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Secretaries of State Visits Abroad Last Updated: June 30, 1999 |
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El Salvador
March 10-13, 1912
Philander C. Knox
Acajutla, San Salvador
Met with President Araujo and Foreign Minister Castro Ramirez.
January 31, 1984
George P. Shultz
San Salvador
Met with President Magana and senior Salvadoran officials.
June 1, 1984
George P. Shultz
San Salvador
Attended the inauguration of President Duarte.
October 10, 1984
George P. Shultz
San Salvador
Met with President Duarte and senior Salvadoran officials.
October 16, 1986
George P. Shultz
San Salvador
Met with President Duarte. Assessed earthquake damage.
June 30, 1988
George P. Shultz
San Salvador
Met with Acting President Castillo Claramount and Salvadoran officials and military officers. Signed an economic assistance agreement.
August 9, 1988
George P. Shultz
San Salvador
Met with Acting President Castillo Claramount.
November 14, 1988
George P. Shultz
San Salvador
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting.
January 16-17, 1992
James A. Baker, III
San Salvador
Addressed the Salvadoran National Assembly.
February 26-27, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
San Salvador
Address the Legislative Assembly and met with the Presidents of El Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica, the Prime Minister of Belize, and the Vice President of Nicaragua.
Estonia
September 14, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Tallinn
Met with President Ruutel and Prime Minister Savisaar.
Ethiopia
February 11-13, 1970
William P. Rogers
Addis Ababa
Met with Emperor Haile Selassie and senior Ethiopian officials. Addressed the Organization of African Unity February 12.
October 9-11, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Addis Ababa
Met with Prime Minister Zenawi and discussed plans for an African crisis-response force with OAU officials.
December 8-10, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Addis Ababa
Addressed the Economic Commission of the Organization of African Unity.
Fiji
July 16, 1985
George P. Shultz
Nadi
Met with Prime Minister Mara.
Finland
May 31-June 1, 1966
Dean Rusk
Helsinki
Met with Foreign Minister Karjalainin.
July 1-3, 1973
William P. Rogers
Helsinki
Attended the first phase of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
July 30-August 1, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Helsinki
Accompanied President Ford to the signing ceremony for the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
July 29-August 1, 1985
George P. Shultz
Helsinki
Attended ceremonies commemorating 10th anniversary Europe. Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze.
November 3, 1985
George P. Shultz
Helsinki
Met with President Koivisto and Foreign Minister Vayrynen en route to Moscow.
April 12-13, 1987
George P. Shultz
Helsinki
Met with President Koivisto en route to Moscow.
October 20-21, 1987
George P. Shultz
Helsinki
Met with President Koivisto en route to Moscow.
February 20-21, 1988
George P. Shultz
Helsinki
Met with President Koivisto en route to Moscow.
April 20, 1988
George P. Shultz
Helsinki
Met with President Koivisto en route to Moscow.
May 27-29, 1988
George P. Shultz
Helsinki
Accompanied President Reagan to meetings with President Koivisto en route to Moscow.
May 9-10, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Helsinki
Overnight stop en route to Moscow.
September 8-10, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Helsinki
Accompanied President Bush to summit meeting with Soviet President Gorbachev.
July 8-10, 1992
James A. Baker, III
Helsinki
Accompanied President Bush to the CSCE Summit Meeting.
February 8-11, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Helsinki
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Primakov and Ukrainian President Kuchma.
March 20-21, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Helsinki
Accompanied President Clinton to a summit meeting with Russian President Yeltsin.
June 16-18, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Helsinki
Met with Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers to discuss a Russian role in peacekeeping in Kosovo; met with President Atisaari.
France
May 22-June 1, 1905
John Hay
Paris
Vacation trip for health reasons.
December 14, 1918- July 14, 1919
Robert Lansing
Paris
Accompanied President Wilson to the Paris Peace Conference. Left U.S.
December 4, 1918; returned July 22, 1919.
July 28-31, 1924
Charles Evans Hughes
Paris
Visited with French international lawyers.
August 24-29, 1928
Frank B. Kellogg
Paris
Negotiated and signed the Treaty on the Renunciation of War (Frank B. Kellogg-Briand Pact). Left U.S. August 19.
September 4, 1928
Frank B. Kellogg
Cherbourg
Embarked for the U.S.; returned September 10.
July 15-19, 1931
Henry Lewis Stimson
Paris
Met with Premier Laval and Finance Minister Flandin.
October 15, 1943
Cordell Hull
Algiers
(Algeria)
Met with Generals Eisenhower and De Gaulle.
April 25- May 18, 1946
James F. Byrnes
Paris
Attended Second Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
June 13- July 13, 1946
James F. Byrnes
Paris
Attended second part of the Second Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
July 28- October 15, 1946
James F. Byrnes
Paris
Attended Paris Peace Conference.
