British Embassy Washington

Northern Ireland is a fantastic place to invest, work and live – which is why, ahead of St Patrick’s Day, we were honoured to fill our Residence with people passionate about its future growth. Always building on the bedrock of peace afforded by the hard-won Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, our Embassy and the UK Government are committed to working with the US to ensure even greater prosperity and security for our nations. On both sides of the Atlantic there was, there has, and there continues to be, a deep determination from Americans, British, Irish and Irish Americans of all traditions, to fulfil the promise of a peaceful and prosperous Northern Ireland. There’s little doubt that this is a really exciting time to realise even more of the potential for Northern Ireland and that is what we are doing here at the Embassy – putting our shoulders behind it, in order to help bring new development, investment and partnership opportunities. As Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, said at our breakfast, there is a lot of goodwill towards Northern Ireland. He added: “There’s such a strong historic bond between Northern Ireland and the United States. It’s been a great gathering of people to talk about trade and investment opportunities.”

The UK is among the best in the world at taking new research and innovation - and turning into real life solutions. And there is huge potential for US industry to capitalise on this.... Find out how ⬇️

Leadership in Action: The UK's Air and Space Attaché to the US Air Cdre Nikki Thomas represents RAF excellence on the global stage: She joined allies and partners at the Air & Space Forces Association Symposium in Colorado to moderate the "NATO In Action" panel. The distinguished panel included top experts - Lt Gen Luigi Del Bene (Deputy Commander, Italian 1st Air Region Command), Tom Goffus (Assistant Secretary General for Operations and NATO Secretary General's Special Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism) and Brig Gen Andy 'Spoo' Clark (Commander of NATO ISR Force). Together, they explored NATO's three core tasks: deterrence and defence, crisis prevention & management and cooperative security - all fundamental to our collective defence mission.

Building bridges through science 🧬: UK scientists met with key allies and partners in Hawaii to discuss our joint work on technology challenges, exploring what we can learn from each other in operational environments. Our lead for Defence Science and Technology – Rosie Smith - accompanied the UK’s Senior Strategic Scientist to forge new partnerships at the Pacific Operational Science and Technology Conference. Collaborations like these create great opportunities for UK businesses and researchers to work together while strengthening our global security network.

Last month, UKRI’s EPSRC Executive Chair, Professor Charlotte Deane, came to Washington, DC & Boston to expand and strengthen our science & technology partnerships in the US, including in #AI & #Quantum. She concluded her visit by participating as a plenary panellist on the AAAS session Investing to Shape Tomorrow’s Science reaffirming the need to work together to address global challenges alongside European Research Council (ERC)’s President Maria Leptin, former NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, and The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF)’s Director of Knowledge and Institutional Network, Dr Dorothy Ngila. Learn more about how UKRI is investing in #InternationalResearch to transform tomorrow together by watching the full session on YouTube (link in the comments)! #ScienceDiplomacy

The brilliant SXSW 2025 kicks off this weekend and UK House will be the must-visit hub for cutting-edge ideas, high-impact networking and immersive experiences including: 📣 Conversation series with - WIRED magazine on how UK-US collabs are transforming the music industry - CMO of JLR North America on strategic leadership, creativity, and innovation - The BBC and Roblox creator GEEIQ on how the world’s oldest broadcaster leveraged gaming to reach elusive Gen Z and Gen A - Meta and SeedAI on the future of AI – who wins, who loses? Alongside all this there will be tea ☕️ with a 🫖 Transatlantic Special-TEA blend from Tregothnan on offer, featuring tea leaves planted in Cornwall by His Royal Highness Prince Phillip and tea from Charleston, SC. Each day at UK House, sector specialists and the UK’s Deputy Trade Commissioner North America, Alan Gogbashian, will be on-site to foster connections and discuss opportunities for US businesses to fuel their growth by partnering with the UK. It is THE place to be for 🇬🇧🇺🇸 collaboration! UK Business and Trade - North America

The first 3 UK engineers have been licensed in the US under a new UK-US agreement!   The Mutual Recognition Agreement allows talented professionals to practice on both sides of the Atlantic, growing both of our economies.   So far 25 states have signed a statement of intent to adopt the engineering MRA, with 6 states actively accepting UK engineers - Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, and Utah. These three British engineers were the first to become certified in the US and received their licences to practice in North Carolina.   Engineering Council | NCEES | Department for Business and Trade

Every day, throughout the year, UK and US forces work side by side to ensure peace and security. Together, we can deliver a lasting peace through strength. That's the message Defence Secretary John Healey is taking to Washington today 🇬🇧🇺🇸

🤝 Six nations. Six centers. One vision. The UK's presence across all NSF Global Centers demonstrates our commitment to #InternationalScientificCollaboration. The £9.9 million UKRI investment is powering research to: - Improve crop resilience and sustainability - Enhance the efficiency, sustainability and speed of innovation within the biomanufacturing sector - Drive the circular bioeconomy by revolutionising how we use waste carbon Learn more about how we’re building a cleaner, healthier world and a sustainable circular economy benefiting all at the following link: https://lnkd.in/dZ-4HJGu British High Commission, Ottawa British Embassy Washington National Science Foundation (NSF) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) SSHRC-CRSH Research Council of Finland | Suomen Akatemia Business Finland Japan's Science and Technology Agency Republic of Korea's Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology National Research Foundation of Korea #Bioeconomy #Innovation #Research

Welcome back to America Keir Starmer!🇺🇸 The Prime Minister is in DC to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss economic growth and global security. PM: "The world is becoming more dangerous and it is more important than ever that we are united with our allies. "There are huge opportunities for us to deepen our special relationship, deliver growth and security, and improve the lives of working people in both our great nations."