List of state dinners in the United States

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Illustration of the first state dinner at the White House. David Kalakaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii meeting with President Ulysses S. Grant. Kalakaua Grant state visit 1874.jpg
Illustration of the first state dinner at the White House. David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii meeting with President Ulysses S. Grant.

A state dinner in the United States is a formal dinner held in honor of a foreign head of state, such as a king, queen, president, or any head of government. It is hosted by the President of the United States and is usually held in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. [1] 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. Nowadays these dinners are more often black tie rather than white tie (see formal wear).

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The first state dinner was held on December 22, 1874, by President Ulysses S. Grant to welcome King Kalākaua of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. [2] [3] [4]

United States state dinners include a variety of dining events across the world, including conferences and summits. They influence many nations and their dining events. State dinners today have a lot more political significance than formerly, and are notably attended by prime ministers and presidents accompanied by politicians, entertainment and security services.

Ulysses S. Grant

DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial Secretary
December 22, 1874 [2] Flag of Hawaii (1896).svg  Hawaii Kalākaua of Hawai'i

Herbert Hoover

DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial Secretary
April 29, 1931 [5] State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg  Thailand Prajadhipok of Thailand Mary Randolph
October 22, 1931 [6] Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Pierre Laval

Franklin D. Roosevelt

DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial Secretary
October 10, 1933 [7] Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Harmodio Arias Madrid Edith Benham Helm
June 8, 1939 [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom George VI of the United Kingdom
February 12, 1941 [9] Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
July 7, 1942 [10] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso López Pumarejo
December 8, 1942 [11] Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Fulgencio Batista
June 9, 1943 [12] Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Higinio Moríñigo
October 14, 1943 [13] Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Élie Lescot
January 19, 1944 [14] Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela Isaías Medina Angarita
June 7, 1944 [15] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Stanisław Mikołajczyk
August 24, 1944 [16] Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Sveinn Björnsson
March 23, 1945 [17] Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone

Harry S. Truman

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman with Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra and other dignitaries at a state dinner (1949) Photograph of the President and Mrs. Truman with President Eurico Dutra of Brazil and other dignitaries, during... - NARA - 200119.jpg
President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman with Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra and other dignitaries at a state dinner (1949)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial Secretary
August 22, 1945 [6] Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Charles de Gaulle
November 10, 1945Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Clement Attlee

Edith Benham Helm
April 29, 1947 [18] Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Miguel Alemán Valdés
April 4, 1949 [19] [20] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Flag of France.svg  France

Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Paul-Henri Spaak, Robert Silvercruys  [ de ]

Lester B. Pearson, Humphrey Hume Wrong

Gustav Rasmussen, Henrik Kauffmann

Robert Schuman, Henri Bonnet

Bjarni Benediktsson, Thor Thors

Carlo Sforza, Alberto Tarchiani

Joseph Bech, Hugues Le Gallais

Dirk Stikker, Eelco van Kleffens

Jose Caeiro da Mata, Pedro Teotónio Pereira

Ernest Bevin, (Baron) Oliver Franks

May 18, 1949 [21] Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Eurico Gaspar Dutra
August 8, 1949 [22] Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Elpidio Quirino
November 16, 1949 [23] State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
March 28, 1951 [6] [24] Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Vincent Auriol
June 20, 1951 [25] Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Galo Plaza
April 2, 1952 [26] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Juliana of the Netherlands

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower (far right), Nikita Khrushchev, and their wives at a state dinner (1959) Dwight Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev and their wives at state dinner 1959.png
Dwight D. Eisenhower (far right), Nikita Khrushchev, and their wives at a state dinner (1959)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial Secretary
October 28, 1953 [27] Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Paul of Greece Mary Jane McCaffrey
January 27, 1954 [28] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Celâl Bayar
May 26, 1954 [29] Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
July 26, 1954 [30] Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Syngman Rhee
October 18, 1954 [31] Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia William Tubman
January 26, 1955 [32] Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Paul Magloire
May 8, 1957 [33] Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem
October 17, 1957 [34] Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Elizabeth II of Canada
June 4, 1958 [35] Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Theodor Heuss
June 17, 1958 [36] Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Carlos P. Garcia
January 20, 1959 [37] Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Arturo Frondizi
March 10, 1959 [38] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador José María Lemus
March 17, 1959 [39] Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Seán T. O'Kelly
May 11, 1959 [40] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Baudouin of Belgium
September 15, 1959 [41] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev
October 9, 1959 [42] Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Adolfo López Mateos
October 26, 1959 [43] Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Ahmed Sékou Touré
April 5, 1960 [44] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo
April 22, 1960 [6] [45] Flag of France.svg  France Charles de Gaulle
April 27, 1960 [46] Flag of Nepal (1775-1962).svg    Nepal Mahendra of Nepal
June 3, 1960 [47] Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada John Diefenbaker
June 28, 1960Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
September 27, 1960 [48] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Prince Akihito
October 11, 1960 [49] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Frederik IX of Denmark

