Partners' Programme

A wide range of exciting options will be offered for partners attending the Summit to choose from.

Please note that the number of guests able to join some of the tours is limited so early booking is advised. Please indicate your preference on the Registration Form when booking. Because of tight security at some of the venues, we may be contacting you to request contact and passport information.

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Date: Tuesday 11 April
Time: 9.00 - 12.00
Depart: JW Marriott Hotel

Washington, DC is known for its independent, motivated and inspiring women. The National Museum of Women in the Arts is an immense Renaissance Revival structure that served as the home to the only museum in the country dedicated exclusively to artwork by women. The museum was founded in 1987 by the Holladay family of Washington. Ms. Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, Museum Founder, will speak with the group and time will be allowed for discussion.

The Museum has extended special arrangements for the Global Summit participants to experience a VIP tour of the current exhibit on display, Divine and Human: Women in Ancient Mexico and Peru. In ancient Mesoamerica and Andean civilizations, women had daily roles in both the spiritual and actual worlds. They were not only daughters, wives, mothers, and grandmothers, but also healers, midwives, scribes, artists, priestesses, warriors, governors, and even goddesses. Divine and Human brings together 400 archaeological treasures from Mexico and Peru that include magnificent sculptures, textiles, pottery, and jewelry explore the feminine "sphere" in cultures as varied as the Aztec, Mayan, Zapotec, Moche, Mixtec, and Incan. After your tour of the special exhibit, you will be given the opportunity to spend some time on your own to explore the exhibits that are of most interest to you.

This inspiring morning in Washington will harness your creative energy and leave you with another perspective on this truly international city.

The Phillips Collection. Pre-opening of
"A Celebration of the Masterworks at the Phillips Collection"

Date: Tuesday 11 April
Time: 9.00 - 11.00
Depart: JW Marriott Hotel

The Phillips Collection, America's first museum of modern art, opened in 1921 in the home of Duncan Phillips (1886-1966). The collection includes Renoir's great masterpiece 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' along with other outstanding Impressionist paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Degas and Cézanne.

Today, a Private Preview of 'A Celebration of the Masterworks at the Phillips Collection' has been arranged specifically for Global Summit guests. Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party"; one of the greatest impressionist paintings ever created, returns home to Washington following a record-breaking four-year tour to seven U.S. cities and exhibitions in Switzerland, Japan, Italy and France. The Boating Party along with approximately 60 of the museum's best-loved paintings and sculpture, will be reinstalled, including major works by some of the most important European artists intimately associated with the development of modernism.

After the Private Preview, guests will also have the option to participate in a special tour of the Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec: London and Paris, 1870-1910 Exhibition. This tour will be led by Art historians from the Phillips Collection staff.

Hillwood Museum and Gardens

Date: Tuesday 11 April
Time: 12.45 - 16.30
Depart: JW Marriott Hotel

Visit one of the grandest residences in all of Washington. Hillwood Museum & Gardens is the former estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post, Post Cereal heiress. Built in 1926, this opulent 40-room Georgian mansion houses a plethora of extraordinary art works and furnishings. View Hillwood's collection of French decorative and the most comprehensive collection of Russian Imperial artwork outside of Russia. See elaborate icons, priceless gold and silver pieces, gleaming porcelain artifacts, and dazzling Faberge eggs.

The estate, situated at the edge of Rock Creek Park, also features extensive gardens, including the French Parterre boxwood garden, an informal flower garden, and a Japanese-Style garden with waterfall. The Japanese-Style garden, designed by Shogo J. Jyaida illustrates the art of displaying all the wonders of the natural landscape on a residential scale, with mountains, lakes, meadows, woods, and islands represented in miniature. There is also a rose garden that surrounds Mrs. Post's grave; and a renowned greenhouse, teeming with 2,000 varieties of rare orchids.

After the mansion and garden tours, tea will be served in the Hillwood Café at 3:30pm. At the conclusion of tea, guests will return to the hotel.

The Splendour of Capitol Hill

Date: Tuesday 11 April
Time: 13.00 - 15.30
Depart: JW Marriott Hotel

From atop its lofty hilltop perch, the U.S. Capitol Building dominates both America's political landscape and Washington's majestic cityscape. The United States Capitol is among the most symbolically important and architecturally impressive buildings in the World. It has housed the meeting chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate for two centuries. The Capitol, which was started in 1793, has been through many construction phases. It stands today as a monument to the American people and their government.

Your 'VIP' experience begins with the introduction of members of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, US Capitol historians and Steve Livengood. These experts will remain with everyone through the afternoon and each will share their in depth knowledge of the Capitol's history and architecture. You will be enlightened by the historical significance of the paintings and frescoes as well as entertained with intriguing stories of some of the many famous leaders who have passed through these halls. Guests will experience a highly enlightening and energetic tour of the Rotunda, Old Senate Chambers, Old Supreme Court Chambers, Brumidi Corridors, Hall of Columns, the Minton Tiles, National Statuary Hall and the Crypt. Not to mention, additional unique rooms along the way!

Former Congressmen and current President of the United States Capitol Historical Society, Ronald A. Sarasin will join the group for a portion of the program.

Return to your hotel with a in-depth knowledge of the history and architecture of this icon of American government.

Note: Comfortable shoes are recommended.

The United States Department of State.
Diplomatic Reception Rooms

Date: Wednesday 12 April
Time: 9:00 - 11:00
Depart: JW Marriott Hotel

The Diplomatic Reception Rooms are among the most beautiful rooms in the world used for official entertaining. In this setting, the Secretary of State, the Vice President and Members of the Cabinet entertain the leaders of the world as well as foreign and American dignitaries. Each year over 80,000 guests are entertained at luncheons, receptions, and dinners. In addition, 60,000 visitors tour the reception rooms.

Since 1961 the Fine Arts Committee, under the guidance of its former chairman, Clement E. Conger, has assisted the Department of State in assembling a collection of museum-caliber American furnishings of the period 1750-1825 and assisted in the architectural transformation of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms from ordinary rooms into masterpieces of 18th and early 19th century architecture.

Expert docents will conduct the tour for the guests, providing information about the collection and its history. Following the tour, guests will depart for their return trip to the hotel.

The Diplomatic Reception Rooms tour includes the Entrance Hall, Passageway, Gallery, Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room and the Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room. The exquisitely detailed architectural and decorative highlights of this suite of rooms serve as our country's main stage for international diplomacy. In addition to its function for diplomacy, these rooms house a premier collection of early American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts, dating from 1740 until the late 19th century.

Each of these unique items, including the work of Chippendale, Revere, Stuart as well as Chinese export porcelains, help to decorate and highlight these rooms in which some of our most important diplomacy is conducted. The tour will include an overview of the rooms and their contents with selected emphasis on some items and their history. The tours are limited to the 8th floor area specified. All other areas of the Department of State are restricted.

Following the tour, guests will depart for their return trip to the hotel.