Who was invited to China state dinner: White House releases guest list for celebration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guests at the White House dinner hosted Thursday by President Donald Trump and Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as released by the White House:

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump

President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his spouse, Jeanette Rubio

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles

U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue and his spouse, Bonnie Perdue

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his spouse, John Freeman

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Jamieson Greer, United States trade representative, and his spouse, Marlo Greer

Cai Qi, chief of staff to Xi

Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee member

He Lifeng, China’s vice premier of State Council

Zheng Shanjie, chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission

Wang Wentao, China’s minister of commerce

Ma Zhaoxu, China’s executive vice foreign minister

Xie Feng, Chinese ambassador to the United States, and his spouse, Wang Dan

Ivanka Trump and her daughter, Arabella Kushner

Eric Trump and his spouse, Lara Trump

Tiffany Trump and her spouse, Michael Boulos

Viktor Knavs, father of Melania Trump

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, and his spouse, Lori Huang

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta

Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, and her spouse, Daniel Lin

Tim Cook, executive chairman of the board of Apple

John F.W. Rogers, executive vice president of Goldman Sachs

Lynn Martin, president of the New York Stock Exchange

Linda Mills, president of New York University

Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom

Tang Fangyu, director of the Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee

Mr. Lan Fo’an, China’s Minister of Finance

Zhou Hongxu, deputy director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee

Lyu Luhua, secretary to Xi

Hong Lei, Chinese assistant foreign minister

Cai Wei, Chinese assistant foreign minister

Mao Ning, director general of China’s Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy

Zhang Quan, secretary to Peng

Zhang Yongchao, deputy director general of China’s Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs

Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing

Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock

Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI

Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of OpenAI, and his wife, Anna Brockman

Dr. Miriam Adelson, controlling shareholder of Las Vegas Sands

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google/Alphabet, and his partner, Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto

Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO of Microsoft

Jim Taiclet, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google

Larry Culp, CEO of GE Aerospace

Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, and his spouse, Sangeeta Mehrota

Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm

Jeff Bezos, chairman of Amazon, and his spouse, Lauren Sanchez-Bezos

Jeff Yass, co-founder of Susquehanna International Group

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase

Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies, and his spouse, Susan Dell

Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, and her spouse, Anthony Barra

David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla

Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, and his spouse, Kathy Woods

Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court, and his spouse, Jane Sullivan Roberts

Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Supreme Court, and her spouse, Jesse Barrett

Justice Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Supreme Court, and his spouse, Ashley Estes

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and his spouse, Kelly Johnson

Bret Baier, Fox News host, and his spouse, Amy Baier

Laura Ingraham, Fox News host

Rep. Richard McCormick, R-Ga.

Jesse Watters, Fox News host, and his spouse, Emma Watters

David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, and his spouse, Sandra Lynn Ellison

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, and his spouse, Jane Lauder

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his spouse, Allison Lutnick

John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and his spouse, Michelle Ratcliffe

Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to Middle East

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, and his spouse, Katie Miller

Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff, and his spouse, Erin Scavino

Todd Blanche, attorney general of the United States, and his spouse, Kristine Blanche

Meredith O’Rourke, national finance director for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign

Energy Secretary Chris Wright

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and his spouse, Cheryl Hines

Education Secretary Linda McMahon

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and his spouse, Kathryn Burgum

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his spouse, Rachel Campos-Duffy

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget

Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling

Brad Gerstner, CEO of Altimeter, and his fiancé, Katie Simpson

Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer

David Sacks, co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology

Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler and her spouse, Jeff Sprecher

Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo.

Sen. Steven Daines, R-Mont.

General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Jay Clayton, director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH, and his son, Alexandre Arnault

Ryan McInerey, CEO of Visa

Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard