E R S
B P A m e r i c a I n c .
F l u o r C o r p o r a t i o n
P e a b o d y E n e r g y
S N R D e n t o n U S L L P
W a l m a r t
I N - K I N D
B l u e t e x t
M a r k e t i n g & B r a n d i n g P a r t n e r
T i f f a n y & C o .
a s o f A u g u s t 2 4
M E R I D I A N B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S
E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E
Gov. James J. Blanchard, Chairman
Hon. Christopher B. Burnham
Charles H. Camp, Esquire
Hon. Patricia de Stacy Harrison
Hon. Tom C. Korologos
Mr. F. Joseph Moravec
Hon. Mary M. Ourisman
Mr. Richard L. Thompson
M E M B E R S
Ms. Sarah E. Alexander
Ms. Meredith Attwell Baker
Hon. Julia Chang Bloch
Mr. Jim Clifton
Mr. Art Collins
Mr. Matt Echols
Ricardo Ernst, PhD
Amb. Charles L. Glazer
Neal Goins, PhD
Mr. Dean C. Graham
Mr. Rudyard Griffiths
Amb. David A. Gross
Malik M. Hasan, M.D.
Mr. Steve Lebling
Mr. Ben R. Leedle
Ms. Hongxia Liu
M E M B E R S
Ms. Michele A. Manatt
Mr. David Metzner
Mr. Evan Morris
Ms. Lisa B. Nelson
Ms. Mary O’Connor
Mr. Nels B. Olson
Mr. R. Scott Pastrick
Mr. Mark J. Penn
Mrs. Marie Thérèse Royce
Hon. Rodney E. Slater
Mrs. Jill Cooper Udall
P r e s i d e n t E m e r i t u s
Hon. Walter L. Cutler
L e g a l C o u n s e l
Deborah Taylor Ashford, Esquire

M E R I D I A N I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R
Established in 1960 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Meridian International Center is a nonpartisan,
not-for-profit institution dedicated to strengthening international understanding
through the exchange of ideas, people, and culture.
Meridian has been a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of State and embassies worldwide for
more than 50 years, implementing public and cultural diplomacy programs. Through global
leadership exchanges, cultural exhibitions, conferences, and seminars, the Center fosters
collaboration between U.S. and international leaders. It also provides a neutral convening
platform for the public, private, and diplomatic sectors in Washington.
Meridian is supported by public grants, as well as corporate, foundation, and individual donations.
It occupies a four-acre campus that includes the historic Meridian and White-Meyer Houses, both
of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the District of Columbia’s
Inventory of Historic Sites.
MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER IS A 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATION.
PROCEEDS FROM THIS YEAR’S BALL AND SUMMIT WILL SUPPORT MERIDIAN’S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP EXCHANGES,
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND SEMINARS.
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THE FAVOR OF A REPLY IS REQUESTED BY
SEPTEMBER 28
Complimentary invitation admits two and is non-transferable.
Ambassador-Hosted Dinners begin at 7PM.
Dinner invitations from your designated embassy host will arrive one week before the Ball.
Dinner seating is selected by the Ball Committee. Seats are filled as responses are received.
Home addresses or P.O. boxes are preferred due to the delay
in delivering dinner invitations to some U.S. government addresses.
Meridian International Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions may be tax deductible.
For additional information, please contact 202-450-5899 or olivia@cblaneygroup.com.
Please respond by September 28. This complimentary invitation admits two and is non-transferable.
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I/We will attend both the Global Leadership Summit and the 44 th Annual Meridian Ball,
including an Ambassador-Hosted Dinner
I/We will attend the Global Leadership Summit only
I/We will attend the 44 th Annual Meridian Ball and Ambassador-Hosted Dinner only
I/We cannot attend
I/We wish to make a contribution
Home addresses or personal P.O. boxes are preferred due to the delay in
delivering dinner invitations to some U.S. government addresses.
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