President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are hosting 500 guests for a state dinner for Kenya President William Ruto and his wife Rachel.
It’s the biggest state dinner of the Biden administration.
The following is a complete list of expected guests:
THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN
HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA & HER EXCELLENCY RACHEL RUTO
The Honorable Alice P. Albright, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation & Mr. Gregory B. Bowes
The Honorable Elizabeth E. Alexander, Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for the First Lady & Mr. David Wade
His Excellency Lazarus Amayo, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the United States & Mrs. Nelly Amayo
Mr. Franklin O. Amoo & Dr. Zainab Usman
Ms. Semhar Araia & Ms. Binaifer Nowrojee
Reverend Shavon Arline-Bradley & Mr. Andrew Benjamin Bradley
The Honorable Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense & Mrs. Charlene Austin
Mr. Andrew Awili
Her Excellency Audrey Azoulay & Mr. Eliot Minchenberg
Mr. Eric H. Baker & Dr. Nicole Cooper Baker
The Honorable John R. Bass, Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State & Ms. Holly Holzer Bass
Mr. Rye Barcott & Dr. Tracy Barcott
The Honorable Joy Basu, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Africa Bureau of State, U.S. Department of State
Mr. John B. Bellinger & Mrs. Dawn Bellinger
The Honorable Anthony Bernal, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady
Mrs. Hildy Kuryk Bernstein & Mr. Jarrod Bernstein
The Honorable Stephen K. Benjamin, Assistant to the President and Director of Public Engagement & The Honorable DeAndrea G. Benjamin
Mr. Hunter Biden & Mrs. Melissa Cohen Biden
Mrs. Naomi Biden Neal & Mr. Peter Neal
Ms. Sara Biden & Ms. Judy Hauth
Ms. Finnegan Biden
Ms. Natalie Biden & Mr. Rafael Hajjar
Ms. Maggie Biruri & Mr. Cyrus B. Mugo
The Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State & The Honorable Evan Ryan, Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary
The Honorable Cory Booker, U.S. Senator & Mrs. Carolyn Booker
Mr. David Bonderman & Ms. Christa Campbell
The Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms & Mr. Langston W. Bottoms
Dr. Albert Bourla & Ms. Myriam Alchanati
Ms. Donna Brazile & The Honorable Johnnie Carson
General Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense & Mrs. Sharene Brown
The Honorable Frances Brown, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council & Mr. Brendan Gough
Mr. John Hope Bryant & Mrs. Chaitra Bryant
Mr. LeVar Burton & Ms. Stephanie Cozart Burton
The Honorable Bill Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency & Ms. Elizabeth Burns
Ms. Ursula Burns & Mr. Paul Keary
The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation & Mr. Chasten Buttigieg
Ms. Melanie Lanette Campbell & Ms. Sarah McKenzie
The Honorable Kurt M. Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State & The Honorable Lael Brainard, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council
The Honorable Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator & Mrs. Myrna Cardin
Mr. Robert Clark & Dr. Jane Clark
The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States & The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th Secretary of State of the United States
Mr. Kenneth Cooper & Mrs. Gina Cooper
The Honorable Chris Coons, U.S. Senator & Mr. John Coons
The Honorable Elizabeth Cousens & Dr. Bruce Jones
Mr. John A. Costa & Mr. Shawn Costa
Bishop Leah D. Daughtry & Mr. Lorenzo Daughtry Chambers
The Honorable Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia & Ms. Tracy Wilson Mourning
Ms. Jen O’Malley Dillon & Mr. Patrick Dillon
Mr. Michael Donilon & Mrs. Patricia Donilon
Dr. Frances Draper & Mr. Andre Draper
