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[[File:Barack Obama & Michaëlle Jean 2-19-09.jpg|thumb|right|[[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Michaëlle Jean]] escorts [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] from [[Air Force One]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], during his February, 2009 presidential visit to Canada.]]
[[File:Barack Obama & Michaëlle Jean 2-19-09.jpg|thumb|[[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Michaëlle Jean]] escorts [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] from [[Air Force One]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], during his February 2009 presidential visit to Canada]]
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There have been thirty-seven '''United States presidential visits to Canada''' by twelve [[President of the United States|presidents]] over the past century. As the U.S. president is both [[head of state]] and [[head of government]], these visits have taken many forms, ranging from formal [[state visit]]s, to official visits, working visits, or private visits (or, as in the case of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], personal vacations).


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There have been 41 '''United States presidential visits to Canada''' by 14 [[President of the United States|presidents]] over the past century. As the U.S. president is both [[head of state]] and [[head of government]], these visits have taken many forms, ranging from formal [[state visit]]s to official visits, working visits, or private visits (or, as in the case of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], personal vacations).
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Since the first presidential visit, made by [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1923 (just a few weeks before his death), Canada has become one of the most common presidential international travel destinations. Of the 46 foreign dignitaries to [[Joint address (Canada)|address a joint session]] of the Canadian [[Parliament of Canada|parliament]], six have been U.S. presidents, with [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and [[Ronald Reagan]] both speaking twice. Only a few, such as [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Jimmy Carter]], never visited Canada while in office.<ref name=TSun>{{cite web| url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/02/17/8420691.html| title=Presidential visits to Canada| publisher=Toronto Sun| date=17 February 2009| accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref> It has now become tradition that the first foreign visit made by a U.S. president should be to Canada; since 1981 every president except [[George W. Bush]], whose first international trip was to Mexico, has chosen to do so.

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Since the first presidential visit, made by [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1923 (just a few weeks before his death), Canada has become one of the most common presidential international travel destinations. Since the Franklin Roosevelt administration, only [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] never visited Canada while in office.<ref name=TSun>{{cite web| url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/02/17/8420691.html| title=Presidential visits to Canada| publisher=Toronto Sun| date=17 February 2009| access-date=8 March 2009}}</ref> Eight presidents have [[Joint address (Canada)|addressed a joint session]] of the [[Parliament of Canada]], with [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and [[Ronald Reagan]] both speaking twice.


