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  • Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Oscar de la Renta Fashion’s Night Out party at the Oscar de la Renta Boutique on September 10, 2009 in New York City
  • Forest Whitaker presents a special honor for James Earl Jones at the 2009 SAG Awards
  • Edward Norton arrives at the ‘Leaves of Grass’ screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Ryerson Theater, Toronto, September 14, 2009
  • Alfre woodard looks amazing as she poses

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    Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Oscar de la Renta Fashion’s Night Out party at the Oscar de la Renta Boutique on September 10, 2009 in New York City

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    Forest Whitaker presents a special honor for James Earl Jones at the 2009 SAG Awards

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    Edward Norton arrives at the ‘Leaves of Grass’ screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Ryerson Theater, Toronto, September 14, 2009

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    Alfre woodard looks amazing as she poses

 
 

FIRST PUBLISHED: November 3, 2009 1:49 PM EST

Washington, DC --

The White House is enlisting “Sex and The City” star Sarah Jessica Parker, Forest Whitaker and others from Hollywood and beyond to help push President Barack Obama’s arts initiatives.

On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden will install 25 new members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

Parker and Whitaker are among the most famous names, along with actors Edward Norton and Alfre Woodard and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The list also includes “Vogue” magazine editor Anna Wintour and philanthropist Teresa Heinz, wife of U.S. Sen. John Kerry.

The committee will be led by George Stevens Jr., executive producer of the Kennedy Center Honors and founder of the American Film Institute, and Broadway producer Margo Lion.

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