White House Week: State Dinner Edition

This week at the White House the President of France, Francois Hollande came on his first State Visit. It is the first state visit by a French President in 20 years!

We were treated to behind-the-scenes access with snaps on the White House Instagram feed of preparations in the kitchen.

There were also some great photos from the arrival ceremony, shot by Pete Souza.

Official White House Photo

The First Lady wore a Carolina Herrera ball gown with a china blue voluminous skirt and a black lace overlay top.



And the all important State Dinner menu...

Behind-the-Scenes at the State Dinner

We're treated today by these exclusive photos from the White House, posted on Flickr. I am happy to see Dr Biden in one of them! I've been waiting in anticipation for two days now to see what she wore, and in the second photo, we can see the back of her dress, which appears to have a beaded bodice and a navy silk full gown. Secretary Clinton looks fabulous, as does Speaker Pelosi!

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State Dinner Videos

More State Dinner Guests Announced

Further guests include...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Energy Secretary Steven Chu

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal