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Ivanka Trump
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Official portrait, 2020
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| Director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office c. April 2017 – January 20, 2021 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Advisor to the President | |
| In office March 29, 2017 – January 20, 2021 Serving with Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Cutter (2011) |
| Succeeded by | Mike Donilon Anita Dunn Gene Sperling Neera Tanden Mitch Landrieu Julie Rodriguez Keisha Lance Bottoms |
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| Born |
Ivana Marie Trump
October 30, 1981 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic (1999–2018) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Trump family Kushner family (by marriage) |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
Ivanka Trump, born Ivana Marie Trump on October 30, 1981, is an American businesswoman. She is the daughter of former U.S. President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana. From 2017 to 2021, she worked as a senior advisor to her father when he was president. She also led the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.
Ivanka grew up in Manhattan, New York City. She went to Chapin School and then Choate Rosemary Hall. She later studied at Georgetown University before moving to the University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, she earned a bachelor's degree in economics.
Before working in politics, Ivanka was an executive at her family's company, The Trump Organization. She was also a judge on her father's TV show, The Apprentice. In 2009, she converted to Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, a real estate developer. They have three children together.
In 2017, Ivanka left her family business to become an advisor in her father's government. She focused on helping the economy, empowering women, and developing job skills. She helped create the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. This program aimed to help women around the world participate more in the economy. After her government role ended in 2021, she continued her business and charity work.
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Early Life and Education
Ivanka Marie Trump was born on October 30, 1981, in Manhattan, New York City. She is the second child and only daughter of Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana. Her mother was a Czech-American model and skier. Ivanka's father has German and Scottish family roots. Her nickname "Ivanka" is a common short form of Ivana in Slavic languages.
Her parents divorced in 1990 when she was nine years old. She has two brothers, Donald Jr. and Eric. She also has two half-siblings, Tiffany and Barron.
She attended the Chapin School in Manhattan until she was 15. Then, she moved to Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut. While in boarding school, she started modeling on weekends and holidays. In May 1997, she was on the cover of Seventeen magazine.
After graduating from Choate in 2000, Ivanka went to Georgetown University for two years. She then transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2004. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics with honors. Before marrying Jared Kushner in 2009, she converted to Judaism. She was the first Jewish member of a U.S. First Family.
Career in Business and Television
Business Ventures
After college, Ivanka Trump worked for a real estate company called Forest City Ratner. She then became an executive vice president at the Trump Organization. In this role, she helped expand the company's real estate projects around the world. She oversaw the transformation of the historic Old Post Office in Washington, D.C., into a luxury hotel. This hotel opened in 2016.
Soon after joining the Trump Organization, she started her own lines of jewelry, shoes, and clothing. These products were featured in many magazines like Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. In 2007, she partnered with Dynamic Diamond Corp. to create Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry. Her jewelry was worn by celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna. Her brand was recognized with awards, including "Launch of the Year" in 2010 by Footwear News.
Her company grew to over $500 million in sales each year. When she became a senior advisor to her father in the White House, she closed her fashion company. She also stepped away from her business roles at the Trump Organization.
In 2017, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom stopped selling Ivanka Trump's fashion line due to low sales. Other stores followed. In July 2018, she announced she was closing her company for good. She decided to focus on a career in public policy instead of returning to her fashion business.
Television Appearances
Ivanka Trump appeared on her father's TV show, The Apprentice. She filled in for businesswoman Carolyn Kepcher on five episodes of the fifth season. She helped judge tasks and spoke with the teams. She later replaced Kepcher as a main judge in the sixth season and Celebrity Apprentice.
In 1997, when she was 15, Ivanka co-hosted the Miss Teen USA Pageant. Her father, Donald Trump, partly owned this pageant. In 2006, she was a guest judge on Project Runway. She returned as a guest judge on Project Runway All Stars in 2014 and 2015. In 2010, she and her husband made a brief appearance as themselves on the TV show Gossip Girl.
Modeling Work
As a teenager, Ivanka also worked as a model. She appeared in ads for brands like Tommy Hilfiger and magazines such as Elle and Vogue. She also walked in fashion shows. In May 1997, she was on the cover of Seventeen magazine. She has been featured in many women's fashion magazines.
Books Written
In October 2009, Ivanka Trump's first self-help book was published. It was called The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life. In May 2017, her second self-help book came out, titled Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success. This book became a New York Times best-seller.
Ivanka announced that she would donate the money she earned from Women Who Work to charity. She gave $200,000 in royalties to the National Urban League and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. She also helped fund a Women's Entrepreneur Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Role in Trump's Campaign and Administration
2016 Presidential Campaign
In 2015, Ivanka Trump introduced her father, Donald J. Trump, when he announced he was running for president. She publicly supported his campaign and made appearances to defend him. She said she had mixed feelings about his presidential goals. In August 2015, Donald Trump said she was his main advisor on issues related to women.
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In January 2016, Ivanka was featured in a radio ad for her father's campaign. She appeared by his side after early voting results. She introduced her father at the 2016 Republican National Convention in July. Her speech was well-received.
