The White House is being transformed into a vibrant spring garden for the state dinner hosted by First Lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden for Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The event will feature a stunning floor covering in the famous Cross Hall, giving guests the feel of walking over a koi pond. The state dinner is a tool of U.S. diplomacy and is granted sparingly to America's closest allies.
Tables are decorated during a press preview at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for the State Dinner for Japan 's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday. by transforming the State Floor of the White House into a “vibrant spring garden” for the state dinner she and President Joe Biden will host Wednesday for Prime MinisterThe first lady sounded especially excited about a replacement for the red carpet in the famous Cross Hall.
More than 200 guests with ties to both nations and hailing from the fields of politics, government, business and entertainment will dine on a meal that was designed to highlight the “bounty of spring” in Japan and the United States: a first course of house-cured salmon that was inspired by a California roll and an entree of dry-aged rib eye steak with shishito pepper butter, fava beans, mushrooms and onions. Dessert is salted caramel pistachio cake with a matcha ganache and cherry ice cream.
Tables will be set with a mix of place settings representing the administrations of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and George W. Bush. Glass and silk butterflies will dance over the tables. Simon’s career spans six decades, including performing as part of a duo with his childhood friend Art Garfunkel. The 82-year-old New Jersey native has earned numerous accolades, including multiple Grammys and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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