Latest Updates

2025 October

• 10/10/2025 – Global Business Briefing with the Asian Development Bank
• 10/08/2025 – Meridian International Center to Host 14th Annual Meridian Summit on Geopolitics...
• 10/08/2025 – Associate Manager, Institutional Programs
• 10/07/2025 – Coordinator, Communications & Marketing
• 10/07/2025 – Kate Beale Joins Meridian International Center as Vice President of Strategic...
• 10/07/2025 – 2025 Congressional and Ambassadorial Spouses Luncheon
• 10/03/2025 – Caspian Connections: How Azerbaijan Shapes Global Energy Security
• 10/03/2025 – Senior Director, Institutional Advancement
• 10/02/2025 – Track 1.5 Dialogue on Emerging Space Norms
• 10/01/2025 – Global AI Futures: Innovation, Sovereignty, & Collaboration
• 10/01/2025 – Meridian Future Leaders Fellowship – Summer 2026
• 10/01/2025 – Meridian Future Leaders Academy – Summer 2026

2025 September

• 09/30/2025 – Press Release: Meridian International Center Launches Global Leadership Institute for High...
• 09/29/2025 – Anchoring the Transatlantic Economy: Global Business Briefing on EU-U.S. Trade with...
• 09/25/2025 – The Private Sector: The Next Frontier in U.S. Foreign Assistance
• 09/25/2025 – Reception Celebrating the Launch of the Tech Labs
• 09/24/2025 – MEDIA ADVISORY: 2025 Meridian Summit – Shaping Geopolitical Futures 
• 09/24/2025 – Global Business Briefing with Michael Jensen, Special Assistant to the President...
• 09/23/2025 – Advancing Transatlantic Digital Cooperation: Global Business Briefing with the European Parliament...
• 09/23/2025 – Global Business Briefing: The Future of the Indo-Pacific
• 09/22/2025 – Integrated Energy Planning for the Power and Petroleum Sectors
• 09/18/2025 – Meridian’s Global Insights Delegation to Osaka: Expo 2025
• 09/18/2025 – Meridian Council Salon: Russia’s Evolving Role in the Global Order
• 09/18/2025 – Global Dialogue Dinner on Energy Security in the Caspian Region
• 09/17/2025 – Inside Meridian’s Corporate Diplomacy Global Leaders Program: Washington DC’s Premier Executive...
• 09/16/2025 – Space at the Table: Building Global AI Capacity
• 09/16/2025 – Meridian International Center Celebrates Latin American and Caribbean Ingenuity with “Travesías...
• 09/11/2025 – 13th U.S.-EU Space Dialogue Commercial Session
• 09/11/2025 – Welcome to Washington – Fall 2025
• 09/11/2025 – Global Business Briefing with the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties,...
• 09/09/2025 – Global Business Briefing with with Her Excellency Jovita Neliupšienė, Ambassador of...
• 09/03/2025 – Shaping Tomorrow’s Science Diplomats: 4th Annual Diplomatic Skills Trainings for Emerging...

2025 August

• 08/28/2025 – Ambassador Stuart Holliday to Step Down as CEO of Meridian International...
• 08/11/2025 – Diplocraft: Federal Energy Policy Overview
• 08/08/2025 – Creative Industries and Tourism as Strategic Contributors to Economic Growth
• 08/06/2025 – Sports Diplomacy Forum
• 08/06/2025 – Meridian Honors Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés at 12th Annual Reception
• 08/01/2025 – Policing in Tourist Destinations

2025 July

• 07/30/2025 – 2025 Meridian-Cox Foreign Service Fellowship for Emerging Leaders
• 07/30/2025 – A Conversation with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios
• 07/28/2025 – British American Parliamentary Group Reception and Global Business Briefing
• 07/24/2025 – Webinar: Launching the strategic Toolkit for City, State, and Local Leaders
• 07/22/2025 – Economic Prosperity: Artificial Intelligence and Technology Entrepreneurship
• 07/21/2025 – 7th Annual Economic & Trade Counselors Reception
• 07/16/2025 – Global Business Briefing with Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-Ny) and Representative Brad...
• 07/15/2025 – Investigating and Preventing Technology, Cyber and Economic Crimes
• 07/15/2025 – Global Engagement, Local Benefits: A Strategic Toolkit for City, State and...
• 07/15/2025 – U.S.-Türkiye 360 Leadership Delegation
• 07/11/2025 – Meridian Expands Senior Leadership to Drive Strategic Growth and Global Engagement
• 07/10/2025 – Fireside Chat: Insights with Kellyanne Conway
• 07/07/2025 – Rural Economic Opportunity Through Binational Tourism

