| Mexico |
San Cristobal |
Meeting with President Fox. |
February 16, 2001 |
| Canada |
Quebec |
Attended the Summit of the Americas. |
April 20-22, 2001 |
| Spain |
Madrid |
Met with King Juan Carlos I and President Aznar. |
June 12-13, 2001 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended NATO Summit Meeting. |
June 13-14, 2001 |
| Sweden |
Goteborg |
Attended U.S.-European Union Summit Meeting; met with King Carl XVI
Gustav. |
June 14-15, 2001 |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
State visit. |
June 15-16, 2001 |
| Slovenia |
Kranj |
Met with Prime Minister Drnovsek and Russian President Putin. |
June 16, 2001 |
| United Kingdom |
London, Chequers, Halton, Brize Norton |
Met with Prime Minister Blain and Queen Elizabeth II. |
July 18-20, 2001 |
| Italy |
Genoa, Castel Gandolfo, Rome |
Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. Met with Pope John Paul II at Castel Gandolfo and
with Prime Minister Berlusconi and President Ciampi in Rome. |
July 20-24, 2001 |
| Yugoslavia (Kosovo) |
Camp Bondsteel |
Addressed U.S. military personnel. |
July 24, 2001 |
| China |
Shanghai |
Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. |
October 18-21, 2001 |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and Emperor Akihito. Addressed the Diet. |
February 17-19, 2002 |
| Korea, Republic of |
Seoul, Dorasan, Osan |
Met with President Kin Dae-Jung, visited the Demilitarized Zone, addressed U.S.
military personnel. |
February 19-21, 2002 |
| China |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang and Premier Zhu. |
February 21-22, 2002 |
| Mexico |
Monterrey |
Attended the International Conference on Financing for Development and met with
President Fox. |
March 21-22, 2002 |
| Peru |
Lima |
Met with the Presidents of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, and with the Vice President
of Ecuador. |
March 23-24, 2002 |
| El Salvador |
San Salvador |
Attended a summit meeting with Central American heads of state. |
March 24, 2002 |
| Germany |
Berlin |
Met with Chancellor Schroeder and addressed the Bundestag. |
May 22-23, 2002 |
| Russia |
Moscow, St. Petersburg |
Summit meeting with President Putin. Signed strategic arms reduction
treaty. |
May 23-26, 2002 |
| France |
Paris, St. Mere- Eglise, Colleville |
Met with President Chirac and delivered a Memorial Day address in
Normandy. |
May 26-27, 2002 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Met with President Ciampi and Prime Minister Berlusconi. Attended NATO Summit
Meeting and inaugurated the NATO-Russia Council. |
May 27-28, 2002 |
| Vatican City |
|
Audience with Pope John Paul II. |
May 28, 2002 |
| Canada |
Kananaskis (Alberta) |
Attended the G-8 Economic Summit |
June 25-27, 2002 |
| Mexico |
Los Cabos |
Attended APEC Summit Meeting. |
October 26-27, 2002 |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
Attended NATO and EAPC Summit Meetings. |
November 19-22, 2002 |
| Russia |
St. Petersburg |
Met with President Putin. |
November 22, 2002 |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius |
Met with the Presidents of the Baltic States. |
November 22-23, 2002 |
| Romania |
Bucharest |
Met with President Iliescu. |
November 23, 2002 |
| Portugal |
Terceira, (Azores) |
Discussed the Iraq crisis with British Prime Minister Blair, Spanish President
Aznar, and Portuguese Prime Minister Durao. |
March 16, 2003 |
| United Kingdom |
Belfast, Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) |
Met with Prime Minister Blair to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq. Also met with
Irish Prime Minister Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders. |
April 7-8, 2003 |
| Poland |
Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau |
Met with President Kwasniewski and Prime Minister Miller; visited former Nazi
concentration camps. |
May 30-31, 2003 |
| Russia |
St. Petersburg |
Met with President Putin and attended ceremonies commemorating the city’s 300th
anniversary. |
May 31-June 1, 2003 |
| France |
Evian-les-Bains |
Attended the G-8 Economic Summit and met with Chinese President Hu
Jintao. |
June 1-2, 2003 |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh |
Attended “Red Sea Summit” with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi
Arabia, and with Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas. |
June 2-3, 2003 |
