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At the personal invitation of the Knavs / Trump family, Ivo Boscarol will attend the US president inauguration ceremony
17. 01. 2025
The celebration will begin on Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C. at the Capital One Arena, which can accommodate around 20,000 guests. On Monday, the main event will be the inauguration ceremony, known as the “Swearing-In Ceremony” on the west side of the Capitol in Washington. This is the official event at which the newly elected President and Vice President of the United States of America take the oath of office. Because this is an event of high social importance, it is attended by many important guests, members of Congress, Supreme Court judges, high-ranking military officials and recipients of the Medal of Honor. Former US presidents and vice-presidents will also be present.
In the evening of the same day, the “Starlight Inaugural Ball” gala event, an official inaugural ball with a gala dinner and musical performances, will be held. Unlike the two previous events, this one is held for a closed company of invited political leaders and other important guests.
On Tuesday, the program will begin with a solemn mass. Bilateral talks and meetings with other interesting invited guests are planned later.
On Wednesday, Ivo Boscarol is also invited for a visit to the White House.
The invitation to the event
There were several reasons for the invitation:
Ivo Boscarol is not unknown in the USA, and his work in the field of aviation is highly regarded. With the certification of an electric, emission-free propulsion system for commercial transport, he set an important milestone in the history of aviation, for which the American Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) awarded him its highest honor – the “August Raspet Award” for outstanding contribution to the development of aviation, and the American Kiddie Hawk Flight Academy awarded him the title of “Living Legend of Aviation”.
Under his leadership and ownership, Pipistrel company won three NASA competitions for the best aircraft. Pipistrel has been a supplier of highly capable aerial surveillance aircraft to the US military for over 15 years. It has established long-term technical cooperation with American multinationals such as Honeywell, Bell and Textron. Uber chose Pipistrel as the only European company to collaborate on the development of a flying taxi. The Trump/Knavs family also knows all this and is proud to follow Ivo’s work and successes.
Memorial plaque
The invitation to the ceremony for Ivo did not come through a political institution, but personally from Mrs. and Mr. Trump through Melania’s father, Mr. Viktor Knavs. Ivo Boscarol was introduced to Viktor Knavs by Prof. Dr. Metka Zorc, founder and director of the Medicor medical center.
Melania’s father Viktor Knavs, Ivo Boscarol and Dr. Metka Zorc with a bottle of Mare Santo sparkling wine
On such occasions, it is customary to bring a gift, but it is not easy to choose a memorable gift for people who have enough of everything. Since this is an opportunity to promote Slovenian products, Ivo Boscarol decided to give the presidential couple a bottle of Mare Santo sparkling wine, a unique Slovenian sparkling wine story, in which he himself is also involved. After two years of aging in the sea, each bottle is unique, overgrown with sea shells, and the taste is peculiar and noble due to a special cork that partially lets in minerals and a hint of the sea. So, on Wednesday, at the presidential inauguration in the White House, there will also be a toast with Slovenian wine.