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The North American Leaders' Summit (also NALS[1]) is the official name of the trilateral annual summit between the prime minister of Canada and the presidents of Mexico and the United States [2][3][4] that is, the annual meeting of the Heads of Government for the United States, Canada, and Mexico [5] It started as the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, a continent-level dialogue, founded on 23 March 2005. The most recent summit occurred on 29 June 2016, and was hosted by Canada.[6] The summit is often referred to as the Three Amigos Summit in the popular press.[7][8] According to the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, the outcome of the summit impacts the lives of Canadians, Mexicans and Americans. In 2016, the summit is expected to help create better conditions in searching for "sustainable economic growth, help transition to a low carbon economy, and provide better opportunities for Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans alike.".[9] The triad of leaders President Barack Obama, President Enrique Peña Nieto and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet during NALS for the first and last time, as Trudeau just arrived in Autumn 2015 and Obama will leave the White House in Winter 2017. Prime Minister Trudeau described the meetings: "The tone of the meeting was friendly, as you might expect among friends, but also a little poignant".[10]