Honorable [reading names] mrs. Megan buyer and the honorable john mayer junior buyer junior. Mrs. Rew peterson and mr. Andrew peterson and mrs. Mr. Craig peterson. Montgomery and mrs. Pauline montgomery. Ms. Cynthia horne and ms. Cassidy horne. And mrs. Nd mrs pamela ehrlich. Mr. Mark alexander. The honorable jack reed, u. S. Senator of rhode island, and mrs. Julia reed. The honorable gerald connolly, u. S. Representative, virginia, and mrs. Catherine smith. I am honored to be at the last state dinner. Tonight only, i pronounce my name cannoli, not connelly. Connolly. E and mrs. Rence pag lesa page. [reading names] mr. John rogers junior and ms. Marion brooks. Mr. Stephen hightower. Mr. Allen cello and mrs. Andrea solow. Lo and mrs. Andrea solo. [reading names] mr. Joseph del rosso and mrs. Ann del rosso. [reading names] mr. Thomas shannon junior. [reading names] the honorable jane harman and mr. Robert dickey. [reading names] ms. Colleen Mccain Nelson and mr. John nelson. [reading names] the honorable tina chan and ms. Emma chan. Tuturrook euro and ms. Kathleen borrow its borowitz. There is a lot of crosscultural communication that goes on between his ms. Ann coulter music and theater and film. Film and music and theater and film. What are you looking forward to tonight . [inaudible] a lot of talk about the election. The race . Yes. I hope hillary wins. Americans seemed to be so proud of their heritage. Its because we are family oriented or whatever. I dont know. Its a complicated question. We come from a country of a lot of different mixed cultures. We are kind of a mixed group, actually. [indiscernible] thank you. Are you wearing armani . Shes wearing armani, im tom ford. Thank you. Mr. Mark smith and mrs. Nina smith. Mrs. Kathy burns and mr. Kenneth burns. Mr. Henry goldberg and mrs. Carol goldberg. Mrs. Gail mcgovern and mr. Donald mcgovern. Ms. Susan holland and mr. Richard kline. The honorable Steve Benjamin and mrs. Dandrea benjamin. [reading names] mr. Kevin hsu. [reading names] mr. Chuck todd and mrs. Christian todd. Kristian todd. Ms. Rachel ray and ms. John cusumano mr. John cusumano. What is it like seeing the first lady over the years . [indiscernible] we are working on childrens nutrition. Im wildly nervous. Mr. Larry fink. Ms. Mary kay henry and ms. Paula macchello. Paula auci and dr. Foun christine grady. Ms. Morrow eliasson mara liasson and mr. Jonathan cuneo. Mr. Haim saban and ms. Cheryl saban. The honorable Bathsheba Crocker crocker. Aone and ms. Ael christopher sola christopher. Mr. Eric fortune or and mr. Ortner and mr. Chuck ortner. Mr. John elkann and ms. Lavinia borromeo arese taverna. Ms. Kirsteneck and peck. Mr. Josh lederman and ms. Amy lederman. Mr. Donato bertini buccini mrs. Bernadette buccini. Belleong hong and mr. Kenneth hong. Ms. Christina lewis and ms. L oida lewis. Mr. Hamdi ulukaya and mrs. Louise vongerichten. Ms. Carrin patman and mr. Jim derrick junior. Mr. Carlos elizondo and mr. Dumas. Dumas mark saki andrable jennifer p ms. Eileen meedvey. Honorable nancy pelosi, minority leader of the house of representatives, and mr. Paul pelosi. Gorsky and mrs. Patricia gorsky. Ms. Denise ilitch and mr. Jeffrey krupcale. Mr. Arne sorenson and mrs. Ruth sorenson. Ms. Carolyn miles and mr. Carlos carr is on a carrazana. Ms. R. Michael smith and carolyn milken. So many countries, italy has been a great partner to us. A andare so many americans. We have such great trade relationships. We have these deep friendships. It is great to see them. Are they going to check out your designs . Yes. Mr. George stephanopoulos and ms. Alexandra wentworth. I am excited because it is the last state dinner. Im excited to have some of lis food. It is a historic event. I love the obamas. It is the last state dinner. Been to the my mother was social secretary for the reagan white house. Someone who worked for the Clinton White house. This is probably the last state dinner. This is my first the dinner as an adult. Fake diamond earrings. A real Engagement Ring and wedding band. What are you wearing . What . I think he wants me to leave. Y gap,egan bab probably. Mrs. Kelly dibble and mr. Andrew dibble. Mr. Great heard greg herd. Ms. Mckenzie smith and mrs. Pam smith. The honorable sara hurwitz and berg r lek and lackenberg. Mr. Jerry seinfeld and mrs. Jessica seinfeld. [indiscernible] i have a couple of canoli oneliners. You are not italian. Why are you here . We identify as italians. We spent a lot of time with family in italy. We almost exclusively eat italian food. Are you going to drive around with the president again . That was just today. It is fun. It is cool. It is hard not to be overwhelmed when you think of the history. What are you most looking forward to . The food. Are you friends with mario . Yes, we have had his food many times. What did you think it would be like at a state dinner . I dont know. Thank you. The andrew the honorable umo and ms. Sandra lee. What are you looking forward to . What are you looking forward to