Donald Trump is set to finally make good on a promise to visit Australia, more than two years after taking office.

Seven West Media can reveal Mr Trump is set to embark on his first trip down under as US president later this year — possibly as early as July.

Camera Icon President Donald Trump greets people after a reception for National African American History Month yesterday. Credit: PA

But while discussions between Australia and the White House over security arrangements are well advanced, officials in Canberra are wary of the US President’s history of pulling out of plans at the last minute and are therefore refusing to confirm any arrangements.

Mr Trump was expected to visit Australia last November during a tour of south-east Asia, but instead sent vice-president Mike Pence. The decision was seen as a sign that he saw little value in growing a relationship with a re-shuffled Coalition Government before the May Federal election.

It came weeks after Scott Morrison deposed Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister in a shock leadership spill.

Senior Foreign Affairs sources said July had emerged as the preferred month for a presidential visit, but other plans were being put in place in case Mr Trump pulled out again. A fall-back option was being discussed for a White House visit later in the year for whoever emerges victorious in the May Federal election.

Camera Icon President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Credit: PA

Foreign Affairs officials remained tight-lipped in Senate Estimates this week, saying only that a visit soon was “possible”, but did confirm that Mr Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, would visit Australia next week.

A presidential visit is always considered a significant event in Australia, but a visit from Mr Trump would likely be bigger than most given the prospect of the sort of mass protests he has attracted elsewhere in the world.

Mr Trump’s relationship with Australia got off to a rocky start in January 2017 when the newly elected President ended a phone call abruptly with Mr Turnbull, the then-prime minister.

A leaked transcript of the call revealed that the two clashed when Mr Turnbull urged Mr Trump to fulfil an agreement struck with the Obama administration to take 1250 asylum seekers from Australia.

But the strained relationship appeared to have improved last February when Mr Turnbull and his wife Lucy visited the White House.