The Honorable Aden Duale, Cabinet Secretary for Defense, Republic of Kenya
Ms. Jotaka Eaddy & Mr. Raheem DeVaughn
The Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade Development Agency & Ms. Thamar Harrigan
Mr. John B. Emerson & Mrs. Kimberly Marteau Emerson
The Honorable Carlos E. Elizondo, Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary & Mr. Mark W. Dumas
The Honorable Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative & Ms. Eloisa Pleters Escobar
Mr. Eric Fears & Dr. Kenyatta Stephens
The Honorable Stefanie Feldman, Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary & Ms. Dale Alton
The Honorable Jon Finer, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor, National Security Council & Ms. T.J. Fadel
Ms. Tina Flournoy & Mr. Cornell Belcher
The Honorable William Frist & Mrs. Tracy Frist
Dr. Kamau Gachigi & Ms. Gathoni Kamau
The Honorable Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona & Mr. Mark Weinberg
Mr. Mark Gallogly & Ms. Lise Strickler
The Honorable John Garamendi, U.S. Representative & Mrs. Patricia Garamendi
The Honorable Merrick Garland, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice & Mrs. Lynn Rosenman Garland
Ms. Melinda French Gates & Mr. Rory Gates
Ms. Wawa Gatheru & Mrs. Annie Gatheru
Dr. Helene Gayle & Mr. Stephen Keith
The Honorable Joshua Geltzer, Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy Counsel to the President and Legal Advisor to the National Security Council & Mrs. Katherine Boone
Ms. Suzy George, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State & Mr. Nate Tibbits
The Honorable Rufus Gifford & Dr. Stephen DeVincent
Mr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly Gillyard
Dr. Tony Githinji
Mr. Roger Goodell & Mrs. Jane Goodell
The Honorable Shuwanza Goff, Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs & Mr. Jamie Fleet
Dr. Patricia Gordon & Mr. Daniel McLoon
The Honorable Philip Gordon, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President & Mr. Noah Gordon
Mr. Chandler Goule & Mr. Derek Howard
Ms. Whitney Gravelle & Ms. Rachel Lyons
The Honorable Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Department of Interior & Ms. Naomie Germain
Mr. William Haber & Mrs. Heike Sommer Haber
Ms. Martha Haile & Mr. Johnathan Edmund
The Honorable Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence & Mr. David Davighi
Mr. Noordin Haji, Director General of the National Intelligence Service, Republic of Kenya
Mr. Nick Hanauer & Mrs. Leslie Hanauer
The Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States & Mr. Douglas C. Emhoff, Second Gentleman of the United States
Ms. Patricia Harris & Mr. Mark Lebow
The Honorable Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts & Ms. Joanna Lydgate
Mr. Damon T. Hewitt & Mrs. Melissa Hewitt
Mr. Lester Holt & Mrs. Carol Hagen-Holt
The Honorable Steven Horsford, U.S. Representative & Ms. Rene Spellman
The Honorable Lisa P. Jackson & Ms. Alisha Johnson Wilder
The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives & Mrs. Kennisandra Jeffries
The Honorable Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois & Mrs. Stacie Johnson
The Honorable Cavalier Johnson, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin & Mrs. Dominique Johnson
The Honorable Garnett L. Johnson, Mayor of Augusta, Georgia & Ms. Toni Seals-Johnson
The Honorable Monica Juma, National Security Advisor, Republic of Kenya
Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Ms. Josephine F. Kalipeni & Ms. Winnie Nyawira Thuo
Mr. Adili Kea & Mr. Collin Hatcher
Major General Gary Keefe & Mrs. Allison Keefe
Mr. Everett B. Kelley & Mrs. Liz Kelley
Mr. Allan Kilavuka
The Honorable Jessica Killin, Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Second Gentleman & Mr. Raj Date
Mr. Christopher Kirigua, Deputy Chief of Mission, Kenyan Embassy, Washington D.C.
