Ivanka Trump¹, the daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, will lead the U.S. delegation² to attend the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in South Korea on Sunday, said the White House on Wednesday.

 

美国总统特朗普之女伊万卡·特朗普将率美国代表团参加周日举行的平昌冬奥会闭幕式。
 

 

Ivanka, also Trump's advisor³, was scheduled to have dinner on Friday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at his office in Seoul during her weekend trip to South Korea, said senior White House officials at a background briefing in the day. 

 

Ivanka did not plan to meet with officials from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said the officials on the condition of anonymity⁴. 

 

The DPRK sent its athletes and cheerleaders as well as a high-ranking delegation to PyeongChang, showing its willingness to improve inter-Korean relations and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. 

 

Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un, also delivered a letter of Kim Jong Un to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, inviting⁵ him to visit Pyongyang at a convenient time.

 

The invitation was made during an informal meeting between Moon and the DPRK's Olympic delegation, including the younger Kim who serves as the first vice⁶ director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

 

The PyeongChang Winter Olympics was slated⁷ between Feb. 9-25.

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