*Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2017 *

**Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom in New York City **

*September 20, 2017 *

*President Trump.* Thank you very much. It's great to have Prime Minister May from the United Kingdom and her representatives, who are people we know very well through recent trade negotiations. I have to say, we'll be doing a lot of trading with the United Kingdom, and we look forward to it. And we have gotten to know each other over the last period of a year, and it's a real honor to have you here.

Thank you very much, Theresa.

*Prime Minister May.* Well, thank you very much, Mr. President.

*President Trump*. Thank you.

*Prime Minister May. *It's good to be here. And as you say, we've had many discussions between our representatives and ourselves on a whole variety of issues, including trade, which will be important for us, but some other issues: foreign policy issues, our security and defense relationship, which of course is the closest—the U.K. and the U.S. is the closest we have. And it's great that that continues.

*President Trump.* Well, thank you very much for being here. Thank you, Theresa.

*Prime Minister May.* Thank you.

NOTE: The President spoke at 3:30 p.m. in the Hubbard I meeting room at the Lotte New York Palace hotel.

*Categories:* Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials : United Kingdom, Prime Minister May*.*

*Locations: *New York City.

*Names:* May, Theresa*.*

*Subjects:* New York : President's visits; United Kingdom : Prime Minister; United Kingdom : Relations with U.S.; United Kingdom : Trade with U.S.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201700666.