The White House invited more than 180 guests to the state dinner that President Biden hosted for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday evening, including government officials, athletes, business leaders and prominent Asian Americans. Here is the full list of invitees as provided by the White House.
THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN
HIS EXCELLENCE YOON SUK YEOL, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND MRS. KIM KEON HEY
Michael Arden
Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, and Charlene Austin
Joe Bae and Janice Lee
Charlie Baker, former Governor of Massachusetts
Stephen K. Benjamin, senior adviser to the president on public engagement, and DeAndrea Benjamin
Representative Ami Bera, Democrat of California, and Dr. Jane Bera
Anthony Bernal, senior adviser to the first lady
Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky and UK Beshear
Frank Biden and Mindy Ward
Dong Bin Shin
Arthur Blank and Jennifer Hale
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, and Evan Ryan, Cabinet Secretary
Park Bo Gyoon, the South Korean minister of culture, sports and tourism
Kurt Campbell, Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific in the National Security Council, and Lael Brainard, Director of the National Economic Council
Victor Cha, Former National Foreign Policy Adviser, Hyun Cha
Lee Chang Yang, South Korea’s minister of trade, industry and energy
Taewon Chey
David J. Cho
Walter Cho
Representative Judy Chu, Democrat of California, and Dean Chu
Eusun Chung
Kisun Chung
Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and Patrick Dillon
Michael C. Donilon, senior adviser to the president, and Patricia Donilon
Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, and Bryan Bowlsbey
Andrew Emhoff and Dr. Judy Lee
Kim Eun Hye, South Korean President’s Senior Secretary for Public Relations
Jon Finer, deputy national security adviser, and Kate Berner, White House deputy director of communications
Byong Joon Kim
Hyun Joon Cho
Marcus Freeman and Chong Freeman
Joanna Gaines and Chip Gaines
Suzy George, Chief of Staff of the State Department, and Nate Tibbits
Ralph James Gessner Jr., Chairman of the Mohegan Tribe, and Charles F. Bunnell
Rufus Gifford, United States Chief of Protocol
Philip S. Goldberg, US Ambassador to South Korea
Philip Gordon, National Security Adviser to the Vice President, and Rachel Gordon
Avril D. Haines, Director of National Intelligence, and Mr. David Davighi
Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff
Meena Harris and Nikolas Ajagu
Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, and John Yang
Joo Ho Young, member of the South Korean National Assembly
Chrisette Hudlin and Reginald Hudlin
Cho Hyundong, South Korean ambassador to the United States, and Kim Soyeon
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary
Jeong Jeomsig, member of the South Korean National Assembly
Park Jin, South Korean foreign minister
Min Jin Lee and Christopher A. Duffy
Angelina Jolie and Maddox Jolie-Pitt
Lee Jong Ho, South Korean Minister of Science and ICT
Kim Junpyo, Director General for North American Affairs
Edgard Kagan, senior director of the National Security Council for East Asia and Oceania, and Cynthia L. Gire
Yongmee Michele Kang
Representative Andy Kim, New Jersey Democrat, and Jae Kim
Chloe Kim and Jeanne Yang
Dong Kwan Kim
Representative Young Kim, Republican of California, and Charles Kim
Christopher Cow
Daniel Kritenbrink, Deputy Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Nami Kritenbrink
Choo Kyung-ho, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance
Sohn Kyung Shik
Ben LaBolt, White House communications director
Mitch Landrieu, senior infrastructure advisor, and Grace Landrieu
Jay Hyun Lee
Junglee
Norm Lewis
Representative Ted Lieu, Democrat of California, and Betty Lieu
George Marcus and Judy Marcus
General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Hollyanne Milley
Sarah Min and Matthew Pincus
Seung Min Kim and Mi Ryung Chang
Park Min Shik, South Korean Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
Kwang Mo Koo
Janet Murguia and Mauro A. Morales
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey and Tammy Murphy
Ki Mun Kim
Mayor Ron Nirenberg of San Antonio and Erika Prosper
Victoria Nuland, Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Robert Kagan
Carl Page and Barbara Kay Page
Chan Ho Park and Rie Park
Penny Pritzker, former Secretary of Commerce, and Vivian Riefberg
Mayor Michael S. Purzycki of Wilmington, Del., and Elizabeth J. Purzycki
Natalie Quillian, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and Ryan Quillian
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Andy Moffit
Bruce Reed, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and Bonnie LePard
Steven J. Ricchetti, Counsel to the President, and Amy Ricchetti
Susan E. Rice, director of the Council on Home Affairs, and Ian Cameron
Julie Chávez RodrÃguez, director of the Bureau of Intergovernmental Affairs and Biden campaign manager, and Aqeela Sherrills
Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney and Ann Romney
Jin Roy Ryu
Choi Sang Mok, South Korean President’s Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs
Leah Salonga
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York
Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont and Marian DuBois
Beth Shaw and David E. Shaw
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor
Jin Shik Choi
William Singer and Joanna Cicchelli
Jacob Snow and Samantha Cohen
Gene Sperling, White House bailout coordinator and senior adviser to the president
Representative Michelle Steel, Republican of California, and Siobhan Steel
Representative Marilyn Strickland, Democrat of Washington, and Patrick J. Erwin
Jake Sullivan, national security adviser, and Margaret Goodlander
Park Sung Min, member of the South Korean National Assembly
Kim Tae Ho, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Unification, South Korean National Assembly
Kim Tae Hyo, first deputy director of national security for the office of the South Korean president
Lee Choongmyon, South Korean President’s Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Kim Taejin, Chief of Protocol, South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Cho Taeyong, director of national security for the South Korean president’s office
Katherine C. Tai, US Trade Representative, and Robert Skidmore
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Ambassador to the United Nations
Annie Tomasini, Oval Office director of operations
Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Administration and Resources, and Melineh Verma
Lorraine Voles, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, and Daniel E. Smith
Jessica Vosk
Victoria Woodards, Mayor of Tacoma, Washington, and Scott Breckenridge
Eun Yang and Robert Kang
Lee Jae-yong
Gideon Yu and Susie Min Yu
Jeffrey D. Zients, White House Chief of Staff, and Deborah Zients
