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Secretaries of State Visits Abroad Last Updated: June 30, 1999 |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of |
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Cuba
Chile
August 31-September 4, 1906
Elihu Root
Lota, Santiago, Valparaiso
Met with President Riesco and Foreign Minister Huneeus; delivered several public addresses.
January 1-8, 1934
Cordell Hull
Santiago, Valparaiso, Antofagasta
Met with President, Alessandri; addressed the Senate and delivered several public addresses.
August 11-18, 1959
Christian A. Herter
Santiago
Attended the 5th Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American States.
February 29-March 2, 1960
Christian A. Herter
Santiago
Accompanied President Eisenhower on a good will tour.
June 7-9, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Santiago
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting.
February 27-28, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Santiago
Met with President Frei and Foreign Minister Insulza.
April 16-19, 1998
Madeleine K. Albaright
Santiago
Accompanied President Clinton on state visit and to the Second Summit of the Americas.
China, People's Republic of
February 17-28, 1972
William P. Rogers
Peking
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
November 10-14, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung, Premier Chou En-lai, and senior Chinese officials.
November 25-29, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking, Soochow
Met with Foreign Minister Chiao.
October 19-23, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Met with Chairman Mao and Foreign Minister Chiao.
December 1-5, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Accompanied President Ford on an official visit.
August 20-26, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Peking
Met with Chairman Hua, Foreign Minister Huang, and senior Chinese officials.
June 14-17, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Beijing
Met with Chairman Hua, Premier Zhao, and senior Chinese officials.
February 2-6, 1983
George P. Shultz
Beijing
Met with Chairman Deng, Premier Zhao, and senior Chinese officials.
April 26-May 1, 1984
George P. Shultz
Beijing, Xian, Shanghai
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit.
March 1-6, 1987
George P. Shultz
Beijing, Guelin, Dalian, Shanghai, Qufu
Met with Chairman Deng, Premier Zhao, and senior Chinese officials.
July 14-16, 1988
George P. Shultz
Beijing
Met with Chairman Deng and senior Chinese officials.
February 25-27, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Beijing
Accompanied President Bush.
November 15-17, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Beijing
Met with President Yang and senior Chinese officials.
March 11-14, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Beijing
Met with senior Chinese officials.
November 19-21, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Beijing, Shanghai
Met with senior Chinese officials and made a speech at Fudan University.
February 24, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Beijing
Met with President Jiang and senior Chinese officials.
April 29-May 1, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Beijing
Met with President Jiang and senior Chinese officials and made arrangements for President Clinton's State visit.
June 25-July 3, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong
Accompanied President Clinton on a State visit.
February 28-March 2, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Beijing
Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials.
China, Republic of
September 9, 1954
John F. Dulles
Taipei
Met with President Chiang Kai-shek while returning from Manila.
March 3, 1955
John F. Dulles
Taipei
Exchanged instruments of ratification of the Mutual Defense Treaty.
March 16-17, 1956
John F. Dulles
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and senior officials.
March 14-16, 1958
John F. Dulles
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and attended a conference of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries. Returned March 18.
October 21-23, 1958
John F. Dulles
Taipei
Consultations concerning the Mutual Defense Treaty.
April 16-17, 1964
Dean Rusk
Taipei
Met with President Chiang.
July 3-4, 1966
Dean Rusk
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and senior Chinese Nationalist officials.
December 7-9, 1966
Dean Rusk
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and senior Chinese Nationalist officials.
August 1-3, 1969
William P. Rogers
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and senior Chinese Nationalist officials.
Colombia
September 24, 1906
Elihu Root
Cartagena
Met with Foreign Minister Vasquez-Cobo
January 15, 1934
Cordell Hull
Buenaventura
Met with Colombian officials and delivered public addresses.
December 2, 1938
Cordell Hull
Buenaventura
Delivered a public address while en route to conference in Lima.
January 1, 1939
Cordell Hull
Buenaventura
Delivered a public address while returning to U.S.
March 30-April 25, 1948
George C. Marshall
Bogota
Attended Ninth International Conference of American States.
July 24-25, 1956
John F. Dulles
Bogota
Met with President Rojas Pinilla and senior Colombian officials.
May 17-18, 1973
William P. Rogers
Bogota
Met with President Pastrana, Foreign Minister Vasquez, and senior Colombian officials.
February 22-23, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Bogota
Met with President Lopez Michelson and Foreign Minister Lievano Aguirre.
December 3, 1982
George P. Shultz
Bogota
Accompanied President Reagan on an official working visit.
December 1, 1985
George P. Shultz
Cartagena
Attended the opening session of OAS General Assembly.
August 6-7, 1986
George P. Shultz
Bogota
Attended the inauguration of President Barco.
February 15, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Cartagena
Accompanied President Bush to Drug Summit Meeting with the Presidents of Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru.
November 24, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Bogota
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with President Gaviria and Foreign Minister Jaramillo.
Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)
February 16-18, 1970
William P. Rogers
Kinshasa
Met with President Mobutu and senior Congolese officials. Attended a conference of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to African countries.
April 27-29, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Kinshasa
Met with President Mobutu and Commissioner Nguza.
September 21-22, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Kinshasa
Discussed regional and bilateral issues with President Mobutu.
March 23-24, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Kinshasa
Met with President Mobutu and UNITA leader Savimbi.
December 11-12, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Kinshasa
Met with President Kabila.
Costa Rica
March 1-4, 1912
Philander C. Knox
Limon, San Jose, Puntarenas
Met with President Jimenez and Foreign Minister Castro Quesada.
August 16-29, 1960
Christian A. Herter
San Jose
Attended the 6th and 7th Meetings of Consultation of the American Foreign Ministers.
March 18-20, 1963
Dean Rusk
San Jose
Accompanied President Kennedy to the Conference of the Presidents of Central American Republics.
April 13-16, 1971
William P. Rogers
San Jose
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting.
February 23-24, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
San Jose
Met with President Oduber, Foreign Minister Facio, and with Central American Foreign Ministers.
December 3-4, 1982
George P. Shultz
San Jose
Accompanied President Reagan on an official working visit.
July 1, 1988
George P. Shultz
San Jose
Met with President Arias.
August 9, 1988
George P. Shultz
San Jose
Met with President Arias.
October 27-28, 1989
James A. Baker, III
San Jose
Accompanied President Bush to Hemispheric Summit Meeting.
May 7-9, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
San Jose
Accompanied President Clinton to a Summit Meeting with the Presidents of the Central American Republics.
Cote d'Ivoire
January 12-14, 1987
George P. Shultz
Abidjan
Met with President Houphouet-Boigny.
Croatia
February 2-3, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Zagreb
Met with President Tudjman.
May 30-31, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Zagreb, Prevrsac
Met with President Tudjman and appealed for the return of Serb refugees.
August 29-30, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Zagreb
Met with President Tudjman and Croatian politicians and journalists.
Cuba (prior to 1898, see Spain)
April 5-7 and April 11-13, 1912
Philander C. Knox
Guantanamo, Santiago, Havana
Met with President Gomez, and Secretary of State Sanguily. Returned to U.S. April 16.
January 15-17, 1928
Frank B. Kellogg
Havana
Attended the Sixth International Conference of American States with President Coolidge. Left U.S. January 14; returned January 20.
July 20-30, 1940
Cordell Hull
Havana
Attended Conference of American States. Left U.S. July 19; returned August 1.
March 9, 1945
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
Havana
Official visit. Returned to U.S. March 10.
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