McLean Neighbors at White House State Dinner

Two McLean neighbors attended the posh White House state dinner Thursday evening given for the visitng South Korean president and his wife.

Sen. Richard Lugar and wife Deb Lugar are long-time McLean residents. The senior senator from Indiana is also the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

Virginia Del. Mark Keam, whose 35th District includes a western sliver of McLean, and his wife  Alex Seong Keam also attended.

They joined the 225 guests* guests at the State Dinner honoring the President of South Korea  in the East Room where  they  enjoyed a Fall Harvest Dinner conceived by First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford. The menu included  butternut squash bisque, salad with a sesame vinaigrette, Wagyu beef rib eye steaks and chocolate cake layered with Korean and American pears, according to the White House blog.

Mark Keam tweeted about the evening learning that" POTUS & I talked about being in my district night before at Woo Lae Oak" at restaurant on Route 7 in Tysons Corner.

"We shook hands w/ First Lady Michelle who said she really enjoyed visiting Annandale HS that day w/ Korean First Lady. Fairfax County again!

"Rest of the State Dinner and Program were televised so I won't describe what happened. Alex & I will remember this evening for a long time," Keam tweeted.

"It was the administration’s fifth state dinner, and it was beautiful — once people dried off.," The Washington Post reported this morning.

*Let us know if you spot any neighbors on the list that we missed.