President Bill Clinton
- President Clinton did not do much international travel in 1993, his first year in office.The only major exception was the G7 economic summit. He also had a lull during his re-election campaign in 1996.
# | Start | End | Country | Cities | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3-Apr-1993 | 4-Apr-1993 | Canada | Vancouver | Summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin; also met with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney |
2 | 6-Jul-1993 | 10-Jul-1993 | Japan | Tokyo | 19th G7 Summit; Also met with Russian President Yeltsin. |
3 | 10-Jul-1993 | 11-Jul-1993 | South Korea | Seoul | Met with President Kim, addressed the Korean National Assembly, and visited U.S. military personnel. |
4 | 9-Jan-1994 | 11-Jan-1994 | Belgium | Brussels | Attended NATO Summit Meeting. |
5 | 11-Jan-1994 | 12-Jan-1994 | Czech Republic | Prague | Met with the Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. |
6 | 12-Jan-1994 | 12-Jan-1994 | Ukraine | Kiev | Met with President Kravchuk. |
7 | 12-Jan-1994 | 15-Jan-1994 | Russia | Moscow | Met with President Yeltsin and senior Russian officials. Signed nuclear disarmament agreement with Ukraine. |
8 | 15-Jan-1994 | 15-Jan-1994 | Belarus | Minsk | Met with Chairman Shushkevich. |
9 | 15-Jan-1994 | 16-Jan-1994 | Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Syrian President Assad. |
10 | 2-Jun-1994 | 4-Jun-1994 | Italy | Rome, Nettuno | Met with Prime Minister Berlusconi and President Scalfaro. Visited U.S. Military Cemetery. |
11 | 2-Jun-1994 | 2-Jun-1994 | Vatican City | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | |
12 | 4-Jun-1994 | 5-Jun-1994 | United Kingdom | Cambridge, London, Portsmouth | Visited U.S. Military Cemetery. Met with Prime Minister Major. Attended state dinner with Queen Elizabeth II and heads of state and government of Canada, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and Belgium. Attended D-Day commemorative ceremonies. |
13 | 6-Jun-1994 | 8-Jun-1994 | France | Colleville, Paris | Attended D-Day memorial ceremonies. Met with President Mitterrand and senior French officials. Addressed the French National Assembly. |
14 | 8-Jun-1994 | 8-Jun-1994 | United Kingdom | Oxford | Received honorary degree from Oxford University. |
15 | 6-Jul-1994 | 6-Jul-1994 | Latvia | Riga | Met with the Presidents of the Baltic States. |
16 | 6-Jul-1994 | 7-Jul-1994 | Poland | Warsaw | Addressed the Polish Parliament and attended ceremonies commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto revolt. |
17 | 7-Jul-1994 | 10-Jul-1994 | Italy | Naples | 20th G7 Summit; Met with the Prime Ministers of Italy, Japan, and Canada. Met with President Yeltsin. |
18 | 10-Jul-1994 | 12-Jul-1994 | Germany | Bonn, Ludwigshafen, Berlin | Met with Chancellor Kohl and German political leaders. Delivered a public address at the Brandenburg Gate and attended deactivation ceremony for the Berlin Brigade. |
19 | 25-Oct-1994 | 26-Oct-1994 | Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat. |
20 | 26-Oct-1994 | 27-Oct-1994 | Jordan | Aqaba, Wadi Arava, Amman | Attended signing of the Israel-Jordan peace agreement and addressed the Jordanian Parliament. |
21 | 27-Oct-1994 | 27-Oct-1994 | Syria | Damascus | Met with President Assad. |
22 | 27-Oct-1994 | 28-Oct-1994 | Israel | Jerusalem | Met with senior Israeli officials and addressed the Knesset. |
23 | 28-Oct-1994 | 28-Oct-1994 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | Met with the Amir of Kuwait and addressed U.S. military personnel. |
24 | 28-Oct-1994 | 28-Oct-1994 | Saudi Arabia | King Khalid Military City | Met with King Fahd. |