Mr. Boniface Kiome
The Honorable Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council & Mr. Jacob Stern
Mr. Bob Klein & Mrs. Danielle Guttman Klein
Dr. Chris Kiptoo, Principal Secretary, National Treasury, Republic of Kenya
The Honorable Anthony Kimani Ichung’wah, The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya
Ms. Barbara Kingsolver & Dr. Steven Hopp
Ms. Caroline Kipsanai
Mr. Adil Khawaja
Mr. Christopher G. Korge & Ms. Wyn Graham Bradley
Ms. Elizabeth Koskei
Mr. Timothy Krop
Mrs. Deniece Laurent-Mantey & Reverend Henry Laurent-Mantey
The Honorable Benjamin LaBolt, Assistant to the President and Communications Director & Mr. Dean Lieberman
Mr. Jeff Lawson & Dr. Erica Lawson
Ms. DeDe Lea & Dr. Dallas Lea
The Honorable Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative & Ms. Simone Lee
The Honorable Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary
Ms. Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States & Mr. Ulysses Curry
The Honorable David Lane & Mr. Garrett Lam
Mrs. Linda Lipsen & Mr. Stephen Stoltz
Mr. Daniel Lubetzky & Dr. Michelle Lubetzky
Dr. Claire Lucas & Ms. Judith Dlugacz
The Honorable Vi Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina & Mrs. Viola Alexander-Young
The Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of New Mexico & Mr. Manuel Cordova
Mr. Sitoyo Lopokoiyit
Chairman Austin Lowes, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Mrs. Sally Mahihu
Mr. Ken Martin & Ms. Rebecca Kanninen
Her Excellency Cecily Mbarire
The Honorable Michael McCaul, U.S. Representative & Ms. Catherine McCaul
Mr. John Bearden McAdory & Mrs. Kendra Cross McAdory
Mr. Stewart McLaurin & Ms. Kimberly Osborne
Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie & Ms. Vashti Jasmine Saint Jean
Mr. Don McLean & Ms. Paris Dunn
Mr. Mark McManus & Mrs. Nancy McManus
Mr. Doug McMillon & Mrs. Shelley McMillon
The Honorable Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative & Mrs. Simone-Marie Meeks
Mr. Ed Meier, Associate Director for National Security Programs, National Security Council & Ms. Amy Ward-Meier
The Honorable Janet T. Mills, Governor of Maine & Mr. Cameron Shay
Mrs. Cheryl Mills & Mr. Bryant Welters
The Honorable Rebecca Miano, Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry, Republic of Kenya
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice & Mr. Melvin Rice
The Honorable Ryan Montoya, Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance & Ms. Joelle Terry
The Honorable Marc Morial & Ms. Michelle Miller
Mr. Jesse Moore
The Honorable Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya
Mr. Hussein Mohamed Gure
Mr. Adan Mohamed, Chief of Strategy Execution, Republic of Kenya
The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun & Ms. Souad Boudairi Dalil
Dr. Peter Muchiri
Ms. Librata Muhati
Mr. Philip Munger & Ms. Hala Matar
Ms. Philana Mugyenyi & Ms. Magdalene Kariuki
Dr. James Mwangi
Mrs. Rosalyn Nandwa
The Honorable Peter Mwendwa
The Honorable Scott Nathan & Ms. Laura DeBonis
The Honorable Richard Neal, U.S. Representative
The Honorable Brian Nelson, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of Treasury & Ms. Lane Dilg
Ms. Sheila Nix & Mr. James Coughlan
Mr. Joseph Nganga & Ms. Gladys Chi
Mr. Peter Ndegwa
Mr. David Ndii, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Republic of Kenya
The Honorable Joe Neguse, U.S. Representative
Ms. Janai Nelson & Ms. Tona Boyd
The Honorable Anne Neuberger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, National Security Council & Mr. Yehuda Neuberger
The Honorable Njuguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary for Treasury and Planning, Republic of Kenya
The Honorable Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State & Mrs. Geri Kam
The Honorable Dave Noble, Assistant to the President and Director of Management and Administration & Mr. Jeff Marootian
The Honorable John Nkengasong, Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State & Mrs. Susan Nkengasong
Her Excellency Gladys Nyasuna
Mrs. Isis Nyong’o Madison & Mr. Christopher Madison
Mr. Jehiel Oliver & Ms. Wintta Woldemariam
Mrs. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli & Ms. Danai Gurira
The Honorable Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative & Mr. Tim Mynett
Mr. Kwame Onwuachi & Ms. Jewel Robinson
Mr. Peter R. Orszag & Mrs. Bianna Golodryga
Ms. Louisa Ortega & Ms. Karyn Harrington
Mr. Lazar Palnick & Ms. Alpha Lillstrom
Mr. Jeffrey Peck & Ms. Lisa Vigdor-Peck
Mr. Sean Penn & Ms. Ann Lee
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The Honorable Tom Perez, Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs & Ms. Susana Perez
