The Full Guest List for Biden’s State Dinner With Australia
The White House invited more than 300 guests to the state dinner hosted by President Biden for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia on Wednesday night, including business leaders, musicians, athletes and prominent Australian Americans. Here is the full list of those invited as provided by the White House.
THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN
THE HONORABLE ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, AND MS. JODIE HAYDON
Joyce Aboussie and Greg Keller
Representative Pete Aguilar, Democrat of California, and Alisha Aguilar
Elizabeth Allen, under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, and Edward Price, senior adviser to the secretary of state
Chris Ashton
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Charlene Austin
Sharada Balachandran Orihuela and Dr. Kali D. Cyrus
Xavier Becerra, secretary of health and human services, and Carolina Reyes
Brendan Bechtel and Helen Bechtel
Anthony Bernal, assistant to the president and senior adviser to the first lady, and Marisa Bernal Cox
Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Kay Arndorfer
John Berry and Curtis Yee
Naomi Biden and Peter Neal
Finnegan Biden
Maisy Biden
Maher Bitar, special assistant to the president and senior director for intelligence, and Astrid Dorelien
Bran Black
Jeffrey Bleich and Rebecca Bleich
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Evan Ryan, assistant to the president and cabinet secretary
Francisco L. Borges and Luisa Borges
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Sharene Brown
Dr. Alex Brown
Taryn Brumfitt and Zali Yager
Russell Budd and the Rev. Dorothy Budd
William J. Burns, C.I.A. director, and Lisa Carty, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Buttigieg
Professor Thomas Calma
Kurt Campbell, deputy assistant to the president and coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, National Security Council, and Lael Brainard, assistant to the president and director of the National Economic Council
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of Maryland, and Myrna Cardin
Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux and Kinga Garriott de Cayeux
Craig Chittick, first assistant secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Melissa Chiu and Suzanne Hollman
Derek Chollet, counselor of the State Department, and Heather Hostetter
Representative Katherine M. Clark, Democrat of Massachusetts, and Nathaniel Dowell
Bruce Cohen and Gabe Catone
Katie Connolly, director of strategic communications and outreach, Office of the Prime Minister
Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Kristin Cooper
Dr. Lynn Cornelius and Dr. Joseph Cornelius
Representative Joe Courtney, Democrat of Connecticut and co-chairman of the Australia caucus, and Audrey Courtney
Prof. Glyn Davis, secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Michael C. Donilon, assistant to the president and senior adviser to the president, and Patricia Donilon
Mark David Ein and Sally Ein
Jon Finer, assistant to the president and principal deputy national security adviser
Elizabeth Fitch, media director and principal press secretary, Office of the Prime Minister
Yance Ford and Amanda Lichtenberg
Chip Forrester and Elizabeth Haselkorn
Michael Fullilove
Juliet V. García
Timothy Gartrell, chief of staff, Office of the Prime Minister
Rory Gates and Don Harmon, the president of the Illinois State Senate
Craig Gering and Jane Gering
Rufus Gifford and Dr. Stephen DeVincent
Mark Gilbert and Nancy Gilbert
Shuwanza Goff, assistant to the president and the director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, and Jamie Fleet
Jeffrey Goldberg and Pamela Reeves
Philip Gordon, assistant to the president and national security adviser to the vice president, and Rachel Gordon
Fatima Goss Graves and Carol Ann Goss
Jon Gray and Mindy Gray
Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii and Jaime Green
Arthur J. Gregg and Alicia G. Collier
Deb Haaland, secretary of the interior, and Aleta Suazo
Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff
Andrew Hauptman and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman
Jon Henes and Pamela Henes
Representative Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, and Mary Himes
Barbara Humpton and David Humpton
Shannon Hunt-Scott and Kevin Scott
Laleh Ispahani and Tapio Vaskio
Bonny Jacobs
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary
Bonnie Jenkins, under secretary of state for arms control and international security, and Matthew D. Steinhelfer, deputy assistant secretary of state for conflict and stabilization operations
Darius Jones and Tori Johnson-Jones
Joe Kahn, executive editor of The New York Times, and Shannon Wu
Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, and Anne Holton
Brad Karp and Roberta Karp
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Sujay Jaswa
Janet Keller and Katherine Schneider
Caroline Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Australia, and Edwin Schlossberg
Mayor James F. Kenney of Philadelphia and Letitia Santarelli
James Keogh and Selen Us
John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, and Vanessa Kerry and Alexandra Kerry
Madeleine King, member of Australian Parliament, minister for resources and minister for Northern Australia