| Jordan |
Aqaba |
Attended meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister
Abbas. Met with King Abdullah II. |
June 4, 2003 |
| Qatar |
Doha |
Met with Emir Hamad Thani, visited U.S. Central Command headquarters and addressed
U.S. military personnel. Overflew Baghdad en route to Qatar. |
June 4-5, 2003 |
| Senegal |
Dakar, Goree Island |
Met with President Wade. |
July 8, 2003 |
| South Africa |
Pretoria |
Met with President Mbeki. |
July 8-10, 2003 |
| Botswana |
Gabarone |
Met with President Mogae. Toured Mokoldi Nature Reserve. |
July 10, 2003 |
| Uganda |
Kampala |
Met with President Musaveni. |
July 11, 2003 |
| Nigeria |
Abuja |
Met with President Obasanjo. |
July 11-12, 2003 |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi |
October 17-18, 2003 |
| Philippines |
Manila |
Addressed a joint session of the Philippine Congress and met with President
Arroyo-Macapagal. |
October 18-19, 2003 |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. |
October 18-21, 2003 |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
Met with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. |
October 21-22, 2003 |
| Indonesia |
Denpasar (Bali) |
Met with President Sukarnoputri and Muslim religious leaders. |
October 22, 2003 |
| Australia |
Canberra |
Met with Prime Minister Howard and addressed Parliament. |
October 22, 2003 |
| United Kingdom |
London, Sedgefield |
State Visit. |
November 18-21, 2003 |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
Met with members of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing
Council and addressed U.S. military personnel. |
November 27, 2003 |
| Mexico |
Monterrey |
Attended the Special Summit of the Americas. |
January 12-13, 2004 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Met with President Ciampi and Prime Minister Berlusconi. |
June 4-5, 2004 |
| Vatican City |
|
Met with Pope John Paul II. |
June 4, 2004 |
| France |
Paris, Colleville, Caen, Arromanches |
Met with President Chirac and commemorated the 60th anniversary of D-Day. |
June 5-6, 2004 |
| Ireland |
Shannon, Dromoland Castle |
Attended U.S.-EU Summit meeting and met with Prime Minister Ahern. |
June 25-26, 2004 |
| Turkey |
Ankara, Istanbul |
Met with President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan and attended NATO Summit
meeting in Istanbul. |
June 26-29, 2004 |
| Chile |
Santiago |
Attended APEC Summit Meeting. |
November 19-22, 2004 |
| Colombia |
Cartagena |
Met with President Uribe. |
November 22, 2004 |
| Canada |
Ottawa, Gatineau, Halifax |
Met with Prime Minister Martin. |
November 30-December 1, 2004 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended NATO and EU Summit Meetings. |
February 20-23, 2005 |
| Germany |
Mainz, Wiesbaden |
Met with Chancellor Schroeder and visited U.S. military personnel. |
February 23, 2005 |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava |
Met with President Dzurinda and Russian President Putin. |
February 23-24, 2005 |
| Vatican City |
|
Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II. |
April 6-8, 2005 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Met with President Ciampi and Prime Minister Berlusconi. |
April 6-8, 2005 |
| Latvia |
Riga |
Met with the presidents of the Baltic States. |
May 6-7, 2005 |
| Netherlands |
Maastricht, Valkenburg, Margraten |
Met with Prime Minister Balkenende and gave an address at a U.S. military
cemetery. |
May 7-8, 2005 |
| Russia |
Moscow |
Met with President Putin and attended ceremonies commemorating VE Day. |
May 8-9, 2005 |
| Georgia |
Tbilisi |
Met with President Saakashvili. |
May 9-10, 2005 |
| Denmark |
Kastrup, Fredensborg, Copenhagen |
Met with Queen Margrethe II and Prime Minister Rasmussen |
July 5-6, 2005 |
| United Kingdom |
Gleneagles (Scotland) |
Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. |
July 6-8, 2005 |
| Argentina |
Mar del Plata |
Attended the Summit of the Americas. |
November 3-5, 2005 |
| Brazil |
Brasilia |
Met with President Lula da Silva. |
November 5-6, 2005 |
| Panama |
Panama City |
Met with President Martin Torrijos. |
November 6-7, 2005 |
| Japan |
Kyoto |
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi. |
November 15-16, 2005 |
| Korea, Republic of |
Pusan, Gyeongju, Osan |
Attended APEC Summit meeting and met with Russian President Putin. |
November 16-20, 2005 |
| China |
Beijing |
