North American Leaders' Summit
Canada, Mexico and the United States, members of the NAFTA.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, U.S. President Barack Obama, centre, and Mexican President Felipe Calderón, right at the North American Leaders' Summit at the Cabañas Cultural Center in Guadalajara. Monday, August 10, 2009.
The North American Leaders' Summit is the official name of the trilateral annual summit between the prime minister of Canada, and the presidents of Mexico and the United States.[1][2][3] It started as the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, a continent-level dialogue, founded on 23 March 2005. The summit is often referred to as the Three Amigos Summit in the popular press.[4][5]
Meetings
| Year | # | Dates | Country | City | Host leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1st North American Leaders' Summit|1st | March 23 |  United States | Waco, Texas | George W. Bush |
| 2006 | 2nd North American Leaders' Summit|2nd | March 31 |  Mexico | Cancún | Vicente Fox |
| 2007 | 3rd North American Leaders' Summit|3rd | August 20-21 |  Canada | Montebello, Canada | Stephen Harper |
| 2008 | 4th North American Leaders' Summit|4th | April 21-22 | United states | New Orleans | George W. Bush |
| 2009 | 5th North American Leaders' Summit|5th | August 8-11 | Mexico | Guadalajara | Felipe Calderon |
| 2010 | 6th North American Leaders' Summit|6th | No meeting | Canada | Wakefield, Quebec | Stephen Harper |
| 2011 | 7th North American Leaders' Summit|7th | November 13 | United States | Honolulu | Barack Obama |
| 2012 | 8th North American Leaders' Summit|8th | April 2 | United States | Washington, D.C. | Barack Obama |
| 2014 | 9th North American Leaders' Summit|9th | February 19 | Mexico | Toluca | Enrique Peña Nieto |
Leaders
| Prime Minister of Canada | President of the United States | President of Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Paul Martin | George W. Bush | Vicente Fox |
| 2006 | Stephen Harper | ||
| 2007 | Felipe Calderón | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2009 | Barack Obama | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2013 | Enrique Peña Nieto | ||
| 2014 |
See also
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
- North American Union
- Foreign relations of Canada
- Foreign relations of Mexico
- Foreign relations of the United States
- Outline of the Post-War New World Map
References
- ↑ Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Press release
- ↑ The White House, Press Release
- ↑ Presidency of Mexico, Press release (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/three-amigos-summit-not-so-chummy-145886435.html
- ↑ Potter, Mitch (April 2, 2012). "Analysis: Stephen Harper faces tricky terrain during ‘Three Amigos' summit". The Star (Toronto).
External links
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