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  • Canadian State Visits: Governor General Freeman Freeman-Thomas and Wife

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    Canada’s Governor General Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, and Viscountess Willingdon of Canada arrive in Union Station, Washington, D.C., for a State Visit on December 6, 1927, with President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge.

    Library of Congress
  • Canadian State Visits: President and Mrs. Roosevelt Greet Governor General of Canada

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    President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt greet Canada’s Governor General, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, at the White House on March 30, 1937.

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  • Canadian State Visits: Canadian Governor General Places a Wreath at the Canadian Cross

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    Canada’s Governor General, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, places a wreath on the Canadian Cross in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on March 31, 1937.

    Library of Congress
  • Canadian State Visits: Canadian Governor General Lays a Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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    Canada’s Governor General, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, places a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on March 31, 1937.

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  • Canadian White House Visits: Working Dinner with President Gerald Ford and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau

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    In this photograph, guests attend a working stag dinner for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada in the Blue Room at the White House on December 4, 1974. Seated from left to right are U.S. Treasury Secretary William Simon, Prime Minister Trudeau, President Gerald R. Ford, Ambassador of Canada Marcel Cadieux, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton, Senator Gale W. McGee, and Minister of Canada to the United States J. Russell McKinney.

    Gerald Ford Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
  • Canadian White House Visits: Prime Minister Trudeau with President Gerald Ford

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    President Gerald R. Ford meets with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada in the Oval Office on December 4, 1974.

    Gerald Ford Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
  • Canadian State Visits: President and Mrs. Carter With Prime Minister and Mrs. Trudeau

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    Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada, President Jimmy Carter, Margaret Trudeau and First Lady Rosalynn Carter on the Truman Balcony at the State Visit arrival ceremony on February 21, 1977.

    Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
  • Canadian State Visits: President and Mrs. Reagan greeting Prime Minister and Mrs. Mulroney

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    President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan greeting Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mila Mulroney of Canada for the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House on March 18, 1986.

    Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
  • Canadian State Visits: President and Mrs. Reagan and Prime Minister and Mrs. Mulroney in 1988

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    President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada and Mila Mulroney descending the Grand Staircase before a White House State Dinner on April 27, 1988.

    Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
  • Canadian State Visits: President and Mrs. Clinton and Prime Minister and Mrs. Chretien

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    President William J. Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton and Prime Minister and Mrs. Jean Chretien of Canada prepare to follow the military Honor Guard from the Residence down the Grand Staircase to the State Floor for a State Dinner on April 8, 1997.

    Photo by Ralph Alswang/Courtesy of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library
  • Canadian State Visit: President Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Arrival Ceremony

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    President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau stand for the United States National Anthem during the State Arrival Ceremony on March 10, 2016.

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  • Canadian State Visit: President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau

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    President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau walk to a press conference in the Rose Garden after the State Arrival Ceremony on March 10, 2016.

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  • Canadian State Visits: President and Mrs. Obama and Prime Minister and Mrs. Trudeau

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    President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at the North Portico for a State Dinner on March 10, 2016.

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About this Gallery

“Geography has made us neighbors,” President John F. Kennedy told the Canadian Parliament in May 1961, “History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies.” After Canada became a nation in 1867, ties between it and the United States grew much closer. In 1927, the two nations received ambassadors and began a generally friendly diplomatic relationship punctuated by visits of appointed state officials and heads of government to the White House.

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