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Washington, DC - Expected Attendees at Tonight's Singapore State Dinner:

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA

Honorees

HIS EXCELLENCY LEE HSIEN LOONG, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AND MRS. LEE HSIEN LOONG

The Honorable Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, The White House

            Ms. Sharon Yuan

Mr. Timothy Armstrong, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, AOL Inc.

            Ms. Nancy Armstrong

His Excellency Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

            Ms. Joy Balakrishnan

Mr. Jim Bankoff, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Vox Media

            Ms. Diane Bankoff

            Ms. Finnegan Biden

Mr. Frank Biden, President, School Property Development

            Ms. Mindy Ward

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States

            Dr. Jill Biden

The Honorable Tony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

            The Honorable Evan Ryan

The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC

            Mr. Jason Turner

The Honorable John Brennan, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

            Ms. Katherine Brennan

Ms. Rosalind Brewer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sam’s Club

            Mr. John Brewer

The Honorable Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa, Florida

            Dr. Catherine Marie Buckhorn

The Honorable Kristie Canegallo, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation, The White House

            Ms. Erin Murphy

The Honorable Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

            Ms. Stephanie Carter

The Honorable Bob Casey, U.S. Senator (Pennsylvania)

            Ms. Terese Foppiano Casey

The Honorable Shaun Casey, Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State

            Ms. Ann Wallace Casey

Mr. Loh Chin Hua, Chief Executive Officer, Keppel Corporation

His Excellency Chan Chun Sing, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable James Clapper, Director, U.S. Department of National Intelligence

            Ms. Susan Clapper

Mr. Michael Cohen, Retired

            Dr. Daralyn Samuels

Mr. Stephen Collinson, CNN

            Ms. Geraldine Carroll

Mr. Christopher James De Souza, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable Brian Deese, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor, The White House

            Ms. Heather Deese

Mr. Laurent Delanney, Associate Director of Global Sponsorship, Rolex SA

            Ms. Caroline Delanney

Mr. Matthew Doherty, Executive Director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

            Mr. Dean Thorp

The Honorable Suzy George, Deputy Assistant to the President & Executive Secretary & Chief of Staff of the National Security Council, The White House

            Mr. Nate Tibbits

The Honorable Gabrielle Giffords, Former U.S. Representative (Arizona)

            Captain Mark Kelly

The Honorable Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control & International Security, U.S. Department of State

            Mr. Raymond Arnaudo

The Honorable Steven Green, Chief Executive Officer, Greenstreet Real Estate Partners

            Ms. Dorothea Green

The Honorable Avril Haines, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

            Mr. David Davighi

Major Jeremy Haynes, Letter Writer

            Ms. Chelsea Haynes

The Honorable Dennis Heck, U.S. Representative (Washington)

            Ms. Paula Heck

Her Excellency Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore

The Honorable Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, U.S. Department of State

            Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda

The Honorable Fred Hochberg, Chairman & President, Export-Import Bank of the United States

            Mr. Thomas Healy

The Honorable Robert Holleyman, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Trade Representative

            Mr. Bill Keller

Mr. William Hurley, General Manager, Chaotic Moon Studios

            Mr. Brooks Hurley

Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.

            Ms. Amali Ifill-Knobloch

His Excellency S Iswaran, Minister for Trade & Industry of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor & Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Engagement, The White House

            The Honorable Yohannes Abraham

The Honorable Broderick Johnson, Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary, The White House

Mr. Chng Kai Fong, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

The Honorable Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Management, U.S. Department of State

            Ms. Betty Swope

The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Mr. Joe Kiani, Chief Executive Officer, Masimo Corporation

            Ms. Sarah Kiani

The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education

            Ms. Melissa Steel King

The Honorable Chad Kreikemeier, Special Assistant to the President & Senate Legislative Affairs Liaison, The White House

            Ms. Elizabeth Kreikemeier

Mr. Daniel Kritenbrink, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, The White House