John F. Kennedy

President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia and President John F. Kennedy with their wives and General Chester Victor Clifton Jr. at the state dinner in 1961. White House Dinner in honor of President of Tunisia. President Habib Bourguiba, Mrs. Bourguiba, Mrs. Kennedy... - NARA - 194199.jpg
President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia and President John F. Kennedy with their wives and General Chester Victor Clifton Jr. at the state dinner in 1961.
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
May 3, 1961 [50] Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Habib Bourguiba Letitia Baldrige
July 11, 1961 [51] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Ayub Khan National Symphony Orchestra
September 19, 1961 [52] Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Manuel Prado Ugarteche Roberta Peters, Jerome Hines
October 4, 1961 [53] Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan Ibrahim Abboud American Shakespeare Theatre
November 7, 1961 [54] Flag of India.svg  India Jawaharlal Nehru
February 13, 1962 [55] Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg  Saudi Arabia Saud of Saudi Arabia
April 11, 1962 [56] State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Ballets: U.S.A., Jerome Robbins
May 22, 1962 [57] Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Félix Houphouët-Boigny American Ballet Theatre
February 19, 1963 [58] Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt
March 27, 1963 [59] Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Hassan II of Morocco New York City Center Light Opera Company
April 30, 1963 [60] Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Basil Rathbone, Consort Players
June 3, 1963 [61] Flag of India.svg  India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Washington National Opera
September 5, 1963 [62] Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah Military bands
October 1, 1963 [63] Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Haile Selassie of Ethiopia Joffrey Ballet
October 15, 1963 [64] Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Seán Lemass

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson, Levi Eshkol, and their wives enter a state dinner (1964) Levi and Miriam Eshkol with President Johnson and wife 1964.jpg
Lyndon B. Johnson, Levi Eshkol, and their wives enter a state dinner (1964)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorLocation of DinnerSocial SecretaryEntertainment
December 29, 1963 [4] [65] Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Ludwig Erhard LBJ Ranch Pianist Van Cliburn
June 1, 1964 [66] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levi Eshkol White House
October 5, 1964 [67] Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Diosdado Macapagal Bess Abell Harkness Ballet
March 29, 1965 [68] Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta Maurice Yaméogo Dancers from the American Institute of Indian Art
May 17, 1965 [69] Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Park Chung-hee Walter Trampler
December 14, 1965 [70] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Ayub Khan
June 21, 1966 [71] Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg  Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Fireworks
September 8, 1966 [72] Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma Ne Win
September 14, 1966 [73] Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Ferdinand Marcos New York City Center Light Opera Company
September 28, 1966 (luncheon rather than dinner) [74] Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Leopold Sedar Senghor
February 14, 1967 [75] Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Haile Selassie Singers Richard Tucker and Nedda Casei
April 3, 1967 [76] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Cevdet Sunay Opera Company of Boston
June 27, 1967Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bhumibol Adulydej of Thailand
October 26, 1967 [77] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Gustavo Diaz-Ordaz Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
November 1, 1967 [78] Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal King Mahendra Charlie Byrd
March 20, 1968 [79] Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay General Alfredo Stroessner
April 25, 1968 [80] Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Olav V Jeoffrey Ballet
May 15, 1968 [81] Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Habib Bourguiba Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade
December 11, 1968 [82] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah Robert Merrill and The New Christy Minstrels

