Reuters, London :
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with Donald Trump in Washington in the spring, a representative said, in the first visit with the new president by the leader of one of the United States’ closest allies.
In a phone call with Trump in late November, the Conservative prime minister and the Republican president-elect agreed to work on building relationships through the US presidential transition and to meet at the earliest opportunity.
“We are pleased to have been able to make that happen and the Prime Minister looks forward to visiting the new president in the spring,” May’s representative said in an emailed statement on Thursday. The statement did not provide further details on the timing of her visit to the US capital.
During the call, May’s second such conversation with Trump since his election on November 8, the prime minister “suggested it would be a good idea for key staff from both teams to meet. President-elect Trump agreed this would be useful,” the statement said.
Trump takes office on January 20.
Britain has long cherished its so-called “special relationship” with the United States as a central pillar of its foreign policy, but May has struggled to build relations with Trump’s transition team.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with Donald Trump in Washington in the spring, a representative said, in the first visit with the new president by the leader of one of the United States’ closest allies.
In a phone call with Trump in late November, the Conservative prime minister and the Republican president-elect agreed to work on building relationships through the US presidential transition and to meet at the earliest opportunity.
“We are pleased to have been able to make that happen and the Prime Minister looks forward to visiting the new president in the spring,” May’s representative said in an emailed statement on Thursday. The statement did not provide further details on the timing of her visit to the US capital.
During the call, May’s second such conversation with Trump since his election on November 8, the prime minister “suggested it would be a good idea for key staff from both teams to meet. President-elect Trump agreed this would be useful,” the statement said.
Trump takes office on January 20.
Britain has long cherished its so-called “special relationship” with the United States as a central pillar of its foreign policy, but May has struggled to build relations with Trump’s transition team.
