Who will attend the White House state dinner for Xi Jinping?

Dario Amodei is spending a lot of time at the White House this week - after dinner yesterday will now also be at the AI lunch/event tomorrow source familiar says (confirming @ashleyrgold, no relation, reporting)

[UPDATE] Trump hosts Anthropic boss Dario Amodei at White House dinner (first reported at 2026-09-28T00:34:33Z)

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Scoop: Anthropic's Dario Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump

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Scoop: Anthropic's Dario Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump

Live: A few weeks before the midterms, four of the election cycle’s biggest donors, as compiled by The New York Times, were invited to the state dinner tonight. Jeff Yass, Greg and Anna Brockman, and Miriam Adelson are in attendance. And at Trump’s table is Elon Musk, the fourth biggest donor in the entire cycle.

Guests at state dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping include Elon Musk, Sam Altman

Guests at state dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping include Elon Musk, Sam Altman

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump hosted a state dinner in Washington, D.C., to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping. As leaders of top US technology companies heavily reliant on China's vast market, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices were seated at the head table alongside the two heads of state and their first ladies.

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump hosted a state dinner in Washington, D.C., to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping. As leaders of top US technology companies heavily reliant on China's vast market, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices were seated at the head table alongside the two heads of state and their first ladies.

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump hosted a state dinner in Washington, D.C., to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping. As leaders of top US technology companies heavily reliant on China's vast market, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices were seated at the head table alongside the two heads of state and their first ladies.

U.S. business leaders including Jensen Huang and Musk attend in full force… Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to state dinner

U.S. business leaders including Jensen Huang and Musk attend in full force… Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to state dinner

For the record - here are the guests at the head table: President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, President Xi Jinping.l, Madame Peng Liyuan, Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori. Rounding out the head table were two Chinese officials.

For the record - here are the guests at the head table: President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, President Xi Jinping.l, Madame Peng Liyuan, Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori. Rounding out the head table were two Chinese officials.

For the record - here are the guests at the head table: President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, President Xi Jinping.l, Madame Peng Liyuan, Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori. Rounding out the head table were two Chinese officials.

Appears like the main table was: • • TRUMP and MELANIA • Xi and spouse • NVIDIA JENSEN HUANG and spouse • ELON MUSK • AMD LISA SU and spouse • APPLE TIM COOK

Appears like the main table was: • • TRUMP and MELANIA • Xi and spouse • NVIDIA JENSEN HUANG and spouse • ELON MUSK • AMD LISA SU and spouse • APPLE TIM COOK

Appears like the main table was: • • TRUMP and MELANIA • Xi and spouse • NVIDIA JENSEN HUANG and spouse • ELON MUSK • AMD LISA SU and spouse • APPLE TIM COOK

To steal a line from my colleague @nickschifrin -- the WH State dinner for Chinese President Xi has quite a guest list: • • President Donald J. Trump • First Lady Melania Trump • President Xi Jinping • Madame Peng Liyuan • Vice President JD Vance • Second Lady Usha Vance • Secretary of State Marco Rubio • Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State • Chief of Staff Susie Wiles • U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue • Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China • Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent • John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth • Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative • Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer • Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi • Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member • He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council • Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission • Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce • Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister • Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States • Ms. Ivanka Trump • Mr. Eric Trump • Ms. Lara Trump • Ms. Tiffany Trump • Mr. Michael Boulos • Mr. Viktor Knavs • Ms. Arabella Kushner • Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO • Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang • Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO • Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO • Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su • Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple • John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board • Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE • Linda Mills, President of New York University • Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO • Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee • Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an • Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng • Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau • Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President • Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department • Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs • Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng • Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO • Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO • Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO • Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO • Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder • Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman • Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder • Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder • Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin • Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO • Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO • Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO • Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO • Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO • Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO • Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman • Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos • Jeff Yass, TikTok • Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO • Michael Dell, Dell, CEO • Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO • David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO • Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO • Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO • Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO • Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice • Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice • Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana • Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson • Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host • Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier • Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter • Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia • Jesse Waters, FOX News Host • Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters • David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO • Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell • Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve • Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh • Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce • Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick • Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East • Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President • Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller • Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President • Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino • Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States • Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche • Meredith O’Rourke, The O’Rourke Group • Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services • Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education • Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior • Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum • Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation • Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy • Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget • Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor • Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO • Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra • Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra • Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods • Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO • David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology • Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator • Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler • Katie Simpson, Fiancé to Brad Gerstner • Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri • Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana • General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence • Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO • Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault • Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO • Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO • Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison • Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy

