Sundar Pichai, Sanjay Mehrotra: Who were the Indian-origin guests at Trump’s dinner with Xi Jinping?

US President Donald Trump hosted his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for a lavish state dinner at the White House on Thursday night, which included the attendance of many high profile officials and tech giants, including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House. (AFP)The dinner, hosted by Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in the White House's East Room, was a part of Xi's three-day US visit, who is visiting with his wife Peng Liyuan. Follow LIVE updates from Xi's visit

The dinner was also attended by several prominent Indian-origin personalities, including leaders of top companies based in the US.

-Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp.

-Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google

-Sanjay Mehrotra, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Micron Technology Inc.

The guest list featured more than 130 people, including senior members of the Trump administration, US lawmakers, Supreme Court justices, business leaders, media personalities and members of the Trump family.

Among the prominent names were vice president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio, treasury secretary Scott Bessent, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, chief justice John Roberts, justice Amy Coney Barrett and justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc.

Lisa Su, chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Tim Cook, executive chairman of Apple Inc.

John F.W. Rogers, executive vice president and secretary to the board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Eric Yuan, chief executive officer of Zoom Communications Inc.

Kelly Ortberg, chief executive officer of Boeing Co.

Larry Fink, chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc.

Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and chief executive officer of Blackstone Inc.

Miriam Adelson, controlling shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corp.

Cristiano Amon, president and chief executive officer of Qualcomm Inc.

Jeff Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon.com Inc.

Jeff Yass, co-founder of Susquehanna International Group and investor in ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s developer

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies Inc.

Mary Barra, chair and chief executive officer of General Motors Co.

David Solomon, chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Jane Fraser, chief executive officer of Citigroup Inc.

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX

Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp.

David Ellison, chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Skydance Corp.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc.

Ryan McInerney, chief executive officer of Visa Inc.

Michael Miebach, chief executive officer of Mastercard Inc.

Cheryl Hines, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

While some of America’s biggest technology and business leaders were invited, Chinese CEOs were conspicuously absent from the state dinner.

US and Chinese planners did discuss including several executives from some notable Chinese companies, according to a person familiar with the planning for the state visit who was not authorized to comment publicly, AP reported.

One obstacle that came up during the negotiations for the state visits was that the US side was slow to propose protocols and clarify the roles the Chinese CEOs would have during the state visit, the person said. The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the absence of Chinese business leaders.

This was Xi’s first visit to Washington in more than a decade and his second summit with Trump this year. The two leaders discussed artificial intelligence, trade, Taiwan, the Gulf and the Russia-Ukraine war as they sought to manage ties between the world’s two largest economies.

China said the leaders also discussed the Korean Peninsula, while giving no details of their conversation. AI emerged as a key focus, Reuters reported. Xi called for its development to remain under human control.

Xi's visit will wrap up on Friday after a visit to the US National Archives, home to the Declaration of Independence, which marks its 250th anniversary this year.

The Archives has a special exhibit marking the sesquicentennial, titled “The American Story,” which highlights the country’s accomplishments and advances, along with images depicting its darker moments.

Karishma Ayaldasani is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi, where she works with the digital team on fast-moving breaking stories from India and around the world. She enjoys covering national and global news, focusing on delivering updates quickly and clearly so readers can make sense of what’s happening as it unfolds. Comfortable in high-pressure newsroom settings, she regularly contributes to live blogs, explainers and real-time coverage. Before joining Hindustan Times, she was part of the digital team at The Indian Express, worked with the social media team at Firstpost, and spent time as a creative strategist at Clematis Advertising. Outside of work, she likes exploring different art forms and unwinds with music. With over three years of experience in fast-paced newsrooms, she brings curiosity, clarity and consistency to her work.Read More