Melania Trump Honors Women of Courage Around the World at Annual Ceremony

Melania Trump Honors Women of Courage Around the World at Annual Ceremony
First lady Melania Trump speaks during the 2019 International Women of Courage awards ceremony at the US State Department in Washington on March 7, 2019. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
|Updated:

First Lady Melania Trump recognized 10 women from across the globe in this year’s International Women of Courage Awards hosted by the U.S. State Department, where she emphasized the importance of courage.

Joining Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on March 7 to confer the awards, Trump noted the record number of female lawmakers in Washington and the historic unemployment levels for women—the lowest level in 65 years.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
twitter
Related Topics