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Brown set to address US Congress | Brown set to address US Congress |
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Gordon Brown is to become only the fifth UK prime minister to address both houses of Congress when he visits the US next week. | Gordon Brown is to become only the fifth UK prime minister to address both houses of Congress when he visits the US next week. |
UK and US sources confirmed Mr Brown will follow in the footsteps of Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair in doing so. | |
Mr Brown will also become the first European leader to meet President Obama since he took office. | Mr Brown will also become the first European leader to meet President Obama since he took office. |
The US president is to visit London in April for a summit of world leaders. | The US president is to visit London in April for a summit of world leaders. |
While in the US, Mr Brown will seek to lay the ground for the forthcoming G20 meeting by urging the need for a "global deal" to rebuild the financial system and drive the economic recovery. | While in the US, Mr Brown will seek to lay the ground for the forthcoming G20 meeting by urging the need for a "global deal" to rebuild the financial system and drive the economic recovery. |
When they met earlier this month, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his US counterpart Hilary Clinton emphasised the special nature of the UK-US relationship and pledged to work together to deal with a range of global security challenges. | When they met earlier this month, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his US counterpart Hilary Clinton emphasised the special nature of the UK-US relationship and pledged to work together to deal with a range of global security challenges. |
Mr Blair was the last prime minister to speak to a joint session of Congress in 2003. | Mr Blair was the last prime minister to speak to a joint session of Congress in 2003. |
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