Trump in a video address said that the U. Neither Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence were there see the realization of their campaign promise that they would relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Pence is headlining a celebratory event at the Israeli embassy in Washington, instead. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump , both White House advisers, were part of a delegation of senior officials that included Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin that made the trip.
Ivanka Trump, in an official welcome told attendees: 'On behalf of the 45th President on [sic] the United States of America, we welcome you officially and for the first time to the Embassy of the United States here in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.
Thank you'. Mnuchin and Ivanka Trump unveil an inauguration plaque during the opening of the US embassy. Jared Kushner in rare public remarks thanked his wife for her hard work.
He also said, 'The U S is ready to support a peace agreement in every way that we can'. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump , both White House advisers, were part of a delegation of senior officials attending the embassy opening. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin that made the trip to Israel for the opening but neither the president nor the vice president did. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he arrives ahead of the dedication ceremony of the new U.
Ivanka Trump, in an official welcome, after her father's video address, told attendees: 'On behalf of the 45th President on [sic] the United States of America, we welcome you officially and for the first time to the Embassy of the United States here in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. Thank you. She joined Mnuchin in unveiling the embassy seal and plaque commemorating her father's involvement in the occasion. Kushner delivered a rare speech at the embassy opening, as well, in some of his most lengthy public remarks since joining his father-in-law's administration.
