Expected Atendees at tonight's Italy State Dinner
Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight’s Italy State Dinner. Additional details about the State Dinner are available HERE.
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA
Honorees
HIS EXCELLENCY MATTEO RENZI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY AND MRS. AGNESE LANDINI
The Honorable Adewale Adeyemo, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, National Security Council
Ms. Mae Podesta
The Honorable Salman Ahmed, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Strategic Planning & Counselor to the National Security Advisor, National Security Council
Ms. Shaheen Ahmed
Professor Elizabeth Alexander, Poet
Mr. Mark C. Alexander
Mr. Mario Andretti, Former Racing Driver
Ms. Barbra Andretti-Curto
Ms. Paola Antonelli, Architect & Designer, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
Mr. Giorgio Armani, Fashion Designer, The Armani Group, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
Mr. Mario Batali, Chef
Ms. Susan Cahn
Mr. Richard Bates, Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations, The Walt Disney Company
Ms. Rose Bates
Ms. Giovanna Battaglia, W Magazine & Vogue Japan
Mr. Oscar Engelbert
Mr. Roberto Benigni, Actor, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
The Honorable Steve Keith Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
Ms. DeAndrea Gist Benjamin
Mr. Chance Bennett, Rapper
Mr. Kenneth Bennett
Ms. Susan Berghoef, Attorney
Mr. Patrick Croke
Ms. Megan Beyer, Executive Director, President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanities
The Honorable Don Beyer, Jr.
Ms. Ashley Blazer Biden, Executive Director, Delaware Center for Justice
Mr. Hunter Biden, Chairman, Rosemont Seneca Advisors
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States
Dr. Jill Biden
Mr. Paul Blavin, Founder, FOR GOOD
Ms. Amy Blavin
The Honorable Tony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Evan Ryan
Dr. Paul Boskind, Chief Executive Officer, Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates, PC
Mr. Robby McMillin-Boskind
Mr. David Bradley, Chairman & Owner, Atlantic Media
Ms. Katherine Bradley
Ms. Nicoletta Braschi, Actress, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
The Honorable Anita Breckenridge, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, The White House
Ms. Rebekah Bader
Mr. Donato R. Buccini, Vice President, Edward J. DeSeta Company, Inc.
Ms. Bernadette De Seta Buccini
Ms. Carrie Budoff, Politico
Mr. Thomas Brown
Ms. Cathy Burns, President, Produce Marketing Association
Mr. Kenneth Burns
The Honorable Kristie Canegallo, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation, The White House
Mr. Mark James Canegallo, Jr.
Mr. Raffaele Cantone, President, National Anticorruption Authority, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
The Honorable Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
Ms. Stephanie Carter
Mr. Paul Cejas, Chairman, PLC Investments
Mr. Gertie Cejas
Mr. Jim Chanos, Chief Executive Officer, Kynikos Associates
Ms. Crystal Connors
Mr. Timothy Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Ripplewood Holdings LLC
The Honorable Gerald Connolly, U.S. Representative (Virginia)
Ms. Catherine Smith
The Honorable Michael Connor, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Ms. Shari Connor
The Honorable Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Ms. Kelly Williams
The Honorable Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, The United Nations World Food Programme
Ms. Tybra Arthur
The Honorable Bathsheba Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Saone Crocker
The Honorable Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York
Ms. Sandra Lee
The Honorable Chase Cushman, Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance, The White House
Ms. Ashley Cushman
Ms. Daniela D’Antonio, Journalist, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
Mr. Giuliano Da Empoli, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
Ms. Yene Damtew, Hairstylist
Mr. Tsegaye Shiferaw Assefa
The Honorable Brian Deese, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor, The White House
Ms. Bree Arsenault
Mr. Joseph Del Raso, Chairman, National Italian American Foundation
Ms. Anne Del Raso
The Honorable Suzan Delbene, U.S. Representative (Washington)
Mr. Kurt Delbene
Ms. Kelly Dibble, Senior Vice President & Director of Public Affairs, Northern Trust Corporation
Mr. Andrew Dibble
Mr. John DiEleuterio, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, Delaware National Guard
Ms. Maureen DiEleuterio
Mr. John Doerr III, Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
Ms. Ann Doerr
The Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, The White House
Ms. Liza Gilbert
Ms. Amy Dove, Director for European Union, Southern Europe & European Affairs, National Security Council
Mr. Patrick Lacey
The Honorable Josh Earnest, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary, The White House
Ms. Natalie Earnest
The Honorable Jennie Easterly, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council
Mr. Jason Easterly
The Honorable Neil Eggleston, Assistant to the President & Counsel to the President, The White House
Ms. Rachel Eggleston
Mr. Ken Ehrlich, Producer
Ms. Harriet Ehrlich
Mr. Carlos Elizondo, Resident Manager & Social Secretary to the Vice President & Dr. Biden
Mr. Mark William Dumas
Mr. John Elkann, Chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Ms. Lavinia Borromeo Arese Taverna
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health
Dr. Christine Grady
The Honorable Jon Finer, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Emily Finer
Mr. Larry Fink, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Inc.