Met with President Hu and Prime Minister Wen. |
November 20-21, 2005 |
| Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
Met with President Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Elbegdorj. |
November 21, 2005 |
| Ireland |
Shannon |
Met with U.S. Marines who were en route to Iraq. |
February 28, 2006 |
| Afghanistan |
Bagram, Kabul |
Met with President Karzai, dedicated new U.S. Embassy, and addressed U.S. military
personnel. |
March 1, 2006 |
| India |
New Delhi, Hyderabad |
Met with Prime Minister Singh. Signed nuclear cooperation agreement. |
March 1-3, 2006 |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Met with President Musharraf. |
March 3-4, 2006 |
| Mexico |
Cancun, Chichen-Itza |
Met with President Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Harper. |
March 30-31, 2006 |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
Met with Prime Minister Maliki and addressed U.S. military personnel. |
June 13, 2006 |
| Austria |
Vienna |
Attended the U.S.-EU Summit. |
June 20-21, 2006 |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
Met with President Solyom, Prime Minister Gyurcsany and commemorated the 50th
anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising. |
June 21-22, 2006 |
| Germany |
Stralsund, Trinwillershagen |
Met with Chancellor Merkel. |
July 12-14, 2006 |
| Russia |
St. Petersburg |
Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. Met with President Hu of China, July 16; and
President Lula of Brazil and Prime Minister Singh of India, July 17. |
July 14-17, 2006 |
| Russia |
Moscow |
Met with President Putin. |
November 15, 2006 |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
Met with Acting President Pillay and Prime Minister Lee. Addressed National
Singapore University. |
November 16-17, 2006 |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
Attended APEC Leaders’ Meeting. |
November 17-20, 2006 |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta, Bogor |
Met with President Yudhoyono. |
November 20, 2006 |
| Estonia |
Tallinn |
Met with President Ilves. |
November 27-28, 2006 |
| Latvia |
Riga |
Attended NATO Summit Meeting. |
November 28-29, 2006 |
| Jordan |
Amman |
Met with King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki. |
November 29-30, 2006 |
| Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
Met with President Lula da Silva. |
March 8-9, 2007 |
| Uruguay |
Montevideo |
Met with President Tabare Vazquez. |
March 9-11, 2007 |
| Colombia |
Bogota |
Met with President Uribe. |
March 11, 2007 |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala City, Santa Cruz Balanya, Iximche |
Met with President Berger. |
March 11-12, 2007 |
| Mexico |
Merida, Uxmal |
Met with President Calderon. Visited Mayan ruins. |
March 12-14, 2007 |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
Met with President Klaus and Prime Minister Topolanek. Addressed Conference on
Democracy and Security. |
June 4-5, 2007 |
| Germany |
Heiligen-damm |
Attended the G-8 Summit Meeting. Also met with Chinese President Hu
Jintao. |
June 5-8, 2007 |
| Poland |
Gdansk, Jurata Hel. |
Met with Presidetn Kaczynski. |
June 8, 2007 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Met with Prime Minister Prodi and President Napolitano. |
June 8-10, 2007 |
| Vatican City |
|
Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. |
June 9, 2007 |
| Albania |
Tirana |
Met with President Moisu and Prime Minister Berisha. |
June 10, 2007 |
| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
Met with President Parvanov and Prime Minister Stanishev. |
June 10-11, 2007 |
| Canada |
Montebello, Quebec |
Attended North American Leaders’ Summit with Mexican President Calderon and
Canadian Prime Minister Harper. |
August 20-21, 2007 |
| Iraq |
Al-Assad Air Force Base |
Met with Gen. Petraeus, Secretary of State Rice, Secretary of Defense Gates, senior
U.S. officials, and Iraqi political leaders. |
September 3, 2007 |
| Australia |
Sydney |
Attended APEC Leaders’ Meeting. |
September 3-8, 2007 |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
Met with Prime Minister Olmert and President Peres. Visited Yad Vashem. |
January 9-11, 2008 |
| Palestinian Authority |
Ramallah, Bethlehem |
Met with President Abbas and visited the Church of the Nativity. |
January 10, 2008 |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City, Camp Arifjan |
