List of diplomatic visits to the United States from North America and the Caribbean
Appearance
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The first international visit to the United States was made by King Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874, which was the first visit by a foreign chief of state or head of government.[1]
The first North American head of state to visit the United States was President Justo Rufino Barrios of Guatemala in 1882.
Antigua and Barbuda
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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September 16, 1994 | September 16, 1994 | Lester Bird | Prime Minister | Discussed the despatch of a multinational force to Haiti. |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami. | ||
June 18, 2007 | June 20, 2007 | Baldwin Spencer | Attended CARICOM meeting. |
Bahamas
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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September 6, 1977 | September 6, 1977 | Lynden Pindling | Prime Minister | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. |
August 30, 1993 | August 30, 1993 | Hubert Ingraham | Attended a CARICOM working luncheon. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
September 24, 2003 | September 24, 2003 | Perry Christie | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | |
June 18, 2007 | June 20, 2007 | Hubert Ingraham | Attended CARICOM meeting | |
March 19, 2008 | March 20, 2008 | Working visit. |
Barbados
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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September 11, 1968 | September 12, 1968 | Errol Barrow | Prime Minister | Official visit. Private visit to New York City and Philadelphia September 8–10, and to San Francisco September 13–16. |
April 27, 1980 | April 28, 1980 | Tom Adams | Private visit. Met with President Carter April 28. | |
August 30, 1993 | August 30, 1993 | Lloyd Erskine Sandiford | Attended a CARICOM working luncheon. | |
September 16, 1994 | September 16, 1994 | Owen Arthur | Discussed the despatch of a multinational force to Haiti. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
March 19, 2008 | March 20, 2008 | David Thompson | Working visit. |
Belize
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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May 11, 1983 | May 14, 1983 | George Cadle Price | Prime Minister | Official working visit |
November 30, 1993 | November 30, 1993 | Manuel Esquivel | Attended working brunch with President Clinton. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
March 19, 2008 | March 20, 2008 | Dean Barrow | Working visit. |
Canada
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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April 24, 1933 | April 28, 1933 | Richard Bedford Bennett | Prime Minister | Multilateral economic conversations before the World Monetary and Economic Conference. |
November 7, 1935 | November 9, 1935 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Discussed bilateral trade relations. | |
March 5, 1937 | March 11, 1937 | Guest of the President. Afterwards visited Virginia Beach. Departed U.S. March 20. | ||
March 30, 1937 | April 1, 1937 | John Buchan | Governor General | Also visited Annapolis on April 1. |
November 17, 1938 | November 18, 1938 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Prime Minister | Signed a reciprocal trade agreement. Departed U.S. November 20. |
June 8, 1939 | June 9, 1939 | Accompanied King George VI as minister in attendance. | ||
April 23, 1940 | April 29, 1940 | Met with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, April 23–24. Afterward visited Williamsburg. Met with the President in Washington, D.C., April 27–29. | ||
August 17, 1940 | August 17, 1940 | Discussed problems of mutual defense with President Roosevelt at Ogdensburg | ||
October 19, 1940 | October 21, 1940 | Alexander Cambridge | Governor General | Courtesy visit at Hyde Park |
April 16, 1941 | April 20, 1941 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Prime Minister | Conferred with President Roosevelt at Washington, D.C. (April 16–17) and Hyde Park (April 20). Signed a defense production agreement. Also visited Virginia Beach |
November 1, 1941 | November 1, 1941 | Met with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park. Discussed economic cooperation and coordination of defense production. | ||
December 26, 1941 | December 28, 1941 | Attended the First Washington (Arcadia) Conference. | ||
April 15, 1942 | April 17, 1942 | Attended a Pacific War Council meeting and met with President Roosevelt | ||
June 25, 1942 | June 25, 1942 | Attended a Pacific War Council meeting | ||
December 4, 1942 | December 6, 1942 | In U.S. December 2. Also visited New York City. | ||
May 18, 1943 | May 21, 1943 | Attended the Trident Conference with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. Afterwards visited New York City. | ||
December 6, 1943 | December 6, 1943 | Met briefly with Secretary of State Cordell Hull. | ||
March 13, 1945 | March 14, 1945 | Discussed economic policies and the Canadian role in the United Nations with President Roosevelt. In the U.S. March 10–15. Also visited Williamsburg | ||
March 22, 1945 | March 24, 1945 | Alexander Cambridge | Governor General | Met with President Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. |