March 6-7, 1947
George C. Marshall
Paris
Met with President Auriol and senior officials. Laid a wreath at the tomb of France's Unknown Soldier. Left U.S. March 5.
September 20- October 9, 1948
George C. Marshall
Paris
Attended Third Session of the U.N. General Assembly. Returned to U.S. October 9-11 to confer with President Truman on the Berlin Crisis.
October 12-16, 1948
George C. Marshall
Paris
Attended Third Session of the U.N. General Assembly.
October 19-29, 1948
George C. Marshall
Paris
Attended Third Session of the U.N. General Assembly.
November 1-22, 1948
George C. Marshall
Paris
Attended Third Session of the U.N. General Assembly.
May 20- June 20, 1949
Dean G. Acheson
Paris
Attended 6th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
November 9-11, 1949
Dean G. Acheson
Paris
Met with the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
May 7-8, 1950
Dean G. Acheson
Paris
Conferred with French Foreign Minister Schuman. Left U.S. May 6.
November 6-23, 1951
Dean G. Acheson
Paris
Attended Sixth Session of the U.N. General Assembly. Left U.S. October 25.
May 26-29, 1952
Dean G. Acheson
Paris
Signed Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the European Defense Community, May 28.
July 1, 1952
Dean G. Acheson
Dakar
(Senegal)
Overnight stop en route to Brazil.
December 15-20, 1952
Dean G. Acheson
Paris
Attended a Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
February 1-3, 1953
John F. Dulles
Paris
Met with senior French officials and with representatives of NATO and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation.
April 21-26, 1953
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended 11th meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
December 12-16, 1953
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended 12th NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting.
April 13-14, 1954
John F. Dulles
Paris
Discussed the situation in Indochina with Foreign Minister Bidault.
April 21-24, 1954
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
July 13-15, 1954
John F. Dulles
Paris
Conferred with Eden and Conference.
October 20-23, 1954
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended NATO, Four- and Nine-Power Conferences. Returned to U.S. October 25.
December 15-19, 1954
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended North Atlantic Council meeting.
May 7-12, 1955
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended North Atlantic Council meeting.
July 14-16, 1955
John F. Dulles
Paris
Met with the French and British Foreign Ministers and attended a North Atlantic Council meeting.
October 23-26, 1955
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended working group and NATO Ministerial Meetings.
December 14-17, 1955
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
May 2-7, 1956
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
December 9-14, 1956
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
May 5-6, 1957
John F. Dulles
Paris
Met with Prime Minister Mollet and attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to European countries.
December 13-20, 1957
John F. Dulles
Paris
Accompanied President Eisenhower to meeting of NATO Heads of Government.
May 8-10, 1958
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended the opening session of a conference of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to European countries.
July 4-6, 1958
John F. Dulles
Paris
Discussed nuclear armaments with President De Gaulle.
December 13-18, 1958
John F. Dulles
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a Big Four Ministers Meeting.
February 6-7, 1959
John F. Dulles
Paris
Met with President De Gaulle, Foreign Minister Couve de Murville, and NATO Secretary General Spaak.
April 27-May 2, 1959
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Attended a meeting of Western Foreign Ministers.
September 2-4, 1959
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Accompanied President Eisenhower to meeting of the North Atlantic Council. Also met with the Greek and Turkish Foreign Ministers.
December 13-22, 1959
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a meeting of the Heads of State and Government of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
May 13-21, 1960
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Accompanied President Eisenhower to a meeting of the Chiefs of State and Heads of Government of France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Also attended a meeting of NATO's Permanent Council.
December 14-18, 1960
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
May 31-June 3, 1961
Dean Rusk
Paris
Accompanied President Kennedy on State visit.
August 4-9, 1961
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended a Foreign Ministers meeting on Berlin and met with the NATO Permanent Council.
December 10-16, 1961
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
June 19-21, 1962
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
December 11-16, 1962
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
April 7-11, 1963
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended SEATO Ministerial Council Meeting.
December 13-18, 1963
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
December 13-17, 1964
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
December 13-16, 1965
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
December 13-16, 1966
Dean Rusk
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
February 28-March 2, 1969
William P. Rogers
Paris
Accompanied President Nixon.
December 6-8, 1969
William P. Rogers
Paris
Met with President Pompidou, senior French officials, and with the U.S. delegation to the Vietnam Peace Talks.
November 11-12, 1970
William P. Rogers
Paris
Accompanied President Nixon to the funeral of former President De Gaulle.
April 29, 1971
William P. Rogers
Paris
Met with Foreign Minister Schuman.
June 6-9, 1971
William P. Rogers
Paris
Attended the 10th OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.
January 26-27, 1973
William P. Rogers
Paris
Signed the Vietnam Peace Agreement.
