Ivanka Trump (pictured) attending the event to pay special tribute to the victims of the air disaster which claimed the lives of all 157...
Ivanka Trump honored victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Monday by attending a special ceremony and laying a wreath to the dead. During her visit to Addis Ababa, Ivanka stopped off at a cathedral in the Ethiopian capital to pay tribute to the 157 people killed when the plane crashed soon after takeoff last month. The president's daughter and senior adviser visited Holy Trinity Cathedral, where she met with religious leaders and laid a wreath to mourn the dead.
A total of 21 United Nations staffers and 12 aid workers were killed last month when the Boeing 737 Max crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi. Airlines and countries around the world have grounded Boeing 737 Max jets or banned them from their airspace following the crash. A similar crash involving the same Boeing model plane crashed into the waters off Indonesia last October, killing all 189 on board.
The First Daughter touched down in Addis Ababa early on Sunday and took to Instagram to share photos of her first meeting the head of the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. The WGDPI initiative aims to train women worldwide to help them get well-paying jobs. Ivanka is due to visit Ethiopia and Ivory Coast over the next three days and is via flying commercial airlines, rather than using a US State Department aircraft.
Her schedule includes a women's economic empowerment summit in Ivory Coast as well as site visits and meetings with political leaders, executives and female entrepreneurs in both countries. Yesterday she visited a coffee shop and textile company in Addis Ababa. It was her first stop in Africa on a four-day trip to Ethiopia and Ivory Coast on behalf of a White House project intended to boost 50 million women in developing countries by 2025.