
Ivanka Trump made her first appearance at a White House policy session on Monday afternoon as she met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and her father to discuss a new task force to help boost women in business.

The First Daughter listened intently as Trudeau held the floor in the Cabinet Room shortly after being welcomed to Washington, D.C. by the president.

She also gave her own input, enthusiastically contributing to the round table discussion after welcoming Trudeau and entrepreneur women to the White House.

'I'm honored to be here and really looking forward to hearing from each of you who serve as tremendous role models for me and so many other business leaders across both of our countries,' she said, 'and can lend some tremendously valuable perspective as we think about the unique challenges that entrepreneurs, women in the workforce, female small business owners are confronted with each and every day, and as we think how we level the playing field for this generation and for the next.'

President Trump proudly told the room how Ivanka had been 'very involved' in building the newly-announced task force and that he appreciated her help.

She spent the morning getting ready at home with the help of an entourage of stylists before traveling to the White House in a blacked out SUV.

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Ivanka Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and female business leaders on Monday to discuss how to boost women in business

The First Daughter was all ears as she listened to Trudeau and others present at the meeting speak about how best to empower women in the workplace - a cause she is passionate about

President Trump said Ivanka had been 'very involved' in building the task force which was discussed at Monday's meeting (above)

Prime Minister Trudeau held out Ivanka's seat for her as they sat down in the Cabinet Room shortly after midday

Prime Minister Trudeau was given a warm welcome by President Trump, posing inside the Oval Office before their talks got underway

The task force will be known as The United States Canada Council for the Advancement of Women Business Leaders-Female Entrepreneurs. White House aides said it was an interest shared by both the Canadian and US administrations.

WHO WAS THERE Elyse Allan, GE Canada Dawn Farrell, TransAlta Linda Hasenfratz, Linamar Monique F. Leroux, Investissement Quebec Tina Lee, T&T Supermarket Inc. Tamara Lundgren, Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. Carol Stephenson, General Motors Company Julie Sweet, Accenture North America Annette Verschuren, NRStor Inc. Advertisement

The cause is close to Ivanka's heart, serving as the inspiration for her first book Women Who Work. It is also a common theme among advertising campaigns for her clothes and accessories lines.

The president said later, at a joint presser that he and Trudeau know that the 'full power of women can be better than anyone else. We know that.'

Ivanka's husband Jared is a senior advisor to her father at the White House. She left the Trump Organization and her own business to move with him to Washington. She's been seen at the White House several times since her father moved in, accompanying his to Dover Air Force Base to receive a fallen solider. Today was the first time she'd been seen in a policy meeting, however.

Eager to look the part, Ivanka enjoyed the help of an entourage to get ready at home before.

The glam squad flocked to her DC home as Jared Kushner set off for an early morning in his role as Senior Adviser to the President.

One associate was frisked with a metal detector before she was allowed to enter.

Jared set off at 7.35am, minutes after the first of Ivanka's stylists arrived. They left shortly before 9am and Ivanka, 35, followed around an hour later.

Ivanka, who is a passionate advocate for women in business, was excited to sit down with the Prime Minister at the start of the meeting

Trudeau was welcomed to Washington DC on Monday morning by the president to discuss a range of topics including the US-Canadian task force for female business leaders

The First Daughter was vocal in the round table discussion and held the Canadian Prime Minister's ear as she gave her thoughts. She sat between him and Dawn Farrell, President and CEO of TransAlta Corporation

President Donald Trump sat opposite the pair among other female business leaders to discuss the special task force

L-R: Prime Minister Trudeau, Ivanka Trump, Dawn Farrell of TransAlta, Monique F. Leroux, Investissement Quebec, Hope Hicks, White House Director of Strategic Communications, Tina Lee, T&T Supermarket Inc. Carol Stephenson of General Motors is next to President Donald Trump and Tamara Lundgren of Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. is on his other side

Ivanka joked with Annette Verschuren, the President of Home Depot in Canada and Asia, who was also invited to the talks

Earlier on Monday morning, President Trump gave a warm welcome to Prime Minister Trudeau who he greeted outside the West Wing before a photo-opp in the Oval Office.

The pair seemed happy to be in one another's company, with Trudeau familiarly planting one arm on President Trump's bicep as they shook hands.

Trudeau has said he expects to 'find a lot of common ground' with the Republican president, despite their disagreements over trade.

The Canadian PM was supportive of Barack Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership and said in November he'd 'miss' his American counterpart.

Trump believes that TPP, which he nixed his first few days in office, and NAFTA have been bad for American workers and is expected to talk about restructuring free trade between the U.S. and its neighbor to the north today.

Ivanka's glam squad was spotted at her home earlier in the day to help her get ready for the meeting. One stylist battled heavy winds as she left with a large suitcase at around 9am

The first stylist arrived at the first daughter's home shortly before 7.30am before her husband Jared had left for work

More assistants arrived after Jared's departure, including one who was frisked with a metal detector before she could make her way inside

Jared Kushner got an early start on Monday morning as he left his DC home for the White House where Trudeau is being hosted

Ivanka eventually left the house at 10.10am, making her way to the White House in a blacked-out SUV

Trudeau on Friday said he intends to 'defend and demonstrate Canadian values' in his meetings at the White House today but 'respectfully and not from an ideological standpoint.'

He has also spoken out against Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations. The ban, which has since been lifted by a federal judge who deemed it 'unconstitutional', prevented citizens from affected countries from entering the US regardless of whether or not they held valid visas or green cards.

Prime Minister Trudeau reacted to it with an emotional plea to Muslim immigrants who he said were always welcome in Canada. The following day, a white gunman killed six people in a terror attack at a Quebec mosque.

This afternoon the PM and the president will deliver a progress report at a joint press conference.

'I'm honored to be here with Prime Minister Trudeau. His father I knew and respected greatly, and he gave me a picture of myself and your father, and what a great picture I will keep that in a very special place, at the Waldorf-Astoria, together,' Trump said, making reference to a famous New York City hotel.

Trudeau's father Pierre was also prime minister.

The prime minister also met with House Speaker Paul Ryan in a busy day of events at the White House

The two leaders gave a joint press conference later on Monday where they told of their plans to maintain relations between the US and Canada

After the discussions, the president and prime minister were seen walking down the West Wing colonnade