WASHINGTON–Here;s the guest list for the Monday state dinner for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. East room entertainers will be famed violinist Itzhak Perlman and the U.S. Army Chorus.There’s a second guest list for people invited for a reception with entertainment before the state dinner.
from the White House kitchen….
MENU FOR THE DINNER IN HONOR OFHER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
Newton Chardonnay Unfiltered 2004
Dover Sole Almondine
Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
Saddle of Spring Lamb
Chanterelle Sauce
Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
Peter Michael Les Pavots 2003
Arugula, Savannah Mustard
and Mint Romaine
Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
Rose Blossoms
Schramsberg Brut Rose 2004
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THE WHITE HOUSE
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2007
GUEST LIST FOR THE STATE DINNER
IN HONOR OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP,
DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Commander Heber Ackland, RN, Equerry in Waiting to The Queen, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Countess Of Airlie, DCVO, DCVO, Lady in Waiting, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Honorable Leonore Annenberg, Former United States Chief of Protocol,
Reagan Administration, FAPE Board Member
The Honorable David Dreier, United States Representative (R/California)
(Guest)
The Honorable Anne Armstrong, Former American Ambassador to Great
Britain
James L Armstrong (Son)
Mr. Lee M. Bass, Lee M. Bass, Inc.
Mrs. Ramona Bass
Mr. Sid R. Bass, President, Sid R. Bass Inc.
Mrs. Mercedes Bass
Right Honorable Margaret Beckett, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
Mr. Leo Beckett
The Honorable John A. Boehner, Minority Leader, United States
Representative (R/Ohio)
Mrs. Deborah Boehner
The Honorable Joshua Bolten, Assistant to the President and Chief of
Staff
Mrs. Analouise C. Bolten (Mother)
Mr. Calvin Borel, Jockey, 133rd Kentucky Derby Winner (2007)
Ms. Lisa Funk (Guest)
Mrs. Katherine E. Boyd, Katherine E. Boyd Interior Design
Mrs. Eva Elkins, Sister-in-law to Mrs. Katherine Boyd (Guest)
Miss Barbara Bush
Mr. Jay Blount (Guest)
The Honorable John Ellis ‘Jeb’ Bush, Former Governor of Florida
Mrs. Columba Bush
Ms. Elizabeth L. Cheney
The Honorable Philip J. Perry, Partner, Latham & Watkins
The Honorable Richard Cheney, Vice President of the United States
The Honorable Lynne V. Cheney
Mr. James Click, President, Jim Click Ford, Inc.
Ms. Carrie Click (Daughter)
The Honorable John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium
Challenge Corporation
Mrs. Irene Danilovich
Mr. Rohan De Silva, Pianists
Mrs. Marta Domingo, Wife of Maestro Placido Domingo
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The Honorable Donald L. Evans, Chief Executive Office, Financial
Services Forum
Mrs. Susan Evans
The Honorable William S. Farish, Former American Ambassador to the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mrs. Sarah Farish
The Honorable Fred Fielding, Counsel to the President, White House
Counsel
Mrs. Maria Fielding
Mr. Brad Freeman, General Partner, Freeman Spogli & Co.
The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
Mrs. Becky Gates
Mr. Christopher Geidt, OBE, Deputy Private Secretary to The Queen,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sir Martin Gilbert, Author of Churchill and the Americans
Lady Esther Gilbert, London, England
Mr. David Gregory, NBC
Ms. Beth Wilkinson (Spouse)
The Honorable Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs
Mrs. Robert Hadley (Mother)
Mrs. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Host, The View
Mr. Timothy Hasselbeck, Professional Football Player
Mr. Peter Hayes, Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Steven Holland, White House Correspondent, Reuters
Mrs. Lucie Holland
Mr. Ray L. Hunt, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Hunt
Consolidated, Inc.
