Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama holds a joint press conference with President Felipe Calderon of Mexico, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 2, 2012. The press conference was held in conjunction with the North American Leaders Summit. (P040212SH-0114)
NALS Washington, DC 2012
Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
April 2, 2012
The North American Leaders' Summit (NALS) is a trilateral summit attended by the President of the United States, the President of Mexico, and the Prime Minister of Canada. For the 2012 NALS, President Barack Obama invited Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and President Felipe Calderón of Mexico to Washington, DC on April 2, 2012. The three heads of state discussed job creation, cross-border trade, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, energy cooperation, and a unified response to the trans-national drug problem.
Related Links
The text of a joint statement from the North American Leaders' Summit in Washington, DC in April 2012 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Joint Statement by North American Leaders"
The text of a joint press conference from the North American Leaders' Summit in Washington, DC in April 2012 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Joint Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada"
A video of a joint press conference from the North American Leaders' Summit in Washington, DC in April 2012 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Holds a Press Conference with North American Leaders"