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Guests at the White House State Dinner for PM Lee

WASHINGTON, D.C. - About 200 guests are expected at the US State Dinner for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Aug 2 (US time).

Here is the list of expected attendees:

The table setting with President Barack Obama's plate during a press preview in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2016. Photo: AP

The table setting with President Barack Obama's plate during a press preview in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2016. Photo: AP

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - About 200 guests are expected at the US State Dinner for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Aug 2 (US time). 

Here is the list of expected attendees:

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA

Honorees

HIS EXCELLENCY LEE HSIEN LOONG, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AND MRS. LEE HSIEN LOONG

The Honorable Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, The White House

Ms. Sharon Yuan

Mr. Timothy Armstrong, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, AOL Inc.

Ms. Nancy Armstrong

His Excellency Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Joy Balakrishnan

Mr. Jim Bankoff, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Vox Media

Ms. Diane Bankoff

Ms. Finnegan Biden

Mr. Frank Biden, President, School Property Development

Ms. Mindy Ward

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States

Dr. Jill Biden

The Honorable Tony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

The Honorable Evan Ryan

The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC

Mr. Jason Turner

The Honorable John Brennan, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

Ms. Katherine Brennan

Ms. Rosalind Brewer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sam’s Club

Mr. John Brewer

The Honorable Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa, Florida

Dr. Catherine Marie Buckhorn

The Honorable Kristie Canegallo, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation, The White House

Ms. Erin Murphy

The Honorable Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

Ms. Stephanie Carter

The Honorable Bob Casey, U.S. Senator (Pennsylvania)

Ms. Terese Foppiano Casey

The Honorable Shaun Casey, Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Ms. Ann Wallace Casey

Mr. Loh Chin Hua, Chief Executive Officer, Keppel Corporation

His Excellency Chan Chun Sing, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable James Clapper, Director, U.S. Department of National Intelligence

Ms. Susan Clapper

Mr. Michael Cohen, Retired

Dr. Daralyn Samuels

Mr. Stephen Collinson, CNN

Ms. Geraldine Carroll

Mr. Christopher James De Souza, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable Brian Deese, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor, The White House

Ms. Heather Deese

Mr. Laurent Delanney, Associate Director of Global Sponsorship, Rolex SA

Ms. Caroline Delanney

Mr. Matthew Doherty, Executive Director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

Mr. Dean Thorp

The Honorable Suzy George, Deputy Assistant to the President & Executive Secretary & Chief of Staff of the National Security Council, The White House

Mr. Nate Tibbits

The Honorable Gabrielle Giffords, Former U.S. Representative (Arizona)

Captain Mark Kelly

The Honorable Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control & International Security, U.S. Department of State

Mr. Raymond Arnaudo

The Honorable Steven Green, Chief Executive Officer, Greenstreet Real Estate Partners

Ms. Dorothea Green

The Honorable Avril Haines, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Mr. David Davighi

Major Jeremy Haynes, Letter Writer

Ms. Chelsea Haynes

The Honorable Dennis Heck, U.S. Representative (Washington)

Ms. Paula Heck

Her Excellency Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore

The Honorable Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, U.S. Department of State

Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda

The Honorable Fred Hochberg, Chairman & President, Export-Import Bank of the United States

Mr. Thomas Healy

The Honorable Robert Holleyman, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Trade Representative

Mr. Bill Keller

Mr. William Hurley, General Manager, Chaotic Moon Studios

Mr. Brooks Hurley

Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.

Ms. Amali Ifill-Knobloch

His Excellency S Iswaran, Minister for Trade & Industry of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor & Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Engagement, The White House

The Honorable Yohannes Abraham

The Honorable Broderick Johnson, Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary, The White House

Mr. Chng Kai Fong, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Management, U.S. Department of State

Ms. Betty Swope

The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Mr. Joe Kiani, Chief Executive Officer, Masimo Corporation

Ms. Sarah Kiani

The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education

Ms. Melissa Steel King

The Honorable Chad Kreikemeier, Special Assistant to the President & Senate Legislative Affairs Liaison, The White House

Ms. Elizabeth Kreikemeier

Mr. Daniel Kritenbrink, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, The White House

