Quad Summits: From Virtual 2021 To Wilmington 2024

Timeline of Quad Leaders’ Summits

May 20, 2023 (Hiroshima, Japan)

• Format: In-person
• Attending Leaders: PM Anthony Albanese, PM Narendra Modi, PM Fumio Kishida, President Joe Biden
• Notes: Originally set to take place in Sydney after the G7 summit, the meeting was relocated to Hiroshima due to President Biden’s last-minute postponement related to debt ceiling negotiations. The summit lasted approximately 50 minutes.

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May 24, 2022 (Tokyo, Japan)

• Format: In-person
• Attending Leaders: PM Anthony Albanese, PM Narendra Modi, PM Fumio Kishida, President Joe Biden
• Notes: Anthony Albanese was inaugurated as Australia’s 31st prime minister on May 23, just before the summit. The meeting lasted about 2 hours.

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March 3, 2022 (Virtual)

• Format: Video Call
• Attending Leaders: PM Scott Morrison, PM Narendra Modi, PM Fumio Kishida, President Joe Biden
• Notes: Initiated and hosted by the United States, the leaders discussed the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine during this 70-minute call.

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Sept 24, 2021 (Washington, DC)

• Format: In-person
• Attending Leaders: PM Scott Morrison, PM Narendra Modi, PM Yoshihide Suga, President Joe Biden
• Notes: This was the first in-person summit, with PM Suga attending shortly after announcing his resignation. The meeting lasted approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.

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March 12, 2021 (Virtual)

• Format: Video Call
• Attending Leaders: PM Scott Morrison, PM Narendra Modi, PM Yoshihide Suga, President Joe Biden
• Notes: This was the inaugural Quad Leaders’ Summit, which lasted about 1 hour and 45 minutes.