Swinomish chairman dines at the White House

 

February 19, 2014

PRESIDENT’S GUESTS – Nina and Brian Cladoosby, the Swinomish Tribal Chairman, were two of the dignitaries attending a state dinner last week at the White House in Washington DC.

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Chairman Brian Cladoosby and his wife, Nina, were guests of the President and First Lady at a White House State Dinner last week.

They joined President and Mrs. Obama and 350 other world leaders and celebrities at a dinner honoring His Excellency President Francois Hollande of France on Feb. 11.

Cladoosby is the President of the National Congress of American Indians, a powerful organization that advocates on behalf of Native American tribal governments and communities. He was elected to that office in October.

White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford and White House Executive Pastry Chef William Yosses prepared a meal celebrating American cuisine featuring delicacies from around the United States. Dinner was served in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House.

The menu included caviar from Illinois, quail eggs from Pennsylvania, potatoes from Idaho, Colorado beef, Vermont Cheese, dry-aged rib eye beef from a family-owned farm in Colorado, and more. But Washington apples and caviar from Swinomish weren’t on the list.

The winter green salad featured herbs from First Lady Michelle Obama’s White House kitchen garden, which survived frigid winter storms this year.

A photo posted on Facebook showed the spectacular and colorful salad served in what looked like a crystal fish bowl. Naturally, here at home, it drew a variety of comments from friends of the Cladoosby’s.

“Skimpy,” said one. “There must be a fragrance they are trying to capture,” suggested another.

“Nice, is this a before or after photo?” someone asked.

“Is that a baby starfish in there, YUK,” another friend posted.

“So, do you stick your head in the bowl?” someone wanted to know.

Despite the ribbing he got from home, the Cladoosbys made it clear they enjoyed a great meal and an evening with world leaders.“When Nina and I walked into the White House, we smiled to one another, and I thought, what a wonderful opportunity to share with my wife, family and friends,” Cladoosby said.

“What an honor for Swinomish to represent all of the 566 tribes across this great Nation, and what a time for our friends of La Conner to be in the national spotlight,” he said.

 

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