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Presidential Visits to Australia
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President Cities VisitedRemarksDates
Lyndon B. JohnsonCanberra
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Townsville
State visit; met with Governor General Casey and Prime Minister Holt.20 OCT 1966
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23 OCT 1966
Lyndon B. JohnsonMelbourne
Canberra
Attended funeral of Prime Minister Holt and conferred with other attending heads of state.21 DEC 1967
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22 DEC 1967
George H.W. BushSydney
Canberra
Melbourne
Met with Prime Minister Keating and senior Australian officials; addressed the Australian Parliament.31 DEC 1991
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3 JAN 1992
William J. Clinton IIISydney
Canberra
Port Douglas
State Visit. Addressed joint meeting of Parliament and visited the Great Barrier Reef.19 NOV 1996
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23 NOV 1996
George W. BushCanberraMet with Prime Minister Howard and addressed Parliament.22 OCT 2003
George W. BushSydneyAttended APEC Leaders’ Meeting.3 SEPT 2007
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8 SEPT 2007
Barack H. ObamaCanberra
Darwin
Met with Prime Minister Gillard and addressed Parliament. First President to visit the Northern Territory.16 NOV 2011
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17 NOV 2011
Barack H. ObamaBrisbaneAttended the G20 Leaders’ Summit15 NOV 2014
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16 NOV 2014