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Foreign Secretary travels to Washington for talks with Secretary of State Pompeo

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will travel to Washington for talks with the US Administration and other US politicians on a range of foreign policy issues.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
• Published: 23 January 2019
• Last updated: 24 January 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will travel to Washington today for talks with the US Administration and other senior US politicians on a range of foreign policy issues including Yemen, Iran, Syria, cyber security and the future of the UK-US relationship.

While in Washington the Foreign Secretary will meet Vice-President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

A Foreign Office spokesperson said:

The US remains the UK’s closest partner and ally. When it comes to challenges such as tackling Russia’s malign influence, bringing an end to humanitarian crises such as that in Yemen and stopping the use of chemical weapons there is no international relationship more important to us.

The Foreign Secretary’s visit this week is an opportunity to discuss the full breadth of our foreign policy cooperation. It is also a chance to look ahead to the future of the UK-US relationship – a future underpinned by an ambitious post-Brexit trade deal and driven by our shared values and vision for a more secure, stable and prosperous world.

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Published 23 January 2019
Last updated 24 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 24 January 2019

   Reference to meeting with Speaker Pelosi removed as meeting did not end up taking place.

2. 23 January 2019

   First published.