Ed Miliband ignored questions about his past criticism of Donald Trump during his visit to Washington, where he held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The Foreign Secretary smiled and said he was "looking forward to our meeting" as he shook hands with Mr Rubio at the US State Department, avoiding questions about whether he still considered the US president an "idiot, a racist and a misogynist."
Talks on key global issues
The pair discussed efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Ukraine war, and the situation in Gaza.
Mr Miliband said reopening the Strait of Hormuz is "essential to ease cost-of-living pressures on British families" ahead of the talks.
Mr Miliband was invited to the US capital by Mr Rubio after their recent first meeting on the sidelines of a foreign ministers' summit in the Philippines.