Attended Roundtable on Democracy and Development. Met with Gen. Petraeus and
Ambassador Crocker at Camp Arifjan and addressed U.S. military personnel. |
January 11-12, 2008 |
| Bahrain |
Manama |
Met with King Hamad bin Isa al –Khalifa. Addressed U.S. military
personnel. |
January 12-13, 2008 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi, Dubai |
Met with President Khalifa bin Zayid al Nuhayyin and Crown Prince Sheikh
Mohammed. |
January 13-14, 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah |
Met with King Abdullah. |
January 14-16, 2008 |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh |
Met with President Mubarak |
January 16, 2008 |
| Benin |
Porto Novo |
Met with President Boni. |
February 16, 2008 |
| Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam, Arusha |
Met with President Kikwete, signed Millenimu Challenge agreement |
February 16-19, 2008 |
| Rwanda |
Kigali |
Met with President Kagame and dedicated new Embassy. |
February 19, 2008 |
| Ghana |
Accra |
Met with President Kufuor. |
February 19-21, 2008 |
| Liberia |
Liberia |
Met with President Johnson Sirleaf. |
February 21, 2008 |
| Ukraine |
Kyiv |
Met with President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko. |
March 31-April 1, 2008 |
| Romania |
Bucharest |
Met with President Basescu and Prime Minister Popescu-Tariceanu. Attended NATO,
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, NATO-Ukraine Commission, and NATO-Russia Council
Summit Meetings. |
April 2-4, 2008 |
| Croatia |
Zagreb |
Met with President Mesic. |
April 4-5, 2008 |
| Russia |
Sochi |
Met with President Putin and President-elect Medvedev. |
April 5-6, 2008 |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Masada |
Met with President Peres and Prime Minister Olmert. Addressed the Knesset.
Commemorated Israel’s 60th anniversary. |
May 14-16, 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh, al-Janadriyah |
Met with King Abdullah. |
May 16-17, 2008 |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh |
Met with President Mubarak, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Palestinian Authority
President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad, Afghan President Karzai and Pakistani Prime
Minister Gilan. Addressed the World Economic Forum. |
May 17-18, 2008 |
| Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
Met with President Turk and Prime Minister Jansa. Attended the EU-US Summit
Meeting. |
June 9-10, 2008 |
| Germany |
Meseberg |
Met with Chancellor Merkel. |
June 10-11, 2008 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Met with President Napolitano and Prime Minister Berlusconi. |
June 11-13, 2008 |
| Vatican City |
|
Met with Pope Benedict XVI. |
June 13, 2008 |
| France |
Paris |
Met with President Sarkozy. Addressed the OECD. Attended wreath-laying ceremonies
at Suresnes and Mont Valerien. |
June 13-15, 2008 |
| United Kingdom |
London, Belfast |
Met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Met with Prime Minister Blair and
Quartet Representative Blair. In Belfast, met with First Minister Robertson and Deputy
First Minister McGuinness. |
June 15-16, 2008 |
| Japan |
Toyako |
Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. Also met with Tanzanian President Kikwete, Indian
Prime Minister Singh, Chinese President Hu, and South Korean President Lee. |
July 6-9, 2008 |
| Korea, Republic of |
Seoul, Yongsan |
Met with President Lee and addressed U.S. military personnel. |
August 5-6, 2008 |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
Met with President Samak and addressed Burmese activists. |
August 6-7, 2008 |
| China |
Beijing |
Attended opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Dedicated a new U.S. Embassy. Met
with President Hu and Russian Prime Minister Putin. |
August 7-11, 2008 |
| Peru |
Lima |
Attended the APEC Summit Meeting and met with President Garcia. |
November 21-23, 2008 |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
Met with President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki. Signed Strategic Framework
and Security Agreements. Visited U.S. military personnel. |
December 14, 2008 |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
Met with President Karzai and visited U.S. military personnel. |
December 14-15, 2008 |
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