Tillerson traveling to the UK next week

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to London next week to meet with British officials and take part in a series of meeting on North Korea and Libya, according to the State Department.

The top U.S. diplomat will be in London on Wednesday and Thursday to meet with his British counterpart Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and British National Security Adviser Mark Sedwill, the State Department said.

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Tillerson made his first official visit to the United Kingdom in May after the Manchester terror attacks, which claimed the lives of dozens of people. 

President Trump has yet make his first official visit to the U.K. as president, despite the Queen extending an invitation to Trump, which was announced during Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Washington in January. 

The president stirred controversy after he publicly criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s response to terror attacks in central London in June. 

At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is “no reason to be alarmed!”

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2017

Khan responded by asking that the British government cancel Trump’s visit. 

“I don’t think we should roll out the red carpet to the president of the USA in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for,” Khan said at the time.

Downing Street and the White House have affirmed that the visit will still take place.