WASHINGTON, DC – Her Excellency, Audrey Marks, Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, has accepted an invite to take part within the sixtieth Presidential Inauguration ceremonies, marking Donald J. Trump’s return to the presidency alongside his working mate Senator JD Vance.
The ambassador’s participation facilities on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, when she is going to attend the swearing-in ceremonies on the U.S. Capitol instantly adopted by an unique Diplomatic Corps Reception and parade viewing on the Blair Home, the President’s official visitor home.
Liberty Inaugural Ball
The day will finish with the Liberty Inaugural Ball on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The diplomatic group will see the primary dance of the brand new president and first girl.
The solemnity of the event will lengthen into January 21, with Ambassador Marks attending a Nationwide Prayer Service, to be held on the historic Washington Nationwide Cathedral. This conventional ceremony, which dates again to George Washington’s presidency, serves as a religious capstone to the inauguration festivities.
Ambassador Marks stated she appears ahead to working with the Trump-Vance administration. She needs to deal with areas that curiosity each Jamaica and the USA. This contains strengthening commerce and funding alternatives. She additionally goals to develop vitality partnerships and enhance safety cooperation.
Ambassador Marks will attend her fourth US Presidential inauguration. She has been to Obama/Biden, Trump/Pence, Biden/Harris, and Trump/Vance. She believes these occasions supply probabilities for casual talks with the brand new administration.
The invitation, prolonged by way of official diplomatic channels, represents a part of a broader outreach because the incoming administration prepares to reset American overseas coverage priorities.
