| Japan |
Tokyo |
Met with Foreign Minister Nakasone. |
February 16-18, 2009 |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta |
Met with Foreign Minister Wirajuda and ASEAN Secretary General Pitsuwa. |
February 18-19, 2009 |
| Korea, Republic of |
Seoul |
Met with Foreign Minister Yu; gave an address at Ewha Women’s University. |
February 19-20, 2009 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
Beijing |
Met with Foreign Minister Yang. |
February 20-21, 2009 |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh |
Attended the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the
Reconstruction of Gaza. |
March 2-3, 2009 |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
Met with President Peres, Prime Minister Olmert, and Foreign Minister
Livni. |
March 3-5, 2009 |
| Palestinian Authority |
Ramallah |
Met with President Abbas. |
March 4, 2009 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting and met with the EU and Swiss Foreign
Ministers. |
March 5-6, 2009 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. |
March 6-7, 2009 |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
Met with Foreign Minister Babacan. |
March 7, 2009 |
| Mexico |
Mexico City, Monterrey |
Met with Foreign Secretary Espinosa and discussed the Merida Initiative. |
March 25-26, 2009 |
| Netherlands |
The Hague |
Attended the International Conference of Afghanistan. |
March 31-April 1, 2009 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Attended the G-20 Economic Summit with President Obama. |
April 1-3, 2009 |
| France |
Strasbourg |
Accompanied President Obama to the NATO Summit Meeting. |
April 3-4, 2009 |
| Germany |
Baden-Baden |
Accompanied President Obama. |
April 3-4, 2009 |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
Accompanied President Obama. |
April 4-5, 2009 |
| Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
Met with President Preval and Prime Minister Pierre-Louis. |
April 16, 2009 |
| Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
Met with President Fernandez. |
April 16-17, 2009 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
Attended the Fifth Summit of the Americas. |
April 17-19, 2009 |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
Met with Foreign Minister al-Sabah and members of the Office of Military
Cooperation. |
April 24-25, 2009 |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
Met with President Talebani, Prime Minister al-Maliki and senior officials. Visited
U.S. military personnel, a Provincial Reconstruction Team, and attended a town
meeting. |
April 25, 2009 |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
Met with President Sleiman and Foreign Minister Salloukh. |
April 26, 2009 |
| El Salvador |
San Salvador |
Attended the inauguration of President Funes and a ministerial meeting of Pathways
to Prosperity in America. |
May 31-June 1, 2009 |
| Honduras |
San Pedro Sula |
Attended an OAS General Assembly meeting. |
June 2, 2009 |
| Canada |
Niagara Falls (Ontario) |
Commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Canada-U.S. Boundary Waters Treaty, and
met with Foreign Minister Cannon. |
June 13, 2009 |
| India |
Mumbai, New Delhi |
Met with Prime Minister Singh and External Affairs Minister Krishna. Discussed a
U.S.-India strategic partnership. |
July 17-21, 2009 |
| Thailand |
Bangkok, Phuket |
Met with Prime Minister Abhisit and Foreign Minister Kasit. Attended the ASEAN
Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum in Phuket. |
July 21-23, 2009 |
| Kenya |
Nairobi |
Attended the 8th AGOA Forum. Met with Somalian President Sheikh Ahmed. |
August 4-7, 2009 |
| South Africa |
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban |
Addressed an International Development Corporation event. Met with former
Presidents Mandela and de Klerk and with President Zuma. |
August 7-9, 2009 |
| Angola |
Luanda |
Met with Foreign Minister dos Anjos, addressed the National Assembly and signed a
memorandum of understanding with Chevron and USAID. |
August 9-10, 2009 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of |
Kinshasa, Goma |
Met with Prime Minister Muzito and President Kabila. Attended a rount-table on
gender-based violence issues. |
August 10-11, 2009 |
| Nigeria |
Abuja |
Met with Foreign Minister Maduekwe. |
August 11-13, 2009 |
| Liberia |
Monrovia |
Met with President Johnson-Sirleaf. Addressed the National Assembly. |
August 13-14, 2009 |
| Cape Verde |
Sal |
Met with Prime Minister Neves. |
August 14, 2009 |
| Switzerland |
Zurich |
Witnessed the signing of a protocol to normalize relations between Armenia and
Turkey. |
October 9-10, 2009 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Met with Prime Minister Brown and Foreign Secretary Miliband. |
October 10-12, 2009 |
| Ireland |
Dublin |
Met with Prime Minister Cowen. |
October 11, 2009 |
| United Kingdom |