Kathy Klugman, principal adviser, international, Australian Office of the Prime Minister
Orin Kramer and Barbara Marcin
Daniel J. Kritenbrink, assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Nami Kritenbrink
Ben LaBolt, assistant to the president and White House communications director
Amanda Lacaze
Sarah Ladislaw, special assistant to the president and senior director for climate, and Gregg L. Ladislaw
Kid Laroi and Sloane Howard
Jane Lauder and Kevin Warsh
Brenda Lauderback and Antonio D. Tillis
Marsha Laufer and Henry Laufer
James Lawrence and Mary Lawrence
Nancy LeaMond and Colin Finan
John Leguizamo and Justine Leguizamo
Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava of Miami-Dade County and Dr. Robert Cava
Jeremy Liew and Ellie Liew
Lori Lodes and Austin Evers
Christopher Lowe and Bonnie Datt
Eugene A. Ludwig and Dr. Carol L. Ludwig
Imam Mohamed Magid and Amaarah DeCuir
Sue Mandel and Steve Mandel
Gerard Martin, head of commonwealth protocol, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Brett Mason, head of the press office, office of the Australian prime minister
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, secretary of homeland security, and Tanya Mayorkas
Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, and Mrs. Linda McCaul
Ryan McInerney and Angela McInerney
Andrew McKellar
Paul McKenzie
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Democrat of New York, and Simone-Marie Meeks
Prue Mercer, senior adviser, office of the Australian prime minister
Andrea Mitchell and Chloe Arensberg
Paul Myler, deputy chief of mission, Embassy of Australia
Sam Nester and Maya Popa
Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, and Yehuda Neuberger
James Newton, speechwriter, office of the Australian prime minister
Victoria Nuland, acting deputy secretary of state, and Robert Kagan
Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor, physician to the president, and Christine F. O’Connor
Jen O’Malley Dillon, assistant to the president and White House deputy chief of staff, and Patrick Dillon
Michele O’Neil
Valerie Biden Owens and Jack Owens
Missy Owens and Cuffe Owens
Thomas Perez, assistant to the president and director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Ann Staudenmaier
Itzhak Perlman and Toby Perlman
Marc Perrone and Lori Werner
Kate Pierson and Monica Coleman
Ruth Porat and Anthony Paduano
Natalie Quillian, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff, and Ryan Quillian
Bryan Rafanelli and Mark Walsh
Gina M. Raimondo, secretary of commerce, and Tommy Moffit
Mira Rapp-Hooper, special assistant to the president and senior director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council, and Matthew Brest
Ely Ratner and Jennifer Ratner
Bruce Reed, assistant to the president and White House deputy chief of staff, and Bonnie LePard
Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, and Helen Reed
Blake Resnick and Katie Resnick
Steve Ricchetti, assistant to the president and counselor to the president, and Amy Ricchetti
Gregory Riggs and Kaye Riggs
Senator Jim Risch, Republican of Idaho, and Vicki Risch
Charles Rivkin and Susan Tolson
Stephanie Robinson and Mark Robinson
Ethan Rosenzweig, acting chief of protocol of the United States
Kevin Rudd, Australian ambassador to the United States, and Thérèse Rein
Emmy Ruiz, assistant to the president and director of political strategy and outreach and Stephanie Grabow
Lee Saunders and Lynne Saunders
Frederick Schneider III and Kevin P. Miller
Martin Schroeter and Susan Schroeter
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and majority leader, and Michael Shapiro
Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the president and homeland security adviser and deputy national security adviser, and Dr. Jeffrey Randall
Brian Sikes and Dana Sikes
Representative Adam Smith, Democrat of Washington, and Sara Smith
Alan Solomont, former U.S. ambassador to Spain, and Susan Solomont
John Stankey and Shari Stankey
Laura Strayer
Julie Su, acting secretary of labor
Jake Sullivan, national security adviser, and Margaret Goodlander
S. Donald Sussman and Michelle Howland
Katherine C. Tai, U.S. trade representative, and Robert Skidmore
Andrew Thomas and Shannon Walker
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Lafayette M. Greenfield II
Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota, and Kimberley Thune
Andrew Tobias and Rob Frier
Annie Tomasini, assistant to the president and senior adviser to the president and director of Oval Office operations, and Margaret Tomasini
Sam Trobe, director of policy for the prime minister of Australia
D. James Umpleby III and Katherine Umpleby
Lynn Valbuena, chairwoman of the San Manuel, Calif., Band of Mission Indians, and Steve Valbuena
Dr. Rosita Van Coevorden and Isabelle Van Coevorden
Mark Vassella
Richard Verma, deputy secretary of state for management and resources, and Melineh Verma
Peter V’landys
Shemara Wikramanayake and Ben Way
Innes Willox
Cindy Wilson and Keith Bennett
Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson
Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, and Nancy Wyden
Janet L. Yellen, secretary of the Treasury, and George Akerlof
Ali Zaidi, assistant to the president and national climate adviser, Candace Fatima Vahlsing
Jeffrey Zients, assistant to the president and White House chief of staff, and Mary Zients