April 25, 1945 | June 26, 1945 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Prime Minister | Led Canadian delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco. |
November 10, 1945 | November 15, 1945 | Informal discussions on international control of atomic energy. | ||
October 27, 1946 | October 28, 1946 | At the invitation of the President. | ||
February 4, 1947 | February 6, 1947 | Harold Alexander | Governor General | Guest of U.S. Government. Afterwards visited New York City. |
April 21, 1947 | April 23, 1947 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Prime Minister | Informal meeting with President Truman. Arrived in U.S. March 28; also visited Virginia Beach and Williamsburg |
February 11, 1949 | February 13, 1949 | Louis St. Laurent | Informal visit to Washington, D.C. | |
May 7, 1953 | May 8, 1953 | Guest of the President. Discussed bilateral relations. | ||
May 3, 1954 | May 5, 1954 | Vincent Massey | Governor General | Addressed U.S. Congress May 4. |
March 26, 1956 | March 28, 1956 | Louis St. Laurent | Prime Minister | Attended a Heads of Government meeting in White Sulphur Springs |
October 16, 1957 | October 21, 1957 | Elizabeth II | Queen | Accompanied by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker |
June 3, 1960 | June 4, 1960 | John Diefenbaker | Prime Minister | Official visit to Washington, D.C. |
August 27, 1960 | August 27, 1960 | Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session. | ||
January 16, 1961 | January 17, 1961 | Signed Treaty on Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin. | ||
February 20, 1961 | February 20, 1961 | Informal visit. | ||
May 10, 1963 | May 11, 1963 | Lester Pearson | Informal visit at Hyannis Port | |
November 24, 1963 | November 25, 1963 | Attended funeral of President Kennedy. | ||
January 21, 1964 | January 23, 1964 | Official visit. Signed Columbia River Treaty and agreement establishing Campobello International Park. | ||
September 16, 1964 | September 16, 1964 | Ceremonial visits at Great Falls and Blaine | ||
January 15, 1965 | January 16, 1965 | Informal visit at LBJ Ranch. Signed agreement on trade in automotive products. | ||
April 3, 1965 | April 3, 1965 | Informal visit at Camp David | ||
March 24, 1969 | March 25, 1969 | Pierre Trudeau | Official visit. | |
December 6, 1971 | December 6, 1971 | Informal working visit. | ||
December 4, 1974 | December 4, 1974 | Official visit. | ||
June 16, 1976 | June 16, 1976 | Private visit. | ||
June 26, 1976 | June 28, 1976 | Attended G-6 Economic Summit meeting in Dorado, Puerto Rico. | ||
February 21, 1977 | February 22, 1977 | Official visit. | ||
September 6, 1977 | September 9, 1977 | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | ||
May 30, 1978 | May 31, 1978 | Attended NATO Summit conference. | ||
March 3, 1979 | March 3, 1979 | Private visit. Discussed plans for the Northern Gas Pipeline with President Carter. | ||
July 10, 1981 | July 11, 1981 | Official working visit. | ||
September 17, 1981 | September 18, 1981 | Informal meeting at the dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids | ||
April 27, 1983 | April 28, 1983 | Official working visit. | ||
April 28, 1983 | May 3, 1983 | Attended G-7 Summit Meeting, Williamsburg | ||
December 15, 1983 | December 16, 1983 | Private visit. Discussed proposals for nuclear arms limitations. | ||
September 24, 1984 | September 25, 1984 | Brian Mulroney | Official working visit. | |
October 24, 1985 | October 24, 1985 | Met with President Reagan in New York City. | ||
March 17, 1986 | March 20, 1986 | Official Visit. | ||
April 26, 1988 | April 28, 1988 | |||
May 4, 1989 | May 4, 1989 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
August 30, 1989 | August 31, 1989 | Met with President Bush during a private visit to Kennebunkport | ||
November 29, 1989 | November 29, 1989 | Private visit. | ||
July 8, 1990 | July 11, 1990 | Attended G-7 Economic Summit meeting in Houston | ||
August 27, 1990 | August 28, 1990 | Met with President Bush at Kennebunkport. | ||
September 29, 1990 | September 29, 1990 | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. | ||
August 26, 1991 | August 26, 1991 | Informal meeting with President Bush at Kennebunkport. | ||
May 19, 1992 | May 21, 1992 | Official working visit. | ||
October 7, 1992 | October 7, 1992 | Attended the initialling of the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio | ||
February 4, 1993 | February 5, 1993 | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | ||
June 1, 1993 | June 2, 1993 | |||
November 19, 1993 | November 20, 1993 | Jean Chrétien | Attended APEC meeting in Seattle. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
April 7, 1997 | April 9, 1997 | Official visit. | ||
June 20, 1997 | June 22, 1997 | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit Meeting in Denver | ||
April 23, 1999 | April 25, 1999 | Attended NATO's 50th Anniversary Summit. | ||
January 23, 2000 | January 23, 2000 | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | ||
December 2, 2000 | December 2, 2000 | |||
February 4, 2001 | February 5, 2001 | Working visit. Also addressed Permanent Council of the Organization of American States. | ||
September 4, 2001 | September 5, 2001 | Working visit. | ||
March 14, 2002 | March 14, 2002 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
