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Guess who’s coming to PM Trudeau’s state dinner? Here’s the guest list

WATCH: Attendees arrive to the state dinner in Washington with PM Justin Trudeau.

The White House state dinner in honour of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau is the big ticket in D.C. tonight and, as expected, it will be a star-studded event.

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The White House has released the guest list for this evening’s soirée, which, along with an abundance of politicians and business people, will include Canadian celebrities Michael J. Fox, with his actress wife Tracy Pollan; former Saturday Night Live star Mike Myers and Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels; Vancouver-born Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds, attending with actress Blake Lively; and former Grey’s Anatomy star Sandra Oh.

READ MORE: White House reveals spring-themed menu for state dinner

The two leaders made jokes about who’s country was better at hockey, but National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman will be on hand if that debate continues over dinner.

Also on hand will be Trudeau’s mother Margaret Trudeau, who has been to one of these events before, but Trudeau’s in-laws, Jean Grégoire and Estelle Blais, will be attending their first state dinner.

IN PHOTOS: The Trudeaus’ day in Washington D.C.

WATCH: Get a sneak peek at the incredible decor – and even more incredible menu – for tonight’s state dinner at the White House.

The full list of expected guests is as follows (photos of arrivals below):

Ms. Naomi Aberly, Philanthropist, with Mr. Larry Lebowitz

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Mr. David Abney, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, United Parcel Service, with Ms. Sherry Abney

The Honorable Adewale Adeyemo, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, National Security Council, The White House with Ms. Heather Wong

Mr. Michael Alter, President, The Alter Group with Ms. Ellen Alter

Mr. Robert Anderson, Author, with Mr. Eric Harland

The Honorable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science & Economic Development of Canada

Ms. Sara Bareilles, Singer, with Ms. Jennifer Bareilles

Mr. Bruce Bastian, Co-Founder, WordPerfect Corporation with Mr. Clinton Ford

Mr. Gary Bettman, Commissioner, National Hockey League with Mr. William Daly III

The Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development & La Francophonie of Canada

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The Honorable Tony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State with The Honorable Evan Ryan

Ms. Angela Bogdan, Chief of Protocol of Canada

Mr. Jeremy Broadhurst, Deputy to the Chief of Staff & Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada

Mr. Stephen Bronfman, Canadian Business Representative & Philanthropist

Ms. Ursula Burns, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation, with Mr. Lloyd Bean

Mr. Gerald Butts, Principal Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada

The Honorable Kristie Canegallo, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation, The White House, with Ms. Simi Shah

The Honorable Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, with Ms. Cynthia DeFelice

The Honorable Susan Collins, U.S. Senator (Maine), with Mr. Peter Vigue

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Ms. Audie Cornish-Emery, National Public Radio, with Mr. Theodore Emery

The Honorable Susan Davis, U.S. Representative (California), with Dr. Steven J. Davis

The Honorable Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota

The Honorable Anita Decker Breckenridge, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, The White House, with Mr. Russell Breckenridge

The Honorable Brian Deese, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor, The White House, with Ms. Kara Deese

The Honorable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada

Ms. Karen Dixon, Attorney & Executive Committee Member, Lambda Legal, with Dr. Nan Schaffer

Ms. Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post, with Mr. Andrew Light

Mr. Adam Entous, The Wall Street Journal, with Ms. Sandra Medina

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Mr. Mark Feierstein, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council, The White House, Ms. Tiffany Stone

Mr. Michael J. Fox, Actor, with Ms. Tracy Pollan

Actor Michael J. Fox and his wife Tracy Pollan pose for a photograph as they arrive for a State Dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Honorable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade of Canada

The Honorable Michael Froman, Ambassador, United States Trade Representative, with Ms. Nancy Goodman

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Ms. Anna Gainey, President of the Liberal Party of Canada & Philanthropist

Mr. Mark Gallogly, Co-founder & Managing Principal, Centerbridge Partners, with Ms. Elizabeth Strickler

The Honorable Suzy George, Deputy Assistant to the President & Executive Secretary & Chief of Staff of the National Security Council, The White House, with Ms. Devon George-Eghdami

The Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness of Canada

Mr. Jean Grégoire, Father of Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, with Mrs. Estelle Blais, Mother of Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

The Honorable Avril Haines, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor, National Security Council, The White House, with Mr. David Davighi

Mr. John Hannaford, Foreign & Defense Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister & Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Privy Council Office of Canada

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The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate (Utah), with Ms. Wendy Hatch

Ms. Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President, & Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin, with Mr. James Hewson

The Honorable Bruce Heyman, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, with Ms. Vicki Heyman

Mr. Grant Hill, Former Basketball Player, Member of The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, with Ms. Tamia Hill

Grant Hill and his wife Tamia arrive for a State Dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Co-founder, Qualcomm & Chair of the Board of Trustees, Salk Institute, with Ms. Joan Jacobs

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The Honorable Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U .S. Department of State, with Mr. Jonathan Jacobson

