ABOUT MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER

Meridian International Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit diplomacy center founded in 1960 with the vision that greater understanding and collaboration between the United States and the world leads to a more secure and prosperous future for all. Headquartered in Washington, DC, on a four-acre campus with two historic properties, Meridian has long served as a place where global leaders gather, future leaders are found, and international collaboration thrives.

Akram and Lourdes Elias

Fred Hochberg and Tom Healy

Gwen and Stuart Holliday

Soledad and Robert Hurst

Manisha and Roy Kapani

Meridian Staff Acknowledgments

Frank Justice, Vice President, Center for Diplomatic Engagement

Katherine Boyce, Senior Director, External Affairs

Vishva Bhatt, Senior Diplomatic Engagement Associate

Lucky Barbieri, Program Officer

Maria Canellis, Director of Events

Ellie Warner, Director of Institutional Advancement

Steven Greenwald, Corporate Relations Manager

Silbi Stainton, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Philanthropy

Melanie Collins Diaz, Program Associate

Danielle Najjar, Director, Communications and Marketing

Kristina Arreza, Digital Marketing Coordinator

Erik Cieslewicz, Video Production Manager

Rebecca Bernbach Graves, Senior Coordinator, Visual & Graphic Design

We believe we are stronger at home when globally engaged, so our mission is to strengthen engagement between the U.S. and the world to find solutions on shared global challenges. We do this by partnering with the U.S. government, the private sector, and the diplomatic community on three core pillars of programs:

Global Leadership : Building the next generation of global leaders empowered to create change through exchange and training programs

Culture : Increasing understanding of the United States and other countries through shared interests in art and culture

Collaboration : Strengthening policy decisions and outcomes by accelerating collaboration across borders, industries and sectors