September 9, 2002 | September 9, 2002 | Working visit. Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Bush in Detroit. | ||
April 28, 2004 | April 30, 2004 | Paul Martin | Working visit. | |
June 8, 2004 | June 10, 2004 | Attended G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia. | ||
March 23, 2005 | March 23, 2005 | Met with President Bush in Crawford and Waco | ||
July 5, 2006 | July 6, 2006 | Stephen Harper | Working visit. | |
April 21, 2008 | April 22, 2008 | Attended the North American Leaders' Summit in New Orleans | ||
September 24, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | ||
November 14, 2008 | November 15, 2008 | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit meeting. | ||
September 16, 2009 | September 16, 2009 | Working Visit. | ||
September 24, 2009 | September 25, 2009 | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh. | ||
April 12, 2010 | April 13, 2010 | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | ||
February 4, 2011 | February 4, 2011 | Working visit. | ||
November 10, 2011 | November 13, 2011 | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | ||
December 7, 2011 | December 7, 2011 | Working visit. | ||
April 2, 2012 | April 2, 2012 | Attended North American Leaders' Summit. | ||
May 18, 2012 | May 19, 2012 | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David | ||
May 20, 2012 | May 21, 2012 | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago | ||
March 9, 2016 | March 11, 2016 | Justin Trudeau | Working visit. | |
March 31, 2016 | April 1, 2016 | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | ||
February 13, 2017 | February 13, 2017 | Official Working Visit. | ||
October 11, 2017 | October 11, 2017 | |||
June 20, 2019 | June 20, 2019 | |||
November 18, 2021 | November 18, 2021 | Attended North American Leaders' Summit. |
Costa Rica
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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March 25, 1940 | March 28, 1940 | Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia | President | In U.S. March 24 – April 13, visited New York City, Chicago, Boston and Worcester |
April 25, 1944 | April 27, 1944 | Teodoro Picado Michalski | Visited Washington, D.C. as guest of U.S. Government. | |
March 26, 1958 | March 29, 1958 | Mario Echandi Jiménez | At the invitation of the President. In U.S. March 25–31. Also visited New Orleans and New York City. | |
June 30, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich | Official visit. In U.S. June 29 – July 11. Also visited Williamsburg, Kingsville, Philadelphia, New York City, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. | |
June 4, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | José Joaquín Trejos Fernández | Official visit. In U.S. June 3–7; visited Williamsburg, San Antonio, and Miami. | |
October 24, 1970 | October 24, 1970 | José Figueres Ferrer | Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N. | |
September 6, 1977 | September 9, 1977 | Daniel Oduber Quiros | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | |
November 29, 1980 | December 1, 1980 | Rodrigo Carazo Odio | Private visit. Met with President Carter December 1. | |
June 21, 1982 | June 24, 1982 | Luis Alberto Monge | Official working visit. Afterwards visited New York City. | |
November 3, 1982 | November 5, 1982 | Informal visit. Addressed Conference on Free Elections. Met with President Reagan November 4. | ||
April 14, 1985 | April 15, 1985 | Private Visit. Met with President Reagan April 15. | ||
December 3, 1986 | December 6, 1986 | Oscar Arias Sanchez | Official Working Visit. Private visit to Miami afterwards. | |
September 22, 1987 | September 22, 1987 | Met with President Reagan during a private visit. | ||
April 4, 1989 | April 4, 1989 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
May 20, 1990 | May 20, 1990 | Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier | Private visit. | |
October 9, 1991 | October 12, 1991 | Official working visit. Afterwards visited Fort Lauderdale | ||
November 30, 1993 | November 30, 1993 | Attended working brunch with President Clinton. | ||
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | José María Figueres | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | |
December 9, 1998 | December 11, 1998 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | |
May 6, 2000 | May 10, 2000 | Working visit. | ||
July 11, 2001 | July 14, 2001 | |||
April 10, 2003 | April 10, 2003 | Abel Pacheco | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement. | |
May 10, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | |||
December 3, 2006 | December 6, 2006 | Oscar Arias Sanchez | Working visit. | |
September 24, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. |
Cuba
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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April 15, 1925 | April 15, 1925 | Gerardo Machado | President | Visited Florida and New York City. |
April 22, 1927 | April 25, 1927 | In U.S. April 20 – May 7, visiting New York City, Chicago, and Atlanta | ||
April 21, 1936 | April 23, 1936 | Miguel Mariano Gómez | Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. April 30. | |
December 8, 1942 | December 12, 1942 | Fulgencio Batista | Guest of U.S. Government on invitation of the President. In U.S. December 7–16, visiting New York City and Buffalo. | |
