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 | March 23 |  United States | Waco, Texas | George W. Bush |
| 2006 | 2nd | March 31 |  Mexico | Cancún | Vicente Fox |
| 2007 | 3rd | August 20-21 |  Canada | Montebello, Canada | Stephen Harper |
| 2008 | 4th | April 21-22 | United states | New Orleans | George W. Bush |
| 2009 | 5th | August 8-11 | Mexico | Guadalajara | Felipe Calderon |
| 2010 | 6th | No meeting | Canada | Wakefield, Quebec | Stephen Harper |
| 2011 | 7th | November 13 | United States | Honolulu | Barack Obama |
| 2012 | 8th | April 2 | United States | Washington, D.C. | Barack Obama |
| 2014 | 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 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | Justin Trudeau |
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).
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