Posted on 10/06/2003 6:26:59 PM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc
President George W. Bush welcomed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki at an official state welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington today. He hosted a state dinner for Kibaki later in the day, the first such dinner for an African head of State since President Bush took power.
Enjoy your Daily Dose of Dubya!
For some reason the only one I could remember was the one thrown for Poland
Guest list for the White House state dinner Monday night with President Bush and first lady Laura Bush:
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Lucy Kibaki
Kenyan Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen K. Musyoka
Kenyan Minister of Trade and Industry Mukhisa Kituyi
Kenyan Minister for Finance David Mwiraria
Kenyan Minister of Energy Ochilo Mbogo Ayacko
Kenyan Minister for Cooperative Development Peter Njeru Ndwiga
Kenyan Secretary to the Cabinet Francis K. Muthaura
Kenyan State House Comptroller Matere Keriri
Peter O. Ole Nkuraiyia, Kenyan secretary for foreign affairs
Alex K. Keter, Kenyan secretary for trade and industry
John Githongo, Kenyan secretary on governance and ethics
Gerrishon Kirimi M'Ikiara, Kenyan secretary for transportation and communication
Yusuf A. Nzibo, Kenyan ambassador to the United States
John A. Amos, actor and writer, and Vincent Patton III, Halley's Comet Foundation executive director
Sue Bartley, widow of Julian Bartley, United States consul general to Kenya, and daughter Edith Bartley
William M. Bellamy, American ambassador to Kenya, and daughter Emma Chase Bellamy
Bishop Charles Blake, West Angeles Church of God in Christ, and Mae Blake
Kenneth Blasingame, interior designer
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jennette Bradley and husband Michael Taylor
Rev. Antoine Campbell, Saint John's Church, Washington
White House chief of staff Andrew Card and Rev. Kathleene B. Card
Johnnie Carson, former American ambassador to Kenya, and Anne Carson
Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and daughter Jennifer Cummings
John C. Danforth, former United States senator, R-Mo., and Sally Danforth
Harold E. Doley Jr., president Doley Securities, and Helena Doley
William Donaldson, Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, and Jane Donaldson
Donald B. Ensenat, United States chief of protocol, and Taylor Ensenat
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Mary Feingold
Mrs. James Francis, Dallas
Jendayi Frazer, senior director for African affairs at the National Security Council, and mother Ida Frazer
Dan Friedkin, Friedkin Companies president, and Debra Friedkin
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Karyn Frist
James Garner, mayor of Hempstead, N.Y., and Deloris McQueen
Texas state Rep. Helen Giddings, D-De Soto, and daughter Camellia Kennedy
Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., and Kathy Gregg
Stephen Hadley, deputy national security adviser, and Ann Hadley
James Haslam II, Pilot Corporation chairman, and Natalie Haslam
Susan Hirsch, Rockefeller Fellow at the Library of Congress, and guest Melhem Salman, Library of Congress resident scholar
April Ryan James, American Urban Radio correspondent, and Tennie James
Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artistic director, and film maker Orlando Bagwell
Clay Johnson III, Office of Management and Budget deputy director, and Anne Johnson
John H. Johnson, Johnson Publishing Company chairman, and Eunice Johnson
Walter H. Kansteiner III, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, and daughter Beverly Kansteiner
Matthew McLean, National Security Council director of African affairs, and Dana D. McLean
Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta, and Danealia Mineta
Andrew Natsios, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator, and Elizabeth Natsios
Catherine Ndereba, Women's Marathon World Champion, and David C. Mingey, Nike media relations U.S. director
Constance Berry Newman, USAID assistant administrator, and Marc Pachter, National Portrait Gallery director
Christian Okoye, former NFL running back, and sports psychologist Heidi Clauss
Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lynne Pace
Education Secretary Roderick Paige and Danielle McBeth
Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J., and Carolyn Goods
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Alma Powell Former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot and Theresa Racicot
Mercer Reynolds, former American ambassador to Switzerland, and Gabrielle Reynolds
Condoleezza Rice, national security adviser, and Gene A. Washington, NFL director of football operations
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and Michele Ridge
Rep. Edward Royce, R-Calif., and Thomas Sheehy, House Subcommittee on Africa staff director
W. Richard Scarlett III, United Ban Corporation of Wyoming president, and Margaret Scarlett
Thomas Sowell, Hoover Institution fellow, and Mary Sowell
Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele and Andrea Steele
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and Maryan Stevens
Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., and Cecile Tauzin
Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Calif., and Sharon Thomas
Pamela Thomas-Graham, CNBC president, and Lawrence Graham
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Patricia Conrad, Thompson's director of scheduling and advance
Randall Tobias, coordinator of U.S. government activities to combat HIV/AIDS globally, and Marianne Williams Tobias
Mark Vincent, brother of Lynne Cheney, and Linda Vincent
Armstrong Williams, Graham Williams Group president, and Adean Welles
Juan Williams, National Public Radio senior correspondent, and Delise Williams
Patricia Wilson, Reuters News correspondent, and attorney Thomas O'Donnell
The problem is that there's no sign of his coming home yet. If we just had that to hang on, we'd all feel much better.
I can't even bear to think what Christmas will be like for our family without him. I'm pleading with the Lord to let him come home by then. PLEADING!
Good Riddance
Good to see you back again ODC! Don't stay away so long again, OK? :o)
I'm heading to bed now.....Good night, all! Visions of a beautiful First Couple dancing in my head!
Talked to Eric yesterday. He still sounds like the same sweet guy who left us in February, talking about his dangerous adventures, his Bible study, his song-writing. Thank You, Lord! Please bring him home soon! We need him here, too!
G'nite, Mike......and thanks, dear friend!
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