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Great Seal Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1996

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Date Visitor Country Description
January 28-February 2, 1996Prime Minister Viktor S. ChernomyrdinRussiaMet with President Clinton and IMF officials; attended Meeting of U.S.-Russian Joint Commission on Economic and Technological Cooperation. Later visited New York City.
January 31-February 2, 1996President Jacques R. ChiracFranceState Visit. Addressed Joint Session of Congress. Later visited Chicago.
February 20-22, 1996President Leonid KuchmaUkraineMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
February 23, 1996Prime Minister Ryutaro HashimotoJapanInformal meeting in Santa Monica (California).
February 27-March 1, 1996Emir Jabir al-SabahKuwaitWorking visit.
March 6-30, 1996King HusseinJordanMet with President Clinton during a private visit. At Mayo Clinic March 4-6.
March 14-16, 1996Prime Minister John BrutonIrelandMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
March 19-22, 1996President Rene PrevalHaitiOfficial working visit.
March 27-30, 1996President Suleyman DemirelTurkeyWorking visit.
April 1-3, 1996President Oscar Luigi ScalfaroItalyState Visit. Afterwards addressed the UN General Assembly
April 7-10, 1996Prime Minister Konstandinos SimitisGreeceWorking visit.
April 9-11, 1996Prime Minister Zlatko MatesaCroatiaAttended funeral service for Commerce Secretary Brown.
April 25, 1996President Elias HrawiLebanonMet with President Clinton during a private visit. Addressed the UN General Assembly April 23; medical treatment in Boston (Massachusetts) April 28.
April 28-30, 1996Prime Minister Shimon PeresIsraelSigned missile defense cooperation and anti- terrorism agreements. Met with PLO Chairman Arafat.
May 7-10, 1996President Konstandinos StephanopoulosGreeceState Visit. Afterwards visited Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Chicago.
May 14, 1996President Kresimir ZubacBosnian FederationMet with President Clinton after a meeting of the Federation Forum.
May 14, 1996Prime Minister Izudin KapetanovicBosnian FederationMet with President Clinton after a meeting of the Federation Forum.
May 14, 1996Prime Minister Hasan MuratovicBosnia-HerzegovinaMet with President Clinton after a meeting of the Federation Forum.
May 18-21, 1996President Alberto K. FujimoriPeruMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
May 21, 1996Prime Minister Mahathir bin MuhammadMalaysiaMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
May 22-23, 1996Chancellor Helmut KohlGermanyOfficial working visit in Milwaukee and Washington
June 8-14, 1996King HusseinJordanMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
June 12, 1996Prime Minister Romano ProdiItalyAttended U.S.-European Union Summit Meeting.
June 12-15, 1996President Mary RobinsonIrelandState Visit.
June 16-18, 1996President Glafcos CleridesCyprusWorking visit.
June 23-26, 1996President Islom KarimovUzbekistanInaugurated a new embassy during a private visit.
June 23-27, 1996President Sixto Duran-Ballen CordovezEcuadorMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
June 25-27, 1996President Lennart MeriEstoniaWorking visit. Afterwards visited New York City.
June 25-27, 1996President Guntis UlmanisLatviaWorking visit. Afterwards visited New York City.
June 25-27, 1996President Algirdas BrazauskasLithuaniaWorking visit. Afterwards visited New York City.
July 9-10, 1996President Aleksander KwasniewskiPolandWorking visit.
July 9-11, 1996Prime Minister Binyamin NetanyahuIsraelOfficial working visit. Addressed Joint Session of Congress. Later visited New York City. Departed the U.S. July 13.
July 28-31, 1996President Hosni MubarakEgyptOfficial working visit.
August 1-2, 1996President Franjo TudjmanCroatiaWorking visit.
August 5-6, 1996Prime Minister Goran PerssonSwedenOfficial working visit.
September 6, 1996Prime Minister Binyamin NetanyahuIsraelPrivate visit. Afterwards visited New York City.
September 8-12, 1996Prime Minister John BrutonIrelandMet with President Clinton during a private visit. Addressed joint session of Congress.
September 24, 1996Prime Minister Ryutaro HashimotoJapanMet with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly.
September 30-October 1, 1996Prime Minister Vaclav KlausCzech RepublicMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
September 30- October 2, 1996King HusseinJordanAttended Middle East Summit Meeting.
September 30- October 2, 1996Prime Minister Binyamin NetanyahuIsraelAttended Middle East Summit Meeting.
October 16-19, 1996Prime Minister Rafiq al-HaririLebanonMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
December 4-5, 1996President Carlos Saul MenemArgentinaMet with President Clinton during a private visit.
December 15-18, 1996Prime Minister John BrutonIrelandWorking visit. Attended U.S.-European Union Summit Me

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