Obama Invites 2 Indian-American Fundraisers To State Dinner

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Washington:  U.S. President Barack Obama invited two of his top Indian-American fundraisers to a select group of guests for a State Dinner hosted in honour of his French counterpart Francois Hollande.

Shefali Razdan Duggal and Azita Raji, both from California, were invited last night to the first State Dinner of Obama's second presidential term.

While Duggal is a member of the Democratic National Committee's National Finance Committee and is a Co-Chair for the DNC Women's Leadership Forum, Raji is a member of President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Duggal is on the White House Council of Women & Girls (chaired by President Obama's Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett) and is currently a Co-Chair for the Ready for Hillary PAC (Political Action Committee).

At the State Dinner, Karen Narasaki, an American civil rights leader and human rights activist, was accompanied by Indian-American Vivek Malhotra, director, Civil and Human Rights, Ford Foundation, as per the list of guests released by the White House.

The dinner was attended by who's who of America along with members of the Obama's Cabinet, top officials, lawmakers and members of the French delegation led by Hollande.
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Source: PTI
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