Mr. Trump broke with more than a century and a half of tradition by inviting a wide range of national leaders and politicians to his inauguration.
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20 will be the first to be attended by a foreign leader.
President Trump broke with a more than 150-year tradition of inviting a wide range of national leaders and politicians to his inauguration, making it a historic occasion not only for Trump but also for his guests.
No foreign head of state has attended a U.S. presidential inauguration since at least 1874, when the State Department began keeping such records.
President Trump has invited a wide range of guests, but some have chosen to send surrogates in their place, and some have had extenuating circumstances prevent them from attending.
Aside from a few heads of state and foreign dignitaries, the inauguration ceremony showcased the true character of conservative populist leaders from across Europe who have in common championed the causes of economic vitality, border security and traditional culture. I’m planning on doing it.
The foreign leaders and politicians scheduled to attend are as follows:
Javier Millay, President of Argentina
Mr. Milley made a name among thought leaders for his relentless campaign to cut government spending, eliminate regulation, and shrink the nation’s administrative state.
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He took office at a time when Argentina had racked up nearly a decade and a half of deficits, suffered from a poverty rate of over 40 percent and high inflation that eventually pushed the country to nearly 300 percent. Ta.
Mr. Millay has since abolished 10 of Argentina’s 18 ministries, capped salaries for senior bureaucrats, laid off 34,000 civil servants and cut government spending by 30 percent. As of January 17, the country is in its first year of fiscal surplus in 14 years.
Milley, a political outsider who finds common cause with Trump in both style and content, was the first foreign leader to meet with Trump after the president-elect’s victory in November. .
Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy
Meloni is widely seen as a key intermediary between Europe and Trump, sharing many policy priorities with the president-elect, including cutting taxes, stopping illegal immigration and cutting bureaucracy.
Mr. Meloni, a former firebrand turned reformer, led Italy to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2023, cementing Italy’s power on the world stage. The Belt and Road Initiative has been widely criticized for trapping participating countries in debt and exerting political influence through communism. Government investment.
Han Zheng, Vice President of the People’s Republic of China
President Trump initially invited Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping to his inauguration as a start to diplomacy between the two rivals.
Mr. Xi refused to attend in person, but chose to send Mr. Han as a special envoy.
Although Mr. Han currently plays a largely symbolic role within the Chinese regime, he previously held several important positions within the Chinese Communist Party, including the regime’s Politburo Standing Committee.
During his time as deputy prime minister, Han was also instrumental in shaping the government’s response to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, which ended with the passage of an authoritarian national security law and mass arrests of political opponents. Mass arrests of political opponents increased. censorship and the de facto erosion of democratic norms in the region.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya
Iwaya served as defense minister during the first Trump administration, and will be the first Japanese cabinet minister to attend the swearing-in ceremony of a U.S. president.
The minister will also participate in security consultations with representatives from Australia, India, Japan and the United States, all members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the day after taking office.
The talks are likely to help maintain continued security cooperation between the countries amid continued tensions between communist China and North Korea.
Earlier this month, Iwaya also visited U.S. allies South Korea and the Philippines to discuss similar security cooperation.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India
Prior to becoming foreign minister, Jaishankar served as foreign minister and ambassador to both the United States and China.
As India’s foreign minister, he has pushed back against China’s encroachment on Indian markets and disproportionate trade practices.
He was also a key figure in crafting an agreement with the first Trump administration that allowed the sharing of classified information and intelligence between the two countries, including access to Indian navigation, aviation and geospatial data, but this move was later condemned by the Chinese Communist Party. party.
Sara Kunafo, French Member of the European Parliament
Knafo, the only member of France’s conservative Réconquet party in the European Parliament, has defended restrictions on immigration to France from Africa and the Middle East, while also working to support the president-elect’s return to the White House.
She is Eric Zemmour’s partner and he is also expected to attend.
Eric Zemmour, leader of the French Reconquer Party
Zemur, a former journalist and one-time presidential candidate, has led the Reconquest Party since its founding.
In his current role, Zemmour has pushed to strengthen border security and crack down on illegal immigration, as well as curbing extremist Islamic ideology in France. He also seeks to balance pan-European movements with more traditional nationalism, saying he believes France should remain in the European Union but its own interests must be met first.
Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK Party
Mr Farage, a former leader of the UK Independence Party and architect of Brexit, has opposed mass immigration to the UK and sought to abolish the teaching of transgender ideology in primary schools.
Mr Farage first endorsed Mr Trump in 2016, shortly after securing victory on Brexit. Since then, both sides appear to have focused on, and supported each other’s focus on, national pride and the ability to act in the face of overwhelming state and media scrutiny.
Mr. Tom Van Grieken, Leader of the Belgian Vlaams Beran Party
Van Grieken led the Flemish independence party Vlaams Belang to an all-time high in public support and has repeatedly publicly defended Trump against what he called European media bias against the president-elect.
Tino Churupala, Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-chair
Chulpala has helped lead the AfD since 2021, pushing for policies to curb the flow of mainly Muslim immigrants into Germany and begin mass deportations.
The party recently won support from American entrepreneur Elon Musk and appears to be positioning itself as an alternative window into German politics for the next government.
Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s Vox party
Abascal helped lead Vox to its first parliamentary seat in 2019 on a platform that called for stronger border security, strengthening a unified Spanish culture and a focus on traditional Catholic values.
Mr. Abascal’s company, Vox, has publicly supported Mr. Trump and his policies during the president’s first term, the 2020 election, and the 2024 election.
