US House speaker to address UK parliament on Jan. 20
Mike Johnson will be first sitting speaker to address parliament
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
WASHINGTON
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he will address UK parliament on Jan. 20 to commemorate US’s 250th anniversary.
Becoming the first sitting US speaker to address the UK parliament, Johnson said he was “honored and humbled” to accept the invite from Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons.
“As America begins its Semiquincentennial celebration, I will be happy to visit one of the great shrines of democracy itself, where the principles that launched the long struggle for American liberty were debated and refined,” Johnson said in a statement.
He said the two countries have stood together as pillars of peace and security across generations.
“We forged this important friendship in the great wars of the 20th century, but the true source of our strength comes from our shared commitment to individual freedom, human dignity, and the rule of law, which together form the exceptional, joint heritage of the English-speaking world," he added.