25 | 12-Nov-1994 | 13-Nov-1994 | Philippines | Manila, Corregidor Island | State visit |
26 | 13-Nov-1994 | 16-Nov-1994 | Indonesia | Jakarta, Bogor | Attended APEC Summit Meeting, followed by State Visit. |
27 | 5-Dec-1994 | 5-Dec-1994 | Hungary | Budapest | Attended CSCE Summit Meeting. |
28 | 23-Feb-1995 | 24-Feb-1995 | Canada | Ottawa | State visit; met with Governor General Roméo LeBlanc and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. |
29 | 31-Mar-1995 | 31-Mar-1995 | Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Attended transition ceremony for United Nations Mission in Haiti. |
30 | 9-May-1995 | 11-May-1995 | Russia | Moscow | Summit meeting. Attended VE Day ceremonies. |
31 | 11-May-1995 | 12-May-1995 | Ukraine | Kiev | State visit. |
32 | 15-Jun-1995 | 17-Jun-1995 | Canada | Halifax | 21st G7 Summit; Also met with Russian President Yeltsin. |
33 | 5-Nov-1995 | 6-Nov-1995 | Israel | Jerusalem | Attended the funeral of Prime Minister Rabin. |
34 | 28-Nov-1995 | 1-Dec-1995 | United Kingdom | London, Belfast, Derry | Met with Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Major; addressed Parliament, and delivered several public addresses in Northern Ireland. |
35 | 1-Dec-1995 | 2-Dec-1995 | Ireland | Dublin | Met with President Robinson and Taoiseach Bruton. |
36 | 2-Dec-1995 | 2-Dec-1995 | Germany | Baumholder | Addressed U.S. military personnel and met with Chancellor Kohl. |
37 | 2-Dec-1995 | 3-Dec-1995 | Spain | Madrid | Attended European Union Summit Meeting. |
38 | 14-Dec-1995 | 14-Dec-1995 | France | Paris | Attended the signing of the Bosnian peace treaty. |
39 | 13-Jan-1996 | 13-Jan-1996 | Italy | Aviano Air Base | Met with U.S. military personnel. |
40 | 13-Jan-1996 | 13-Jan-1996 | Hungary | Taszár | Met with U.S. military personnel. |
41 | 13-Jan-1996 | 13-Jan-1996 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tuzla | Met with President Izetbegovic and addressed U.S. military personnel. |
42 | 13-Jan-1996 | 13-Jan-1996 | Croatia | Zagreb | Met with President Tudjman. |
43 | 13-Mar-1996 | 13-Mar-1996 | Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Attended the Summit of the Peacemakers. |
44 | 13-Mar-1996 | 14-Mar-1996 | Israel | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv | Discussed cooperation against terrorism with senior Israeli officials. |
45 | 15-Apr-1996 | 16-Apr-1996 | South Korea | Cheju Island | Met with President Kim and proposed four-nation peace talks. |
46 | 16-Apr-1996 | 18-Apr-1996 | Japan | Tokyo | State visit. Issued joint statement on U.S.-Japanese security relations. Addressed the Diet and U.S. Navy personnel. |
47 | 18-Apr-1996 | 21-Apr-1996 | Russia | Saint Petersburg, Moscow | Attended G-7 summit on nuclear safety and held a summit meeting with President Yeltsin. |
48 | 27-Jun-1996 | 29-Jun-1996 | France | Lyon, Pérouges, Paris | 22nd G8 Summit; Met with Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin and UN Secretary-General Boutrous-Ghali. |
49 | 19-Nov-1996 | 23-Nov-1996 | Australia | Sydney, Canberra, Port Douglas | State Visit. Addressed joint meeting of Parliament and visited the Great Barrier Reef. |
50 | 24-Nov-1996 | 25-Nov-1996 | Philippines | Manila, Subic Bay | Attended APEC Summit Meeting. |
51 | 25-Nov-1996 | 26-Nov-1996 | Thailand | Bangkok | State Visit. |
52 | 20-Mar-1997 | 21-Mar-1997 | Finland | Helsinki | Summit meeting with Russian President Yeltsin. Also met with President Ahtisaari. |
53 | 5-May-1997 | 7-May-1997 | Mexico | Mexico City, Tlaxcala | State Visit. |
54 | 7-May-1997 | 9-May-1997 | Costa Rica | San Jose | Attended a Summit Meeting of Presidents of the Central American Republics. |
