Japan
September 9-22, 1912
Philander C. Knox
Tokyo
Attended funeral ceremony for Emperor Mutsuhito. Left U.S. August 22; returned October 11.
August 2, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Stopped en route to Korea.
August 8, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida while returning to U.S. Announced return of the Amami Islands to Japan. Returned August 10.
September 9-10, 1954
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida and Foreign Minister Okazaki en route from Manila.
March 18-19, 1956
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Premier Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu.
November 1-4, 1961
Dean Rusk
Hakone
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
January 24-28, 1964
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
July 4-7, 1966
Dean Rusk
Kyoto, Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
October 21, 1966
Dean Rusk
Yokota
Stopped en route to Manila.
December 5-7, 1966
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials.
July 28-31, 1969
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Development. Signed a space cooperation agreement.
July 7-10, 1970
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries and met with Prime Minister Sato and senior Japanese officials.
July 15-17, 1973
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of Joint U.S.-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
November 14-16, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries.
November 18-22, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Accompanied President Ford on a State visit.
November 25, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Foreign Minister Kimura.
October 18-19, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Stopped en route to China.
October 23, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miki and Foreign Minister Miyazawa.
December 8, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miki and Foreign Minister Miyazawa.
August 26-27, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Minister Hatoyama.
June 25-29, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
okyo
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit Meeting.
July 9-10, 1980
Edmund S. MuskieT
okyo
Accompanied President Carter to funeral of Prime Minister Ohira. Met with Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng.
January 30-February 2, 1983
George P. ShultzT
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Nakasone and Foreign Minister Abe.
February 10, 1983
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Stopped while returning to U.S.
November 9-12, 1983
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit.
May 2, 1984
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Stopped while returning to U.S.
May 2-7, 1986
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Accompanied President Reagan to the Economic Summit Meeting.
March 6-7, 1987
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Nakasone and senior Japanese officials.
July 18-20, 1988
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Takeshita and Foreign Minister Uno.
February 23-25, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Accompanied President Bush to the funeral of Emperor Hirohito, and to meetings with other attending heads of state and government.
July 4-5, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Attended the Multilateral Assistance Initiative for the Philippines conference.
November 10-12, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miyazawa and Foreign Minister Watanabe.
April 13-15, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the G-7 Foreign and Finance Ministers on aid to the former Soviet Union.
July 6-10, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Accompanied President Clinton to the Economic Summit Meeting and to meetings with Russian President Yeltsin.
March 9-11, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials and attended a meeting of the International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia.
November 16-17, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Osaka
Attended APEC Ministerial Meeting.
April 16-18, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Accompanied President Clinton on a State Visit.
November 18, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Sapporo
Overnight stop while en route to China.
February 23-24, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hashimoto and senior officials.
April 28-29, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hashimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi; signed amended Acquisitions and Cross-Servicing Agreement.
July 3-4, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hasimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi.
Philander C. Knox
Tokyo
Attended funeral ceremony for Emperor Mutsuhito. Left U.S. August 22; returned October 11.
August 2, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Stopped en route to Korea.
August 8, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida while returning to U.S. Announced return of the Amami Islands to Japan. Returned August 10.
September 9-10, 1954
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida and Foreign Minister Okazaki en route from Manila.
March 18-19, 1956
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Premier Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu.
November 1-4, 1961
Dean Rusk
Hakone
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
January 24-28, 1964
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
July 4-7, 1966
Dean Rusk
Kyoto, Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
October 21, 1966
Dean Rusk
Yokota
Stopped en route to Manila.
December 5-7, 1966
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials.
July 28-31, 1969
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Development. Signed a space cooperation agreement.
July 7-10, 1970
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries and met with Prime Minister Sato and senior Japanese officials.
July 15-17, 1973
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of Joint U.S.-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
November 14-16, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries.
November 18-22, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Accompanied President Ford on a State visit.
November 25, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Foreign Minister Kimura.
October 18-19, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Stopped en route to China.
October 23, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miki and Foreign Minister Miyazawa.
December 8, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miki and Foreign Minister Miyazawa.
August 26-27, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Minister Hatoyama.
June 25-29, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
okyo
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit Meeting.
July 9-10, 1980
Edmund S. MuskieT
okyo
Accompanied President Carter to funeral of Prime Minister Ohira. Met with Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng.
January 30-February 2, 1983
George P. ShultzT
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Nakasone and Foreign Minister Abe.
February 10, 1983
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Stopped while returning to U.S.
November 9-12, 1983
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit.
May 2, 1984
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Stopped while returning to U.S.
May 2-7, 1986
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Accompanied President Reagan to the Economic Summit Meeting.
March 6-7, 1987
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Nakasone and senior Japanese officials.
July 18-20, 1988
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Takeshita and Foreign Minister Uno.
February 23-25, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Accompanied President Bush to the funeral of Emperor Hirohito, and to meetings with other attending heads of state and government.
July 4-5, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Attended the Multilateral Assistance Initiative for the Philippines conference.
November 10-12, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miyazawa and Foreign Minister Watanabe.
April 13-15, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the G-7 Foreign and Finance Ministers on aid to the former Soviet Union.
July 6-10, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Accompanied President Clinton to the Economic Summit Meeting and to meetings with Russian President Yeltsin.
March 9-11, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials and attended a meeting of the International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia.
November 16-17, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Osaka
Attended APEC Ministerial Meeting.
April 16-18, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Accompanied President Clinton on a State Visit.
November 18, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Sapporo
Overnight stop while en route to China.
February 23-24, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hashimoto and senior officials.
April 28-29, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hashimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi; signed amended Acquisitions and Cross-Servicing Agreement.
July 3-4, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hasimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi.
July 23-24, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Stopped en route to ASEAN Ministerial meetings.
July 29-30, 2000
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo, Miyazaki
Met with Prime Minister Mori and Foreign Minister Kono; attended the dedication of Albright Hall in Miyazaki.
July 23-24, 2001
Colin L. Powell
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and senior Japanese officials.
January 19-21, 2002
Colin L. Powell
Tokyo
Attended the International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan.
February 18-19, 2002
Colin L. Powell
Tokyo
Accompanied President Bush.
February 22-23, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials.
October 23-24, 2004
Colin L. Powell
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and Foreign Minister Machimura.
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