Government documents detailing Donald Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin were discovered by guests at an Alaskan hotel.

Eight pages of official government papers were left behind on printers at the four-star Hotel Captain Cook on Friday. The hotel is located 20 minutes from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.

Precise details of the day's schedule were contained in the papers, as well as phone numbers of three US officials and pronunciation guides for the names of Russian attendees - including 'Mr. President POO-tihn'.

The drama comes amid the appearance of Trump's rarely-seen aide Monica Crowley who was yesterday seen in pictures warmly shaking hands with the grinning Russian leader.

As Chief of Protocol for the United States - an obscure officer of the State Department - Crowley is responsible for diplomatic etiquette and events.