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Ivanka Trump, US Charmer-in-Chief, Touches Down in South Korea
CNN

23 February 2018

Ivanka Trump, eldest daughter of US President Donald Trump, arrived in South Korea Friday as part of a charm offensive in the closing days of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Trump will attend the Closing Ceremony on Sunday night and will dine with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at his residence, the Blue House, on Friday.
Her trip to South Korea has drawn inevitable comparisons with that of the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whose attention-grabbing visit at the start of the Games was regarded as a diplomatic success for the North.
Analysts said one of her tasks will be shoring up diplomatic relations with South Korea.
“Given the universe of dignitaries in this administration that the president could have sent to South Korea, Ivanka Trump is probably the best of the lot in terms of a relatively good reputation, having a fair amount of charisma and star power,” said Evan Resnick, coordinator of the US Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, told CNN.
“In purely symbolic terms, she’s probably the best face of this administration.
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