==Table of visits==
==Table of visits==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!style="width: 16%;"|President
!President
!Date(s)
!style="width: 18%;"|Dates
!Location(s)
!style="width: 15%;"|Locations
!Key details
!style="width: 52%;"|Notes
|-
|-
|[[Warren G. Harding]]
|[[Warren G. Harding]]
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|-
|-
|rowspan=8|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
|rowspan=8|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
|{{sort|02|June 29 – July 1, 1933}}
|{{sort|02|June 29–July 1, 1933}}
|[[Campobello Island]]
|[[Campobello Island]]
|Vacation.<ref name=FDRtravels>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/roosevelt-franklin-d|title= Travels of President Franklin D. Roosevelt|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|Vacation.<ref name=FDRtravels>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/roosevelt-franklin-d|title= Travels of President Franklin D. Roosevelt|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{sort|03|July 28-30, 1936}}
|{{sort|03|July 28–30, 1936}}
|Campobello Island
|Campobello Island
|Vacation.<ref name=FDRtravels/>
|Vacation.<ref name=FDRtravels/>
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|{{sort|05|August 18, 1938}}
|{{sort|05|August 18, 1938}}
|[[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]
|[[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]
|Received [[honorary degree]] from [[Queen's University]] and together with [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]], and the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], [[Albert Edward Matthews]], dedicated the [[Thousand Islands Bridge]].<ref name=FDRtravels/>
|Received [[honorary degree]] from [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] and together with [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] and the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], [[Albert Edward Matthews]], dedicated the [[Thousand Islands Bridge]].<ref name=FDRtravels/>
|-
|-
|{{sort|06|August 14–16, 1939}}
|{{sort|06|August 14–16, 1939}}
|Campobello Island,<br>[[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
|Campobello&nbsp;Island,<br>[[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]
|Vacation.<ref name=FDRtravels/>
|Vacation.<ref name=FDRtravels/>
|-
|-
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|{{sort|08|August 17–25, 1943}}
|{{sort|08|August 17–25, 1943}}
|Quebec City<br>[[Ottawa]]
|Quebec City<br>[[Ottawa]]
|Attended First [[Quebec Conference, 1943|Quebec Conference]] with [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]] and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.<ref name=FDRtravels/>
|Attended First [[Quebec Conference, 1943|Quebec Conference]] with [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]] and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to discuss policy during [[World War II]].<ref name=FDRtravels/> Addressed senators, Members of Parliament, and the general public outside the houses of parliament.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/compilations/parliament/HeadsOfStatesAddress.aspx| author=Parliament of Canada| title=Heads of States and of Governments who have addressed Joint Sessions of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=May 4, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{sort|09|September 11–16, 1944}}
|{{sort|09|September 11–16, 1944}}
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|{{sort|10|June 10–12, 1947}}
|{{sort|10|June 10–12, 1947}}
|Ottawa
|Ottawa
|Official visit; met with the Governor General, the [[Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone|Earl of Athlone]] and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and addressed [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/truman-harry-s|title= Travels of President Harry S. Truman|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|Official visit; met with the Governor General, the [[Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone|Earl of Athlone]] and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and addressed [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/truman-harry-s|title= Travels of President Harry S. Truman|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
|nowrap rowspan=3|[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
|{{sort|11|November 13–15, 1953}}
|{{sort|11|November 13–15, 1953}}
|Ottawa
|Ottawa
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|-
|-
|{{sort|20|July 19–21, 1981}}
|{{sort|20|July 19–21, 1981}}
|Ottawa,<br>[[Montebello, Quebec| Montebello]]
|Ottawa,<br> [[Montebello, Quebec|Montebello]]
|Attended [[7th G7 summit]] with [[heads of state]] and [[heads of Government|government]] from Canada, [[France]], the [[Federal Republic of Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], and the United Kingdom.<ref name=RRtravels/>
|Attended [[7th G7 summit]] with [[heads of state]] and [[heads of Government|government]] from Canada, [[France]], the [[Federal Republic of Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], and the United Kingdom.<ref name=RRtravels/>
|-
|-
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|Official visit; met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and addressed Parliament.<ref name=RRtravels/>
|Official visit; met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and addressed Parliament.<ref name=RRtravels/>
|-
|-
|{{sort|22|June 19-21, 1988}}
|{{sort|22|June 19–21, 1988}}
|[[Toronto]]
|[[Toronto]]
|Attended [[14th G7 summit]] with heads of state and government from Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.<ref name=RRtravels/>
|Attended [[14th G7 summit]] with heads of state and government from Canada, France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.<ref name=RRtravels/>
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|[[George H. W. Bush]]
|rowspan=4|[[George H. W. Bush]]
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|{{sort|27|April 3–4, 1993}}
|{{sort|27|April 3–4, 1993}}
|Vancouver
|Vancouver
|Summit meeting with [[Russia|Russian]] [[President of Russia|President]] [[Boris Yeltsin]]; also met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.<ref name=WJCtravels>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/clinton-william-j|title= Travels of President William J. Clinton|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|Summit meeting with [[Russia]]n [[President of Russia|President]] [[Boris Yeltsin]]; also met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.<ref name=WJCtravels>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/clinton-william-j|title= Travels of President William J. Clinton|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{sort|28|February 23–24, 1995}}
|{{sort|28|February 23–24, 1995}}
|Ottawa
|Ottawa
|State visit; met with Governor General [[Roméo LeBlanc]] and Prime Minister [[Jean Chrétien]] and addresssed Parliament.<ref name=WJCtravels/>
