Visits By Foreign Leaders of Canada

Visitor From Description Date
Prime Minister Bennett Canada Multilateral economic conversations before the World Monetary and Economic Conference. April 24-​28, 1933
Prime Minster Mackenzie King Canada Discussed bilateral trade relations. November 7-​9, 1935
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Guest of the President. Afterwards visited Virginia Beach. Departed U.S. March 20. March 5-​11, 1937
Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir Canada Also visited Annapolis (Maryland) on April 1. March 30-​April 1, 1937
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Signed a reciprocal trade agreement. Departed U.S. November 20. November 17-​18, 1938
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Accompanied King George VI as minister in attendance. June 8-​9, 1939
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Met with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs (Georgia), April 23-24. Afterward visited Williamsburg (Virginia). Met with the President in Washington, April 27-29. April 23-​29, 1940
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Discussed problems of mutual defense with President Roosevelt at Ogdensburg (New York). August 17, 1940
Governor General Earl of Athlone Canada Courtesy visit at Hyde Park (New York). October 19-​21, 1940
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Conferred with President Roosevelt at Washington (April 16-17) and Hyde Park (New York) (April 20). Signed a defense production agreement. Also visited Virginia Beach (Virginia). April 16-​20, 1941
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Met with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park (New York). Discussed economic cooperation and coordination of defense production. November 1, 1941
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Attended the First Washington (Arcadia) Conference. December 26-​28, 1941
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Attended a Pacific War Council meeting and met with President Roosevelt. April 15-​17, 1942
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Attended a Pacific War Council meeting. June 25, 1942
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada In U.S. December 2. Also visited New York City. December 4-​6, 1942
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Attended the Trident Conference with Roosevelt and Churchill. Afterwards visited New York City. May 18-​21, 1943
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Met briefly with Secretary of State Hull. December 6, 1943
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Discussed economic policies and the Canadian role in the United Nations with President Roosevelt. In the U.S. March 10-15. Also visited Williamsburg (Virginia). March 13-​14, 1945
Governor General Earl of Athlone Canada Met with President Roosevelt in Washington. March 22-​24, 1945
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Led Canadian delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. April 25-​June 26, 1945
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Informal discussions on international control of atomic energy. November 10-​15, 1945
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada At the invitation of the President. October 27-​28, 1946
Governor General Viscount Alexander Canada Guest of U.S. Government. Afterwards visited New York City. February 4-​6, 1947
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Canada Informal meeting with President Truman. Arrived in U.S. March 28; also visited Virginia Beach and Williamsburg (Virginia). April 21-​23, 1947
Prime Minister St. Laurent Canada Informal visit to Washington. February 11-​13, 1949
Prime Minister St. Laurent Canada Guest of the President. Discussed bilateral relations. May 7-​8, 1953
Governor General Massey Canada Addressed U.S. Congress May 4. May 3-​5, 1954
Prime Minister St. Laurent Canada Attended a Heads of Government meeting in White Sulphur Springs (West Virginia). March 26-​28, 1956
Prime Minister Diefenbaker Canada Accompanied Queen Elizabeth II. October 16-​21, 1957
Prime Minister Diefenbaker Canada Official visit to Washington. June 3-​4, 1960
Prime Minister Diefenbaker Canada Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session. September 27, 1960
Prime Minister Diefenbacker Canada Signed Treaty on Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin. January 16-​17, 1961
Prime Minister Diefenbaker Canada Informal visit. February 20, 1961
Prime Minister Pearson Canada Informal visit at Hyannis Port (Massachusetts). May 10-​11, 1963
Prime Minister Pearson Canada Attended funeral of President Kennedy. November 24-​25, 1963
Prime Minister Pearson Canada Official visit. Signed Colombia River Treaty and agreement establishing Campobello International Park. January 21-​23, 1964
Prime Minister Pearson Canada Ceremonial visits at Great Falls (Montana), and Blaine (Washington). September 16, 1964
Prime Minister Pearson Canada Informal visit at LBJ Ranch (Texas). Signed agreement on trade in automotive products. January 15-​16, 1965
Prime Minister Pearson Canada Informal visit at Camp David (Maryland). April 3, 1965
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Official visit. March 24-​25, 1969
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Informal working visit. December 6, 1971
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Official visit. December 4, 1974
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Private visit. June 16, 1976
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. June 26-​28, 1976
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Official visit. February 21-​22, 1977
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. September 6-​9, 1977
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. May 30-​31, 1978
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Private visit. Discussed plans for the Northern Gas Pipeline with President Carter. March 3, 1979
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Official working visit. July 10-​11, 1981
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Informal meeting at the dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and Library, Grand Rapids (Mich.). September 17-​18, 1981
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Official working visit. April 27-​28, 1983
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Attended Economic Summit Meeting, Williamsburg (Va.). May 28-​31, 1983
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Private visit. Discussed proposals for nuclear arms limitations. December 15-​16, 1983
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Official working visit. September 24-​25, 1984
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Met with President Reagan in New York City. October 24, 1985
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Official Visit. March 17-​20, 1986
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Official Visit. April 26-​28, 1988
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Met with President Bush during a private visit. May 4, 1989
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Met with President Bush during a private visit to Kennebunkport (Me.). August 30-​31, 1989
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Private visit. November 29, 1989
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Houston, Texas. July 8-​11, 1990
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Met with President Bush at Kennebunkport, Maine. August 27-​28, 1990
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. September 29, 1990
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Informal meeting with President Bush at Kennebunkport, Me. August 26, 1991
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Official working visit. May 19-​21, 1992
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Attended the initialling of the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio, Texas. October 7, 1992
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Met with President Clinton during a private visit. February 4-​5, 1993
Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney Canada Met with President Clinton during a private visit. June 1-​2, 1993
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Attended APEC meeting in Seattle. November 19-​20, 1993
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami, Florida. December 9-​11, 1994
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Official visit. April 7-​9, 1997
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. June 20-​22, 1997
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Attended NATO’s 50th Anniversary Summit. April 23-​25, 1999
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Private visit with President Clinton while returning from Florida. January 23, 2000
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Met with President Clinton during a private visit. December 2, 2000
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Working visit. Also addressed Permanent Council of the OAS. February 4-​5, 2001
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Working visit. September 23-​24, 2001
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Met with President Bush during a private visit. March 14, 2002
Prime Minister Jean Chretien Canada Working visit. Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Bush in Detroit, Michigan. September 9, 2002
Prime Minister Paul Martin Canada Working visit. April 28-​30, 2004
Prime Minister Paul Martin Canada Attended G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia. June 8-​10, 2004
Prime Minister Paul Martin Canada Met with President Bush in Crawford and Waco, Texas. March 23, 2005
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Working visit. July 5-​6, 2006
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended the North American Leaders Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana. April 21-​22, 2008
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. September 24, 2008
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. November 14-​15, 2008
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Working Visit. September 16, 2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 24-​25, 2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. April 12-​13, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Working visit. February 4, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. November 10-​13, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Working visit. December 7, 2011