Why is Camp David significant?

Camp David is the country retreat for the President of the United States

Camp David, known formally as the Naval Support Facility Thurmont, is the American President’s country residence.

To every American President since Franklin Roosevelt, Camp David has offered solitude, tranquility, and a place to host foreign leaders.

Located in Catoctin Mountain Park in Frederick County, Maryland, Camp David has offered Presidents of the United States an opportunity for solitude and tranquility, as well as an ideal place to host foreign leaders.

The retreat, which comprises a scenic mountainous area of 200 acres (81 hectares), is surrounded by maximum-security fencing and is closed to the public

Adapted from the federal employee retreat Hi-Catoctin, President Franklin Roosevelt established the residence as USS Shangri La, modelling the new main lodge after the Roosevelt winter vacation home in Warm Springs, Georgia.

President Eisenhower subsequently renamed the institution in honour of his grandson David. Camp David has been used extensively to host foreign dignitaries.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain attended the first such meeting in May of 1943; the summit held at the residence in 1978 for Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin resulted in what are now known as the Camp David Accords.