February 24-
William P. Rogers
Paris
Attended the International March 3, 1973 Conference on Vietnam.
December 19-20, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Discussed the Vietnam situation with North
July 4-5, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Briefed President Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Sauvagnargues on the U.S.-Soviet summit.
December 14-16, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Martinique
Joined President Ford for a meeting with French President Giscard d'Estaing.
February 18-19, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Met with Foreign Minister Sauvagnargues.
May 26-28, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Attended the IEA and OECD Ministerial Meetings.
July 9-10, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Met with President Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Sauvagnargues.
November 15-17, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Rambouillet
Accompanied President Ford to the first Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of France, West Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan.
December 15-17, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Attended the Conference on International Economic Cooperation.
May 7, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Met with President Giscard d'Estaing and with President Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast.
June 20-22, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Attended an OECD Meeting.
August 9-11, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Deauville
Vacation.
September 7, 1976
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Discussed southern African issues with President Giscard d'Estaing and senior French officials.
April 1, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Briefed President Giscard d'Estaing and senior French officials on meetings with Soviet leaders.
May 28-June 2, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Attended the Conference on International Economic Development.
June 22-24, 1977
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting.
January 4-6, 1978
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Accompanied President Carter.
June 13-15, 1978
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting.
December 10-11, 1979
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet. Also met with Japanese Foreign Miniser Okita.
February 21, 1980
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet.
April 11, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Paris
Met with President Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet.
June 2-7, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Paris,
Versailles
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit and to Economic Summit Meeting.
December 14-15, 1982
George P. Shultz
Paris
Met with President Mitterrand and senior French officials.
May 8-11, 1983
George P. Shultz
Paris
Attended OECD meeting.
June 9-10, 1983
George P. Shultz
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
October 26-27, 1983
George P. Shultz
Paris
Discussed the Lebanon situation with the Foreign Ministers of France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
May 8, 1985
George P. Shultz
Strasbourg
Accompanied President Reagan to the European Parliament.
March 21, 1986
George P. Shultz
Paris
Met with President Mitterrand and Prime Minister Chirac.
November 6, 1986
George P. Shultz
Paris
Met with Prime Minister Chirac.
January 6-8, 1989
George P. Shultz
Paris
Attended the Conference on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
February 17, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Met with Prime Minister Rocard and Foreign Minister Dumas.
July 13-17, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Accompanied President Bush to the Economic Summit Meeting.
July 28-31, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Attended the opening of the International Conference on Cambodia. Also met with Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze.
December 16, 1989
James A. Baker, III
St. Martin Island
Accompanied President Bush to an informal meeting with President Mitterrand.
July 16-18, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Attended Two-Plus-Four Foreign Minister Meeting.
November 10, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Met with President Mitterrand.
November 17-21, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with the Foreign Ministers of Romania, Finland, France, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. Joined President Bush for meetings with Soviet President Gorbachev, CSCE Summit meeting, and signing of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty.
January 8, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with President Mitterrand and Foreign Minister Dumas.
October 22-23, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Paris
Attended the signing of the Cambodian Comprehensive Peace Accords and discussed normalization of relations with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Ngueyn.
May 3-4, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Paris
Discussed the Bosnian crisis with senior French officials.
January 23-24, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Paris
Met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qian and discussed the Bosnian conflict with senior French officials.
June 6-8, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Caen, Colleville, Paris
Accompanied President Clinton to D-Day memorial ceremonies and to meetings with President Mitterrand and senior French officials. Addressed OECD ministerial meeting.
March 21-22, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Paris
Met with French Foreign Minister Juppe.
December 14, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Paris
Attended the signing of the Bosnian Peace Treaty.
June 26-29, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Lyon
Attended the G-7 Economic Summit Meeting.
September 5, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Paris
Discussed the Northern Iraq and Bosnian crises with President Chirac and Foreign Minister de Charette.
November 12-14, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Paris
Attended a meeting of the Steering Board of the Bosnian Peace Implementation Council.
February 17-18, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris
Met with President Chirac, Prime Minister Juppe, and Foreign Minister de Charette.
May 26-27, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris
Accompanied President Clinton to the signing of the NATO-Russia Founding Act.
December 5-6, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris
Met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
December 6-8, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris
Met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and French Foreign Minister Vedrine.
December 17-18, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris
Met with President Chirac and with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
January 29-30, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris
Met with President Chirac and with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
March 8, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris
Discussed the Kosovo crisis with Foreign Minister Vedrine.
December 9-10, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Lyon, Paris
Announced opening of the American Presence Post in Lyon. Met with President Chirac and senior French officials.
February 13-14, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris, Rambouillet
Met with Contact Group Foreign Ministers and with delegations to the Kosovo peace conference.
February 20-23, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Paris, Rambouillet
Attended the Kosovo peace conference.
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