Mr. Hunter L. Hunt, President, Hunt Power, L.P. (Son)
Brigadier Sir Miles Hunt-Davis, KCVO CBE, Private Secretary to The Duke
Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Right Honorable Sir Robin Janvrin, KCVO, CB, Private Secretary to
The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Honorable Michael O. Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
Mrs. Stephanie Johanns
The Honorable Clay Johnson III, Deputy Director for Management, Office
of Management and Budget
Mrs. Anne S. Johnson, Director, Arts in Embassies Program, Department of
State
The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior
Mrs. Patricia Kempthorne
Mr. Richard D. Kinder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kinder
Morgan, Inc
Mrs. Nancy Kinder, President, Kinder Foundation
The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger, Trustee, Gerald R. Ford Foundation
and, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
Mrs. Nancy Kissinger
Mr. Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Chairman and President, Kohler Company
Mrs. Natalie B. Kohler
The Honorable Trent Lott, United States Senator (R/Mississippi)
Mrs. Tricia Lott
His Excellency Sir David Manning, KCMG, British Ambassador to the United
States
Lady Catherine M. Manning
Mr. Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Indianapolis Colts
Mrs. Ashley Manning
Mr. John Marion, Honorary Chairman, Sotheby’s North America
Mrs. Anne Marion
The Honorable Mitch McConnell, United States Senator (R/Kentucky)
The Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor
Mr. Charles B. Moncrief
Mrs. Kit Moncrief
Mr. James W. Nantz III, CBS Sportscaster, CBS
Mrs. Ann-Lorraine Nantz
Mr. Joseph J. O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer, Boston Culinary Group
Mrs. Katherine O’Donnell
General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mrs. Lynne Pace
Mr. Arnold D. Palmer, Professional Golfer
Ms. Kathleen Palmer
The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury
Mrs. Wendy Paulson
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, United States Representative (D/California)
Mr. Paul Pelosi
Mr. A. Jerrold Perenchio, Chairman and CEO, Chartwell Partners
Mrs. Margie Perenchio
Mr. Itzhak Perlman, World Renowned Violinist
Mrs. Toby Lynn Perlman
Mr. Boone Pickens, BP Capital, LLC
Mrs. Madeleine Pickens
The Honorable Colin L. Powell, Former Secretary of State
Mrs. Alma Powell
The Honorable Earl A. Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art
Mrs. Nancy Powell
Mrs. Nancy Reagan
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
Mr. Gene A. Washington, Director of Football Operations, National
Football League (Guest)
The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., The Chief Justice of the United
States
Mrs. Jane Sullivan Roberts
Ms. Robin Roberts, ABC
Miss Penny Russell-Smith, LVO, Press Secretary to The Queen, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Michael Sacco, President, Seafarers International Union (SIU)
Mrs. Sophie Sacco
Mr. Gerry Shaheen, Group President, Caterpillar
Mrs. Pam Shaheen
The Honorable George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford
Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Mrs. Charlotte Shultz, Chief of Protocol, California State
Mr. Harold C. Simmons, Chairman, Valhi Inc.
Mrs. Annette Simmons
The Honorable Tony Snow, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary
Mrs. Jill Ellen Snow
The Honorable Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education
Mr. Robert Spellings
Surgeon Captain David Swain, CVO RN, Medical Officer to The Queen,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Honorable Robert Tuttle, American Ambassador to the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mrs. Maria Tuttle, Spouse of the American Ambassador to the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Mark Vincent, Brother to Mrs. Cheney
Mrs. Linda Vincent, Sister-in-law to Mrs. Cheney
Mr. Richard Wolffe, Newsweek
Ms. Paula Cuello (Spouse)
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GUEST LIST FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT PRECEDING THE STATE DINNER
IN HONOR OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP,
DUKE OF EDINBURGH
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH
The Honorable David S. Addington, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President and Counsel, Office of the Vice President
Mrs. Cindy Addington
The Honorable Judy Ansley, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs, National Security Council
Mr. Stephen Ansley
The Honorable Andrea Ball
Mr. Lonnie Ball
The Honorable Mary A. Bomar, Director, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior
Mr. Milton Bomar
Ms. Lynda Burns, Private Secretary to Sir David Manning
Mr. Alfonso Gironella
Mr. Alan Charlton, Deputy Head of Mission, UK Embassy
Mrs. Judith Charlton
Ms. Wendy Cortesi, Author and Illustrator
Ms. Elisabetta Cortesi (Daughter)
Mr. Ben Donenberg, Producing Artistic Director, Will Power to Youth/Shakespeare Festival LA
Ms. Wendy Garen (Guest)
Ms. Amanda Downes, Social Secretary to the British Ambassador
Dr. Brent D. Glass, Director, National Museum of American History
Ms. Cathryn Keller (Guest)
Mr. Paul Greenhalgh, Director and President, Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design
Mrs. Sarah Chapoton (Guest)
Mr. Edward Griffiths, Deputy Master of the Household, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Honorable Joseph W. Hagin, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff
Ms. Mary A. Haines, Deputy Executive Secretary for Scheduling and Advance, National Security Council
The Honorable Terrell Halaska, Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs
Ms. Patricia Blecha
Mr. Timothy Hewlett, OBE, Director of Royal Travel, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dr. John P. Howe III, President and CEO, Project HOPE
Ms. Tyrrell Flawn, Executive Director, The Children’s Inn at NIH
Mr. Paul Johnston, First Secretary, Press, British Embassy
Mrs. Felicity Johnston
The Honorable Joel David Kaplan, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Office of the Chief of Staff
Ms. Laura Cox Kaplan
The Honorable Brett Kavanaugh, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals
The Honorable Ashley Kavanaugh
The Honorable Karen Keller, Special Assistant to the President and Personal Secretary
Mrs. Cynthia Keller Bollweg (Mother)
Miss Angela Kelly, MVO, The Queen’s Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dr. Perri Klass
Mr. Lawrence Wolff (Guest)
Miss Emma Lamberton, Secretary to the Private Secretary, Sir R Janvrin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Rev. Dr. Luis Leon, Rector, Saint John’s Church
Mrs. Lucille Leon
The Honorable John Marburger III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Mrs. Carol Marburger
Mr. Dominic Martin, Counsellor – Political, Economic and Public Affairs, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Emily Walter
Mr. Ray Martinez, Acting Chief of Protocol, United Department of State
Ms. Marin Gibson (Guest)
The Honorable Anita McBride, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady, Office of Mrs. Bush
The Honorable Timothy J. McBride, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Freddie Mac
Ms. Sally McDonough, Director of Communications and Press Secretary for Mrs. Bush, Office of Mrs. Bush
Mr. John Niemiec
Mr. Dale Moore, Chief of Staff, Department of Agriculture
Mrs. Faith Moore
Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Dr. Gary Nabel, Director of the Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The Honorable Claire O’Donnell, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for Operations, OVP
Mr. Brian O’Donnell (Brother)
The Honorable Dana Perino, Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the Press Secretary
Mr. Peter McMahon (Spouse)
Mrs. Suzanne Robinson
Mr. Davis Roland Robinson
Mr. Richard Rodgers, Senior Visits Officer, British Embassy
Mrs. Anne Rodgers
The Honorable Scott Sforza, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for Production, Office of Communications
Mrs. Holly H. Shimizu, Director, United States Botanic Garden
Mr. Osamu Shimizu
Mr. Jonathan Sinclair, First Secretary, Political Section, British Embassy
Mrs. Helen Sinclair
The Honorable Sara Taylor, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs, Office of Political Affairs
The Honorable Israel Hernandez (Guest)
Ms. Elsie M. Walker
Mr. Al Kilborne
The Honorable Peter Wehner, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives
Ms. Cindy Browning (Spouse)
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THE WHITE HOUSE
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2007
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE STATE DINNER
IN HONOR OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PHILIP,
DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Entertainment in the East Room
ITZHAK PERLMAN
Born in Israel in 1945, Itzhak Perlman completed his initial training as a violinist at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, Israel. He came to New York and was propelled into the international arena by appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show. Following his studies at the Juilliard School, he won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1964. Since then, Mr. Perlman has appeared in countless recitals and festivals, and as a soloist with every major orchestra throughout the world. He participated in historic concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as they made their first appearances in Warsaw, Budapest, the Soviet Union, China and India. In recent years, he has delighted many audiences as a conductor as well.
Among Mr. Perlmans many awards are four Emmys and fifteen Grammys. In 2000 he received the National Medal of Arts from President Clinton, and in 2003 he was one of the Kennedy Center Honors recipients in recognition of his many distinguished achievements.
Mr. Perlman devotes considerable time to education. His most recent Emmy award was for the PBS documentary Fiddling for the Future, a film about his work as a teacher and conductor in the Perlman Summer Music Program. At Juilliard, where he also teaches, he was awarded an honorary doctorate and a Centennial Medal on the occasion of the schools 100th commencement ceremony in May 2005.
Mr. Perlmans presence on stage, on camera, and in personal appearances of all kinds speaks eloquently and triumphantly on behalf of persons with disabilities, and his devotion to their cause is an integral part of his life.
THE U.S ARMY CHORUS
The U.S. Army Chorus was established in 1956 as the vocal counterpart of The U. S. Army Band, Pershings Own. From its inception, the Chorus has maintained a reputation of excellence and a broad repertoire, singing music in many genres and languages. The Chorus often performs at the White House and is a standard feature of each Presidential inaugural.
