Editing State of the Union (section)

==Local versions==
Certain [[U.S. state]]s have a similar annual address given by the [[Governor (United States)|governor]]. For most of them, it is called the [[State of the State address]]. In Iowa, it is called the Condition of the State Address; in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the speech is called the State of the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] address. The mayor of the [[District of Columbia]] gives a State of the District address. [[American Samoa]] has a State of the Territory address given by the governor. [[Puerto Rico]] has a State Address given by the governor. In [[Guam]], the governor delivers an annual [[List of Governors of Guam#Powers and Duties|State of the Island Address]].

Some cities or counties also have an annual [[State of the City Address]] given by the mayor, county commissioner or board chair, including [[Sonoma County, California]]; [[Orlando, Florida]]; [[Gwinnett County, Georgia]];<ref>{{cite web|title=Official page on Gwinnett County Website|url=https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/boardofcommissioners/stateofthecounty|access-date=March 9, 2022|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308054719/https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/boardofcommissioners/stateofthecounty|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cincinnati]], Ohio; [[New Haven, Connecticut]]; [[Parma, Ohio]]; Detroit, Michigan; [[Seattle]], Washington; [[Birmingham, Alabama]]; Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; [[Buffalo, New York]]; [[Rochester, New York]]; [[San Antonio]], Texas; [[McAllen, Texas]]; and [[San Diego]], California. The Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] gives a speech similar called the State of Metro Address. Some [[university president]]s give a State of the University address at the beginning of every [[academic term]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.unh.edu/president/sotu-2015 |title=UNH State of the University 2015 |date=February 17, 2015 |work=The University of New Hampshire |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722235250/http://www.unh.edu/president/sotu-2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.scu.edu/president/publiccommentary/state-of-university-2015.cfm |title=State of the University 2015 |date=February 19, 2015 |publisher=Santa Clara University |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908013653/http://www.scu.edu/president/publiccommentary/state-of-university-2015.cfm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Some elementary and secondary schools and school districts also hold a "State of the School(s)" address at the beginning of each calendar year. Private companies usually have a "State of the Corporation" or "State of the Company" address given by the respective CEO.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.inc.com/jeremy-goldman/why-your-company-deserves-a-state-of-the-union-address.html |title=Why Your Company Deserves a 'State of the Union' Address |first=Jeremy |last=Goldman |date=January 20, 2015 |work=Inc. |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203150829/https://www.inc.com/jeremy-goldman/why-your-company-deserves-a-state-of-the-union-address.html |url-status=live}}</ref> As well, the commissioners of some North American professional sports leagues, in particular [[Major League Soccer]] and the [[Canadian Football League]], deliver annual "State of the League" addresses, usually in conjunction with events surrounding their respective leagues' championship games.

The State of the Union model has also [[State of the European Union|been adopted]] by the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://euobserver.com/9/30747 |title=EU has survived economic crisis, Barroso says in first State of Union address |date=September 7, 2010 |website=[[EUobserver]] |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503222508/http://euobserver.com/9/30747 |url-status=live |first=Andrew |last=Rettman |location=[[Brussels]]}}</ref> In France, President [[Emmanuel Macron]] initiated a similar event in 2017, again in 2018, but the practice did not continue the following years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-lacks-fire-in-first-state-of-the-union-a-la-francaise/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909055529/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-lacks-fire-in-first-state-of-the-union-a-la-francaise/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |date=July 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |first=Pierre |last=Briançon |work=[[Politico]] |title=Macron lacks fire in first 'state of the union' à la française |location=[[Paris]]}}</ref>

In [[Spain]], the [[Congress of Deputies]] adopted the tradition under the name "Debate on the State of the Nation" in 1983. The [[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] gives an address for an undetermined length of time, and afterwards each of the [[Parliamentary group (Spain)|parliamentary groups]] have the chance to respond in an address with a maximum length of thirty minutes. These are sorted by the amount of deputies that each parliamentary group holds, thus starting with the [[Leader of the Opposition (Spain)|leader of the Opposition]]. Since its creation, it has taken place in every non-election year except for 2021, where [[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] was forced to cancel it due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.congreso.es/es/cem/debates-estado-nacion|archive-date=9 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909060703/https://www.congreso.es/es/cem/debates-estado-nacion|trans-title=Debates On The State Of The Nation|language=spanish|url-status=live|title=Debates sobre el Estado de la Nación - Congreso de los Diputados |publisher=[[Congress of Deputies]] |access-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Paginas/2021/151221-sanchezcontrol.aspx |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Pedro Sánchez anuncia que el próximo año se celebrará el debate sobre el estado de la nación |access-date=March 17, 2024 |publisher=[[Prime Minister's Office (Spain)]] |trans-title=Pedro Sánchez announces that the debate on the state of the nation will be held next year |language=spanish |archive-date=9 September 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240909060314/https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Paginas/2021/151221-sanchezcontrol.aspx |url-status=live |location=Congress of Deputies, Spain}}</ref>