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The following is a complete list of expected guests: THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDENHIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA & HER EXCELLENCY RACHEL RUTOThe Honorable Alice P. Albright, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation & Mr. Gregory B. BowesThe Honorable Elizabeth E. Alexander, Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for the First Lady & Mr. David WadeHis Excellency Lazarus Amayo, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the United States & Mrs. Nelly AmayoMr. Franklin O. Amoo & Dr. Zainab UsmanMs. Semhar Araia & Ms. Binaifer NowrojeeReverend Shavon Arline-Bradley & Mr. Andrew Benjamin BradleyThe Honorable Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense & Mrs. Charlene AustinMr. Andrew AwiliHer Excellency Audrey Azoulay & Mr. Eliot MinchenbergMr. Eric H. Baker & Dr. Nicole Cooper BakerThe Honorable John R. Bass, Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State & Ms. Holly Holzer BassMr. Rye Barcott & Dr. Tracy BarcottThe Honorable Joy Basu, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Africa Bureau of State, U.S. Department of StateMr. John B. Bellinger & Mrs. Dawn BellingerThe Honorable Anthony Bernal, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First LadyMrs. Hildy Kuryk Bernstein & Mr. Jarrod BernsteinThe Honorable Stephen K. Benjamin, Assistant to the President and Director of Public Engagement & The Honorable DeAndrea G. BenjaminMr. Hunter Biden & Mrs. Melissa Cohen BidenMrs. Naomi Biden Neal & Mr. Peter NealMs. Sara Biden & Ms. Judy HauthMs. Finnegan BidenMs. Natalie Biden & Mr. Rafael HajjarMs. Maggie Biruri & Mr. Cyrus B. MugoThe Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State & The Honorable Evan Ryan, Assistant to the President and Cabinet SecretaryThe Honorable Cory Booker, U.S. Senator & Mrs. Carolyn BookerMr. David Bonderman & Ms. Christa CampbellThe Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms & Mr. Langston W. BottomsDr. Albert Bourla & Ms. Myriam AlchanatiMs. Donna Brazile & The Honorable Johnnie CarsonGeneral Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense & Mrs. Sharene BrownThe Honorable Frances Brown, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security Council & Mr. Brendan GoughMr. John Hope Bryant & Mrs. Chaitra BryantMr. LeVar Burton & Ms. Stephanie Cozart BurtonThe Honorable Bill Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency & Ms. Elizabeth BurnsMs. Ursula Burns & Mr. Paul KearyThe Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation & Mr. Chasten ButtigiegMs. Melanie Lanette Campbell & Ms. Sarah McKenzieThe Honorable Kurt M. Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State & The Honorable Lael Brainard, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic CouncilThe Honorable Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senator & Mrs. Myrna CardinMr. Robert Clark & Dr. Jane ClarkThe Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States & The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th Secretary of State of the United StatesMr. Kenneth Cooper & Mrs. Gina CooperThe Honorable Chris Coons, U.S. Senator & Mr. John CoonsThe Honorable Elizabeth Cousens & Dr. Bruce JonesMr. John A. Costa & Mr. Shawn CostaBishop Leah D. Daughtry & Mr. Lorenzo Daughtry ChambersThe Honorable Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia & Ms. Tracy Wilson MourningMs. Jen O’Malley Dillon & Mr. Patrick DillonMr. Michael Donilon & Mrs. Patricia DonilonDr. Frances Draper & Mr. Andre DraperThe Honorable Aden Duale, Cabinet Secretary for Defense, Republic of KenyaMs. Jotaka Eaddy & Mr. Raheem DeVaughnThe Honorable Enoh T. Ebong, Director, U.S. Trade Development Agency & Ms. Thamar HarriganMr. John B. Emerson & Mrs. Kimberly Marteau EmersonThe Honorable Carlos E. Elizondo, Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary & Mr. Mark W. DumasThe Honorable Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative & Ms. Eloisa Pleters EscobarMr. Eric Fears & Dr. Kenyatta StephensThe Honorable Stefanie Feldman, Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary & Ms. Dale AltonThe Honorable Jon Finer, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor, National Security Council & Ms. T.J. FadelMs. Tina Flournoy & Mr. Cornell BelcherThe Honorable William Frist & Mrs. Tracy FristDr. Kamau Gachigi & Ms. Gathoni KamauThe Honorable Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona & Mr. Mark WeinbergMr. Mark Gallogly & Ms. Lise StricklerThe Honorable John Garamendi, U.S. Representative & Mrs. Patricia GaramendiThe Honorable Merrick Garland, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice & Mrs. Lynn Rosenman GarlandMs. Melinda French Gates & Mr. Rory GatesMs. Wawa Gatheru & Mrs. Annie GatheruDr. Helene Gayle & Mr. Stephen Keith The Honorable Joshua Geltzer, Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy Counsel to the President and Legal Advisor to the National Security Council & Mrs. Katherine BooneMs. Suzy George, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State & Mr. Nate TibbitsThe Honorable Rufus Gifford & Dr. Stephen DeVincentMr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly GillyardDr. Tony GithinjiMr. Roger Goodell & Mrs. Jane GoodellThe Honorable Shuwanza Goff, Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs & Mr. Jamie FleetDr. Patricia Gordon & Mr. Daniel McLoonThe Honorable Philip Gordon, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President & Mr. Noah GordonMr. Chandler Goule & Mr. Derek HowardMs. Whitney Gravelle & Ms. Rachel LyonsThe Honorable Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Department of Interior & Ms. Naomie GermainMr. William Haber & Mrs. Heike Sommer HaberMs. Martha Haile & Mr. Johnathan EdmundThe Honorable Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence & Mr. David DavighiMr. Noordin Haji, Director General of the National Intelligence Service, Republic of KenyaMr. Nick Hanauer & Mrs. Leslie HanauerThe Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States & Mr. Douglas C. Emhoff, Second Gentleman of the United StatesMs. Patricia Harris & Mr. Mark LebowThe Honorable Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts & Ms. Joanna LydgateMr. Damon T. Hewitt & Mrs. Melissa HewittMr. Lester Holt & Mrs. Carol Hagen-HoltThe Honorable Steven Horsford, U.S. Representative & Ms. Rene SpellmanThe Honorable Lisa P. Jackson & Ms. Alisha Johnson WilderThe Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives & Mrs. Kennisandra JeffriesThe Honorable Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago, Illinois & Mrs. Stacie JohnsonThe Honorable Cavalier Johnson, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin & Mrs. Dominique JohnsonThe Honorable Garnett L. Johnson, Mayor of Augusta, Georgia & Ms. Toni Seals-JohnsonThe Honorable Monica Juma, National Security Advisor, Republic of KenyaDr. Paula KahumbuMs. Josephine F. Kalipeni & Ms. Winnie Nyawira ThuoMr. Adili Kea & Mr. Collin HatcherMajor General Gary Keefe & Mrs. Allison KeefeMr. Everett B. Kelley & Mrs. Liz KelleyMr. Allan KilavukaThe Honorable Jessica Killin, Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Second Gentleman & Mr. Raj Date Mr. Christopher Kirigua, Deputy Chief of Mission, Kenyan Embassy, Washington D.C.Mr. Boniface KiomeThe Honorable Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council & Mr. Jacob SternMr. Bob Klein & Mrs. Danielle Guttman KleinDr. Chris Kiptoo, Principal Secretary, National Treasury, Republic of KenyaThe Honorable Anthony Kimani Ichung’wah, The National Assembly of the Republic of KenyaMs. Barbara Kingsolver & Dr. Steven HoppMs. Caroline KipsanaiMr. Adil KhawajaMr. Christopher G. Korge & Ms. Wyn Graham BradleyMs. Elizabeth KoskeiMr. Timothy KropMrs. Deniece Laurent-Mantey & Reverend Henry Laurent-ManteyThe Honorable Benjamin LaBolt, Assistant to the President and Communications Director & Mr. Dean LiebermanMr. Jeff Lawson & Dr. Erica LawsonMs. DeDe Lea & Dr. Dallas LeaThe Honorable Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative & Ms. Simone LeeThe Honorable Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Ms. Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States & Mr. Ulysses CurryThe Honorable David Lane & Mr. Garrett LamMrs. Linda Lipsen & Mr. Stephen StoltzMr. Daniel Lubetzky & Dr. Michelle LubetzkyDr. Claire Lucas & Ms. Judith DlugaczThe Honorable Vi Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina & Mrs. Viola Alexander-YoungThe Honorable Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of New Mexico & Mr. Manuel CordovaMr. Sitoyo LopokoiyitChairman Austin Lowes, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa IndiansMrs. Sally MahihuMr. Ken Martin & Ms. Rebecca KanninenHer Excellency Cecily MbarireThe Honorable Michael McCaul, U.S. Representative & Ms. Catherine McCaulMr. John Bearden McAdory & Mrs. Kendra Cross McAdoryMr. Stewart McLaurin & Ms. Kimberly OsborneBishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie & Ms. Vashti Jasmine Saint JeanMr. Don McLean & Ms. Paris DunnMr. Mark McManus & Mrs. Nancy McManusMr. Doug McMillon & Mrs. Shelley McMillonThe Honorable Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative & Mrs. Simone-Marie MeeksMr. Ed Meier, Associate Director for National Security Programs, National Security Council & Ms. Amy Ward-MeierThe Honorable Janet T. Mills, Governor of Maine & Mr. Cameron ShayMrs. Cheryl Mills & Mr. Bryant WeltersThe Honorable Rebecca Miano, Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry, Republic of KenyaDr. Valerie Montgomery Rice & Mr. Melvin RiceThe Honorable Ryan Montoya, Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance & Ms. Joelle TerryThe Honorable Marc Morial & Ms. Michelle MillerMr. Jesse MooreThe Honorable Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of KenyaMr. Hussein Mohamed GureMr. Adan Mohamed, Chief of Strategy Execution, Republic of KenyaThe Honorable Carol Moseley Braun & Ms. Souad Boudairi DalilDr. Peter MuchiriMs. Librata MuhatiMr. Philip Munger & Ms. Hala MatarMs. Philana Mugyenyi & Ms. Magdalene KariukiDr. James MwangiMrs. Rosalyn NandwaThe Honorable Peter MwendwaThe Honorable Scott Nathan & Ms. Laura DeBonisThe Honorable Richard Neal, U.S. RepresentativeThe Honorable Brian Nelson, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of Treasury & Ms. Lane DilgMs. Sheila Nix & Mr. James CoughlanMr. Joseph Nganga & Ms. Gladys ChiMr. Peter NdegwaMr. David Ndii, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Republic of KenyaThe Honorable Joe Neguse, U.S. Representative Ms. Janai Nelson & Ms. Tona BoydThe Honorable Anne Neuberger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, National Security Council & Mr. Yehuda NeubergerThe Honorable Njuguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary for Treasury and Planning, Republic of KenyaThe Honorable Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State & Mrs. Geri KamThe Honorable Dave Noble, Assistant to the President and Director of Management and Administration & Mr. Jeff MarootianThe Honorable John Nkengasong, Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State & Mrs. Susan NkengasongHer Excellency Gladys NyasunaMrs. Isis Nyong’o Madison & Mr. Christopher MadisonMr. Jehiel Oliver & Ms. Wintta WoldemariamMrs. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli & Ms. Danai GuriraThe Honorable Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative & Mr. Tim MynettMr. Kwame Onwuachi & Ms. Jewel RobinsonMr. Peter R. Orszag & Mrs. Bianna GolodrygaMs. Louisa Ortega & Ms. Karyn HarringtonMr. Lazar Palnick & Ms. Alpha LillstromMr. Jeffrey Peck & Ms. Lisa Vigdor-PeckMr. Sean Penn & Ms. Ann LeeThe Honorable Tom Perez, Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs & Ms. Susana PerezThe Honorable John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation & Ms. Karen Elizabeth SkeltonMr. Michael Polsky & Ms. Emily FlemingMs. Ruth Porat & Mr. Anthony PaduanoThe Honorable Samantha Power, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development & Mr. Cass SunsteinThe Honorable Natalie Quillian, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Mr. Ryan QuillianMr. Bryan Rafanelli & Mr. Mark WalshThe Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce & Dr. Thomas RaimondoThe Honorable Kelly L. Razzouk, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, National Security Council & Mr. Michel DiwanThe Honorable Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Ms. Bonnie