Apple's Tim Cook bags a seat next to France's First Lady Brigitte Macron state dinner
Apple CEO Tim Cook managed to bag a seat next to France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron during the White House state dinner Tuesday night.
Photos taken from France 24's White House correspondent Philip Crowther show Cook chatting with Macron as President Donald Trump stood at a podium directly behind them.
'Trump’s toast has begun. Apple CEO Tim Cook is sitting next to Brigitte Macron,' Crowther tweeted in one of the photo's captions.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook managed to bag a seat next to France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron during the White House state dinner Tuesday night
Photos taken from France 24's White House correspondent Philip Crowther show Cook chatting with Macron as President Donald Trump stood at a podium directly behind them
'Trump’s toast has begun. Apple CEO Tim Cook is sitting next to Brigitte Macron,' Crowther tweeted in one of the photo's captions
Another photo shows Trump standing beside France's President Emmanuel Macron as they lift their glasses for the toast
In a toast before Tuesday's dinner honoring France, Trump described his wife First Lady Melania Trump as 'America's absolutely incredible first lady' before he raised a glass to President Macron
Another photo shows Trump standing beside France's President Emmanuel Macron as they lift their glasses for the toast.
Meanwhile, Cook toasts with First Lady Brigitte and pianist Hélène Arnault, who attended the state dinner with her husband Bernard Arnault, the CEO of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH.
In a toast before Tuesday's dinner honoring France, Trump described his wife First Lady Melania Trump as 'America's absolutely incredible first lady' before he raised a glass to President Macron.
He thanked her for her efforts on the dinner and said she had created an evening that everyone will always 'cherish and remember'.
The dinner for 130 guests marked Melania's highest-profile hostess gig to date as first lady.
Trump went on to raise a glass to President Macron saying: 'May our friendship grow even deeper'.
In his toast, Macron, who spoke in French, thanked Trump for making him the first world leader honored with a state visit.
Meanwhile, Cook toasts with First Lady Brigitte and pianist Hélène Arnault, who attended the state dinner with her husband Bernard Arnault (both pictured), the CEO of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH
Cook and Lisa Jackson are seen arriving for the state dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House
Among the guests were Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner who were among the first to arrive at the White House shortly after 6pm. They were followed closely by Vice President Mike Pence and wife Karen
Reporters were left off the invite list but one media mogul made the list: the owner of Fox News Channel Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch held his wife Jerry Hall's hand as they made their way into the White House
He added that he and Trump had pledged to work together and listen to one another.
'Thank you for the quality of our exchanges,' he said before toasting the 'unbreakable friendship' of the US and France.
Among the guests were Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner who were among the first to arrive at the White House shortly after 6pm.
They were followed closely by Vice President Mike Pence and wife Karen.
Reporters were left off the invite list but one media mogul made the list: the owner of Fox News Channel Rupert Murdoch.
Murdoch held his wife Jerry Hall's hand as they made their way into the White House.