Also on the list: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is now U.S. ambassador toIndia, also is attending.
Joshua Bell will perform at the dinner, which is being held on a pavilion on the South Lawn.
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There are millions here who have roots in India.
Some of them proudly sit in this chamber, Modi said.
There is one behind me, who has made history.
He was referring to Vice President Kamala Harris, and the chamber gave the moment a standing ovation.
Some members of Congress boycotted the speech in protest of his administrations human rights record.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez cited systematic human rights abuses of religious minorities and caste-oppressed communities.