The Honorable John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation & Ms. Karen Elizabeth Skelton
Mr. Michael Polsky & Ms. Emily Fleming
Ms. Ruth Porat & Mr. Anthony Paduano
The Honorable Samantha Power, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development & Mr. Cass Sunstein
The Honorable Natalie Quillian, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Mr. Ryan Quillian
Mr. Bryan Rafanelli & Mr. Mark Walsh
The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce & Dr. Thomas Raimondo
The Honorable Kelly L. Razzouk, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, National Security Council & Mr. Michel Diwan
The Honorable Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Ms. Bonnie LePard
Mr. Wayne Reynolds & Ms. Catherine B. Reynolds
Ms. Katherine Rice & Ms. Jennifer Watt
The Honorable Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President & Mrs. Amy Ricchetti
The Honorable Cedric L. Richmond & Mrs. Raquel Richmond
Mr. David Risher & Mrs. Jennifer Risher
Ms. British A. Robinson & Ms. Lisa Walker
Mr. Ethan Rosenzweig, Acting Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Richard Ruffner, Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations & Ms. Sally Marx
Ms. Cullie Ruto
Ms. June Ruto
Ms. Stephanie Ruto
Mrs. April Ryan & Mr. James William Ewing
Ms. Nancy Salamba
Ms. Sheryl Sandberg & Mr. Tom Bernthal
Ms. Symone Sanders-Townsend & Mr. Shawn J. Townsend
Mr. Augustine Sang
Mr. Mark Schuster & Mrs. Audrey Schuster
The Honorable Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor & Dr. Jeffrey Randall
Chaplain (LTC) John Scott & Mrs. Gwen Scott
Mr. Adam Silver & Ms. Maggie Grise
Mr. Al Sicard & Dr. Kshamica Nimalasuriya Sicard
Dr. Rajiv Shah & Ms. Shivam Mallick Shah
Reverend Alfred Sharpton & Ms. Aisha McShaw
Ms. Mia Seder & Mr. Adam Kaufman
Dr. Korir SingOei, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Kenya
Dr. Gretchen Sisson & Mr. Andrew McCollum
The Honorable Edward N. Siskel, Assistant to the President and White House Counsel & Ms. Dana Remus
Mr. Harry Evans Sloan & Mrs. Florence Sloan
Mr. Brad Smith & Ms. Carol Ann Browne
The Honorable Gayle Smith & Mr. John James Spears
Mr. Jake Snow & Mr. Matthew Donoghue
Mr. Alex Soros & Ms. Huma Abedin
Mr. Steven Spinner & Dr. Robert Spinner
Dr. Liesbet Steer & Dr. Andrew Steer
Mr. Darnell Strom & Ms. Michaela Coel
The Honorable Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor & Ms. Maggie Goodlander
Ms. Darlene Superville & Mr. Jordan Moreno
Dr. Julius Suubi
Mr. Mark Suzman & Ms. Katherine Switz
The Honorable Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative & Mr. Robert Skidmore
Ms. Louisa Terrell & Mr. Alan Field
The Honorable Christian L. Tom, Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy & Mrs. Erika C. Tom
The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations & Mr. Lafayette Greenfield, II
Ms. Sandra L. Thurman & Mr. Cornelius Baker
The Honorable Philip Thigo, Special Envoy on Technology, Republic of Kenya & Ms. Kate Idwasi
The Honorable Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development & Ms. Maya Wesby
The Honorable AnnMarie Tomasini, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Mrs. Renee Tomasini
The Honorable Soipan Tuya, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Republic of Kenya
Mr. Masai Ujiri & Mrs. Ramatu Ujiri
Mr. Wilmer Valderrama & Ms. Amanda Pacheco Rhinesmith
The Honorable Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, U.S. Department of State & Mr. Dylan Verma
The Honorable Lorraine Voles, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President & Mr. Dan Smith
Mr. Darren Walker & Ms. Holly Peterson
Ms. Caroline A. Wanga & Ms. Barkue Tubman
The Honorable Anne Waiguru, Chairperson of the Council of Governors, Republic of Kenya
Mr. John Waiguru
Ms. Catherine Wambui
The Honorable Opiyo Wandayi, Member of the National Assembly of Kenya
The Honorable Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator & Ms. Donna Byrd
Mr. Nicholas Weinstock & Mrs. Amanda Weinstock
Mr. Michael Weinstein & Mr. Tom Myers
Ms. Kathleen Welch & Dr. Shelley Hearne
The Honorable Meg Whitman, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Kenya & Dr. Griffith Harsh
Ms. Maya Wiley & Ms. Carol Joyner
Mr. John Eddie Williams
Mrs. Kimberly Williams-Paisley & Mr. Brad Paisley
Ms. Shawn Yancy & Mr. Jax Wiseman
Mr. Kevin Young & Mrs. Cora Hixon-Day
The Honorable Shalanda Young, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Management and Budget & Mr. Kendell LeBray
Mr. Kneeland Youngblood & Mrs. Sharon Youngblood
The Honorable Jeffrey Zients, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff & Mr. Joshua Zients