For Immediate Release
Office of the First Lady
May 16, 2006

Guest List for the Official Dinner Honoring the Honorable John Howard, M.P. Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Howard

      Official Visit of the Prime Minister of Australia

THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH

The Honorable John Howard, M.P., Prime Minister of Australia
Mrs. Janette Howard, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia

His Excellency Dennis Richardson, A.O., Ambassador of Australia to the United States
Mrs. Betty Richardson, Spouse of the Ambassador of Australia to the United States

Dr. Peter Shergold, A.M., Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia

Mr. Tony Nutt, Principal Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, Australia

Mr. Nick Warner, Senior Adviser, International, Prime Minister's Office, Australia

The Honorable Gary Quinlan, Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Australia

Mr. Hugh Borrowman, First Assistant Secretary, International Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia

Mr. Tony O'Leary, Press Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, Australia

The Honorable Andrew Shearer, Minister-Counselor, Political, Embassy of Australia

Dr. Graeme Killer, A.O., Medical Officer, Australia

Ms. Suzanne Kasprzak, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Australia

The Honorable Lamar Alexander, United States Senator (R/Tennessee)
Mrs. Honey Alexander, United States Senate Spouse (R/Tennessee)

Mr. James Angle, Chief Washington Correspondent, FOX News
Ms. Patrice Pisinski, Director, Technology, Advancement and Outreach, U.S. Department of Energy (Guest)

Mr. Malcolm Binks, Chairman, American Australian Association

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

Mrs. Katherine E. Boyd, Katherine E. Boyd Interior Design
Mrs. Eva Elkins, Sister-in-law to Mrs. Katherine Boyd

The Honorable Richard Cheney, Vice President of the United States
The Honorable Lynne V. Cheney

Mr. Kenny Chesney, Entertainer
Ms. Karen Chandler, Mother to Kenny Chesney

Mr. Tony Clark, A.M., Director, Ramsay Health Care Ltd., Australia

Mrs. Beverly Davis, President, National Federation of Republican Women
Colonel Bob Davis, USAF (Ret.)

Mr. David Eisenhower, Director, Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg School , University of Pennsylvania
The Honorable Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Spouse of Mr. David Eisenhower

The Honorable John Engler, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Manufacturers
Mrs. Michelle Engler, Spouse of Mr. John Engler

The Honorable Donald B. Ensenat, Chief of Protocol, United States

Ms. Harriet Fulbright, President, Fulbright Center
Dr. Richard Arndt, President, Americans for UNESCO (Guest)

The Honorable Michael Gerson, Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning, Office of the Chief of Staff
Mrs. Dawn Gerson, Spouse of the Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning

Mr. James P. Gorman, President and Chief Operating Officer, Morgan Stanley
Mrs. Penny Gorman, Spouse of Mr. James Gorman

Mr. Robert F. Greenhill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Greenhill & Co.
Mrs. Gayle Greenhill, Spouse of Mr. Robert Greenhill

The Honorable Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Mrs. Ann Hadley, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice

Dr. Steven Hayward, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Mrs. Allison Hayward, Spouse of Dr. Steven Hayward

Mr. Clint Higham, Manager, Kenny Chesney
Mr. Dale Morris, Manager, Kenny Chesney (Guest)

Mr. Michael R. Hightower, Vice President, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida
Mrs. Sue Hightower, Spouse of Mr. Michael Hightower

Mrs. Patricia Hill, Spouse of the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Mr. Richard Howard, Son of The Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Howard, Clark and Weinstock
Miss Kristen Slaughter, Guest of Mr. Richard Howard (Guest)

The Honorable William J. Howell, Speaker of the House, Virginia House of Delegates
Mrs. Cessie S. Howell, Spouse of Mr. William Howell

Mr. Terence Hunt, White House Correspondent, Associated Press
Ms. Jeanie Johnson, Spouse of Mr. Terence Hunt

The Honorable Barry Jackson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Senior Advisor, Office of Strategic Initiatives

