No Trump, not Vance, not rubio. Who is the woman who met European leaders at the White House
The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, is greeted by the head of the White House protocol, Monica Crowley, on her arrival at the White House. Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images / Profimedia
The leaders of some of the closest allies of the United States were met on Monday at the White House, neither by the president, nor by the Vice -President nor by the Secretary of State. In contrast, Monica Crowley, the head of the White House protocol, was the one who has officially welcomed her, shaking her hand and, in some cases, giving them a kiss on the cheek, reports Reuters.
Crowley was part of the first Trump administration and held the assistant assistant of the secretary of the treasury for public affairs during 2019 – 2021.
Previously, he has been presenter and analyst on political and foreign policy at Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, since 1998.
Monica Crowley, The White House Chief of Protocol, Greeted European Leaders as they arrived at the White House ahead of the Meeting Between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. https://t.co/os03vbpncu pic.twitter.com/pkgunfdg6g
– ABC News (@abc) August 18, 2025
In 2017, Crowley had been designated principal director for strategic communication within the National Security Council. However, she refused the post after the investigations conducted by CNN and Politico revealed that she plagiarized her doctoral thesis at Colombia University in 2000.
She was also the one who drove Vladimir Putin at the airport, when she left Alaska on Friday.
Bidding Farewell to President Putin @Kremlinrusia_e in Alaska 🇺🇸🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/p8aaxczgnqz
– Monica Crowley (@monicaCrowley) August 16, 2025
Live Breaking Trump has announced that it sounded at Putin and that a Putin – Zelenski meeting will take place, followed by a trilateral / EC said Zelenski about “territorial issues”, after leaving the White House – Photo / Video