2025 June

• 06/23/2025 – U.S. Higher Education Partnerships with Southern Italy
• 06/23/2025 – Cybersecurity and AI
• 06/23/2025 – U.S. Energy Policies: Promoting Independence
• 06/23/2025 – Culturefix Gala: Global Leadership Award and Cultural Diplomacy Honoree Dinner
• 06/23/2025 – Resilient Recovery: Enhancing Disaster Preparedness
• 06/20/2025 – Empowering Leaders. Advancing Diplomacy. With Special Guest Jacob Helberg, U/S of...
• 06/20/2025 – Meridian Salons Launch Garden Party
• 06/18/2025 – 2025 Culturefix Morning Conversations
• 06/17/2025 – Style Meets Statecraft: The Global Language of Design
• 06/17/2025 – The Jerusalem Youth Chorus Brings a Harmonious Call for Change to...
• 06/17/2025 – Curtains Up, Walls Down: The Power of Performing Arts
• 06/17/2025 – Mirror and Messenger: How Art Constructs Shared Meaning 
• 06/17/2025 – Touchdown Diplomacy: American Football on the World Stage
• 06/16/2025 – Advancing Commercial Diplomacy: Global Business Briefing with Mr. Audu Besmer
• 06/16/2025 – 2025 Meridian Summit – Shaping Geopolitical Futures
• 06/04/2025 – Next Gen Commercial Aviation: Propelling Global Airline Fleets
• 06/03/2025 – 57th Annual Meridian Ball

2025 May

• 05/21/2025 – Advancing U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Enabling Space Cooperation with Peru, IVLP
• 05/20/2025 – Special Report: 2024 Meridian Summit: Shaping Geopolitical Futures
• 05/15/2025 – Developing Large-Scale Energy Storage and Distribution Systems
• 05/14/2025 – Global Business Briefing with H.E. Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France to...
• 05/07/2025 – Meridian at Milken: Forging Global Alliances – Innovation and Strength in...
• 05/06/2025 – Strengthening America’s Leadership in Space
• 05/06/2025 – Global Briefing Examines U.S. Foreign Policy with U.S. Senate Committee on...
• 05/02/2025 – Tackling Cybercrimes: A Key to Modern Trade Pakistan International Exchange and...

2025 April

• 04/30/2025 – Critical Mineral Security: Insights from Meridian’s Global Dialogue Series Dinner
• 04/29/2025 – Advancing U.S.- Türkiye Corporate Diplomacy, Trade, and Investment for a Resilient...
• 04/28/2025 – Powering ASEAN’s Growth: Digital Transformation for a More Connected Future
• 04/28/2025 – 4th Annual White House Press Pass Party
• 04/22/2025 – Opportunities in Orbit: U.S.-ROK New Space Seminar & Reception
• 04/16/2025 – A Global Partnership: Global Dialogue Dinner with Ambassador Shigeo Yamada of...
• 04/08/2025 – Advancing India’s Future with AI: A Global Dialogue on Innovation and...
• 04/07/2025 – Glocal Guiding: Fostering More Effective Subnational Diplomacy
• 04/02/2025 – The State of Meridian

2025 March

• 03/31/2025 – Meridian’s Global Insights Mission to India: Exploring India’s Past, Present, and...
• 03/28/2025 – Sports Diplomacy Delegation with the Embassy of the Netherlands
• 03/27/2025 – Unlocking AI’s Potential for SMEs: Insights from Meridian’s Tech Envoy Series...
• 03/21/2025 – Global Business Briefing with Mr. Mayur Patel, Chief International Trade Counsel...
• 03/21/2025 – APEC In Motion: Shared Challenges and Collective Action in Korea’s Host...
• 03/21/2025 – Orbital Alliances: Harmonizing Commercial Space Regulation
• 03/04/2025 – Beyond Borders: Strengthening the U.S.-Canada Alliance Amid Trade and Resource Challenges