August 30, 1944 | September 3, 1944 | Ramón Grau | Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. September 8. | |
December 8, 1948 | December 10, 1948 | Carlos Prío Socarrás | Also visited Annapolis and New York City. Departed U.S. December 12. | |
April 15, 1959 | April 20, 1959 | Fidel Castro | Prime Minister | Unofficial visit. Later visited New York City and Boston. Left U.S. April 26; stopped in Houston. April 27–28 after visiting Canada. |
September 29, 2015 | September 29, 2015 | Raúl Castro | President | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. |
Grenada
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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September 6, 1977 | September 9, 1977 | Eric Gairy | Prime Minister | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. |
July 17, 1984 | July 19, 1984 | Nicholas Brathwaite | Chairman | Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19. |
October 21, 1985 | October 26, 1985 | Herbert Blaize | Prime Minister | Private Visit. Met with President Reagan October 22. |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Nicholas Brathwaite | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | |
September 24, 2003 | September 24, 2003 | Keith Mitchell | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | |
June 11, 2004 | June 11, 2004 | Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan. | ||
October 7, 2008 | October 9, 2008 | Tillman Thomas | Working visit. |
Guatemala
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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July 19, 1882 | July 21, 1882 | Justo Rufino Barrios | President | Sought help in settling a boundary dispute with Mexico. Arrived in U.S. July 11. |
October 10, 1955 | November 3, 1955 | Carlos Castillo Armas | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City, St. Louis, Houston, and New Orleans. Departed U.S. November 13. | |
February 23, 1958 | February 25, 1958 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes | Also visited Houston. Departed U.S. February 26. | |
September 6, 1977 | September 9, 1977 | Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | |
May 12, 1987 | May 15, 1987 | Vinicio Cerezo | Official Working Visit. | |
March 2, 1989 | March 2, 1989 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
September 25, 1989 | September 25, 1989 | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. | ||
October 2, 1991 | October 2, 1991 | Jorge Serrano Elías | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | |
November 30, 1993 | November 30, 1993 | Ramiro de León Carpio | Attended working brunch with President Clinton. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
December 9, 1998 | December 11, 1998 | Luis Alberto Flores Asturias | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | |
July 1, 2001 | July 6, 2001 | Alfonso Portillo | Working visit. | |
April 10, 2003 | April 10, 2003 | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement. | ||
April 28, 2004 | May 4, 2004 | Óscar Berger | Working visit. | |
May 10, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | Working visit. Discussed Central American Free Trade Agreement. | ||
April 30, 2008 | April 30, 2008 | Álvaro Colom | Working visit | |
September 24, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | ||
July 30, 2014 | July 30, 2014 | Otto Perez | Discussed migration of unaccompanied minors. | |
June 15, 2017 | June 16, 2017 | James Ernesto Morales | Attended the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America, in Washington and in Doral, Florida. | |
December 17, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | Jimmy Morales | Official Working Visit. |
Dominica
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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October 25, 1983 | November 6, 1983 | Eugenia Charles | Prime Minister | Private visit. Met with President Reagan October 25. |
1.-Feb.1984 | February 6, 1984 | |||
July 17, 1984 | July 19, 1984 | Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19. | ||
September 16, 1994 | September 16, 1994 | Discussed the despatch of a multinational force to Haiti. | ||
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami. |
Dominican Republic
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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January 4, 1963 | January 10, 1963 | Juan Bosch | President | Private visit. |
September 6, 1977 | September 9, 1977 | Joaquin Balaguer | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | |
July 14, 1982 | July 16, 1982 | Salvador Jorge Blanco | Private visit. Met with President Reagan July 15. | |
April 9, 1984 | April 11, 1984 | State visit; visited Springfield, Chicago, New York City, Columbia. Departed U.S. April 14. | ||
March 24, 1988 | March 25, 1988 | Joaquín Balaguer | Official Working Visit. Private visit afterwards to Boston and Texas. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
June 10, 1998 | June 10, 1998 | Leonel Fernandez | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | |
May 20, 2003 | May 20, 2003 | Hipólito Mejía | Working visit. | |
May 10, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | Leonel Fernandez | Working visit. Discussed Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement. | |
October 24, 2006 | October 27, 2006 | Working visit. | ||
