Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump&#39;s landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family&#39;s influence as he readies to take power.

In the meeting with Japan&#39;s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the mogul&#39;s Trump Plaza residence, Ivanka, a model-turned-business executive, was seen seated as the group conversed in the opulent reception room.

Media were shut out of the gathering in Manhattan, but images released by the Japanese government also showed Ivanka and her husband, real estate developer and publisher Jared Kushner, standing and chatting with Abe.

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Ivanka and Kushner, both 35, have emerged as key advisers to Trump, who shocked the world by beating Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November 8 election.

World leaders have scrambled to establish ties with Trump but Abe was the first to see him in person since the vote which has provoked anxiety over US foreign policy and its commitment to security in Asia.&nbsp;

Abe told reporters afterwards that the encounter convinced him the US president-elect was someone &quot;in whom I can have great confidence&quot;.

&quot;We were able to have a very candid talk over a substantial amount of time. We held it in a very warm atmosphere,&quot; he said. &quot;Without confidence between the two nations, our alliance would never function in the future.&quot;

Also seen standing in one of the photos, amidst the gilt and chandeliers of Trump&#39;s skyscraper, was former general Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the post of national security adviser.

But the presence of Ivanka, in a black-and-white dress and high heels, drew attention in protocol-conscious Japan, particularly after the tabloid press reported Trump planned to appoint her as US ambassador to Tokyo.

&quot;It&#39;s quite unusual to see a family member attending the first encounter between two leaders even if it&#39;s informal,&quot; said Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture,

&quot;It indicates that she would be playing some important role in the Trump administration,&quot; he added.

&quot;But it&#39;s no surprise to see her there as she has already been involved in politics. Anyway, that&#39;s the Trump way.&quot;&nbsp;

Ivanka Trump is a key player in her father&#39;s business empire and has her own fashion label and jewellery line, and active Twitter and Instagram accounts that nourish her brand.

The Tokyo Sports newspaper carried an article headlined &quot;Trump daughter-blonde beauty Ms Ivanka the next ambassador to Japan!?&quot; on its website last Saturday.

It cited unidentified overseas media as having reported before the vote that Trump had secret plans to appoint her ambassador, replacing current envoy Caroline Kennedy who is the daughter of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy.

&quot;I don&#39;t think the possibility that Ivanka would be an ambassador to Japan is zero, but it`s too early to say,&quot; said Yamamoto.&nbsp;

(AFP)

Ivanka's presence drew attention in Japan, particularly after the tabloid press reported Trump planned to appoint her?US ambassador to Tokyo

Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump's landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family's influence as he readies to take power. In the meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the mogul's Trump Plaza residence, Ivanka, a model-turned-business executive, was seen seated as the group conversed in the opulent reception room. Media were shut out of the gathering in Manhattan, but images released by the Japanese government also showed Ivanka and her husband, real estate developer and publisher Jared Kushner, standing and chatting with Abe. The pictures underscore his family's influence as Trump readies to take power × Ivanka and Kushner, both 35, have emerged as key advisers to Trump, who shocked the world by beating Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November 8 election. World leaders have scrambled to establish ties with Trump but Abe was the first to see him in person since the vote which has provoked anxiety over US foreign policy and its commitment to security in Asia. Abe told reporters afterwards that the encounter convinced him the US president-elect was someone "in whom I can have great confidence". "We were able to have a very candid talk over a substantial amount of time. We held it in a very warm atmosphere," he said. "Without confidence between the two nations, our alliance would never function in the future." Also seen standing in one of the photos, amidst the gilt and chandeliers of Trump's skyscraper, was former general Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the post of national security adviser. But the presence of Ivanka, in a black-and-white dress and high heels, drew attention in protocol-conscious Japan, particularly after the tabloid press reported Trump planned to appoint her as US ambassador to Tokyo. "It's quite unusual to see a family member attending the first encounter between two leaders even if it's informal," said Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture, "It indicates that she would be playing some important role in the Trump administration," he added. "But it's no surprise to see her there as she has already been involved in politics. Anyway, that's the Trump way." Ivanka Trump is a key player in her father's business empire and has her own fashion label and jewellery line, and active Twitter and Instagram accounts that nourish her brand. The Tokyo Sports newspaper carried an article headlined "Trump daughter-blonde beauty Ms Ivanka the next ambassador to Japan!?" on its website last Saturday. It cited unidentified overseas media as having reported before the vote that Trump had secret plans to appoint her ambassador, replacing current envoy Caroline Kennedy who is the daughter of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy. "I don't think the possibility that Ivanka would be an ambassador to Japan is zero, but it`s too early to say," said Yamamoto. (AFP)

Ivanka sat in on Trump-Abe talks

Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump&#39;s landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family`s influence as he readies to take power.

