Vatican City
October 23, 1955
John Foster Dulles
Audience with Pope Pius XII.
October 19, 1958
John Foster Dulles
Attended funeral ceremonies for Pope Pius XII.
March 2, 1969
William P. Rogers
Accompanied President Nixon.
July 11, 1972
William P. Rogers
Audience with Pope Paul VI.
July 6, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Audience with Pope Paul VI.
May 29, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
June 21, 1980
Edmund S. Muskie
Accompanied President Carter.
June 7, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Accompanied President Reagan.
March 29, 1986
George P. Shultz
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
April 2, 1988
George P. Shultz
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
May 27, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
March 7, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Discussed the Kosovo crisis with Pope John Paul II.
March 24, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Discussed the Kosovo crisis and the situation in Cuba with Vatican officials.
John Foster Dulles
Audience with Pope Pius XII.
October 19, 1958
John Foster Dulles
Attended funeral ceremonies for Pope Pius XII.
March 2, 1969
William P. Rogers
Accompanied President Nixon.
July 11, 1972
William P. Rogers
Audience with Pope Paul VI.
July 6, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Audience with Pope Paul VI.
May 29, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
June 21, 1980
Edmund S. Muskie
Accompanied President Carter.
June 7, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Accompanied President Reagan.
March 29, 1986
George P. Shultz
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
April 2, 1988
George P. Shultz
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
May 27, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
March 7, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Discussed the Kosovo crisis with Pope John Paul II.
March 24, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Discussed the Kosovo crisis and the situation in Cuba with Vatican officials.
July 28, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Met with Secretary for Relations with States Tauran.
August 1, 2000
Madeleine K. Albright
Briefed Foreign Minister Tauran on the Middle East peace process.
May 28, 2002
Colin L. Powell
Met with Secretary of State Sodano.
June 2, 2003
Colin L. Powell
Briefed Pope John Paul II on the Middle East Summit and relief efforts in Iraq.
June 4, 2004
Colin L. Powell
Accompanied President Bush.
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