Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was among a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors invited to the White House this afternoon.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the group about the administration's urban policy and its plans to generate jobs in cities and towns across the country.
The delegation of mayors in the East Room wasn't exactly an exclusive group: More than 200 names were on the guest list, from around the country and even from outside the U.S.
Rawlings-Blake was the only Marylander on the list, which the White House released earlier today (and also the only person on that roster identified as a council president, not mayor).
The invitation that was extended to Baltimore's next mayor was significant in at least one regard: Mayor Sheila Dixon had been cold-shouldered by Obama because the Baltimore Democrat was under indictment (and, of course, ultimately convicted).
Dixon did meet with Obama in Chicago before she was indicted. And she even made arrangements to fly from Florida to Washington to attend last year's Conference of Mayors event with the president (however, the invitation was withdrawn after The Baltimore Sun called the White House to double-check on the decision to put Dixon on the invite list).
Full list of mayors (and one council president) after the jump.
Members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors delegation expected to attend today's meeting at the White House:
Alabama
Mobile-Samuel Jones
Arizona
Mesa-Scott Smith
Tucson-Robert Walkup
Arkansas
Little Rock-Mark Stodola
North Little Rock-Patrick Hays
California
Alameda-Beverly Johnson
Apple Valley-Peter Allan
Beverly Hills-Nancy Krasne
Cerritos-Bruce Barrows
Danville- Mike Doyle
Fresno-Ashley Swearengin
Irvine-Sukhee Kang
Long Beach-Robert Foster
Los Angeles-Antonio Villaraigosa
Manhattan Beach-Mitch Ward
Modesto-Jim Ridenour
Napa-Jill Techel
Newark-David W. Smith
Newport Beach-Keith Curry
Oakland-Ronald Dellums
Pleasanton-Jennifer Ann Hosterman
Redondo Beach-Michael Gin
Sacramento-Kevin Johnson
San Francisco-Gavin Newsom
San Leandro-Anthony Santos
San Pablo-Leonard McNeil
San Ramon-Abram Wilson
Santa Ana-Miguel Pulido
Sunnyvale-Melinda Hamilton
Turlock-John Lazar
Colorado
Colorado Springs-Lionel Rivera
Denver-John Hickenlooper
Connecticut
Bridgeport-Bill Finch
Fairfield-Kenneth Flatto
New Haven-John DeStefano, Jr.
Norwalk-Richard A. Moccia
Delaware
Wilmington-James M. Baker
Washington, D.C.
Adrian Fenty
Florida
Clearwater-Frank V Hibbard
Coral Springs-Scott Brook
Deerfield Beach-Margaret Noland
Doral-Juan Carlos Bermudez
Eatonville-Bruce Mount
Fort Myers-Randall P. Henderson, Jr.
Hallandale Beach-Joy Cooper
Key West-Craig Cates
Lauderhill-Richard Kaplan
Miami Beach-Matilde Herrera Bower
Miami Lakes-Michael Pizzi
Miramar-Lori Moseley
North Miami-Andre Pierre
Orlando-Buddy Dyer
Pembroke Pines-Frank C. Ortis
Riviera Beach-Thomas Master
Sunrise-Roger Wishner
Tallahassee-John Marks
Tamarac-Beth Talabisco
West Palm Beach-Lois Frankel
Georgia
Atlanta-Kasim Reed
Hinesville-James Thomas
Macon-Robert Reichert
Valdosta-John Fretti
Hawaii
Hilo-Billy Kenoi
Honolulu- Mufi Hannemann
Kauai-Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.
Maui-Charmaine Tavares
Idaho
Boise-David Bieter
Illinois
Arlington Heights-Arlene J. Mulder
Bartlett-Michael Kelly
Chicago-Richard Daley
Evanston-Elizabeth B. Tisdahl
Freeport-George Gaulrapp
Hoffman Estates-William McLeod
Normal-Chris Koos
North Chicago-Leon Rockingham
Oak Lawn-Dave Heilmann
Oak Park-David Pope
Springfield-Timothy Davlin
Urbana-Laurel Prussing
Indiana
Carmel-James Brainard
East Chicago-George Pabey
Elkhart-Dick Moore
Indianapolis-Gregory Ballard
Iowa
Davenport-William Gluba
Des Moines-T.M. Franklin Cownie
Dubuque-Roy Buol
Kansas
Kansas City-Joseph Reardon
Kentucky
Bowling Green-Elaine Walker
Louisville-Jerry Abramson
Louisiana
Alexandria-Jacques M. Roy
BatonRouge-Melvin Holden
New Orleans-C. Ray Nagin
Shreveport-Cedric B. Glover
Maryland
Baltimore-Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (Council President)
Massachusetts
Chicopee-Michael Bissonnette
Everett-Carlo DeMaria
Malden-Richard Howard
New Bedford-Scott W. Lang
Salem-Kimberly Driscoll
Somerville-Joseph Curtatone
Michigan
Detroit-Dave Bing
Grand Rapids-George Heartwell
Rochester Hills-Bryan Barnett
Southfield-Brenda Lawrence
Westland-William Wild
Minnesota
Burnsville-Elizabeth Kautz
Rochester-Ardell Brede
St. Paul-Christopher Coleman
Mississippi
Hattiesburg-Johnny L. DuPree
Jackson-Harvey Johnson, Jr.
