The White House Spring fling: Naomi Biden and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi lead the glamorous arrivals as Joe and Jill roll out the red carpet for state dinner with Japan
The following is a complete list of expected guests:
THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN
HIS EXCELLENCE KISHIDA FUMIO, PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN & MRS. KISHIDA YUKO
Mr. Akiba Takeo, National Security Advisor
Mr. Arima Yutaka, Director General, Bureau of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ayase
Mr. Ajay Banga and Mrs. Ritu Banga
The Honorable John Bass, Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State and Ms. Audrey Hsieh
The Honorable Stephen K. Benjamin, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Mrs. Jordan Grace Benjamin
The Honorable Anthony R. Bernal, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady and Mr. Brian Mosteller
Mr. Jeff Bezos and Ms. Lauren Sánchez
Mrs. Ashley Biden and Dr. Howard Kerin
Mrs. Finnegan Biden
Mrs. Naomi Biden Neal and Mr. Peter Neal
The Honorable Richard T. Bissen, Jr., Mayor of Maui County, Hawaii and Mrs. Isabella Bissen
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State and the Honorable Evan M. Ryan, Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary
Mr. Neil Bluhm and Mrs. Leslie Bluhm
Mr. Brent Booker and Dr. Katherine Booker
General Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States Department of Defense and Ms. Sharene Brown
The Honorable Bill Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Mrs. Sarah Burns
The Honorable Kurt M. Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State and 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 and the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th Secretary of State of the United States
The Honorable David Cohen, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Ms. Suzy Friedman Cohen
Mr. Tim Cook and Mrs. Lisa Jackson
The Honorable Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina and Mrs. Kristin Cooper
The Honorable Diana DeGette, U.S. Representative and the Honorable Lino Lipinsky de Orlov
Mr. Robert De Niro and Ms. Tiffany Chen
Mr. James Dimon and Mrs. Judy Dimon
Mr. Michael C. Donilon and Mrs. Patricia Donilon
Mrs. Ilana Emanuel
The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, United States Ambassador to Japan and Ms. Amy Rule
Mr. Zacharias Emanuel
The Honorable Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin and Mrs. Kathy Evers
Mr. Fred Eychaner and Mr. Danny Leung
Mr. Shawn Fain and Mrs. Stella Fain
The Honorable Jon Finer, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor and
Mrs. TJ Fadel
Mr Laurence Fink
Mr. Bill Freeman and Mr. Tom Loftis
Dr. Funabashi Yoichi
Mr. Funakoshi Takehiro, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Susie Gelman and Mr. Michael Gelman
Ms. Xochitl Gonzalez and Mr. Daniel Lubrano
Mr. Robert Goodman and Mrs. Jayne Lipman
The Honorable Philip Gordon, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States and 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, United States Department of Defense and Mrs. Christine Grady
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy and Mr. Daniel Mulhern
Mr. Jon Gray and Mrs. Mindy Gray
Mr René Haas
The Honorable Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence and Mr. David Davighi
The Honorable Bill Hagerty, United States Senator and Mrs. Chrissy Hagerty
The Honorable Bruce Harrell, Mayor of Seattle, Washington and Mrs. Joanne Harrell
The Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States and Mr. Douglas C. Emhoff, Second Gentleman of the United States
The Honorable Mazie Hirono, United States Senator and Mr. Leighton Kim Oshima
The Honorable Amos Hochstein, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Energy and Investments, National Security Council and Ms. Rae Ringel
The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York and Mr. William Hochul
Mr. Hosaka Shin, Vice Minister of International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Hoshide Akihiko
Mr. Amos Hostetter and Mrs. Barbara Hostetter
Mr. Iijima Isao, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Mrs. Ikuta Lilas
Mrs. Amabel B. James and Mr. Ryan Petersen
The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader of the United States House of Representatives and Mrs. Kennisandra Jeffries