LePardMr. Wayne Reynolds & Ms. Catherine B. ReynoldsMs. Katherine Rice & Ms. Jennifer WattThe Honorable Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President & Mrs. Amy RicchettiThe Honorable Cedric L. Richmond & Mrs. Raquel RichmondMr. David Risher & Mrs. Jennifer RisherMs. British A. Robinson & Ms. Lisa WalkerMr. Ethan Rosenzweig, Acting Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of StateThe Honorable Richard Ruffner, Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations & Ms. Sally MarxMs. Cullie RutoMs. June RutoMs. Stephanie RutoMrs. April Ryan & Mr. James William EwingMs. Nancy SalambaMs. Sheryl Sandberg & Mr. Tom BernthalMs. Symone Sanders-Townsend & Mr. Shawn J. TownsendMr. Augustine SangMr. Mark Schuster & Mrs. Audrey SchusterThe Honorable Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor & Dr. Jeffrey RandallChaplain (LTC) John Scott & Mrs. Gwen ScottMr. Adam Silver & Ms. Maggie GriseMr. Al Sicard & Dr. Kshamica Nimalasuriya SicardDr. Rajiv Shah & Ms. Shivam Mallick ShahReverend Alfred Sharpton & Ms. Aisha McShawMs. Mia Seder & Mr. Adam KaufmanDr. Korir SingOei, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of KenyaDr. Gretchen Sisson & Mr. Andrew McCollumThe Honorable Edward N. Siskel, Assistant to the President and White House Counsel & Ms. Dana RemusMr. Harry Evans Sloan & Mrs. Florence SloanMr. Brad Smith & Ms. Carol Ann BrowneThe Honorable Gayle Smith & Mr. John James SpearsMr. Jake Snow & Mr. Matthew DonoghueMr. Alex Soros & Ms. Huma AbedinMr. Steven Spinner & Dr. Robert SpinnerDr. Liesbet Steer & Dr. Andrew SteerMr. Darnell Strom & Ms. Michaela CoelThe Honorable Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor & Ms. Maggie GoodlanderMs. Darlene Superville & Mr. Jordan MorenoDr. Julius SuubiMr. Mark Suzman & Ms. Katherine SwitzThe Honorable Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative & Mr. Robert SkidmoreMs. Louisa Terrell & Mr. Alan FieldThe Honorable Christian L. Tom, Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy & Mrs. Erika C. TomThe Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations & Mr. Lafayette Greenfield, IIMs. Sandra L. Thurman & Mr. Cornelius BakerThe Honorable Philip Thigo, Special Envoy on Technology, Republic of Kenya & Ms. Kate IdwasiThe Honorable Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development & Ms. Maya WesbyThe Honorable AnnMarie Tomasini, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff & Mrs. Renee TomasiniThe Honorable Soipan Tuya, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Republic of KenyaMr. Masai Ujiri & Mrs. Ramatu UjiriMr. Wilmer Valderrama & Ms. Amanda Pacheco RhinesmithThe Honorable Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, U.S. Department of State & Mr. Dylan VermaThe Honorable Lorraine Voles, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President & Mr. Dan SmithMr. Darren Walker & Ms. Holly PetersonMs. Caroline A. Wanga & Ms. Barkue TubmanThe Honorable Anne Waiguru, Chairperson of the Council of Governors, Republic of KenyaMr. John WaiguruMs. Catherine WambuiThe Honorable Opiyo Wandayi, Member of the National Assembly of KenyaThe Honorable Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator & Ms. Donna ByrdMr. Nicholas Weinstock & Mrs. Amanda WeinstockMr. Michael Weinstein & Mr. Tom MyersMs. Kathleen Welch & Dr. Shelley HearneThe Honorable Meg Whitman, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Kenya & Dr. Griffith HarshMs. Maya Wiley & Ms. Carol JoynerMr. John Eddie WilliamsMrs. Kimberly Williams-Paisley & Mr. Brad PaisleyMs. Shawn Yancy & Mr. Jax WisemanMr. Kevin Young & Mrs. Cora Hixon-DayThe Honorable Shalanda Young, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Management and Budget & Mr. Kendell LeBrayMr. Kneeland Youngblood & Mrs. Sharon YoungbloodThe Honorable Jeffrey Zients, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff & Mr. Joshua Zients Stay ConnectedSign UpEmail Address* RequiredZIP CodePlease leave blank.We'll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people, as well as ways you can get involved and help our country build back better. 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