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Davis, who returned from Brussels on Thursday after being warned
by EU officials that any progress in talks fell short of what
was needed to move on to discuss their future relationship, will
visit Washington later on Friday and address the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce, a business lobbying group.
"I am a determined optimist," Davis said in a statement about
Brexit talks. "Because I fundamentally believe that a good deal
is in the interests of both the UK and the EU and the whole of
the developed world."
In a speech in Washington, he will set out the government's
vision for Britain outside the European Union.
"By working together with our closest friends and allies ... we
can tackle some of the greatest social and economic challenges
we face," he said.
"But the answer to that concern is not to turn inwards and
become isolationist. And that is where a strong, outward looking
United Kingdom can play an instrumental role."
Britain has been courting the United States as it leaves the EU,
with Prime Minister Theresa May the first foreign leader to meet
U.S. President Donald Trump after his inauguration in January.
She then called on Trump to renew the "special relationship"
between the two countries and has pinned hopes on securing a
trade deal with the country soon after Brexit to show that
Britain can propose outside the European Union.
But she has been criticized by opposition politicians for
cosying up to Trump, whose unpredictable tweets and other
comments have raised eyebrows across the world.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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