tonight . It is a special treat to be here. To serve good fortune during the clinton administration. I havent been back in a long time. This is special symbolism, the last state dinner. Special for me as an italianamerican. It is great to be here. You are having a bit of a reunion. We are excited about mario b atalis menu. Im sure he is doing well. Have a good night. Ms. Savannah guthrie and michael feldman. Mr. Evan williams and mrs. Sarah williams. Mrs. Anne doerr. Dielueterio. Ms. Giovanna batalia. Battaglia. Ms. Susan berghoff. Croke. Trick ms. Teresa angela. Mr. Roberto bernini. Mr. Giorgio armani. R. Casteli. Ambassador david thorne and mrs. Rose thorne. Mr. Mario onandretti. Mrs. Barbara andretticurto. Tell us what you are most looking forward to. Speaking with the Prime Minister. And just looking forward to dinner. [indiscernible] the first with the obamas. The shoes, are they italian . [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] mr. Ian khan. Mr. Jonathan capehart. Tamron hall. The honorable tony lincoln and ms. Evan ryan. Ally. Atthew men memoli. Ms. Gayle king. The honorable tony keenan. Ms. Kristin bartoloni. Mr. Richard bates. Ms. Rose bates. Ms. Rachel goslin. Moelis. Y prosis. The honorable Constance Williams and ms. Elizabeth williams. Ms. Ashley biden. Ms. Casey owens. Mr. Christopher costello. Mr. Georgia travers. The honorable ann richard. Omara. In mr. John byner. Ms. Emily byner. From earlier tonight, some of thatearly 400 guests arrived. The festivities have been underway where the president earlier this hour raised his glass for the last state dinner toast. Italy alsoinister of gave remarks. President obama good evening, everybody. On behalf of michelle, and myself, welcome to the white house. And welcome to the final state dinner of my presidency. [applause] president obama in the immortal words of a great italianamerican, yogi berra, it aint over till it is over. We have a wonderful evening ahead of us as we celebrate the Great Alliance between the United States and italy with our great friends. Prime minister matteo renzi and landini. Se is ae to say this remarkable crowd. At first, i was little nervous about this dinner. Is called the scrapper. The demolition man. Here. Berto bengini is as any italian and they will say the dinners can get animated. Michelle said to think of this as a typical italian sunday dinner. Remindedwe are american democracy has been graced by the touch of italy. Men arearation that all was penned by Thomas Jefferson and penned by his shared by his friend from florence. We stand by the Lincoln Memorial brothers. E work of sometimes, a president ial campaigns can seem like dantes inferno. [laughter] [applause] all went obama most of see the spirit of italy and friendships between our people in so many proud italian americans. I suspect many of you are thinking of your own families. Parents, grandparents, greatgrandparents who left the who gave everything that they had for the next generation so they could succeed. Your presence here shows america an where if you work hard, you can make it if you try. Even if we are not italianamerican, we can isebrate that mike piazza finally me Baseball Hall of fame. I want to thank my great friend matteo. He may be the youngest Prime Minister. He makes me feel old, which is unfortunate. I was thee in, h young guy. Theuld see he represented energy and optimism, that energy and values that can carry italy and america forward. Say, i cannot thank you enough for your Excellent Partnership as we have worked to advance the prosperity of our sins. I understand when you were growing up, your mother would tell you stories about Robert Kennedy and end by telling you, fight. You fight for the cause of reform, know that we stand with you. I believe italy and the world will continue to benefit for years to come. What of the reasons i am so makedent matteo will outstanding contributions is he has an outstanding partner. Our wives keep us humble. Atteos first claim to fame when he was just 19 years old was he was on italys version of wheel of fortune. This is a true story. Sweaters ande big whichore were too is an affront to time fashion. Matteo may deny it, but there is video. Giorgio armani is here and he would be ashamed that the italian Prime Minister used to wear things like this. You are not alone. When michelle show was in milan, she spoke to young people about eating slowly and savoring your food. Unlike president obama, who she said sometimes shovels his food down. Which is true. Matteo and iis, both married up. Because of our wives, we eat better, we dressed better, we are better, and we thank you both. [applause] president obama i want to reminisce about my last visit to rome. Tteos ministry of culture, i got to visit the coliseum. You can go there and nobody else is there if you are president. It was late in the day and quiet. Ancientched across the steps, it was a humbling reminder. Each of us is only here for a brief moment. So many of the things we