2025 February

• 02/28/2025 – Understanding Washington: A Deep Dive into Federalism
• 02/27/2025 – Global Business Briefing with Her Excellency Ángeles Moreno Bau, Ambassador of...
• 02/26/2025 – Welcome to Washington – Winter 2025
• 02/24/2025 – Listening Session with Ambassador-designate Matthew G. Whitaker
• 02/20/2025 – Global Business Briefing with Mr. Bogdan Klich, Head of Mission, Embassy...
• 02/03/2025 – Celestial Navigation: How New Actors Can Thrive in Space

2025 January

• 01/24/2025 – Reception Commemorating the 60th Presidential Inauguration
• 01/08/2025 – Revitalizing Trust with AI: Boosting Governance and Public Services 

2024 December

• 12/11/2024 – 2024 Meridian Holiday Reception with Blair House
• 12/09/2024 – Wildest Dreams: The Impact of Open Diplomacy on Strengthening North American...
• 12/04/2024 – 2024 Meridian Summit: Collaborative Investment for Growth: Navigating a New Global...
• 12/04/2024 – 2024 Meridian Summit: Resilience Redefined: Corporate Strategies for an Unpredictable World 
• 12/04/2024 – Global Business Briefing with House Ways and Means Committee Chief Trade...
• 12/03/2024 – 2024 Meridian Summit: Securing an Insecure World
• 12/03/2024 – 2024 Meridian Summit: The Global Swing States: Volatility and Conflict

2024 November

• 11/26/2024 – 2024 Meridian Summit: Navigating National Ambitions in a Global Race for...
• 11/26/2024 – 2024 Meridian Summit: The Global Stakes of Semiconductor Supply Chains 
• 11/25/2024 – 13th Annual Meridian Summit
• 11/18/2024 – Charting New Orbits: New U.S. Space Export Reforms
• 11/18/2024 – PAYLP 2023 Mini-Grant Highlights – Burkina Faso
• 11/15/2024 – Culture Crimes: The Illicit Art Market and the Fight for Cultural...

2024 October

• 10/28/2024 – Global Business Briefing with His Excellency Andreas Michaelis
• 10/25/2024 – An Integrated Indo-Pacific: Insights Into Malaysia-U.S. Relations
• 10/25/2024 – The 56th Annual Meridian Ball
• 10/09/2024 – Fostering Global Security Through Defense Industrial Cooperation
• 10/03/2024 – Congress Bundestag-Bundesrat Staff Exchange Program 2024
• 10/02/2024 – The Global Government-to-Government Partnership (G3P) – 2024 Japanese Fellows

2024 September

• 09/27/2024 – Finding Solutions to Shared Challenges: The Next Generation of Science Diplomats
• 09/18/2024 – Purposeful Partnerships: Highlights from Meridian’s Annual Congressional and Ambassadorial Spouses Luncheon
• 09/18/2024 – Workforce Development for Critical and Emerging Technologies in the Quad
• 09/17/2024 – Global Business Briefing with Her Excellency Smriti Irani, Former Indian Cabinet...
• 09/13/2024 – Welcome to Washington – Fall 2024
• 09/11/2024 – Examining the Transatlantic Economic Partnership: Insights from Meridian’s Global Dialogue Dinner
• 09/04/2024 – 2024 GEC Conference – Impact of Corporate Diplomacy on Entrepreneurship +...

2024 August

• 08/15/2024 – Pan Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP) – Spring 2024 Opening
• 08/14/2024 – Trilateral Security and Economic Prosperity in the Indo-Pacific Region
• 08/02/2024 – The 2024 British American Parliamentary Group Luncheon
• 08/01/2024 – Educational Resilience Following Natural Disasters
• 08/01/2024 – 2024 British American Parliamentary Group (BAPG)

2024 July

• 07/17/2024 – Fireside Chat with Gloria & Emilio Estefan
• 07/17/2024 – Game Changers: The Global Force of Women’s Sports
• 07/17/2024 – Culinary Crossroads: Exploring the Intersection of Food, Culture, and Diplomacy
• 07/17/2024 – 2024 Meridian Cultural Diplomacy Awards Gala
• 07/15/2024 – Entrée to Dialogue: German Ambassador hosts the first dinner for Meridian’s...
• 07/12/2024 – Special Report: Space Diplomacy Forum – Advancing Dialogue for the Expanding...

2024 June

• 06/18/2024 – Global Business Briefing with His Excellency Jaume Duch, Director General, European...