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    In First Face-To-Face, Trump And Merkel Expected To Tackle Trade And NATO

    Ruffled by some of President Trump's past comments, U.S.-German relations haven't exactly been warm lately. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the White House on Friday may change matters.
    by Colin Dwyer Mar 17, 2017 3 minutes
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Council of the European Union, on the first day of an EU summit last week in Brussels.

    When German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets President Trump for the first time at the White House on Friday, she won't be making her visit alone. She is embarking on her trans-Atlantic trip with some notable companions: top executives at BMW, Siemens and the industrial parts manufacturer Schaeffler.

    Her high-placed company sends as good a message as any about the direction Merkel expects these introductory talks to take. The two world leaders are expected to discuss

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