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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton make a return visit to the White House as guests at tonight's White House state dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yoko.
Also on the list: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, Apple's Tim Cook, actor Robert De Niro, and figure skater Christy Yamaguchi. Los Angeles dignitaries include Linda Resnick and Stuart Resnick, and invited journalists include NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell, White House Correspondents' Association president, and photographer David Ackie.
Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, is also a guest with Amy Rule, along with children Zach and Ilana. Emanuel's brother, WME CEO Ari, did not attend.
Paul Simon will perform at the dinner.
Upon his arrival, De Niro, along with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen, were asked how he felt about the 2024 election. “What do you think?” He said, in the compound report.
Full list:
President Dr. Biden
His Excellency Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan and Mrs. Kishida Yuko
Mr. Akiba Takeo, National Security Advisor
Mr. Arima Yutaka, Director-General of the Office of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ayasi
Mr. Ajay Banga and Ms. Ritu Banga
The Honorable Mr. John Bass, Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State and Ms. Audrey Hsieh
His Excellency Mr. Stephen K. Benjamin, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Miss Jordan Grace Benjamin
His Excellency Mr. Anthony R. Bernal, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady and Brian Mostler
Mr. Jeff Bezos and Ms. Lauren Sanchez
Ms. Ashley Biden and Dr. Howard Kerin
Mrs. Finnegan Biden
Ms. Naomi Biden Neal and Mr. Peter Neal
The Honorable Richard T. Bessen, Jr., Mayor of Maui County, Hawaii and Mrs. Isabella Bessen
His Excellency Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, US Department of State and His Excellency Evan M. Ryan, Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary
Mr. Neil Bloom and Mrs. Leslie Bloom
Mr. Brent Booker and Dr. Catherine Booker
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, and Ms. Sharyn Brown
His Excellency Mr. Bill Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Ms. Sarah Burns
His Excellency Mr. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State and His Excellency Mr. Lael Brainard, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council
Mr. William Jefferson Clinton, 42 years oldSecond abbreviation President of the United States and Her Excellency Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67 years oldy United States Secretary of State
His Excellency Mr. David Cohen, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Ms. Susie Friedman Cohen
Mr. Tim Cook and Ms. Lisa Jackson
His Excellency Mr. Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina and Ms. Christine Cooper
Her Excellency Diana DeGetti, Representative of the United States and Her Excellency Lino Lipinski D. Orloff
Mr. Robert De Niro and Ms. Tiffany Chen
Mr. James Damon and Ms. Judy Damon
Mr. Michael C. Donilon and Mrs. Patricia Donilon
Mrs. Ilana Emmanuel
His Excellency Mr. Rahm Emanuel, US Ambassador to Japan and Ms. Amy Rule
Mr. Zakaria Emmanuel
The Honorable Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin and Mrs. Cathy Evers
Mr. Fred Eichner and Mr. Danny Leung
Mr. Sean Finn and Ms. Stella Finn
His Excellency Mr. John Feiner, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
Mrs. T. J. Fadel
Mr. Lawrence Fink
Mr. Bill Freeman and Mr. Tom Loftis
Dr. Funabashi Yuichi
Mr. Funakoshi Takehiro, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Susie Gilman and Mr. Michael Gilman
Ms. Xochitl Gonzalez and Mr. Daniel Lubrano
Mr. Robert Goodman and Mrs. Jane Lipman
His Excellency Mr. Philip Gordon, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States and His Excellency Rebecca Liesner, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President
Admiral Chris Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, and Ms. Christine Grady
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy, US Department of Energy and Mr. Daniel Mulhern
Mr. John Gray and Ms. Mindy Gray
Mr. Rene Haas
His Excellency April D. Haynes, Director of National Intelligence and Mr. David Davey
His Excellency Mr. Bill Hagerty, US Senator and Mrs. Chrissy Hagerty
The Honorable Mr. Bruce Harrell, Mayor of Seattle, Washington and Ms. Joan Harrell
His Excellency Kamala Dr. Harris, Vice President of the United States and Mr. Douglas C. Emhoff, Second Gentleman of the United States
His Excellency Mazie Hirono, US Senator and Mr. Layton Kim Oshima
The Honorable Mr. Amos Hochstein, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Energy and Investment Advisor, National Security Council and Ms. Ray Ringel
The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York and Mr. William Hochul
Mr. Hosaka Shin, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Hoshidi Akihiko
Mr. Amos Hostetter and Mrs. Barbara Hostetter
Mr. Iijima Isao, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mrs. Ikuta Lilas
