The White House has released the list of tonight's state dinner attendees. Gayle King, Mayor Cory Booker, Whoopi Goldberg, Eva Longoria-Parker, George Lopez, Peter Orzsag and his fiancee Bianna Golodryga, and Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson are among the guests.
The following people will be sitting at President Obama's table:
First Lady Margarita Zavala
Mr. David Lizárraga
Mrs. Mary Kennedy
Ms. Maria Elena Durazo
Mr. Jason Seifer
Mrs. Landra Reid
Mr. Henry Tamarin
Ms. Maria Elena Salinas
Mr. Frederico Peña
First Lady Michelle Obama
His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
Ms. Dolores Huerta
Justice Anthony Kennedy
Mrs. Priscilla Lizarraga
Senator Iris Martinez
Senator Harry Reid
Mrs. Nelia Peña
The Honorable John Pérez
Representative Nydia Velázquez
The White House also released a list of who will be attending the reception and performance after the state dinner. Scroll all the way down to see.
Read more performer and place setting details HERE and menu details HERE.
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2010
Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight's State Dinner, followed by the list for the head table:
The President & First Lady Michelle Obama
His Excellency Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico and Mrs. Margarita Zavala
Mr. Michael Adler, Miami Beach, FL
Mrs. Judy Adler
Mr. Javier Alatorre, Mexico
Mr. Will Allen, Growing Power, Oak Creek, WI
Ms. Cynthia Allen
Ms. Adrienne Arsht, Washington, DC
The Honorable David Axelrod, White House Communications
Mrs. Susan Axelrod
The Honorable Xavier Becerra, House of RepresentativesDr. 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, NJ
Ms. Gayle King, New York, NY
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, DC
Mrs. Betina Franceschini
Mr. Charles Cawley, Camden, ME
Mrs. Julie Cawley
Mr. Kenneth Chenault, Amex, New York, NY
Mrs. Kathryn Chenault
The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Mrs. Jean Chu
The Honorable Hillary R. Clinton, Secretary of State
Secretary Ernesto Cordero, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
Mr. Shani Davis, Chicago, IL
Mr. Jae Su Chun
Mr. José Díaz-Balart, Telemundo, Hialeah, FL
Mrs. Brenda Díaz-Balart
The Honorable Chris Dodd, United States Senate
Mrs. Jackie Clegg Dodd
The Honorable Thomas Donilon, Assistant to the President, Deputy National Security Advisor, NSC
Ms. Cathy Russell, Chief of Staff to Dr. Jill Biden
Ms. María Elena Durazo, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Henry Tamarin, Chicago, IL
Mr. Don Edwards, Chicago, IL
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, CA
Ms. Kimberly K Marteau
Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Ms. Giselle Fernandez, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Karen Gordon
Mr. Jorge Fernández Menéndez, Mexico
Ms. Patricia Flores, Head of the Office of the President, Mexico
Mr. David Friedman, Longmont, CO
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, DC
Mrs. Becky Gates
The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, DC
Mrs. Carole Geithner
Mr. Leo Gerard, President, United Steel Workers, Washington, DC
Mr. Gerald Fernandez
Ms. Whoopi Goldberg, Whoop Productions, New York, NY
Mr. Thomas Leonardis
Ms. Maria María, Mary's Center, Washington, DC
Mr. Michael Rexrode
Secretary Fernando Gómez Mont, Mexican Interior Secretary
Mr. James Gorman, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
Mrs. Penny Gorman
Mr. Joe Hansen, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Int'l, Washington, DC
Ms. Bonnie Lou Ladin
Ms. Jane Hartley, CEO, Observatory Group, New York, NY
Mr. Ralph Schlosstein, New York, NY
The Honorable Eric Holder, United States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Dr. Sharon Malone, MD
The Honorable Steny Hoyer, United States Representative
Ms. Kathleen May
Ms. Dolores C Huerta, Delores Huerta Foundation, Bakersfield, CA
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, DC
Mrs. Mary Kennedy
The Honorable Pat Kennedy, Under Secretary, Management, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Elizabeth Swope
The Honorable R. Gil Kerlikowske, Washington, DC
Ms. Anna Laszlo
The Honorable Ron Kirk, USTR, Washington, DC
Ms. Elizabeth A Kirk
