JPMorgan, Citigroup CEOs to Attend Trump-Xi State Dinner
Jamie Dimon and Jane Fraser join tech leaders including Sam Altman and Jensen Huang at the high-profile diplomatic dinner.
The chief executives of two of America's largest banks are set to attend President Donald Trump's state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to sources familiar with the matter. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser are among the prominent business figures expected at the event.
The pair join a roster of technology industry heavyweights also planning to attend, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang. The gathering underscores the intersection of high finance, the technology sector, and U.S.-China diplomatic relations at a pivotal moment in trade negotiations between the world's two largest economies.
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The presence of major Wall Street and Silicon Valley figures at a formal diplomatic dinner signals the degree to which American corporate leaders remain closely engaged with policy discussions surrounding the U.S.-China relationship. Both the banking and semiconductor industries carry significant exposure to developments in bilateral trade and regulatory policy.
The state dinner represents a rare setting where top executives from finance and technology sit alongside heads of state, reflecting the administration's approach of incorporating business leadership into high-level foreign policy engagements. The full guest list has not been officially confirmed by the White House.
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