--- description: To celebrate International Women's Day, Melania Trump is hosting a White House luncheon for some of Washington's most powerful women. title: First Lady Melania Trump to Host an International Women's Day Luncheon at the White House image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3484ed7007f167/6988bc378e06017aba4695e1/melania-trump-governors-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # First Lady Melania Trump to Host an International Women's Day Luncheon at the White House by [Kate Dwyer](/author/kate-dwyer/) ## Kate Dwyer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2017 4:40 PM CUT  U.S. first lady Melania Trump listens to a toast by her husband President Donald Trump while hosting the annual Governors' Dinner in the East Room of the White House February 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. first lady Melania Trump listens to a toast by her husband President Donald Trump while hosting the annual Governors' Dinner in the East Room of the White House February 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—;Getty Images by [Kate Dwyer](/author/kate-dwyer/) ## Kate Dwyer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2017 4:40 PM CUT Melania Trump is hosting a White House luncheon to mark International Women’s Day, [the Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/03/07/melania-trump-to-host-white-house-luncheon-marking-international-womens-day/?utm%5Fterm=.f41f132fba81 "undefined") reports. Earlier this week, some of Washington’s most influential women received invites to the event, including first daughter Ivanka Trump and White House advisor Dina Powell. Mrs. Trump [hosted](http://motto.time.com/4684155/melania-trump-white-house-governors-ball/ "undefined") her first White House event — the Governors Ball — at the end of February. Although [President Trump](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/839433951957696513 "undefined") and [Ivanka](https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/839439090877607936 "undefined") have both tweeted messages commemorating International Women’s Day, the First Lady has not yet released an official statement, and there’s no word on what her remarks at this luncheon could focus on. President Trump has previously [stated](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/02/16/the-first-lady-will-focus-on-womens-difficulties-president-trump-says/?tid=a%5Finl&utm%5Fterm=.6d6f644e509a "undefined") that his wife will focus on “women’s issues, women’s difficulties” during her time in the White House. > [](https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/839439090877607936) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/839433951957696513) Traditionally, the First Lady’s office has [partnered](https://2001-2009.state.gov/secretary/rm/2005/43136.htm "undefined") with the State Department to celebrate the achievements of women worldwide and emphasize the importance of supporting the next generation of women leaders. And in March 2007, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [established](https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/wi/iwoc/ "undefined") the International Women of Courage Awards. Last year, Michelle Obama [spoke about the one-year anniversary](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/08/remarks-first-lady-let-girls-learn-event-celebrating-international "undefined") of her [Let Girls Learn](https://letgirlslearn.gov/ "undefined") initiative on International Women’s Day. \[H/T [the Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/03/07/melania-trump-to-host-white-house-luncheon-marking-international-womens-day/?utm%5Fterm=.f41f132fba81 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4695348/melania-trump-international-womens-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4695348/melania-trump-international-womens-day/"},"headline":"First Lady Melania Trump to Host an International Women's Day Luncheon at the White House","datePublished":"2017-03-08T16:40:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:06.769Z","description":"First daughter Ivanka Trump will likely attend too","url":"https://time.com/4695348/melania-trump-international-womens-day/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3484ed7007f167/6988bc378e06017aba4695e1/melania-trump-governors-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Dwyer","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kate-dwyer/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3484ed7007f167/6988bc378e06017aba4695e1/melania-trump-governors-ball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President And Melania Trump Host Governors Ball At The White House","caption":"President And Melania Trump Host Governors Ball At The White House","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla—;Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4695348/melania-trump-international-womens-day/","name":"First Lady Melania Trump to Host an International Women's Day Luncheon at the White House"}}]}] ```