State Department Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson and her husband Jonathan arrive for a state dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor & Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Engagement, The White House, with Mr. Anthony Balkissoon

The Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, with Ms. Susan DiMarco

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The Honorable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage

Mr. Wayne Jordan, Executive, Founder & Principal, Jordan Real Estate Investments, with Ms. Quinn Delaney

Mr. Jonathan Kaplan, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Melt, with Ms. Marci Glazer

The Honorable Derek Kilmer, U.S. Representative (Washington), with Ms. Jennifer Kilmer

The Honorable Angus King, U.S. Senator (Maine), with Ms. Kathryn Rand

Mr. Robert Klein II, President, Klein Financial Corporation & Chairman Emeritus, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, with Mr. Robert Klein III

The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (Minnesota), with Mr. John Bessler

The Honorable Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator (Vermont), with Ms. Marcelle Leahy

Ms. Twila Legare, Letter Writer, with Mr. Marc Legare

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The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mr. Charles Lewis, Chairman, Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation, with Ms. Penny Sebring

Mr. Andrew Liveris, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Company, with Ms. Paula Liveris

Mr. Alexander Macgillivray, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, The White House, with Ms. Shona Crabtree

His Excellency David MacNaughton, Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America, with Mrs. Leslie Noble

The Honorable Denis McDonough, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff, The White House, with Ms. Karin McDonough

The Honorable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment & Climate Change of Canada

Mr. Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer, Saturday Night Live, with Ms. Alice Michaels

Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and his wife Alice arrive for a state dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Honorable Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism, National Security Council, The White House, with Mr. Mark Monaco

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The Honorable Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, with Ms. Katya Frois-Moniz

Mr. Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman, President, & Chief Executive Officer, The Boeing Company, withMr. Gregory Smith

The Honorable Shailagh Murray, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor, The White House, with Mr. Neil King

Mr. Mike Myers, Actor, with Ms. Kelly Myers

Actor Mike Myers and his wife Kelly arrive for a State Dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Honorable Marvin Nicholson, Special Assistant to the President, Trip Director & Personal Aide to the President, The White House, with Ms. Helen Pajcic

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Dr. Konrad Ng, Executive Director, Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, with Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng

Ms. Sandra Oh, Actress, with Mr. Lev Rukhin

Actress Sandra Oh and Lev Rukhin arrive for a State Dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

Mr. John Owens, Chairman of the Board, MediGuide International, with Ms. Missy Owens

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives (California), with Mr. Paul Pelosi

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and her husband Paul arrive for a State Dinner for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Honorable Amy Pope, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, National Security Council, The White House, with Mr. Neil Allison

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The Honorable Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, with Mr. Cass Sunstein

The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce, with Mr. John Poorman

Mr. Thomas Pritzker, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Pritzker Organization, with Ms. Margot Pritzker

Ms. Kate Purchase, Director of Communications, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada

Ms. Roberta Rampton, Reuters, Mr. Peter Rampton

Mr. Ryan Reynolds, Actor, with Ms. Blake Lively

Actor Ryan Reynolds and entertainer Blake Lively, arrive for a State Dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Honorable Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications & Speechwriting, National Security Council, The White House, with Ms. Ann Norris

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The Honorable Steven Ricchetti, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff to the Vice President, The White House, with Ms. Amy Ricchetti

The Honorable Susan Rice, National Security Advisor, National Security Council, The White House, with Mr. Ian Cameron

Dr. Martine Rothblatt, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, United Therapeutics Corporation, with Mrs. Bina Rothblatt

The Honorable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence of Canada

The Honorable Peter Selfridge, Chief of Protocol, U.S. Department of State, with Ms. Parita Shah Selfridge

The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator (New Hampshire), with Mr. William Shaheen

Ms. Beth Shaw, Personal Finance Commentator & Member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, with Mr. Adam Shaw

Mr. Adam Silver, Commissioner, National Basketball Association, with Ms. Maggie Grise

National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver and his wife Maggie Grise arrive for a State Dinner for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

Mr. Ian Simmons, Co-Founder & Principal, Blue Haven Initiative, with Ms. Liesel Simmons

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The Honorable Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, U.S. Department of State, with Ms. Jennifer Klein

Mrs. Michéle Taylor, Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council, with Dr. Kenneth Taylor

The Honorable Tina Tchen, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff to the First Lady, The White House

Ms. Katie Telford, Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada

The Honorable Jon Tester, U.S. Senator (Montana), with Ms. Sharla Tester

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and his wife Sharla arrive for a State Dinner for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

The Honorable Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans & the Canadian Coast Guard of Canada

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Mrs. Margaret Trudeau, Mother of Prime Minister Trudeau

Mr. Michael Wernick, Clerk of the Privy Council & Secretary to the Cabinet Privy Council Office of Canada

The Honorable Melissa Winter, Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the First Lady, The White House

Mr. David Zaslav, President & Chief Executive Officer, Discovery Communications, with Ms. Pam Zaslav

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