Unfortunately for David Cameron, Britain's new prime minister, it will not be all smiles when he touches down for his first visit to Washington since taking office two months ago.
Despite signs of a possible breakthrough in the battle to contain the massive BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the dark clouds of the huge environmental disaster are likely to overshadow Cameron's talks with US President Barack Obama.
It was also confirmed in London that Cameron will travel without his wife, Samantha, who is heavily pregnant with the couple's third child. Her absence - and planned first encounter with US First Lady Michelle Obama - is depriving the visit of a much-needed touch of glamour.
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