            Ms. Joyce Kritenbrink

Mr. Stephen Lee, Chairman, Singapore Airlines

The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury

            Ms. Shirley Gathers

The Honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary, U.S. Navy

            Ms. Lynne Mabus

Mr. Casey Mace, Director for Maritime Southeast Asia, The White House

            Ms. Anne Milligan Mace

Ms. Rahayu Mahzam, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Sheila Marcelo, Founder, Chairwoman & Chief Executive Officer, Care.com

            Mr. Ron Marcelo

The Honorable Edward Markey, U.S. Senator (Massachusetts)

            Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal

The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

            Ms. Tanya Mayorkas

Colonel Frank W. McGurk, U.S. Army (Retired)

            Ms. Mary McGurk

The Honorable Nicholas McQuaid, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Counsel to the President, The White House

            Ms. Katie McQuaid

Ms. Chrisette Michele, Singer

            Mr. Doug Ellison

The Honorable Tom Miller, Attorney General, State of Iowa

            Mr. Matthew Miller

His Excellency Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the U.S., Singapore Delegation

            Ms. Gouri Mirpuri

The Honorable Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism, The White House

Professor Chua Nam Hai, Deputy Chairman, Temasek Life Science Laboratory

The Honorable Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator (Florida)

            Ms. Grace Nelson

Mr. Douglas Oberhelman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar Inc.

            Ms. Diane Oberhelman

The Honorable Michael Brush, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of Advance & Operations

            Ms. Sue Pang

Mr. Deven J. Parekh, Managing Director, Insight Venture Partners

            Mrs. Monika Parekh

Ms. Yolanda Parker, Chief Executive Officer, The Collective Group

            Mr. Fred Parker

Mr. Ong Peng Tsin, Founding Partner, Monk Hill Ventures

Mr. Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

            Ms. Ornella Barra

Ms. Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder, Emerson Collective

            Mr. Adrian Fenty

The Honorable Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

            Mr. Cass Sunstein

The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce

            Dr. Bryan Traubert

The Honorable Jennifer Psaki, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications, The White House

            Mr. Gregory Mecher

Mr. Bryan Rafanelli, Founder, President & Chief Creative Officer, Rafanelli Events

            Mr. Mark Edward Walsh

Dr. Ely Ratner, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The White House

            Ms. Jennifer Ratner

The Honorable Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, The White House

            Ms. Ann Norris

Mr. Matthew Rhys, Actor

            Ms. Keri Russell

The Honorable Susan Rice, Assistant to the President & National Security Advisor, The White House

            Mr. Ian Cameron

The Honorable Charles Rivkin, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic & Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

            Ms. Susan Tolson

Mr. Craig Robinson, College Basketball Analyst, ESPN

            Ms. Kelly Robinson

Mr. Philip Rosenthal, Writer & Producer

            Ms. Monica Rosenthal

Mr. Robert Rubenstein, Chief Executive Officer, Rubenstein Law

            Ms. Janice Santiago

The Honorable Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs, U.S. State Department

            Ms. Keiko Russel

Mr. Charles Scharf, Chief Executive Officer, Visa Inc.

            Ms. Amy Scharf

The Honorable Peter Selfridge, Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State

            Ms. Parita Selfridge

LTC Wong Shi Ming, Lieutenant Colonel, Singapore Armed Forces

Mr. Siew Gay Ong, Chief of Protocol, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Darlene Superville, The Associated Press

            Ms. Rae Chel Superville

Ms. Lynn Sweet, The Chicago Sun-Times

            Ms. Mary Shearer

Ms. Amy Tan, Author

            Mr. Louis DeMattei

The Honorable Tina Tchen, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff to the First Lady, The White House

The Honorable Kirk Wagar, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

            Ms. Crystal Meredith Wagar

Mr. Chee Wee Kiong, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Amy Weinblum, Chief of Staff, Harpo Studios/OWN

            Mr. Michael Weber

The Honorable Peter Welch, U.S. Representative (Vermont)

            Ms. Margaret Cheney

His Excellency Ong Ye Kung, Acting Minister for Education & Senior Minister of State for Defense of the Republic of Singapore, Singapore Delegation

Ms. Chia Yong Yong, Nominated Member of Parliament of the Republic of Singapore

            Ms. Dewi Muliana

Mr. Jeff Zeleny, CNN

            Mr. James Courtovich