The scene at the Reagan Building

Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and Elizabeth Stevens

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward and Camilla Woodward

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Former President William J. Clinton

Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley

Lady Julia Sheinwald and Seamus Kirk

Actor Gabriel Byrne, the first Cultural Minister of Ireland

An Taoiseach Brian Cowan, Prime Minister of Ireland and John Hegarty

Honorary Chair Irish Ambassador Michael Collins and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)

Patrick Doyle (left) and his father, Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa,right) listen to Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass., center).

MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews, Mark Tuohey and former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe

hief MSNBC Correspondent Norah O'Donnell (center) laughs it up with her parents, Frank O'Donnell (left) and namesake Norah O'Donnell

Mary O'Donnell and Brendan O'Brien

Theresa Lear, Libby Jughes, Christy Hughes and Mary Ann Malone

Dr. David Reines, Fiona Colclough

Julia Kelly and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward

Chair of the American Ireland Fund Loretta Brennan Glucksman

Marie Collins, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Marcelle Leahy

 Lady Julia Sheinwald, British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald and Seamus Kirk

Abby Sugrue and Jessica Masore

Martin Fraser and Mary Cowan

 The Sidwell Honors Choir sings a sentimental favorite, "Danny Boy".