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<p>The Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and British Embassy Washington
(BEW) are responsible for the relationship with the Biden/Harris transition team.
The Department for International Trade (DIT), works closely with the FCDO and BEW
in advancing UK national objectives, including on trade.</p><p> </p><p>The incoming
US administration is currently in the process of nominating members of its Cabinet
and appointing senior staff. In line with previous practice, the transition team is
limiting foreign government contact with the President-elect’s appointees and nominees
ahead of the inauguration and (where applicable) Senate confirmation process. We look
forward to working closely with the new team once this process has concluded.</p><p>
</p><p>DIT Ministers continue to engage senior US political figures on a bipartisan
basis, including positive discussions on UK-US trade negotiations held between the
Secretary of State and Senator Wyden (Dem) and Senator Portman (Rep) since 2 December.</p><p>
</p><p>UK and US negotiators continue to be in regular contact during the Presidential
transition period.</p>
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