Obama's State Dinner: The Guest List
The White House has released a list of the guests expected to attendtonight's state dinner honoring Mexico's President Felipe Calderon. The list includes politicians, celebrities and other notable individuals.
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Here is the full list of expected attendees, as provided by the White House:
The President and First Lady Michelle ObamaHis Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of Mexico, and Mrs. Margarita Zavala
Mr. Michael Adler, Miami Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Judy Adler
Mr. Javier Alatorre, Mexico
Mr. Will Allen, Growing Power, Oak Creek, Wis.
Ms. Cynthia Allen
Ms. Adrienne Arsht, Washington
The Honorable David Axelrod, White House Communications
Mrs. Susan Axelrod
The Honorable Xavier Becerra, House of Representatives (D-Calif.)
Dr. Carolina Reyes
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States
Dr. Jill Biden
Mr. Dennis Blair, Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Mrs. Diane Blair
The Honorable Antony Blinken, Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, Office of the Vice President
The Honorable Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, Newark, N.J.
Ms. Gayle King, New York
The Honorable John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism, Homeland Security Council
Mrs. Katherine Brennan
Mr. Lindsey Buss, President and CEO, Martha's Table, Washington
Mrs. Betina Franceschini
Mr. Charles Cawley, Camden, Maine
Mrs. Julie Cawley
Mr. Kenneth Chenault, Amex, New York
Mrs. Kathryn Chenault
The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Washington
Mrs. Jean Chu
The Honorable Hillary R. Clinton, Secretary of State
Secretary Ernesto Cordero, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
Mr. Shani Davis, Chicago
Mr. Jae Su Chun
Mr. Jose Diaz-Balart, Telemundo, Hialeah, Fla.
Mrs. Brenda Diaz-Balart
The Honorable Chris Dodd, United States Senate (D-Conn.)
Mrs. Jackie Clegg Dodd
The Honorable Thomas Donilon, Assistant to the President, Deputy National Security Adviser, NSC
Ms. Cathy Russell, Chief of Staff to Dr. Jill Biden
Ms. Maria Elena Durazo, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Los Angeles
Mr. Henry Tamarin, Chicago
Mr. Don Edwards, Chicago
Mrs. Anne Edwards
Mr. Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, Mexico
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff to the President
Ms. Amy Rule
Mr. John B Emerson, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Ms. Kimberly K Marteau
Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Ms. Giselle Fernandez, Los Angeles
Ms. Karen Gordon
Mr. Jorge Fernsndez Menendez, Mexico
Ms. Patricia Flores, Head of the Office of the President, Mexico
Mr. David Friedman, Longmont, Colo.
Ms. Shawna Friedman
The Honorable Mike Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, NSC
Ms. Nancy Goodman
The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, Washington
Mrs. Becky Gates
The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington
Mrs. Carole Geithner
Mr. Leo Gerard, President, United Steel Workers, Washington
Mr. Gerald Fernandez
Ms. Whoopi Goldberg, Whoop Productions, New York
Mr. Thomas Leonardis
Ms. Maria Maria, Mary's Center, Washington
Mr. Michael Rexrode
Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont, Mexican Interior Secretary
Mr. James Gorman, Morgan Stanley, New York
Mrs. Penny Gorman
Mr. Joe Hansen, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Int'l, Washington
Ms. Bonnie Lou Ladin
Ms. Jane Hartley, CEO, Observatory Group, New York
Mr. Ralph Schlosstein, New York
The Honorable Eric Holder, United States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington
Dr. Sharon Malone, MD
The Honorable Steny Hoyer, United States Representative (D-Md.)
Ms. Kathleen May
Ms. Dolores C Huerta, Delores Huerta Foundation, Bakersfield, Calif.
The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor
Mr. James L Jones
Mrs. Diane Jones, McLean, Va.
The Honorable Tim Kaine, Richmond, Va.
Ms. Anne Holton
Justice Anthony Kennedy, Washington
Mrs. Mary Kennedy
The Honorable Pat Kennedy, Under Secretary, Management, U.S. Department of State, Washington
Ms. Elizabeth Swope
The Honorable R. Gil Kerlikowske, Washington
Ms. Anna Laszlo
The Honorable Ron Kirk, USTR, Washington
Ms. Elizabeth A Kirk
The Honorable Raymond LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Washington
Mrs. Kathy LaHood
Mr. David C Lizarraga, Los Angeles
Mrs. Yvonne Lizarraga
Ms. Eva Longoria-Parker, Los Angeles
Mr. David Figueroa, Pasadena, Calif.
Mr. George Lopez, Los Angeles
Mrs. Ann M Lopez, Toluca Lake, Calif.
Mr. Joaquin Lopez Doriga, Mexico
Ms. Monica Lozano, Publisher, La Opinion, Los Angeles
Mr. David Ayon
The Honorable Capricia Marshall, Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State, Washington
The Honorable Iris Martinez, Hispanic Caucus Chair, Chicago
Mr. Tony Martinez, Brownsville, Texas
Mrs. Carla Martinez
Mr. Thomas F. McLarty, President, McLarty Associates, Washington
Mr. Eliseo Medina, Oxnard, Calif.
