Trivia: The first foreign dignitary to address Congress was from which nation?
France
India
Portugal
Mexico
The correct answer is France
So why is this answer correct? : The honor of the first foreign dignitary to address Congress went to the Marquis de Lafayette, the Revolutionary War veteran who returned to the U.S. in 1824 and received a hero’s welcome. Though it’s now common for visiting officials to address Congress in a joint session, Lafayette actually met with both chambers separately.