page_title: List of state dinners in the United States
section_title: Ronald Reagan
hierarchical_section_title: List of state dinners in the United States / Ronald Reagan
caption_attribution_description: English: President Reagan and President Sarney of Brazil with soccer player Pele during a state dinner for President Sarney in the blue room.
context_page_description: A state dinner in the United States is a formal dinner held in honor of a foreign head of state, such as a king, queen, president, or any head of government. It is hosted by the President of the United States and is usually held in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. Other formal dinners for important people of other nations, such as a prince or princess, are called official dinners, the difference being that the federal government does not pay for them. Nowadays these dinners are more often black tie rather than white tie.
  The first state dinner was held on December 22, 1874, by President Ulysses S. Grant to welcome King Kalākaua of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
caption: President Reagan with Brazilian President José Sarney and Pelé at a state dinner (1986)
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