National Prayer Breakfast

==Guests==
While Members of the [[U.S. Congress]], of the [[Cabinet of the United States|U.S. Cabinet]], and of the diplomatic corps in Washington are typically invited to participate in the National Prayer Breakfast, the other more than 3,000 guests come from a variety of walks of life. Six heads of state attended the 2008 breakfast, along with Members of the [[European Parliament]]; United Nations diplomats; European, Asian, African and Latin American politicians; religious leaders; missionaries working in various countries; U.S. and foreign business leaders; and students. [[Benazir Bhutto]], former prime minister of [[Pakistan]], participated on more than one occasion, and a video interview of her speaking about the National Prayer Breakfast, its meaning and its impact on her faith, was featured at the 2008 closing dinner. In 2006, King [[Abdullah II of Jordan]] addressed the Thursday lunch. [[Ricardo Maduro]], president of Honduras, addressed the same lunch in 2005. Musical guests have included [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Wintley Phipps]], [[Michael W. Smith]], [[Point of Grace]], and [[CeCe Winans]]. In 2014, for the first time since Ukraine's Independence, The Patriarch of The [[Orthodox Church of Ukraine|Ukrainian Orthodox Church]], Patriarch [[Filaret (Denysenko)|Philaret]] was present.  In 2015, the [[Dalai Lama]] addressed the International Lunch, one of the annual National Prayer Breakfast-related events.