Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, second from left, and governor Emilio Gonzalez, right, walk across the main courtyard at the the Cabanas Cultural Center during the North American Leaders' Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Aug. 10, 2009. (P080909PS-0256)
NALS Guadalajara 2009
Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
August 9, 2009 - August 10, 2009
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 2009 NALS, President Felipe Calderón of Mexico invited President Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada to Guadalajara, Mexico in April 2009. The three heads of state discussed the H1N1 outbreak, economic recovery, and border security.
Related Links
The text of a joint declaration from the North American Leaders' Summit in August 2009 can be read on the official website of NATO: "North American Leaders' Declaration on Climate Change and Clean Energy"
The text of a joint press conference from the North American Leaders' Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico in August 2009 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada"
Additional information about the North American Leaders' Summit in August 2009 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "North American Leaders Summit: Energy Deliverables"
A video of a joint press conference from the North American Leaders' Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico in August 2009 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama, President Calderon, PM Harper: Joint Press Conference"