September 24, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | ||
July 12, 2010 | July 12, 2010 | Working visit. |
El Salvador
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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March 10, 1959 | March 13, 1959 | José María Lemus | President | State visit. In U.S. March 9–21; visited Charlottesville, New York City, Springfield, Houston, and New Orleans. Addressed U.S. Congress March 11. |
September 6, 1977 | September 9, 1977 | Carlos Humberto Romero | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | |
September 19, 1981 | October 1, 1981 | José Napoleón Duarte | Private visit. Met with President Reagan September 21. | |
June 16, 1983 | June 18, 1983 | Álvaro Magaña | Official working visit. | |
May 24, 1984 | May 24, 1984 | José Napoleón Duarte | Private visit. Met with President Reagan. | |
July 23, 1984 | July 23, 1984 | |||
May 15, 1985 | May 18, 1985 | |||
October 30, 1985 | October 31, 1985 | |||
October 13, 1987 | October 18, 1987 | State Visit. | ||
April 6, 1989 | April 7, 1989 | Alfredo Cristiani | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | |
February 1, 1990 | February 1, 1990 | Private visit. | ||
October 1, 1990 | October 1, 1990 | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. | ||
May 11, 1991 | May 13, 1991 | State Visit. Afterwards visited Miami. | ||
September 23, 1991 | September 23, 1991 | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. | ||
February 24, 1992 | February 24, 1992 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
November 30, 1993 | November 30, 1993 | Attended working brunch with President Clinton. | ||
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Armando Calderón Sol | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | |
December 9, 1998 | December 11, 1998 | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | ||
February 28, 2001 | March 3, 2001 | Francisco Flores Pérez | Private visit. Met with President Bush March 2. | |
April 10, 2003 | April 10, 2003 | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement | ||
May 25, 2004 | May 27, 2004 | Working visit. | ||
July 12, 2004 | July 13, 2004 | Elías Antonio Saca González | ||
May 10, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | Working visit. Discussed Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement. | ||
July 15, 2005 | July 15, 2005 | Working visit | ||
February 23, 2006 | February 25, 2006 | |||
September 18, 2006 | September 18, 2006 | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | ||
February 26, 2007 | February 26, 2007 | Working visit. | ||
November 26, 2007 | November 30, 2007 | |||
September 24, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. Discussed temporary protected status for Salvadoreans in the United States. | ||
December 14, 2008 | December 16, 2008 | Working visit. | ||
March 8, 2010 | March 8, 2010 | Mauricio Funes | ||
July 25, 2014 | July 25, 2014 | Salvador Sanchez | Discussed migration of unaccompanied minors. |
Haiti
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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June 14, 1926 | June 18, 1926 | Louis Borno | President | In U.S. June 11–30, visiting New York City and Philadelphia |
April 16, 1934 | April 18, 1934 | Sténio Vincent | Discussed political and economic relations. Arrived in U.S. March 26 for unofficial visit to New York City. | |
December 5, 1939 | December 13, 1939 | Unofficial visit to Washington, D.C. and New York City. | ||
April 22, 1941 | May 1, 1941 | Élie Lescot | Discussed economic assistance and Inter-American defense. | |
March 23, 1942 | March 24, 1942 | Signed agreements regarding economic and military assistance. In U.S. March 21 – April 9; visited New York City. | ||
October 14, 1943 | October 18, 1943 | At invitation of the President. Discussed economic cooperation. Afterwards visited Baltimore, New York City, and Miami. Departed U.S. October | ||
January 26, 1955 | January 29, 1955 | Paul Magloire | Official visit. Addressed U.S. Congress January 27. Afterwards visited West Point and New York City. After February 3 unofficially visited Nashville, Chicago and Boston.Departed U.S. February 9. | |
November 20, 1986 | November 22, 1986 | Henri Namphy | Private Visit. Met with President Reagan November 21. | |
May 24, 1990 | May 24, 1990 | Ertha Pascal-Trouillot | Private visit. | |
March 16, 1993 | March 16, 1993 | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | |
December 1, 1993 | December 7, 1993 | Robert Malval | Prime Minister | |
September 16, 1994 | September 16, 1994 | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | President | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
March 19, 1996 | March 22, 1996 | Rene Preval | Official working | |
February 3, 2000 | February 4, 2000 | Met with President Clinton during a private visit; attended Congressional Prayer Breakfast. | ||
March 6, 2007 | March 11, 2007 | Working visit. | ||
March 9, 2010 | March 10, 2010 | |||
February 4, 2014 | February 7, 2014 | Michel Martelly | Working visit |
Honduras
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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November 30, 1962 | December 1, 1962 | Ramón Villeda Morales | President | Informal visit. In U.S. November 29 – December 5. Also visited Williamsburg, and made a private visit to Miami. |
