【大纪元2024年05月24日讯】(大纪元记者张雨霏编译报导)在欢迎肯尼亚总统威廉‧鲁托(William Ruto)访问美国之际,美国总统乔‧拜登和第一夫人吉尔‧拜登(Jill Biden)于周四(5月23日)在白宫南草坪为这位贵宾举办了一场别具意义的晚宴,这也是拜登自上任以来举办的第六次且规模最大的一次国宴。
综合媒体报导,约500名来自商界、体育界和政界等的名流宾客应邀出席了此次国宴,除了拜登的家人外,还包括美国前总统克林顿、美国前总统奥巴马、美国前国务卿希拉里、美国副总统贺锦丽、美国国务卿布林肯、美国贸易代表戴琪(Katherine Tai)以及明尼苏达州众议员伊尔汗‧奥马尔(Ilhan Omar)等。
其他著名嘉宾还包括美国商人兼橄榄球联盟总裁罗杰‧古德尔(Roger Goodell)、NBA总裁萧华(Adam Silver)、金融家乔治‧索罗斯(George Soros)的儿子亚历克斯‧索罗斯(Alex Soros),以及美国知名演员小莱瓦尔‧伯顿(LeVar Burton)等。
白宫官员表示,总统拜登隆重款待鲁托的目的是加强与被视为民主大本营的肯尼亚的双边关系,因为肯尼亚在非洲乃至全球范围内日益发挥着重要作用。
而鲁托此行是肯尼亚国家元首二十年来对白宫进行的首次国事访问,也是自2008年以来非洲国家元首对白宫的首次访问。
晚宴期间,伴随着一千多支蜡烛的明亮烛光,贵宾们除了相互交流,还有机会品尝白宫特别定制的冰镇青番茄汤、熏牛小排、黄油煮龙虾和白巧克力甜点等美味佳肴。
此外,贵宾们还与喜欢音乐的鲁托一起欣赏了美国音乐家、乡村歌手布拉德‧佩斯利(Brad Paisley)和霍华德福音合唱团(Howard Gospel Choir)的精彩表演。
第一夫人吉尔‧拜登表示,选择这些著名的音乐家是为了向鲁托夫妇“对福音音乐和乡村音乐的热爱”表示敬意。
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