The Full Guest List for Biden’s State Dinner With Kenya

The White House invited more than 450 guests to the state dinner hosted by President Biden for President William Ruto on Thursday night, including business executives, musicians, leaders of the United Nations, community organizers and scholars on sustainable development.

Former President Barack Obama also attended the event, although he was not included on a list of those invited provided by the White House. Here is the full list of others invited.

THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN

HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA, AND HER EXCELLENCY RACHEL RUTO

Alice P. Albright, chief executive of Millennium Challenge Corporation, and Gregory B. Bowes

Elizabeth E. Alexander, communications director for the first lady, and David Wade

Lazarus Amayo, Kenyan ambassador to the United States, and Nelly Amayo

Franklin O. Amoo and Zainab Usman

Semhar Araia and Binaifer Nowrojee

Shavon Arline-Bradley and Andrew Benjamin Bradley

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Charlene Austin