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  List of Acknowledged Guests Sitting in the House Gallery
During State of the Union Addresses

  Reagan - G.W. Bush

Year President Guest Notes
2008 GWB NONE  
2007 GWB Dikembe Mutombo Georgetown and NBA basketball star from Africa who earned U.S. citizenship and later built a hospital in his native Congo.
2007 GWB Julie Aigner-Clark businesswoman who started the Baby Einstein Company. After being bought by the Walt Disney Corporation, it has grown into a $200 million business. After her business success she devotes time helping missing and exploited children.
2007 GWB Wesley Autrey hero who jumped onto subway tracks in Harlem to save a man
2007 GWB Sergeant Tommy Rieman volunteer member of the U.S. Army who earned the Silver Star for bravery in action
2006 GWB Lisa Clay widow of Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Dan Clay who was killed in Fallujah in Iraq
2006 GWB Sara Jo Clay mother of Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Dan Clay who was killed in Fallujah in Iraq
2006 GWB Bud Clay father of Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Dan Clay who was killed in Fallujah in Iraq
2005 GWB Janet Norwood mother of Marine Corps Sergeant Byron Norwood of Pflugerville, Texas who was killed during the assult on Fallujah in Iraq
2005 GWB Bill Norwood father of Marine Corps Sergeant Byron Norwood of Pflugerville, Texas who was killed during the assult on Fallujah in Iraq
2005 GWB Safia Taleb al-Suhail an Iraqi democracy and human rights activist whose father was killed by Saddam Hussein
2004 GWB Adnan Pachachi President of the Iraqi Governing Council
2003 GWB NONE  
2002 GWB Chairman Hamid Karzai leader of Afghanistan
2002 GWB Dr. Sima Samar Afghanistan's Minister of Women's Affairs
2002 GWB Shannon Spann widow of CIA officer Michael Spann who was killed in Afghanistan
2002 GWB Hermis Moutardier flight attendant who helped thwart an attempt to detonate a "shoe bomb"
2002 GWB Christina Jones flight attendant who helped thwart an attempt to detonate a "shoe bomb"
2001 GWB Mayor John Street Mayor of Philadelphia who promoted faith-based initiatives
2001 GWB Steven Ramos private citizen from Pennsylvania whom the Presiden't cited as an example of an ordinary American who would be advantaged by tax cuts
2001 GWB Josefina Ramos private citizen from Pennsylvania whom the Presiden't cited as an example of an ordinary American who would be advantaged by tax cuts
2000 WJC Lloyd Bentsen former U.S. Senator and Clinton's first Treasury Secretary
2000 WJC Carlos Rosas private citzen from St. Paul, MN
2000 WJC Tom Mauser father of Daniel Mauser who was killed during a rampage at Columbine High School in Colorado
2000 WJC Captain John Cherrey U.S. Air Force pilot who rescued an American pilot shot down over Bosnia
2000 WJC Janet Cohen wife of Defense Secretary William Cohen who worked to show public support for service personnel
2000 WJC Hank Aaron former professional baseball player and career home run leader
1999 WJC Lyn Gibson widow of Capitol police officer killed in the line of duty
1999 WJC Wenling Chestnut widow of Capitol police officer killed in the line of duty
1999 WJC Tipper Gore wife of Vice-President Al Gore who led efforts to address mental illness
1999 WJC Captain Jeff Taliaferro U.S. Air Force who flew a B-1B bomber over Iraq in Operation Desert Fox
1999 WJC Sammy Sosa professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs
1999 WJC Suzann Wilson a gun-control advocate from Jonesboro, Arkansas
1999 WJC Rosa Parks Civil Rights pioneer 
1998 WJC Elaine Kinslow private citizen from Indianapolis, IN who was noted as a model of someone coming off welfare
1998 WJC Sgt. Michael Tolbert Sergeant, US Army who participated in U.S. involvement in Bosnia
1997 WJC Kristen Tanner from Illinois, among students who tied for first in the world in science and came in second in math in the Third International Math and Science Study 
1997 WJC Chris Getsler from Illinois, among students who tied for first in the world in science and came in second in math in the Third International Math and Science Study 
1997 WJC Sue Winski from Illinois, teacher of students Tanner and Getsler
1997 WJC Dr. Kristen Zarfos Connecticut surgeon
1997 WJC Lillie Tejeda mother of Texas Congressman Frank Tejeda who was buried the day before the President's address
1997 WJC Mary Alice (Tejeda?) sister of Texas Congressman Frank Tejeda who was buried the day before the President's address
1997 WJC Gov. Gary Locke Governor (D-WA) who is the first Chinese-American state governor
1996 WJC Gen. Barry McCaffrey as nominee to become Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
1996 WJC Richard Dean Social Security Administration employee in Oklahoma City who assisted victims of the bombing of the Federal Building
1996 WJC Lucius Wright Teacher in Jackson, MS who works to keep kids from joining gangs
1996 WJC Sgt. Jennifer Rodgers Sergeant, Oklahoma City Police Department who helped save victims of the bombing of the Federal Building
1995 WJC Cindy Perry Kentucky teacher in the AmeriCorps Program
1995 WJC Chief Stephen Bishop Police Chief, Kansas City, MO active in community policing
1995 WJC Cpl. Gregory Depestre who participated in U.S. involvement in Haiti
1995 WJC Reverend John Cherry AME Zion Church in Temple Hills, MD
1995 WJC Reverend Diana Cherry AME Zion Church in Temple Hills, MD
1995 WJC Jack Lucas Congressional Medal of Honor receipient who fought at Iwo Jima - from Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1994 WJC Jim Brady former Reagan Press Secretary who was wounded in the 1981 attempt to assassinate Reagan
1994 WJC Kevin Jett New York City police officer
1993 WJC NONE  
1992 GHWB NONE  
1991 GHWB Brenda Schwarzkopf wife of General Norman Schwarzkopf
1991 GHWB Alma Powell wife of General Colin Powell
1990 GHWB Gov. Booth Gardner Governor (D-WA) who worked with the president in setting national education goals
1990 GHWB Gov. Bill Clinton Governor (D-AR) who worked with the president in setting national education goals
1990 GHWB Gov. Terry Branstad Governor (R-IA) who worked with the president in setting national education goals
1990 GHWB Gov. Carroll Campbell Governor (R-SC) who worked with the president in setting national education goals
1989 GHWB NONE  
1988 RR Nancy Reagan First Lady, in recognition of her anti-drug efforts
1987 RR NONE  
1986 RR Richard Cavoli private citizen who designed a science experiment in high school that was lost during the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger
1986 RR Tyrone Ford 12-year old music prodigy
1986 RR Shelby Butler 13-year old school safety patrol hero
1986 RR Trevor Ferrell 13-year old who helps the homeless in Philadelphia
1985 RR Cadet Jean Nguyen Cadet, United States Military Academy at West Point
1985 RR Mother Clara Hale from Harlem, NYC, New York who cares for abandoned children
1984 RR Sgt. Stephen Trujillo Sergeant, US Army who participated in the U.S. involvement in Grenada
1983 RR NONE  
1982 RR Lenny Skutnik Federal Government employee in Washington, DC

Compiled by Gerhard Peters

Citation: John Woolley and Gerhard Peters,The American Presidency Project [online]. Santa Barbara, CA: University of California (hosted), Gerhard Peters (database). Available from World Wide Web: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou_gallery.php.

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