The Foreign Secretary is trying to ensure Britons with dual citizenship are exempt from Donald Trump's controversial travel ban.
Boris Johnson is talking to the US President's senior adviser Jared Kushner and chief strategist Stephen Bannon to find a way to stop Britons being affected.
There has been global outrage over Mr Trump's executive order to temporarily ban refugees and citizens from seven mainly-Muslim countries coming to the US.
The "extreme vetting" measure means no visas are being issued for 90 days to migrants or visitors from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Britons with dual nationality will also be affected, and there are concerns that UK passport holders born in those countries may also be barred.
Downing Street has said the Prime Minister does "not agree" with the controversial measures.
And Theresa May ordered Mr Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd to call their US counterparts to raise concerns over the block.
No 10 is particularly concerned about the impact the ban could have on UK nationals, including Iraqi-born Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi and Somali-born Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.
The move showed how seriously the PM was taking the issue and she was "absolutely determined" to respond to the fears of Britons over the ban, No 10 sources said.
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