The Honorable Chris Fonzone, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Counsel to the President & NSC Legal Adviser, National Security Council
Ms. Jillian Catalanotti
Mr. Fabrizio Freda, President & Chief Executive Officer, Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Ms. Mary-Ann Jeanine Lannoy
The Honorable Julia Frifield, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Shannon Kula
The Honorable Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, The White House
Ms. Eve Gerber
Ms. Laetitia Garriott De Cayeux, Co-Founder, Escape Dynamics
Mr. Richard Garriott De Cayeux
Ms. Maria Gavrilovic, CBS
Mr. Emil Jahic
His Excellency Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
The Honorable Suzanne George, Deputy Assistant to the President & Executive Secretary & Chief of Staff, National Security Council
Mr. David George
Ms. Fabiola Gianotti, Director of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
Mr. Henry Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Artery Capital Group, LLC
Ms. Carol Brown Goldberg
Mr. Alex Gorsky, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Ms. Patricia Gorsky
Ms. Rachel Goslins, Director of the Arts & Industries Building, The Smithsonian Institution
Mr. Julius Genachowski
Ms. Savannah Guthrie, NBC
Mr. Michael Feldman
The Honorable Avril Haines, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor, National Security Council
Mr. David Davighi
Tamron Hall, MSNBC
Mr. Jonathan Todd Capehart
The Honorable Jane Harman, Director, President & CEO, The Wilson Center
Mr. Robert Dickie, Boston
Ms. Cynthia H. Harrell-Horn, Philanthropist
Ms. Cassidy Horn
Mr. Mel Heifetz, Real Estate Developer
Mr. John Di Pietro
Ms. Mary Kay Henry, International President, SEIU
Ms. Paula Macchello
Mr. Stephen Hightower, President & Chief Executive Officer, Hightowers Petroleum Company
Mr. Stephen Hightower II
The Honorable Jim Himes, U.S. Representative (Connecticut)
Ms. Mary Himes
The Honorable Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy & Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Julie Ringel
Ms. Susan Holland, Event Designer, Susan Holland Events
Mr. Richard Klein
The Honorable Sarah Hurwitz, Special Assistant to the President, Senior Strategic & Policy Advisor to the Council on Women & Girls & Senior Presidential Speechwriter, The White House
Mr. Tyler Lechtenberg
Ms. Denise Ilitch, President, Ilitch Enterprises, LLC
Mr. Jeffrey Krupcale
The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor & Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Engagement, The White House
Ms. Laura Jarrett
Ms. Kristen Jarvis, Chief of Staff, Ford Foundation
Mr. Shaun West
The Honorable Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior
Mr. Warren Jewell
The Honorable Broderick Johnson, Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary, The White House
Ms. Michele Norris
Dr. Fisk Johnson III, Chief Executive Officer, SC Johnson & Son, Inc.
The Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Susan DiMarco
Ms. Kristin Jones, Special Assistant & Director of Special Projects for the First Lady, The White House
Mr. Lawrence Jackson
The Honorable Cody Keenan, Assistant to the President & Director of Speechwriting, The White House
Ms. Kristen Bartoloni
Ms. Janet Keller, President, Keller Consultants
Ms. Leslie Ray
Ms. Angela Kennedy, Staff Attorney, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Mr. Henry Kennedy, Jr.
The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Naeem Khan, Fashion Designer, House of Khan
Ms. Ranjana Khan
Ms. Gayle King, CBS
Ms. Kirby Bumpus
Ms. Meredith Koop, Special Assistant to the First Lady, The White House
Mr. Tomas Motta
The Honorable Charlie Kupchan, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for European Affairs, National Security Council
Ms. Simma Kupchan
Mr. Mark Landler, The New York Times
Ms. Angela Tung
Mr. Josh Lederman, The Associated Press
Ms. Amy Lederman
Ms. Bel Leong-Hong, President, Knowledge Advantage, Inc.
