External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his Special Envoy at the inaugural function of President Donald Trump in Washington DC
today.
The External Affairs Minister is carrying a letter from the Prime Minister for President Trump, sources said.
EAM Jaishankar stated that it was a privilege to represent as Special Envoy of PM Modi at the Swearing-In-Ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington DC. In a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, “Priveleged to represent as External Affairs Minister and Special Envoy of PM at the Swearing-In Ceremony of the 47th President of the United States of America today in Washington DC.”
Sharing the images from the Inauguration Day Prayer Service Jaishankar added, “Attended the Inauguration Day Prayer Service at St John’s Church this morning.”
Privileged to represent as External Affairs Minister and Special Envoy of PM at the Swearing-In Ceremony of the 47th President of the United States of America today in Washington DC.
Attended the Inauguration Day Prayer Service at St John’s Church this morning.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 20, 2025
They said that the general practice has been to send Special Envoys of the Prime Minister to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Heads of State and Government. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Nigeria in May 2023 and the then Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Maldives in November 2023.
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of Iran in July 2024. Minister of State for External Minister Pabitra Margherita attended the swearing in ceremony of the President of Indonesia and of the
President of Mexico in October last year.
The then Minister for External Affairs Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh had attended the swearing in ceremony of the President of the Phillippines in June 2022.
Meanwhile, people have started to gather outside the US Capitol Rotunda building, where US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is scheduled to be held today.
