In the lead up to President Obama's first visit to the UK as President, and the London Summit on 2 April, the British Embassy presents a series of blog posts from Americans who have studied in the UK as Marshall Scholars. They will discuss their impressions of the UK-US relationship and the London summit.

Andrew Klaber

"Cooperation—through acute listening, collaboration, and compromise—is the 21st-century style of effective leadership"

Rajaie Batniji

"The crisis and the G20 Summit offer critical reminders that the challenges we face in making ours a healthy world will not be solved in institutions focusing on health."

Annina Burns

"It is essential that world leaders recognize the critical role that nutrition and health play in economic growth."

Stephen DeBerry

"One of the ways we can draw our ties closer is to use technology more frequently and more creatively."