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Special relationships: UK prime ministers visiting US presidents – in pictures

Special relationships: UK prime ministers visiting US presidents – in pictures
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Source: The Guardian
Author: Matt Fidler
Published: Feb, 27 2025 14:42

A look back at previous trips to the US by British PMs, from Trump holding May’s hand, Heath’s fireside chat with Nixon, to Churchill and Truman. Matt Fidler. Thu 27 Feb 2025 14.42 GMT Last modified on Thu 27 Feb 2025 14.57 GMT.

[Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden look at the camera and smile as they shake hands while seated in the Oval Office]
Image Credit: the Guardian [Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden look at the camera and smile as they shake hands while seated in the Oval Office]

Photograph: Niall Carson/Getty Images. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. Photograph: Hum Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images.

[Liz Truss looks serious as she listens to Joe Biden, who is speaking. They are seated in front of US and UK flags]
Image Credit: the Guardian [Liz Truss looks serious as she listens to Joe Biden, who is speaking. They are seated in front of US and UK flags]

Photograph: Ron Edmonds/AP. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters. Photograph: Brooks Kraft/Corbis/Getty Images. Photograph: Shawn Thew/AFP/Getty Images. Photograph: David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images. Photograph: Eric Draper/White House/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images.

[Trump points towards Johnson with his thumb as they sit smiling next to each other in front of US and UK flags]
Image Credit: the Guardian [Trump points towards Johnson with his thumb as they sit smiling next to each other in front of US and UK flags]

Photograph: Getty Images. Photograph: Sharon Farmer/White House/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images. Photograph: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/AFP/Getty Images. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images. Photograph: Dirck Halstead/Getty Images. Photograph: Peter Jordan/Popperfoto/Getty Images.

[Donald Trump holds Theresa May’s hand as they walk]
Image Credit: the Guardian [Donald Trump holds Theresa May’s hand as they walk]

Photograph: Benjamin E Forte/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images. Photograph: Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images. Photograph: World Politics Archive (WPA)/Alamy. Photograph: Bettmann Archive. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive. Photograph: Everett/Shutterstock.

[View from behind Trump and May as they stand at lecterns, each gesturing towards each other]
Image Credit: the Guardian [View from behind Trump and May as they stand at lecterns, each gesturing towards each other]

Photograph: Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images. Photograph: Ed Clark/The Life Picture Collection/Shutterstock. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images. Photograph: PhotoQuest/Getty Images. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.

[Cameron and Obama appear deep in conversation as they sit alongside each other]
Image Credit: the Guardian [Cameron and Obama appear deep in conversation as they sit alongside each other]

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