55 | 9-May-1997 | 11-May-1997 | Barbados | Bridgetown | Attended a U.S.-Caribbean Community summit meeting. Signed the Partnership for Prosperity and Security in the Caribbean pact. |
56 | 26-May-1997 | 27-May-1997 | France | Paris | Attended the signing of the NATO-Russia Founding Act. |
57 | 27-May-1997 | 28-May-1997 | Netherlands | The Hague, Rotterdam | Attended U.S.-EU Summit Meeting and commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. |
58 | 28-May-1997 | 29-May-1997 | United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister Blair and attended a Cabinet meeting. |
59 | 4-Jul-1997 | 10-Jul-1997 | Spain | Palma de Majorca, Madrid, Granada | Vacationed with King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sophia and attended a NATO Summit Meeting in Madrid. |
60 | 10-Jul-1997 | 11-Jul-1997 | Poland | Warsaw | Met with President Kwasniewski and former President Walesa. |
61 | 11-Jul-1997 | 11-Jul-1997 | Romania | Bucharest | Met with President Constantinescu and Romanian political leaders. |
62 | 11-Jul-1997 | 12-Jul-1997 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Met with Queen Margrethe II and Prime Minister Rasmussen. |
63 | 12-Oct-1997 | 13-Oct-1997 | Venezuela | Caracas | Met with President Caldera. |
64 | 13-Oct-1997 | 15-Oct-1997 | Brazil | Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro | Met with President Cardosa; delivered several public addresses. |
65 | 15-Oct-1997 | 18-Oct-1997 | Argentina | Buenos Aires, San Carlos de Bariloche | Met with President Menem; delivered several public addresses. |
66 | 23-Nov-1997 | 25-Nov-1997 | Canada | British Columbia: Vancouver | Attended APEC Economic Summit meeting. |
67 | 22-Dec-1997 | 22-Dec-1997 | Italy | Aviano Air Base | Stopped en route to and from Bosnia-Herzegovina. |
68 | 22-Dec-1997 | 22-Dec-1997 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo, Tuzla | Met with the Bosnian Collective Presidency and with Bosnian Serb President Plavsic; visited U.S. military personnel. |
69 | 23-Mar-1998 | 23-Mar-1998 | Ghana | Accra | Met with President Jerry Rawlings; visited a Peace Corps project. |
70 | 23-Mar-1998 | 25-Mar-1998 | Uganda | Kampala, Kisowera, Mukono Town, Wanyange, Entebbe | Met with President Yoweri Museveni and with the Presidents of Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Congo. |
71 | 25-Mar-1998 | 25-Mar-1998 | Rwanda | Kigali | Met with President Pasteur Bizimungu; delivered a public address. |
72 | 25-Mar-1998 | 29-Mar-1998 | South Africa | Cape Town, Johannesburg | Met with President Nelson Mandela; addressed joint session of Parliament. |
73 | 29-Mar-1998 | 31-Mar-1998 | Botswana | Gaborone, Kasame | Met with President Quett Masire; visited Chobe National Park. |
74 | 31-Mar-1998 | 2-Apr-1998 | Senegal | Dakar, Thiès, Gorée Island | Met with President Abdou Diouf; visited Senegalese peacekeeping troops; delivered several public addresses. |
75 | 16-Apr-1998 | 19-Apr-1998 | Chile | Santiago | State visit; attended the Second Summit of the Americas. |
76 | 12-May-1998 | 14-May-1998 | Germany | Berlin, Potsdam, Frankfurt, Eisenach | Met with Chancellor Kohl; commemorated 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. |
77 | 14-May-1998 | 18-May-1998 | United Kingdom | Birmingham, Weston-under-Lizard, London | 23rd G8 Summit; and U.S.-EU Summit. |
78 | 18-May-1998 | 18-May-1998 | Switzerland | Geneva | Attended WTO meeting commemorating the 50th anniversary of GATT. |
79 | 24-Jun-1998 | 3-Jul-1998 | China | Xi'an, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong | State visit. |
80 | 1-Sep-1998 | 3-Sep-1998 | Russia | Moscow | Summit meeting with President Yeltsin. |
