Cultural Diplomacy Leadership Council
The Cultural Diplomacy Leadership Council is a network of leaders and advisors around the United States and the world who believe in employing the arts and culture as a tool of diplomacy and global engagement. Council members are committed to supporting the Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy, which serves the U.S. government, private sector, and the diplomatic community through creative programming, such as exhibitions, cultural exchanges, panel discussions, lectures, film screenings, and concerts.
By broadening the reach of our work around the world and gaining strategic guidance and partnerships for our programs, council members elevate awareness of the role of arts and culture in diplomacy. Specific benefits are outlined below.
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Cultural Diplomacy Leadership Council Advisors
"Meridian lives at the nexus of global partnerships between the public and private sector, the diplomatic community and leaders in media, education and advocacy from around the world. These connections form the foundation necessary for accelerated collaboration and consensus building among all stakeholders as we tackle today’s most pressing challenges and opportunities." - Ambassador Stuart W. Holliday, CEO, Meridian International Center
Cultural Diplomacy Leadership Council Members
The Cultural Diplomacy Leadership Council is a network of leaders and advisors around the United States and the world who believe in employing the arts and culture as a tool of diplomacy and global engagement. Council members are committed to supporting the Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy, which serves the U.S. government, private sector, and the diplomatic community through creative programming, such as exhibitions, cultural exchanges, panel discussions, lectures, film screenings, and concerts.
By broadening the reach of our work around the world and gaining strategic guidance and partnerships for our programs, council members elevate awareness of the role of arts and culture in diplomacy. Specific benefits are outlined below.
Contact For More InformationCultural Diplomacy Leadership Council Members
Museum Leaders and Curators:
Heidi Zuckerman, CEO and Director, Orange County Museum of Art
Aviva Rosenthal, Director, Office of International relations, Smithsonian
Caitlin Doherty, Director, Jacksonville MOCA
Lisa Sasaki, Deputy Under Secretary for Special Projects, Smithsonian
Damion Thomas, Curator, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian
Ana Sokolof, Independent Curator
Virginia Shore, Former Chief Curator
Nora Halpern, Independent Curator
Concetta Duncan, Head of Communications & Marketing, National Portrait Gallery
Cultural Leaders:
Jennifer Roberts, CEO, Design Miami
Megan Beyer, Director, Art in Embassies
Carla Canales, Senior Advisor, NEA
Tamsin Dillon, Director, Art in Public
Miriam Magdieli, Director of Communications, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Danielle Baussan, Arts & Policy, Aspen Institute
Gallery Professionals:
Brady Doty, Senior Director, David Zwirner Gallery
Christina Ine-Kimba Boyle, Director of Online Sales, Pace Gallery
Bettina Korek, Director, Serpentine Gallery
David Castillo, Owner, David Castillo Gallery
Rachel Lehmann, Founder, Lehmann Maupin Gallery
Performing Arts:
Luke Frazier, Founder and Maestro, American Pops Orchestra
Simon Godwin, Artistic Director, Shakespeare Theater Company
Jean Yves Thibaudet, Pianist
Deborah Rutter, Director, The Kennedy Center
Alicia Adams, Vice President of International Programs, Kennedy Center
Artists:
Krista Kim, NFT
Joel Bergner, Muralist and co-founder, Artolution
Noor Al Suwaidi, Visual Art
Teresita Fernandez, Visual Art
Nada Shabout, Visual Art
Fred Tomaselli, Visual Art
Philanthropists:
Donna McClarty, Founding Member and Board Co-Chair, Vital Voices Global Partnership
Vicki Butler, Journalist and Writer
Ambassador Tim Carney, Former U.S. Ambassador to Sudan
Debbie Driesman & Frank Islam
Vicki Heyman, co-founder of Uncharted LLC
Meryl Chertoff, Former Chair of Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy
Allison Kahl, Principal, Director of Design, OTJ & Associates
Shahin Mafi, Founder and CEO, Home Health Connection
Bonnie Larson
Tim Wyman
Augusta Tigrett
Devon Caraher, Jewelry Historian
Bonnie Lautenberg, Photographer
Stephanie Robinson, Commissioner, Commission on Presidential Scholars for the U.S. Department of Education.
Sue Hostetler Wrigley, President and Co-Founder of the Hostetler Wrigley Foundation and former Editor in Chief of Art Basel Magazine
Academics:
Stacy Lieberman, President and CEO, Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Ambassador Cynthia Schneider, Professor, Georgetown University
Faye Hobson, Program Director, Culture, Salzburg Global
Tessa Kaneene, Harvard University
Eva Meharry, Senior Analyst, Cultural Rescue Initiative, Smithsonian
Vicki Match Suna, EVP and Vice Dean, NYU
Cultural Preservation:
Mark Vlasic, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Laura Ballman, Founder, Capital Art Strategies
Tess Davis, Executive Director, The Antiquities Coalition
Culinary:
Lauren Bernstein, Founder and CEO, The Culinary Diplomacy project
Current and Former U.S. Government Officials:
Ambassador Capricia Marshall, Author and Former Chief of Protocol, White House
Ambassador Randi Levine, Former MCCD Chair and U.S. Ambassador to Portugal
Ann Stock, Former Chair of Meridian Board of Trustees
Fred Hochberg, Chair, Meridian Board of Trustees