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, and Leonid Brezhnev at a state dinner (1973) President and Mrs. Nixon and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the... - NARA - 194515.tif
Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, and Leonid Brezhnev at a state dinner (1973)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial Secretary
March 24, 1969Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pierre Trudeau Lucy A. Winchester
April 8, 1969Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein
May 6, 1969Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Gorton
May 19, 1969Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Siaka Stevens
May 27, 1969Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Petrus de Jong
June 12, 1969Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Carlos Lleras Restrepo
July 8, 1969Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie
August 8, 1969Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Kurt-Georg Kiesinger
September 16, 1969Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Keith Holyoake
September 25, 1969Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Golda Meir
October 7, 1969Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg  Laos Souvanna Phouma
October 21, 1969State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
November 20, 1969Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Eisaku Satō
January 27, 1970Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harold Wilson
February 24, 1970 [6] Flag of France.svg  France Georges Pompidou
April 10, 1970Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Willy Brandt
April 14, 1970Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Hilmar Baunsgaard
May 27, 1970Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Soeharto
June 2, 1970Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Rafael Caldera Rodriguez
July 23, 1970Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Urho Kekkonen
August 4, 1970Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  DR Congo Joseph-Désiré Mobutu
December 17, 1970Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Edward Heath
February 18, 1971Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Emilio Colombo
May 27, 1971Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg  Saudi Arabia Faisal of Saudi Arabia
October 28, 1971Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito
November 4, 1971Flag of India.svg  India Indira Gandhi
December 7, 1971Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Emílio Médici
March 21, 1972Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Nihat Erim
June 15, 1972Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Luis Echeverria
February 1, 1973Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Edward Heath
April 10, 1973Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Lee Kuan Yew
April 18, 1973Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giulio Andreotti
May 2, 1973Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Willy Brandt
May 15, 1973Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Haile Selassie
June 18, 1973Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev
July 26, 1973State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
August 1, 1973Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kakuei Tanaka
September 20, 1973Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
September 29, 1973Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Norman Kirk
October 11, 1973Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Felix Houphouet-Boigny
December 4, 1973Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Nicolae Ceausescu
March 12, 1974 (hosted by Vice President Gerald Ford in Nixon's place) [65] [83] Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Hussein of Jordan

Gerald Ford

Queen Sofia, First Lady Betty Ford, King Juan Carlos I, and President Gerald Ford greeting guests at a state dinner (1976) Queen Sofia, First Lady Betty Ford, King Juan Carlos, and President Gerald R. Ford Greeting Guests in the Receiving Line at a State Dinner Honoring the King and Queen of Spain - NARA - 30805955.jpg
Queen Sofia, First Lady Betty Ford, King Juan Carlos I, and President Gerald Ford greeting guests at a state dinner (1976)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial Secretary
August 16, 1974Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein of Jordan Maria Downs
September 12, 1974Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Yitzhak Rabin
September 25, 1974Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giovanni Leone
October 8, 1974Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Edward Gierek
November 12, 1974Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Bruno Kreisky
December 4, 1974Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pierre Trudeau
December 5, 1974Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Helmut Schmidt
February 5, 1975Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
January 30, 1975Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harold Wilson
April 19, 1975Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Kenneth Kaunda
April 29, 1975Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein of Jordan
May 1, 1975Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Hedi Nouira
May 8, 1975Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Lee Kuan Yew
May 14, 1975Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Joop den Uyl
May 15, 1975Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
June 11, 1975Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Yitzhak Rabin
June 16, 1975Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Walter Scheel
August 5, 1975Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Takeo Miki
September 25, 1975Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso Lopez Michelsen
October 2, 1975Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Emperor Hirohito
Empress Nagako
October 27, 1975Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Anwar Sadat
November 12, 1975Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Gaston Thorn
January 27, 1976Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Yitzhak Rabin
March 17, 1976Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Liam Cosgrave
March 30, 1976Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein of Jordan
May 17, 1976 [6] Flag of France.svg  France Valery Giscard d'Estaing
June 2, 1976Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain King Juan Carlos
Queen Sofía
July 7, 1976Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
July 15, 1976Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Helmut Schmidt
July 27, 1976Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Malcolm Fraser
August 3, 1976Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Urho Kekkonen
September 21, 1976Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia William Tolbert
December 6, 1976Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giulio Andreotti

