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华盛顿讯——国会领导人周三宣布，英国国王查尔斯三世将在本月晚些时候对华盛顿进行访问期间，在国会联席会议上发表演讲。
“我们认为，国会演讲将提供一个独特的机会，让您分享我们特殊关系的未来愿景，并在这个历史关键节点重申我们的同盟关系，”国会四大领袖在邀请查尔斯发表国会演讲的信函中写道。
此次演讲正值华盛顿纪念美国独立250周年之际。众议院议长迈克·约翰逊、参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩、参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默和众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯表示，此次活动将庆祝美英两国的“共同历史遗产与持久友谊”。
“在我们庆祝这一历史性里程碑、重新致力于我国建国原则之际，我们也认识到，美国的实验之所以能延续至今，在很大程度上得益于其起源的英国传统，”这些领导人写道。
上一次英国王室成员在美国国会发表演讲是在1991年，当时伊丽莎白二世女王向议员们发表了演讲。这些领导人在信中提及了查尔斯的母亲的那次演讲，称美英关系“已经演变为现代史上最重要的伙伴关系之一”，且这种紧密关系不仅植根于共同利益，更“正如伊丽莎白二世女王1991年在国会联席会议上所言——源于共同的‘民主精神’”。
此次演讲将是美国更广泛国事访问的一部分，访问时间定于4月27日至30日。此次出访将是查尔斯三世作为国王首次对美国进行国事访问。特朗普总统曾于去年9月对英国进行国事访问。
King Charles III to address Congress on April 28
April 1, 2026 / 10:44 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Congressional leaders announced on Wednesday that Britain’s King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress as part of his visit to Washington later this month.
“We believe an Address to Congress will provide a unique opportunity to share your vision for the future of our special relationship and reaffirm our alliance at this pivotal time in history,” the top four congressional leaders wrote in a letter inviting Charles to address Congress.
The address comes as Washington marks the 250th anniversary of American independence. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote that the event will celebrate the “shared heritage and enduring friendship” between the U.S. and U.K.
“As we celebrate this historic milestone and recommit ourselves to the principles upon which our nation was founded, we also recognize that the American experiment endures in no small part because of the British tradition from which it sprang,” the leaders wrote.
The last time a British royal addressed the U.S. Congress was in 1991, when Queen Elizabeth II delivered an address to lawmakers. The leaders cited Charles’ mother’s address in their letter, writing that the relationship between the U.S. and the U.K. “has evolved into one of the most consequential partnerships in modern history,” and that the close relationship is not only rooted in shared interests, but “as Queen Elizabeth II told a Joint Meeting of Congress in 1991 — in a shared ‘spirit of democracy.’”
The address will come as part of a broader state visit to the U.S., which is set to take place from April 27-30. The trip will mark Charles’ first state visit to the U.S. as king. President Trump made a state visit to the U.K. in September.
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