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

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  • Sunak/Biden, 2023

    Rishi Sunak attending a bilateral meeting with Joe Biden in the Oval Office on 8 June 2023. Sunak was on his first visit to the US after becoming prime minister and the two leaders discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and strengthening the UK-US economic partnership

    Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden look at the camera and smile as they shake hands while seated in the Oval Office
  • Truss/Biden, 2022

    Liz Truss was not invited to Washington during her brief tenure as PM, but met President Biden at the 77th session of the UN general assembly in New York on 21 September 2022 when she was foreign secretary

    Liz Truss looks serious as she listens to Joe Biden, who is speaking. They are seated in front of US and UK flags
  • Johnson/Trump, 2019

    Boris Johnson with Donald Trump at the UN general assembly in New York in September 2019. They did not meet at the White House during Johnson’s time as prime minister, though Johnson cancelled a planned 2020 visit

    Trump points towards Johnson with his thumb as they sit smiling next to each other in front of US and UK flags
  • May/Trump, 2017

    Theresa May and Trump walk along the colonnade of the West Wing at the White House on 27 January 2017

    Donald Trump holds Theresa May’s hand as they walk
  • May/Trump, 2017

    Trump and May hold a joint news conference at the White House on 27 January 2017

    View from behind Trump and May as they stand at lecterns, each gesturing towards each other
  • Cameron/Obama, 2010

    Barack Obama meets David Cameron in the Oval Office on 20 July 2010

    Cameron and Obama appear deep in conversation as they sit alongside each other
  • Cameron/Obama, 2010

    President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron talk on the South Lawn of the White House

    Obama and Cameron stand in conversation, each holding with one hand their dark jackets slung over a shoulder of their white shirts
  • Brown/Obama, 2009

    Obama and Gordon Brown walk from the Oval Office after their meeting on 3 March 2009, to have a working lunch at the White House

    Obama and Brown talk animatedly as they walk past a white wall with fanlight window
  • Blair/Bush, 2006

    Tony Blair and George W Bush leave the East Room of the White House after speaking to reporters about Iraq on 25 May 2006

    Blair and Bush appear to be brushing against each other as they talk while walking away from the camera along a red carpet
  • Blair/Bush, 2004

    Blair and Bush hold a news conference in the East Room of the White House on 12 November 2004 after discussing their plan for Middle East diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat, the veteran Palestinian leader

    Bush (right) reaches out towards Blair as they stand at lecterns
  • Blair/Bush, 2001

    Bush and Blair speak to the press in the White House on 7 November 2001. The president welcomed the UK PM – his top ally in the ‘global war on terror’ – to the White House for talks aimed at bolstering support for the campaign

    Blair (left) extends a hand as he speaks to Bush, who is resting his hands on his lectern while listening
  • Blair/Bush, 2001

    Bush and Blair straighten their ties as the UK PM speaks to his senior adviser Alastair Campbell in the Oval Office before meeting the press on 7 November 2001

    Bush and Blair straighten their ties, with Blair standing opposite Campbell
  • Blair/Bush, 2001

    Bush meets Blair alongside the US secretary of state Colin L Powell and the national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in the Oval Office on 7 November 2001

    Bush and Blair are seated in the foreground talking to each other, as Powell, Rice and others sit looking on in seats behind, all arranged around a small table with a vase of pink flowers on it
  • Blair/Clinton, 1999

    Blair shakes hands with Bill Clinton at the commemorative ceremony of Nato’s 50th anniversary in Washington DC on 23 April 1999

    Blair shakes hands with Clinton as the UK PM walks along a line of men in suits who are applauding
  • Blair/Clinton, 1998

    Blair and Clinton delivering a joint radio address from the White House on 6 February 1998

    Blair grins as he holds a document folder, while Clinton speaks. Both are sitting at a table
  • Blair/Clinton, 1998

    Blair and Clinton face reporters during a joint press conference at the White House on 6 February 1998. The two leaders discussed a wide range of topics including the situation in Iraq

    Reporters fill the room as Blair and Clinton stand at lecterns
  • Major/Clinton, 1995

    Clinton laughs at a comment made by John Major during a joint 4 April 1995 press conference at the White House. Clinton and Major minimised their past differences over Northern Ireland by praising each other and citing common positions on Bosnia, Iraq and Russia

    Major and Clinton stand at lecterns. Major has his hands slightly raised as he speaks, while Clinton laughs
  • Major/Clinton, 1995

    Major and Clinton walk through the White House Rose Garden on 4 April 1995. During the prime minister’s visit they discussed a range of topics including Nato expansion

    Clinton (left) and Major are facing the camera as they walk along a lawn while speaking
  • Major/Bush, 1992