Mr. Kenneth Hong
Ms. Christina Lewis, Founder & Executive Director, All Star Code
Ms. Loida N. Lewis
Ms. Mara Liasson, National Public Radio
Mr. Jonathan Cuneo
The Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Mr. Stephen Hargrove
The Honorable Robert Malley, Special Assistant to the President, White House Coordinator for the Middle East & North Africa Region & Senior Advisor to the President on the Counter ISIL Campaign, National Security Council
Ms. Caroline Brown
Major General Carmine Masiello, Military Advisor to the Prime Minister, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
Ms. Colleen McCain Nelson, Wall Street Journal
Mr. Jon Nelson
Mr. Cornell McClellan, Fitness Coach, Trainer & Member of The President’s Council on Fitness Sports & Nutrition
The Honorable Robert A. McDonald, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Ms. Diane McDonald
The Honorable Denis McDonough, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff, The White House
Ms. Karin McDonough
Ms. Gail McGovern, President & Chief Executive Officer, The American Red Cross
Mr. Donald McGovern
The Honorable Brett McGurk, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Gina Chon
Mr. Mike Memoli, Los Angeles Times
Mr. Matthew Memoli
Ms. Micheline Mendelsohn, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Good Stuff Eatery
Mr. Clifford Luhn
Mr. Jamie Meritosis, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lumina Foundation
Ms. Colleen O’Brien
Ms. Carolyn Miles, President & CEO, Save the Children USA
Mr. Carlos Carrazana
Mr. Doug Mills, The New York Times
Ms. Katherine Mills
Ms. Connie Milstein, Principal & Co-Founder, Ogden CAP Properties LLC
Mr. Ian Kahn
Ms. Cindy Moelis, President, Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
Mr. Robert Rivkin
The Honorable Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism, National Security Council
Dr. Anthony Monaco
Mr. James Montgomery, Sr., Principal, James D. Montgomery & Associates
Ms. Pauline Montgomery
Mr. Phil Munger, Analyst
Ms. Georgia Travers
The Honorable Shailagh Murray, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor, The White House
Mr. Neil King
The Honorable Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President & Director of the Domestic Policy Council, The White House
Mr. Amit A. Pandya
Ms. Giuseppina Nicolini, Mayor of Lampedusa Sicily, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
The Honorable Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European & Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Robert Kagan
Mr. Frank Ocean, Singer & Songwriter
Ms. Katonya Breaux
Mr. Eric Ortner, Producer & Manager, The Ortner Group
Mr. Chuck B. Ortner
Ms. Casey Owens, Senior Brand Manager, Starbucks Corporation
Mr. Christopher Castello
Mr. Clarence Page, The Chicago Tribune
Ms. Lisa Page
Ms. Carrin Patman, Attorney, Brocwell and Giuliani LLP
Mr. Jim Derrick, Jr.
Mr. Art Peck, Chief Executive Officer, The Gap Inc.
Ms. Kirsten Peck
The Honorable Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Mr. Frank Peduto
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
Mr. Paul Pelosi
Ms. Denielle Pemberton-Heard, Business Affairs Attorney, Public Broadcasting Company
Mr. Greg Heard
The Honorable Tom Perez, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor
Ms. Ann Marie Staudenmaier
Mr. Andrew Peterson, Special Olympic Athlete for the United States
Mr. Craig Peterson
The Honorable John Phillips, U.S. Ambassador to the Italian Republic & the Republic of San Marino, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Linda Douglass
Mr. Diego Piacentini, Government Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
Mr. Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Google Inc.
