"I mean, [Trump] has to see the head of state. Putting his foot on British soil, it’s job one, it’s very important, very symbolic," the US ambassador to England told the New York Post . This is contrary to earlier reports , which stated that Trump's 2018 visit had been downgraded from "state visit" to "working visit." (A state visit is official and requires pomp and circumstance. A working visit is a bit less, well, stately.)