The Wily Filipino

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

Forwarded to me by my good friend Mike, from The Washington Post:

The Guest List

Tuesday, May 20, 2003;
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president of the Philippines, and Jose Miguel T. Arroyo
Franklin M. Drilon, president of the senate, and Mila Drilon
Jose C. De Venecia Jr., speaker of the house of representatives, and Gina De Venecia
Alberto G. Romulo, executive secretary
Blas F. Ople, secretary of foreign affairs
Jose Isidro N. Camacho, secretary of finance
Angelo T. Reyes, secretary of national defense
Manuel A. Roxas III, secretary of trade and industry
Albert F. Del Rosario, ambassador of the Philippines to the United States, and Margaret Gretchen Del Rosario
Roberto R. Romulo, senior adviser on international competitiveness
Maximo V. Soliven, journalist
Spencer Abraham, U.S. secretary of energy, and Jane Abraham
John Ashcroft, U.S. attorney general, and Janet Ashcroft
Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America 2001, and Tinifuloa R. Grey
Ernest Z. Bower, president, US-ASEAN Business Council, and Mrs. Sam Bower
Tom Brokaw, anchor and managing editor, "NBC Nightly News," and Meredith Brokaw
Karen Brooks, director for Asian affairs, National Security Council, and Scott Faber, Keen Inc.
Marvin P. Bush and Margaret Bush
Catalina Camia, Gannett News Service, and Cliff Roberts, HNTB Corp.
Andrew H. Card Jr., chief of staff to the president, and the Rev. Kathleene B. Card
Lupo Carlota, President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Lilibeth Carlota
Elaine Chao, secretary of labor, and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Vice President Cheney and Lynne V. Cheney
Jeff Coleman, state senator of Pennsylvania, and Rebecca Coleman
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Tom Daffron, executive vice president, Chesapeake Enterprises
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) and Sandy Cornyn
Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Meredith Daniels, daughter
John J. DeGioia, president, Georgetown University, and Therese DeGioia
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) and Danielle DeLay Ferro, daughter
Paula J. Dobriansky, undersecretary of state for global affairs, and Bruce Friedman, special assistant to the U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States

George M. Drysdale, chairman and CEO, Marsman Drysdale Group, and Diane Drysdale
Donald B. Ensenat, U.S. chief of protocol
Michael Eskew, chairman and CEO, UPS, and Molly Eskew
Jose Esteves, mayor, Milpitas, Calif., and Susan Esteves
Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Karyn Frist
William P. Fuller, president, Asia Foundation, and Jennifer Beckett
Patrick Ganio, national president, American Coalition for Filipino Veterans, and Eric Lachica, executive director, American Coalition for Filipino Veterans

Paul Gigot, editorial page editor, the Wall Street Journal, and Rebecca Randall
Susan Graham, soprano (performing), and Betty Fort Graham and Janet G. Jaquess
Michael P. Guingona, council member of Daly City, Calif., and Teresa Guingona
Stephen Hadley, deputy national security adviser, and Ann Hadley
Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor, The Washington Post, and Margaret Shapiro, staff writer, The Washington Post
James A. Kelly, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Audrey Pool Kelly, artist
Colbert I. King, deputy editorial page editor, The Washington Post, and Gwen King
Robert P. Koch, Wine Institute, and Doro Bush Koch
Rep. James A. Leach (R-Iowa) and Elisabeth Leach
Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) and Char Lugar
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, and Bishop Kevin Farrell
Neal McCoy, singer, and Melinda McGaughey
James F. Moriarty, senior director for Asian affairs, National Security Council, and Lauren Moriarty
Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Mary Jo Myers
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and John Jay O'Connor III
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.)
Colin L. Powell, secretary of state, and Alma Powell
Anthony J. Principi, secretary of veterans affairs
Francis J. Ricciardone Jr., ambassador to the Philippines, and Marie Dunn Ricciardone
Condoleezza Rice, assistant to the president for national security affairs, and Gene A. Washington, National Football League

Donald H. Rumsfeld, secretary of defense, and Joyce Rumsfeld
John Snow, secretary of the Treasury
Lt. Gen. Edward Soriano and Vivian Soriano
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Catherine Stevens
Gaddi H. Vasquez, director, Peace Corps, and Elaine Vasquez
Ann M. Veneman, secretary of agriculture
Brian Viloria, U.S. Olympic boxer, and Gary Gittelsohn, attorney
Ronald Walker, former managing director, Korn-Ferry International, and Anne Walker
Leslie H. Wexner, chairman and CEO, Limited Brands, and Abigail Wexner
Meg Whitman, president and CEO, eBay, and Griffith Harsh
George Will, syndicated columnist, The Washington Post Writers Group, and Mari Maseng Will
Gary L. Wilson, chairman, Northwest Airlines, and Barbera Thornhill
Brian Zeger, pianist (performing), and Benjamin C. Moore

Interesting to see the Filipinos invited: an ex-mayor and mayor, a former AAJA president, the Hawaiian Punch, the highest ranking Filipino in the U.S. Army, veterans' rights people, a country singer, a prominent Republican, and a former Miss America. No other Asian Americans except for Chao.

Posted by the wily filipino at May 21, 2003 07:46 AM