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REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
IN A MEDIA PREVIEW
FOR THE STATE DINNER
IN HONOR OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
THE PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH
State Dining Room
2:25 P.M.
MRS. BUSH: Hello, everyone. We’re so happy tonight to have the opportunity to entertain Her Majesty and His Highness, His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, for a white tie dinner. They hosted us at Buckingham Palace in 2003 for a white tie dinner, and we’re really thrilled to have the opportunity to host them.
We came to the State Dinner for Queen Elizabeth back in ’93* when President Bush was President, and so we know what this dinner will be like, and we’ve been really looking forward to it for that reason.
We just had a luncheon. It was just a family, relaxing luncheon. We had our two ambassadors — Ambassador Tuttle, the U.S. ambassador to England, and Sir David Manning, the ambassador to Washington from Great Britain. And then we had George’s sister Dorothy and her son Sam, and George’s brother Marvin and his wife Margaret, who both live in the area. And so we had a very fun and relaxing lunch. And I will say, Cris, the food was superb. It was really great. And I know you saw when it went back that everyone ate everything. (Laughter.)
And Bill did a beautiful dessert that was a big flower sort of arrangement of spun sugar in the middle on sort of an egg, and then little watering cans of chocolate sorbet. And so it was a beautiful garden theme for that dessert.
Let’s see. Tonight’s entertainment is Itzhak Perlman. I think you all have already seen that in the release, which I think will be great. And George and I are very, very proud to have him as our entertainment for Her Majesty. We’ll also have the Strolling Strings, as usual, that will come in during dessert. And then the Army Chorus will sing to close the evening.
So I think we’ll have a really great time there. I think you’ve all seen the guest list, and in a minute I think they’ll bring you over so you can see who’s sitting at the President’s table and who’s sitting at my table. Our special surprise guest — and we had saved two places to be able to ask someone from the Kentucky Derby, and so we have the jockey, Calvin Borel. So we’re very thrilled to have him tonight and his girlfriend for the dinner, as well.
Let’s see, you can see how beautiful the flowers are, and right here is the whole team that put all of this together — Amy Zantzinger, who is our new social secretary, and she has initiation by fire, starting with the most elegant and most formal State Dinner that we’ll host. And she’s done a terrific job. Also, this is Admiral Steve Rochon. He’s our new chief usher. And once again, this is his first State Dinner, and it’s such a very, very important State Dinner. And he’s done a terrific job. I hope you all will have a chance to get to know him.
Bill Yosses is our dessert chef, and he also — well, you were here a year, you’ve been — is it a year? No, just six months. And he’s done a terrific job. And Nancy, our florist, Nancy Clarke that you all know. You’ve met her at all the Christmas previews and all the other previews. She’s been here for many years, and once again, you can see her arrangements are just magnificent, and they’re just so perfect and elegant, I think, for Her Majesty. And Cris Comerford, who is our executive chef. I know you all know Cris. And she’s been here for a while, but fairly new as the chief chef, as the executive chef. And she’s been fixing really, really wonderful food. And today’s lunch was certainly that way, and I know tonight’s dinner will be delicious, too. I don’t know if you all have seen the menu cards. Have they — do you know if they — have you seen those? So you’ve seen what we’re serving tonight.
So I think it will be a really beautiful dinner, and I want you all to be able to ask them anything you want to know about what all of them have done. I will tell you that we did have to talk the President into white tie. (Laughter.) He was not that — Dr. Rice and I took it upon ourselves to talk him into it, because we thought if we were ever going to have a white tie event, this would be the one. And so he was glad to wear white tie. But I don’t know about the rest of our guests, especially the ones from Texas. They’re probably having to go out and rent theirs this afternoon. (Laughter.)
But anyway, it’s going to be a very fun and festive evening, and we’re so happy to have this opportunity. It’s really a huge privilege to have the opportunity to entertain Her Majesty, and to underscore how important our relationship is and has been through our whole history with Great Britain, and what a staunch ally Great Britain is of ours and how much we appreciate it.
So I guess that’s it, unless Sally thinks of something else I didn’t tell. So I’ll let you all take over with all the people who actually did all the work and put all this together. And doesn’t it look so pretty?
Thanks everybody. Thank you all.
END 2:32 P.M. EDT
*The State Dinner was held in 1991.
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