Chefs to World Leaders to discuss their visit to United States at Newsmaker, 2 p.m. Aug. 1

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a unique appearance at the National Press Club, 20 chefs to heads of state from around the world will take part in a Newsmaker news conference at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in the Holeman Lounge to discuss their week-long visit to the United States.

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They will come to the NPC from an expected call on President Obama at the White House on Thursday morning and will then take part in a meeting in the afternoon with the State Department Chef Corps to discuss the confluence of culinary diplomacy, a mixture of cuisine and diplomacy.  They also were due to meet U.N. Secretary General Ban ki-Moon in New York City.

The chefs are members of the Club des Chefs des Chefs (CCC), which describes itself as the world's most exclusive gastronomic society. It was founded in 1977 by Gilles Bragard, who will be at the Newsmaker.

The host for the visit is Cristeta Comerford, the White House executive chef, who will help her international counterparts discover American culture through its best products and representative chefs.

The chefs taking part in the visit and who will be attending the Newsmaker are:

GERMANY: Ulrich KERZ Chef of the Federal Chancellor of Germany

AUSTRIA: Rupert SCHNAIT Chef in charge of the official receptions of the President of the Federal Republic of Austria


CANADA:
 Timothy WASYLKO Chef of the Prime Minister of Canada

CHINA: MEN JianZhong and LIU Qiang Chefs of the "Great Hall of the People" in Beijing.

DENMARK: Jesper VOLLMER Chef of Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark

UNITED STATES: Cristeta COMERFORD Chef of the President of the United States

FINLAND: Isto TAHVANAINEN Chef of the President of the Republic of Finland

FRANCE: Bernard VAUSSION Chef of the President of the Republic of France

GABON: Ferrier RICHARDSON Chef of the President of Gabon

INDIA: Machindra KASTURE Chef of the President of the Republic of India

ISRAEL: Shalom KADOSH Chef in charge of the official receptions of the President of Israel

ITALIA: Pietro CATZOLA, Chef of the President of the Republic of Italia

MONACO: Christian GARCIA (President of the C.C.C) Chef of His Highness the Prince Albert II of Monaco


POLAND:
 Grzegorz RZESZOTARSKI Chef of the President of the Republic of Poland

UNITED KINGDOM: Mark FLANAGAN (Vice-President of the C.C.C) Chef to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain

SRI LANKA: Rohan FERNANDOPULLE Chef in charge of the official receptions of the President of Sri Lanka


SWEDEN:
 Magnus AKE REHBACK Chef to His Majesty the King of Sweden

SWITZERLAND: Gregor ZIMMERMANN Chef in charge of the official receptions of the Swiss Confederation


THAILAND:
 Norbert KOSTNER Chef in charge of the Official Receptions of His Majesty the King of Thailand

Contacts:

Myron Belkind, NPC Newsmaker Event Host and Vice President, NPC, 202-412-9257, myron.belkind@verizon.net

Susan Delbert, Executive Chef, National Press Club, 202-662-7514, SDelbert@press.org

Sam Chapple-Sokol, 802-578-0465, samuel.chapple-sokol@chefsdeschefs.com

Herb Perone, NPC Newsmakers Chair, 301-512-7636, herb@peronecomm.com

SOURCE National Press Club