List of state dinners in the United States
In the United States, a state dinner is a formal dinner, more often black tie in recent years rather than white tie, which is held in honor of a foreign head of state, such as a king, queen, president, or any head of government. A state dinner is hosted by the President of the United States and held in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington D.C. Other formal dinners for important people of other nations, such as a prince or princess, are called official dinners, the difference being that the federal government does not pay for them.
The first state dinner was held on December 12, 1874 by President Ulysses S. Grant to welcome King David Kalakaua of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.[1]
Herbert Hoover
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary |
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April 29, 1931[2] | Thailand | Prajadhipok of Thailand | Mary Randolph |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary |
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October 10, 1933[3] | Panama | Harmodio Arias Madrid | Edith Benham Helm |
June 8, 1939[4] | United Kingdom | George VI of the United Kingdom | |
February 12, 1941[5] | Luxembourg | Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg | |
July 7, 1942[6] | Colombia | Alfonso López Pumarejo | |
December 8, 1942[7] | Cuba | Fulgencio Batista | |
June 9, 1943[8] | Paraguay | Higinio Moríñigo | |
October 14, 1943[9] | Haiti | Élie Lescot | |
January 19, 1944[10] | Venezuela | Isaías Medina Angarita | |
June 7, 1944[11] | Poland | Stanisław Mikołajczyk | |
August 24, 1944[12] | Iceland | Sveinn Björnsson | |
March 23, 1945[13] | Canada | Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone |
Harry S. Truman
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary |
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April 29, 1947[14] | Mexico | Miguel Alemán Valdés | Edith Benham Helm |
April 4, 1949[15][16] | Belgium | Paul-Henri Spaak, Robert Silvercruys
Lester B. Pearson, Humphrey Hume Wrong Gustav Rasmussen, Henrik Kauffmann Bjarni Benediktsson, Thor Thors Carlo Sforza, Alberto Tarchiani Joseph Bech, Hugues Le Gallais Dirk Stikker, Eelco van Kleffens | |
May 18, 1949[17] | Brazil | Eurico Gaspar Dutra | |
August 8, 1949[18] | Philippines | Elpidio Quirino | |
November 16, 1949[19] | Iran | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | |
March 28, 1951[20] | France | Vincent Auriol | |
June 20, 1951[21] | Ecuador | Galo Plaza | |
April 2, 1952[22] | Netherlands | Juliana of the Netherlands |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
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Gerald Ford
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Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary | Entertainment |
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February 26, 1981[77] | United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | Mabel Brandon | Dance Theatre of Harlem[78] |
September 10, 1986[79] | Brazil | José Sarney | Linda Faulkner | Paul Anka |
December 8, 1987[77] | Soviet Union | Mikhail Gorbachev | Van Cliburn | |
November 18, 1988 | United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | Michael Feinstein[80] |
George H.W. Bush
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary | Entertainment |
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February 20, 1991 | Denmark | Queen Margrethe II & Prince Henrik | ||
March 20, 1991 | Poland | Lech Walesa | ||
April 17, 1991 | Nicaragua | Violeta Chamorro[81] |
Bill Clinton
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary | Entertainment |
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October 4, 1994 | South Africa | Nelson Mandela | Ann Stock | Whitney Houston |
April 8, 1997 | Canada | Jean Chrétien | Warren Jones and Denyce Graves | |
February 5, 1998 | United Kingdom | Tony Blair | Capricia Marshall |
George W. Bush
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary | Entertainment |
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September 5, 2001 | Mexico | Vicente Fox | Catherine Fenton | |
July 17, 2002[82] | Poland | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | ||
May 19, 2003 | Philippines | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Susan Graham | |
October 6, 2003[83] | Kenya | Mwai Kibaki | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater[84] | |
May 7, 2007[85] | United Kingdom | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh |
Amy Zantzinger | Itzhak Perlman[86] United States Army Chorus[87] |
September, 2008[88] | Ghana | John Kufuor | ||
October 13, 2008[89] | Italy | Silvio Berlusconi |
Barack Obama
Date | Visiting Country | Guest(s) of Honor | Social Secretary | Entertainment |
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November 24, 2009 | India | Manmohan Singh | Desiree Rogers | |
May 19, 2010 | Mexico | Felipe Calderon | Julianna Smoot | Beyoncé, Rodrigo y Gabriela[90] |
January 19, 2011[91] | China | Hu Jintao | Chris Botti, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Lang Lang[91] | |
June 7, 2011[92] | Germany | Angela Merkel | Jeremy Bernard | James Taylor[92] |
October 13, 2011 [93] | South Korea | Lee Myung-bak | ||
March 14, 2012[94] | United Kingdom | David Cameron | Mumford and Sons, John Legend | |
February 11, 2014[95] | France | François Hollande | Mary J. Blige | |
April 28, 2015[96] | Japan | Shinzō Abe | ||
September 25, 2015[97] | China | Xi Jinping | Deesha Dyer | Ne-Yo |
March 10, 2016[98] | Canada | Justin Trudeau | Sara Bareilles |
References
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- ^ Herbert Hoover: "Message to King Prajadhipok of Siam About His Visit to Washington, D.C.," May 6, 1931.Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=22649.
