Rep. Sánchez Attends State Dinner Honoring Indian Prime Minister

Washington, DC - Rep. Linda Sánchez and her husband, Jim Sullivan, attended President Barack Obama's first state dinner Tuesday night at the White House. The formal dinner honored Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and the Indian people for their friendship and bond with America.

"I was honored to receive an invitation to such a noteworthy event," said Rep. Linda Sánchez. "As the world's largest democracies, the United States and India can work together to advance our shared goals of respect and dignity to build a better future. The event highlighted a strong and growing economic and political partnership as well as a friendship between our two countries."

The state dinner was held Tuesday evening in the East Room of the White House. The dinner concluded a visit by Prime Minister Singh where he and President Obama agreed to increase cooperation on security, battling terrorism, and other issues.


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