To steal a line from my colleague @nickschifrin -- the WH State dinner for Chinese President Xi has quite a guest list: • • President Donald J. Trump • First Lady Melania Trump • President Xi Jinping • Madame Peng Liyuan • Vice President JD Vance • Second Lady Usha Vance • Secretary of State Marco Rubio • Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State • Chief of Staff Susie Wiles • U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue • Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China • Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent • John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth • Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative • Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer • Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi • Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member • He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council • Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission • Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce • Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister • Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States • Ms. Ivanka Trump • Mr. Eric Trump • Ms. Lara Trump • Ms. Tiffany Trump • Mr. Michael Boulos • Mr. Viktor Knavs • Ms. Arabella Kushner • Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO • Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang • Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO • Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO • Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su • Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple • John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board • Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE • Linda Mills, President of New York University • Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO • Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee • Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an • Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng • Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau • Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President • Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department • Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs • Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng • Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO • Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO • Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO • Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO • Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder • Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman • Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder • Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder • Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin • Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO • Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO • Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO • Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO • Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO • Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO • Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman • Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos • Jeff Yass, TikTok • Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO • Michael Dell, Dell, CEO • Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO • David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO • Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO • Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO • Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO • Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice • Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice • Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana • Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson • Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host • Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier • Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter • Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia • Jesse Waters, FOX News Host • Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters • David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO • Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell • Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve • Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh • Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce • Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick • Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East • Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President • Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller • Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President • Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino • Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States • Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche • Meredith O’Rourke, The O’Rourke Group • Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services • Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education • Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior • Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum • Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation • Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy • Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget • Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor • Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO • Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra • Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra • Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods • Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO • David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology • Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator • Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler • Katie Simpson, Fiancé to Brad Gerstner • Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri • Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana • General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence • Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO • Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault • Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO • Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO • Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison • Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy

To steal a line from my colleague @nickschifrin -- the WH State dinner for Chinese President Xi has quite a guest list: • • President Donald J. Trump • First Lady Melania Trump • President Xi Jinping • Madame Peng Liyuan • Vice President JD Vance • Second Lady Usha Vance • Secretary of State Marco Rubio • Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State • Chief of Staff Susie Wiles • U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue • Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China • Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent • John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth • Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative • Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer • Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi • Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member • He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council • Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission • Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce • Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister • Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States • Ms. Ivanka Trump • Mr. Eric Trump • Ms. Lara Trump • Ms. Tiffany Trump • Mr. Michael Boulos • Mr. Viktor Knavs • Ms. Arabella Kushner • Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO • Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang • Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO • Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO • Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su • Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple • John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board • Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE • Linda Mills, President of New York University • Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO • Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee • Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an • Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng • Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau • Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President • Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department • Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs • Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng • Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO • Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO • Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO • Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO • Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder • Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman • Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder • Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder • Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin • Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO • Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO • Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO • Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO • Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO • Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO • Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman • Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos • Jeff Yass, TikTok • Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO • Michael Dell, Dell, CEO • Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO • David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO • Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO • Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO • Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO • Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice • Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice • Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana • Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson • Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host • Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier • Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter • Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia • Jesse Waters, FOX News Host • Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters • David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO • Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell • Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve • Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh • Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce • Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick • Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East • Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President • Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller • Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President • Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino • Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States • Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche • Meredith O’Rourke, The O’Rourke Group • Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services • Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education • Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior • Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum • Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation • Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy • Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget • Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor • Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO • Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra • Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra • Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods • Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO • David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology • Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator • Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler • Katie Simpson, Fiancé to Brad Gerstner • Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri • Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana • General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence • Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO • Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault • Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO • Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO • Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison • Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy

To steal a line from my colleague @nickschifrin -- the WH State dinner for Chinese President Xi has quite a guest list: • • President Donald J. Trump • First Lady Melania Trump • President Xi Jinping • Madame Peng Liyuan • Vice President JD Vance • Second Lady Usha Vance • Secretary of State Marco Rubio • Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State • Chief of Staff Susie Wiles • U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue • Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China • Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent • John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth • Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative • Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer • Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi • Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member • He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council • Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission • Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce • Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister • Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States • Ms. Ivanka Trump • Mr. Eric Trump • Ms. Lara Trump • Ms. Tiffany Trump • Mr. Michael Boulos • Mr. Viktor Knavs • Ms. Arabella Kushner • Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO • Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang • Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO • Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO • Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su • Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple • John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board • Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE • Linda Mills, President of New York University • Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO • Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee • Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an • Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng • Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau • Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President • Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department • Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs • Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng • Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO • Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO • Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO • Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO • Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder • Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman • Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder • Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder • Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin • Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO • Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO • Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO • Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO • Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO • Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO • Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman • Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos • Jeff Yass, TikTok • Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO • Michael Dell, Dell, CEO • Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO • David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO • Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO • Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO • Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO • Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice • Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice • Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana • Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson • Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host • Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier • Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter • Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia • Jesse Waters, FOX News Host • Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters • David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO • Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell • Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve • Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh • Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce • Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick • Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East • Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President • Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller • Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President • Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino • Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States • Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche • Meredith O’Rourke, The O’Rourke Group • Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services • Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education • Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior • Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum • Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation • Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy • Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget • Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor • Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO • Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra • Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra • Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods • Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO • David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology • Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator • Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler • Katie Simpson, Fiancé to Brad Gerstner • Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri • Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana • General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence • Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO • Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault • Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO • Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO • Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison • Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy

To steal a line from my colleague @nickschifrin -- the WH State dinner for Chinese President Xi has quite a guest list: • • President Donald J. Trump • First Lady Melania Trump • President Xi Jinping • Madame Peng Liyuan • Vice President JD Vance • Second Lady Usha Vance • Secretary of State Marco Rubio • Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State • Chief of Staff Susie Wiles • U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue • Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China • Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent • John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth • Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative • Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer • Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi • Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member • He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council • Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission • Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce • Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister • Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States • Ms. Ivanka Trump • Mr. Eric Trump • Ms. Lara Trump • Ms. Tiffany Trump • Mr. Michael Boulos • Mr. Viktor Knavs • Ms. Arabella Kushner • Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO • Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang • Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO • Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO • Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su • Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple • John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board • Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE • Linda Mills, President of New York University • Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO • Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee • Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an • Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng • Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau • Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President • Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department • Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs • Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng • Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO • Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO • Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO • Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO • Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder • Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman • Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder • Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder • Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin • Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO • Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO • Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO • Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO • Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO • Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO • Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman • Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos • Jeff Yass, TikTok • Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO • Michael Dell, Dell, CEO • Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO • David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO • Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO • Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO • Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO • Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice • Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice • Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana • Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson • Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host • Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier • Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter • Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia • Jesse Waters, FOX News Host • Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters • David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO • Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell • Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve • Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh • Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce • Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick • Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East • Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President • Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller • Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President • Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino • Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States • Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche • Meredith O’Rourke, The O’Rourke Group • Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services • Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education • Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior • Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum • Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation • Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy • Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget • Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor • Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO • Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra • Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra • Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods • Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO • David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology • Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator • Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler • Katie Simpson, Fiancé to Brad Gerstner • Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri • Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana • General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence • Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO • Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault • Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO • Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO • Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison • Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy

