First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump is set to join her husband President Donald Trump on his first foreign trip as the head of the state.
The itinerary of US President and the First Lady
Although details regarding Melania Trump's itinerary remain unknown some information regarding President Donald Trump's schedule for his first foreign trip was announced earlier this month by the White House. The President of US is set to visit Israel, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Italy later this month as well as making an appearance at the NATO G-7 meeting that will take place in Brussels, Belgium.
Along with the fact that whether the couple's son 11-year-old Barron Trump would be joining the President and First Lady on their trip or not, what also remains unclear for now is what official role or responsibilities would be assigned to 47-year-old Melania Trump.
Confirmation of the news by official spokesperson
Director of Communications for the First Lady, Stephanie Grisham confirmed the news on Tuesday saying that Melania Trump will definitely be accompanying the President for the whole trip and that she will make a number of public appearances.
Details about Donald Trump's visit to Israel, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Italy
During his visit to Israel, President Trump is looking forward to meeting his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The trio are expected to have several topics on their agenda including the threat posed by ISIS as well as discussing a possible peace deal between Israel and Palestine.
In his trip to Saudi Arabia, along with the King of Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abd Al-Aziz, Donald Trump is also expected to meet leaders of Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.
This meeting is going to focus upon different security issues.
In the final stop of his trip, President Trump will travel to Italy where he will meet 80-year-old, 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis to discuss “religious communities” in both US and Italy.
What does the First Lady do on her official trips
In the recent years, the US public has seen the First Ladies accompanying their husbands on their foreign trips. During her husband's presidential tenure, the First Lady usually focuses upon a number of social issues like Female Education and Women Empowerment and she concentrates upon the same causes during her official trips.
