State dinner guest list By: Mike Allen November 24, 2009 05:51 PM EST
Here is a list of expected attendees at President Barack Obama's first state dinner, for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as released by the White House:
The President & First Lady Michelle Obama
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India & Ms. Gursharan Kaur
The Honorable (Rep) Gary Ackerman, United States Representative Mr. Sant Singh Chatwal (Guest)
His Excellency Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Republic of India, Indian Delegation
Mr. Mukesh D Ambani
Mr. Tim Dutta (Spouse of Ms. Pia Awal)
The Honorable (Mr.) David Axelrod, White House Communications Mrs. Susan Axelrod
Ms. Preeta Bansal, OMB - General Counsel
The Honorable (Ms.) Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Council Mr. Marland E. Buckner
The Honorable (Rep.) Howard Berman, United States Representative (D/California) Mrs. Jane Berman, Spouse of United States Representative (D/California)
Mr. Om Prakash Bhatt
Mr. Hunter Biden Mrs. Kathleen Biden
The Honorable (Vice President) Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States Dr. Jill Biden
Mr. Robert O Blake, Jr., Assistant Sec for South and Central Asian Affairs, State Department Mrs. Sofia Blake ..................>>>>...................>>>>.............http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29889.html
COUPLE SNEAKS INTO STATE DINNER By POLITICO STAFF | 11/26/09 12:21 AM EST
Michaele and Tareq Salahi arrive at the White House state dinner. | Photo by APClose
Tareq and Michaele Salahi, a Northern Virginia couple with possible roles in the forthcoming "Real Housewives of D.C.," crashed the White House state dinner Tuesday night, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The "polo-playing socialites" posted Facebook photos of themselves at the event. "But a White House official said the couple was not invited to the dinner, not included on the official guest list and never seated at a table in the South Lawn tent."
The New York Times contacted Edwin M. Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service, who said "initial findings identified a Secret Service checkpoint which did not follow proper procedures."
“It is important to note that these individuals went through magnetometers and other levels of security, as did all guests attending the dinner,” Donovan said in an e-mail.
Appearing on Campbell Brown's show on CNN Wednesday evening, former Bush homeland security adviser Fran Townsend said that the couple could be guilty of a felony if they told the Secret Service or White House that they were invited knowing full well they weren’t.....................>>>>.................>>>>.............http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0911/couple_sneaks_into_state_dinner.html
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