UK engagement in\u00a0America 250 year kicks off with\u00a0time capsule exchange
\n Deputy PM to visit his counterpart in the White House to discuss UK-US special relationship, economic\u00a0growth\u00a0and long-term peace\u00a0in Ukraine
\n DPM\u00a0to\u00a0witness\u00a0court reforms in Toronto that introduced judge-only trials helping speed up justice for victims<\/p>\n
The Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, will today\u00a0(Wednesday\u00a07 January)\u00a0begin a\u00a0two-day\u00a0visit to Washington DC at the invitation of his counterpart, Vice President JD Vance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Deputy Prime Minister will kick-off UK engagement in the America 250 celebrations, as the US marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence \u2013 its semi-quincentennial.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Deputy Prime Minister and Vice President\u00a0will discuss Europe\u2019s role in delivering sustainable, long-term peace in Ukraine and shared endeavours to deliver\u00a0jobs and economic growth both sides of the Atlantic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At an\u00a0America 250\u00a0event in Mount\u00a0Vernon,\u00a0the Deputy Prime Minister\u00a0will\u00a0reflect on how his experiences studying and working in America shaped his own public service\u00a0and\u00a0look ahead to the shared future\u00a0of the UK and the US.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Deputy Prime Minister\u00a0will\u00a0deliver the United Kingdom\u2019s contribution to a\u00a0time capsule,\u00a0destined to be buried under the Washington Monument,\u00a0as part of the\u00a0celebrations. This comes the\u00a0year after a sister\u00a0time capsule\u00a0was buried in Trafalgar Square in London.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He will also meet young men supported by Baltimore\u2019s Next One Up charity to become the\u00a0city\u2019s\u00a0next generation of leaders,\u00a0as well as\u00a0the 2026 cohort of\u00a0Marshall\u00a0Scholars who will study postgraduate degrees in the UK during the historic America 250 Anniversary Year.<\/p>\n
The Deputy PM is expected to speak about the strength of the special relationship, saying:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Far from being an abstract idea,\u00a0it\u00a0is built through practical cooperation and shared purpose.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
In defence and security.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0trade and investment that\u00a0benefit\u00a0us all. In\u00a0working together to\u00a0secure\u00a0peace\u00a0and stability\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0globe.\u00a0And in our partnerships on emerging technologies\u00a0and energy security,\u00a0which will help shape the world\u00a0in the decades\u00a0to come.<\/p>\n
For me, it is deeply personal\u00a0influenced\u00a0by my own\u00a0history\u00a0in\u00a0your country.\u00a0First, studying in Massachusetts\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0working in California. Opportunities here which enabled me, in turn, to serve the public of my own country.<\/p>\n
So today is very much about history\u00a0but it is also about\u00a0looking to the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0250th\u00a0anniversary of your independence in July and events which will showcase this great nation and the huge amount it has to offer the world.<\/p>\n
The Deputy Prime Minister,\u00a0Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin and US\u00a0Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum\u00a0will be joined at Mount Vernon by students who had winning entries in Virginia\u2019s statewide\u00a0\u2018Expressions of Freedom\u2019\u00a0student competition included in the contents of the Time Capsule.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Time Capsule \u2013 designed by architect Lord Norman Foster \u2013 will\u00a0contain\u00a0instructions to be reopened on 4th\u00a0July 2276.\u00a0The\u00a0Deputy Prime Minister will gift the US Government with the\u00a0Portland limestone Capstone \u2013 made from one of the original steps of the George Washington Statue plinth in London \u2013\u00a0which\u00a0is inscribed with thirteen six-pointed stars replicating the design of George Washington\u2019s famous Headquarters Flag.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the visit, the Deputy Prime Minister is also expected to\u00a0meet\u00a0US Supreme Justice Elena Kagan\u00a0at the Supreme Court\u00a0and\u00a0members of Congress on Capitol Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following the Deputy Prime Minister\u2019s visit to Washington DC he will travel to Toronto to\u00a0gather vital information on how judge-alone trials\u00a0operate\u00a0in Ontario\u00a0and what lessons could be learnt for court reform in England and Wales.\u00a0He will discuss how the system works with\u00a0senior members of the judiciary and the Attorney General of Ontario, Doug Downey.<\/p>\n
Background information<\/p>\n
The America 250 programme encourages Americans to reflect on their history and renew their commitment to the ideals of democracy.\u00a0You can find out more about the America 250 programme of activity here.\u00a0\u00a0
\n Photos of the Deputy Prime Minister attending the ceremony at Mount Vernon\u00a0and meeting with the Vice President are\u00a0available on request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UK engagement in\u00a0America 250 year kicks off with\u00a0time capsule exchange Deputy PM to visit his counterpart in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-357065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}