Mickey Mouse won't be there, but his boss Disney CEO Bob Iger will, joining heads of state past and present, leaders of industry, divas, pop composers and Hong Kong action heroes at a White House state dinner Wednesday honoring Chinese president Hu Jintao and his delegation.
The diversified celebrity guest list includes the Disney chief and his wife, Willow Bay, singer Barbra Streisand and husband James Brolin, action star Jackie Chan, and composer Herbie Hancock and his wife, GiGi.
Oh, President Barack Obama, former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and ex-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will also be enjoying the All-American cuisine (personally chosen by Hu Jintao).
Here's the official White House guest list:
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. OBAMA
HIS EXCELLENCY HU JINTAO
The Honorable Madeleine Albright, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Alice Albright
Ms. Christiane Amanpour, ABC News, New York, NY
Mr. James Rubin
The Honorable David Axelrod, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor
Mrs. Susan Axelrod
Mr. Jeffrey Bader, National Security Council
Ms. Rohini Talalla
The Honorable Elizabeth Bagley, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Kevin Frawley
Mr. Steven Ballmer, Microsoft, Redmond, WA
Mrs. Connie Ballmer
Ms. Bette Bao Lord, New York, NY
The Honorable Winston Lord
Mrs. Denise Bauer, Belvedere Tiburon, CA
The Honorable Howard Berman, Representative from California
Mrs. Janis Berman
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Dr. Jill Biden
The Honorable Joseph Beau Biden, III, Attorney General of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Mrs. Hallie Biden
His Excellency Zheng Bijian, Chairman, CIID
His Excellency Dai Bingguo, State Councilor
Mr. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
Mrs. Laura Blankfein
The Honorable Antony Blinken, Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, Office of the Vice President
The Honorable Stephen Breyer, United States Supreme Court
Dr. Johanna Breyer
Mr. Greg Brown, Motorola, Schaumburg, IL
Mrs. Anna-Louise Brown
The Honorable Dr. Zbigniew Brezezinski, McLean, VA
Mrs. Emilie A. Brzezinski
The Honorable Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
The Honorable Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
The Honorable James E. Carter, former President of the United States
Mrs. Rosalynn Carter
Mr. Jackie Chan, Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. Phillip Button
The Honorable Elaine Chao, Washington, D.C.
Dr. James Chao
His Excellency Wang Chao, Vice Minister for Commerce
His Excellency Tung Chee Hwa, Vice Chairman, CPPCC, former Hong Kong Chief Executive
Mr. John A. Chen, Chairman, Committee of 100, New York, NY
Mrs. Sherrie Chen
The Honorable Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
Mrs. Mary Pat Christie
The Honorable Judy Chu, Representative from California
Ms. Chiling Tong
The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
Mrs. Jean Chu
The Honorable Hillary R.