Belfast |
Met with Northern Irish First Minister Robinson and Deputy First Minister
McGuiness. Addressed the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Northern Ireland Business
Working Group. |
October 11-12, 2009 |
| Russia |
Moscow, Kazan |
Met with President Medvedev and Foreign Minister Lavrov concerning arms control,
nonproliferation, and counterterrorism. In Kazan, met with Tatarstan President Shaymiyev
and attended a dialogue on diversity at Kazan State University. |
October 12-14, 2009 |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad, Lahore |
Met with Foreign Minister Qureshi. Announced several assistance programs. |
October 28-30, 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Met with Palestinian Authority President Abbas. |
October 30, 2009 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Lieberman. |
October 30-November 2, 2009 |
| Morocco |
Marrakesh |
Met with King Mohammed VI and Foreign Minister Fassi-Fihri and with the GCC+3
Foreign Ministers. Attended the 6th Forum for the Future. |
November 2-3, 2009 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Met with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Special Envoy
Mitchell. |
November 3-4, 2009 |
| Germany |
Berlin |
Attended ceremonies commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin
Wall. Met with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Westerwelle. |
November 8-9, 2009 |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
Attended APEC Forum and Ministerial meetings. |
November 10-12, 2009 |
| Philippines |
Manila |
Met with President Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Romulo. Announced new disaster
relief program. |
November 12-13, 2009 |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
Attended APEC Leaders’ Meeting with President Obama. |
November 13-16, 2009 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
Beijing, Shanghai |
Accompanied President Obama. Dedicated the USA Pavilion at the Shanghai
Expo. |
November 16-18, 2009 |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
Attended the inauguration of President Karzai. |
November 18-19, 2009 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended a NATO Foreign Minister’s Meeting, a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council,
and met with representatives of non-NATO ISAF-contributing countries. |
December 4, 2009 |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
Attended the UN Climate Change Conference. |
December 18-19, 2009 |
| Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
Met with Haitian officials and assessed disaster relief efforts. |
January 16, 2010 |
| Canada |
Montreal |
Attended the Haiti Ministerial Preparatory Conference. |
January 25, 2010 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Attended a ministerial meeting on Yemen and the International Conference on
Afghanistan. |
January 26-29, 2010 |
| France |
Paris |
Met with President Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Kouchner. Delivered an address on
European security. |
January 29, 2010 |
| Qatar |
Doha |
Met with Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Foreign Minister Hamad bin
Jassin al-Thani. Addressed the U.S.-Islamic World Forum. |
February 14-15, 2010 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh, Jeddah |
Met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. Visited the Organization
of the Islamic Conference headquarters and made a speech at the Dar Al-Hekma College in
Jeddah on February 16. |
February 15-16, 2010 |
| Uruguay |
Montevideo |
Attended the inauguration of President Mujica. |
March 1, 2010 |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
Met with President Fernandez de Kirchner. |
March 1-2, 2010 |
| Chile |
Santiago |
Met with President Bachelet and President-elect Pinera. Discussed disaster
relief. |
March 2, 2010 |
| Brazil |
Brasilia, Sao Paulo |
Met with President Lula da Silva and Foreign Minister Amorim. Held a Townterview at
Zumbi dos Palmares University in Sao Paulo. |
March 2-3, 2010 |
| Costa Rica |
San Jose |
Addressed the Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Ministerial Meeting and met
with President Arias and President-elect Chinchilla. |
March 4-5, 2010 |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
Met with President Colom and with leaders of the Central American countries and the
Dominican Republic. |
March 5, 2010 |
| Russia |
Moscow |
Attended a Quarted meeting and discussed strategic arms reductions. |
March 18-19, 2010 |
| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Attended a U.S.-Mexico High Level Consultative Group meeting and met with President
Calderon and Foreign Secretary Espinosa. |
March 23, 2010 |
| Canada |
Ottawa, Gatineau |
Attended a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Arctic Coastal States and a