In the meeting with Japan&#39;s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the mogul&#39;s Trump Plaza residence, Ivanka -- a model-turned-business executive -- was seen seated as the group conversed in the opulent reception room.

Media were shut out of the gathering in Manhattan, but images released by the Japanese government also showed Ivanka and her husband, real estate developer and publisher Jared Kushner, standing and chatting with Abe.

Ivanka and Kushner, both 35, have emerged as key advisers to Trump, who shocked the world by beating Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November 8 election.

World leaders have scrambled to establish ties with Trump but Abe was the first to see him in person since the vote which has provoked anxiety over US foreign policy and its commitment to security in Asia.&nbsp;

Abe told reporters afterwards that the encounter convinced him the US president-elect was someone &quot;in whom I can have great confidence&quot;.

&quot;We were able to have a very candid talk over a substantial amount of time. We held it in a very warm atmosphere,&quot; he said. &quot;Without confidence between the two nations, our alliance would never function in the future.&quot;

Also seen standing in one of the photos, amidst the gilt and chandeliers of Trump&#39;s skyscraper, was former general Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the post of national security adviser.

But the presence of Ivanka, in a black-and-white dress and high heels, drew attention in protocol-conscious Japan, particularly after the tabloid press reported Trump planned to appoint her as US ambassador to Tokyo.

&quot;It&#39;s quite unusual to see a family member attending the first encounter between two leaders even if it&#39;s informal,&quot; said Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture,

&quot;It indicates that she would be playing some important role in the Trump administration,&quot; he added.

&quot;But it&#39;s no surprise to see her there as she has already been involved in politics. Anyway, that&#39;s the Trump way.&quot;&nbsp;

Ivanka Trump is a key player in her father&#39;s business empire and has her own fashion label and jewellery line, and active Twitter and Instagram accounts that nourish her brand.

The Tokyo Sports newspaper carried an article headlined &quot;Trump daughter-blonde beauty Ms Ivanka the next ambassador to Japan!?&quot; on its website last Saturday.

It cited unidentified overseas media as having reported before the vote that Trump had secret plans to appoint her ambassador, replacing current envoy Caroline Kennedy who is the daughter of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy.

&quot;I don&#39;t think the possibility that Ivanka would be an ambassador to Japan is zero, but it`s too early to say,&quot; said Yamamoto.&nbsp;

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(AFP)

Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump's landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family`s influence as he readies to take power. In the meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the mogul's Trump Plaza residence, Ivanka -- a model-turned-business executive -- was seen seated as the group conversed in the opulent reception room. Media were shut out of the gathering in Manhattan, but images released by the Japanese government also showed Ivanka and her husband, real estate developer and publisher Jared Kushner, standing and chatting with Abe. Ivanka and Kushner, both 35, have emerged as key advisers to Trump, who shocked the world by beating Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November 8 election. World leaders have scrambled to establish ties with Trump but Abe was the first to see him in person since the vote which has provoked anxiety over US foreign policy and its commitment to security in Asia. Abe told reporters afterwards that the encounter convinced him the US president-elect was someone "in whom I can have great confidence". "We were able to have a very candid talk over a substantial amount of time. We held it in a very warm atmosphere," he said. "Without confidence between the two nations, our alliance would never function in the future." Also seen standing in one of the photos, amidst the gilt and chandeliers of Trump's skyscraper, was former general Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the post of national security adviser. But the presence of Ivanka, in a black-and-white dress and high heels, drew attention in protocol-conscious Japan, particularly after the tabloid press reported Trump planned to appoint her as US ambassador to Tokyo. "It's quite unusual to see a family member attending the first encounter between two leaders even if it's informal," said Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture, "It indicates that she would be playing some important role in the Trump administration," he added. "But it's no surprise to see her there as she has already been involved in politics. Anyway, that's the Trump way." Ivanka Trump is a key player in her father's business empire and has her own fashion label and jewellery line, and active Twitter and Instagram accounts that nourish her brand. The Tokyo Sports newspaper carried an article headlined "Trump daughter-blonde beauty Ms Ivanka the next ambassador to Japan!?" on its website last Saturday. It cited unidentified overseas media as having reported before the vote that Trump had secret plans to appoint her ambassador, replacing current envoy Caroline Kennedy who is the daughter of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy. "I don't think the possibility that Ivanka would be an ambassador to Japan is zero, but it`s too early to say," said Yamamoto. (AFP)

Ivanka Trump sits in on landmark Japan PM talks

She is as calm and thoughtful as her father is strident and impetuous. She is Ivanka Trump, and the distance she has taken from her father Donald has earned her both the respect of Democrats and the head-scratching of analysts.

