page_title: 2002 State of the Union Address
section_title: Special guests
hierarchical_section_title: 2002 State of the Union Address / Special guests
caption_attribution_description: President George W. Bush delivers the State of the Union Address.
context_page_description: The 2002 State of the Union Address was given by the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, on Tuesday, January 29, 2002, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 107th United States Congress. It was Bush's first State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House Speaker, Dennis Hastert, accompanied by Dick Cheney, the Vice President of the United States.
  In front of members of the 107th United States Congress, along with special civilian and military guests, Bush addressed the U.S. as he delivered his first State of the Union address. The speech covered the effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year and Bush's plans to prevent future terrorist attacks upon the United States. Bush gave a progress report on the Global War on Terrorism and detailed his plans to end terrorism and bring all terrorists to justice, either by legal prosecution or death.
  The issues inside the United States were also addressed by Bush, including his plan to strengthening the U.S. economy after a recession.
context_section_description: The State of the Union addresses are always a joint session of Congress, but there were other people invited to the President's speech. The first guest mentioned was the interim leader of Afghanistan, Afghan Interim Authority Chairman Hamid Karzai. Another Afghan leader present was Dr. Sima Samar the Minister of Woman's Affairs. Also a guest was Afghan Interim Authority Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. Shannon Spann, the wife of CIA officer and Marine Michael Spann, was present and her story mentioned in the president's speech. Flight attendants Hermis Moutardier and Christina Jones were present and commended by the president. There were twenty other citizens invited to the speech on the First Lady's guest list.
  Guest List
  Chairman Hamid Karzai
  Dr. Sima Samar
  Dr. Abdullah
  Ms. Christina Jones
  Ms. Hermis Moutardier
  Mr. Conrad Rodriguez
  Ms. Sarah Sandoval
  Mrs. Sadoozai Panah
  Mrs. Shannon Spann
  Mr. James Hoffa
  Mr. W. Mitt Romney
  Mr. James Edmund Shea
  Mr. William Best
  Mr. Daniel Cabrera
  Mrs. Jenna Welch
  Mrs. Jan O'Neill
  Mr. Joe O'Neill
  Mrs. Renae Chapman
  Sergeant First Class Ronnie Raikes
  Sergeant First Class Michael S. McElhiney
  Specialist Angela M. Ortega
  Mayor Anthony Williams
  Bishop Wilton Gregory
  Mrs. Rhoda Reeves
caption: President Bush speaking with guests
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