focus on each day, the political ups and downs, the successes and setbacks, those things are fleeting. What matters in the end is what we build. What matters is what we leave behind, the things that will and were after we are gone. The poet virgil reminded us, bold. E favors the that we always be bold. Fortune smiles upon us. Cheers. And with that, let me bring to the stage, the Prime Minister of italy. Matteo renzi. [applause] mr. President , and the first it ismy american friends, an incredible honor. It is incredible to be here with you on this occasion of the last state dinner of president obama. I am really excited. Moment this is a special for the history of this country, as the presidency of president obama was a special moment in the life of this great country. So thank you so much. Thank you. [applause] is also an honor for us. Thank you for the welcome. Im in a difficult situation. It is impossible for me to reply after president obama, this said it is impossible. Can organize after the finish of your service, a dinner in florence. And we can prepare italian ice cream. The best in the world. Fth floor and tying tuscan wine. And we can see if the tomatoes from the white house garden are better than our tomatoes. I know, michelle, your tomatoes are great. After the last week, let me be very frank. Your speeches are better than your tomatoes. Thank you so much. [applause] as prime so much minister and also the father of a young daughter. You know i am a huge fan of you. Your first speech for the president ial run in february, 2007. But when i heard the speech of michelle in philadelphia, i i told, finally, maybe, someone michelle obama. This is good. [applause] but let me conclude with a personal consideration. I love a lot of the history of my country. During the renaissance in students masters and worked together for years to produce masterpieces. The goal is a masterpiece. Endured for have the centuries. A place where the masters and students try to do better. A new generation has a comprehensive vision of the future. This is mr. President , what you have done for us in this. Period. Is eight years is important for the international community, not just the United States of america. Your service was the service of a master of the renaissance. He worked with us to give us an opportunity. We worked together exactly with the spirit. Try to make better. Give a special opportunity to a new generation. Rentine, i think i am very grateful to you for your service. New your message, a lot of ders around the world thank you so much for that, mr. President. Thank you, master of renaissance. In italy there is an expression. It is an expression that comes a particular moment in the dinner or lunch. That comes from latin. Wheat, bread. From these, a lot of things. The values of the table are of sharing. Not only bread, wine, food, but sharing a friendship. I think this is the real relation between the United States of america and italy. We share the same values, the same friendship. Yes, on the table, we share the bread. We share all of the wine. We share above all the future and the common values. For this reason, i propose a toast to president obama. To first lady michelle. Thank you so much for your journey, your incredible service. For the values you inspire. Not only the United States of america but around the world. Thank you, president. Washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues. Coming up wednesday morning, the senior vice provost at the university of nevada las vegas on preparations for tomorrows debate. Effortsorganizations in key battleground states. Also, an associate professor of history on the historical significance of the final president ial debate. Media coverage of the president ial debate. Students will participate. And charlie black talks about the Republican Campaign strategy, conflicts between donald trump and some gop officials. And house and senate prospects. Join the discussion. Watcht cspans4 live coverage of the third president ial debate. The briefing for the studio audience is at 8 30 and the debate is at 9 00 p. M. Follow the viewer reaction. Watch the debate live or ondemand using your desktop, cspan. Org p stored it from the ap or google play. Years, theur president ial candidates turn the allitics to humor at smith dinner. I have traveled the banquet circuit read never understood the legend sticks. How the absence of one individual can cause three of us to not have seen. Im glad to see you here tonight. You want toy times give america back to the little guy. Mr. Vice president , i am that man. It is an honor to share the dais with a descendent of the al smith. Your greatgrandfather was my favorite kind of governor. The kind who ran for president and lost. A campaign can require a lot of wardrobe changes. Blue jeans in the morning perhaps. A suit for a lunch fundraiser, sport coat for dinner. It is nice to relax and where wear around the house. Easternn at 9 00 p. M. With the cspan radio app. Arriving