Ms. Joyce Kritenbrink

Mr. Stephen Lee, Chairman, Singapore Airlines

The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Ms. Shirley Gathers

The Honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary, U.S. Navy

Ms. Lynne Mabus

Mr. Casey Mace, Director for Maritime Southeast Asia, The White House

Ms. Anne Milligan Mace

Ms. Rahayu Mahzam, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Sheila Marcelo, Founder, Chairwoman & Chief Executive Officer, Care.com

Mr. Ron Marcelo

The Honorable Edward Markey, U.S. Senator (Massachusetts)

Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal

The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Ms. Tanya Mayorkas

Colonel Frank W. McGurk, U.S. Army (Retired)

Ms. Mary McGurk

The Honorable Nicholas McQuaid, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Counsel to the President, The White House

Ms. Katie McQuaid

Ms. Chrisette Michele, Singer

Mr. Doug Ellison

The Honorable Tom Miller, Attorney General, State of Iowa

Mr. Matthew Miller

His Excellency Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the U.S., Singapore Delegation

Ms. Gouri Mirpuri

The Honorable Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism, The White House

Professor Chua Nam Hai, Deputy Chairman, Temasek Life Science Laboratory

The Honorable Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator (Florida)

Ms. Grace Nelson

Mr. Douglas Oberhelman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar Inc.

Ms. Diane Oberhelman

The Honorable Michael Brush, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of Advance & Operations

Ms. Sue Pang

Mr. Deven J. Parekh, Managing Director, Insight Venture Partners

Mrs. Monika Parekh

Ms. Yolanda Parker, Chief Executive Officer, The Collective Group

Mr. Fred Parker

Mr. Ong Peng Tsin, Founding Partner, Monk Hill Ventures

Mr. Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Ms. Ornella Barra

Ms. Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder, Emerson Collective

Mr. Adrian Fenty

The Honorable Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Mr. Cass Sunstein

The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dr. Bryan Traubert

The Honorable Jennifer Psaki, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications, The White House

Mr. Gregory Mecher

Mr. Bryan Rafanelli, Founder, President & Chief Creative Officer, Rafanelli Events

Mr. Mark Edward Walsh

Dr. Ely Ratner, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The White House

Ms. Jennifer Ratner

The Honorable Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, The White House

Ms. Ann Norris

Mr. Matthew Rhys, Actor

Ms. Keri Russell

The Honorable Susan Rice, Assistant to the President & National Security Advisor, The White House

Mr. Ian Cameron

The Honorable Charles Rivkin, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic & Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Ms. Susan Tolson

Mr. Craig Robinson, College Basketball Analyst, ESPN

Ms. Kelly Robinson

Mr. Philip Rosenthal, Writer & Producer

Ms. Monica Rosenthal

Mr. Robert Rubenstein, Chief Executive Officer, Rubenstein Law

Ms. Janice Santiago

The Honorable Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs, U.S. State Department

Ms. Keiko Russel

Mr. Charles Scharf, Chief Executive Officer, Visa Inc.

Ms. Amy Scharf

The Honorable Peter Selfridge, Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State

Ms. Parita Selfridge

LTC Wong Shi Ming, Lieutenant Colonel, Singapore Armed Forces

Mr. Siew Gay Ong, Chief of Protocol, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Darlene Superville, The Associated Press

Ms. Rae Chel Superville

Ms. Lynn Sweet, The Chicago Sun-Times

Ms. Mary Shearer

Ms. Amy Tan, Author

Mr. Louis DeMattei

The Honorable Tina Tchen, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff to the First Lady, The White House

The Honorable Kirk Wagar, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

Ms. Crystal Meredith Wagar

Mr. Chee Wee Kiong, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Amy Weinblum, Chief of Staff, Harpo Studios/OWN

Mr. Michael Weber

The Honorable Peter Welch, U.S. Representative (Vermont)

Ms. Margaret Cheney

His Excellency Ong Ye Kung, Acting Minister for Education & Senior Minister of State for Defense of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Chia Yong Yong, Nominated Member of Parliament of the Republic of Singapore

Ms. Dewi Muliana

Mr. Jeff Zeleny, CNN

Mr. James Courtovich

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