meeting of the G-8 Foreign Ministers. |
March 29-30, 2010 |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
Accompanied President Obama to the signing of a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
with Russia. |
April 8-9, 2010 |
| Estonia |
Tallinn |
Attended a NATO Informal Ministerial Meeting. Met with President Ilves and Foreign
Minister Paet. |
April 22-23, 2010 |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
Met with Foreign Minister Okada. |
May 21, 2010 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
Shanghai, Beijing |
Visited the Shanghai 2010 Expo and attended a dinner for sponsors of the USA
Pavilion. In Beijing, attended the second meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and
Economic Dialogue. |
May 21-26, 2010 |
| South Korea |
Seoul |
Met with Foreign Minister Yu. |
May 26, 2010 |
| Peru |
Lima |
Attended a meeting of the General Assembly of the Organization of American
States. |
June 6-8, 2010 |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
Met with President Correa. |
June 8, 2010 |
| Colombia |
Bogota |
Met with President Uribe. |
June 8-9, 2010 |
| Barbados |
Bridgetown |
Attended a meeting of the CARICOM Foreign Ministers and announced the Caribbean
Basin Security Initiative. |
June 9-10, 2010 |
| Ukraine |
Kyiv |
Met with President Yanukovych and Foreign Minister Hryshchenko. Attended the second
meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership. |
July 1-2, 2010 |
| Poland |
Krakow |
Met with Foreign Minister Sikorski. Commemorated the 10th anniversary of the
founding of the Community of Democracies. Signed a ballistic missile defense
agreement. |
July 2-3, 2010 |
| Azerbaijan |
Baku |
Met with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. |
July 4, 2010 |
| Armenia |
Yerevan |
Met with President Sargsian and Foreign Minister Nalbandian and with civic
leaders. |
July 4-5, 2010 |
| Georgia |
Tbilisi |
Met with President Saakashvili, Foreign Minister Vashadze, and political and civil
leaders. |
July 5, 2010 |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Met with President Zardari, Prime Minister Gillani and Foreign Minister Qureshi.
Attended a Strategic Dialogue meeting and announced a series of aid agreements. Promoted
a trade agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
July 18-19, 2010 |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
Met with President Karzai and attended an international conference on the future of
Afghanistan. |
July 19-20, 2010 |
| South Korea |
Seoul, Panmumjon |
Commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Visited the DMZ. With
Secretary of Defense Gates, attended a 2+2 meeting with South Korea’s Foreign Minister
and Minister of National Defense and with President Lee Myung-bak. |
July 20-21, 2010 |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Attended the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum Ministerial.
Discussed the Lower Mekong Initiative. |
July 21-23, 2010 |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh |
Participated in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. |
September 14-25, 2010 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Met with President Peres and participated in Israeli-Palestinian
negotiations. |
September 15-16, 2010 |
| Palestinian Authority |
Ramallah |
Met with President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad. |
September 16, 2010 |
| Jordan |
Amman |
Met with King Abdullah II. |
September 16-17, 2010 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
Dedicated new embassy compound, met with senior officials and with civil society
representatives. |
October 12, 2010 |
| Serbia |
Belgrade |
Met with President Tadic. |
October 12-13, 2010 |
| Kosovo |
Pristina |
Met with Prime Minister Faci and with civil society representatives. |
October 13, 2010 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended a NATO Ministerial meeting and met with the European Council President and
the High Representative for Foreign Affairs. |
October 13-14, 2010 |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Attended the East Asia Summit and the Lower Mekong Initiative meetings. |
October 29-30, 2010 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
Hainan |
Met with State Councilor Dai Bingguo. |
October 30, 2010 |
| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh, Angkor Wat |
Met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Namhong. |
October 30-November 1, 2010 |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
Met with Foreign Minister Aman. |
November 1-3, 2010 |
| Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
Met with Prime Minister Somare and visited a mangrove reforestation
project. |
November 3, 2010 |
| New Zealand |
Wellington, Christchurgh |
Met with Prime Minister Key and Foreign Minister McCully. Visited the U.S.