September 9, 1977 | September 6, 1977 | Juan Alberto Melgar Castro | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | |
March 2, 1980 | March 4, 1980 | Policarpo Paz García | Private visit. Met with President Carter March 3. | |
July 13, 1982 | July 15, 1982 | Roberto Suazo Córdova | Official working visit. | |
May 20, 1985 | May 22, 1985 | Official Working Visit. Private visit to Houston afterward. | ||
May 26, 1986 | May 29, 1986 | José Azcona del Hoyo | Official working visit. | |
October 21, 1987 | October 21, 1987 | Met with President Reagan during a private visit. | ||
April 17, 1990 | April 19, 1990 | Rafael Leonardo Callejas | Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards. | |
6..May.1992 | May 8, 1992 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
November 30, 1993 | November 30, 1993 | Attended working brunch with President Clinton. | ||
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Carlos Roberto Reina | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | |
December 9, 1998 | December 11, 1998 | Carlos Roberto Flores | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | |
April 10, 2003 | April 10, 2003 | Ricardo Maduro | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement | |
May 10, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | |||
June 4, 2006 | June 6, 2006 | Manuel Zelaya | Working visit. | |
September 18, 2006 | September 18, 2006 | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City | ||
September 24, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City | ||
October 5, 2011 | October 5, 2011 | Porfirio Lobo | Working visit. | |
July 25, 2014 | July 25, 2014 | Juan Orlando Hernandez | Discussed migration of unaccompanied minors. | |
June 15, 2017 | June 16, 2017 | Attended the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America, in Washington and in Doral, Florida. |
Jamaica
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
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November 24, 1963 | November 25, 1963 | Alexander Bustamante | Prime Minister | Attended funeral of President Kennedy. |
October 13, 1967 | October 14, 1967 | Hugh Shearer | Informal visit. In U.S. October 7–14; visited New York City. | |
June 7, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | Informal visit. | ||
August 11, 1970 | August 11, 1970 | Private visit. | ||
October 24, 1970 | October 24, 1970 | Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N. | ||
December 16, 1977 | December 16, 1977 | Michael Manley | Private visit. | |
January 27, 1981 | January 29, 1981 | Edward Seaga | Official visit. | |
February 21, 1983 | February 23, 1983 | Private visit. Met with President Reagan | ||
November 5, 1983 | November 8, 1983 | |||
July 17, 1984 | July 19, 1984 | Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19. | ||
May 2, 1990 | May 4, 1990 | Michael Manley | Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards. | |
May 15, 1991 | May 15, 1991 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
March 24, 1992 | March 25, 1992 | |||
August 30, 1993 | August 30, 1993 | P. J. Patterson | Attended a CARICOM working luncheon. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
September 11, 1995 | September 13, 1995 | Working visit. |
Mexico
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 16, 1909 | March 16, 1909 | Porfirio Díaz | President | Visited El Paso in an exchange of visits with President Taft. |
March 31, 1924 | November 2, 1924 | Plutarco Elías Calles | In U.S. October 26 – November 5; visited New Orleans | |
December 26, 1929 | December 29, 1929 | Pascual Ortiz Rubio | In U.S. December 4, 1929 – January 16, 1930, visiting Houston, Hot Springs, New York City, Baltimore, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco | |
April 21, 1943 | April 21, 1943 | Avila Camacho | Visited Corpus Christi in exchange of visits with President Roosevelt. | |
April 29, 1947 | May 7, 1947 | Miguel Alemán Valdés | Official visit. Addressed Joint Session of U.S. Congress May 1. Afterwards visited New York City, Chattanooga, and Kansas City | |
March 19, 1953 | March 19, 1953 | Ruiz Cortines | Met with President Eisenhower in Texas for dedication of Falcon Dam. | |
March 26, 1956 | March 28, 1956 | Attended a Heads of Government meeting in White Sulphur Springs | ||
March 9, 1959 | March 12, 1959 | Lopez Mateos | State visit. Afterwards visited Chicago and New York City. After visiting Canada (October 15–18), visited Austin and the LBJ Ranch. Departed U.S. October 19. | |
September 25, 1964 | September 25, 1964 | At El Paso, marking settlement of Chamizal dispute | ||
November 12, 1964 | November 12, 1964 | Gustavo Díaz Ordaz | Informal visit at LBJ Ranch | |
March 26, 1967 | March 28, 1967 | State visit at Washington, D.C. and El Paso . Addressed Joint Session of U.S. Congress October 27. | ||
December 13, 1968 | December 13, 1968 | Official visit for opening of Lopez Mateo Channel of Rio Grande, El Paso, Texas. | ||
September 3, 1970 | September 3, 1970 | Met with President Nixon in Coronado | ||
November 13, 1970 | November 13, 1970 | Luis Echeverría Álvarez | Informal visit. | |
June 14, 1972 | June 17, 1972 | State visit. Addressed U.S. Congress June 15. visited Key Biscayne, New York City, Chicago, and San Antonio. Departed U.S. June 21. | ||
March 21, 1974 | March 21, 1974 | Met with President Ford at Tubac and Tucson, Arizona. | ||
