Camp David是美国总统位于马里兰州山区的度假地，距离华盛顿约一小时车程[1]。该地由富兰克林·罗斯福在二战期间于1942年建立，初名Shangri-La[1]。1953年，艾森豪威尔将其改名为Camp David[1]。
数十年来，这片山间度假地见证了众多重要的总统峰会和外交活动。1943年，罗斯福与英国首相丘吉尔在此讨论诺曼底登陆[1]。1959年，艾森豪威尔首次邀请苏联领导人赫鲁晓夫访美[1]。1978年，卡特总统主持了埃及总统萨达特和以色列总理贝京的会晤，这次会议导致了1979年《大卫营协议》的签署[1]。2012年，奥巴马在该地主办了G8峰会[1]。
2019年，特朗普政府原计划与塔利班领导人在此进行秘密周末会议，但由于喀布尔炸弹袭击造成包括一名美国士兵在内的12人丧生，该会议被取消[1]。
Camp David, situated in the Maryland mountains approximately one hour's drive from Washington, has served as a significant venue for presidential retreats and diplomatic negotiations since its establishment [1]. President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the retreat in 1942 during World War II, originally naming it Shangri-La [1]. The compound gained its current name in 1953 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed it after his grandson and father, both named David [1].
Throughout its history, Camp David has hosted numerous pivotal moments in American diplomacy. In 1943, Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill discussed plans for the Normandy invasion at the retreat [1]. During Eisenhower's presidency, the venue marked a Cold War milestone in 1959 when he invited Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev for a visit to the United States [1]. President Jimmy Carter later presided over a significant Middle Eastern summit at Camp David in 1978, bringing together Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a meeting that culminated in the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1979 [1]. President Barack Obama hosted the G8 summit in 2012 [1].
In 2019, President Donald Trump cancelled a secret weekend meeting with Taliban leaders following a bombing in Kabul that killed twelve people, including a United States soldier [1].