With concerns about the health of 82-year-old Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and a widespread expectation in Egypt that he will try to hand off power to his son Gamal, we decided to find out if Gamal accompanied his father to Washington for this week's Middle East peace extravaganza.

The word from the Egyptian Embassy is that, yes he is - but he's not participating in the peace talks themselves.

Embassy spokesman Karim Haggag told us by email:  "Gamal is here accompanying President Mubarak as he has done numerous times in the past. He is not part of the official delegation and will therefore not be participating in any of the official meetings."

The official delegation, Haggag said, is: 

- Foreign Minister Ahmad Aboulgheit
- Information Minister Anas El Fiki
- Chief of Intelligence Omar Suleiman
- Chief of the Presidential Cabinet Zakariya Azmi