Official Guest List of the State Banquet hosted by President Akufo-Addo of Ghana

This evening, Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman will attend a State Banquet hosted by President Akufo-Addo and First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo of Ghana.

The following is a complete list of expected guests:

THE VICE PRESIDENT AND MR. EMHOFF

HIS EXCELLENCY NANA AKUFO-ADDO, PRESIDENT OF GHANA AND MRS. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO

T.H. Virginia Palmer & Mr. Ismail Asmal, American Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana
T.H. Chris Coons U.S. Senator, Delaware
T.H. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick U.S. Representative, Florida
T.H. Phil Gordon Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President
T.H. Lorraine Voles Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President
T.H. Erin Wilson Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President
T.H. Jordan Brooks Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Second Gentleman
T.H. Stephanie Young Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Vice President
T.H. Johnnie Carson Special Representative for US- Africa Leaders Summit Implementation
T.H. Rebecca Lissner Special Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President
T.H. Deanne Millison Special Assistant to the President and Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President
T.H. Kirsten Allen Special Assistant to the President and Press Secretary to the Vice President
T.H. Rachel Vogelstein Special Assistant to the President for Gender Policy
Ms. Amalia Bersin Director for Coastal West Africa, National Security Council
Ms. Nicole Chulick & Mr. Peter Zirnite, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Accra
Ms. Jamille Bigio Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, USAID
Ms. Cecily Brewer Member, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Alethea Harney Senior Engagement Advisor, Office of the Second Gentleman
Mrs. Deniece Laurent-Mantey Special Advisor on U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Implementation, U.S. Department of State
Mr. Dean Lieberman Special Advisor to the Vice President
Ms. Safia Mohamoud Special Advisor for Africa
Ms. Asel Roberts Senior Advisor to the Chief of Protocol of the United States
Mr. Abdul Abdullah & Ms. Adjoa Adjei-Twum, Founder & CEO, Culture Management Group & AfroFuture Festival
Mr. Danny Bakewell & Mrs. Aline Bakewell, Owner, the Bakewell Company, LA Sentinel
Ms. Ingrid Best & Ms. Rikki Hughes, CEO, iBest Wines
Dr. Amos Brown & Mrs. Jane Brown, Pastor, Third Baptist Church
Ms. Glynda Carr & Ms. Tracy Sturdivant , President, CEO, and Co-Founder, Higher Heights
Ms. Rosario Dawson & Ms. Abrima Erwiah, Actor
Ms. Morgan Debaun & Mr. Michael Rutledge Debaun, CEO, Blavity
Ms. Somachi Chris-Asoluka CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation
Mr. Idris Elba & Ms. Ashley Harewood, Actor
Wayne Frederick President, Howard University
Dr. George French & Mrs. French, President, Clark Atlanta University
Mr. Derrick Johnson & Mrs. Letitia Johnson, President, NAACP
Ms. Tonya Lee Lewis Producer
Mr. Spike Lee Film Maker and Actor
Mrs. Sheryl Lee Ralph & Reverend Michelle Hammond, Actor and Singer
T.H. Loretta Lynch 83rd United States Attorney General
Mr. Scott Mills & Ms. Chanda Gibson, CEO, BET
Mr. Marc Morial & Mrs. Michelle Milller, President, National Urban League
Ms. Jessica Nabongo & Mr. Benjamin Ntim, World Traveler
Ms. Maude Okrah & Ms. Adjoa Adofo, CEO & Founder, BonntiBeauty
Mrs. Brittany Packnett & Mr. Reginald Cunningham, Vice President of Social Impact, BET
Mr. Chris Rey & Mr. Michael Darko, International President, Phi Beta Sigma
Mr. Rashad Robinson & Mr. Amin Gates, President, Color of Change
Lady Ashley Shaw-Scott Adjaye & , Global Head of Research at Adjaye Associates
Ms. Bozoma St. John & Mr. Sam Barrington, American Marketing Executive
Ms. Caroline Wanga & Ms. Barkue Tubman, CEO, ESSENCE Ventures
Mrs. Rosa Whitaker & Mr. Anai Williams, President & CEO, The Whitaker Group
Mr. Kehinde Wiley & Ms. Kenneth Okorie, Artist
Dr. David Wilson President, Morgan State University
Mr. Kevin Young Director, Museum of African American History and Culture
Ayesha Bedwei President, American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana, Global People Leader-Tax and Legal Services, PwC
Amb Dr. Erieka Bennett Founder and Head of Mission of the (AU) Diaspora African Forum
