As Barack Obama basks in yet more positive press, this time following his first post-election TV interview, there is particular interest about his plans in a small corner of the UK: Watford.
The Hertfordshire town might, it seems, be the destination for the soon-to-be President Obama's first major international summit.
The Grove, a country house hotel just outside Watford, has been earmarked as a possible venue for a spring follow-up to the G20 international leaders' economic summit just ended in Washington, the Times claims.
Unlikely as it might sound, it wouldn't be Obama's first encounter with the London commuter belt.
As recounted in January, the then-civil rights lawyer found himself on a stag night in Wokingham, Berkshire, after coming to the UK in 1987 for his half-sister's wedding.
Ian Manners, the groom, recounts how Obama happily joined a pub crawl but slipped away quietly when a strippergram dressed as a schoolgirl began to disrobe.
Back to last night's interview, and it seems clear that beyond the content of the chat, some Americans are happy simply to have a leader who expresses himself concisely and eloquently.
One reader of the Chicago Tribune's politics blog was impressed:
Clear thoughts, complete sentences, no more Bush-isms – an educated American is coming to office.
From a different perspective, the Baltimore Sun's TV critic summarised his impressions:
I don't know if what America saw Sunday night will help steady the financial markets Monday morning. But it sure made me feel better – and I'm guessing about 20 million fellow Americans as well.
