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  WHITE HOUSE STATE DINNER

STATE DINNER IN HONOR OF HER EXCELLENCY, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ATTORNEY JOSE MIGUEL T. ARROYO
  
Monday, May 19, 2003
  
GUEST LIST
  
The President and Mrs. Bush
Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines
Attorney Jose Miguel T. Arroyo, Spouse of the President of the Republic of the Philippines
The Honorable Franklin M. Drilon, President of the Senate, Republic of the Philippines
 Mrs. Mila Drilon
The Honorable Jose C. De Venecia, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines
 Mrs. Gina De Venecia
The Honorable Alberto G. Romulo, Executive Secretary, Republic of the Philippines
The Honorable Blas F. Ople, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines
The Honorable Jose Isidro N. Camacho, Secretary of Finance, Republic of the Philippines
The Honorable Angelo T. Reyes, Secretary of National Defense, Republic of the Philippines
The Honorable Manuel A. Roxas III, Secretary of Trade and Industry, Republic of the Philippines
His Excellency Albert F. Del Rosario, Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States
 Mrs. Margaret Gretchen Del Rosario, Spouse
The Honorable Roberto R. Romulo, Senior Advisor on International Competitiveness, Republic of the Philippines
Mr. Maximo V. Soliven, Philippine Journalist
The Honorable Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy
 Mrs. Spencer Abraham, Spouse
The Honorable John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
 Mrs. Janet Ashcroft, Spouse of the Attorney General (R-Missouri)
Ms. Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America 2001
 Mr. Tinifuloa R. Grey, Spouse
Mr. Ernest Z. Bower, President, US-ASEAN Business Council
 Mrs. Sam Bower, Spouse
Mr. Tom Brokaw, Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News
 Mrs. Meredith Brokaw, Spouse
Ms. Karen Brooks, Director for Asian Affairs, NSC
 Mr. Scott Faber, Creator, Co-Founder, Keen Inc. (Guest)
Mr. Marvin P. Bush, Alexandria, Virginia
 Mrs. Margaret Bush
Ms. Catalina Camia, Congressional Editor, Gannett News Service
 Mr. Cliff Roberts, Project Manager, HNTB Corporation (Guest)
The Honorable Andrew H. Card, Jr., Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
 The Reverend Kathleene B. Card, Spouse
Dr. Lupo Carlota, Commissioner, President's Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders
 Mrs. Lilibeth Carlota, Spouse
The Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor
 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Spouse, United States Senator (R-Kentucky)
The Honorable Richard Cheney, Vice President of the United States
 The Honorable Lynne V. Cheney
The Honorable Jeff Coleman, Pennsylvania State Representative (R)
 Mrs. Rebecca Coleman, Spouse
The Honorable Susan Collins, United States Senator (R-Maine)
 Mr. Tom Daffron, Executive Vice President, Chesapeake Enterprises (Guest)
The Honorable John Cornyn, United States Senator (R-Texas)
 Mrs. John Cornyn, Spouse
The Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director of the Office of Management and Budget
 Miss Meredith Daniels, Daughter
Dr. John J. DeGioia, President, Georgetown University
 Mrs. Therese DeGioia, Spouse The Honorable Tom DeLay, United States Representative (R-Texas)
 Mrs. Danielle DeLay Ferro, Daughter
The Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
 Mr. Bruce Friedman, Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to the OAS, Department of State
Mr. George M. Drysdale, Chairman and CEO, Marsman Drysdale Group
 Mrs. Diane Drysdale, Spouse The Honorable Donald B. Ensenat, Chief of Protocol, United States
Mr. Michael Eskew, Chairman and CEO, UPS
 Mrs. Molly Eskew, Spouse The Honorable Jose Esteves, Mayor of Milpitas (R-CA)
 Mrs. Jose Esteves, Spouse
The Honorable Bill Frist, United States Senator (R-Tennessee)
 Mrs. Karyn Frist, Spouse Mr. William P. Fuller, President, The Asia Foundation
 Ms. Jennifer Beckett, Spouse
Mr. Patrick Ganio, National President, American Coalition for Filipino Veterans Inc.
 Mr. Eric Lachica, Executive Director, American Coalition for Filipino Veterans Inc. (Guest) Mr. Paul Gigot, Editorial Page Editor, The Wall Street Journal
 Ms. Rebecca Randall, Guest of Mr. Paul Gigot Ms. Susan Graham, Soprano, Entertainer
 Mrs. Betty Fort Graham, Guest of Ms. Graham
 Mrs. Janet G. Jaquess, Guest of Ms. Graham
The Honorable Michael P. Guingona, Councilmember of Daly City (D)
 Mrs. Teresa Guingona, Spouse
The Honorable Stephen Hadley, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
 Mrs. Ann Hadley, Spouse
Mr. Fred Hiatt, Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post
 Ms. Margaret Shapiro, Staff Writer, The Washington Post
The Honorable James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
 Mrs. Audrey Pool Kelly, Artist and Spouse
Mr. Colbert I King, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post
 Mrs. Gwen King, Spouse
Mr. Robert P. Koch, The Wine Institute
 Mrs. Doro Koch
The Honorable James A. Leach, United States Representative (R-Iowa)
 Mrs. Elisabeth Leach, Spouse
The Honorable Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator (R-Indiana)
 Mrs. Char Lugar, Spouse
His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop, Archdiocese of Washington
 His Excellency Bishop Kevin Farrell, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Washington (Guest)
Mr. Neal McCoy, Country Music Singer
 Mrs. Melinda McGaughey, Spouse
The Honorable James F. Moriarty, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council
 Mrs. Lauren Moriarty, Spouse
General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 Mrs. Mary Jo Myers, Spouse
The Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice, Supreme Court
 Mr. John Jay O'Connor III, Spouse
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, United States Representative (D-California)
 The Honorable Bob Filner, United States Representative (D-California) (Guest)
The Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State
 Mrs. Alma Powell, Spouse
The Honorable Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
The Honorable Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., American Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines
 Dr. Marie Dunn Ricciardone, Spouse
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
 Mr. Gene A. Washington, Director of Football Operations, National Football League (Guest)
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
 Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld, Spouse
The Honorable John Snow, Secretary of the Treasury
Lt. General Edward Soriano, USA, Commander of I Corps and Fort Lewis
 Mrs. Vivian Soriano, Spouse
The Honorable Ted Stevens, United States Senator (R-Alaska)
 Mrs. Ted Stevens, Spouse
The Honorable Gaddi H. Vasquez, Director, Peace Corps
 Mrs. Elaine Vasquez, Spouse
The Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Brian Viloria, Light flyweight boxer, US Olympic Team
 Mr. Gary Gittelsohn, Attorney (Guest)
The Honorable Ronald Walker, former Managing Director, Korn-Ferry International
 Mrs. Anne Walker, Spouse
Mr. Leslie H. Wexner, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Limited Brands
 Mrs. Abigail Wexner, Spouse Ms. Meg Whitman, President and CEO, eBay
 Dr. Griffith Harsh, Spouse
Mr. George Will, Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post Writers Group
 Mrs. Mari Maseng Will, Spouse
Mr. Gary L. Wilson, Chairman, Northwest Airlines, Inc.
 Ms. Barbera Thornhill, Spouse Mr. Brian Zeger, Accompanist to the Entertainer
 Mr. Benjamin C. Moore (Guest)
 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS REGARDING THE STATE DINNER
  
