Australia–United States relations Minister for Defence, US Secretary of Defense and US Secretary of State. The first Australian visit by a serving United States President was that of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 to seek support for Australia's ongoing involvement in the Vietnam War. Australia had previously sent advisers and combat troops to Vietnam. In 1992, George H. W. Bush was the first of four US presidents to address a joint meeting of the Australian Parliament. Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, ratified the Kyoto Protocol on 3 December 2007, leaving the United States and Canada as the last major industrial nations not to
Pope Francis's visit to Kenya Nairobi were closed on Thursday and parts of Friday The Pope's 3 day schedule as published on the Vatican website at w2.vatican.va The Pope arrived at JKIA at 1335 GMT. Thursday was declared a public holiday by the President Uhuru Kenyatta A total of 10,000 police officers were deployed to secure the Pope's visit. In a televised press release, Inspector General of Police, Joseph Boinnet informed the public about road closures during the visit. Pope Francis's visit to Kenya Pope Francis visited Kenya from 25 to 27 November 2015. It was his first state and pastoral visit to the country