The Honorable Raymond LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Mrs. Kathy LaHood
Mr. David C Lizárraga, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Yvonne Lizárraga
Ms. Eva Longoria-Parker, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. David Figueroa, Pasadena, CA
Mr. George Lopez, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Ann M Lopez, Toluca Lake, CA
Mr. Joaquín López Dóriga, Mexico
Ms. Monica Lozano, Publisher, La Opinion, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. David Ayon
The Honorable Capricia Marshall, Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
The Honorable Iris Martinez, Hispanic Caucus Chair, Chicago, IL
Mr. Tony Martinez, Brownsville, TX
Mrs. Carla Martinez
Mr. Thomas F. McLarty, President, McLarty Associates, Washington, DC
Mr. Eliseo Medina, Oxnard, CA
Ms. Liza Medina
The Honorable Robert Menendez, United States Senate
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, CA
Ms. Guadalupe Limón
Mr. Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, Boston, MA
Ms. Susan Berry
Admiral Michael G Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Arlington, VA
Mrs. Deborah Mullen
The Honorable Cecilia Muñoz, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
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, PA
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 Peña, Denver, CO
Ms. Neila J Peña
The Honorable John Pérez, Speaker of the House, State of California, Sacramento, CA
Mr. Jason Seifer
Mr. Victor Pérez, Hoy, Chicago, IL
Miss Agape Pappas
Congressman Francisco Ramírez Acuña, President of the House of Representatives, Mexico
Mr. Jorge Ramos, Univision, Miami, FL
The Honorable Harry Reid, United States Senate
Mrs. Landra Reid
Mr. Dan Restrepo, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSA, Washington, DC
The Honorable Silvestre Reyes, United States Representative
Mrs. Carolina Reyes
The Honorable Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, New York, NY
Mr. Ian Cameron, New York, NY
The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
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, IL
Mrs. Michele Ilene Ruiz
Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, Secretary of Economy
The Honorable Kenneth Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
Mrs. María Elena Salinas, Univision, Miami, FL
Mr. Manuel Machado
Mr. Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Florham Park, NJ
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Mr. Arturo Sarukahn, Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico, Washington, DC
Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan
Mr. Scott Schenkelberg, Executive Director, Miriam's Kitchen, Washington, DC
Mrs. Susan Gillespie
The Honorable Susan Sher, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Mr. Carlos Slim, América Móvil, Inbursa, Grupo Carso, Mexico
The Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor, Washington, DC
Mr. Sam Sayyad, El Monte, CA
Mr. Andy Spahn, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer L Perry
The Honorable Jim Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, Washington, D
Ms. Sherburne B. Abbott
Mr. Tom Strickland, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
The Honorable (Dr.) Larry Summers, Director, National Economic Council
Ruth Summers
The Honorable Mona Sutphen, Office of Chief of Staff, West Wing, Washington, DC
Mr. Clyde Williams
Ms. Ana Claudia Talancón, Mexico
Mr. Dennis Toner, Wilmington, DE
Mrs. Ann Toner
Mr. Robert I Unanue, President, Goya Foods, Secaucus, NJ
Ms. Elizabeth Unanue
Mr. Guillermo Valdés, 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, DC
Ms. Kathryne Mudge
Mr. Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. María Vargas
The Honorable Nydia Velázquez, United States Representative
Mr. Dennis Rivera
The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Prisila Rodriguez
Mrs. Alexa Wesner, Austin, TX
Mr. Blaine Wesner, Reston, VA
Mr. Frank White, Jr., Washington, DC
Ms. Sylvia Denise Davis
Mr. Wellington Wilson, Olympia Fields, IL
Mrs. Kaye Wilson
Mr. Robert Wolf, Purchase, NY
Mrs. Carol Wolf
Mr. Lorenzo Zambrano, CEO CEMEX, Mexico
Mr. John Zidich, Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
Mrs. Pamela Zidich
Seating Chart for Head Table beginning with the President and moving to his right.