Ms. Liza Medina
The Honorable Robert Menendez, United States Senate (D-N.J.)
Ms. Gwendolyn Beck
The Honorable Jim Messina, Office of Chief of Staff
Ms. Ana Elizabeth Himelic
Dr. Mario Molina, Department of Chemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
Ms. Guadalupe Limon
Mr. Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, Boston
Ms. Susan Berry
Admiral Michael G Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Arlington, Va.
Mrs. Deborah Mullen
The Honorable Cecilia Munoz, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Washington
Senator Carlos Navarrete, President of the Senate, Mexico
Mr. Kevin O'Reilly, Director for North America, National Security Staff, NSC
The Honorable Peter Orszag, Director, Office of Management & Budget
Ms. Bianna Golodryga
Mrs. Valerie Owens, Kennett Square, Penn.
Mr. Jack Owens
Congresswoman Beatriz Paredes, President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico
The Honorable Carlos Pascual, Ambassador to Mexico
Ms. Gabriela Rojas Jimenez
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, United States Representative and Speaker of the House
Mr. Paul Pelosi
The Honorable Federico Pena, Denver
Ms. Neila J Pena
The Honorable John Perez, Speaker of the House, State of California, Sacramento, Calif.
Mr. Jason Seifer
Mr. Victor Perez, Hoy, Chicago
Miss Agape Pappas
Congressman Francisco Ramirez Acuna, President of the House of Representatives, Mexico
Mr. Jorge Ramos, Univision, Miami
The Honorable Harry Reid, United States Senate (D-Nev.)
Mrs. Landra Reid
Mr. Dan Restrepo, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSA, Washington
The Honorable Silvestre Reyes, United States Representative (D-Texas)
Mrs. Carolina Reyes
The Honorable Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, New York
Mr. Ian Cameron, New York
The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, Santa Fe, N.M.
Ms. Vesta Richardson
Mrs. Marian Robinson
Mr. Reynaldo Robledo, CEO Robledo Vineyards Managment, LLC, Mexico
Mr. Luis Rubio, Mexico
Mr. Jesse Ruiz, Dinker Biddle and Reath LLP, Chicago
Mrs. Michele Ilene Ruiz
Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, Secretary of Economy
The Honorable Kenneth Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Washington
Mrs. Maria Elena Salinas, Univision, Miami
Mr. Manuel Machado
Mr. Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Florham Park, N.J.
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Mr. Arturo Sarukahn, Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico, Washington
Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan
Mr. Scott Schenkelberg, Executive Director, Miriam's Kitchen, Washington
Mrs. Susan Gillespie
The Honorable Susan Sher, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Mr. Carlos Slim, America Movil, Inbursa, Grupo Carso, Mexico
The Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor, Washington
Mr. Sam Sayyad, El Monte, Calif.
Mr. Andy Spahn, Los Angeles
Jennifer L Perry
The Honorable Jim Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, Washington
Ms. Sherburne B. Abbott
Mr. Tom Strickland, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington
The Honorable (Dr.) Larry Summers, Director, National Economic Council
Ruth Summers
The Honorable Mona Sutphen, Office of Chief of Staff, West Wing, Washington
Mr. Clyde Williams
Ms. Ana Claudia Talancon, Mexico
Mr. Dennis Toner, Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Ann Toner
Mr. Robert I Unanue, President, Goya Foods, Secaucus, N.J.
Ms. Elizabeth Unanue
Mr. Guillermo Valdes, Director General of the Center for Investigation and National Security (CISEN), Mexico
The Honorable Arturo A. Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington
Ms. Kathryne Mudge
Mr. Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Los Angeles
Mrs. Maria Vargas
The Honorable Nydia Velazquez, United States Representative (D-N.Y.)
Mr. Dennis Rivera
The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Ms. Prisila Rodriguez
Mrs. Alexa Wesner, Austin, Texas
Mr. Blaine Wesner, Reston, Va.
Mr. Frank White, Jr., Washington
Ms. Sylvia Denise Davis
Mr. Wellington Wilson, Olympia Fields, Ill.
Mrs. Kaye Wilson
Mr. Robert Wolf, Purchase, N.Y.
Mrs. Carol Wolf
Mr. Lorenzo Zambrano, CEO CEMEX, Mexico
Mr. John Zidich, Arizona Republic, Phoenix
Mrs. Pamela Zidich
The seating chart for the head table, beginning with Mr. Obama and moving to his right:
The Honorable Barack Obama
First Lady Margarita Zavala
Mr. David Lizarraga
Mrs. Mary Kennedy
Ms. Maria Elena Durazo
Mr. Jason Seifer
Mrs. Landra Reid
Mr. Henry Tamarin
Ms. Maria Elena Salinas
Mr. Frederico Pena
First Lady Michelle Obama
His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
Ms. Dolores Huerta
Justice Anthony Kennedy
Mrs. Priscilla Lizarraga
Senator Iris Martinez (D-Ill.)
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
Mrs. Nelia Pena
The Honorable John Perez
Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)