Ms. Anjali Pichai
Mr. Bill Plante, CBS
Ms. Robin Smith
Mr. Michael Polsky, President & Chief Executive Officer, Invenergy LLC
Ms. Tanya Polsky
The Honorable Stephen Pomper, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs & Human Rights, National Security Council
Ms. Karen Manning
Ms. Ai-jen Poo, Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
Ms. Ting Poo
The Honorable Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Professor Cass Sunstein
Mr. Richard Price, Chief Executive Officer, Mesirow Financial
Ms. Eva Tyree
Mr. Matthew Pritzker, Chief Executive Officer, The Matthew Pritzker Company
Ms. Cristina Curcio
The Honorable Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Donald Traubert
Mr. Andrew Prozes, Founder, TAEVAST
Ms. Laura Heery
The Honorable Jennifer Psaki, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications, The White House
Ms. Eileen Medvey
Mr. Carl Ray, Makeup Artist
Ms. Hillary Korutz
Ms. Rachael Ray, The Rachael Ray Show
Mr. John Cusimano
The Honorable Jack Reed, U.S. Senator (Rhode Island)
Ms. Julia Reed
The Honorable Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications & Speechwriting, National Security Council
Ms. Ann Norris
The Honorable Steven Ricchetti, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff to the Vice President, The White House
Ms. Amy Ricchetti
The Honorable Susan Rice, Assistant to the President & National Security Advisor, National Security Council
Mr. Ian Cameron
The Honorable Anne Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, & Migration, U.S. Department of State
Mr. William Davis
Mr. John Rogers, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments
Ms. Marion Brooks
The Honorable Amy Rosenbaum, Assistant to the President & Director of Legislative Affairs, The White House
Mr. Joshua Lahey
The Honorable Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issue, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Thomas Donilon
Mr. Haim Saban, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Saban Capital Group
Ms. Cheryl Saban
Mr. Jerry Seinfeld, Comedian
Ms. Jessica Seinfeld
The Honorable Peter Selfridge, Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Parita Selfridge
Mr. Filippo Sensi, Press Office of the Prime Minister, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
Mr. J Rutherford Seydel, Attorney, Davis Pickren Seydel & Sneed LLP
Ms. Laura Seydel
The Honorable Thomas Shannon, Jr., Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Mr. John Shulman, Founder & Managing Director of Juggernaut Capital Partners
Ms. Alison Shulman
The Honorable David Simas, Assistant to the President & Director of Political Strategy & Outreach, The White House
Ms. Shauna McCarty
The Honorable MacKenzie Smith, Special Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance for the First Lady, The White House
Ms. Pam Smith
Mr. Mark Smith, The Associated Press
Ms. Mina Smith
Mr. Michael Smith, Interior Designer, Michael S. Smith Inc.
Ms. Katherine Malkin
Mr. Alan Solow, Partner, Resolute Consulting
Ms. Andrea Solow
Mr. Arne Sorenson, President & Chief Executive Officer, J.W. Marriott International
Ms. Ruth Sorenson
Mr. Paolo Sorrentino, Film Director, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
Ms. Emily Sowek, Letter Writer
Ms. Susan Andrews
Ms. Gwen Stefani, Singer & Songwriter
Mr. Blake Shelton
The Honorable Rick Stengel, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Mary Stengel
Mr. George Stephanopoulos, ABC
Ms. Alexandra Wentworth
Ms. Margaret Talev, Bloomberg
Mr. Richard Micklethwait
Mr. James Taylor, Singer & Songwriter
Ms. Kim Taylor
The Honorable Tina Tchen, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff to the First Lady, The White House
Ms. Emma Tchen
The Honorable Caroline Tess, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Legislative Affairs, National Security Council
Mr. Thiago Lourenco Dos Reis
Ambassador David Thorne, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Rose Thorne
Mr. Chuck Todd, NBC
Ms. Kristian Todd
Mr. Conrad Tribble, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Christina Tribble
Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta, Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
Mr. John Turturro, Actor
Ms. Katherine Borowitz
Mr. Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Chobani LLC
Ms. Louise Vongerichten
His Excellency Armando Varricchio, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to the United States, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
Ms. Micaela Barbagallo
Ms. Krishanti Vignarajah, Policy Director to the First Lady, The White House
Mr. Collin O’Mara
The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ms. Christie Vilsack
Ms. Beatrice Vio, Olympic Athlete for Italy, Guest of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
Ms. Teresa Angela Grandis
Mr. Charles Ward III, Architect, June Street Architecture
Mr. Michael Lombardo
The Honorable Constance Williams, Former State Senator (Pennsylvania)
Ms. Elizabeth Williams
Mr. Evan Williams, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Medium
Ms. Sara Williams
The Honorable Jonathan Winer, Special Envoy for Libya & Senior Advisor for MEK Resettlement, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Libby Lewis
The Honorable Melissa Winter, Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the First Lady, The White House
Mr. Joshua Alkin
Mr. Johnny Wright, Hairstylist
Ms. Jacqueline Tarrant
Mr. Kevin Xu, Chief Executive Officer, MEBO International
Mr. Guoxin Tao
Her Excellency Maria Angela Zappia, Senior Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Delegation of the Republic of Italy
The Honorable Jeffrey Zients, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy & Director of the National Economic Council, The White House
Ms. Mary Zients