September 24, 1976 | September 24, 1976 | The José López Portillo | Official visit. | |
February 14, 1977 | February 16, 1977 | State visit. In U.S. February 13–17; visited Williamsburg and Chicago. | ||
September 28, 1979 | September 29, 1979 | Official visit. | ||
June 7, 1981 | June 9, 1981 | Official working visit. | ||
September 17, 1981 | September 18, 1981 | Informal meeting at the dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids | ||
March 8, 1982 | March 8, 1982 | Miguel de la Madrid | Informal meeting with President Reagan at Coronado | |
14.1984 | May 17, 1984 | State visit. | ||
August 12, 1986 | August 14, 1986 | Official Working Visit. | ||
November 22, 1988 | November 22, 1988 | Carlos Salinas de Gortari | Met with President-elect Bush in Houston. | |
March 1, 1989 | March 4, 1989 | State visit. Addressed Joint meeting of U.S. Congress October 4; visited New York City and Providence. Departed U.S. October 6. | ||
June 10, 1990 | June 12, 1990 | Private visit. Also addressed Business Roundtable. | ||
September 30, 1990 | September 30, 1990 | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. | ||
April 7, 1991 | April 7, 1991 | Informal meeting with President Bush in Houston while en route to Canada. | ||
December 13, 1991 | December 14, 1991 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. Discussed North American Free Trade Agreement at Camp David | ||
February 27, 1992 | February 27, 1992 | Attended Drug Summit in San Antonio | ||
July 14, 1992 | July 14, 1992 | Met with President Bush in San Diego | ||
March 7, 1992 | March 7, 1992 | Attended the initialling of the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio | ||
January 8, 1993 | January 8, 1993 | Discussed NAFTA with President-elect Clinton in Austin | ||
November 22, 1994 | November 23, 1994 | Ernesto Zedillo | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
March 9, 1995 | March 11, 1995 | State visit. | ||
November 13, 1997 | November 14, 1997 | Official working visit. | ||
June 8, 1998 | June 8, 1998 | Met with President Clinton during a U.N. General Assembly Special Session on the Drug Problem in New York City. | ||
June 8, 2000 | June 9, 2000 | Official working visit. | ||
August 23, 2000 | August 25, 2000 | Vicente Fox | Working visit. Afterwards visited Dallas | |
September 4, 2001 | September 7, 2001 | State Visit. Addressed joint session of Congress. Visited Toledo | ||
March 4, 2001 | March 4, 2001 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
March 5, 2004 | March 6, 2004 | Official select visit. Met with President Bush at Crawford. | ||
March 23, 2005 | March 23, 2005 | Working visit. | ||
November 8, 2006 | November 9, 2006 | Felipe Calderon | ||
April 21, 2008 | April 22, 2008 | Attended the North American Leaders' Summit in New Orleans. | ||
September 24, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | ||
November 14, 2008 | November 15, 2008 | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit meeting. | ||
January 13, 2009 | January 13, 2009 | Met with President Bush and with President-Elect Obama. | ||
September 24, 2009 | September 25, 2009 | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh. | ||
12.Apr. 2010 | April 13, 2010 | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | ||
May 19, 2010 | May 20, 2010 | State visit. Addressed joint session of Congress May 20. | ||
March 3, 2011 | March 3, 2011 | Working visit. | ||
April 2, 2012 | April 2, 2012 | Attended North American Leaders' Summit. | ||
November 27, 2012 | November 27, 2012 | Enrique Peña Nieto | Working visit. | |
January 6, 2015 | January 6, 2015 | Official working visit. | ||
March 31, 2016 | April 1, 2016 | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | ||
July 22, 2016 | July 22, 2016 | Official working visit. | ||
July 8, 2020 | July 8, 2020 | Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Official working visit. Met with President Donald Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
November 18, 2021 | November 18, 2021 | Attended North American Leaders' Summit. |
Panama
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 15, 1920 | October 16, 1920 | Belisario Porras Barahona | President | |
July 21, 1932 | July 22, 1932 | Harmodio Arias Madrid | Unofficial visit. In U.S. July 17–30; visited New York City. | |
October 9, 1933 | October 11, 1933 | Discussed regulation of commerce in Canal Zone. In U.S. October 8–23. | ||
September 28, 1953 | October 1, 1953 | Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón | Afterwards made an unofficial visit to New York City. Departed U.S. October 7. | |
June 12, 1962 | June 14, 1962 | Official visit. In U.S. June 11–16, visiting Miami, Williamsburg, and New York City. | ||
October 24, 1970 | October 25, 1970 | Demetrio B. Lakas | Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N; met privately with President Nixon October 25. | |
October 6, 1977 | October 9, 1977 | Omar Torrijos | Head of State (de facto) | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. |
October 13, 1977 | October 14, 1977 | Discussed ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty | ||
May 8, 1979 | May 11, 1979 | Aristides Royo | President | Private visit. Met with President Carter May 10. |
September 29, 1982 | October 2, 1982 | Ricardo de la Espriella | Official working visit. | |
