President and Mrs. Obama Visit the UK

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace in London, England

The President and Mrs. Obama have accepted the invitation of Her Majesty the Queen, and will travel to the United Kingdom for a state visit on May 24-26, 2011.

Buckingham Palace have released this press release for the State Visit.  President and Mrs. Obam will stay at Buckingham Palace.

The President and Mrs Obama first visited the UK in 2009 from 31 March to 3 April  where President Obama attended the G20 Summit.  This will be the second State Visit by a U.S. President.  A list of all previous Presidential visits is on this page.

Official Texts & News from the Visit

Official News from the May 2011 State Visit to the UK

As President Obama spoke to the Mother of Parliaments' at Westminster Hall in London, it was a stark reminder of just closely linked our fates are.

All official texts from the 24-26 May 2011 State Visit are posted here.  Our press team provided a view from the visit front-lines as events unfolded on our Presidential blog.

25 May 2011 U.S., U.K. Support Historic Change in Middle East, North Africa  President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the historic changes unfolding across the Middle East and North Africa, and said they plan to coordinate with their Group of Eight (G8) partners to support nations making the reforms necessary, in Obama’s words, “to build a framework for democracy, freedom and prosperity.”

25 May 2011 Remarks by the First Lady at an Event with Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Students

25 May 2011 Remarks by the President to Parliament I have known few greater honors than the opportunity to address the Mother of Parliaments at Westminster Hall.

25 May 2011 Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom in Joint Press Conference in London, United Kingdom

25 May 2011 Strengthened Collaboration Between the United States and United Kingdom  The Prime Minister and President Obama announced today six specific areas where the United Kingdom and the United States will strengthen our cooperation in the coming months.

25 May 2011 Joint Fact Sheet: Peace Corps and VSO Partnership on Volunteerism to Promote Global Development

25 May 2011 Joint Fact Sheet: U.S. and UK Cooperation on Cyberspace

25 May 2011 Joint Fact Sheet: U.S.-UK Task Force to Support Our Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans and Their Families

25 May 2011 Joint Fact Sheet: U.S.-UK Higher Education, Science, and Innovation Collaboration
Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama agree that science and higher education are the foundation stones of their two nations’ 21st century economies and that the UK and U.S. have a responsibility to further their global leadership roles in these essential fields.

25 May 2011 Fact Sheet: The U.S.-UK Joint Strategy Board
The United States and the United Kingdom today are announcing the creation of a Joint Strategy Board.

25 May 2011 Joint Fact Sheet: The U.S.-UK Partnership for Global Development Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama reaffirm our commitment to changing the lives of the 1.2 billion poor people in the world today.

24 May 2011 During European Trip, Arab Spring is on the Agenda  The setting for President Obama’s trip this week is Europe, but a major topic on the agenda will be North Africa and the Middle East. The goal is a more democratic, more prosperous region. The president set the stage by delivering a major policy speech on the Middle East on May 19 in which he applauded movements for political and economic self-determination and pledged financial support for new governments in Tunisia and Egypt.

24 May 2011 Remarks by President Obama and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the State Dinner

24 May 2011 Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes

24 May 2011 U.S., U.K. Partner for Global Stability, Peace, Security  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Foreign Minister William Hague say the U.S.-U.K. relationship is a global “cornerstone of stability” and have recommitted the partnership to pursuing peace and security around the world.

24 May 2011  Remarks by President Obama about Storms Throughout the Midwest

24 May 2011  Joint Op-ed by President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron

24 May 2011 Remarks by President Obama at Irish Celebration, Dublin

23 May 2011 Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Kenny of Ireland

21 May 2011 Obama’s Europe Trip Underscores U.S. Commitment to Alliances

20 May 2011 Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the President's Trip to Europe

19 May 2011 First Lady Michelle Obama To Visit University Of Oxford With London Youth To Highlight The Importance Of Education Mrs. Obama will invite students from the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (EGA), a secondary school for girls in North London, for a day-long university “immersion experience” at the University of Oxford.

17 May 2011 Secretary Clinton to Travel to London and Paris  Secretary of State Clinton will accompany President Obama to London on May 24 for the first part of his state visit to the United Kingdom.  This trip is a sign of the strength of the special relationship between our two countries, and of the United States’ enduring commitment to our allies and partners in Europe.  Secretary Clinton will also meet with Foreign Secretary Hague while in London.