President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan for a state dinner at the White House on Thursday, bringing together top administration officials, foreign dignitaries, and leaders from the American technology and financial sectors. The White House released the official attendee roster following the event, capturing a rare gathering of American corporate leadership and top political figures from both nations.
### Political and Diplomatic Leadership in Attendance
The state dinner brought together key members of the Trump administration alongside high-ranking representatives from the People’s Republic of China. Among the American officials taking part were Vice President JD Vance alongside second lady Usha Vance, as well as Secretary of State Marco Rubio accompanied by his spouse Jeanette Rubio, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. They were joined by U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue and Bonnie Perdue, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and John Freeman, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and United States trade representative Jamieson Greer and Marlo Greer. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, and chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh and Jane Lauder also attended. Representing the Chinese side were Xi’s chief of staff Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee member Wang Yi, China’s vice premier of State Council He Lifeng, China’s National Development and Reform Commission chairman Zheng Shanjie, and China’s minister of commerce Wang Wentao. The roster of participants further featured China’s executive vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu, Chinese ambassador to the United States Xie Feng together with his spouse Wang Dan, and the director of the Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, Tang Fangyu.
### Technology and Finance Executives Gather at the White House
American industry leaders representing major tech enterprises, financial institutions, and defense contractors filled prominent seats at the dinner. Technology executives in attendance included NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Lori Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su and Daniel Lin, and Apple executive chairman of the board Tim Cook. OpenAI was represented by CEO Sam Altman and president and co-founder Greg Brockman alongside Anna Brockman. Additional tech and corporate leaders included Google/Alphabet co-founder Sergey Brin and Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto, Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Susan Dell. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, Lockheed Martin president and CEO Jim Taiclet, GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra and Sangeeta Mehrota, and Zoom CEO Eric Yuan were also present. Wall Street and institutional finance leaders featured Goldman Sachs executive vice president John F.W. Rogers and CEO David Solomon, New York Stock Exchange president Lynn Martin, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Susquehanna International Group co-founder Jeff Yass, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, and ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods and Kathy Woods. General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Anthony Barra, Las Vegas Sands controlling shareholder Dr. Miriam Adelson, and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison and Sandra Lynn Ellison rounded out the corporate delegation.
### Congressional, Judicial, and Media Figures
The guest list also extended to the judicial branch, legislative leadership, and national media figures. Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court and Jane Sullivan Roberts attended, alongside Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Supreme Court and Jesse Barrett, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Supreme Court and Ashley Estes. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Kelly Johnson represented congressional leadership alongside Rep. Richard McCormick, R-Ga. Media personalities in attendance included Fox News host Bret Baier and Amy Baier, Fox News host Laura Ingraham, and Fox News host Jesse Watters and Emma Watters. Members of the Trump family, including Ivanka Trump and Arabella Kushner, Eric Trump and Lara Trump, and Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos, joined the gathering alongside Melania Trump’s father, Viktor Knavs.