Donald Trump will attend a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles next Wednesday, 18 June 2026, after the G7 summit in Évian, eastern France, Élysée sources said on Saturday.
The dinner will mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. It comes after the G7 heads of state summit, which brings together the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Canada and Italy under the French presidency.
One question around the summit has been whether Trump would stay until the end. At the last G7 in Kananaskis, Canada, he left early because of rising tensions in the Middle East. His acceptance of Macron’s invitation to Versailles suggests he plans to remain for the full meeting.
Versailles has a long link with Franco-American ties. The Treaty of Paris, which formally recognised US independence, was signed there in 1783. That followed King Louis XVI’s support for the Thirteen Colonies in their war against Britain, with Paris providing financial, military and arms assistance.
Geopolitical crises are expected to dominate the agenda in Évian. Ukraine will be a key topic, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attending as a guest. Iran will also be discussed, as a deal between Tehran and Washington could be close.
France wants the G7 to be a crisis management summit that delivers concrete results, government sources said ahead of the start. For more coverage of international and Catalonia-wide news, see our news page.