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Secretaries of State Visits Abroad Last Updated: June 30, 1999 |
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Italy
April 3-29, 1905
John Hay
Locale/Dependent Area: Genoa, Nervi
Remarks: Vacation trip for health reasons. Left U.S. March 17
July 9-14, 1931
Henry Lewis Stimson
Rome
Discussed the European debt crisis and disarmament with Prime Minister Mussolini and Foreign Minister Grandi. Left U.S. June 27.
January 30-31, 1945
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.
Naples
Discussed postwar issues and policy toward Italy with presidential adviser Harry Hopkins.
October 19, 1948
George C. Marshall
Rome, Castel Gandolfo
Met with Prime Minister de Gasperi, Foreign Minister Sforza, and Pope Pius XII.
November 23-December 4, 1951
John Foster Dulles
Rome
Met with senior Italian officials.
May 3, 1954
John Foster Dulles
Milan
Met with Prime Minister Scelba while returning to U.S. Returned May 4.
October 22-23, 1955
John Foster Dulles
Rome
Met with President Gronchi and Foreign Minister Martino. Left Washington October 21.
October 18-19, 1958
John Foster Dulles
Rome
Met with President Gronchi and senior Italian officials.
August 9-10, 1961
Dean Rusk
Rome, Milan, Cadenabbia
Met with Italian Prime Minister Fanfani and Foreign Minister Segni, and, on August l0, with German Chancellor Adenauer.
June 23-24, 1962
Dean Rusk
Rome
Met with President Segni, Premier Fanfani, and senior Italian officials.
June 30-July 2, 1963
Dean Rusk
Rome, Naples
Accompanied President Kennedy.
February 27-28, 1969
William P. Rogers
Rome
Accompanied President Nixon.
May 24-28, 1970
William P. Rogers
Rome
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
September 27-30, 1970
William P. Rogers
Rome, Naples
Accompanied President Nixon on an official visit.
May 8-9, 1971
William P. Rogers
Rome
Met with Foreign Minister Moro and senior Italian officials.
July 10-11, 1972
William P. Rogers
Rome
Met with President Leone and senior Italian officials
July 5-6, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Rome
Briefed Prime Minister Rumor on the U.S.-Soviet summit.
November 4-5, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Rome
Met with President Leone and Foreign Minister Moro. Addressed the World Food Conference November 5.
June 3, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Rome
Accompanied President Ford.
May 27-29, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
Rome
Met with President Pertini and Prime Minister Andreotti.
December 11, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
Rome
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President Pertini and Prime Minister Cossiga.
February 20-21, 1980
Cyrus R. Vance
Rome
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with President Pertini and Foreign Minister Ruffini.
June 19-24, 1980
Edmund S. Muskie
Rome, Venice
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to Economic Summit Meeting.
April 8, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Rome
Met with Foreign Minister Colombo.
May 2-5, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Rome
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
June 7, 1982
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Rome
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit.
December 11-14, 1982
George P. Shultz
Rome
Met with President Pertini and senior Italian officials.
March 28-30, 1986
George P. Shultz
Rome
Met with Prime Minister Craxi and senior Italian officials.
June 3-11, 1987
George P. Shultz
Venice
Accompanied President Reagan to the Economic Summit Meeting.
April 1-3, 1988
George P. Shultz
Rome
Signed a Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement.
February 14-15, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Rome
Met with Foreign Minister Andreotti.
May 26-28, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Rome
Accompanied President Bush. Also met with South African Foreign Minister Botha.
September 15, 1990
James A. Baker, III
Rome
Met with senior Italian officials.
January 8, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Milan
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with Foreign Minister DeMichelis.
November 6-8, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Rome
Accompanied President Bush to a NATO Summit Meeting.
May 7, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Rome
Discussed the Bosnian crisis with senior Italian officials.
August 6, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Aviano
Discussed the Bosnian conflict with U.S. and NATO military officials.