Dr. Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi Founder of Afrobarometer, Founder of Center for Democratic Development
Sir Sam Jonah Chancellor, University of Cape Coast, Executive Chairman Jonah Capital
Mr. Victor Williams CEO, NBA
Lady Giselle Jonah Owner, Marriott
Japhet Aryiku
Patrick Awuah Founder and President of Ashesi University
Joe Mensah SVP and Head of Ghana Business Unit, Kosmos Energy, President (emeritus) American Chamber of Commerce
Edmund Poku Chairman, Niche Cocoa (Built chocolate factory in Wisconsin highlighted at ALS)
Barbara Burlingame Director, UN Food and Agriculture Program
Kyle Kelhofer Director, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Ghana
H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President Of The Republic Of Ghana
Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, First Lady Of The Republic Of Ghana
H.E. Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President Of The Republic
Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker Of Parliament
His Lordship Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, Chief Justice
His Lordship Justice Dotse, Justice Of The Supreme Court
His Lordship Justice Boffoe -Bonnie, Justice Of The Supreme Court
Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, Justice Of The Supreme Court
His Lordship Justice Yonny Kulendi, Justice Of The Supreme Court
Her Ladyship Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo, Justice Of The Supreme Court
H.E. Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor + 2, Former President Of The Republic
H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama, Former President Of The Republic
H.E. Mrs. Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, Former First Lady
Hon. Nana Otuo Siriboe Ii, Chairman, Council Of State
Sam Okudzeto, Council Of State
Georgina T. Wood, Council Of State
Archbishop Justice Offei Akrofi, Council Of State
Prof. Margaret Amoakohene , Council Of State
Alhaji Sulemana Yirimea, Council Of State
Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, Chief Of Staff
Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister For Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration
Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister For Finance
Hon. Lariba Zuweira Abudu, Minister For Gender
Hon. Albert Kan Dapaah, Minister For National Security
Hon. Dominic Nitiwul, Minister For Defence
Hon. Ambrose Dery, Minister For The Interior
Hon. Godfred Dame, Attorney General & Minister For Justice
Hon. Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Minister For Communications & Digitalisation
Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister For Information
Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister For Energy
Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister For Education
Hon. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, Minister For Lands & Natural Resources
Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister For Sanitation & Water Resources
Hon. Awal Ibrahim Mohammed, Minister For Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts
Hon. Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister
Nana Bediatuo Asante, Secretary To The President
Mad. Mercy Debrah-Karikari, Secretary To The Cabinet
Hon. Yaw Osafo -Maafo, Snr. Advisor To The President
Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Okyere, National Security Advisor
Kow Essuman, Esq., Legal Counsel To The President
Mr. Augustine Blay, Secretary To Vice President
Mr. Eugene Arhin, Director Of Communications
Amb. Samuel Kumah, Director Of State Protocol
Ms. Saratu Atta, Personal Assistant To The President
Mr. Henry M. Woode, Chief Director
Ms. Elizabeth Utuka, A. To Vice President
Mr. Lord Oblitey Commey, Director Of Operations
Dr. Patrina Tekyi-Ankrah, Physician
Mr. Duke Ofori Atta, Director Of Programmes
Amb. Michael Ofori Atta, Director, Ecowas And Regional
Mrs.Angela Asante, Presidential Advisor, Gender & Dev
Mr. Philip Aning, Director, Protocol
Enoch Osei Mensah, Chief Protocol, Office Of The Vice President
Mr. Tanco, Deputy Director, State Protocol Department
Mrs. Oboshie Sai Cofie, Presidential Advisor (Media & Strategic Communications)
Clara Napaga Tia Sulemana, Office Of The President
Amb. Samuel Kumah, Director, State Protocol
Amb. Ahmed Hassan, Ambassador At Large
Akwesi Ababio Awuah, Office Of The President
Nadia Adongo Musah, Office Of The President
Mrs. Doris Gafatchi, Director, Fin. & Admin. - State Protocol
Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor, Bank Of Ghana
Dr. Maxwell Opoku, 1st Deputy Governor, Bank Of Ghana
Mrs. Elsie Awadzi, 2nd Deputy Governor, Bank Of Ghana
Vice Adm. Seth Amoama, Chief Of The Defence Staff
Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector General Of Police
Maj. Gen. Thomas Oppong - Peprah, Chief Of The Army Staff
Rear Admiral Adams Yakubu, Ag. Chief Of The Naval Staff
Avm Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe, Chief Of The Air Staff
Alhaji Seidu Iddrisu Iddisah, Ag. Commissioner, Customs Division
Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu - Amoah, Commissioner - General, GRA
Mr. Julius Kuunuor Aalebkure, Chief Fire Officer
Mr. Isaac Kofi Egyir, Director-General Of Prisons
Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi, Comptroller-General, Ghana Immigration Service
Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader, Parliament Of Ghana
Hon. Dr. Casiel Ato Forson, Minority Leader, Parliament Of Ghana
Hon. Bryan Acheampong, Chairman, Parliamentary Select Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ranking Member, Parliamentary Select Committee On Foreign Affairs
Amb. Hajia Halima Mahama , Ghana's Ambassador To The United States Of America
Yofi Grant, CEO, GIPC
Mr. Alex Apau Dadey, Board Chairman, GIPC
Amb. Joseph Ramses Cleland , Ag. Chief Director, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration
Mr. Manful William, Director- Americas Bureau, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration
Mr. Takyi Mensah, Chief Of Protocol, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration
Diplomatic Corps, Ecowas Ambassador To Ghana, Afbd, Imf, World Bank, Ifc
Asamoah Gyan, Captain General- Ghana Football Association
Stephen Appiah, Former Captain- Ghana Football Association
Sarpong Boateng, Paa Kofi Ansong
Mr. Justin Frimpong Kodua , General Secretary, NPP
Mr. Stephen Ayesu Ntim, National Chairman, NPP
Hon. Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, Chairman, Council Of Elders, NPP
Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary General Of AFCFTA
Charles Abani, Un Resident Coordinator
H.E Hajia Alima Mahama, Ghana's Ambassador to the USA
Rt. Rev. Prof. J.O.Y. Mante, Chairman, Chriatian Council Of Ghana / Moderator, Presbyterian
Archbishop Duncan Williams, President, Charismatic And Christian Churches
Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye, President, Ghana Pentecostal And Charismatic Council
Most Rev. Mathew Gyamfi, President Of The Catholic Bishops Conference
Most Rev Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, Presiding Bishop, Methodist Church Of Ghana
Rt. Rev. Prof. Daniel Yinka Sarfo, Anglican Church Of Ghana
Sheikh Dr.. Osumanu Nuhu Sharubutu, National Chief Imam
Ameer Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, Ahmadiyya Mission Of Ghana
Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah, Chairman Of The Board Of Trustees Of The National Cathedral
Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi, President, National House Of Chiefs
His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru Ii, Ga Mantse
Nii Kwabena Bornney V, Osu Alate Mantse
Yaw Acheampong Boafo, President, Ghana Bar Association
Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice Chancellor, University Of Ghana
Mrs. Jean Mensa, Chairperson, Electoral Commission
Ms. Kathleen Addy, Chairperson, NCCE
Rev. Richard Kwasi Yeboah, Chairperson, Trade Union Congress
Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, General Sec. Trades Union Congress
Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, President, Ghana Journalists Association
Prof. Esi Sutherland-Addy, Institute Of African Studies, UG
Prof. Samuel Ntewusu, Institute Of African Studies, UG
Abena Amoah, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange
Humphrey Ayim-Darke, President, Association Of Ghana Industries
Mr. Samuel Christian Appenteng, President, Ghana National Chamber Of Commerce And Industry
Tony Oteng-Gyasi, Executive Chairman, Tropical Cables And Conductor Ltd.
President/Ceo, Newmont Ghana, CEO, Endeavor
Ms. Angela Kyeremanten-Jimoh, Board Member, Bank Of Ghana
Kwasi Osei Ofori, CEO, Rocksure International
Opoku Ahweneeh Danquah, CEO, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (Gnpc)
Benjamin K. D. Asante, CEO, Ghana Gas
Dr. Anarfi Asamoah Baah, National Coordinator, Covid-19 Task Force
Ms. Veronica Bekoe, Inventor Of The Veronica Bucket