"He is due to visit ..."

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Yes. He is due. Due to what? Due to visit. "To visit" is an infinitive.

"Due to" is a different phrase and is not what is being used here. The parade was cancelled due to inclement weather.
 

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"Due to" is a different phrase and is not what is being used here. The parade was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Yes, I see the difference. Excellent as always! Thank you so very much. Here is an another example:
"The shift is in large part due to new drilling technologies, including the rise of “fracking,” which now allow the U.S. to take full advantage of its vast oil and natural gas deposits."
More: U.S. seen passing Saudis as global oil king by 2020 - Washington Times
 

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A simple test- does due to have a meaning similar to because of? In your first post, it clearly doesn't, but in the second post it does.
 
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