Meridian International Center
Meridian House in Washington, D.C.
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| Formation | 1960 |
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| Headquarters | 1630 Crescent Place NW, D.C. |
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Stuart W. Holliday |
| Website | meridian.org |
The Meridian International Center is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, public diplomacy organization founded in 1960 and located in Washington, D.C The organization's mission is to promote "global leadership through the exchange of ideas, people, and culture." It works closely with the U.S. Department of State and other U.S. government agencies, NGOs, international governments, and the private sector to create programs and partnership.
The organization is headquartered in the historic Meridian House and White-Meyer House both designed by John Russell Pope. Meridian is a member of the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium.
In 1960, Dr. Arthur A. Hauck, a member of the American Council on Education and former president of the University of Maine, worked with the Ford Foundation to purchase the Meridian House from Gertrude Laughlin Chanler to serve as headquarters of a non-profit organization called the Washington International Center.
Four additional organizations joined the Center in 1961: the Foreign Student Service Council, the Governmental Affairs Institute, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and the Institute of International Education. The center was renamed the Meridian House Foundation, which later evolved into Meridian International Center.
The Center organizes several large events each year. The most prominent one is the Meridian Ball, which usually takes place in October.
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