So the Republican candidate shocked the nation by saying he might not recognize the results of the presidential election if he loses? Ivanka, the model-turned-business-executive, insists &quot;he&#39;ll accept the outcome either way.&quot;

So Donald Trump is caught bragging in lewd terms that he can do whatever he wants to women, then insists this was only &quot;locker-room talk&quot;? His daughter calls the comments &quot;inappropriate and offensive&quot; and admits that her father&#39;s words can be &quot;uncomfortable for us.&quot;

Ivanka, soon to turn 35, is still clearly her father&#39;s protegee. He has been unstinting in his praise for his glamorous offspring, a graduate of the prestigious Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Trump counts on her to attract young and female voters.&nbsp;

In introducing her father at the Republican convention in July, Ivanka bragged about his &quot;strength&quot; and his &quot;kindness and compassion.&quot;

But she also knows when to step back.

Having grown up in the spotlight from an early age, at a time when her father&#39;s extramarital affairs filled the tabloid press, Ivanka knows how to tend to her own image, &nbsp;and that of the clothing line that bears her name.

Far from the Republican line&nbsp;

Her Twitter and Instagram accounts help nourish her brand, celebrating women who juggle family life and work, with impeccable style ,as does a book she plans to publish next year.&nbsp;

They portray an ideal family: her husband Jared Kushner, her &quot;biggest fan,&quot; for whom she converted to Judaism, and their three children, aged five, three and six months.

She has drawn on her family experiences to distinguish herself during the campaign, quietly urging her father to make promises far removed from Republican orthodoxy, such as a call for six weeks of paid maternity leave and for childcare tax deductions.

Beyond that, Ivanka insists, she does not delve deeply into politics, unlike her brothers and husband. &quot;I am not the campaign mastermind, as people love to portray and speculate,&quot; she recently told MSNBC television.

But if she has edged away from her father at times in an effort to &quot;salvage her brand,&quot; as The New Yorker magazine has suggested, the balancing act has not been easy.&nbsp;

&quot;Her quest to float along empowered but unsullied beside her father throughout this increasingly ugly campaign has been getting harder and harder,&quot; it added.

&nbsp;A &#39;together&#39; woman

Her reserve, in any case, has earned her a certain degree of respect in the opposing camp.

When, at the end of their second televised debate on October 9, the moderator pressed Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to cite at least one quality in their opponent, Clinton said, without hesitation: &quot;His children are incredibly devoted and able.&quot;&nbsp;

It was an indirect homage to Ivanka, who is a long-standing friend of Chelsea Clinton, the candidate&#39;s daughter.&nbsp;

Even the caustic and strongly left-leaning film director Michael Moore, who just released a film strongly supportive of Clinton, seems to appreciate the young Trump. In an open letter posted on his website, he describes her as a &quot;brilliant&quot; and &quot;very smart and together woman&quot; -- the only person capable, he said, of intervening to stop her father&#39;s quixotic campaign.

For Sam Abrams, a political scientist at Sarah Lawrence College and the conservative Hoover Institution, &quot;When you listen to her... she&#39;s not engaged in the mud-slinging the way the others are; she is trying to be more professional, more mature.&quot;

By taking some distance from her father&#39;s positions, she has given herself &quot;quite a few options&quot; for the future, he said.

That future could be in television, she worked on her father&#39;s reality television program &quot;The Apprentice&quot;, or in politics, where Abrams said she could represent values her father could not.

&quot;The question is, what does she want to do? Can she separate herself more from her father? Can she do it on her own? Does she want to?&quot; the analyst said.

