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. . .(Macron of France and wife are guests at diplomatic "State Dinner") . . .the soiree will most definitely go on, and it will be the first big show for social secretary Rickie Niceta. Even the most experienced social secretaries often rely on outside help for big events like state dinners — but who might Niceta enlist? Our money isn’t on David Monn, a New York designer who lent his skills to state dinners under the Obamas — and to Trump’s inaugural. According to the New York Times, Trump, “who is notoriously tight with money, was also enraged” when he learned that Wolkoff had brought on Monn to help plan inaugural events, for which his firm was reportedly paid $3.7 million.
Size: We hear that the dinner will probably be held in the State Dining Room, one of the smallest venues on White House grounds for such events. The size of the room dictates a guest list of fewer than 140. That’s a cozier space than the East Room, the largest entertaining space in the executive mansion (which can seat about 200) or a tent on the South Lawn, which can accommodate large-scale gatherings of more than 300 (382 VIPs attended the Obamas’ last such event, in honor of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife).
Guest list: The relatively limited number of guests will keep the number of random invitees to a minimum (like at the Obamas’ 2014 state dinner for France when we asked actress/writer Mindy Kaling about her connection to the country, and her answer was, “Um … I like French food?”). Once you’ve accounted for top White House staffers, high-ranking state department and diplomatic types, the relevant members of Congress, and the French visitors’ own diplomatic coterie, there probably won’t be seats left for more than a chief executive or two.
Menu: Don’t expect anything too exotic from the Trumps (the president’s own palate is famously … uh, limited), and they haven’t shown any indication that they will have the White House chefs try to incorporate elements of the guest country’s cuisine. Like his politics, Trump seems to like his menus “America first” — like the dinner for the Chinese president that, according to the pool report, included familiar dishes like Caesar salad, Dover sole or New York strips, herb-roasted or whipped potatoes and roasted root vegetables. And dessert? Chocolate cake.
Emily Heil of "Reliable Source" -- March 14, 2018 -- the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/03/14/trumps-state-dinner-for-france-sounds-as-if-its-shaping-up-to-be-an-intimate-soiree/?utm_term=.d95ade13b705
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