General News of Tuesday, 16 September 2008

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White House State Dinner Guests

Guest list for White House state dinner in honor of Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor, as provided by the White House.

John Agyekum Kufuor, president of the Republic of Ghana, and Theresa Kufuor

President Bush and Laura Bush

Mark Affleck, director, Peace Plan, Saddleback Church, and Cindy Affleck

Katherine Almquist, assistant administrator, Bureau for Africa, USAID, and Payton L. Knopf

Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, minister of information and national orientation, Republic of Ghana

Dolapo Asiru, president, One Origin Inc.

Dr. George Ayittey, president, Free Africa Foundation, and Maggie Ayittey

Professor George Gyan Baffour, deputy minister of finance and economic planning, Republic of Ghana

Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei, ambassador of Ghana, and Evageline Bawuah-Edusei

Stuart A. Bernstein, chairman, The Bernstein Cos., and Wilma Bernstein

Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, associate judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Robert E. Rigsby

Jonathan Bloom, deputy vice president, Department of Compact Implementation, Millennium Challenge Corp

Edward Boateng, chairman, Millennium Development Authority

Nancy G. Brinker, chief of protocol, Department of State, and Marc Goldman

Arthur Brooks, president, American Enterprise Institute, and Esther Brooks

Stephen M. Case, chairman and CEO, Revolution LLC, and Jean Case, The Case Foundation

Robert Castellini, chairman, Castellini Co., and Susan Castellini

Raymond Chambers, co-chairman, Malaria No More, and Patti Chambers

Elaine L. Chao, secretary of labor, and Dr. James S.C. Chao

Melissa Charbonneau, White House correspondent, CBN, and Catharine Ryun

Richard Cheney, vice president of the United States, and Elizabeth L. Cheney

Dr. Adama Conteh, director of international programs, Chicago State University, and Imara Dawson

Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Annette Conway

Kevin Corke, White House correspondent, NBC, and Elaine Rigas

John Danilovich, CEO, Millennium Challenge Corp., and Irene Danilovich

Jean Driscoll, Olympian and motivational speaker, and Douglas Mitchell

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Christian Action Faith, and Rosa Whitaker, president and CEO, The Whitaker Group

Henrietta H. Fore, administrator and director of u.s. foreign assistance, USAID, and Richard Fore

Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary for African affairs, Department of State, and Alfonso H. Lara

Joseph B. Gildenhorn, partner, JBG Cos., and Alma Gildenhorn

Richard Grenell, spokesman, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Matt Lashey

Stephen J. Hadley, assistant to the president for National Security Affairs, and Ann Hadley

Maureen Harrington, vice president for development policy and international relations, Millennium Challenge Corp

John P. Hewko, vice president, department of compact development, Millennium Challenge Corp., and Margarita Hewko

Dale Jones, CEO, Play Pumps, and Yolanda Jones

Joel Kaplan, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for policy, and Laura Cox Kaplan

Helen Saah Kufuor, daughter of John Agyekum Kufuor, president of the Republic of Ghana

John Addo Kufuor, son of John Agyekum Kufuor, president of the Republic of Ghana

Nana Ama Kufuor, daughter of John Agyekum Kufuor, president of the Republic of Ghana

Mark Langdale, former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, and Patricia Langdale

Michael O. Leavitt, secretary of Health and Human Services, and Jacalyn Leavitt

shirley miles, director of internal review and operational research, Department of State, bureau of overseas building operations

Philip Logan, Philip Logan Architect, and Dr. Barbara Paca

Dr. Luther Luedtke, president and CEO, Education Development Center, and Carol Luedtke

Darous Mans, vice president, department of compact implementation, Millennium Challenge Corp

Carlton Masters, co-chairman and CEO, GoodWorks International LLC, and Hope Masters, president and CEO, Leon H. Sullivan Foundation

Anita McBride, assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady Laura Bush

Dr. Charles Mensah, CEO, Volta River Authority

Dr. Sarah E. Moten, chief of education division, USAID, and Dr. Johnny L. Houston

James C. Musselman, president and CEO, Kosmos Energy LLC, and Shelly Musselman

George Ntim, president, African Development Foundation, and Tomra Cardin

Richard T. O'Brien, president and CEO, Newmont Mining, and Jennifer Bisset

Terrence O'Donnell, partner, Williams and Connelly, vice president and general counsel, Textron, and Margaret L. O'Donnell

Ambassador Daniel Osei, secretary to the president, Republic of Ghana

Akwasi Osei-Adjei, MP, minister of foreign affairs, regional cooperation & NEPAD, Republic of Ghana

Bernadette Paolo, president and CEO, Africa Society

Donald M. Payne, U.S. representative

Dr. Steven Phillips, medical director, global issues and projects, ExxonMobil Foundation, and Isabel Swift

Bobby J. Pittman Jr., special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs, and Alicia Pittman

Steven Preston, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Molly Preston

James M. Reynolds, American Real Estate Investment Co., and Kathy Reynolds

Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state, and Gene A. Washington, director of football operations, National Football League

Joseph E. Robert, Jr., chairman and CEO, J.E. Robert Cos., and Joseph E. Robert III, Son of Joseph E. Robert Jr.

British Robinson, office of the global AIDS coordinator, Department of State, and Bryan Greene

Penelope Slade Royall, deputy assistant secretary for health, disease prevention and health promotion, Department of Health and Human Services

Christopher H. Smith, U.S. representative, and Marie Smith

Dr. Wess Stafford, president, Compassion International

Don Teitelbaum, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, and Romie Heidt

Ronald Tschetter, director, Peace Corps, and Nancy Tschetter

Thomas Walsh, acting deputy United States AIDS globally coordinator, and Kelli Cooney

Marilyn Ware, chairman, Ware Family Office

Ron Weiser, McKinley Associates Inc., and Eileen Weiser

David Winfield, National Baseball Hall of Fame 2001, and Tonya Winfield

Ambassador Kobina Wudu, director of state protocol, Republic of Ghana

Adm. Robert Timothy Ziemer, coordinator, president's malaria initiative, USAID, and Jodi Ziemer

Karl Zinsmeister, assistant to the president for domestic policy, and Ann Zinsmeister