Expected Attendees at Tonight's State Dinner and Head Table Seating
Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight’s State Dinner, followed by the list for the head table:
The President & First Lady Michelle Obama
His Excellency Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico and Mrs. Margarita Zavala
Mr. Michael Adler, Miami Beach, FL
Mrs. Judy Adler
Mr. Javier Alatorre, Mexico
Mr. Will Allen, Growing Power, Oak Creek, WI
Ms. Cynthia Allen
Ms. Adrienne Arsht, Washington, DC
The Honorable David Axelrod, Senior Advisor, The White House
Mrs. Susan Axelrod
The Honorable Xavier Becerra, House of Representatives
Dr. Carolina Reyes
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States
Dr. Jill Biden
Mr. Dennis Blair, Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Mrs. Diane Blair
The Honorable Antony Blinken, Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, Office of the Vice President
The Honorable Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, Newark, NJ
Ms. Gayle King, New York, NY
The Honorable John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism, Homeland Security Council
Mrs. Katherine Brennan
Mr. Lindsey Buss, President and CEO, Martha's Table, Washington, DC
Mrs. Betina Franceschini
Mr. Charles Cawley, Camden, ME
Mrs. Julie Cawley
Mr. Kenneth Chenault, Amex, New York, NY
Mrs. Kathryn Chenault
The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Mrs. Jean Chu
The Honorable Hillary R. Clinton, Secretary of State
Secretary Ernesto Cordero, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
Mr. Shani Davis, Chicago, IL
Mr. Jae Su Chun
Mr. José Díaz-Balart, Telemundo, Hialeah, FL
Mrs. Brenda Díaz-Balart
The Honorable Chris Dodd, United States Senate
Mrs. Jackie Clegg Dodd
The Honorable Thomas Donilon, Assistant to the President, Deputy National Security Advisor, NSC
Ms. Cathy Russell, Chief of Staff to Dr. Jill Biden
Ms. María Elena Durazo, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Henry Tamarin, Chicago, IL
Mr. Don Edwards, Chicago, IL
Mrs. Anne Edwards
Mr. Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, Mexico
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff to the President
Ms. Amy Rule
Mr. John B Emerson, Beverly Hills, CA
Ms. Kimberly K Marteau
Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Ms. Giselle Fernandez, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Karen Gordon
Mr. Jorge Fernández Menéndez, Mexico
Ms. Patricia Flores, Head of the Office of the President, Mexico
Mr. David Friedman, Longmont, CO
Ms. Shawna Friedman
The Honorable Mike Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, NSC
Ms. Nancy Goodman
The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
Mrs. Becky Gates
The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, DC
Mrs. Carole Geithner
Mr. Leo Gerard, President, United Steel Workers, Washington, DC
Mr. Gerald Fernandez
Ms. Whoopi Goldberg, Whoop Productions, New York, NY
Mr. Thomas Leonardis
Ms. Maria Gomez, Mary's Center, Washington, DC
Mr. Michael Rexrode
Secretary Fernando Gómez Mont, Mexican Interior Secretary
Mr. James Gorman, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
Mrs. Penny Gorman
Mr. Joe Hansen, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Int'l, Washington, DC
Ms. Bonnie Lou Ladin
Ms. Jane Hartley, CEO, Observatory Group, New York, NY
Mr. Ralph Schlosstein, New York, NY
The Honorable Eric Holder, United States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
Dr. Sharon Malone, MD
The Honorable Steny Hoyer, United States Representative
Ms. Kathleen May
Ms. Dolores C Huerta, Delores Huerta Foundation, Bakersfield, CA
The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor
Mr. James L Jones
Mrs. Diane Jones, McLean, VA
The Honorable Tim Kaine, Richmond, VA
Ms. Anne Holton
Justice Anthony Kennedy, Washington, DC
Mrs. Mary Kennedy
The Honorable Pat Kennedy, Under Secretary, Management, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Elizabeth Swope
The Honorable R. Gil Kerlikowske, Washington, DC
Ms. Anna Laszlo
The Honorable Ron Kirk, USTR, Washington, DC
Ms. Elizabeth A Kirk
The Honorable Raymond LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Mrs. Kathy LaHood
Mr. David C Lizárraga, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Yvonne Lizárraga
Ms. Eva Longoria-Parker, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. David Figueroa, Pasadena, CA
Mr. George Lopez, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Ann M Lopez, Toluca Lake, CA
Mr. Joaquín López Dóriga, Mexico
Ms. Monica Lozano, Publisher, La Opinion, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. David Ayon
The Honorable Capricia Marshall, Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
The Honorable Iris Martinez, Hispanic Caucus Chair, Chicago, IL
Mr. Tony Martinez, Brownsville, TX
Mrs. Carla Martinez
Mr. Thomas F. McLarty, President, McLarty Associates, Washington, DC