To steal a line from my colleague @nickschifrin -- the WH State dinner for Chinese President Xi has quite a guest list: • • President Donald J. Trump • First Lady Melania Trump • President Xi Jinping • Madame Peng Liyuan • Vice President JD Vance • Second Lady Usha Vance • Secretary of State Marco Rubio • Jeanette Rubio, Spouse of the Secretary of State • Chief of Staff Susie Wiles • U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue • Bonnie Perdue, Spouse of the US Ambassador to China • Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent • John Freeman, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth • Ambassador Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative • Marlo Greer, Spouse of Ambassador Greer • Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi • Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member • He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council • Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission • Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce • Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister • Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States • Ms. Ivanka Trump • Mr. Eric Trump • Ms. Lara Trump • Ms. Tiffany Trump • Mr. Michael Boulos • Mr. Viktor Knavs • Ms. Arabella Kushner • Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, CEO • Lori Huang, Spouse of Jensen Huang • Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO • Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO • Daniel Lin, Spouse of Lisa Su • Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple • John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board • Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE • Linda Mills, President of New York University • Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO • Tang Fangyu Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee • Minister of Finance Mr. Lan Fo'an • Mme. Wang Dan, Wife of Ambassador Xie Feng • Zhou Hongxu Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau • Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President • Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department • Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs • Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng • Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO • Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO • Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO • Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO • Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder • Anna Brockman, Wife of Greg Brockman • Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sand, Controlling Shareholder • Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder • Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Partner of Sergey Brin • Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO • Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO • Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO • Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO • Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO • Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO • Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman • Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, Spouse of Jeff Bezos • Jeff Yass, TikTok • Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO • Michael Dell, Dell, CEO • Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO • David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO • Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO • Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO • Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO • Chief Justice John Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Chief Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Supreme Court Justice • Jesse Barrett, Supreme Court Justice Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse of Supreme Court Justice • Speaker Mike Johnson, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana • Kelly Johnson, Spouse of Speaker Mike Johnson • Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host • Amy Baier, Spouse of Brett Baier • Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter • Representative Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives, Georgia • Jesse Waters, FOX News Host • Emma Waters, Spouse of Jesse Waters • David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO • Susan Dell, Spouse to Michael Dell • Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve • Jane Lauder, Spouse to Kevin Warsh • Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce • Allison Lutnick, Spouse to Secretary Lutnick • Director John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency • Michelle Ratcliffe, Spouse to Director Ratcliffe • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to Middle East • Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, Assistant to the President • Katie Miller, Spouse of Stephen Miller • Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President • Erin Scavino, Spouse to Dan Scavino • Attorney General Todd Blanche, Attorney General of the United States • Kristine Blanche, Spouse to Attorney General Todd Blanche • Meredith O’Rourke, The O’Rourke Group • Secretary Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health & Human Services • Secretary Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education • Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of Interior • Kathryn Burgum, Spouse to Secretary Burgum • Secretary Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation • Rachel Campos-Duffy, Spouse of Sean Duffy • Director Russell Vought, Director of Office of Management & Budget • Administrator Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency • Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of Labor • Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO • Sangeeta Mehrota, Spouse of Sanjay Mehrotra • Anthony Barra, Spouse of Mary Barra • Kathy Woods, Spouse of Darren Woods • Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO • David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology • Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Administrator • Jeff Sprecher, Spouse of Kelly Loeffler • Katie Simpson, Fiancé to Brad Gerstner • Representative Jason Smith, United States House of Representatives, Missouri • Senator Steven Daines, United States Senator, Montana • General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • Director Jay Clayton, Director of Office of the Director of National Intelligence • Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO • Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault • Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO • Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO • Sandra Lynn Ellison, Spouse of David Ellison • Cheryl Hines, Spouse of Secretary Kennedy

President Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House for a state dinner, bringing together some of the biggest names in American business and technology. • • Among the high-profile guests are Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's Tim Cook. • • The dinner caps the second day of Xi's three-day state visit to Washington, with trade, artificial intelligence and strategic stability among the major issues surrounding the visit.