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Who dined with Trump, Xi at state dinner? See photos of the guests

Sept. 25, 2026Updated Sept. 28, 2026, 12:46 p.m. ET
Trump and Xi’s state dinner at the White House drew tech moguls and finance leaders with a combined $2.4 trillion net worth. Pictured here, China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump speak through interpreters as First Lady Melania Trump listens to Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
Trump and Xi’s state dinner at the White House drew tech moguls and finance leaders with a combined $2.4 trillion net worth.

Pictured here, China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump speak through interpreters as First Lady Melania Trump listens to Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping held by U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Xi for a three-day state visit to Washington, DC, where the leaders were expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and the furthering of "strategic stability" between the two countries.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping held by U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Xi for a three-day state visit to Washington, DC, where the leaders were expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and the furthering of "strategic stability" between the two countries.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (R) attend a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (R) attend a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos mingles among other guests, including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, ahead of a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos mingles among other guests, including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, ahead of a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026.
Kylie Cooper, Reuters
Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc., during a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to maintain a trade truce until early 2027, with neither ready to upend relations between the world's biggest economies even as tensions persist over rare earths, technology curbs and Taiwan.
Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc., during a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to maintain a trade truce until early 2027, with neither ready to upend relations between the world's biggest economies even as tensions persist over rare earths, technology curbs and Taiwan.
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President and CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang (L) and his wife Lori Huang talk to former Apple CEO Tim Cook during a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping held by U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Xi for a three-day state visit to Washington, DC, where the leaders were expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and the furthering of "strategic stability" between the two countries.
President and CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang (L) and his wife Lori Huang talk to former Apple CEO Tim Cook during a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping held by U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Xi for a three-day state visit to Washington, DC, where the leaders were expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and the furthering of "strategic stability" between the two countries.
Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai attends a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026.
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai attends a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026.
Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters
(L-R) Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su, her husband Daniel Lin, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, his wife Lori Huang and Apple's Chairman of the Board Tim Cook attend a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
(L-R) Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su, her husband Daniel Lin, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, his wife Lori Huang and Apple's Chairman of the Board Tim Cook attend a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos attends a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos attends a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
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