Canada - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders of Canada
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Bennett | Multilateral economic conversations before the World Monetary and Economic Conference. | April 24–28, 1933 |
| Prime Minster Mackenzie King | Discussed bilateral trade relations. | November 7–9, 1935 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Guest of the President. Afterwards visited Virginia Beach. Departed U.S. March 20. | March 5–11, 1937 |
| Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir | Also visited Annapolis (Maryland) on April 1. | March 30–April 1, 1937 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Signed a reciprocal trade agreement. Departed U.S. November 20. | November 17–18, 1938 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Accompanied King George VI as minister in attendance. | June 8–9, 1939 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | 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 | Discussed problems of mutual defense with President Roosevelt at Ogdensburg (New York). | August 17, 1940 |
| Governor General Earl of Athlone | Courtesy visit at Hyde Park (New York). | October 19–21, 1940 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | 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 | Met with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park (New York). Discussed economic cooperation and coordination of defense production. | November 1, 1941 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Attended the First Washington (Arcadia) Conference. | December 26–28, 1941 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Attended a Pacific War Council meeting and met with President Roosevelt. | April 15–17, 1942 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Attended a Pacific War Council meeting. | June 25, 1942 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | In U.S. December 2. Also visited New York City. | December 4–6, 1942 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Attended the Trident Conference with Roosevelt and Churchill. Afterwards visited New York City. | May 18–21, 1943 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Met briefly with Secretary of State Hull. | December 6, 1943 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | 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 | Met with President Roosevelt in Washington. | March 22–24, 1945 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Led Canadian delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. | April 25–June 26, 1945 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | Informal discussions on international control of atomic energy. | November 10–15, 1945 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | At the invitation of the President. | October 27–28, 1946 |
| Governor General Viscount Alexander | Guest of U.S. Government. Afterwards visited New York City. | February 4–6, 1947 |
| Prime Minister Mackenzie King | 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 | Informal visit to Washington. | February 11–13, 1949 |
| Prime Minister St. Laurent | Guest of the President. Discussed bilateral relations. | May 7–8, 1953 |
| Governor General Massey | Addressed U.S. Congress May 4. | May 3–5, 1954 |
| Prime Minister St. Laurent | Attended a Heads of Government meeting in White Sulphur Springs (West Virginia). | March 26–28, 1956 |
| Prime Minister Diefenbaker | Accompanied Queen Elizabeth II. | October 16–21, 1957 |
| Prime Minister Diefenbaker | Official visit to Washington. | June 3–4, 1960 |
| Prime Minister Diefenbaker | Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session. | September 27, 1960 |
| Prime Minister Diefenbacker | Signed Treaty on Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin. | January 16–17, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Diefenbaker | Informal visit. | February 20, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Pearson | Informal visit at Hyannis Port (Massachusetts). | May 10–11, 1963 |
| Prime Minister Pearson | Attended funeral of President Kennedy. | November 24–25, 1963 |
| Prime Minister Pearson | Official visit. Signed Colombia River Treaty and agreement establishing Campobello International Park. | January 21–23, 1964 |
| Prime Minister Pearson | Ceremonial visits at Great Falls (Montana), and Blaine (Washington). | September 16, 1964 |
| Prime Minister Pearson | Informal visit at LBJ Ranch (Texas). Signed agreement on trade in automotive products. | January 15–16, 1965 |
| Prime Minister Pearson | Informal visit at Camp David (Maryland). | April 3, 1965 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Official visit. | March 24–25, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Informal working visit. | December 6, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Official visit. | December 4, 1974 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Private visit. | June 16, 1976 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. | June 26–28, 1976 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Official visit. | February 21–22, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Private visit. Discussed plans for the Northern Gas Pipeline with President Carter. | March 3, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Official working visit. | July 10–11, 1981 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | 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 | Official working visit. | April 27–28, 1983 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Attended Economic Summit Meeting, Williamsburg (Va.). | May 28–31, 1983 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Private visit. Discussed proposals for nuclear arms limitations. | December 15–16, 1983 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Official working visit. | September 24–25, 1984 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Met with President Reagan in New York City. | October 24, 1985 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Official Visit. | March 17–20, 1986 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Official Visit. | April 26–28, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | May 4, 1989 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Met with President Bush during a private visit to Kennebunkport (Me.). | August 30–31, 1989 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Private visit. | November 29, 1989 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Houston, Texas. | July 8–11, 1990 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Met with President Bush at Kennebunkport, Maine. | August 27–28, 1990 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. | September 29, 1990 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Informal meeting with President Bush at Kennebunkport, Me. | August 26, 1991 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Official working visit. | May 19–21, 1992 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Attended the initialling of the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio, Texas. | October 7, 1992 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | February 4–5, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 1–2, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Attended APEC meeting in Seattle. | November 19–20, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami, Florida. | December 9–11, 1994 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Official visit. | April 7–9, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Attended NATO’s 50th Anniversary Summit. | April 23–25, 1999 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Private visit with President Clinton while returning from Florida. | January 23, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | December 2, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Working visit. Also addressed Permanent Council of the OAS. | February 4–5, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Working visit. | September 23–24, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | March 14, 2002 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Working visit. Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Bush in Detroit, Michigan. | September 9, 2002 |
| Prime Minister Paul Martin | Working visit. | April 28–30, 2004 |
| Prime Minister Paul Martin | Attended G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia. | June 8–10, 2004 |
| Prime Minister Paul Martin | Met with President Bush in Crawford and Waco, Texas. | March 23, 2005 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Working visit. | July 5–6, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended the North American Leaders Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana. | April 21–22, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Working Visit. | September 16, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | April 12–13, 2010 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Working visit. | February 4, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Working visit. | December 7, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended North American Leaders’ Summit. | April 2, 2012 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. | May 18–19, 2012 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. | May 20–21, 2012 |
| Prime Minister Justin P. J. Trudeau | Official Visit. | March 10, 2016 |
| Prime Minister Justin P. J. Trudeau | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | March 31–April 1, 2016 |
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | Official Working Visit. | February 13, 2017 |
| Prime Minister Justin P. J. Trudeau | Official Working Visit. | October 11, 2017 |
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | Working Visit. | June 19–20, 2019 |