|State visit; met with Governor General [[Roméo LeBlanc]] and Prime Minister [[Jean Chrétien]] and addressed Parliament.<ref name=WJCtravels/>
|-
|-
|{{sort|29|June 15–17, 1995}}
|{{sort|29|June 15–17, 1995}}
|Halifax
|Halifax
|Attended [[21st G7 summit]] with heads of state and government from Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with Russian President Yeltsin.<ref name=WJCtravels/>
|Attended [[21st G7 summit]] with heads of state and government from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with Russian President [[Boris Yeltsin]].<ref name=WJCtravels/>
|-
|-
|{{sort|30| November 23–25, 1997}}
|{{sort|30| November 23–25, 1997}}
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|Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and [[Premier of Quebec|Quebec Premier]] [[Lucien Bouchard]], attended Federalism Conference, and dedicated new [[Embassy of the United States, Ottawa|American Embassy]] building.<ref name=WJCtravels/>
|Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and [[Premier of Quebec|Quebec Premier]] [[Lucien Bouchard]], attended Federalism Conference, and dedicated new [[Embassy of the United States, Ottawa|American Embassy]] building.<ref name=WJCtravels/>
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|[[ George W. Bush]]
|rowspan=4| [[George W. Bush]]
|{{sort|32|April 20–22, 2001}}
|{{sort|32|April 20–22, 2001}}
|Quebec City
|Quebec City
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|Attended the [[28th G8 summit]].<ref name=GWBtravels/>
|Attended the [[28th G8 summit]].<ref name=GWBtravels/>
|-
|-
|{{sort|34|November 30 – <br>December 1, 2004}}
|nowrap|{{sort|34|November 30 – December 1, 2004}}
|Ottawa,<br>[[Gatineau]],<br>Halifax
|Ottawa,<br>[[Gatineau]],<br>Halifax
|Delivered a speech at [[Pier 21]] in Halifax, met with Prime Minister [[Paul Martin]] and conducted a series of other events.<ref name=GWBtravels/>
|Delivered a speech at [[Pier 21]] in Halifax, met with Prime Minister [[Paul Martin]] and conducted a series of other events.<ref name=GWBtravels/>
|-
|-
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|rowspan=3|[[Barack Obama]]
|rowspan=3|[[Barack Obama]]
|{{sort|36|February 19, 2009}}
|{{sort|36|February 19, 2009}}
|Ottawa
|Ottawa
|Working visit. Met with Governor General [[Michaëlle Jean]] and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.<ref name=BOtravels>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travel/president/obama-barack|title= Travels of President Barack Obama|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|Working visit. Met with Governor General [[Michaëlle Jean]] and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.<ref name=BOtravels>{{cite web|url= https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travel/president/obama-barack|title= Travels of President Barack Obama|publisher= U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|-
|-
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|Attended the [[36th G8 summit]] and [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit|G-20 Summit Meeting]].<ref name=BOtravels/>
|Attended the [[36th G8 summit]] and [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit|G-20 Summit Meeting]].<ref name=BOtravels/>
|-
|-
|{{sort|38|''June 29, 2016''}}
|{{sort|38|June 29, 2016}}
|''Ottawa''
|Ottawa
|''State visit; Will meet with Governor General [[David Johnston]] and Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] and addresssed Parliament. Will also attended the North American Leaders' Summit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President [[Enrique Peña Nieto]].''
|State visit. Met with Governor General [[David Johnston (governor general)|David Johnston]] and Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] and addressed Parliament. Attended the North American Leaders' Summit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President [[Enrique Peña Nieto]].
|-
|[[Donald Trump]]
|{{sort|39|June 8–9, 2018}}
|[[La Malbaie]]
|Attended the [[44th G7 summit]].
|-
|[[Joe Biden]]
|{{sort|40|March 23–24, 2023}}
|Ottawa
|State visit. Met with Governor General [[Mary Simon]] and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and addressed Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aiello |first=Rachel |date=2023-03-24 |title='Everything is interwoven': Trudeau and Biden vow continued Canada-U.S. collaboration during historic visit |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/everything-is-interwoven-trudeau-and-biden-vow-continued-canada-u-s-collaboration-during-historic-visit-1.6326730 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=[[CTV News]] |language=}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Dominion of Newfoundland==
==Dominion of Newfoundland==
Prior to becoming a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] in 1949, [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] was a separate [[Dominion of Newfoundland|British dominion]]. President Franklin Roosevelt visited there twice. He vacationed at [[Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bay of Islands]] and [[Bonne Bay]] on August 17-20, 1939. Two years later, August 9-12, 1941, he returned to [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], ostensibly for another vacation. In actuality, he conferred with British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] aboard ship ([[HMS Prince of Wales (53)|HMS ''Prince of Wales'']] and [[USS Augusta (CA-31)|USS ''Augusta'']]) in [[Placentia Bay]]. At the conclusion of the conference they issued the [[Atlantic Charter]].<ref name=FDRtravels/><ref>{{cite book| first=Harry| last=Gratwick| title=Penobscot Bay: People, Ports & Pastimes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzwh6J1zcg0C&pg=PT72| page=72|year=2009| publisher=The History Press}}</ref>
Prior to becoming a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] in 1949, [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] was a separate [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Dominion]]. President Franklin Roosevelt visited there twice: He vacationed at [[Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bay of Islands]] and [[Bonne Bay]] on August 17 to 20, 1939. Two years later, between August 9 and 12, he returned to Newfoundland, ostensibly for another vacation. In actuality, he conferred with British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] aboard [[HMS Prince of Wales (53)|HMS ''Prince of Wales'']] and [[USS Augusta (CA-31)|USS ''Augusta'']] in [[Placentia Bay]]. At the conclusion of the conference, they issued the [[Atlantic Charter]].<ref name=FDRtravels/><ref>{{cite book| first=Harry| last=Gratwick| title=Penobscot Bay: People, Ports & Pastimes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzwh6J1zcg0C&pg=PT72| page=72|year=2009| publisher=The History Press}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 31 December 2024

