Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 24437
USA: Politics and Government
Tabled: 16 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) Ministers and (b) officials will attend the inauguration of President Trump.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyDame Karen Pierce, the UK Ambassador to the US, attended the inauguration. The Foreign Secretary has congratulated President Trump on his inauguration and JD Vance on becoming Vice President. He looks forward to seeing the President again soon.