v The Honorable Barack Obamav First Lady Margarita Zavala
v Mr. David Lizárraga
v Mrs. Mary Kennedy
v Ms. Maria Elena Durazo
v Mr. Jason Seifer
v Mrs. Landra Reid
v Mr. Henry Tamarin
v Ms. Maria Elena Salinas
v Mr. Frederico Peña
v First Lady Michelle Obama
v His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
v Ms. Dolores Huerta
v Justice Anthony Kennedy
v Mrs. Priscilla Lizarraga
v Senator Iris Martinez
v Senator Harry Reid
v Mrs. Nelia Peña
v The Honorable John Pérez
v Representative Nydia Velázquez
HERE'S WHO WILL ATTEND THE RECEPTION AFTER THE DINNER:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2010
Below is a list of expected attendees who will join tonight's Reception and Performance following the State Dinner:
The President & First Lady Michelle Obama
His Excellency Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico and Mrs. Margarita Zavala
The Honorable Tom Atkin, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director, NSC
Mr. Monte Briggs Hawkins
The Honorable Joe Baca, United States Representative
Mr. Robert C. Barber, Cambridge, MA
Mrs. Denise Bauer, Belvedere Tiburon, CA
Mr. Steve Bauer
The Honorable Robert Rand Beers, Under Secretary for National Protection Programs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
Mrs. Marian Beers
The Honorable Alan D. Bersin, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for International Affairs
The Honorable Barbara Boxer, United States Senate
Mr. Michael Camuñez, Special Assistant to the President, Office of Presidential Personnel
Mr. Steven Means
Mr. Thomas Castro, BMP Radio, Houston, TX
Ms. Jacqueline Castro
The Honorable Gil Cedillo, California State Senate, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Gilbert Martinez
The Honorable James E. Clyburn, United States Representative, Washington, DC
The Honorable Henry Cuellar, United States Representative
Amy Travieso
Mr. Jim Demers, Concord, NH
Mr. Carlos Elizondo, Washington, DC
Mr. Mark Dumas
The Honorable Eliot Engel, United States Representative
Mrs. Patricia Engel
The Honorable José W. Fernández, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Andrea Gabor
Ms. María Garza, President, Mexican American Council, Homestead, FL
Edward Garza
Mr. Stuart Grant, Greenville, DE
Mrs. Suzanne Grant
The Honorable Raúl Grijalva, United States Representative
Ms. Marisa H. Grijalva
The Honorable Gary Grindler, Acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States
Christine Grindler
Ms. Christy Haubegger, Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Steven Wolfe Pereira
The Honorable David Heyman, Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
Ms. Victoria T White
The Honorable Rubén Hinojosa, United States Representative
Mrs. Martha Hinojosa
The Honorable Fred Hochberg, Export-Import Bank, Washington, DC
Dr. John P. Holdren, Washington, DC
Ms. Roberta Jacobson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North American Affairs
Mr. Jonathon Jacobson
The Honorable David Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State for INL
Ms. Scarlett Swan
Mr. Lon Johnson
Mr. Michael Kempner, East Rutherford, NJ
Mrs. Jacqueline Kempner
Mr. Steven Lerner, Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Sharon Van Horn
The Honorable David Lipton, SAP and Senior Director for International Economics
Ms. Mary Galbraith
The Honorable Nita Lowey, United States Representative
Mr. Stephen Lowey
The Honorable Ben Ray Lujan, United States Representative
Ms. Deanna Archeleta
Ms. Maria Matos, Wilmington, DE
Ms. Sindy Ortiz
Mr. Gary Matthews, Chicago, IL
Mrs. Sandy Matthews
Mr. John F. McShane
Mrs. Kathleen C. McShane
The Honorable Daniel Meltzer, Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Counsel to the President, White House Counsel
The Honorable Janet Murguía, President and CEO, National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC
Mauro Morales
The Honorable Grace Napolitano, United States Representative
Ms. Angela Salinas
Mr. Danny Ortega, Chair, National Council of La Raza Board, Phoenix, AZ
Mr. Raul Perea-Henze
Mr. Stephen B. Sobhani
Mr. Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun, Henderson, NV
Ms. Madeline Ralston
The Honorable Vivian Rapposelli, Secretary, Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, Newark, DE
Stephen Rapposelli
The Honorable Nick Rasmussen, SAP and Senior Director for Counterterrorism
Mrs. Maria Rasmussen
Mr. Sean Regan, Director, NSSS Transborder Security Policy
Mrs. Eva N. Regan
Ms. Rosa Rosales, San Antonio, TX
Mr. Brent Ashley Wilkes, Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Washington, DC
The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard, United States Representative
Mr. Edward AllardThe Honorable Francisco Sánchez, Undersecretary of Commerce, Washington, DC
Ms. Mileydi Guilarte
The Honorable Linda Sánchez, United States Representative
Mr. James Sullivan, Guest of Then Honorable Linda Sanchez
The Honorable Loretta Sanchez
Ms. Esther L. Coopersmith
The Honorable Elizabeth Sears Smith, Office of Cabinet Affairs
Mr. Douglas SmithMr. Jeffrey Stirling
Mrs. Cynthia L. Stirling
The Honorable Paul Stockton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs
Mrs. Kristin Stockton
The Honorable Bruce Swartz, Department of Justice
Ms. Deborah Goodings
Ms. Grace Tsao-Wu, Chicago, IL
Ms. Laura Kofoid
Ms. Mimi Valdés Ryan, Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief, Kidult.com, New York, NY
Mr. Florian Bachleda
Mr. Jorge Valencia, West Des Moines, IA
Ms. Ramona Rowbury-Valencia
Secretary Tom Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Mrs. Christie Vilsack