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to speak at the American Enterprise Institute and have dinner with British and US business representatives.
Dr Fox is then due to travel to Mexico for talks with economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo about Britain’s trade relationship with his country after Brexit.
Ahead of his trip, the International Trade Secretary said: “The first meeting of the UK-US trade and investment working group is the start of the next chapter in our special relationship.
“Although it’s too early to say exactly what would be covered in a potential deal, the working group is the means to ensure we get to know each other’s issues and identify areas where we can work together to strengthen trade and investment ties.
“Our work as an international economic department has never been more important, and our exit from the European Union offers an unprecedented opportunity to reshape our independent trading ambitions and build on the already strong trading relationship with our single largest trading partner – the US.”
Meanwhile, Dr Fox has demanded a meeting with the BBC directorgeneral after accusing the broadcaster of “biased” coverage.
He wrote to Lord Hall to say the corporation had “wilfully” ignored positive stories about Brexit.
He also accused the broadcaster of preferring interviews with pro-EU commentators – predicting disaster as a result of Brexit – to speaking to Leave campaigners.
Dr Fox told Lord Hall: “I cannot recall a single time in recent times when I have seen good economic news that the BBC did not describe as ‘despite Brexit’.”
In his letter, Mr Fox claims there is a “clear pattern of unbalanced reporting of the EU economy” and the work of his department.
The BBC’s reporting has undermined efforts to strike trade agreements, he added.