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- ^ Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Toast at the State Dinner for the President of Cuba.," December 8, 1942. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=16212.
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- ^ Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Toast to the President of Venezuela.," January 19, 1944. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=16529.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Harry S. Truman: "Remarks and Toasts at a Dinner in Honor of President Dutra of Brazil.," May 18, 1949. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=13187.
- ^ Harry S. Truman: "Toasts of the President and President Quirino at the State Dinner.," August 8, 1949. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=13264.
- ^ Harry S. Truman: "Toast of the President at the Dinner in Honor of the Shah of Iran.," November 16, 1949.Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=13359.
- ^ Harry S. Truman: "The President's Toast at a State Dinner for President Auriol of France.," March 28, 1951.Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=14042.
- ^ Harry S. Truman: "Toasts of the President and the President of Ecuador.," June 20, 1951. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley,The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=13811.
- ^ Harry S. Truman: "Toasts of the President and Queen Juliana.," April 2, 1952. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=14445.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and King Paul of Greece.," October 28, 1953. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9749.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President Bayar at the White House.," January 27, 1954. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9986.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.," May 26, 1954. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9902.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President Rhee of Korea at the White House.," July 26, 1954. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9954.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and the President of Liberia.," October 18, 1954. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=10089.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President Magloire of Haiti.," January 26, 1955. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=10377.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President Diem of Viet-Nam.," May 8, 1957. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11032.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "A Toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.," October 17, 1957. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley,The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=10935.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President Heuss of Germany.," June 4, 1958. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11082.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Exchange of Toasts Between the President and the President of the Philippines.," June 17, 1958. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11097.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and the President of Argentina.," January 20, 1959. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11445.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and the President of El Salvador.," March 10, 1959. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11677.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and the President of Ireland.," March 17, 1959. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11684.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and King Baudouin.," May 11, 1959. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11380.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and Chairman Khrushchev.," September 15, 1959. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11511.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and the President of Mexico at the White House.," October 9, 1959. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11551.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President Toure of the Republic of Guinea.," October 26, 1959. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11566.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President Lleras at the White House.," April 5, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11740.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and President de Gaulle.," April 22, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley,The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11754.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and King Mahendra of Nepal.," April 27, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11762.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and Prime Minister Diefenbakcr of Canada.," June 3, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11808.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and the Crown Prince of Japan.," September 27, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11960.
- ^ Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Toasts of the President and King Frederik of Denmark.," October 11, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=11975.
- ^ Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox. Social Events, 1961-1964. Events: **3 May 1961, Dinner, President Bourguiba of Tunisia and Mrs. Bourguiba - http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHSFSLF-008-005.aspx
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