Telangana preparing gift basket for Ivanka Trump

Telangana government may spring a surprise to US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka with a costly ‘gift of basket’ during her visit to the city to attend the 3-day Global Entrepreneur Summit beginning from November 28.

The gift basket will be a different one from the presentations bestowed on US Presidents, Bill Clinton and George W Bush, during their visit to the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh when N Chandrababu Naidu and YS Rajasekhar Reddy were chief ministers respectively. Clinton was presented a silver Charminar memento and Bush was given a similar memento.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is planning to present a unique gift to Ivanka at the dinner party hosted by



the Telangana government at Golconda Fort on December 29 to all delegates attending the summit, a source told. Since Ivanka is also Advisor to US President, the government will follow the protocol and accord a fitting reception with felicitation to her.

The gifts will comprise a memento of Charminar, (a replica of the historical structure), pearl-studded necklace and diamond-cut jewellery designed by Hyderabad jewellers and handloom woven silk sarees from Gadwal and Sircilla. Sources said that KCR will take a final call on which items to be gifted to Ivanka. The state government requires permission from Ivanka’s security staff to finalise the gift items, according to sources.