White House Japanese State Dinner Guest List Includes Bill And Hillary Clinton, Robert De Niro, Jeff Bezos And Tim Cook

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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are making a return visit to the White House as guests at tonight’s White House State Dinner for Japan‘s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yuko.

Also on the list: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, Apple’s Tim Cook, actor Robert De Niro and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi. Los Angeles notables include Lynda Resnick and Stewart Resnick, and journalists invited include NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents Association, and photographer David Ake.

Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, is also a guest with with Amy Rule, along with children Zach and Ilana. Not attending is Emanuel’s brother, Ari, CEO of WME.

Paul Simon will perform at the dinner.

The complete list:

THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN

 

HIS EXCELLENCY KISHIDA FUMIO, PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN & MRS. KISHIDA YUKO

 

Mr. Akiba Takeo, National Security Advisor

 

Mr. Arima Yutaka, Director-General, North-American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

Mr. Ayase

 

Mr. Ajay Banga & Mrs. Ritu Banga

 

The Honorable John Bass, Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State & Ms. Audrey Hsieh

 

The Honorable Stephen K. Benjamin, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement & Miss Jordan Grace Benjamin

 

The Honorable Anthony R. Bernal, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady & Mr. Brian Mosteller

 

Mr. Jeff Bezos & Ms. Lauren Sánchez

 

Ms. Ashley Biden & Dr. Howard Krein

 

Ms. Finnegan Biden

 

Ms. Naomi Biden Neal & Mr. Peter Neal

 

The Honorable Richard T. Bissen, Jr., Mayor of Maui County, Hawaii & Mrs. Isabella Bissen

 

The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State & The Honorable Evan M. Ryan, Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary

 

Mr. Neil Bluhm & Ms. Leslie Bluhm

 

Mr. Brent Booker & Dr. Katherine Booker

 

General Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense & Mrs. Sharene Brown

 

The Honorable Bill Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency & Ms. Sarah Burns

 

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 William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States & The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th Secretary of State of the United States

 

The Honorable David Cohen, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency & Ms. Suzy Friedman Cohen

 

Mr. Tim Cook & Ms. Lisa Jackson

 

The Honorable Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina & Mrs. Kristin Cooper

 

The Honorable Diana DeGette, U.S. Representative & The Honorable Lino Lipinsky de Orlov

 

Mr. Robert De Niro & Ms. Tiffany Chen

 

Mr. James Dimon & Mrs. Judy Dimon

 

Mr. Michael C. Donilon & Mrs. Patricia Donilon

 

Ms. Ilana Emanuel

 

The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, Ambassador of the United States to Japan & Ms. Amy Rule

 

Mr. Zachariah Emanuel

 

The Honorable Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin & Mrs. Kathy Evers

 

Mr. Fred Eychaner & Mr. Danny Leung

 

Mr. Shawn Fain & Mrs. Stella Fain

 

The Honorable Jon Finer, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor &

Ms. TJ Fadel

 

Mr. Laurence Fink

 

Mr. Bill Freeman & Mr. Tom Loftis

 

Dr. Funabashi Yoichi 

 

Mr. Funakoshi Takehiro, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

 

Ms. Susie Gelman & Mr. Michael Gelman

 

Ms. Xochitl Gonzalez & Mr. Daniel Lubrano

 

Mr. Robert Goodman & Ms. Jayne Lipman

 

The Honorable Philip Gordon, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States & The Honorable Rebecca Lissner, 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, U.S. Department of Defense & Mrs. Christine Grady

 

The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy & Mr. Daniel Mulhern

 

Mr. Jon Gray & Mrs. Mindy Gray

 

Mr. Rene Haas

 

The Honorable Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence & Mr. David Davighi

 

The Honorable Bill Hagerty, U.S. Senator & Mrs. Chrissy Hagerty

 

The Honorable Bruce Harrell, Mayor of Seattle, Washington & Mrs. Joanne Harrell

 

The Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States & Mr. Douglas C. Emhoff, Second Gentleman of the United States

 

The Honorable Mazie Hirono, U.S. Senator & Mr. Leighton Kim Oshima

 

The Honorable Amos Hochstein, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Energy and Investment, National Security Council & Mrs. Rae Ringel

 

The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York & Mr. William Hochul

 

Mr. Hosaka Shin, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

 

Mr. Hoshide Akihiko

 

Mr. Amos Hostetter & Mrs. Barbara Hostetter

 

Mr. Iijima Isao, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister and Cabinet

 

Ms. Ikuta Lilas

 

Mrs. Amabel B. James & Mr. Ryan Petersen

 

The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives & Mrs. Kennisandra Jeffries

 

