The Summit for Democracy was a virtual summit hosted by the United States during the presidency of Joe Biden "to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad". The first summit was held on December 9–10, 2021. The three themes are defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, and advancing respect for human rights. Contradictory to its themes, multiple un-democratic and authoritarian nations have attended, which has attracted criticism.

The second Summit was held in March 2023 and was co-hosted by United States, Costa Rica, Zambia, Netherlands and Korea.

The third Summit was held in March 2024 hosted in-person and virtually by Republic of Korea.

The schedule was as follows:

With opening remarks from United States President Joe Biden, the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made remarks about bolstering democratic resilience in the age of COVID-19 followed by panel discussions. Next topic was about preventing corruption since the conference coincided with the two-day International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day.

Discussions about protecting human rights considered the issue of empowering human rights defenders and independent media. During the intersession remarks, Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law made a speech. Discussions about strengthening democratic institutions and preventive measures to stop authoritarianism from happening were held. Threats to democracy in the digital age were also discussed regarding digital surveillance. The day ended with closing remarks from Biden.

The summit was held in hybrid fashion March 28-30 online and across the capitals of the United States, Costa Rica, Zambia, Netherlands and the Republic of Korea.

The summit was held in hybrid fashion March 18–20. The first two-day sessions were held in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The last day of the summit was held virtually. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol served as the Chair of the Summit.