81 | 3-Sep-1998 | 3-Sep-1998 | United Kingdom | Belfast, Armagh, Omagh | Met with Prime Minister Blair and Northern Irish political leaders; addressed the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
82 | 3-Sep-1998 | 5-Sep-1998 | Ireland | Dublin, Adare, Limerick, Ballybunion | Met with Taoiseach Ahern; delivered several public addresses; played golf. |
83 | 19-Nov-1998 | 20-Nov-1998 | Japan | Tokyo | Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Obuchi; addressed American Chamber of Commerce. |
84 | 20-Nov-1998 | 22-Nov-1998 | South Korea | Seoul, Osan | Met with President Kim Dae Jung; addressed U.S. military personnel. |
85 | 12-Dec-1998 | 15-Dec-1998 | Israel | Jerusalem, Masada | Met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior Israeli officials. |
86 | 14-Dec-1998 | 15-Dec-1998 | Palestinian National Authority | Gaza, Bethlehem, Erez | Addressed Palestine National Council; attended a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat at Erez. |
87 | 8-Feb-1999 | 8-Feb-1999 | Jordan | Amman | Attended the funeral of King Hussein. |
88 | 14-Feb-1999 | 15-Feb-1999 | Mexico | Mérida | State visit. |
89 | 8-Mar-1999 | 8-Mar-1999 | Nicaragua | Managua, Posoltega, El Porvenir | Discussed reconstruction aid with President Aleman. |
90 | 8-Mar-1999 | 9-Mar-1999 | Honduras | Soto Cano Air Base, Tegucigalpa | Discussed reconstruction aid with President Flores; addressed U.S. military personnel. |
91 | 10-Mar-1999 | 10-Mar-1999 | El Salvador | San Salvador | Addressed Legislative Assembly. |
92 | 10-Mar-1999 | 11-Mar-1999 | Guatemala | Guatemala City, Antigua | Attended Central American Summit. |
93 | 4-May-1999 | 4-May-1999 | Belgium | Brussels | Discussed the Kosovo conflict with NATO officials. |
94 | 4-May-1999 | 6-May-1999 | Germany | Frankfurt, Ramstein and Spangdahlem Air Bases, Bonn, Ingelheim am Rhein | Addressed U.S. military personnel; met with Chancellor Schroeder; met with Kosovo refugees. |
95 | 16-Jun-1999 | 16-Jun-1999 | Switzerland | Geneva | Addressed ILO Conference; met with President Dreifuss. |
96 | 16-Jun-1999 | 17-Jun-1999 | France | Paris | Discussed peacekeeping in Kosovo with President Chirac and Prime Minister Jospin. |
97 | 17-Jun-1999 | 21-Jun-1999 | Germany | Cologne, Bonn | 25th G8 Summit; |
98 | 21-Jun-1999 | 22-Jun-1999 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | Met with President Kucan, Prime Minister Drnovsek, and President Djukanovic of Montenegro. |
99 | 22-Jun-1999 | 22-Jun-1999 | Macedonia | Skopje | Met with President Gligorov; addressed Kosovar refugees and NATO military personnel. |
100 | 22-Jun-1999 | 22-Jun-1999 | Italy | Aviano Air Base | Addressed U.S. military personnel. |
101 | 25-Jul-1999 | 25-Jul-1999 | Morocco | Rabat | Attended the funeral of King Hassan II; met with Palestinian Authority President Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Barak. |
102 | 29-Jul-1999 | 30-Jul-1999 | Italy | Aviano Air Base | Stopped en route to Sarajevo. |
103 | 30-Jul-1999 | 30-Jul-1999 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Attended Stability Pact Leaders Conference. |
104 | 11-Sep-1999 | 15-Sep-1999 | New Zealand | Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch | Attended Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders meeting; State visit. |
105 | 7-Oct-1999 | 8-Oct-1999 | Canada | Ottawa, Mont-Tremblant | Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Chrétien and Quebec Premier Bouchard, attended Federalism Conference at Mont Tremblant, and dedicated new Embassy building. |
106 | 1-Nov-1999 | 2-Nov-1999 | Norway | Oslo | State visit. Attended commemorative ceremony for former Israeli Prime Minister Rabin; discussed Chechnya crisis with Russian Prime Minister Putin. |