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter toasts Carlos Andres Perez, the President of Venezuela, during a state dinner (1977) Jimmy Carter toasts Andre Perez President of Venezuela during a state dinner. - NARA - 175338.tif
Jimmy Carter toasts Carlos Andres Perez, the President of Venezuela, during a state dinner (1977)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
February 14, 1977 [84] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico José López Portillo Gretchen Poston Rudolf Serkin
February 21, 1977 [84] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pierre Trudeau The Young Columbians
March 7, 1977 [84] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Yitzhak Rabin The Alexandria Quartet
March 10, 1977 [84] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom James Callaghan Robert White
March 21, 1977 [84] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Takeo Fukuda The Tokyo String Quartet
April 4, 1977 [84] Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Anwar Al-Sadat
April 25, 1977 [84] Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein of Jordan Wind Quartet from the Richmond Symphony
May 24, 1977 [84] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Fahd of Saudi Arabia
June 22, 1977 [84] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Malcolm Fraser
June 28, 1977 [84] Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Carlos Andrés Pérez Cynthia Gregory and Ted Kivitt
July 13, 1977 [84] Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Helmut Schmidt Members of the Metropolitan Opera Company
July 19, 1977 [84] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Menachem Begin
July 26, 1977 [84] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giulio Andreotti Shirley Verrett
August 4, 1977 [84] Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Mwalimu Julius K. Neyere The Richard Quintet
September 7, 1977 [84]
(Dinner held in connection with the signing of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties regarding the transfer of the Panama Canal) [85]
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay

Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica

Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela

Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala

Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras

Flag of Peru.svg  Peru

Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas

Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada

Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil

Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana

Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti

Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua

Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname

Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados

Alfredo Stroessner

Joaquin Balaguer

Hugo Banzer Suarez

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte

Daniel Oduber Quiros

Carlos Andres Perez

Kjell Eugenio Laugerud Garcia

Alfonso Lopez Michelsen

Juan Alberto Melgar Castro

Francisco Morales Bermudez

Alfredo Poveda Burbano

Jorge Rafael Videla

Aparicio Mendez

Carlos Humberto Romero

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Omar Torrijos Herrera

Michael Norman Manley

Lynden O. Pindling

Eric Gairy

Adalberto Pereira dos Santos

Ptolemy A. Reid

Edner Brutus

Cornelio Hueck

Santiago Garcia

Victor C. McIntyre

Roel F. Karamat

Oliver H. Jackman

Martina Arroyo, Isaac Stern and Andre Previn
September 9, 1977 [84] Flag of France.svg  France Raymond Barre Elizabeth Matesky
October 11, 1977 [84] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo Susan Starr
October 19, 1977 [84] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Leo Tindemans
November 15, 1977 [84] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
March 7, 1978 [84] Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito
April 12, 1978 [84] Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu George Shearing, Clamma Dale
May 3, 1978 [84] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Takeo Fukuda
May 17, 1978 [84] Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Kenneth Kaunda Mel Downs
June 13, 1978 [84] Flag of India.svg  India Morarji Desai James Weaver
November 14, 1978 [84] Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Hassan II of Morocco Alvin Ailey
January 29, 1979 [84] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Deng Xiaoping
February 6, 1979 [84] Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Kriangsak Chomanan The American Dance Machine
March 26, 1979 [84] Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Anwar Al-Sadat
Menachem Begin
Omar Khorshid and Gamal Abdel-Rahim
Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Leontyne Price
May 2, 1979 [84] Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Masayoshi Ōhira Bobby Short
September 28, 1979 [84] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico José López Portillo Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
November 8, 1979 [84] Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Jack Lynch Washington Opera
December 17, 1979 [84] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher
January 24, 1980 [84] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Francesco Cossiga Tom T. Hall
February 20, 1980 [84] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Daniel arap Moi Delphin and Romain
March 5, 1980 [84] Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Helmut Schmidt The New York Jazz Repertory Company
April 8, 1980 [84] Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Anwar Al-Sadat The Statler Brothers
April 15, 1980 [84] Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Menachem Begin The Guarneri String Quartet
April 22, 1980 [84] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Baudouin of Belgium New York Harp Ensemble
June 17, 1980 [84] Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein of Jordan Andre Watts
October 7, 1980 [84] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Shehu Shagari Cicely Tyson

Ronald Reagan

The Reagans with President Joao Figueiredo of Brazil and his wife Dulce (1982) President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan with Joao Figueiredo and Dulce Figueiredo.jpg
The Reagans with President João Figueiredo of Brazil and his wife Dulce (1982)
President Reagan with Brazilian President Jose Sarney and Pele at a state dinner (1986) President Ronald Reagan with soccer player Pele and President Jose Sarney of Brazil.jpg
President Reagan with Brazilian President José Sarney and Pelé at a state dinner (1986)
Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and their wives arrive at a state dinner (1987) President Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Raisa Gorbachev, and Mikhail Gorbachev in Cross Hall before a state dinner for the Washington Summit.jpg
Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and their wives arrive at a state dinner (1987)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
February 26, 1981 [86] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher Mabel Brandon Dance Theatre of Harlem [87]
May 7, 1981Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Zenkō Suzuki Shirley Verrett [87]
May 21, 1981Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Helmut Schmidt Juilliard String Quartet [87]
June 30, 1981Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Malcolm Fraser Vincent Dowling [87]
August 5, 1981Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Anwar Sadat Gold and Fizdale [87]
September 9, 1981Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Menachem Begin Andre-Michel Schub [87]
October 13, 1981Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain King Juan Carlos I Ella Fitzgerald [87]
November 2, 1981Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein I Benny Goodman [87] and Buddy Rich
November 17, 1981Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Luis Herrera Campins Robert Goulet [87]
February 3, 1982Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Hosni Mubarak Itzhak Perlman [87] and Samuel Sanders [87]
March 25, 1982Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sandro Pertini Perry Como [87] and Frank Sinatra [87]
April 19, 1982Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Queen Beatrix George Shearing [87] and Brian Torff [87]
May 12, 1982Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil João Figueiredo Sérgio Mendes [87]
July 29, 1982Flag of India.svg  India Indira Gandhi New York Philharmonic [87]
September 16, 1982Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Ferdinand Marcos The 5th Dimension [87]
October 12, 1982Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Suharto Frederica von Stade [87] and Martin Katz [87]
December 7, 1982Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Pinchas Zukerman, [87] Eugenia Zukerman, [87] and Marc Neikrug [87]
April 12, 1983Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Anna Moffo [87] and Robert Merrill [87]
June 7, 1983Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Félix Houphouët-Boigny Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center [87]
July 19, 1983Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Byron Janis [87]
September 15, 1983Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal António Ramalho Eanes Sergio Franchi [87]
October 4, 1983Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Karl Carstens Sherrill Milnes [87]
December 7, 1983Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Ferrante & Teicher [87]
January 10, 1984Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zhao Ziyang Isaac Stern [87] and Andrew Wolf [87]
February 28, 1984Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Rudolf Kirchschläger Peter Nero [87] and Mel Torme [87]
March 22, 1984 [6] Flag of France.svg  France François Mitterrand Julio Iglesias [87]
April 10, 1984Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Salvador Jorge Blanco Wayne Newton [87]
May 15, 1984Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Miguel de la Madrid Gloria Loring [87]
June 18, 1984Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka J.R. Jayewardene Frank Sinatra [87]
November 13, 1984Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Twyla Tharp Dance Company [87]
December 4, 1984Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Jaime Lusinchi Andy Williams [87]
February 11, 1985Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Fahd of Saudi Arabia Montserrat Caballé [87]
March 19, 1985Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Raúl Alfonsín Pete Fountain [87]
April 17, 1985Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Chadli Bendjedid Fernando Bujones [87] and Marianna Tcherkassky [87]
June 12, 1985Flag of India.svg  India Rajiv Gandhi Mstislav Rostropovich [87] and Lambert Orkis [87]
July 23, 1985Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Li Xiannian
September 10, 1985Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Poul Schlüter Vic Damone [87]
October 8, 1985 [88] Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Karen Akers [87] and Mark Hummel [87]
January 14, 1986Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador León Febres Cordero Jessye Norman [87] and Phillip Moll [87]
March 18, 1986Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brian Mulroney Rosalyn Tureck [87]
June 17, 1986Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Julio María Sanguinetti Dave Brubeck Quartet [87]
September 10, 1986 [89] Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil José Sarney Linda Faulkner Paul Anka [87]
October 21, 1986Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Helmut Kohl Joel Grey [87]
March 31, 1987 [6] Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Chirac Dionne Warwick [87]
April 30, 1987Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone Henry Mancini [87]
September 9, 1987Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ingvar Carlsson Marilyn Horne [87] and Martin Katz [87]
October 14, 1987Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador José Napoleón Duarte Lionel Hampton [87]
November 10, 1987Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Chaim Herzog Roberta Peters [87] and Yakov Kreizberg [87]
December 8, 1987 [86] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev Van Cliburn [87]
January 28, 1988Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Hosni Mubarak Patti Austin [87] and David Benoit [87]
April 27, 1988Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brian Mulroney Bruce Hubbard [87] and Larry Woodard [87]
June 27, 1988Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kenan Evren Christopher Parkening [87]
October 6, 1988Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Moussa Traoré Pete Fountain [87]
November 16, 1988Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher Michael Feinstein [87] [90]

George H.W. Bush

President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbra Bush host President Abdou Diouf and First Lady Elizabeth Diouf of Senegal President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush host a State Dinner for President Abdou Diouf of Senegal and Elizabeth Diouf.jpg
President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbra Bush host President Abdou Diouf and First Lady Elizabeth Diouf of Senegal
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
April 4, 1989Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Hosni Mubarak Laurie Firestone
April 6, 1989Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Yitzak Shamir Michael Carney Orchestra
April 19, 1989Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan King Hussein I Mstislav Rostropovich and Lambert Orkis
June 6, 1989Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Benazir Bhutto Itzhak Perlman
June 27, 1989Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Robert Hawke Leontyne Price
October 3, 1989Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Carlos Salinas de Gortari Judy Kaye
October 11, 1989Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Francesco Cossiga Isaac Stern
January 24, 1990Flag of North Yemen.svg  Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh Alessandra Marc
March 6, 1990Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giulio Andreotti Roberta Peters
March 21, 1990Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Tadeusz Mazowiecki Garrick Ohlsson
May 5, 1990Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Harry Connick Jr.
May 30, 1990Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev Frederica von Stade
October 18, 1990Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary József Antall Van Cliburn
February 20, 1991 [91] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Queen Margrethe II Frederica von Stade
March 20, 1991Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lech Walesa Karen Akers
April 17, 1991 [91] Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Violeta Chamorro Johnny Mathis
May 14, 1991 [91] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
June 18, 1991 [91] Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Fernando Collor de Mello Gloria Estefan
July 2, 1991 [91] Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Roh Tae Woo Broadway production The Phantom of the Opera
September 10, 1991 [91] Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Abdou Diouf Boys Choir of Harlem
September 26, 1991Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco King Hassan II Roberta Peters
February 26, 1992Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
Jaime Paz Zamora
César Gaviria
Rodrigo Borja Cevallos
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Alberto Fujimori
Armando Durán
April 29, 1992Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Richard von Weizsäcker
May 13, 1992Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Patricio Aylwin Yo-Yo Ma
June 16, 1992Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia Boris Yeltsin Carol Vaness

Bill Clinton

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President Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela deliver remarks before their state dinner.
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
November 23, 1993Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Kim Young-sam Ann Stock Jessye Norman
June 13, 1994Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Emperor Akihito
Empress Michiko
Mstislav Rostropovich
July 25, 1994Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Yitzhak Rabin
King Hussein I
United States Marine Band
September 27, 1994Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Boris Yeltsin Kathleen Battle
October 4, 1994Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Nelson Mandela Whitney Houston
February 9, 1995Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Helmut Kohl Tony Bennett
March 15, 1995Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco King Hassan II Modern Jazz Quartet
April 20, 1995Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fernando Cardoso Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor
July 27, 1995Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Kim Young-sam Liza Minnelli
October 10, 1995Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ernesto Zedillo Limon Dance Company
February 1, 1996 [6] Flag of France.svg  France Jacques Chirac Thomas Hampson
June 13, 1996Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Mary Robinson Mary Chapin Carpenter and Mary Black
February 26, 1997Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Eduardo Frei Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O'Connor
April 8, 1997Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Jean Chrétien Warren Jones and Denyce Graves
October 29, 1997Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Jiang Zemin Capricia Marshall National Symphony Orchestra
February 5, 1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Tony Blair Elton John and Stevie Wonder
May 6, 1998Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Romano Prodi David Miller and Marcus Haddock
June 9, 1998Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Kim Dae-jung Hong Hei-kyung
September 16, 1998Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Václav Havel Lou Reed
October 28, 1998Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Andrés Pastrana Arango Ainhoa Arteta
January 11, 1999Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Carlos Menem Robert Duvall and Luciana Pedraza
February 24, 1999Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Jerry Rawlings Najee
April 8, 1999Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Zhu Rongji Yo-Yo Ma
May 3, 1999Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Keizo Obuchi Van Cliburn
June 8, 1999Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Árpád Göncz Judy Collins and Cory Pesaturo
February 23, 2000Flag of Spain.svg  Spain King Juan Carlos I Placido Domingo
May 22, 2000Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Thabo Mbeki Awadagin Pratt
June 20, 2000Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco King Mohammed VI Earth, Wind, & Fire
September 17, 2000Flag of India.svg  India Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