Her Excellency Kamikawa Yoko, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Katahira Satoshi
Mr. Katanozaka Shinya
Mr. Tony Kawai
Mr. Kobayashi Ken
Mr. Arvind Krishna and Mrs. Sonia Krishna
The Honorable Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State and Ms. Nami Kritenbrink
Mr. Kunieda Shingo
Ms. Megan Myungwon Lee and Mr. Jeff Werner
The Honorable Mark Macarro, Tribal Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and Mrs. Holly Macarro
Mr. Maeda Tadashi
Mrs Judy Marks and Mr Chris Kearney
The Honorable Doris Matsui, US Representative and Mr Roger Sant
The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Ms. Tanya Mayorkas
Mr. David McCall and Mrs. Donna McCall
Mr. Sanjay Mehrotra and Mrs. Sangeeta Mehrotra
The Honorable Jeff Merkley, United States Senator and Mrs. 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 and Mr. Alan Sipress
Ms Mira Nakashima and Mr Jonathan Yarnall
Mrs. Niki Nakayama and Mrs. Carole Iida-Nakayama
The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Mrs. Grace Nelson
Mr. Niinami Takeshi
Mrs. Kelly O’Donnell and Mr. J. David Ake
Dr. Okina Yuri
Mr. Ono Keiichi, Vice Minister of 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 and Mrs. Ann Marie Staudenmaier
The Honorable John D. Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation and Ms. Mae Podesta
The Honorable Jerome Powell, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve and Mrs. Elissa Leonard
The Honorable Natalie H. Quillian, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff and Mr. Ryan Quillian
The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and Mr. Andy Moffit
The Honorable Mira Rapp-Hooper, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania, National Security Council and Mr. Matthew Brest
The Honorable Bruce N. Reed, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff, and Mrs. Bonnie LePard
Mrs. Lynda Resnick and Mr. Stewart Resnick
The Honorable Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President and Advisor to the President and Mrs. Amy Ricchetti
Mrs. Cecile Richards and Mr. Kirk Adams
Mr. Robert Roche and Mrs. Ritsuko Hattori Roche
Mr. Josh Rogin and Mrs. Ali Rogin
Mr. Ethan Rosenzweig, Acting Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Michael J. Sacks and Mrs. Cari Sacks
His Excellency Saito Ken, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Sawada June
Mr. Serizawa Kiyoshi, Vice Minister of International Affairs, Ministry of Defense
The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Lori Shapiro
Mr. Alex Hideo Shibutani
Mrs. Maia Harumi Shibutani
Mr. Shikata Noriyuki, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs
Mr. Shimada Takashi, Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister
Mr. Brad Smith and Mr. Gregory Smith
Mr. Masayoshi Son
Mr. Robert Michael Stavis and Mrs. Amy Stavis
The Honorable Jake J. Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Mrs. Maggie Goodlander
The Honorable Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative and Mr. Robert Skidmore
The Honorable Mark Takano, US Representative and Mr Glen Fukushima
The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations and Mr. Lafayette Greenfield, II
The Honorable Jill Tokuda, U.S. Representative and Ms. Susan Morita
Mrs. Maria D. Toler and Mrs. Casey Albert
The Honorable Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff and Mr. Ray Tomasini
Mrs. Ueno Yukiko
The Honorable Pranay Vaddi, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation, National Security Council and Ms. Megan Vaddi
The Honorable Richard Verma, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management and Resources, United States Department of State and Ms. Zoe Verma
The Honorable Lorraine A. Voles, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President and Mrs. Ruby Smith
Mr Kent Walker and Mrs Diana Walsh
Mr. Mark Walter and Mrs. Kimbra Walter
The Honorable Steven Westly and Mrs. Anita Yu Westly
Mr. Eugene Woods and Mrs. Lauren Wooden
His Excellency Yamada Shigeo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States
Ms. Kristi Yamaguchi and 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. Treasury Department and The Honorable Adewale Adeyemo, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Department, U.S. Treasury Department
Mr. David Zapolsky and Mrs. Lynn Hubbard
The Honorable Jeff Zients, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the President and Mrs. Mary Zients