107 | 15-Nov-1999 | 19-Nov-1999 | Turkey | Ankara, İzmit, Ephesus, Istanbul | State visit and attended Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Summit meeting in Istanbul. |
108 | 19-Nov-1999 | 20-Nov-1999 | Greece | Athens | State visit. Met with Prime Minister Simitis. |
109 | 20-Nov-1999 | 21-Nov-1999 | Italy | Florence | Attended conference on Progressive Governance for the 21st Century. |
110 | 21-Nov-1999 | 23-Nov-1999 | Bulgaria | Sofia | Met with President Stoyanov and Prime Minister Kostov. |
111 | 23-Nov-1999 | 23-Nov-1999 | Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo) | Pristina, Uroševac, Camp Bondsteel | Met with Kosovar Transisional Council; addressed the Albanian community and U.S. military personnel. |
112 | 29-Jan-2000 | 29-Jan-2000 | Switzerland | Davos | Addressed the World Economic Forum. |
113 | 18-Mar-2000 | 18-Mar-2000 | Italy | Aviano Air Base | Stopped en route to India. |
114 | 19-Mar-2000 | 25-Mar-2000 | India | New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai | Met with President Narayanan; signed Joint Statement on Energy and the Environment; addressed the Indian Parliament. |
115 | 20-Mar-2000 | 20-Mar-2000 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Met with President Ahmad and Prime Minister Hasina. |
116 | 25-Mar-2000 | 25-Mar-2000 | Pakistan | Islamabad | Met with President Tarar and General Musharraf; delivered radio address. |
117 | 25-Mar-2000 | 25-Mar-2000 | Oman | Met with Sultan Qaboos bin Said en route from Pakistan to Switzerland. | |
118 | 25-Mar-2000 | 26-Mar-2000 | Switzerland | Geneva | Met with President Assad of Syria. |
119 | 30-May-2000 | 1-Jun-2000 | Portugal | Lisbon | Attended U.S.-European Union Summit Meeting; met with Israeli Prime Minister Barak. |
120 | 1-Jun-2000 | 3-Jun-2000 | Germany | Berlin, Aachen | Met with President Rau and Chancellor Schroeder; received Charlemagne Prize, and attended a Third Way Conference. |
121 | 3-Jun-2000 | 5-Jun-2000 | Russia | Moscow | Summit meeting with President Putin; addressed the Duma. |
122 | 5-Jun-2000 | 5-Jun-2000 | Ukraine | Kiev | Met with President Kuchma. |
123 | 8-Jun-2000 | 8-Jun-2000 | Japan | Tokyo | Attended the funeral of former Prime Minister Obuchi. |
124 | 21-Jul-2000 | 23-Jul-2000 | Japan | Nago | 26th G8 Summit; |
125 | 26-Aug-2000 | 28-Aug-2000 | Nigeria | Abuja, Ushafa | Met with President Olusegun Obasanjo and addressed the National Assembly. |
126 | 28-Aug-2000 | 29-Aug-2000 | Tanzania | Arusha | Met with former South African President Mandela to promote a peace agreement for Burundi; also met with President Benjamin Mkapa. |
127 | 29-Aug-2000 | 29-Aug-2000 | Egypt | Cairo | Briefed President Mubarak on the Middle East Peace Process. |
128 | 30-Aug-2000 | 30-Aug-2000 | Colombia | Cartagena | Met with President Pastrana. |
129 | 16-Oct-2000 | 17-Oct-2000 | Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Attended Israeli-Palestinian Summit Meeting. |
130 | 14-Nov-2000 | 16-Nov-2000 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Attended APEC Leaders' Meeting. |
131 | 16-Nov-2000 | 19-Nov-2000 | Vietnam | Hanoi, Tien Chau, Ho Chi Minh City | Met with President Tran and delivered several public addresses. |
132 | 12-Dec-2000 | 12-Dec-2000 | Ireland | Dublin, Dundalk | Met with Taoiseach Ahern and delivered several public addresses. |
133 | 12-Dec-2000 | 14-Dec-2000 | United Kingdom | Belfast, London, Coventry | Met with Prime Minister Blair and Northern Irish political leaders in Belfast, met with Queen Elizabeth II, and made a speech at the University of Warwick. |
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