Hope Hicks made a noticed appearance today at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, donning thigh-high boots and a dark blue wrap dress while listening to President Donald Trump’s speech.
The White House communications director, 29, sat next to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, 65, while Trump delivered a speech in which he declared America ‘open for business’.
She paired the pricey $798 taupe Stuart Weitzmaan boots with the navy blue dress, cinched at the waist with a belt, as well as a beige coat placed behind her on her chair.
Staffer: Hope Hicks made a noticed appearance today at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland as she listened to President Donald Trump’s speech
Tune in: The White House communications director sat next to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson while Trump delivered a speech in which he declared America ‘open for business’
Outfit: She paired her $800 thigh-high boots by Stuart Weitzman with the navy blue dress, cinched at the waist with a belt, as well as a beige coat placed behind her on her chair
Details: Hope wore her hair in her trademark blowout and finished off her outfit with discreet pearl earrings as she listened to the president’s address
Speech: Hope, who wore rather heavy make-up, looked fascinated as she heard Trump declare the US is ‘open for business and competitive once again’
Hope wore her hair in her trademark blowout and finished off her outfit with discreet pearl earrings.
She along with the rest of the audience heard Trump declare the US is ‘open for business and competitive once again’.
Addressing world leaders at the World Economic Forum, the US president said: ‘The world is witnessing the resurgence of a strong and prosperous America.’
The gathering of global elites with a free trade penchant had viewed Mr. Trump with skepticism, given his ‘America First’ message, but the White House has insisted his protectionist policies and international co-operation can go hand-in-hand.
Hope’s colleague Jared Kushner, 37, is also traveling with President Trump for the World Economic Forum, while his wife and fellow economic adviser Ivanka Trump has remained at home.
Jared seemed in high spirits yesterday and was seen smiling widely among the crowd, including before a meeting between President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Team: Hope’s colleague Jared Kushner, 37, is also traveling with President Trump for the World Economic Forum, while his wife and fellow adviser Ivanka Trump remained at home
Happy to be here: After arriving to Switzerland yesterday for the World Economic Forum, Jared, 37, was seen smiling among the crowd
Stepping out: While her husband is in Davos, Ivanka has remained at home in Washington, D.C. and was seen leaving her home in a blazer and black trouser ensemble on Friday morning
Thumbs up! Back in November last year, Hope and Jared both traveled with President Trump during his trip around Asia, and posed together in Air Force One during a stop in South Korea
However, he pulled a more serious face on the sidelines of a meeting between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which the president accused Palestinians of disrespecting the United States and threatened to withhold aid worth hundreds of millions of dollars until they accede to US-brokered talks.
While Jared tagged along for Trump’s visit to Switzerland, Ivanka stayed in Washington, D.C.
She was seen this morning leaving the home she and Jared share with their three children in the upscale Kalorama neighborhood, heading to work around 9:30 am.
While Ivanka is often seen making the walk between her house and her parked vehicle, this morning she chose to depart directly in the car, and was only seen quickly behind the blacked-out windows.
Earlier this month, Ivanka, who like Jared is a senior White House adviser, updated her Twitter bio to read in part: ‘Adviser to POTUS on job creation + economic empowerment, workforce development & entrepreneurship.’
Yet, despite the addition of her economic adviser duties, Ivanka is not accompanying her father to the World Economic Forum this week.
At home: On Thursday, Ivanka made a much more discreet exit from her home, choosing to depart in the back of a blacked out SUV
Duties: Jared sat next to (from left to right) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, and White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn yesterday
Entourage: Trump and Jared (pictured first from left) arrived with other members of the US delegation for the annual meeting in Devos yesterday
In November last year, the first daughter pulled out of her father’s trip to Asia after traveling solo to Japan, after her father asked her to remain in the US to promote his tax plan.
Jared, meanwhile, did join his father-in-law during his tour around Asia, along with White House communications director Hope Hicks and First Lady Melania Trump.
Hope, Melania and Jared traveled with Trump over his 12-day journey across Asia, while Ivanka, on this occasion too, remained in D.C.
Last week, however, Ivanka and the president visited a factory in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and toured the facility together.
Jared appeared in high spirits yesterday before Trump met the British prime minister, and was pictured beaming before the meeting, dressed in a classic suit and tie.
Trump boasted of a ‘really great relationship’ with May on Thursday, as the pair traded compliments and tried to turn the page after very public spats.
Duo: Last week, however, Ivanka and the president visited a factory in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and toured the facility together
‘We’re on the same wavelength in, I think, every respect,’ Trump said, waxing lyrical about trans-Atlantic ties and complimenting May in effusive terms.
‘The prime minister and myself have had a really great relationship,’ he added. ‘Although some people don’t necessarily believe that, but I can tell you, I have a tremendous respect for the prime minister and the job she’s doing.’
May echoed the gushing tone. ‘It’s been great to see you,’ she said, ‘as you said, we had a great discussion today. We continue to have a great relationship between the UK and the United States.’
Jared, who has been put in charge of brokering peace between Israel and Palestine, sat next to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, and White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn during Trump’s meeting with the Isreali prime minister.
In a significant sharpening of his rhetoric against the leadership in Ramallah, Trump said the Palestinians had ‘disrespected us a week ago by not allowing our great vice president to see them.’
‘We give them hundreds of millions,’ Trump said. ‘That money is not going to them unless they sit down and negotiate peace.’