Meridian-Cheri Barry
Missouri
Columbia-Darwin Hindman
Kansas City-Mark Funkhouser
St. Louis-Francis Slay
Nebraska
Omaha-Jim Suttle
Nevada
Las Vegas-Oscar Goodman
New Jersey
East Orange-Robert L. Bowser
Edison-Antonia Ricigliano
Elizabeth- J. Christian Bollwage
Hamilton-John F. Bencivengo
Hope-Timothy C. McDonough
Irvington-Wayne Smith
Lambertville-David Del Vecchio
Perth Amboy-Wilda Diaz
Piscataway-Brian Wahler
Trenton-Douglas Palmer
Washington Township-Dave Fried
New Mexico
Albuquerque-Richard J. Berry
Las Cruces-Ken Miyagishima
New York
Brighton-Sandra Frankel
Freeport-Andrew Hardwick
Hempstead-Wayne J. Hall
Niagara Falls-Paul A. Dyster
Rochester-Robert Duffy
Schenectady-Brian Stratton
Syracuse-Stephanie Miner
North Carolina
Chapel Hill-Mark Kleinschmidt
Charlotte-Anthony Foxx
Concord-Scott Padgett
Durham-William V. Bell
Gastonia-Jennifer T. Stultz
Salisbury-Susan Kluttz
Waxhaw-Daune Gardner
Winston-Salem-Allen Joines
North Dakota
Fargo-Dennis Walaker
Grand Forks-Michael Brown
Ohio
Akron-Donald Plusquellic
Cincinnati-Mark Mallory
Columbus-Michael B. Coleman
Dayton-Gary Leitzell
East Cleveland-Gary Norton, Jr.
Oklahoma
Edmond-Patrice Douglas
Muskogee-John Hammons
Oklahoma City-Mick Cornett
Oregon
Gresham-Shane Bemis
Portland-Sam Adams
Pennsylvania
Allentown-Ed Pawlowski
Bethlehem-John Callahan
Easton-Salvatore Panto, Jr.
Lancaster-J Richard Gray
Philadelphia-Michael A. Nutter
Reading-Thomas McMahon
Wilkes Barre-Thomas Leighton
York-C. Kim Bracey
Puerto Rico
Barranquitas-Francisco Lopez
Cayey-Rolando Ortiz
Cidra-Angel L. Malave Zayas
Comerío-Jose Santiago
Corozal-Roberto Hernandez Velez
Fajardo-Anibal Melendez
Guanica-Martin Vargas Morales
Guayama-Glorimari Jaime
Guayanilla-Edgardo Arlequin Velez
Jayuya-Jorge Gonzalez Otero
Las Piedras-Miguel Lopez
Naranjito-Orlando Ortiz Chevres
Quebradillas-Heriberto Velez Velez
Rincon-Carlos D. Lopez Bonilla
Sabana Grande-Miguel G. Ortiz-Velez
Salinas-Carlos Rodriguez
San German-Isidro Negron Irizarry
Vega Alta-Isabelo Molina
Villaba-Waldemar Rivera Torres
Rhode Island
Central Falls-Charles Moreau
Providence-David Cicilline
South Carolina
Charleston-Joseph Riley
Columbia-Robert Coble
Myrtle Beach-John Rhodes
Sumter-Joseph McElveen
West Columbia-Bobby Horton
Tennessee
Chattanooga-Ronald C. Littlefield
Hendersonville-Scott Foster
Memphis-A C Wharton
Texas
Arlington-Robert Cluck
Austin-Lee Leffingwell
Carrollton-Ronald Branson
Dallas-Thomas Leppert
Deer Park-Wayne Riddle
Denton-Mark Burroughs
Euless-Mary Roseberry Saleh
Frisco-Maher Maso
Garland-Ronald Jones
Laredo-Raul Salinas
McKinney-Brian Loughmiller
Sugar Land-James Alfred Thompson
Waco-Virginia DuPuy
Utah
Salt Lake City-Ralph Becker
St. George-Dan McArthur
West Valley City-Mike Winder
Vermont
Burlington-Robert Kiss
Virginia
Alexandria-William Euille
Portsmouth-Dr. James W. Holley, III
Washington
Auburn-Pete Lewis
Redmond-John Marchione
Seattle-Michael McGinn
Spokane-Mary Verner
Tacoma-Marilyn Strickland
West Virginia
Charleston-Danny Jones
Wisconsin
Green Bay-Jim Schmitt
Manitowoc-Justin Nickels
Racine-John Dickert
Waukesha-Larry Nelson
International
Matteo Matteo-Florence, Italy
Marcelo Ebrard Casubon-Mexico City, Mexico
Tadatoshi Akiba-Hiroshima, Japan