November 29- December 1, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Rome
Attended CSCE Conference.
June 2-4, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Rome, Nettuno
Accompanied President Clinton to meetings with Prime Minister Berlusconi, President Scalfaro, and senior Italian officials.
July 7-11, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Naples
Accompanied President Clinton to the G-7 Economic Summit and to meetings with Russian President Yeltsin.
February 16, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Rome
Met with Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister Dini.
March 6-8, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Rome
Discussed the Kosovo crisis with Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister Dini.
March 24, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Rome
Discussed the Kosovo crisis with Foreign Minister Dini.
August 7, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Rome
Was to have attended wedding of Spokesman James Rubin; returned to Washington after bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Jamaica (prior to 1962, see United Kingdom)
May 27-28, 1973
William P. Rogers
Kingston
Met with Prime Minister Manley and senior officials.
Japan
September 9-22, 1912
Philander C. Knox
Tokyo
Attended funeral ceremony for Emperor Mutsuhito. Left U.S. August 22; returned October 11.
August 2, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Stopped en route to Korea.
August 8, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida while returning to U.S. Announced return of the Amami Islands to Japan. Returned August 10.
September 9-10, 1954
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida and Foreign Minister Okazaki en route from Manila.
March 18-19, 1956
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Met with Premier Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu.
November 1-4, 1961
Dean Rusk
Hakone
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
January 24-28, 1964
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
July 4-7, 1966
Dean Rusk
Kyoto, Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S.-Japan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
October 21, 1966
Dean Rusk
Yokota
Stopped en route to Manila.
December 5-7, 1966
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials.
July 28-31, 1969
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Development. Signed a space cooperation agreement.
July 7-10, 1970
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries and met with Prime Minister Sato and senior Japanese officials.
July 15-17, 1973
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of Joint U.S.-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs.
November 14-16, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries.
November 18-22, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Accompanied President Ford on a State visit.
November 25, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Foreign Minister Kimura.
October 18-19, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Stopped en route to China.
October 23, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miki and Foreign Minister Miyazawa.
December 8, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miki and Foreign Minister Miyazawa.
August 26-27, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Minister Hatoyama.
June 25-29, 1979
Cyrus R. Vance
okyo
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit Meeting.
July 9-10, 1980
Edmund S. MuskieT
okyo
Accompanied President Carter to funeral of Prime Minister Ohira. Met with Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng.
January 30-February 2, 1983
George P. ShultzT
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Nakasone and Foreign Minister Abe.
February 10, 1983
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Stopped while returning to U.S.
November 9-12, 1983
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit.
May 2, 1984
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Stopped while returning to U.S.
May 2-7, 1986
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Accompanied President Reagan to the Economic Summit Meeting.
March 6-7, 1987
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Nakasone and senior Japanese officials.
July 18-20, 1988
George P. Shultz
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Takeshita and Foreign Minister Uno.
February 23-25, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Accompanied President Bush to the funeral of Emperor Hirohito, and to meetings with other attending heads of state and government.
July 4-5, 1989
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Attended the Multilateral Assistance Initiative for the Philippines conference.
November 10-12, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Miyazawa and Foreign Minister Watanabe.
April 13-15, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the G-7 Foreign and Finance Ministers on aid to the former Soviet Union.
July 6-10, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Accompanied President Clinton to the Economic Summit Meeting and to meetings with Russian President Yeltsin.
March 9-11, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials and attended a meeting of the International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia.
November 16-17, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Osaka
Attended APEC Ministerial Meeting.
April 16-18, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Tokyo
Accompanied President Clinton on a State Visit.
November 18, 1996
Warren M. Christopher
Sapporo
Overnight stop while en route to China.
February 23-24, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hashimoto and senior officials.
April 28-29, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hashimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi; signed amended Acquisitions and Cross-Servicing Agreement.
July 3-4, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Hasimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi.
Jordan
May 14-15, 1953
John Foster Dulles
Amman
Met with Prime Minister Mulqui and Foreign Minister Khalidy.
