Obama's First State Dinner

Nov. 24: President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait to welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: President Obama, second from right, and first lady Michelle Obama, second from left, stand with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur at the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: First lady Michelle Obama welcomes India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP)

 Nov. 24: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives with her husband Paul Pelosi for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)

 Nov. 24: President Obama makes a toast with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a State Dinner on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: President Obama makes a toast with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a State Dinner on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: People take photos at a media event showing a sample display of a table setting prior to the State Dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife Diane Patrick arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House. (AP)

Nov. 24: Katie Couric arrives with Brooks L. Perlin for a State Dinner Hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: Dr. Sanjay Gupta arrives with his wife Rebecca Olson Gupta for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House. (AP)

Nov. 24: Maya Soetoro-Ng, President Obama's half-sister, arrives with her husband Konrad Ng for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: Nobel laureate Dr. Amartya Sen  arrives with Emma Georgina Rothschild for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)

 Nov. 24: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives with his wife Alma Powell for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm arrives with her husband Daniel Mulhern for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: Washington Post editor and author Rajiv Chandrasekaran arrives with his wife Julie Chandrasekaran for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)

Nov. 24: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrives with Diana Taylor for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. (AP)