Advisor to the President
In January 2017, Ivanka Trump left her job at the Trump Organization. She became an official government employee on March 29, 2017. Her title was "First Daughter and Advisor to the President." She did not take a salary for this position. She also became the head of the new Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.
In April 2017, Ivanka traveled to the first W20 women's summit in Berlin. She spoke about women's rights. She also wrote an article with then-World Bank president Jim Yong Kim about empowering women economically. In July 2017, she attended the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. She launched We-Fi (Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative), a World Bank program to help women entrepreneurs.
In August 2017, President Trump announced that Ivanka would lead a U.S. group to India. This trip was to support women's entrepreneurship globally.
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Ivanka led the U.S. group to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games closing ceremony in February 2018. She had dinner with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
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She and her father attended the 2019 G20 Osaka summit in June 2019. In June 2019, Ivanka also took part in talks between her father and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This meeting happened inside the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. She called the experience "surreal."
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In 2019, Ivanka went on a world tour to promote her "Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative." She visited countries like Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, and Morocco. She also attended the 74th United Nations General Assembly.
In July 2020, Ivanka Trump posted a picture of herself with a Goya Foods bean can. This was seen as supporting the product. This raised questions about ethics, as government employees are not allowed to endorse products.
2020 Presidential Campaign
On August 27, 2020, Ivanka Trump introduced her father at the 2020 Republican National Convention. He accepted the party's nomination on the White House lawn. Before this, she spoke about her work as an advisor in his government.
After the Presidency
Ivanka Trump did not speak at the rally on January 6, 2021, but she was there. During the riot at the U.S. Capitol, she encouraged her father to make a video condemning the riots.
In June 2022, Ivanka told a special committee that she did not believe the 2020 election was stolen. She accepted the conclusion that claims of voter fraud had "zero basis."
Social and Charitable Work
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In 2007, Ivanka Trump donated to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. In 2012, she supported Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. In 2013, she and her husband hosted a fundraiser for Democratic politician Cory Booker.
At the 2016 Republican National Convention, she said her political views were not strictly Republican or Democrat. In 2018, she changed her voter registration from Democratic to Republican.
Philanthropy
In 2010, Ivanka Trump helped start Girl Up with the United Nations Foundation. This program encourages American girls to help make global change.
Ivanka was on the board of the Donald J. Trump Foundation. This foundation was later closed after legal issues. In November 2019, her father was ordered to pay a settlement for misusing the foundation's money.
Ivanka also supports several Jewish charities, like Chai Lifeline, which helps children with cancer. She also supports United Hatzalah. After becoming an advisor to the president, she donated money from her book Women Who Work to the National Urban League and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. In December 2022, she bought generators for churches in Ukraine that had no power. She also helped organize planes filled with medical supplies for Ukraine.
Personal Life
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Ivanka Trump has a close relationship with her father. He has often spoken highly of her. She has also praised his leadership skills. According to her mother, Ivanka speaks French and understands Czech.
In January 2017, she and her husband, Jared Kushner, moved to Washington, D.C. They lived in the Kalorama neighborhood. Before that, they lived in an apartment in New York City. Since leaving Washington in 2021, Ivanka and her husband have lived in Surfside, Florida.
Marriage and Family
Ivanka Trump dated Greg Hersch in college. From 2001 to 2005, she dated James "Bingo" Gubelmann. In 2005, she started dating real estate developer Jared Kushner. They met through mutual friends. They broke up in 2008 but got back together. They married in a Jewish ceremony on October 25, 2009.
They have three children: a daughter named Arabella Rose, born in July 2011. Their sons are Joseph Frederick, born in October 2013, and Theodore James, born in March 2016. Ivanka has shared that she experienced postpartum depression after each of her pregnancies.
Religious Beliefs
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Ivanka Trump was raised as a Christian. In July 2009, she converted to Orthodox Judaism. She studied with Elie Weinstock from the Modern Orthodox Ramaz School. She took the Hebrew name "Yael." She calls her conversion an "amazing and beautiful journey." She says her father supported her decision.
She follows a kosher diet and observes the Jewish Sabbath. She said in 2015, "From Friday to Saturday we don't do anything but hang out with one another." When she lived in New York City, she sent her daughter to Jewish kindergarten.
Before her father's election victory, Ivanka and her husband visited the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In May 2017, they joined her father on his first official visit to Israel as president. During this trip, her father became the first U.S. president to visit the Western Wall. Ivanka also visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Awards and Recognition
In 2012, the Wharton Club of New York gave Ivanka Trump the Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership. In 2015, the World Economic Forum honored her as a Young Global Leader. In 2016, she received the Fashion Award for Excellence in Accessory Design. In January 2020, she received the "Friend of Israel Award" from the Israeli-American Council. The same year, she was honored with the National Association of Manufacturers' Alexander Hamilton Award.
Cultural Depictions
Ivanka Trump has been portrayed by actors on TV shows like Saturday Night Live. These include Vanessa Bayer, Margot Robbie, Emily Blunt, and Scarlett Johansson. Maya Rudolph also played her on Late Night with Seth Meyers. There is a wax sculpture of Ivanka Trump at Madame Tussauds.
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See also
In Spanish: Ivanka Trump para niños