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush are honored to host Her Excellency, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines and Attorney Jose Miguel T. Arroyo for the State Dinner on Monday, May 19, 2003.

Who is invited to the State Dinner?
A diverse representation of guests from across the country, including elected officials, cabinet members, community leaders, academicians and civic leaders, will attend. Invitations were created by the White House calligraphers and mailed beginning in early April. The State Dinner is the result of three months of planning.

Who prepared the menu?
White House Chef Walter Scheib, who has served his creations at the White House for 9 years, worked in conjunction with Assistant White House Chef Cris Comerford. Roland Mesnier is the White House Pastry Chef responsible for creating the dessert. His works of art have pleased guests and residents for 23 years.

Where does the dinner take place?
The dinner will take place in the State Dining Room on the State Floor, following a reception in the East Room of the State Floor. Entertainment will also take place in the East Room. The guest receiving line will take place in the Blue Room.

How many guests will be in attendance?
One hundred thirty guests will be seated in the State Dining Room.

How are guests seated?
A member of the Bush Administration will serve as the table host at each of the 13 tables. A member of the Philippine delegation sits to the table host's right. Traditionally, couples are seated at different tables.

What are the floral arrangements?
Chief Florist Nancy Clarke, who has worked in the White House Flower Shop for more than 20 years, has helped Mrs. Bush select a beautiful arrangement of pink and white peonies in a crystal pedestal bowl. The flowers began arriving at the White House on Thursday, May 15.

How are the tablesettings decorated?
Cranberry colored damask tablecloths will cover the thirteen tables. The Clinton China, which is ivory with a gold rim, features a vignette of the White House; the Vermeil Flatware; the President's House crystal pattern, first made by the Morgantown glass guild in 1961 for Mrs. Kennedy; and crystal candlesticks, with ivory colored tapers, will be used at each table. The floral centerpieces will be in crystal pedestal bowls.

What is the itinerary for entertainment?
· Marine Orchestra, during the guest reception in the Grand Foyer and throughout dinner. · Brass horns and strolling strings during dessert in the State Dining Room. · Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham and pianist Brian Zeger will perform the after-dinner entertainment in the East Room. · Marine Dance Band in the Grand Foyer following the East Room entertainment.

What is Mrs. Bush's attire?
Mrs. Bush will wear an Oscar de la Renta gown made of gold matelasse in a floral pattern. The column-shaped gown features a v-neck, long sleeves and buttons to the waist with a self-tie at the waist. For her jewelry, Mrs. Bush will wear pearls. Upon arrival, President Arroyo gave Mrs. Bush a state gift of pearl earrings. The earrings are 14mm South Sea Pearls mounted on finely worked flowers and leaves of Philippine-mined 18K yellow gold. While Mrs. Bush can not keep gifts from heads of state, she is allowed to wear them when she is with them. In addition to the earrings, Mrs. Bush will wear a three-strand pearl necklace that was a gift from President Bush.

Who are the Social Secretaries?
The Social Secretary is Catherine Fenton. Mrs. Fenton served as Deputy Social Secretary for President Reagan for five years and to former President Bush for four years. Her deputy is Jeanie Figg who served in President Reagan's and former President Bush's office.

In the last twenty years, when were State Dinners hosted for Presidents of the Philippines?
President George H.W. Bush hosted a State Dinner for President Aquino, during her visit to Washington, D.C. on November 9, 1989.
  
DINNER MENU & TABLE ARRANGEMENTS
  

Dinner Menu
Maine Dayboat Scallops
Brandade of Smoked Trout and
Maryland Crabs
Vine-ripened Tomato Gazpacho

Bellewether Farm Lamb
Red Wine Reduction
Achiote Polenta
Fresh Fava Beans, Morels, and
Braised Cipollini Onion

Du MOL Pinot Noir "Finn" 2000

Avocado, Tomato, and Goat's
Cheese Terrine
Spring Greens
Candied Pepitas Calamansi Dressing

Mango Coconut Lei
Baked Pineapple with Sesame Crumb
Assorted Cookies

Schramsberg Cremant 1999

Table Arrangements
Cranberry Damask Tablecloths
Clinton China (gold rimmed ivory
china with a vignette of the
White House)

Vermeil Flatware

The President's House crystal
pattern first made by the
Morgantown glass guild for
Mrs. Kennedy in 1961

Crystal Candle Sticks with Ivory
Taper CandlesFlower Arrangements
Pink and White Peonies
in Crystal Pedestal Bowls

 
ENTERTAINMENT
  
Susan Graham, Mezzo-Soprano
Brian Zeger, Pianist, will perform the after-dinner entertainment.