If Donald Trump loses in November as badly as some polls predict, Abrams added, the Republican Party may be in for a prolonged period of self-examination over &quot;what it is and what it stands for.&quot;

So &quot;there is no rush,&quot; he said. &quot;Hillary is the living proof that you can be at it for years.&quot;

(AFP)

The distance Ivanka has maintained from her father Donald has earned her the respect of Democrats and the head-scratching of analysts

She is as calm and thoughtful as her father is strident and impetuous. She is Ivanka Trump, and the distance she has taken from her father Donald has earned her both the respect of Democrats and the head-scratching of analysts. So the Republican candidate shocked the nation by saying he might not recognize the results of the presidential election if he loses? Ivanka, the model-turned-business-executive, insists "he'll accept the outcome either way." So Donald Trump is caught bragging in lewd terms that he can do whatever he wants to women, then insists this was only "locker-room talk"? His daughter calls the comments "inappropriate and offensive" and admits that her father's words can be "uncomfortable for us." Ivanka, soon to turn 35, is still clearly her father's protegee. He has been unstinting in his praise for his glamorous offspring, a graduate of the prestigious Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Trump counts on her to attract young and female voters. In introducing her father at the Republican convention in July, Ivanka bragged about his "strength" and his "kindness and compassion." But she also knows when to step back. Having grown up in the spotlight from an early age, at a time when her father's extramarital affairs filled the tabloid press, Ivanka knows how to tend to her own image, and that of the clothing line that bears her name. Far from the Republican line Her Twitter and Instagram accounts help nourish her brand, celebrating women who juggle family life and work, with impeccable style ,as does a book she plans to publish next year. They portray an ideal family: her husband Jared Kushner, her "biggest fan," for whom she converted to Judaism, and their three children, aged five, three and six months. She has drawn on her family experiences to distinguish herself during the campaign, quietly urging her father to make promises far removed from Republican orthodoxy, such as a call for six weeks of paid maternity leave and for childcare tax deductions. Beyond that, Ivanka insists, she does not delve deeply into politics, unlike her brothers and husband. "I am not the campaign mastermind, as people love to portray and speculate," she recently told MSNBC television. But if she has edged away from her father at times in an effort to "salvage her brand," as The New Yorker magazine has suggested, the balancing act has not been easy. "Her quest to float along empowered but unsullied beside her father throughout this increasingly ugly campaign has been getting harder and harder," it added. A 'together' woman Her reserve, in any case, has earned her a certain degree of respect in the opposing camp. When, at the end of their second televised debate on October 9, the moderator pressed Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to cite at least one quality in their opponent, Clinton said, without hesitation: "His children are incredibly devoted and able." It was an indirect homage to Ivanka, who is a long-standing friend of Chelsea Clinton, the candidate's daughter. Even the caustic and strongly left-leaning film director Michael Moore, who just released a film strongly supportive of Clinton, seems to appreciate the young Trump. In an open letter posted on his website, he describes her as a "brilliant" and "very smart and together woman" -- the only person capable, he said, of intervening to stop her father's quixotic campaign. For Sam Abrams, a political scientist at Sarah Lawrence College and the conservative Hoover Institution, "When you listen to her... she's not engaged in the mud-slinging the way the others are; she is trying to be more professional, more mature." By taking some distance from her father's positions, she has given herself "quite a few options" for the future, he said. That future could be in television, she worked on her father's reality television program "The Apprentice", or in politics, where Abrams said she could represent values her father could not. "The question is, what does she want to do? Can she separate herself more from her father? Can she do it on her own? Does she want to?" the analyst said. If Donald Trump loses in November as badly as some polls predict, Abrams added, the Republican Party may be in for a prolonged period of self-examination over "what it is and what it stands for." So "there is no rush," he said. "Hillary is the living proof that you can be at it for years." (AFP)

Ivanka, the other Trump

At times, the speech was drowned out by the cheering crowds in the arena of the Republican National Convention. Social media crowned a new political star. Some Republicans said they were seeing the US president they longed for. 
 
It was Ivanka Trump&rsquo;s night. 
 
The eldest daughter of New York businessman-turned-presidential nominee Donald Trump almost stole the show on Thursday night with a speech about her father that roused a packed Cleveland convention hall, broadcast to millions. 
 
On Google, there were more searches for Ivanka Trump than for her father. 
 
The 34-year old businesswoman and former model talked about her father&#39;s yearning to improve America, childcare, equal pay for women and other issues close to her heart, with a poise some found befitting of the White House. 
 
&quot;Okay, why isn&#39;t @IvankaTrump running for President?&quot; television actor Anson Mount said in a Twitter post. 
 
&quot;One of the best speeches - if not the best speech - tonight,&quot; said Chris Herrod, a 50-year-old delegate from Utah who had worked for Trump&#39;s vanquished rival Ted Cruz, the US senator from Texas. 
 