May 2-3, 1971
William P. Rogers
Amman
Met with King Hussein and senior Jordanian officials. Discussed the Jarring Middle East peace initiative.
November 8, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman
Met with King Hussein and senior Jordanian officials.
December 15, 1973
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman, Rayak
Met with King Hussein to discuss Middle East peace process.
January 19-20, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Aqaba
Briefed King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai on the Egypt-Israeli disengagement agreement.
March 2, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman
Briefed King Hussein on the Syrian-Israeli peace process.
May 5-6, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman
Briefed King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai on the Israeli-Syrian negotiations.
October 11-12, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman, Aqaba
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai.
November 6-7, 1974
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai.
February 14, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Aqaba
Briefed King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai on the Middle East peace process.
March 15-16, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman
Briefed King Hussein on the Middle East peace process.
September 2, 1975
Henry A. Kissinger
Amman
Briefed King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai on the Middle East peace process.
February 18-19, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Amman
Met with King Hussein; reviewed the Middle East peace process.
August 5-7, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Amman
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein. Revisited Jordan August 11.
December 12-13, 1977
Cyrus R. Vance
Amman
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.
September 20-21, 1978
Cyrus R. Vance
Amman
Reviewed the Camp David Accords with King Hussein.
April 6-7, 1981
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Amman
Reviewed the peace process with King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai.
May 6-7, 1983
George P. Shultz
Amman
Discussed the proposed Israeli-Lebanon agreement with King Hussein.
July 7, 1983
George P. Shultz
Amman
Discussed means of withdrawing foreign forces from Lebanon.
May 12-13, 1985
George P. Shultz
Aqaba
Discussed the peace process with King Hussein.
February 27, 1988
George P. Shultz
Amman
Met with Crown Prince Hassan and Prime Minister Rifai regarding a Middle East peace initiative.
February 29, 1988
George P. Shultz
Amman
Briefed Crown Prince Hassan and senior officials on meetings with other Arab leaders.
April 5, 1988
George P. Shultz
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.
April 6, 1988
George P. Shultz
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.
April 7-8, 1988
George P. Shultz
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.
June 4, 1988
George P. Shultz
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace initiative.
April 20, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Aqaba
Discussed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein.
May 14, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein.
July 21, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace conference with King Hussein.
August 2-3, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace conference with King Hussein and Foreign Minister Masri.
September 19-20, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace conference with King Hussein.
October 14-15, 1991
James A. Baker, III
Amman
Discussed a Middle East peace conference with King Hussein.
July 21, 1992
James A. Baker, III
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process and the Iraq crisis with King Hussein.
February 19-20, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein.
August 5, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process.
December 6, 1993
Warren M. Christopher
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Jordanian officials and PLO Chairman Arafat.
July 20-21, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Amman, South Shuneh, Petra
Attended U.S.-Jordan-Israel Trilateral Economic Committee meeting.
August 8, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Aqaba, Amman
Attended inauguration of the Jordan-Israel Border Crossing, and discussed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein.
October 11-12, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Jordanian officials.
October 26-27, 1994
Warren M. Christopher
Aqaba, Wadi Arava, Amman
Accompanied President Clinton to the signing of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty and to meetings with senior Jordanian officials.
March 13, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Amman
Discussed the Middle East process with King Hussein.
June 11, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein.
October 29-30, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Amman
Attended the opening session of the Middle East and North Africa Economic Summit.
December 16, 1995
Warren M. Christopher
Aqaba
Discussed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein.
September 14-15, 1997
Madeleine K. Albright
Amman
Met with King Hussein.
December 15, 1998
Madeleine K. Albright
Amman
Discussed the Middle East peace process with Crown Prince Hassan.
January 28, 1999
Madeleine K. Albright
Amman
Briefed Crown Prince Abdullah on the Iraq crisis.
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