Her Excellency Kamikawa Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs

 

Mr. Katahira Satoshi

 

Mr. Katanozaka Shinya

 

Mr. Tony Kawai

 

Mr. Kobayashi Ken

 

Mr. Arvind Krishna & Mrs. Sonia Krishna

 

The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State & Mrs. Nami Kritenbrink

 

Mr. Kunieda Shingo

 

Ms. Megan Myungwon Lee & Mr. Jeff Werner

 

The Honorable Mark Macarro, Tribal Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians & Mrs. Holly Macarro

 

Mr. Maeda Tadashi

 

Ms. Judy Marks & Mr. Chris Kearney

 

The Honorable Doris Matsui, U.S. Representative & Mr. Roger Sant

 

The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security & Mrs. Tanya Mayorkas

 

Mr. David McCall & Mrs. Donna McCall

 

Mr. Sanjay Mehrotra & Mrs. Sangeeta Mehrotra

 

The Honorable Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator & Ms. Brynne Merkley

 

Mr. Mikitani Hiroshi

 

His Excellency Moriyama Masahito, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

 

Mr. Murai Hideki, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary

 

Ms. Ellen Nakashima & Mr. Alan Sipress

 

Ms. Mira Nakashima & Mr. Jonathan Yarnall

 

Ms. Niki Nakayama & Ms. Carole Iida-Nakayama

 

The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration & Mrs. Grace Nelson

 

Mr. Niinami Takeshi

 

Ms. Kelly O’Donnell & Mr. J. David Ake

 

Dr. Okina Yuri

 

Mr. Ono Keiichi, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

 

Mr. Otsuru Tetsuya, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister

 

The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs & Ms. Ann Marie Staudenmaier

 

The Honorable John D. Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation & Ms. Mae Podesta

 

The Honorable Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States & Mrs. Elissa Leonard

 

The Honorable Natalie H. Quillian, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Mr. Ryan Quillian

 

The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce & Mr. Andy Moffit

 

The Honorable Mira Rapp-Hooper, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council & Mr. Matthew Brest

 

The Honorable Bruce N. Reed, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Ms. Bonnie LePard

 

Mrs. Lynda Resnick & Mr. Stewart Resnick

 

The Honorable Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President & Mrs. Amy Ricchetti

 

Ms. Cecile Richards & Mr. Kirk Adams

 

Mr. Robert Roche & Mrs. Ritsuko Hattori Roche

 

Mr. Josh Rogin & Mrs. Ali Rogin

 

Mr. Ethan Rosenzweig, Acting Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State

 

Mr. Michael J. Sacks & Mrs. Cari Sacks

 

His Excellency Saito Ken, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry 

 

Mr. Sawada Jun

 

Mr. Serizawa Kiyoshi, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Defense

 

The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania & Mrs. Lori Shapiro

 

Mr. Alex Hideo Shibutani

 

Ms. Maia Harumi Shibutani

 

Mr. Shikata Noriyuki, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs

 

Mr. Shimada Takashi, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister

 

Mr. Brad Smith & Mr. Gregory Smith

 

Mr. Masayoshi Son

 

Mr. Robert Michael Stavis & Mrs. Amy Stavis

 

The Honorable Jake J. Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs & Ms. Maggie Goodlander

 

The Honorable Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative & Mr. Robert Skidmore

 

The Honorable Mark Takano, U.S. Representative & Mr. Glen Fukushima

 

The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations & Mr. Lafayette Greenfield, II

 

The Honorable Jill Tokuda, U.S. Representative & Ms. Susan Morita

 

Ms. Maria D. Toler & Ms. Casey Albert

 

The Honorable Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Mr. Ray Tomasini

 

Ms. Ueno Yukiko

 

The Honorable Pranay Vaddi, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation, National Security Council & Mrs. Megan Vaddi

 

The Honorable Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, U.S. Department of State & Ms. Zoe Verma

 

The Honorable Lorraine A. Voles, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President & Ms. Ruby Smith

 

Mr. Kent Walker & Ms. Diana Walsh

 

Mr. Mark Walter & Mrs. Kimbra Walter

 

The Honorable Steven Westly & Mrs. Anita Yu Westly

 

Mr. Eugene Woods & Ms. Lauren Wooden

 

His Excellency Yamada Shigeo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States

 

Ms. Kristi Yamaguchi & Ms. Yukiko Saegusa

 

Mr. Yamamoto Takayoshi, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister of Japan

 

The Honorable Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Treasury & The Honorable Adewale Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Treasury

 

Mr. David Zapolsky & Ms. Lynn Hubbard

 

The Honorable Jeff Zients, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the President & Mrs. Mary Zients

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