‘Honoured to lead US delegation, meet Modi’, Ivanka Trump tweets before India visit

Daughter of Donald Trump, Ivanka, expressed her happiness to visit India and meet PM Narendra Modi in November.

Washington, August 11: The first family of the United States of America looks pretty excited as Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, is all set to visit India in November.

Ivanka and her father tweeted to reconfirm her high-profile visit to Hyderabad, as a part of a business delegation beginning from November 28. Both India and the US will co-host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad from November 28. The American delegation will be lead by Ivanka.

"Honored to lead the US delegation to #GES2017 in India & meet with PM Modi & passionate entrepreneurs from around the globe," tweeted Ivanka.

In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet on Thursday night, the US President reconfirmed his daughter's participation at the summit.

"@IvankaTrump will lead the U.S. delegation to India this fall, supporting women's entrepreneurship globally. #GES2017 @narendramodi," tweeted the President.

It was Modi, who on Thursday, first confirmed about the upcoming event on Twitter. He also confirmed Ivanka's participation in the event. He said the three-day event would aim to bring together entrepreneurs of the two countries.

"The Summit is a unique opportunity for bringing together entrepreneurs and start-ups with global leader," PM Modi tweeted.

"Look forward to Ms Ivanka Trump's presence at GES 2017 Hyderabad as the leader of the US delegation," he said in another tweet.

Modi, during his meeting with Trump in Washington in June, had invited Ivanka for the GES.

Ivanka had later tweeted, "Thank you, Prime Minister Modi, for inviting me to lead the US delegation to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India this fall."

The event is being organised by the NITI Aayog in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs.

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