Secretary of State Karen Bradley travelled to the United States yesterday at the start of a week-long visit aimed at promoting "the UK government’s priorities for Northern Ireland".
Mrs Bradley will begin her trip in Boston, where she will visit the Irish International Immigration Centre and meet Irish-American community leaders. She will also meet business leaders with interests in the north.
In Washington DC, the secretary of state will have meetings with political figures from the White House, Congress and State Department. She will also meet the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Friends of Ireland Caucus to brief them on efforts to restore devolution and deliver a Brexit deal that avoids a hard border and checks on goods travelling to Britain.
During a reception at the Northern Ireland Bureau in Washington, Mrs Bradley will deliver a speech to politicians and business people on promoting Northern Ireland.
"The UK government’s commitment to the Belfast Agreement and its successors remains steadfast and has been the bedrock of all that has achieved over the past twenty years," the secretary of state said ahead of her departure.
"Everything we do will have at its core the protection and implementation of the agreement as we leave the European Union."
