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
State visit of the President of Ireland to the United Kingdom this the President visited the Palace of Westminster, where he . In the evening, The President and First Lady were guests of honour at a State Banquet hosted by the Queen at Windsor Castle along with 160 guests. The Queen made a speech before dinner and President Higgins . Higgins and his wife were honoured as guests of the Queen at Windsor Castle for the remainder of their visit. The following morning, the President and First Lady were escorted by Prince Andrew, the Duke of York to the Grand Stairs in Windsor Castle to view the Colours of the 1922