List Of Guests For White House Ramadan Dinner

[KittyWampus]

Found this on TPM and couldn't resist posting here.

Cabinet Members, Ambassadors, Prominent Muslims To Attend W.H. Ramadan Dinner

The White House has released a list of some of the guests expected at tonight's Ramadan dinner hosted by President Obama. Cabinet members, members of Congress, ambassadors from around the world and many members of the Muslim community are expected to attend.

CABINET

Secretary Robert Gates, Department of Defense

Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Justice

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services


DEPUTY CABINET SECRETARIES

Deputy Secretary Dennis Hightower, Department of Commerce

Deputy Secretary Adam Miller, Department of Education



MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Congressman Andre Carson (Indiana 7th)

Congressman John Conyers (Michigan 14th)

Congressman Keith Ellison (Minnesota 5th)

Congressman Rush Holt (New Jersey 12th)

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)


DIPLOMATIC CORPS

Ambassador Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al Hussein, Jordan

Ambassador Adel A.M. Al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia

Ambassador Husain Haqqani, Pakistan

Ambassador Erlan A. Idrissov, Kazakhstan

Ambassador His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghanistan

Ambassador Aziz Mekouar, Morocco

Ambassador Peter N.R.O. Ogego, Kenya

Ambassador Roble Olhaye, D'jibouti

Ambassador Michael Oren, Israel

Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Indonesia

Ambassador Klaus Scharioth, Germany

Ambassador Meera Shankar, India

Ambassador Nabi Sensoy, Turkey

Ambassador Sir Nigel Elton Sheinwald, United Kingdom

Ambassador Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Egypt

Ambassador Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida'ie, Iraq

Ambassador Pierre Nicolas Vimont, France

Chargé d'Affaires Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Bangladesh

Chargé d'Affaires Ilango Karuppanan, Malaysia

Chargé d'Affaires Mohamed O Maiga,

Chargé d'Affaires Angela Oi Foong Shim, Brunei

Chargé d'Affaires Baba Gana Wakil, Nigeria

Mr. Maen Areikat, Chief of Mission, PLO



COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Ms. Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir, University of Memphis

Professor Azizah Al-Hibri, University of Richmond School of Law

Ms. Reema Ali, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

Mr. Hasan Chandoo, Oppenheimer & Co.

Rabbi Nathan Diament, Director, Institute for Public Affairs, Orthodox Union*

Imam Plemon El-Amin, Atlanta Masjid al-Islam

Mr. Wahid Hamid, PepsiCo

Ms. Dina Hammad

Mr. Lutfi Hassan

Ms. Nashala Hearn

Ms. Rosalind Hearn

Imam Yahya Hendi, Chaplain, Georgetown University

Pastor Joel Hunter, Northland Church*

Mr. Nooman Husain

Mr. Imad Hussain

Mr. Sanford Ibrahim, CEO, Radian Group

Mr. Jameel Jaffer, Staff Attorney, ACLU

Mrs. Elsheba Khan

Dr. Mansur Khan, UMMA Community Clinic

Ms. Farhana Khera, Muslim Advocates

Lt. Commander Abuhena Saifulislam, U.S. Marine Corps

Mr. Kareem Salama

Imam Yusuf Saleem, Masjid Muhammad

Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President, Islamic Society of North America

Mr. Farooq Mitha

Ms. Dalia Mogahed, Director, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies*

Ms. Hutham Olayan, Olayan America Corp.

Mr. Eboo Patel, Interfaith Youth Corps*

Imam Yusuf Saleem, Masjid Muhammad

Rabbi David Saperstein, Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism*

Ms. Mina Trudeau, Executive Director, El Fatiha Foundation

Mr. J. Saleh Williams, Congressional Muslim Staffers Association

Mr. Mohamed Zakariya, Zakariya Calligraphy

*denotes members of the President's Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

[XemaSab]

1. I'm glad Obama finally brought being a muslin out of the closet

:hide:

[janedum]

2. WOW! Gonna be some party!! woo hoo!!

:>)

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. I forget -

is this Ramadan dinner proof that Obama is a socialist or a Nazi?

And why are they having it at a chain hotel?

[byebyegop]

8. It's actually a secret meeting to discuss Obama's birth certificate problem.

Obama is obviously feeling the heat of the birthers who must betting close!

(/sarcasm off)

[byebyegop]

4. Wonder what kinds of booze they are serving. (kidding) n/t

[undeterred]

5. Very cool.

I hope they all get invited to "The Family's" annual prayer breakfast too!

[byebyegop]

6. duplicate post. n/t

[WillowTree]

7. Can I assume that the taxpayers are paying for this religious celebration?

[byebyegop]

9. Yes, but ONLY Republikkkan taxpayers. Registered Dems will be getting a tax credit! n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. Oh You Betcha!

's okay though, if it's not a Christian celebration.

[KittyWampus]

11. this seems more like a cultural celebration.

[FLDCVADem]

12. I'm not sure how

one could consider a dinner celebrating a religious holiday to be anything other than a religious celebration.

And no, it doesn't bother me one bit, but let's not be ridiculous and try to say this isn't a religious celebration.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

14. No. its religious.

[itsrobert]

13. Cutting the budget has gone too far.

Serving Ramadan Noodles at a White House Dinner party? Now that's cheap. I wonder if the beer will be Milwaukee's Best?