花31000美元与奥巴马吃饭的人都是谁？

    你有兴趣花上30800美元，购买一次与美国总统奥巴马共进晚餐，并讨论经济问题和中东冲突问题的机会吗？

    不过除非你是那些支持奥巴马的超级富翁中的一位，否则你恐怕很难收到邀请。日前，大约50位金融家、商人和华盛顿精英欢聚一堂，在纽约市哈莱姆区的红公鸡餐厅（Red Rooster）参加了一场专门的盛宴。

    美国民主党全国委员会（Democratic National Committee）的一位发言人表示，奥巴马将在这次活动上与客人们畅谈各种话题，从经济问题一直到当前的利比亚冲突和中东乱局，这次活动有望为民主党全国委员会筹集到150万美元的资金。虽然该委员会不愿透露与会者名单，不过有消息来源表示，许多在2007年到2008年总统大选期间支持了奥巴马的富翁都有望参加这次宴会。

    他们包括：

    切尔西码头有限合伙公司（Chelsea Piers LP）总裁兼联合创始人汤姆•伯恩斯坦及和妻子安德莉亚。伯恩斯坦夫妇的出席的确有些小小的讽刺，因为切尔西码头公司的另一位创始人罗兰•贝茨恰恰是前总统小布什的铁哥们儿之一。贝茨和小布什曾经是同班同学，而且还是耶鲁大学某个兄弟会的会友。小布什早年前曾购买德州游骑兵（Texas Rangers）棒球队的一部分股份，而贝茨当时正是德州游骑兵队的主要股东。贝茨在1995年与伯恩斯坦共同创立了切尔西码头公司。

    Evercore Partners公司的总裁兼首席执行官拉夫•施洛斯特因也将携妻子简•哈特利出席这次宴会。简•哈特利是经济和政治咨询公司了望台集团（Observatory Group）的共同创始人。施洛斯特因在进军私人领域以及在纽约运营投行之前，曾在公共部门效力多年。在20世纪70年代中期，他曾是美国国会联合委员会（Congressional Joint Committee）的一名经济学家，然后曾为卡特政府效力，一开始担任过财政部部长助理的副手，后任白宫内政委员会副主任。

    在卡特执政期间，施洛斯特因曾与金融家奥林•克雷默一起共事。克雷默也有望参加该宴会。克雷默是对冲基金Boston Provident LP公司的一般合伙人。

    另一位有望出席的来宾名叫迈克尔•肯普纳，他是白宫社区发展方案委员会的成员，该委员会的职责是为美国总统提供咨询，提出最好的方法，让公民、非营利机构、企业以及政府机构可以携起手来，响应社区的需求。肯普纳也是公关机构MWW集团的创始人、总裁兼首席执行官。

    安迪•托比亚斯大概也在受邀之列，他是民主党全国委员会的笔杆子兼财务主管。另外，多年以来，托比亚斯也一直在为《时尚先生》（Esquire）、《花花公子》（Playboe）和《时代周刊》（Time）等杂志撰写专栏。

    不过截止本文发表前，上述有望参加宴会者要么没有回电话，要么就是拒绝对此事发表评论。

    民主党和奥巴马把宴会地点选在红公鸡餐厅，可能出乎许多人的意料，而且这个地点甚至可谓低调。不过这家去年12月才开业的餐厅是由知名瑞典厨师马库斯•萨缪尔森共同建立的。萨缪尔森是个有来头的大厨，他不仅是纽约市Aquavit餐厅的共同所有者，而且还在2009年奥巴马迎接印度总理的国宴上掌勺。这次宴会是美国民主党今年的第一个集资大会，民主党全国委员会今年还将在全美范围内举办好几次类似的宴会。这次晚宴之前有一个更大一些的暖场活动，这个活动在哈莱姆区的Studio博物馆举行，届时约有250名宾客参加。

    译者：朴成奎

    Any interest in paying $30,800 for dinner and a chance to chat with President Barack Obama about the economy and conflicts in the Middle East?

    Chances are you're not invited unless you're among Obama's uber rich supporters. Tonight, about 50 financiers, businesspeople and Washington elite will gather for an exclusive dinner in New York City's Red Rooster Harlem.

    A spokesman for the Democratic National Committee says the event, where Obama will chat with guests about everything from the economy to conflicts in Libya and the Middle East, is expected to raise about $1.5 million for the organization. Though the committee wouldn't divulge the relatively small guest list, a source says many of the President's supporters dating back from 2007 and 2008 are expected to attend.

    They include:

    President and co-founder of Chelsea Piers LP Tom Bernstein and wife Andrea. Indeed, there's a ring of irony to this, given that Roland Betts, who founded Chelsea Piers with Bernstein in 1995, is one of George W. Bush's best friends. The two were classmates and fraternity brothers at Yale University and Betts was the lead owner in Bush's Texas Rangers partnership.

    Also attending is Evercore Partners (EVR) President and CEO Ralph Schlosstein and wife Jane Hartley, co-founder of the Observatory Group, an economic and political advisory firm. Prior to entering the private sector and running the New York City-based investment bank, Schlosstein served in the public sector for many years. In the mid-1970s, he was an economist for the Congressional Joint Committee and then went on to work in the Carter Administration – first as deputy to the assistant secretary of the Treasury Department and later as associate director of the White House Domestic Policy staff.

    Under the Carter Administration, Schlosstein worked with financier Orin Kramer, also an expected guest. Kramer is a general partner of the hedge fund Boston Provident, LP.

    Another likely show is Michael Kempner, member of the White House Council for Community Solutions, an organization that advises the President on the best ways for citizens, nonprofits, businesses and governments to work together and respond to community needs. Kempner is also founder, president and CEO of MWW Group, a public relations firm.

    And then there's also Andy Tobias, author and treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. For several years, Tobias had a column in Esquire, Playboy and Time.

    All of the expected attendees either did not return a call before publication or declined to comment.

    Indeed, the Red Rooster might be an unexpected and even arguably understated location, but the Harlem restaurant (which opened December 2010) was co-founded by notable Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson, who co-owns Aquavit restaurant in New York City and cooked at the state dinner Obama hosted for the prime minister of India in 2009. Tonight's dinner is the first of several across the country this year to benefit the DNC. The dinner will follow a larger event of about 250 guests at the Studio Museum, also in Harlem.