Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he will accept an invitation to the White House if one comes.
More than a third of the Cabinet will travel to the United States for St Patrick's Day in a diplomatic offensive aimed at the American establishment.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will visit Washington DC and Philadelphia while Ministers will also travel to Boston, New York, Atlanta, Savannah, Chicago, Austin and San Francisco.
Minister for Agriculture and Kildare South TD Martin Heydon will travel to San Francisco, while Minister for Further Education and Kildare North TD James Lawless will undertake an official programme in Australia, with visits planned to Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney.
Forty representatives of the Government will visit 50 cities worldwide as part of the St Patrick's Day trips.
Tánaiste Simon Harris will travel to London and Paris, Darragh O'Brien will visit Brazil while Minister Jack Chambers is travelling to Senegal and Nigeria.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he will accept an invitation to the White House if one comes.

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