July 24, 1984 | July 29, 1984 | Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino | Private visit. Met with President Reagan July 27. | |
April 29, 1990 | May 22, 1990 | Guillermo Endara | Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards. | |
November 30, 1993 | November 30, 1993 | Attended working brunch with President Clinton. | ||
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Ernesto Pérez Balladares | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | |
October 5, 1995 | October 7, 1995 | Official working visit. | ||
October 18, 1999 | October 20, 1999 | Mireya Moscoso | Working visit. | |
June 24, 2003 | June 27, 2003 | Official working visit. | ||
November 14, 2007 | November 16, 2007 | Martin Torrijos | Working visit. | |
May 5, 2008 | May 8, 2008 | |||
October 15, 2008 | October 17, 2008 | |||
April 28, 2011 | April 28, 2011 | Ricardo Martinelli | ||
June 19, 2017 | June 19, 2017 | Juan Carlos Varela | Official Working Visit. |
Nicaragua
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 5, 1939 | May 11, 1939 | Anastasio Somoza García | President | At the invitation of President Roosevelt. In U.S. May 1 – June 1. Addressed U.S. Congress May 8. Also visited New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco. |
May 1, 1952 | May 6, 1952 | Unofficial visit to Washington, D.C. Afterwards visited Boston and New York City. Departed U.S. July 5. | ||
April 6, 1967 | April 6, 1967 | Anastasio Somoza Debayle | Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. March 18; visited New York City. | |
October 24, 1970 | October 24, 1970 | Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N | ||
June 2, 1971 | June 2, 1971 | Private visit. | ||
September 24, 1979 | September 24, 1979 | Daniel Ortega | Junta Chairman | Private visit to Washington en route to U.N. General Assembly session. |
September 29, 1990 | September 29, 1990 | Violeta Chamorro | President | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. |
May 15, 1991 | May 18, 1991 | State Visit. Afterwards visited Miami. | ||
May 9, 1992 | May 10, 1992 | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | ||
November 30, 1993 | November 30, 1993 | Attended working brunch with President Clinton. | ||
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
December 9, 1998 | December 11, 1998 | Arnoldo Aleman | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | |
April 10, 2003 | April 10, 2003 | Enrique Bolaños | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement. | |
May 10, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | Working visit. Discussed Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement. |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 17, 1984 | July 19, 1984 | Kennedy Simmonds | Prime Minister | Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19. |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami. |
Saint Lucia
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 17, 1984 | July 19, 1984 | John Compton | Prime Minister | Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19. |
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami | ||
September 24, 2003 | September 24, 2003 | Kenny Anthony | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell | Prime Minister | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami |
Trinidad and Tobago
Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 21, 1975 | January 21, 1975 | Eric Williams | Prime Minister | Private visit. |
October 9, 1990 | October 9, 1990 | A. N. R. Robinson | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | |
April 11, 1992 | April 15, 1992 | Patrick Manning | ||
April 30, 1993 | April 30, 1993 | Attended a CARICOM working luncheon. | ||
December 9, 1994 | December 11, 1994 | Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami |
See also
- Foreign policy of the United States
- Foreign relations of the United States
- List of international trips made by presidents of the United States
- List of diplomatic visits to the United States
- State visit
References
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Antigua and Barbuda U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of The Bahamas U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ a b Visits By Foreign Leaders of Barbados U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Canada U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Costa Rica U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Cuba U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Grenada U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Guatemala U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Dominica U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Dominican Republic U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of El Salvador U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Haiti U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Honduras U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Dominican Republic U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Mexico U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Panama U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Nicaragua U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Saint Kitts and Nevis U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Saint Lucia U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Trinidad and Tobago U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian