For Immediate Release
Office of the First Lady
February 25, 2007

Guest List for the State Dinner in Honor of the Nation's Governors

THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH

The Honorable Anibal Acevedo-Vila, Governor of Puerto Rico
Mrs. Luisa Gandara-Acevedo, First Lady of Puerto Rico

The Honorable John Elias Baldacci, Governor of Maine
Mrs. Karen Baldacci, First Lady of Maine

The Honorable Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas
Mrs. Ginger Beebe, First Lady of Arkansas

The Honorable Matt Blunt, Governor of Missouri and Vice Chair, The Republican Governors Association
Mrs. Melanie Blunt, First Lady of Missouri

The Honorable Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary of Energy
Mrs. M. Diane Bodman, Spouse of the Secretary of Energy

The Honorable Joshua Bolten, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
Ms. Dede McClure, E.W. Stokes Public Charter School (Guest)

The Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee
Ms. Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee

The Honorable Felix Camacho, Governor of Guam
Mrs. Joann Camacho, First Lady of Guam

The Honorable Donald Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island
Mrs. Suzanne Carcieri, First Lady of Rhode Island

The Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor
The Honorable Mitch McConnell, United States Senator

The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security
Mrs. Meryl Chertoff, Spouse of the Secretary of Homeland Security

The Honorable Jon S. Corzine, Governor of New Jersey
Ms. Sharon Elghanayan (Guest)

The Honorable Charlie Crist, Governor of Florida
Mr. George Lemieux, Chief of Staff, Governor of Florida (Guest)

The Honorable Chet Culver, Governor of Iowa
Mrs. Mari Culver, First Lady of Iowa

The Honorable Mitch Daniels, Jr., Governor of Indiana

The Honorable John de Jongh, Jr., Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Mrs. Cecile de Jongh, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands

The Honorable Jim Douglas, Governor of Vermont
Mrs. Dorothy Douglas, First Lady of Vermont

The Honorable Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina
Mrs. Mary Easley, First Lady of North Carolina

The Honorable David Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming
Mrs. Nancy Freudenthal, First Lady of Wyoming

The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense

The Honorable James Arthur Gibbons, Governor of Nevada
Mrs. Dawn Gibbons, First Lady of Nevada

The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Mrs. Rebecca Turner Gonzales, Spouse of the Attorney General of the United States

The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan
Mr. Daniel Mulhern, First Spouse of Michigan

The Honorable Maggie Grant, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
The Honorable Max Grant

The Honorable Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington
Ms. Courtney Gregoire (Daughter)

The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
Mrs. Edilia 'Edi' Gutierrez, Spouse of the Secretary of Commerce

The Honorable David Heineman, Governor of Nebraska
Mr. Sam Ganem Heineman (Son)

The Honorable Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma
Mrs. Kimberley Henry, First Lady of Oklahoma

The Honorable John Hoeven, Governor of North Dakota
Mrs. Mical Carmen 'Mikey' Hoeven, First Lady of North Dakota

The Honorable Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Governor of Utah
Ms. Abigail Huntsman (Daughter)

The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Mrs. Marcia Jackson, Spouse of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

The Honorable Michael O. Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
Mrs. Stephanie Johanns, Spouse of the Secretary of Agriculture

The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Mrs. Debbie Johnson, Spouse of the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Honorable Tim Kaine, Governor of Virginia
Ms. Anne Holton, First Lady of Virginia

The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior

The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Mrs. Jacalyn Leavitt, Spouse of the Secretary of Health and Human Services

The Honorable Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii
Ms. Linda Lorraine Smith (Guest)

The Honorable John Lynch, Governor of New Hampshire
Dr. Susan Lynch, First Lady of New Hampshire

The Honorable Joe Manchin III, Governor of West Virginia and Vice Chair, The Democratic Governors Association
Mrs. Gayle Manchin, First Lady of West Virginia

The Honorable Ruth Ann Minner, Governor of Delaware
Mr. Joseph Curtis Shell (Guest)

The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Governor of Arizona and Chair, National Governors Association

The Honorable Jim Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Mrs. Suzanne Nicholson, Spouse of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

The Honorable Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland
Miss Grace O'Malley (Daughter)

The Honorable C.L. Otter, Governor of Idaho
Mrs. Lori Jean Otter, First Lady of Idaho

The Honorable Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska
Mr. Todd Palin, First Spouse of Alaska

The Honorable Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts
Mrs. Diane Patrick, First Lady of Massachusetts

The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury
Mrs. Wendy Paulson, Spouse of the Secretary of the Treasury

The Honorable Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota and Vice Chair, National Governors Association
Mrs. Mary Pawlenty, First Lady of Minnesota

The Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia and Chair, The Republican Governors Association

The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
Mrs. Anita Perry, First Lady of Texas

The Honorable Mary E. Peters, Secretary of Transportation

The Honorable Robert Portman, Director, Office of Management and Budget

The Honorable Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut
Mr. Louis Rell, First Spouse of Connecticut

The Honorable Edward Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania
The Honorable Marjorie Rendell, First Lady of Pennsylvania

The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico

The Honorable Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama
Mrs. Patsy Riley, First Lady of Alabama

The Honorable Bill Ritter, Governor of Colorado
Mrs. Jeannie Ritter, First Lady of Colorado

The Honorable Mike Rounds, Governor of South Dakota
Mrs. Jean Rounds, First Lady of South Dakota

Dr. Ray C. Scheppach, Executive Director, National Governors Association
Mrs. Terry Dean Scheppach, Spouse of the Executive Director of the National Governors Association, National Governors Association

The Honorable Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California
Ms. Maria Shriver, First Lady of California

The Honorable Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana
Mrs. Nancy Schweitzer, First Lady of Montana

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of Kansas and Chair, Democratic Governors Association
The Honorable Keith Gary Sebelius, First Spouse of Kansas

The Honorable Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education
Ms. Mary Ellen Dudar (Sister)

The Honorable Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York
Mrs. Silda Spitzer, First Lady of New York

The Honorable Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio
Dr. Frances Strickland, First Lady of Ohio

The Honorable Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Homeland Security Council
Mr. John M. Townsend

Mr. Ronan Tynan, Irish Tenor, New York, NY

The Honorable John Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Mrs. Mary Walters, Spouse of the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

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