The United States expects the European Union and the United Kingdom to work out the timing of Britain's departure from the EU after it voted to leave the bloc, the White House says.
"What we expect is that there will be an orderly process," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said at a news briefing on Monday.
"That's going to have to be a process and a decision, timeline for the UK to work out with the EU."
President Barack Obama remains committed to a trade deal being negotiated with the bloc and work on that agreement continuing.
"In terms of how the Brexit decision affects those negotiations, they're working through that right now," Schultz said.
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"Again, if we have to start negotiating separately with the United Kingdom, that's going to start from a different vantage point, especially because we've had years of progress and work completed with the European Commission."
