--- title: President Trump's U.K. State Visit Delayed Until 2018 description: President Trump's visit to the U.K., initially planned for this year, will be delayed until next, said a senior U.S. administration official canonical: https://time.com/4853525/president-donald-trump-united-kingdom/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-11T18:24:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:30:47.300Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Won't Visit the U.K. This Year og:description: "It's just a scheduling issue," an official said og:url: https://time.com/4853525/president-donald-trump-united-kingdom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9941508598701e6a/6988d53aab6d77512d6aee96/president-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4500 og:image:height: 2531 og:image:alt: President Trump Returns To White House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Won't Visit the U.K. This Year twitter:description: "It's just a scheduling issue," an official said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9941508598701e6a/6988d53aab6d77512d6aee96/president-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Won't Visit the U.K. This Year Because of a 'Scheduling Issue' > Sponsored content. 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Olivier Douliery/Pool—Getty Images by [Reuters](https://time.com/author/reuters/) ## Reuters Jul 11, 2017 6:24 PM UTC U.S. President Donald Trump‘s state visit to the United Kingdom, initially planned for this year, will be delayed until next year, a senior U.S. administration official said on Tuesday. Britisn Prime Minister Theresa May had invited Trump to London when she visited the White House soon after Trump took office on Jan. 20. But the two sides were never able to find dates that worked for both governments. Trump has been to Europe twice this year, is headed to Paris this week and his other scheduled trip abroad in 2017 is to Asia. “It’s just a scheduling issue,” the official told Reuters. “Finding a date that works for everyone turned out to be difficult. 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