Brandon Tsay, the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month's Monterey Park shooting, and Paul Pelosi were also invited.
The guests were invited "because they personify issues or themes" Biden will address in the speech or they embody administration policies that are working for the American people, the White House said. President Joe Biden was expected to refer to several of the invitees by name.
-- Bono, the Irish lead singer of U2, for his advocacy and philanthropic support for global health and AIDS relief initiatives. -- Ruth Cohen of Rockville, Maryland, a Holocaust survivor and volunteer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum who has warned against rising antisemitism.of West Chester, Pennsylvania, an advocate for people brought to the U.S. illegally as children who have received protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
-- Doug Griffin of Newton, New Hampshire, who lost his daughter, Courtney, in 2014 to a fentanyl overdose, as the Biden administration works to strengthen federal efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. -- Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. was a guest last year when Biden spoke days after the Russian invasion of her country. She will return to the first lady's box as Biden seeks to sustain U.S. and allied support for Ukraine.
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