for the final state dinner. The guest list, some notable faces that you may see. Sh ernst from the white house. Along with business leaders. Nancy pelosi will be there. Rachael ray. Chuck todd expected to be there. Also, jerry seinfeld. With blake there shelton. These are people who got the coveted in invitation. There are an expected 400 guests that will be arriving. Earlier wetime, talked with the ambassador to the United States from italy about preparations for tonights state dinner, and also who the Prime Minister is. Take a look. Ambassador, how did the state visit, about with the italian Prime Minister . Event that important shows the special relationship between as lee and the United States. And the relationship between president obama and the Prime Minister. Did we get selected for the president s last state partners and are allies and have very Strong Community in the United States. Share the same view of Many International topics. They do consider that democracies have to stand together, and both the United States and italy have special responsibilities. Why now . Why now for italy . Will be aext year member of the united basin june 8 United Nations Security Council here. It is important that instantly, the prominent member of the eu considers border integration. Frameworkean broader are the priorities of discussions between the president and the Prime Minister. Drive describe the u. S. Italian relationship . Military, we are standing side by side in many the others. We share responsibility and our common endeavor to fight terrorism. We want to tackle the global issues ranking from Climate Change to migration. These are issues where countries have a great tradition like actually, and it shares the same interest and am wrote approach. What is going on this week at the embassy as you print or for the a dinner . There is a great sense of its site meant excitement. We have many things to care about, but the thing that myself and my staff we are very happy to what kind of a leader is the Prime Minister . He is a young, talented leader, very dynamic. The youngest Prime Minister ever in its late. He brings this sense of enthusiasm, a sense of italian personality. M sure that the american will come to know and love a young guy, the way he will be here with his spouse. Hereericans will see him with his wife, americans will see the pageantry that goes into the type of visit like this. What is the core nation like between the Prime Ministers office, the embassy and our government . We acted coop ration with. Ur colleagues in france the secret service, there are so many things to take care of. Celebration, we are happy that we can share it with our friends and colleagues at this moment. Protocol for the italian Prime Minister . It is conflicted when it comes to a state visit. We will try to follow the different procedures. What really matters is that we consider this as a celebration it isendship, but also important for us to draw a common agenda. What is the future agenda looking like . You talk about the military, but what arrow but what else . May draw a line between the different topics and issues. Both president obama and the Prime Minister share the same approach, we do consider that globalization requires on the part of leaders care, we have to honor this process. There are many opportunities ahead of us. Does the Prime Minister have any concerns that he will talk to the president when he has his meeting sign close stores . They know each other very well and have had very many meetings on different national. They Work Together area well. What the Prime Minister will , a deep understanding that in order to tackle these challenges, our countries and democracies have two build. Ridges and stay connected integration is the only way to harness this process. Italiando you think the people are hoping to get out of this visit for their country . Will they be watching . Italians are excited. I think they will all be seen together at the white house, i think this will be a great image. They will give the sign of a. Ng thank you for your time. We appreciate it. The italian ambassador to the United States. We spoke with him last night dinneronight 13th state for the obamas. That will be the last for them. Hes the president said saved the best for last. Senator jack reed came in, and more are starting to make their for the the white house reception. They will be able to shake the hand of the Prime Minister and the president and first lady. There has been a tent erected for tonights state dinner. There are 400 state guests. Southill be going to the lawn for their dinner tonight. We will continue to watch year the arrival of the guests. Live coverage here on cspan. Mr. John rogers junior and ms. Marion brooks. Mr. Stephen hightower. Mr. And mrs. Solo. We are going over to the north portico, the color guard are standing at attention waiting for the arrival of the time it is. Lets listen now. Waiting for the arrival of the run minister. Prime minister