French State Dinners at the White House
From the first French State Dinner for Prime Minister Pierre Laval by President Herbert Hoover to more recent French State Dinners, the United States and France continue to maintain their strong bond.
October 22, 1931
State Dinner for Prime Minister Pierre Laval, hosted by President Herbert Hoover
August 22, 1945
State Dinner for Provisional President Charles de Gaulle, hosted by President Harry S. Truman
March 28, 1951
State Dinner for President Vincent Auriol, hosted by President Harry S. Truman at the Carlton Hotel due to White House renovations
April 22, 1960
State Dinner for President Charles de Gaulle, hosted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 24, 1970
State Dinner for President Georges Pompidou, hosted by President Richard M. Nixon
May 17, 1976
State Dinner for President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, hosted by President Gerald R. Ford
September 15, 1977
Working Dinner for Prime Minister Raymond Barre, hosted by President Jimmy Carter
October 18, 1981
State Dinner for President François Mitterrand, hosted by President Ronald Reagan (held in Williamsburg, Virginia)
March 22, 1984
State Dinner for President Francois Mitterrand, hosted by President Ronald Reagan
March 31, 1987
State Dinner for Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, hosted by President Ronald Reagan
February 1, 1996
State Dinner for President Jacques Chirac, hosted by President William J. Clinton
November 6, 2007
State Dinner for President Nicolas Sarkozy, hosted by President George W. Bush
February 11, 2014
State Dinner for President François Hollande, hosted by President Barack Obama
April 24, 2018
State Dinner for President Emmanuel Macron, hosted by President Donald Trump
December 1, 2022
State Dinner for President Emmanuel Macron, hosted by President Joseph Biden
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