Meridian International Center

Meridian International Center was founded in 1960, and is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Their website notes that they promote ""international understanding through the exchange of people, ideas and the arts. Established in 1960 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Meridian offers a wide array of outreach, exchanges, and arts programs. We educate people of all ages about global issues, connect professionals from different countries and enrich the cultural perspective of audiences across the United States and abroad. Meridian is the place where the world comes together."

Supporters
25,000 +
 * Anheuser-Busch Companies
 * Anonymous
 * Commission of Fine Arts
 * ExxonMobil Corporation
 * FedEx Corporation
 * General Motors Corporation
 * Lockheed Martin Corporation
 * Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
 * Tobia G. Mercuro
 * Textron Inc.
 * Johnston-Hanson Foundation
 * Tyco International (US) Inc.
 * Wyeth

$10,000 - $24,999
 * American Airlines
 * Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
 * AREVA, Inc.
 * Boeing Company
 * BP
 * Bristol-Myers Squibb
 * Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cafritz
 * Chevron
 * Coca-Cola Company
 * Michael Dore
 * Dupont
 * Fannie Mae Foundation
 * Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
 * Occidental Petroleum Corporation
 * Pfizer
 * Prince Charitable Trusts
 * Recording Industry Association of America
 * Saudi Arabian Oil Company
 * Francis C. Schaffer
 * Siemens Corporation
 * Tata Corporation
 * Union Pacific Corporation
 * Wyeth

$5,000 - $9,999
 * Joyce Carron
 * Honorable and Mrs. John E. Chapoton
 * Chevy Chase Bank
 * Honorable and Mrs. Walter L. Cutler
 * Dianar
 * Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
 * General Dynamics Corporation
 * Elizabeth J. Hanson
 * Anonymous
 * HFI USA, Inc.
 * Holland And Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc.
 * Jefferson Consulting Group
 * Philip C. Lauinger
 * Microsoft Corporation
 * Muchnic Foundation
 * Frank M. Murphy
 * Jonathan S. Patrick Foundation, Inc.
 * Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation
 * Mr. and Mrs. Bob L. Schieffer
 * Sandra Roche Small
 * Robert J. Thompson

Other lesser funders include Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ackerman, The Bechtel Group, Inc., New York Community Trust, and Charles J. DiBona.

Management

 * Hon. Stuart W. Holliday - President
 * Hon. Kenton W. Keith - Senior Vice President
 * Susan Cabiati - Vice President for Programming
 * Lawrence A. Kolp - Vice President for Administration
 * Nancy H. Matthews - Vice President for Arts and Cultural Affairs
 * Thomas A. O'Coin - Vice President for Development
 * Kurt M. Sodee - Chief Financial Officer
 * Hannelore M. Starr - Vice President for Special Projects

Trustees
Source
 * Hon. James R. Jones (Chairman), Chief Executive Officer, Manatt Jones Global Strategies
 * Sallie Judd Abelow - Winged Keel Financial Advisors
 * Spencer Abraham
 * Gina Adams -Corporate VP, Government Affairs, FedEx Corporation
 * Joseph P. Allen - Argotyche, Inc.
 * John Becker -Owner, Greenwich Broadcasting
 * Ken Bentsen -
 * Susan Blumenthal Markey, M.D. - Fmr. U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, Rear Admiral, USPHS (ret.)
 * John Breaux
 * Larry Burton - Executive Director, Business Roundtable
 * Jane Lipton Cafritz - Attorney
 * Martin dePorres Cargas - Vice President, Government Affairs, Anheuser-Busch International, Inc.
 * Lincoln Chafee
 * Oliver Chanler
 * Hon. John E. Chapoton - Partner, Brown Investment Advisory and Trust Company
 * Stephen E. Chaudet - Vice President, State and Local Government Affairs, Lockheed Martin Corporation
 * Gen. Daniel W. Christman - Senior Vice President, International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
 * Ken W. Cole - Vice President, Government Relations, General Motors Corporation
 * Christopher H. Collins - Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
 * Evelyn DiBona - Producer/Host, WNVC-TV
 * William R. Dunlap - Artist,
 * William H. Frist
 * Marlene Futterman - President, THIS
 * Matthew T. Gerson - Vice President, Public Policy, Vivendi Universal
 * Benjamin A. Gilman - Vice Chairman, The Gilman Group
 * Charles T. Hagel
 * Judith Richards Hope - Partner of Corporate Law, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
 * Mary L. Howell - Executive Vice President, Textron Inc.
 * Leo C. Jardot - Vice President, Government Relations, Wyeth
 * Nancie S. Johnson - Vice President, Government Affairs, DuPont
 * Fritz-Alan Korth - Attorney, Korth & Korth
 * Margery Kraus - Founder, President & CEO, APCO Worldwide
 * Jack Krumholtz - Director of Federal Governmental Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
 * Philip C. Lauinger, Jr. - Chairman and CEO, Lauinger Publishing Co.
 * Hon. Charles T. Manatt - Co-Chairman, Manatt Jones Global Strategies, LLC
 * Hon. Doris O. Matsui - Senior Advisor and Director of Government Relations & Public Policy, Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC
 * Howard McKeon
 * Gerald T. McPhee - Senior Vice President, Federal Relations, Occidental International Corporation
 * Hon. William F. McSweeny - Trustee Emeritus
 * Maura McGill Mudd - Management Consultant
 * Dan Nelson - Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Washington Office
 * Gregory Pensabene - Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs, Anadarko Petroleum
 * Robert H. Ragan - Principal Vice President, Bechtel Group, Inc.
 * William K. Ris, Jr. - Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, American Airlines, Inc.
 * Mrs Pat Roberts
 * Hon. Timothy J. Roemer - President, Center for National Policy
 * Christine D. Sarbanes
 * Hon. Rodney Slater - Partner, Patton Boggs, LLP
 * Sandra Roche Small - Certified Court Interpreter
 * John S. Tanner
 * Katherine Wilkens Van Hollen
 * Hon. Togo D. West, Jr. - Of Counsel, Covington & Burling

Contact

 * Web: http://www.meridian.org