Notable foreign dignitaries who have addressed the US Congress in Joint Meetings

Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, addresses a Joint Meeting of Congress with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on July 19, 2023. Herzog is only the second Israeli President to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. His father, Chaim Herzog, addressed Congress when he was President of Israel in 1987.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber on April 27, 2023. The South Korean President was invited by U.S. congressional leaders to address a joint meeting during a visit to Washington in honor of the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine gets a standing ovation before addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol on Dec. 21, 2022. The Ukrainian President visited Washington to meet with Biden and US lawmakers during his first trip outside his country since Russia began its violent invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol. The Ukrainian President visited Washington to meet with Biden and US lawmakers during his first trip outside his country since Russia began its violent invasion of Ukraine in February.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol April 25, 2018 in Washington, DC. Macron is taking part in an official three-day visit to the United States.

Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 from the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Vice President Joe Biden, back center, Speaker of the House John Boehner, back right.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, April 29, 2015.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (L) is greeted by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) after Ghani's address to a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington March 25, 2015.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) speaks before a joint session of the US Congress as Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi applaud, November 3, 2009 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Angela Merkel used the historic address to the US Congress to issue a heartfelt plea on climate change, likening the problem to a second Berlin Wall.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) addresses a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress as U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (L) and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert look on. July 26, 2006 in Washington, DC. Al-Maliki spent the morning meeting U.S. lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol.

Hamid Karzai, President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan addressed a joint meeting of Congress. Here he is applauded upon arrival by Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin greets members of Congress on June 17, 1992 after he spoke before a joint session of the House and Senate. Yeltsin, the first Russian leader ever invited to address the U.S. Congress, received a standing ovation of more than two minutes when he entered the chamber.

South African president Nelson Mandela stands behind a podium and addresses a joint session of Congress on Oct. 6, 1994.

Vice President Dan Quayle (L) and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Thomas Foley (R) applaud as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II adresses a joint meeting of the US Senate and House of Representatives in Washington on May 16, 1991. The Queen's speech, the first adresses to Congress by a British monarch, dealt with U.S.- British cooperation in the Gulf War.

Polish Solidarity trade-unionist (and later President) Lech Walesa appears before a joint session of Congress, Nov. 15, 1989. Among those behind him are Vice President Dan Quayle (center rear, left) and Speaker of the House Tom Foley (1929 - 2013) (center rear, right).