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10 Jul 2017, 2:48 pm
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Ivanka Trump sat in as a replacement for President Trump at a G-20 Summit working session — putting the first daughter alongside heads of state such as Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Typically a government minister would stand in for a head of state if they were unable to attend such an event, the Washington Post reported.
However, Russia's summit representative tweeted that when President Trump was out of the room for bilateral meetings, the first daughter sat in a replacement.
Typically a government minister would stand in for a head of state if they were unable to attend such an event, the Washington Post reported.
However, Russia's summit representative tweeted that when President Trump was out of the room for bilateral meetings, the first daughter sat in a replacement.
Reuters: Trump defends Ivanka's seat at G20, draws rebuke from Chelsea Clinton
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Lawrence Summers, a former World Bank official and economic adviser under former Democratic president Barack Obama, said it was rare for government heads to leave during major summits and that, when they must, foreign ministers or other very senior government officials normally fill in.
"There is no precedent for a head of government’s adult child taking a seat," he wrote in the Washington Post. "There is no precedent for good reason. It was insulting to the others present and sent a signal of disempowerment regarding senior government officials."
"There is no precedent for a head of government’s adult child taking a seat," he wrote in the Washington Post. "There is no precedent for good reason. It was insulting to the others present and sent a signal of disempowerment regarding senior government officials."
