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Meridian combines world public opinion, a neutral convening forum for international leaders and cultures, a strategic location, and the energy of willing public and private actors to build understanding and collaborate on solutions to global challenges we face together.
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I-VOTE Brings 100 Global Leaders to U.S. Elections |
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Meridian Selected by State Department to run I-VOTE
October 25 - November 8, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs selected Meridian’s winning proposal to organize and carry out the I-VOTE International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP). |
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Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World begins its National Tour! |
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Louis Armstrong entertains children at the Tahhseen Al-Sahha Medical Center. Cairo, Egypt, 1961, Courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
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After a successful display in Meridian International Center's White-Meyer Cafritz Galleries in Washington, DC, Jam Session has begun its tour of the United States. The groundbreaking exhibition chronicles the State Department-sponsored travels of American Jazz Ambassadors accross the globe - from Africa to Asia, Latin America and Europe. The exhibition includes compelling photographs of music icons such as Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Sarah Vaughan making friends abroad.
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The Global Engagement Initiative |
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Meridian International Center and The Gallup Organization have launched a multi-year initiative to connect world leaders, global institutions, corporations, and foundations directly to the opinions of citizens around the world. The Gallup World Poll measures the current opinions and behaviors of 6 billion people by continually surveying citizens in more than 140 countries around the world.
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