Belgium

July 31-August 2, 1924
Charles Evans Hughes
Brussels, Malines
Received honorary from the Universities Brussels and Louvain.

July 15, 1945
James F. Byrnes
Antwerp,
Disembarked en route to the Brussels Potsdam Conference. Left U.S. July 6.

December 18-20, 1950
Dean G. Acheson
Brussels
Attended NATO Council Meeting.

February 7-8, 1953
John F. Dulles
Brussels
Met with senior Belgian officials.

December 13-14, 1960
Christian A. Herter
Brussels
Was the personal representative of the President at the wedding of King Baudouin.

May 8-10, 1964
Dean Rusk
Brussels
Met with Foreign Minister Spaak and officials of the European Economic Community.

June 3-8, 1966
Dean Rusk
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

December 10-15, 1967
Dean Rusk
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

November 12-16, 1968
Dean Rusk
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

February 23-24, 1969
William P. Rogers
Brussels
Accompanied President Nixon; attended the 23d meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

December 2-5, 1969
William P. Rogers
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. Visited the Commission of the European Communities.

December 6, 1969
William P. Rogers
Brussels
Addressed the Belgo-American Association.

December 2-5, 1970
William P. Rogers
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

December 7-10, 1971
William P. Rogers
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

May 4-5, 1972
William P. Rogers
Brussels
Met with the Belgian and Dutch Foreign Ministers and with the President of the Commission of the European Community.

December 5-8, 1972
William P. Rogers
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

December 8-11, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Belgium
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

March 4, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Briefed NATO and EEC officials on the Middle East peace process.

June 25-26, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Accompanied President Nixon to a meeting of NATO Heads of Government.

July 3-4, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Briefed NATO officials on the U.S.-Soviet summit.

December 12-13, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

March 7, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Discussed the Cyprus question with Greek Foreign Minister Bitsios.

May 28-31, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Accompanied President Ford to NATO Summit Meeting.

December 11-12, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial

January 23, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Briefed NATO officials on U.S.-Soviet arms talks.

December 7-10, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

March 26, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Brussels
Attended a special session of the North Atlantic Council.

December 8-9, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

December 23-24, 1978
Cyrus Vance
Brussels
Met with the Egyptian and Israeli Foreign Ministers.

December 12-14, 1979
Cyrus Vance
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a special meeting of NATO Foreign and Defense Ministers.

May 13-15, 1980
Edmund S. Muskie
Brussels
Attended NATO Defense Planning Committee meeting.

December 10-12, 1980
Edmund S. Muskie
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

May 5, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Brussels
Stopped en route to U.S. from NATO Meeting.

December 9-13, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

January 10-12, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Brussels
Attended a special NATO Ministerial meeting on situation in Poland.

December 8-11, 1982
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and met with European Economic Community officials.

December 7-9, 1983
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

December 12-15, 1984
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

October 15, 1985
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Addressed a special meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.

November 21, 1985
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended a special session of the North Atlantic Council.

December 11-13, 1985
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a U.S.-Community Ministerial Meeting.

October 13, 1986
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Briefed NATO Foreign Ministers on the U.S.-Soviet pre-summit meeting.

December 10-12, 1986
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

April 15-16, 1987
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Briefed NATO Foreign Ministers on his visit to Moscow.

October 23-24, 1987
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Briefed NATO F

November 25, 1987
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Briefed NATO Foreign Ministers on the INF negotiations.

December 11-12, 1987
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and met with EEC representatives. Signed the INF Basing Inspection Agreement.

February 23, 1988
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Briefed NATO Foreign Ministers on his visit to Moscow.

March 1-3, 1988
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO Summit Meeting with President Reagan.

April 25, 1988
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Briefed NATO Foreign Ministers on his visit to Moscow.

May 13, 1988
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Met with NATO Foreign Ministers.

December 7-9, 1988
George P. Shultz
Brussels
Attended NATO and EEC Ministerial Meetings.

February 15-17, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Met with Foreign Minister Tindemans and NATO officials.

May 11-12, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Briefed NATO Foreign Ministers on his visit to Moscow.

May 28-30, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Accompanied President Bush to NATO Summit Meeting.

December 3-4, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Accompanied President Bush to meetings with NATO heads of state and government.

December 13-15, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Discussed aid to Eastern Europe with representatives of the Group of 24; attended a NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting.

May 3, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Met with NATO and European Community Foreign Ministers.

July 3-4, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Attended meeting of the Group of 24.

August 10, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Attended a special session of the North Atlantic Council.

September 10, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Briefed NATO Foreign Ministers on the U.S.-Soviet summit meeting and the Persian Gulf crisis.

November 16-17, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Attended U.S.-European Community Meeting.

December 16-18, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

August 21-22, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Met with NATO Foreign Ministers to discuss the coup in the Soviet Union.

December 19-21, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and met with Foreign Ministers of the European Community.

March 9-11, 1992
James A. Baker, III
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and met with North Atlantic Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers. Discussed peace-keeping efforts in Yugoslavia with European Community Foreign Ministers, and strategic arms reductions with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev.

February 25-26, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Discussed the Yugoslav civil war with NATO Foreign Ministers.

May 5-6, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Discussed the Bosnian crisis with NATO officials.

December 1-3, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Met with EC Foreign Ministers and attended NATO and NACC Ministerial Meetings.

January 9-11, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Accompanied President Clinton to NATO Summit Meeting.

June 22, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and met with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev.

August 17-19, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Attended memorial service for NATO Secretary General Woerner.

December 1-4, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Attended NATO, NACC, and Contact Group Ministerial Meetings.

December 4-6, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Attended NATO and NACC Ministerial Meetings.

March 16, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Discussed the situation in Bosnia with senior NATO officials.

August 13, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Discussed implementation of the Dayton Accords with senior NATO and OSCE officials.

December 9-11, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

February 18, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Addressed NATO Foreign Ministers and the European Commission.

December 15-17, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Attended NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting and meetings of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, and the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council.

December 22, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Stopped en route to London.

October 7-8, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Discussed the Kosovo crisis with NATO officials.

December 8-9, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial meeting and ministerial meetings of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council, and NATO-Ukraine Commission.

April 11-13, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial meeting on the Kosovo conflict.

May 4, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Accompanied President Clinton to meetings with senior NATO officials.

June 8, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Briefed senior NATO officials on the Kosovo peace agreement.

June 18, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Briefed the North Atlantic Council about peacekeeping in Kosovo.

March 9-10, 2000
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Met with European Union representatives; dedicated new USEU chancery.

December 13-16, 2000
Madeleine K. Albright
Brussels
Attended NATO and NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council Ministerial meetings.

February 26-27, 2001
Colin L. Powell
Brussels
Met with NATO Foreign Ministers.

June 13-14, 2001
Colin L. Powell
Brussels
Accompanied President Bush to NATO Summit meeting.

December 5-7, 2001
Colin L. Powell
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial meeting; addressed EU Justice and Home Affairs Council.

April 2-3, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Brussels
Discussed the conflict in Iraq with NATO, European Union, and Russian Foreign Ministers.

November 18, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Brussels
Met with European Union Foreign Ministers.

December 3-4, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial meeting.

April 1-2, 2004
Colin L. Powell
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial and NATO/Russian Council meetings.