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Egypt

October 16, 1943
Cordell Hull
Cairo
Met with King Farouk, King George of Greece, and King Peter of Yugoslavia.

February 14-15, 1945
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
Cairo, Alexandria
Met with Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie; conferred with President Roosevelt.

May 11-13, 1953
John F. Dulles
Cairo
Met with Prime Minister Naguib, Foreign Minister Fawzi, and Egyptian military leaders. Attended regional conference of U.S. Ambassadors.

May 4-6, 1971
William P. Rogers
Cairo
Met with President Sadat and senior Egyptian officials. Discussed the Jarring peace initiative.

November 6-7, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Met with President Sadat; announced agreement to resume diplomatic relations.

December 14, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Met with President Sadat to discuss Middle East Peace negotiations.

January 11-18, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Aswan, Luxor
Negotiations leading to Egyptian-Israeli ("Kilometer 101") disengagement agreement; was in Egypt January 11-12, 13-14, 16, and 18.

February 28, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Announced re-establishment of diplomatic relations.

April 30-May 1, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Alexandria
Discussed economic aid and the peace process with President Sadat.

May 9-10, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Briefed President Sadat on Israeli-Syrian negotiations. Also visited Cairo May 30.

June 12-14, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo,
Alexandria
Accompanied President Nixon.

October 9-10, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Reviewed Middle East peace process with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy.

October 14, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Reviewed Middle East peace process with President Sadat.

November 5-6, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Discussed Middle East peace process with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy.

February 12-13, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Cairo
Discussed prospects for a second Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement.

March 8-18, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Aswan
Discussed a further Egyptian-Israeli disengagement. Discussions continued in Aswan March 9, 12-14, and 17-18.

August 22-31, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Alexandria
Negotiated a second Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement. Negotiations continued in Alexandria August 23, 25, 28, and 31.

February 17-18, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Cairo
Met with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy; reviewed the Middle East peace process.

August 1-3, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Alexandria
Met with President Sadat; discussed the Middle East peace process. Revisited Egypt August 11.

December 9-10, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Cairo
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.

January 4, 1978
Cyrus Vance
Aswan
Accompanied President Carter.

January 20, 1978
Cyrus Vance
Alexandria
Met with President Sadat and delivered an invitation to meet with President Carter and Prime Minister Begin at Camp David.

August 7-9, 1978
Cyrus Vance
Alexandria
Met with President Sadat and delivered an invitation to meet with President Carter and Prime Minister Begin at Camp David.

December 10-15, 1978
Cyrus Vance
Cairo
Discussed the Egyptian- Israeli peace process. Visited Cairo December 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15.

March 7-10, 1979
Cyrus Vance
Cairo, Alexandria
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit.

March 13, 1979
Cyrus Vance
Cairo
Accompanied President Carter during final Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations.

May 24, 1979
Cyrus Vance
Cairo
Met with President Sadat.

April 4-5, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Cairo
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Ali.

October 9-12, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Cairo
Attended the funeral of President Sadat.

January 12-14, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Cairo
Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process with President Mubarak.

January 28-29, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Cairo
Discussed prospects for Palestinian autonomy talks with Egyptian officials.

April 25-27, 1983
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Attempted to negotiate the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon.

July 7, 1983
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Discussed means of withdrawing foreign forces from Lebanon.

May 12, 1985
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak.

October 19, 1987
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak.

February 28, 1988
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative with President Mubarak.

March 4, 1988
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.

April 6, 1988
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.

June 3-4, 1988
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.

June 5, 1988
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.

June 6-7, 1988
George P. Shultz
Luxor, Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.

August 19, 1988
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Stopped en route to Pakistan.

August 21, 1988
George P. Shultz
Cairo
Met with Foreign Minister Ghali while returning to U.S.

September 7-8, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Cairo, Alexandria
Met with President Mubarak. Discussed increased Egyptian military presence in the Persian Gulf.

November 6-7, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and Chinese Foreign Minister Qian.

November 23, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Accompanied President Bush to meeting with President Mubarak.

January 11-12, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Abdel-Meguid.

March 10-11, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak.

April 10-11, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Abdel-Meguid, and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud.

April 20-21, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Abdel-Meguid.

May 12-14, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and Soviet Foreign Minister Bessmertnykh.

July 19-20, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo, Alexandria
Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Mubarak.

September 17-18, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.

October 13-14, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Mubarak.

July 22, 1992
James A. Baker, III
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process and the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak.

February 18-19, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Discussed Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa.

August 2-3, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo, Alexandria
Discussed the Middle East peace process.

December 8, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Egyptian officials.

April 27-28, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak, the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Israel, and PLO Chairman Arafat.

May 3-4, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Attended the signing of the agreement to implement the Israel-Palestinian Declaration of Principles, and discussed the Bosnian conflict with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev.

May 18-19, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Discussed the Israel-Syrian peace process with President Mubarak.

August 6, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Alexandria
Discussed the Middle East Peace Process with President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat.

October 14, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat.

October 25-26, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Accompanied President Clinton to meetings with President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat.

March 8-9, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Egyptian officials.

June 9-10, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Rabin.

March 13, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Sharm al- Sheikh
Accompanied President Clinton to the Summit of the Peacemakers.

June 26, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and Chairman Arafat.

November 12, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Cairo
Attended Middle East and North Africa Economic Conference.

September 12-13, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Alexandria
Met with President Mubarak.

February 3, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Cairo
Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa.

January 27, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Cairo
Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa.

September 2, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Alexandria
Met with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Moussa, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Arafat.

September 4, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Sharm el-Sheikh
Attended the signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Agreement.

December 9, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Sharm el-Sheikh
Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa.

June 7, 2000
Madeleine K. Albright
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Syria, and Oman.

October 5, 2000
Madeleine K. Albright
Sharm el-Sheikh
Discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Moussa, and Chairman Arafat.

October 16-17, 2000
Madeleine K. Albright
Sharm el-Sheikh
Accompanied President Clinton to the Israeli-Palestinian Summit meeting.

February 24, 2001
Colin L. Powell
Cairo
Met with senior Egyptian officials and with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov.

June 27, 2001
Colin L. Powell
Alexandria
Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher.

April 9, 2002
Colin L. Powell
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher.

April 17, 2002
Colin L. Powell
Cairo
Met with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Jordan.

May 12, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Miniser Maher.

June 2-4, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Sharm el-Sheikh
Accompanied President Bush to meetings with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas.

October 22, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Sharm el-Sheikh
Met with President Mubarak.

July 27-28, 2004
Colin L. Powell
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak, Prime Minister Aboul Gheit, and Foreign Minister Gheit.

 

November 22-23, 2004
Colin L. Powell
Sharm el-Sheikh
Attended a conference on assistance to Iraq.


 


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