The White House invited more than 200 guests to the state dinner hosted by President Biden for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday night, including business executives, union leaders, athletes and prominent Japanese Americans. Here is the full list of those invited as provided by the White House.
THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN
HIS EXCELLENCY FUMIO KISHIDA, PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, and MRS. YUKO KISHIDA
Akiba Takeo, national security adviser of Japan
Arima Yutaka, director-general of North American affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ayase
Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, and Ritu Banga
John Bass, acting under secretary for Political Affairs at the State Department, and Audrey Hsieh
Stephen K. Benjamin, assistant to the president, and Jordan Grace Benjamin
Anthony R. Bernal, assistant to the president and senior adviser to Jill Biden, and Brian Mosteller
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, and Lauren Sánchez
Ashley Biden and Howard Krein
Finnegan Biden
Naomi Biden Neal and Peter Neal
Mayor Richard T. Bissen Jr. of Maui County, Hawaii, and Isabella Bissen
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Evan M. Ryan, assistant to the president and the White House cabinet secretary
Neil Bluhm and Leslie Bluhm
Brent Booker, president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, and Katherine Booker
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Sharene Brown
William J. Burns, director of the C.I.A., and Sarah Burns
Kurt M. Campbell, deputy secretary of state, and Lael Brainard, assistant to the president and director of the National Economic Council
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
David Cohen, C.I.A. deputy director, and Suzy Friedman Cohen
Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, and Lisa Jackson
Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Kristin Cooper
Representative Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado, and Lino Lipinsky de Orlov
Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen
Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, and Judy Dimon
Mike Donilon and Patricia Donilon
Ilana Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, and Amy Rule
Zachariah Emanuel
Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin and Kathy Evers
Fred Eychaner and Danny Leung
Shawn Fain, president of the United Automobile Workers, and Stella Fain
Jon Finer, assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser, and T.J. Fadel
Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive of BlackRock
Bill Freeman and Tom Loftis
Funabashi Yoichi
Funakoshi Takehiro, senior deputy minister for foreign affairs
Susie Gelman and Michael Gelman
Xochitl Gonzalez and Daniel Lubrano
Robert Goodman and Jayne Lipman
Philip Gordon, assistant to the president and national security adviser to the vice president, and Rebecca Lissner, deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser to the vice president
Adm. Chris Grady, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Christine Grady
Jennifer Granholm, energy secretary, and Daniel Mulhern
Jon Gray and Mindy Gray
Rene Haas
Avril D. Haines, director of national intelligence, and David Davighi
Senator Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee, and Chrissy Hagerty
Mayor Bruce Harrell of Seattle and Joanne Harrell
Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff
Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, and Leighton Kim Oshima
Amos Hochstein, senior adviser for energy and investment, National Security Council, and Rae Ringel
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York and William Hochul
Hosaka Shin, vice minister for international affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Hoshide Akihiko
Amos Hostetter and Barbara Hostetter
Iijima Isao, special adviser to the prime minister and cabinet
Ikuta Lilas
Amabel B. James and Ryan Petersen
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, and Kennisandra Jeffries
Kamikawa Yoko, minister for foreign affairs
Katahira Satoshi
Katanozaka Shinya
Tony Kawai
Kobayashi Ken
Arvind Krishna and Sonia Krishna
Daniel J. Kritenbrink, assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Nami Kritenbrink
Kunieda Shingo
Megan Myungwon Lee and Jeff Werner
Mark Macarro, tribal chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, and Holly Macarro
Maeda Tadashi
Judy Marks and Chris Kearney
Representative Doris Matsui, Democrat of California, and Roger Sant
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, homeland security secretary, and Tanya Mayorkas
David McCall and Donna McCall
Sanjay Mehrotra and Sangeeta Mehrotra
Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, and Brynne Merkley
Mikitani Hiroshi
Moriyama Masahito, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology
Murai Hideki, deputy chief cabinet secretary
Ellen Nakashima and Alan Sipress
Mira Nakashima and Jonathan Yarnall
Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama
Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, and Grace Nelson
Niinami Takeshi
Kelly O’Donnell and J. David Ake
Okina Yuri
Ono Keiichi, senior deputy minister for foreign affairs
Otsuru Tetsuya, executive secretary to the prime minister
Thomas E. Perez, assistant to the president, and Ann Marie Staudenmaier
John D. Podesta, senior adviser to the president for clean energy innovation, and Mae Podesta
Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, and Elissa Leonard
Natalie H. Quillian, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff, and Ryan Quillian
Gina Raimondo, commerce secretary, and Andy Moffit
Mira Rapp-Hooper, special assistant to the president, and Matthew Brest
Bruce N. Reed, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff, and Bonnie LePard
Lynda Resnick and Stewart Resnick
Steve Ricchetti, assistant to the president, and Amy Ricchetti
Cecile Richards and Kirk Adams
Robert Roche and Ritsuko Hattori-Roche
Josh Rogin and Ali Rogin
Ethan Rosenzweig, State Department acting chief of protocol
Michael J. Sacks and Cari Sacks
Saito Ken, minister of economy, trade and industry
Sawada Jun
Serizawa Kiyoshi, vice minister of defense, international affairs
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Lori Shapiro
Alex Hideo Shibutani
Maia Harumi Shibutani
Shikata Noriyuki, cabinet secretary for public affairs for the prime minister’s office
Shimada Takashi, executive secretary to the prime minister
Brad Smith and Gregory Smith
Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of SoftBank
Robert Michael Stavis and Amy Stavis
Jake Sullivan, national security adviser, and Maggie Goodlander
Katherine Tai, U.S. trade representative, and Robert Skidmore
Representative Mark Takano, Democrat of California, and Glen Fukushima
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Lafayette Greenfield II
Representative Jill Tokuda, Democrat of Hawaii, and Susan Morita
Maria D. Toler and Casey Albert
Annie Tomasini, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff, and Ray Tomasini
Ueno Yukiko
Pranay Vaddi, special assistant to the president, and Megan Vaddi
Richard Verma, deputy secretary of state for management and resources, and Zoe Verma
Lorraine A. Voles, assistant to the president and chief of staff to the vice president, and Ruby Smith
Kent Walker and Diana Walsh
Mark Walter and Kimbra Walter
Steven Westly and Anita Yu Westly
Eugene Woods and Lauren Wooden
Yamada Shigeo, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States
Kristi Yamaguchi, former figure skater, and Yukiko Saegusa
Yamamoto Takayoshi, executive secretary to the prime minister of Japan
Janet L. Yellen, Treasury secretary, and Wally Adeyemo, deputy Treasury secretary
David Zapolsky and Lynn Hubbard
Jeffrey D. Zients, assistant to the president and chief of staff to the president, and Mary Zients
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