Attendees at tonight’s State Dinner
Ok all you D.C. gossips, below the jump is the list of attendees at tonight’s State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon — just released by the White House press office. Mostly a pretty standard list of Obamans, Mexico-hands, celebs (Eva Longoria-Parker, George Lopez, Whoopi Goldberg, Jets QB Mark Sanchez) and people you’ve never heard ...
Ok all you D.C. gossips, below the jump is the list of attendees at tonight's State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon -- just released by the White House press office.
Ok all you D.C. gossips, below the jump is the list of attendees at tonight’s State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon — just released by the White House press office.
Mostly a pretty standard list of Obamans, Mexico-hands, celebs (Eva Longoria-Parker, George Lopez, Whoopi Goldberg, Jets QB Mark Sanchez) and people you’ve never heard of.
Biggest VIP: World richest man Carlos Slim.
Most random: Speedskating Gold Medalist Shani Davis.
Update: ABC’s Jake Tapper tweets: "No Republican officials on tonight’s State Dinner list. WH official says the Republicans who were invited declined to attend."
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 AdlerMr. Javier Alatorre, Mexico
Mr. Will Allen, Growing Power, Oak Creek, WI
Ms. Cynthia AllenMs. Adrienne Arsht, Washington, DC
The Honorable David Axelrod, White House Communications
Mrs. Susan AxelrodThe Honorable Xavier Becerra, House of Representatives
Dr. Carolina ReyesThe Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States
Dr. Jill BidenMr. Dennis Blair, Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Mrs. Diane BlairThe 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, NYThe Honorable John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism, Homeland Security Council
Mrs. Katherine BrennanMr. Lindsey Buss, President and CEO, Martha’s Table, Washington, DC
Mrs. Betina FranceschiniMr. Charles Cawley, Camden, ME
Mrs. Julie CawleyMr. Kenneth Chenault, Amex, New York, NY
Mrs. Kathryn ChenaultThe Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Mrs. Jean ChuThe Honorable Hillary R. Clinton, Secretary of State
Secretary Ernesto Cordero, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
Mr. Shani Davis, Chicago, IL
Mr. Jae Su ChunMr. José Díaz-Balart, Telemundo, Hialeah, FL
Mrs. Brenda Díaz-BalartThe Honorable Chris Dodd, United States Senate
Mrs. Jackie Clegg DoddThe 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, ILMr. Don Edwards, Chicago, IL
Mrs. Anne EdwardsMr. Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, Mexico
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff to the President
Ms. Amy RuleMr. John B Emerson, Beverly Hills, CA
Ms. Kimberly K MarteauAmbassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Ms. Giselle Fernandez, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Karen GordonMr. Jorge Fernández Menéndez, Mexico
Ms. Patricia Flores, Head of the Office of the President, Mexico
Mr. David Friedman, Longmont, CO
Ms. Shawna FriedmanThe Honorable Mike Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, NSC
Ms. Nancy GoodmanThe Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
Mrs. Becky GatesThe Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, DC
Mrs. Carole GeithnerMr. Leo Gerard, President, United Steel Workers, Washington, DC
Mr. Gerald FernandezMs. Whoopi Goldberg, Whoop Productions, New York, NY
Mr. Thomas LeonardisMs. Maria María, Mary’s Center, Washington, DC
Mr. Michael RexrodeSecretary Fernando Gómez Mont, Mexican Interior Secretary
Mr. James Gorman, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
Mrs. Penny GormanMr. Joe Hansen, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Int’l, Washington, DC
Ms. Bonnie Lou LadinMs. 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, MDThe Honorable Steny Hoyer, United States Representative
Ms. Kathleen MayMs. 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 KennedyThe Honorable Pat Kennedy, Under Secretary, Management, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Elizabeth SwopeThe Honorable R. Gil Kerlikowske, Washington, DC
Ms. Anna LaszloThe Honorable Ron Kirk, USTR, Washington, DC
Ms. Elizabeth A KirkThe Honorable Raymond LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Mrs. Kathy LaHoodMr. David C Lizárraga, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Yvonne LizárragaMs. 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 MartinezMr. Thomas F. McLarty, President, McLarty Associates, Washington, DC
Mr. Eliseo Medina, Oxnard, CA
Ms. Liza MedinaThe Honorable Robert Menendez, United States Senate
Ms. Gwendolyn BeckThe Honorable Jim Messina, Office of Chief of Staff
Ms. Ana Elizabeth HimelicDr. Mario Molina, Department of Chemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Ms. Guadalupe LimónMr. Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, Boston, MA
Ms. Susan BerryAdmiral Michael G Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Arlington, VA
Mrs. Deborah MullenThe 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 GolodrygaMrs. Valerie Owens, Kennett Square, PA
Mr. Jack OwensCongresswoman Beatriz Paredes, President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico
The Honorable Carlos Pascual, Ambassador to Mexico
Ms. Gabriela Rojas JimenezThe Honorable Nancy Pelosi, United States Representative and Speaker of the House
Mr. Paul PelosiThe Honorable Federico Peña, Denver, CO
Ms. Neila J PeñaThe Honorable John Pérez, Speaker of the House, State of California, Sacramento, CA
Mr. Jason SeiferMr. Victor Pérez, Hoy, Chicago, IL
Miss Agape PappasCongressman 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 ReidMr. Dan Restrepo, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSA, Washington, DC
The Honorable Silvestre Reyes, United States Representative
Mrs. Carolina ReyesThe Honorable Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, New York, NY
Mr. Ian Cameron, New York, NYThe Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
Ms. Vesta RichardsonMrs. 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 RuizSecretary 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 MachadoMr. Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Florham Park, NJ
D’Brickashaw FergusonMr. Arturo Sarukahn, Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico, Washington, DC
Mrs. Veronica Valencia-SarukhanMr. Scott Schenkelberg, Executive Director, Miriam’s Kitchen, Washington, DC
Mrs. Susan GillespieThe 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, CAMr. Andy Spahn, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer L PerryThe Honorable Jim Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Sherburne B. AbbottMr. Tom Strickland, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
The Honorable (Dr.) Larry Summers, Director, National Economic Council
Ruth SummersThe Honorable Mona Sutphen, Office of Chief of Staff, West Wing, Washington, DC
Mr. Clyde WilliamsMs. Ana Claudia Talancón, Mexico
Mr. Dennis Toner, Wilmington, DE
Mrs. Ann TonerMr. Robert I Unanue, President, Goya Foods, Secaucus, NJ
Ms. Elizabeth UnanueMr. 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 MudgeMr. Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. María VargasThe Honorable Nydia Velázquez, United States Representative
Mr. Dennis RiveraThe Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Prisila RodriguezMrs. Alexa Wesner, Austin, TX
Mr. Blaine Wesner, Reston, VAMr. Frank White, Jr., Washington, DC
Ms. Sylvia Denise DavisMr. Wellington Wilson, Olympia Fields, IL
Mrs. Kaye WilsonMr. Robert Wolf, Purchase, NY
Mrs. Carol WolfMr. Lorenzo Zambrano, CEO CEMEX, Mexico
Mr. John Zidich, Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
Mrs. Pamela Zidich
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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