George W. Bush

President George W. Bush toasts Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during the state dinner in her honor at the White House. (2007) George W. Bush toasts Elizabeth II 2007.jpg
President George W. Bush toasts Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during the state dinner in her honor at the White House. (2007)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
September 5, 2001Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Vicente Fox Catherine Fenton Dawn Upshaw
July 17, 2002 [92] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski Vanessa Rubin
May 19, 2003Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Susan Graham
October 6, 2003 [93] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Mwai Kibaki Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [94]
July 18, 2005 [95] Flag of India.svg  India Manmohan Singh Preservation Hall Jazz Band
November 2, 2005 [96] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Charles, Prince of Wales
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Yo-Yo Ma
May 16, 2006 [97] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia John Howard Lea Berman Kenny Chesney
June 29, 2006Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Junichiro Koizumi The Brian Setzer Orchestra
May 7, 2007 [98] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Amy Zantzinger Itzhak Perlman [99]
November 6, 2007 [6] [100] Flag of France.svg  France Nicolas Sarkozy Reenactment of the Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States
September 15, 2008 [101] Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana John Kufuor Broadway production The Lion King
September 20, 2008 [102] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alvaro Uribe Velez
October 13, 2008 [103] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Silvio Berlusconi Broadway production Jersey Boys

Barack Obama

Xi Jinping and Barack Obama make a mutual toast at a state dinner (2015) Xi Jinping and Barack Obama toast at White House state dinner September 2015.jpg
Xi Jinping and Barack Obama make a mutual toast at a state dinner (2015)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
November 24, 2009Flag of India.svg  India Manmohan Singh Desiree Rogers National Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Hudson, Kurt Elling, and A.R. Rahman
May 19, 2010Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Felipe Calderon Julianna Smoot Beyoncé [104] and Rodrigo y Gabriela [104]
January 19, 2011 [105] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hu Jintao Chris Botti, [105] Dee Dee Bridgewater, [105] Herbie Hancock, [105] Lang Lang, [105] Dianne Reeves, [105] Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz [105]
June 7, 2011 [106] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Angela Merkel Jeremy Bernard James Taylor [106]
October 13, 2011 [107] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Lee Myung-bak Ahn Trio and Janelle Monae
March 14, 2012 [108] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom David Cameron Mumford and Sons, [108] John Legend [108]
February 11, 2014 [6] [109] Flag of France.svg  France François Hollande Mary J. Blige [109]
April 28, 2015 [110] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Shinzō Abe Cast of the film Jersey Boys [110]
September 25, 2015 [111] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Xi Jinping Deesha Dyer Ne-Yo
March 10, 2016 [112] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Justin Trudeau Sara Bareilles
May 13, 2016 [113] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Sauli Niinistö
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Erna Solberg
Stefan Löfven
Demi Lovato
August 2, 2016Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Chrisette Michele
October 18, 2016 [114] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Matteo Renzi Gwen Stefani

Donald Trump

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President Donald Trump listens to remarks by Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison during the State Dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House. (2019)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
April 24, 2018 [115] Flag of France.svg  France Emmanuel Macron Rickie Niceta Washington National Opera
September 20, 2019Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Scott Morrison U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines Bands [116]

Joe Biden

Before the state dinner: French First Lady Brigitte Macron and President Emmanuel Macron, President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden (2022) F20221201ES-1737 (52650924746).jpg
Before the state dinner: French First Lady Brigitte Macron and President Emmanuel Macron, President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden (2022)
DateVisiting CountryGuest(s) of HonorSocial SecretaryEntertainment
December 1, 2022 [117] Flag of France.svg  France Emmanuel Macron Carlos Elizondo Jon Batiste [118]
April 26, 2023 [119] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol Norm Lewis, Jessica Vosk, Lea Salonga, Yoon Suk Yeol [lower-alpha 1] [124]
June 22, 2023Flag of India.svg  India Narendra Modi Joshua Bell [125]
October 25, 2023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Anthony Albanese U.S. Marine Band [126]
April 10, 2024Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Fumio Kishida Paul Simon [127]
May 23, 2024Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya William Ruto Brad Paisley, Gospel Choir of Howard University [128]

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