The Whitehouse - Washington DC

[clr2014]

Has anyone gone on a tour? I see they are not open to non-US residents at the moment - do you know how long this has been the case for? Am beginning to plan a trip for DH 40th (not til 2017) and he would just adore a visit (avid West Wing / Scandal fan!).

Such tours have not been widely available for years to citizens of many other countries, the UK being just one of them. US citizens can apply for such a tour through contacting their state's Member of Congress.

This is the latest from the British Embassy in Washington DC:-

"The White House website states that foreign nationals interested in touring the White House should contact their Embassy to arrange a tour. However, the Embassy has been advised by the US Department of State that, at present, access for foreign nationals to White House tours as part of an Embassy-sponsored public tour group is on hold. We are therefore unable to process any applications at this time".

Ah, that's a shame. I was wondering/ hoping if it was just a short term thing.

We did it years ago, but it was arranged for us by an American friend, it was very interesting