Washington – President Barack Obama will be among the world leaders who will speak at the funeral for former Israeli President Shimon Peres.
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The White House says Obama’s speechwriters are working on his remarks. Obama departs Washington on Thursday afternoon, in time to be in Jerusalem by Friday morning for the funeral.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the U.S. delegation will also include members of Congress from both political parties. U.S. national security officials also plan to attend. Rep. Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, says he’s traveling with Obama to the funeral.
Below is the full List:
Members of the Presidential Delegation
The Honorable William J. Clinton, Former President of the United States
The Honorable Daniel Shapiro, U.S. Ambassador to the State of Israel, Department of State
The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States
The Honorable Robert Casey, U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (CA-12)
The Honorable Steny Hoyer, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (MD-5)
The Honorable Jan Schakowsky, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (IL-9)
The Honorable Charles Rangel, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-13)
The Honorable Sander Levin, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (MI-9)
The Honorable Eliot Engel, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-16)
The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (FL-27)
The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-10)
The Honorable Kay Granger, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (TX-12)
The Honorable Susan Davis, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (CA-53)
The Honorable Steve Israel, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-3)
The Honorable Adam Schiff, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (CA-28)
The Honorable Steve Cohen, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (TN-9)
The Honorable Ted Deutch, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (FL-21)
The Honorable David Cicilline, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (RI-1)
The Honorable Suzanne Bonamici, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (OR-1)
The Honorable Alan Lowenthal, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (CA-47)
The Honorable Lee Zeldin, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-1)
The Honorable Susan Rice, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor
The Honorable Benjamin Rhodes, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting
The Honorable Jeffrey Zients, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council
The Honorable Robert Malley, Special Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor to the President for Counter-ISIL Campaign, National Security Council, and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf Region, National Security Council
The Honorable Frank Lowenstein, Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, Department of State
The Honorable Yael Lempert, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Levant, Israel, and Egypt, National Security Council
The Honorable Stephen Hadley, Former National Security Advisor
The Honorable Martin Indyk, Former Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
The Honorable Stuart Eizenstat, Former Ambassador to the European Union
Mr. Alan Solow, Partner, Resolute Consulting
Jeepers! They might as well rent the entire El Al plane for that flight.
Where schmukey schmer
Seeing the words “the honorable” in front of Bill Clinton’s name is too pathetic for words. An impeached president, who stooped to the low levels that Clunton did, should be forced to hide their head in shame, not be accorded honors. No wonder his criminal wife is being allowed to run for president. The country has lost its morals and sense of right and wrong.