A state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, featured a diverse guest list of over 100 people, including high-ranking U.S. and Chinese government officials, and an array of top American business and technology leaders.
Prominent attendees included tech CEOs like Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, AMD’s Lisa Su, and leaders from Meta and OpenAI, alongside Wall Street figures, media personalities, and members of the Trump family.
The event underscored the convergence of diplomacy, technology, and finance, highlighting key figures shaping the U.S.-China relationship.
A high-profile state dinner hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping brought together a remarkable assembly of influential figures from the U.S. government, major American corporations, and China's top political echelons. According to a White House press release, the guest list exceeded 100 people, showcasing a unique blend of diplomacy, business, and family.
The evening was marked by diplomatic overtures, with President Xi remarking that talks with Trump had "added new substance" to U.S.-China relations. President Trump presented Xi with a symbolic statue of a bald eagle, a gesture of American goodwill.
Silicon Valley's elite were particularly well-represented, with leaders from some of the world's most innovative tech companies in attendance. Seated prominently with the presidential couples were Apple's Tim Cook, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and his wife Lori Huang, Elon Musk, and AMD's Lisa Su. Other tech giants present included Meta and OpenAI, though notably, Anthropic was not listed among the attendees.
The culinary experience for the evening featured a sophisticated two-course menu. Guests enjoyed a silky yellow squash velouté with crispy pancetta, followed by sesame-crusted sea bass served over braised baby bok choy. Dessert was a fruit-shaped vanilla cremeux complemented by ice cream crafted with White House honey.
Beyond the tech and political spheres, the dinner also saw the presence of Trump's extended family, including his father-in-law, Viktor Knavs. While Chinese business leaders were initially anticipated, the Chinese delegation primarily comprised government officials.
The full list of attendees underscores the breadth of engagement at this significant diplomatic event:
- U.S. Delegation:
- President Donald J. Trump
- First Lady Melania Trump
- Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jeanette Rubio
- Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
- U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, Bonnie Perdue
- Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, John Freeman
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
- United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer, Marlo Greer
- Chief Justice John Roberts, Jane Sullivan Roberts
- Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Jesse Barrett
- Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Ashley Estes Kavanaugh
- Speaker Mike Johnson, Kelly Johnson
- Representative Richard McCormick
- Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jane Lauder
- Secretary Howard Lutnick, Allison Lutnick
- Director John Ratcliffe, Michelle Ratcliffe
- Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
- Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Katie Miller
- Dan Scavino, Deputy Chief of Staff, Erin Scavino
- Attorney General Todd Blanche, Kristine Blanche
- Secretary Chris Wright
- Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Cheryl Hines
- Secretary Linda McMahon
- Secretary Doug Burgum, Kathryn Burgum
- Secretary Sean Duffy, Rachel Campos-Duffy
- Director Russell Vought
- Administrator Lee Zeldin
- Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling
- Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Jeff Sprecher
- Representative Jason Smith
- Senator Steven Daines
- General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Director Jay Clayton
- Chinese Delegation:
- President Xi Jinping
- Madame Peng Liyuan
- Cai Qi, CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee Member, Chief of Staff to President Xi
- Wang Yi, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee Member
- He Lifeng, CPC Political Bureau Central Committee, Vice Premier of State Council
- Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission
- Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce
- Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Foreign Minister
- Ambassador Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Wang Dan
- Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Protocol Department
- Cai Wei, Assistant Foreign Minister Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs
- Mao Ning, Director General, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Zhang Quan, Secretary to Madame Peng
- Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Tang Fangyu, Director, Central Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee
- Lan Fo'an, Minister of Finance
- Zhou Hongxu, Deputy Director, General Office of the CPC Central Committee Director, Central Security Bureau
- Business, Media & Other Prominent Figures:
- Ms. Ivanka Trump
- Mr. Eric Trump
- Ms. Lara Trump
- Ms. Tiffany Trump
- Mr. Michael Boulos
- Mr. Viktor Knavs
- Ms. Arabella Kushner
- Jensen Huang, Nvidia, CEO, Lori Huang
- Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, CEO
- Dr. Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices, CEO, Daniel Lin
- Tim Cook, Chairman of the Board of Apple
- John F.W. Rogers, Goldman Sachs EVP and Secretary to the Board
- Lynn Martin, President of the NYSE
- Linda Mills, President of New York University
- Eric Yuan, Zoom, CEO
- Kelly Ortberg, Boeing, CEO
- Larry Fink, Blackrock, CEO
- Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO
- Sam Altman, OpenAI, CEO
- Greg Brockman, OpenAI, President & Co-Founder, Anna Brockman
- Dr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sands, Controlling Shareholder
- Sergey Brin, Google/Alphabet, Co-Founder, Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto
- Satya Nadella, Microsoft, Chairman & CEO
- Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President & CEO
- Sundar Pichai, Google, CEO
- Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, CEO
- Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, CEO, Sangeeta Mehrotra
- Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm, CEO
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Chairman, Lauren Sanchez-Bezos
- Jeff Yass, TikTok
- Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, CEO
- Michael Dell, Dell, CEO, Susan Dell
- Mary Barra, General Motors, CEO, Anthony Barra
- David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, CEO
- Jane Fraser, Citi, CEO
- Elon Musk, SpaceX & Tesla, CEO
- Darren Woods, ExxonMobil, CEO, Kathy Woods
- Bret Baier, FOX News, American Journalist and Host, Amy Baier
- Laura Ingraham, FOX News, American Television Presenter
- Jesse Watters, FOX News Host, Emma Watters
- David Ellison, Paramount Skydance, CEO, Sandra Lynn Ellison
- Albert Bourla, Pfizer, CEO
- David Sacks, Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
- Brad Gerstner, Altimeter, CEO, Katie Simpson (Fiancé)
- Bernard Arnault, LVMH, CEO
- Alexandre Arnault, Son of Bernard Arnault
- Ryan McInerey, Visa, CEO
- Michael Miebach, Mastercard, CEO
- Meredith O'Rourke, The O'Rourke Group
- Lyu Luhua, Secretary to the President
—CNBC's Hui Jie Lim, David Sucherman and Bria Cousins contributed to this report