Governor General Michaëlle Jean escorts President Barack Obama from Air Force One, in Ottawa, Ontario, during his February 2009 presidential visit to Canada

There have been 41 United States presidential visits to Canada by 14 presidents over the past century. As the U.S. president is both head of state and head of government, these visits have taken many forms, ranging from formal state visits to official visits, working visits, or private visits (or, as in the case of Franklin D. Roosevelt, personal vacations).

Since the first presidential visit, made by Warren G. Harding in 1923 (just a few weeks before his death), Canada has become one of the most common presidential international travel destinations. Since the Franklin Roosevelt administration, only Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter never visited Canada while in office.[1] Eight presidents have addressed a joint session of the Parliament of Canada, with Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan both speaking twice.

Table of visits

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President Date(s) Location(s) Key details
Warren G. Harding July 26, 1923 Vancouver Official reception during return from Alaska,[2] hosted by British Columbia Premier John Oliver and Vancouver mayor Charles Tisdall.[3]
Franklin D. Roosevelt June 29–July 1, 1933 Campobello Island Vacation.[4]
July 28–30, 1936 Campobello Island Vacation.[4]
July 31, 1936 Quebec City Official visit; met with Governor General John Buchan.[4]
August 18, 1938 Kingston Received honorary degree from Queen's University and together with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Albert Edward Matthews, dedicated the Thousand Islands Bridge.[4]
August 14–16, 1939 Campobello Island,
Sydney 		Vacation.[4]
August 21–23, 1939 Halifax Stopped while returning to the United States.[4]
August 17–25, 1943 Quebec City
Ottawa 		Attended First Quebec Conference with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to discuss policy during World War II.[4] Addressed senators, Members of Parliament, and the general public outside the houses of parliament.[5]
September 11–16, 1944 Quebec City Attended Second Quebec Conference with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff.[4]
Harry S. Truman June 10–12, 1947 Ottawa Official visit; met with the Governor General, the Earl of Athlone and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and addressed Parliament.[6]
Dwight D. Eisenhower November 13–15, 1953 Ottawa State visit; Met with Governor General Vincent Massey and Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and addressed Parliament.[7]
July 8–11, 1958 Ottawa Informal visit; met with Governor General Vincent Massey and Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and addressed Parliament.[7]
June 26, 1959 Montreal Joined Queen Elizabeth II in ceremony opening the St. Lawrence Seaway.[7]
John F. Kennedy May 16–18, 1961 Ottawa State visit; met with Governor General Georges Vanier and Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and addressed Parliament.[8]
Lyndon B. Johnson September 16, 1964 Vancouver Informal visit; met with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in ceremonies related to the Columbia River Treaty.[9]
August 21–22, 1966 Campobello Island,
Chamcook 		Laid cornerstone at Roosevelt Campobello International Park and conferred informally with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.[9]
May 25, 1967 Montreal,
Ottawa 		Attended Expo 67, and met privately with the Governor General Roland Michener and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.[9]
Richard M. Nixon April 13–15, 1972 Ottawa State visit; met with Governor General Michener and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, addressed parliament,[10] and signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.[11]
Ronald Reagan March 10–11, 1981 Ottawa State visit; met with Governor General Edward Schreyer and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and addressed Parliament.[12]
July 19–21, 1981 Ottawa,
Montebello 		Attended 7th G7 summit with heads of state and government from Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.[12]
March 17–18, 1985 Quebec City Met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.[12] The meeting was commonly known as the Shamrock Summit.
April 4–6, 1987 Ottawa Official visit; met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and addressed Parliament.[12]
June 19–21, 1988 Toronto Attended 14th G7 summit with heads of state and government from Canada, France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.[12]
George H. W. Bush February 10, 1989 Ottawa Working visit; met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.[13]
April 10, 1990 Toronto Informal meeting with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.[13]
March 13–14, 1991 Ottawa Met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and signed an Air Quality Agreement.[13]
