Highly Classified; List Of US Top Government Officials In South Africa To Honor Mandela

In this list we authoritatively present to you the list of a delegation of the most powerful and well known figures in American politics that is travelling to South Africa to pay respects to Nelson Mandela.

Those Traveling on Air Force One include

President Barack Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama

Former President George W. Bush

Former First Lady Laura George W.Bush

Former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton

Attorney General Eric Holder

National Security Adviser Susan Rice

Economics Adviser Valerie Jarrett

Hilary Clinton's Daughter Chelsea Clinton

Others Traveling separately include

 

Bill Clinton and, 

Former President Jimmy Carter

Republican Senator From Texas Ted Cruz (The Imbecile that Insulted Nigeria)

32-year-old GOP representative, Aaron Schock

The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Marcia Fudge

The official memorial, which will take place in the 95,000-seat FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday, will host leaders and former heads of state from across the world, plus hundreds of other VIPs and celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey and Richard Branson. The South African authorities have not released an official guest list, but countries from across the world are understood to be sending senior representatives. More than a dozen African heads of state will attend.

Ben Rhodes, a national security adviser to the White House, confirmed that Obama would "deliver remarks" during the memorial event. The president had not planned to deliver a speech and has been working on the text over the weekend and during the flight, Rhodes said. 

Some are describing the event as an unprecedented convergence of the world’s most powerful leaders, past and present, including the current and former UN secretary generals, Ban Ki Moon and Kofi Annan. It is certainly rare, outside of UN general assembly meetings, for leaders such as Obama, British prime minister David Cameron and French president François Hollande to mix with leaders from China, Iran, Cuba, Israel and the Palestinian territories.

All of Britain’s surviving prime ministers – Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown – will accompany Cameron, along with his deputy, Nick Clegg, and the leader of the opposition Labour party, Ed Miliband. Prince Charles will represent the Queen at the state funeral on Sunday, but is not participating in the memorial event.