One of Trump&#39;s five children, Ivanka was chosen to introduce her father, who then officially accepted the Republican Party&#39;s presidential nomination. Since Trump announced his intention to run for the White House last year, she has been steadily drawn into her father&rsquo;s presidential campaign along with her 35-year-old husband Jared Kushner. 
 
The couple both take part in the Trump campaign&rsquo;s &ldquo;family meeting&rdquo; each Monday morning, helping make decisions about spending and strategy, according to a source familiar with the meetings. 
 
Among the children, Ivanka is the one who is often the bridge to women voters and seems to have the mission of selling her father&#39;s softer side. When she is not involved in the campaign, she helps to run the family&#39;s sprawling business empire from its New York City headquarters. 
 
This week in Cleveland she has been everywhere, lobbying for her father with delegates and donors, appearing in television interviews and leaving a trail of picture-taking fans in her wake. One man, a Republican delegate in Cleveland, carried a placard all week around the convention that read: &ldquo;Ivanka, 2024. First Female President&rdquo;. 
 
Her star turn in Cleveland was one of the top trending topics on Twitter late on Thursday, with about 121 tweets mentioning her name posted every minute. Overall sentiment on her was more positive than negative by a ratio of 3 to 1, according to analytics firm Zoomph. 
 
Ivanka missed her one chance to date to vote for her father: she had not changed her party registration from Democrat to Republican in time to cast a ballot in the April 19 New York primary election. 
 
She more than compensated on Thursday night, some convention delegates said. 
 
&quot;She gave us enormous insight into him and the kind of man he is,&quot; said retiree Fernando C deBaca, a 78-year-old New Mexico delegate. 
 
&quot;She&#39;s (an) enormously capable young lady, as is her brother. We&#39;re going to see the beginning of a dynasty here.&quot; 
 
(AFP)

On Google, there were more searches for Ivanka Trump than for her father. People on social media wanted her to run for president instead

At times, the speech was drowned out by the cheering crowds in the arena of the Republican National Convention. Social media crowned a new political star. Some Republicans said they were seeing the US president they longed for. It was Ivanka Trump’s night. The eldest daughter of New York businessman-turned-presidential nominee Donald Trump almost stole the show on Thursday night with a speech about her father that roused a packed Cleveland convention hall, broadcast to millions. On Google, there were more searches for Ivanka Trump than for her father. The 34-year old businesswoman and former model talked about her father's yearning to improve America, childcare, equal pay for women and other issues close to her heart, with a poise some found befitting of the White House. "Okay, why isn't @IvankaTrump running for President?" television actor Anson Mount said in a Twitter post. "One of the best speeches - if not the best speech - tonight," said Chris Herrod, a 50-year-old delegate from Utah who had worked for Trump's vanquished rival Ted Cruz, the US senator from Texas. One of Trump's five children, Ivanka was chosen to introduce her father, who then officially accepted the Republican Party's presidential nomination. Since Trump announced his intention to run for the White House last year, she has been steadily drawn into her father’s presidential campaign along with her 35-year-old husband Jared Kushner. The couple both take part in the Trump campaign’s “family meeting” each Monday morning, helping make decisions about spending and strategy, according to a source familiar with the meetings. Among the children, Ivanka is the one who is often the bridge to women voters and seems to have the mission of selling her father's softer side. When she is not involved in the campaign, she helps to run the family's sprawling business empire from its New York City headquarters. This week in Cleveland she has been everywhere, lobbying for her father with delegates and donors, appearing in television interviews and leaving a trail of picture-taking fans in her wake. One man, a Republican delegate in Cleveland, carried a placard all week around the convention that read: “Ivanka, 2024. First Female President”. Her star turn in Cleveland was one of the top trending topics on Twitter late on Thursday, with about 121 tweets mentioning her name posted every minute. Overall sentiment on her was more positive than negative by a ratio of 3 to 1, according to analytics firm Zoomph. Ivanka missed her one chance to date to vote for her father: she had not changed her party registration from Democrat to Republican in time to cast a ballot in the April 19 New York primary election. She more than compensated on Thursday night, some convention delegates said. "She gave us enormous insight into him and the kind of man he is," said retiree Fernando C deBaca, a 78-year-old New Mexico delegate. "She's (an) enormously capable young lady, as is her brother. We're going to see the beginning of a dynasty here." (AFP)

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