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But her absence will be noted at other key events away from the White House in Washington DC this week.

On Tuesday, O'Neill will fly home leaving Little-Pengelly to travel on to Washington DC.

Details of events planned will be announced by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons in Washington DC this week.

Their branch in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Washington DC has all the classic signs of the hip coffee shop - exposed vents, bare brick walls, barista coffee machine.

It had earlier received a tip-off from local police about a "suicidal individual who may be travelling to Washington DC from Indiana", it said.