US President Joe Biden has landed in the UK ahead of the G7 summit.
The 78-year-old announced his visit will show that "the United States is back" and democracies are standing together.
It is his first overseas trip as the American president in which he will have face-to-face talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
They will meet tomorrow in Cornwall before the summit begins the following day with the likes of Covid-19, trade, security and taxation expected to be on the table.
The duo will then meet with the leaders of the some of the world's most powerful nations over the coming days.
It comes after Biden touched down earlier this evening with his wife, Jill Biden, at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.
He is expected to spend around 90 minutes at the military base meeting US personnel who are based there.
He will follow his trip to the G7 summit and Nato ministerial meeting with a visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin.
Mr Biden told military personnel at RAF Mildenhall: "This is my first overseas trip as President of the United States.
"I'm heading to the G7, then to the Nato ministerial and then to meet with Mr Putin to let him know what I want him to know.
"At every point along the way we are going to make it clear that the United States is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges and the issues that matter most to our future."
Having succeeded Trump after his single fractious term in the White House, Biden said the trip is about "realising America's renewed commitment to our allies and partners" in an article for the Washington Post.
Biden also said he would meet with the Prime Minister to "affirm the special relationship between our nations".
However, this week it emerged Johnson is not a fan of the expression after an American magazine reported he told aides he does not like the seemingly "needy and weak" term.
Downing Street said he "prefers not to use the phrase" and is instead intent on fostering a "close relationship" with Washington.
Part of that, Johnson hopes, is a trade deal with the States. However, the president has repeatedly raised concerns about Brexit's impact on Northern Ireland.
Biden will join others from the G7 group of leading economies in Carbis Bay on Friday, where there is the prospect of protest.
The Prime Minister plans to use the summit to urge the members - also including Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy - to "defeat" Covid-19 by helping to vaccinate the world by the end of next year.Part of that, Johnson hopes, is a trade deal with the States. However, the president has repeatedly raised concerns about Brexit's impact on Northern Ireland.
Biden will join others from the G7 group of leading economies in Carbis Bay on Friday, where there is the prospect of protest.
The Prime Minister plans to use the summit to urge the members - also including Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy - to "defeat" Covid-19 by helping to vaccinate the world by the end of next year.
After the summit ends, the president and the first lady will meet the Queen at Windsor Castle.
Biden will then depart for Brussels and later Geneva in Switzerland.