    Major leaves the White House with George HW Bush on 18 December 1992. to speak to reporters about their meeting with the European Commission president Jacques Delors. The prime minister told reporters that the US and the EC were aiming to reach a global trade agreement by mid-January 1993

    Bush leads the way as Major follows close behind. Other men in suits are in the background
  • Thatcher/Bush, 1990

    Margaret Thatcher and Bush Sr hold a portico-framed press briefing on 6 August 1990 after a meeting about the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

    Bush stands to one side as Thatcher speaks at a lectern
  • Thatcher/Reagan, 1985

    Thatcher and Ronald Reagan on a red carpet in front of the White House portico on 20 February 1985

    Thatcher, carrying a handbag, walks alongside Ronald Reagan as men in suits stand in a line to one side, and uniformed security officers stand behind
  • Thatcher/Reagan, 1982

    Reagan and Thatcher at the White House on 23 June 1982

    Reagan smiles while speaking to Thatcher as they walk along a paved path with lawns on either side
  • Thatcher/Carter, 1979

    Thatcher speaks at an arrival ceremony in her honour at the White House on 17 December 1979. Listening beside her are the first lady Rosalynn Carter and President Jimmy Carter

    Thatcher wears a blue hat as she speaks at a lectern. The Carters are standing close at one side
  • Callaghan/Carter, 1977

    The Carters are joined by James Callaghan and his wife, Audrey Callaghan (both in centre) on the White House’s Blue Room Balcony after a state arrival ceremony on 10 March 1977

    (From left) Jimmy Carter, Audrey Callaghan, James Callaghan and Rosalynn Carter wave and smile from a balcony
  • Callaghan/Carter, 1977

    Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter host a state dinner for Prime Minister Callaghan on 10 March 1977

    James Callaghan stands as the Carters and other guests are seated at the table
  • Wilson/Ford, 1975

    Harold Wilson and Gerald Ford on the White House lawn during an official visit

    Wilson and Ford stand during an official ceremony. Ford has his hand on his heart
  • Heath/Nixon, 1973

    Edward Heath and Richard Nixon have a fireside chat at the White House on 1 February 1973

    Heath and Nixon smile while sitting in armchairs with the fire behind
  • Heath/Nixon, 1970

    Heath speaks after being welcomed to the White House by Nixon. The prime minister visited for talks on the Middle East situation and bilateral trade programmes, on 17 December 1970

    Prime Minister Edward Heath speaks after being welcomed to the White House by President Richard Nixon 1970
  • Wilson/Johnson, 1967

    Lyndon Johnson meeting Harold Wilson. The Anglo-American special relationship was strained by differences over the US’s Vietnam policy at the time

    Closeup picture of a smiling Johnson looking towards Wilson
  • Douglas-Home/Johnson, 1964

    Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home makes a public address as President Johnson looks on in Washington DC on 14 February 1964

    Douglas-Home stands speaking at a microphone as others look on
  • Macmillan/Eisenhower, 1960

    Harold MacMillan with Dwight Eisenhower at Camp David on 15 March 1960

    MacMillan and Eisenhower stand outside the Aspen Lodge at Camp David
  • Eden/Eisenhower, 1956

    Anthony Eden met President Eisenhower at the White House on 30 January 1956. Eisenhower addressed US Congress and they issued a joint declaration on common principles

    Eisenhower smiles while standing alongside a more serious-looking Eden, who is standing with hands clasped in front
  • Churchill/Truman, 1952

    The 33rd US president, Harry Truman, with Winston Churchill in the library of the British embassy in Washington before dinner in January 1952

    Truman smiles as he listens to Churchill. They are seated alongside each other and wearing dinner suits
  • Attlee/Truman, 1950

    Harry S Truman meets Clement Attlee in Washington DC on 6 December 1950 to discuss Nato’s military strength. Also pictured are the US secretary of state Dean Acheson and US secretary of defence George C Marshall

    Truman and Attlee speak while seated beside each other. Acheson and Marshall are standing close behind
  • Churchill/Roosevelt, 1942

    Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt at the White House during the second world war on 19 June 1942

    Churchill and Roosevelt seated at a desk in the White House. Three men, two in military uniform, are standing behind
  • MacDonald/Roosevelt, 1933

    Ramsay MacDonald with Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House on 26 April 1933

    MacDonald (centre) shakes hands with President Roosevelt, as Eleanor Roosevelt stands smiling alongside
  • MacDonald/Hoover, 1929

    Herbert Hoover (right) and MacDonald at the White House on 5 October 1929

    Hoover and MacDonald stand with trilby hats held by their sides, in front of a doorway
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