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Secretaries of State Visits Abroad Last Updated: June 30, 1999 |
Kazakhstan |
Kenya |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan |
Korea, South |
Kuwait |
Laos |
Latvia |
Lebanon |
Liberia |
Libya |
Lithuania |
Luxembourg |
Macedonia |
Malaysia |
Maldives |
Mali |
Malta |
Marshall Islands
Kazakhstan(prior to December 26, 1991, was one of the republics of the U.S.S.R.)
December 17, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Alma Ata
Met with President Nazarbayev.
October 23-24, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Almaty
Met with President Nazarbayev and signed taxation and economic assistance agreements.
Kenya
February 13-15, 1970
William P. Rogers
Nairobi
Met with President Kenyatta and senior Kenyan officials.
April 24-25, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Nairobi
Met with President Kenyatta and Foreign Affairs Minister Waiyaki.
May 3-6, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Nairobi
Attended an UNCTAD Conference.
September 22-23, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Nairobi
Discussed Rhodesia and Namibia with President Kenyatta and Acting Foreign Minister Osogo.
January 9-12, 1987
George P. Shultz
Nairobi
Met with President Moi.
August 18, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Nairobi
Visited site of the U.S. Embassy and met with President Moi.
Kyrgyzstan
December 17, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Bishkek
Met with President Akyev.
Korea, South
August 3-7, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Seoul
Signed Korean Mutual Defense Treaty.
March 17-18, 1956
John Foster Dulles
Seoul
Met with President Rhee and senior Korean officials.
November 4-5, 1961
Dean Rusk
Seoul
Met with President Park and senior Korean officials.
January 29, 1964
Dean Rusk
Seoul
Met with President Park.
July 8-9, 1966
Dean Rusk
Seoul
Met with President Park and signed an agreement on the status of U.S. forces.
October 31-November 2, 1966
Dean Rusk
Seoul
Accompanied President Johnson on a State visit.
July 31-August 1, 1969
William P. Rogers
Seoul
Met with President Park and senior Korean officials.
July 18-20, 1973
William P. Rogers
Seoul
Met with President Park and senior Korean officials.
November 16, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Seoul
Met with Premier Kim.
November 22-23, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Seoul
Accompanied President Ford.
June 30-July 1, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
Seoul
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit.
November 1-4, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
Seoul
Attended the funeral of President Park.
February 6-8, 1983
George P. Shultz
Seoul
Met with President Chun and Prime Minister Kim. Visited American and Korean military personnel.
November 12-14, 1983
George P. Shultz
Seoul
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit.
May 1-2, 1984
George P. Shultz
Seoul
Met with President Chun and senior Korean officials.
May 7-8, 1986
George P. Shultz
Seoul
Met with President Chun and senior Korean officials.
March 6, 1987
George P. Shultz
Seoul
Met with President Chun and senior Korean officials.
July 16-18, 1988
George P. Shultz
Seoul
Met with President Roh and senior Korean officials.
February 27, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Seoul
Accompanied President Bush on an official visit.
November 12-15, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Seoul
Attended Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference.
July 10-11, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Seoul
Accompanied President Clinton.
November 8-10, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Seoul, Osan
Discussed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula with senior Korean officials, addressed Korean-American Friendship Society and U.S. military personnel.
April 15-16, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Cheju Island
Accompanied President Clinton to a meeting with President Kim.
February 21-23, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Seoul, Camp Bonifas, and Panmunjon
Met with President Kim, Foreign Minister Yoo, and visited U.S. troops at the Demilitarized Zone.
May 1-2, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Seoul
Met with President Kim and senior Korean officials.
Kuwait
July 3-4, 1972
William P. Rogers
Kuwait
Met with Amir Sheikh Sabah as-Salim as-Sabah.
April 22, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Kuwait City
Discussed postwar economic assistance with the Amir and Crown Prince.
February 22, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Kuwait City
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with Sheikh al-Sabah.
October 12, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Kuwait City, Camp Doha
Met with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the United Kingdom. Addressed U.S. military personnel.
October 28, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Kuwait City
Accompanied President Clinton to a meeting with the Amir of Kuwait.
November 16, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Kuwait City
Discussed the Iraq crisis with senior Kuwaiti officials
February 1, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Kuwait City
Discussed the Iraq crisis with Emir al-Sabah.
Laos
February 27, 1955
John Foster Dulles
Vientiane
Met with Crown Prince Savang and senior Laotian officials.
Latvia
September 14, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Riga
Met with President Gorbunovs and Prime Minister Godmanis.