Mr. Eliseo Medina, Oxnard, CA
Ms. Liza Medina
The Honorable Robert Menendez, United States Senate
Ms. Gwendolyn Beck
The Honorable Jim Messina, Deputy Chief of Staff, The White House
Ms. Ana Elizabeth Himelic
Dr. Mario Molina, Department of Chemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Ms. Guadalupe Limón
Mr. Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, Boston, MA
Ms. Susan Berry
Admiral Michael G Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Arlington, VA
Mrs. Deborah Mullen
The Honorable Cecilia Muñoz, Directory of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House
The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
Senator Carlos Navarrete, President of the Senate, Mexico
Mr. Kevin O'Reilly, Director for North America, National Security Staff, NSC
The Honorable Peter Orszag, Director, Office of Management & Budget
Ms. Bianna Golodryga
Mrs. Valerie Owens, Kennett Square, PA
Mr. Jack Owens
Congresswoman Beatriz Paredes, President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico
The Honorable Carlos Pascual, Ambassador to Mexico
Ms. Gabriela Rojas Jimenez
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, United States Representative and Speaker of the House
Mr. Paul Pelosi
The Honorable Federico Peña, Denver, CO
Ms. Neila J Peña
The Honorable John Pérez, Speaker of the House, State of California, Sacramento, CA
Mr. Jason Seifer
Mr. Victor Pérez, Hoy, Chicago, IL
Miss Agape Pappas
Congressman Francisco Ramírez Acuña, President of the House of Representatives, Mexico
Mr. Jorge Ramos, Univision, Miami, FL
The Honorable Harry Reid, United States Senate
Mrs. Landra Reid
Mr. Dan Restrepo, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSC, Washington, DC
The Honorable Silvestre Reyes, United States Representative
Mrs. Carolina Reyes
The Honorable Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, New York, NY
Mr. Ian Cameron, New York, NY
The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
Ms. Vesta Richardson
Mrs. Marian Robinson
Mr. Reynaldo Robledo, CEO Robledo Vineyards Managment, LLC,, Mexico
Mr. Luis Rubio, Mexico
Mr. Jesse Ruiz, Dinker Biddle and Reath LLP, Chicago, IL
Mrs. Michele Ilene Ruiz
Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, Secretary of Economy
The Honorable Kenneth Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
Mrs. María Elena Salinas, Univision, Miami, FL
Mr. Manuel Machado
Mr. Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Florham Park, NJ
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Mr. Arturo Sarukahn, Ambassador, Embassy of Mexico, Washington, DC
Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan
Mr. Scott Schenkelberg, Executive Director, Miriam's Kitchen, Washington, DC
Mrs. Susan Gillespie
The Honorable Susan Sher, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Mr. Carlos Slim, América Móvil, Inbursa, Grupo Carso, Mexico
The Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor, Washington, DC
Mr. Sam Sayyad, El Monte, CA
Mr. Andy Spahn, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer L Perry
The Honorable Jim Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Sherburne B. Abbott
Mr. Tom Strickland, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
The Honorable (Dr.) Larry Summers, Director, National Economic Council
Ruth Summers
The Honorable Mona Sutphen, Deputy Chief of Staff, The White House
Mr. Clyde Williams
Ms. Ana Claudia Talancón, Mexico
Mr. Dennis Toner, Wilmington, DE
Mrs. Ann Toner
Mr. Robert I Unanue, President, Goya Foods, Secaucus, NJ
Ms. Elizabeth Unanue
Mr. Guillermo Valdés, Director General of the Center for Investigation and National Security (CISEN), Mexico
The Honorable Arturo A. Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Kathryne Mudge
Mr. Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. María Vargas
The Honorable Nydia Velázquez, United States Representative
Mr. Dennis Rivera
The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Prisila Rodriguez
Mrs. Alexa Wesner, Austin, TX
Mr. Blaine Wesner, Reston, VA
Mr. Frank White, Jr., Washington, DC
Ms. Sylvia Denise Davis
Mr. Wellington Wilson, Olympia Fields, IL
Mrs. Kaye Wilson
Mr. Robert Wolf, Purchase, NY
Mrs. Carol Wolf
Mr. Lorenzo Zambrano, CEO CEMEX, Mexico
Mr. John Zidich, Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
Mrs. Pamela Zidich
Seating Chart for Head Table beginning with the President and moving to his right.
- The Honorable Barack Obama
- First Lady Margarita Zavala
- Mr. David Lizárraga
- Mrs. Mary Kennedy
- Ms. Maria Elena Durazo
- Mr. Jason Seifer
- Mrs. Landra Reid
- Mr. Henry Tamarin
- Ms. Maria Elena Salinas
- Mr. Frederico Peña
- First Lady Michelle Obama
- His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
- Ms. Dolores Huerta
- Justice Anthony Kennedy
- Mrs. Priscilla Lizarraga
- Senator Iris Martinez
- Senator Harry Reid
- Mrs. Nelia Peña
- The Honorable John Pérez
- Representative Nydia Velázquez