48th Annual Meridian Ball

Meridian Ball 2016

Ball Committees

Embassy Patrons

Meridian International Center is grateful for the generous support and hospitality of:
AFGHANISTAN His Excellency Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, The Ambassador of Afghanistan and Mrs. Lael Mohib
ARGENTINA His Excellency Martín Lousteau, The Ambassador of the Argentine Republic and Mrs. Carla Peterson
AZERBAIJAN His Excellency Elin Suleymanov, The Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Mrs. Elin Suleymanov
CANADA His Excellency David MacNaughton, The Ambassador of Canada
COLOMBIA His Excellency Juan Carlos Pinzon, The Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs. Pilar de Pinzon
DENMARK His Excellency Lars Gert Lose, The Ambassador of Denmark and Mrs. Ronberg
ECUADOR His Excellency Francisco Borja, The Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador
HUNGARY Her Excellency Dr. Réka Szemerkényi, The Ambassador of Hungary
GERMANY His Excellency Dr. Peter Wittig, The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany and Mrs. Huberta von Voss-Witti
GRENADA His Excellency Dr. Angus Friday Ambassador of Grenada to the United States and
His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American States
LUXEMBOURG Her Excellency Sylvie Lucas, The Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
NETHERLANDS His Excellency Henne Schuwer, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
NIGER, RWANDA, UGANDA Her Excellency Professor Hassana Alidou, The Ambassador of the Republic of Niger; Her Excellency Mathilde Mukantabana, The Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda; Her Excellency Oliver Wonekha, The Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda; with the special thanks to dinner hosts Rachel Pearson & Associates, Sam Dawson and Mrs. Connie Milstein
OMAN Her Excellency Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy, The Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman
PANAMA His Excellency Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla, The Ambassador of the Republic of Panama and Mrs. Luciana Gonzalez-Revilla
PORTUGAL His Excellency Domingos Fezas Vital, The Ambassador of Portugal and Mrs. Isabel Fezas Vital
QATAR His Excellency Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari, The Ambassador of the State of Qatar
SRI LANKA His Excellency Prasad Kariyawasam, The Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
SWITZERLAND Mr. Daniel Hunn, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Switzerland and Mrs. Edit Hunn
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO His Excellency Brigadier General (Ret’d.) Anthony W. J. Phillips-Spencer, The Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Mrs. Phillips-Spencer
TUNISIA His Excellency Fayçal Gouia, The Ambassador of Tunisia
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates and Mrs. Abeer Al Otaiba

Corporate Sponsors

Ambassador’s Circle
Diplomat’s Circle
Linden Circle
Crescent Circle
Terrace Circle
In-Kind

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