THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release March 15, 1995 PRESIDENT, FIRST LADY HONOR KING HASSAN II AT WHITE HOUSE STATE DINNER The President and Mrs. Clinton are hosting His Majesty Hassan II King of Morocco, His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid and Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasna at a White House State Dinner on Wednesday, March 15, 1995. The black tie dinner will begin at 7:15 PM with the arrival of His Majesty, His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness at the White House North Portico. Dinner guests will begin to arrive at 7:00 PM. Guests will be received by the President and Mrs. Clinton, and His Majesty Hassan II King of Morocco, His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, and Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasna in the Grand Foyer of the White House. Following the receiving line, the President and Mrs. Clinton will escort His Majesty, His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness into the State Dining Room. The tables in the State Dining Room will be set with the Reagan China, gilded flatware and Morgantown crystal on a pastel damask table cloth. The floral center pieces feature red and pink ranunculus, light blue delphinium, purple lisianthus, cream essence roses, osiana roses, lavender phlox and coffee foliage in bamboo containers. The arrangements are complemented by four eleven-inch gold candlesticks with 24-inch cream tapers. Following the dinner, guests will be entertained by The Modern Jazz Quartet in the East Room. During their 43 years, the Modern Jazz Quartet has recorded 47 albums, their latest, "MJQ and Friends," was released in 1994. At the conclusion of the entertainment, the President and Mrs. Clinton will escort His Majesty Hassan II King of Morocco, H.R.H. Prince Moulay Rachid and H.R.H. Princess Lalla Hasna to the North portico for their departure. Guests will be invited to continue the evening with dancing in the Grand Foyer. ------ NOTE: Following are menu and gift information. WHITE HOUSE STATE DINNER HONORING HIS MAJESTY HASSAN II KING OF MOROCCO Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Tagine with Couscous Gingered Tomato Broth Lemon Thyme Marinated Lamb Chops with Roasted Garlic Sauce Creamy Polenta, Fresh Asparagus, Layered Eggplant Baked Goat's Cheese with Arugula, Endive, and Walnut Sauce Crated Apricot Sherbet with Frozen Date Mousse Orange Sauce Baklava and Rainbow Marzipan Wines: Oak Knoll Pinot Gris 1993, Oregon Bealieu "Tapestry" 1990, California Scharffenberger Crement Extra Dry N.V., California GIFT PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLINTON TO HIS MAJESTY HASSAN II KING OF MOROCCO The official gift for His Majesty Hassan II King of Morocco is a hand-crafted sterling silver cachepot that features an etched border design inspired by a cornice found in the East Room of the White House and etched floral design taken from fireplaces in the Green and Red Rooms of the White House.