July 9, 1991 Toronto Informal meeting with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.[13]
Bill Clinton April 3–4, 1993 Vancouver Summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin; also met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.[14]
February 23–24, 1995 Ottawa State visit; met with Governor General Roméo LeBlanc and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and addressed Parliament.[14]
June 15–17, 1995 Halifax Attended 21st G7 summit with heads of state and government from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin.[14]
November 23–25, 1997 Vancouver Attended APEC Summit meeting.[14]
October 7–8, 1999 Ottawa,
Mont-Tremblant 		Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard, attended Federalism Conference, and dedicated new American Embassy building.[14]
George W. Bush April 20–22, 2001 Quebec City Attended the 3rd Summit of the Americas.[15]
June 25–27, 2002 Kananaskis Attended the 28th G8 summit.[15]
November 30 – December 1, 2004 Ottawa,
Gatineau,
Halifax 		Delivered a speech at Pier 21 in Halifax, met with Prime Minister Paul Martin and conducted a series of other events.[15]
August 20–21, 2007 Montebello Attended the North American Leaders' Summit, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderón.[15]
Barack Obama February 19, 2009 Ottawa Working visit. Met with Governor General Michaëlle Jean and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[16]
June 25–27, 2010 Huntsville,
Toronto 		Attended the 36th G8 summit and G-20 Summit Meeting.[16]
June 29, 2016 Ottawa State visit. Met with Governor General David Johnston and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and addressed Parliament. Attended the North American Leaders' Summit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Donald Trump June 8–9, 2018 La Malbaie Attended the 44th G7 summit.
Joe Biden March 23–24, 2023 Ottawa State visit. Met with Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and addressed Parliament.[17]

Dominion of Newfoundland

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Prior to becoming a Canadian province in 1949, Newfoundland was a separate Dominion. President Franklin Roosevelt visited there twice: He vacationed at Bay of Islands and Bonne Bay on August 17 to 20, 1939. Two years later, between August 9 and 12, he returned to Newfoundland, ostensibly for another vacation. In actuality, he conferred with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill aboard HMS Prince of Wales and USS Augusta in Placentia Bay. At the conclusion of the conference, they issued the Atlantic Charter.[4][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Presidential visits to Canada". Toronto Sun. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Travels of President Warren G. Harding". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  3. ^ "Warren G. Harding & Stanley Park". The History of Metropolitan Vancouver.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Travels of President Franklin D. Roosevelt". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  5. ^ Parliament of Canada. "Heads of States and of Governments who have addressed Joint Sessions of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Travels of President Harry S. Truman". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  7. ^ a b c "Travels of President Dwight D. Eisenhower". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  8. ^ "Travels of President John F. Kennedy". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  9. ^ a b c "Travels of President Lyndon B. Johnson". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  10. ^ "Travels of President Richard M. Nixon". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  11. ^ National Research Council (U.S.); Royal Society of Canada (1985). The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: an evolving instrument for ecosystem management. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. p. 22.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Travels of President Ronald Reagan". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  13. ^ a b c d "Travels of President George H. W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Travels of President William J. Clinton". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  15. ^ a b c d "Travels of President George W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  16. ^ a b "Travels of President Barack Obama". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  17. ^ Aiello, Rachel (2023-03-24). "'Everything is interwoven': Trudeau and Biden vow continued Canada-U.S. collaboration during historic visit". CTV News. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  18. ^ Gratwick, Harry (2009). Penobscot Bay: People, Ports & Pastimes. The History Press. p. 72.
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