Mr. Doug Kefford, Managing Director, Kefford Corporation, Australia
Mrs. Barbara Kefford, Spouse of Mr. Doug Kefford

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Mrs. Mary Kennedy, Spouse of Justice Kennedy

Mr. Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Mrs. Marie-Josee Kravis, President, The Museum of Modern Art

Mr. Robert W. Lane, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deere & Company
Mrs. Patty Lane, Spouse of Mr. Robert Lane

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

Mr. Brian Loughnane, Federal Director, The Liberty Party of Australia

Mr. J. Willard Marriott, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Marriott International Inc.
Mrs. Donna Rae-Garff Marriott

Mrs. Linda Maynor, Balch & Bingham LLP
Dr. Robert Maynor, Maynor & Mitchell Eye Center

The Honorable Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Mrs. Mary McCallum, Spouse of the Associate Attorney General

Mrs. Chris McDiven, Federal President, The Liberal Party of Australia

Mr. Marc Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League, Inc.
Mrs. Michelle Miller Morial, CBS Broadcast Journalist

Mr. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO, The News Corporation
Ms. Wendi Deng, Spouse of Mr. Rupert Murdoch

The Honorable Jim Naugle, Mayor of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Honorable Carol-Lisa Phillips, Circuit Judge, 17th Judicial of Florida

The Honorable John D. Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence
Mrs. Diana Negroponte, Spouse of the Director of National Intelligence

Mr. Geoff Ogilvy, Professional Golfer
Mrs. Juli Ogilvy, Spouse of Mr. Geoff Ogilvy

Mr. David J. O'Reilly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron Corporation
Mrs. Joan O'Reilly, Spouse of Mr. David O'Reilly

General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mrs. Lynne Pace, Spouse of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Mr. Samuel Palmisano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, IBM Corporation
Mrs. Gaier Palmisano, Spouse of Mr. Samuel Palmisano

The Honorable Penne Korth Peacock, Director, Chevy Chase Bank, Former American Ambassador to Mauritius
Mr. Andrew Peacock, President, Boeing Australia

The Honorable Donald Powell, Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding
Mrs. Twanna Powell, Spouse of Mr. Donald Powell

Mr. Paul Ramsay, A.O., Chairman, Prime Television Ltd.

The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

Ms. Claudia Rosett, Journalist in Residence, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Lieutenant Colonel Tim Wilson, UKA (Ret.), Guest of Ms. Rosett

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld, Spouse of the Secretary of Defense

Mr. Bob Schieffer, Interim Anchor of the CBS Evening News, Chief Washington Correspondent
Mrs. Patricia Schieffer

The Honorable Tom Schieffer, American Ambassador to Japan
Mrs. Susanne Schieffer, Spouse of the American Ambassador to Japan

The Honorable Mel Sembler, Chairman, The Sembler Company
Mrs. Betty Sembler, Spouse of Mr. Mel Sembler

The Honorable Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education
Mr. Robert Spellings, Spouse of the Secretary of Education

The Honorable Shane L. Stone, QC, PGDK, Immediate Past President, The Liberty Party of Australia

Mr. William H. Swanson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Raytheon Company
Mrs. Cheryl K. Swanson, Spouse of Mr. William Swanson

The Honorable John S. Tanner, United States Representative (D/Tennessee)
Mrs. Betty Ann Tanner

Mr. Michael J. Thawley, Senior Vice President and International Advisor, Capital Strategy Research, Inc.
Mrs. Deborah Thawley, Spouse of Mr. Michael Thawley

Mr. Mark Treanor, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Wachovia Corporation
Mrs. Claire Treanor, Esq., Spouse of Mr. Mark Treanor

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

Mr. Dennis C. Wilder, Acting Senior Director of NSC for East Asia
Mrs. Ursula Wilder, Spouse of the Acting Senior Director of NSC for East Asia

The Honorable Candida Wolff, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Office of Legislative Affairs
Mr. Mark Wolff, Spouse of the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

Mr. Jeff Yabuki, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiserv, Inc.
Ms. Catherine Madden, Spouse of Mr. Jeff Yabuki

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