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WASHINGTON — President Biden will host Bill and Hillary Clinton along with major tech giants Wednesday night at the White House for a state dinner in honor of visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The Clintons, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Apple CEO Tim Cook will dine with Biden in the East Room of the White House, enjoying a menu that includes house-cured salmon, dry-aged prime rib steak and salted caramel pistachio cake.
Paul Simon, 82, will provide evening entertainment later in the nearby State Dining Room.
The “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” singer is known to be a favorite of First Lady Jill Biden.
Others expected to attend the lavish celebration are actor Robert De Niro, figure skater Christy Yamaguchi, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and UAW President Sean Fine.
Unlike past state dinners, scandal-plagued first son Hunter Biden will not attend, although other members of the first family are on the list, including first daughter Ashley Biden and Hunter's daughters Finnegan and Naomi, as well as Naomi's husband Peter Neal.
Guests include Anthony Bernal, a top aide to First Lady Jill Biden, who was accused by former colleagues last month of sexual harassment and bullying.
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients denied the allegations as “baseless” hours after receiving a request for comment — without investigating them.
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