As of January 12, 2025, Donald Trump who has been nominated for the post of the president has invited a number of world leaders to his presidential inauguration set to take place on January 20, 2025. These leaders include:
President Xi Jinping, China: was invited but did not attend with the explanation that he was willing to send a senior official to represent him.
Giorgia Meloni, Italy: She was invited to the celebration and is expected to attend.
Javier Milei, Argentina: He was invited to the event and is expected to attend.
Nayib Bukele, El Salvador: Inevitable and waiting for feedback.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel: Absence is planned due to surgery, though he had an intention of joining the ceremony.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil: He was invited. He may attend if his confiscated passport is returned.
A Georgian President, Salome Zourabichvili, was also invited: She is still waiting for a response before attending the event.
Viktor Orbán, Hungary, invited. She is looking forward to getting persuasive feedback and likely attend.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: has not received a formal invitation, although President Trump has already made it clear that he would be glad to have him should he wish to come.
A noteworthy absence was that of Russian President Vladimir Putin who did not receive even a hint of the possibility to attend.