Ms. Amabelle P. James and Mr. Ryan Petersen
The Honorable Mr. Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader of the US House of Representatives and Ms. Kenisandra Jeffries
Her Excellency Mr. Kamikawa Yoko, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Katahira Satoshi
Mr. Katanozaka Shinya
Mr. Tony Kawai
Mr. Kobayashi Ken
Mr. Arvind Krishna and Mrs. Sonia Krishna
His Excellency Mr. Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State and Ms. Namie Kritenbrink
Mr. Kunieda Shingo
Ms. Megan Myungwon Lee and Mr. Jeff Werner
His Excellency Mark Macaro, Tribal Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians and Ms. Holly Macaro
Mr. Maeda Tadashi
Ms. Judy Marks and Mr. Chris Kearney
Her Excellency Doris Matsui, Representative of the United States, and Mr. Roger St
The Honorable Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, US Department of Homeland Security and Ms. Tania Mayorkas
Mr. David McCall and Mrs. Donna McCall
Mr. Sanjay Mehrotra and Ms. Sangeeta Mehrotra
His Excellency Mr. Jeff Merkley, US Senator and Mrs. Bryn Merkley
Mr. Mikitani Hiroshi
His Excellency Moriyama Masahito, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Mr. Murray Hideki, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Ms. Ellen Nakashima and Mr. Alan Cypress
Ms. Mira Nakashima and Mr. Jonathan Yarnall
Ms. Nikki Nakayama and Ms. Carol Iida Nakayama
His Excellency Mr. Bill Nelson, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Ms. Grace Nelson
Mr. Ninami Takeshi
Ms. Kelly O'Donnell and Mr. J. David Ack
Dr. Okina Yuri
Mr. Ono Kiichi, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Utsuro Tetsuya, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister
His Excellency Mr. Thomas E. Pérez, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Ms. Annemarie Stoudenmayer
His Excellency John D. Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation and Ms. May Podesta
His Excellency Mr. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States and Ms. Elissa Leonard
His Excellency Mr. Natalie H. Killian, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff, and Mr. Ryan Killian
The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce, and Andy Moffett
The Honorable Myra Raab-Hooper, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council and Mr. Matthew Priest
His Excellency Mr. Bruce N. Reed, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff and Mrs. Bonnie Lippard
Ms. Linda Resnick and Mr. Stuart Resnick
His Excellency Mr. Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President and Advisor to the President and Ms. Amy Ricchetti
Mrs. Cecile Richards and Mr. Kirk Adams
Mr. Robert Roche and Ms. Retsuko Hattori Roche
Mr. Josh Rogin and Ms. Ali Rogin
Mr. Ethan Rosenzweig, Acting Chief of Protocol at the US Department of State
Mr. Michael J. Sachs and Mrs. Carrie Sachs
His Excellency Saito Ken, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Sawada Jun
Mr. Serizawa Kiyoshi, Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Defence
The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Lori Shapiro
Mr. Alex Hideo Shibutani
Ms. Maya Harumi Shibutani
Mr. Shikata Noriyuki, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs
Mr. Shimada Takashi, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister
Mr. Brad Smith and Mr. Gregory Smith
Mr. Masayoshi Son
Mr. Robert Michael Staffis and Mrs. Amy Staffis
The Honorable Jake G. Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Ms. Maggie Goodlander
Her Excellency Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative and Mr. Robert Skidmore
His Excellency Mr. Mark Takano, Representative of the United States and Mr. Glenn Fukushima
Her Excellency Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations and Mr. Lafayette Greenfield, II
Her Excellency Jill Tokuda, Representative of the United States and Ms. Susan Morita
Mrs. Maria D. Toller and Mrs. Casey Albert
The Honorable Annie Tommasini, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff and Mr. Ray Tommasini
Mrs. Ueno Yukiko
His Excellency Mr. Pranay Fadey, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation, National Security Council and Ms. Megan Fadey
The Honorable Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, US Department of State and Ms. Zoe Verma
His Excellency Mr. Lauren A. Volz, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President and Mrs. Ruby Smith
Mr. Kent Walker and Mrs. Diana Walsh
Mr. Mark Walter and Ms. Kimbra Walter
The Honorable Stephen Westley and Mrs. Anita Y. Westley
Mr. Eugene Woods and Mrs. Lorraine Wooden
His Excellency Mr. Yamada Shigeo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States
Ms. Christy Yamaguchi and Ms. Yukiko Saegusa
Mr. Yamamoto Takayoshi, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister of Japan
The Honorable Ms. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, US Department of the Treasury and The Honorable Mr. Adewale Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, US Department of the Treasury
Mr. David Zapolski and Ms. Lynn Hubbard
His Excellency Jeff Zients, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the President and Mrs. Mary Zients
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