Collection The Hospitality of Diplomacy
The White House has hosted many important heads of state over the years. Typically, the President and First Lady join...
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Geography, history, and friendship have been the driving force of ties between the United States and Canada. In 1927, official rapport was established when our two countries received ambassadors and began a long diplomatic relationship. The first official state dinner hosted in honor of Canada's highest appointed official was held on December 6, 1927, as President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge welcomed Governor General Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, and Viscountess Willingdon of Canada. In honor of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's 2016 State Visit to the White House, like his father before him, we reflect on the history, food, and protocol of official foreign visits by Canadian heads of state to the Executive Mansion.
The White House has hosted many important heads of state over the years. Typically, the President and First Lady join...
For more than two hundred years, France and the United States have enjoyed a relationship unparalleled in world history. From...
Long before the emergence of the United States and Italy as nations, close connections between our two peoples influenced political...
When heads of state visit the United States and the White House, the United States Chief of Protocol is on...
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the gastronomical delights. The elegance of the State Dining...
April 10, 1973: Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew β Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and President Richard M. Nixon held discussions emphasizing continued cl...
January 14, 1964: State Dinner for Italian President Antonio Segni was hosted by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Featured entertainment included Robert Merrill...
May 3, 2018 8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration and light breakfast in Decatur House Parlors9:00 am - 9:20 am Welcome and OverviewThe Hon. Frederick...
WILLIAM ADAIR is a frame historian, conservator, and gilder in Washington, D.C. (WHH #54) WILLIAM G. ALLMAN served more than...
The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times...
The Cross Hall and large Entrance Hall are at the center of the original plan by James Hoban for the...
βThe 150-year era of the great steel plow, central instrument of American abundance and strength, is ending,β wrote Hugh Sidey in 1...