On Aug. 21, the president released a Ramadan video message to Muslims around the world. The guest list released by the White House follows: 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 Raad 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, Djibouti 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 Sumaidaie, Iraq Ambassador Pierre Nicolas Vimont, France Chargé dAffaires Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Bangladesh Chargé dAffaires Ilango Karuppanan, Malaysia Chargé dAffaires Mohamed O Maiga, Chargé dAffaires Angela Oi Foong Shim, Brunei Chargé dAffaires 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
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 01:21:46 +0000