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LONDON — Former U.S. President Barack Obama has called in for a surprise tea time visit with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at No. 10 Downing Street.
Obama, who served as president between 2009 and 2017, walked up the famous street shortly after 3 p.m, waving to the press as he entered No. 10. He is in town for a meeting of the Obama Foundation, his non-profit organization.
Downing Street later said that the pair spoke for around an hour over cups of tea. They discussed a range of subjects including Artificial Intelligence.
As he departed, the former president did not answer shouted questions from reporters, although he said he was “tempted” to respond when asked his opinion of the state of Russian democracy.
Obama last visited Downing Street in April 2016 ahead of the Brexit referendum, where he said Britain would go to “the back of the queue” in negotiating a trade deal with America were it to leave. There is no current trade agreement between the U.K. and U.S. four years after Brexit.
Sunak and Obama have not been introduced until now, although the prime minister has met current White House occupant, and Obama’s Vice President, Joe Biden a number of times while in office.
