When Anthony Albanese last visited the Oval Office, his meeting with then-president Joe Biden largely took place behind closed doors.
Members of the media clamoured for a spot inside the famous room to capture the pair exchanging pleasantries. Attempts at asking questions of either leader were shut down and we were all booted out after less than seven minutes.
But the prime minister could face a very different scenario when he visits Washington this week for his first ever formal sit-down with Donald Trump.
Mr Albanese has a lot riding on the visit, with the Pentagon reviewing the AUKUS submarine program and Australian exporters hit with US tariffs.
And as other world leaders have discovered, a visit to Mr Trump's White House can become an unpredictable, if not uncomfortable, encount