Just a few days before the US President's daughter ivanka was about to visit India, there was an exclusive report that US Secretary of State Tilson did not send a high-level diplomatic delegation to support her.
Several sources in the State Council and a source close to the White House confirmed that Tilson's decision not to send high-level officials to attend this year's Indian Global Entrepreneur Summit has nothing to do with the key projects of the Secretary of State to cut the budget of ministries and commissions, but more to do with the participation of the US delegation led by ivanka this year. Indian Prime Minister Modi sent an invitation to Trump in June this year. The theme of this year is to support female entrepreneurs.
In previous years, the State Council attached great importance to this summit, and former Secretary of State Kerry and President Obama personally attended many times. But this year, according to a senior official in the State Council, "diplomats above Deputy Assistant Secretary of State are not allowed to attend. The Secretary of State and his key officials insist that all travel must be approved-even the smallest details. "
"They won't send high-level, because they don't want to keep up appearances for ivanka. Now is another rift between the White House and the State Council, but now is the time for Tilson to have no more problems with the president. " The official added.
A source close to the White House, who asked not to be named, said that the Indian delegation was "slimmer" than in previous years, and it would definitely be regarded as left out by many key figures in the State Council, while Tilson's management style and extremely strict coterie also annoyed some people in the cabinet.
The report quoted sources as saying that some people in the White House felt that Tilson and his team were unwilling to support ivanka's trip to India, which was ivanka's most popular international appearance on behalf of the United States.
"What Tilson doesn't like is that he should be the number one diplomat in our country. kushner and ivanka have completely crushed him for a long time." The source said, "So now, he will not send senior officials from the State Council to support this summit. He does not support ivanka. "
The State Council spokeswoman Heather Nauert responded that the State Council is committed to supporting women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship, and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit is an excellent opportunity to show the importance of these issues.
However, CNN also admitted that this year's summit was held at a time when the State Council was cutting its budget, and there was no resident Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia in the United States. In addition, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit is also a product of the Obama era, starting from 20 10. Therefore, after the new government takes office, it is also expected to make some adjustments in the coping style.