October 26-27, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Riga
Met with the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States.
July 6, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Riga
Accompanied President Clinton to a meeting with the Presidents of the Baltic States.
Lebanon
May 16-17, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Beirut
Met with President Chamoun and senior Lebanese officials.
May 3-4, 1971
William P. Rogers
Beirut
Met with President Frangieh and senior Lebanese officials.
December 16-17, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Beirut
Met with President Frangieh and Premier Solh.
February 18, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Beirut
Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials.
August 3, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Beirut
Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials; reviewed the Middle East peace process.
December 13, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Beirut
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.
April 28, 1983
George P. Shultz
Beirut
Attempted to negotiate the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon.
April 30-May 1, 1983
George P. Shultz
Beirut
Attempted to negotiate the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon.
May 3-4, 1983
George P. Shultz
Beirut
Attempted to negotiate the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon.
May 8, 1983
George P. Shultz
Beirut
Discussed the proposed Israeli-Lebanon agreement.
July 5, 1983
George P. Shultz
Beirut
Discussed means of withdrawing foreign forces from Lebanon.
July 23, 1992
James A. Baker, III
Zahle
Discussed the Middle East peace process and the Taif Accord with President Hrawi.
February 22, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Beirut
Discussed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Hariri.
August 4, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Zahle
Discussed the Middle East peace process.
April 24, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Shtoura
Met with Prime Minister Hariri and Speaker Berri; attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict.
September 15, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Beirut
Met with President Hrawi and senior Lebanese officials; addressed Beirut Forum.
Liberia
February 16-17, 1945
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
Monrovia
Met with President Tubman.
February 21-22, 1970
William P. Rogers
Monrovia
Met with President Tubman and senior Liberian officials.
April 30-May 1, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Monrovia
Met with President Tolbert.
April 3, 1978
Cyrus R. Vance
Monrovia
Accompanied President Carter.
January 14, 1987
George P. Shultz
Monrovia
Met with President Doe.
Libya
May 28, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Tripoli
Met with Prime Minister Muntasser and senior Libyan officials.
Lithuania
September 14, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Vilnius
Met with President Landsbergis and Prime Minister Vagnorius.
July 13, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Vilnius
Met with the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States.
Luxembourg
February 8, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Luxembourg
Met with representatives of the European Coal and Steel Community.
June 12-14, 1967
Dean Rusk
Luxembourg
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
May 5-6, 1972
William P. Rogers
Luxembourg
Official visit.
Met with Grand Duke Jean and senior Luxembourg officials.
May 25, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Luxembourg
Met with Prime Minister Thorn.
May 16-18, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Luxembourg
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
February 16, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Luxembourg
Met with Prime Minister Santer and Foreign Minister Poos.
April 17-18, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Luxembourg
Discussed aid to Kurdish refugees and the Middle East peace process with European Community Foreign Ministers.
June 8-9, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Luxembourg
Met with EC Foreign Ministers.
May 28-29, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Luxembourg
Attended NATO Ministerial meeting.
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
June 11, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Skopje, Stenkovec I
Visited a refugee camp and addressed U.S. military personnel.
Malaysia
October 30-31, 1966
Dean Rusk
Kuala Lumpur
Accompanied President Johnson on a State visit.
June 27-29, 1980
Edmund S. Muskie
Kuala Lumpur
Met with ASEAN Foreign Ministers.
July 9-10, 1984
George P. Shultz
Kuala Lumpur
Met with Prime Minister Mahathir and senior Malaysian officials.
July 10-12, 1985
George P. Shultz
Kuala Lumpur
Attended an ASEAN Post-Ministerial consultation.
July 9, 1988
George P. Shultz
Kuala Lumpur
Met with Prime Minister Mahathir.
July 23-25, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Kuala Lumpur
Attended meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers.
August 3-4, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Kuala Lumpur
Discussed the Bosnian conflict with Prime Minister Mahathir; signed commercial and educational exchange agreements.
July 26-29, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Kuala Lumpur
Attended ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum
November 14-15, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Kuala Lumpur
Attended APEC Ministerial meeting and met with wife of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Maldives
July 24, 1992
James A. Baker, III
Male
Met with President Gayoom while en route to the Philippines.
Mali
October 7-9, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Bamako
Met with President Konare and Foreign Minister Traore.
Malta (prior to 1964, see United Kingdom)
December 1-3, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Valletta
Accompanied President Bush to Marsaxlokk Bay to meetings with Soviet President Gorbachev.
Marshall Islands
July 20, 1988
George P. Shultz
Attended a commemorative ceremony.
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