Antarctic Center. |
November 3-5, 2010 |
| Australia |
Melbourne |
Attended the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation. Met with the Prime
Minister Gillard and Foreign Minister Rudd. |
November 5-7, 2010 |
| Portugal |
Lisbon |
Attended the NATO and U.S.-European Union Summits, the NATO-Russia Summit, and the
International Security Assistance Force Summit. |
November 18-20, 2010 |
| Kazakhstan |
Astana |
Led the U.S. delegation to the OSCE. Met with President Nazarbayev and Foreign
Minister Saudabayev. |
November 30-December 2, 2010 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
Bishkek |
Met with President Otunbayeva and addressed U.S. military personnel at the Manas
Transit Center. |
December 2, 2010 |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
Met with President Karimov. |
December 2, 2010 |
| Bahrain |
Manama |
Met with Foreign Minister al-Khalifa. Delivered the keynote address at the Manama
Dialogue 2010. |
December 3-4, 2010 |
| Canada |
Wakefield (Quebec) |
Attended the North American Foreign Ministers’ Meeting |
December 13, 2010 |
| Brazil |
Brasilia |
Attended the inauguration of President Rouseff. |
January 1, 2011 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Addressed the Masdar Institute. |
January 9-11, 2011 |
| Yemen |
Sana’a |
Met with President Saleh. Addressed a Town Meeting. |
January 11, 2011 |
| Oman |
Muscat |
Addressed a Town Meeting with Omani Civil Society. |
January 12, 2011 |
| Qatar |
Doha |
Met with Prime Minister al-Thani. Addressed the Seventh Forum for the
Future. |
January 12-13, 2011 |
| Mexico |
Guanajuato |
Met with Foreign Secretary Espinosa. |
January 24, 2011 |
| Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
Met with President Preval and with political and civic leaders. |
January 30, 2011 |
| Germany |
Munich |
Attended the Munich Security Conference and exchanged ratifications of the new
START Treaty with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. |
February 5-6, 2011 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Discussed the crisis in Libya and addressed the Conference on Disarmament and the
UN Human Rights Council. |
February 28, 2011 |
| France |
Paris |
Attended a G-8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. |
March 14-15, 2011 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Met with Prime Minister Sharaf, Foreign Minister al-Araby, and civic
leaders. |
March 15-17, 2011 |
| Tunisia |
Tunis |
Met with Prime Minister Kefi. |
March 17, 2011 |
| France |
Paris |
Attended a Summit Meeting on the Libyan Crisis. |
March 19, 2011 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Attended the International Conference on the Libyan Crisis. |
March 29, 2011 |
| Germany |
Berlin |
Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and meetings of the NATO-Georgia and
NATO Ukraine Commisions and the NATO-Russia Council. Attended a memorial Service for
Ambassador Holbrooke and received the Rathenau Prize. |
April 14-15, 2011 |
| South Korea |
Seoul |
Met with President Lee and Foreign Minister Kim. |
April 16-17, 2011 |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
Met with Prime Minister Kan and Foreign Minister Matsumoto. |
April 17, 2011 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Attended a Libya Contact Group Meeting. |
May 5-6, 2011 |
| Denmark (Greenland) |
Nuuk |
Attended the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council. Signed Arctic
Search and Rescue Agreement. |
May 11-12, 2011 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Accompanied President Obama on a State Visit. |
May 23-25, 2011 |
| France |
Paris |
Attended the 5oth Anniversary OECD Ministerial Meeting. Inaugurated UNESCO’s Global
Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education. |
May 25-26, 2011 |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Met with President Zardari and Pakistani government and military leaders. |
May 27, 2011 |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Attended a meeting of the Libya Contact Group. |
June 9-10, 2011 |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
Attended a meeting of the African Growth and Opportunity Act Ministerial Forum. Met
with President Banda. |
June 10-11, 2011 |
| Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam |
Attended a meeting on nutrition and the 1,000 Days Initiative. Met with President
Kikwete. |
June 11-13, 2011 |
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
Addressed the African Union Assembly. Met with Chairperson Ping and Ethiopian Prime
Minister Zenawi. |
June 13-14, 2011 |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
Attended the Conference of Support for the Central American Security
Strategy. |
June 22, 2011 |
| Jamaica |
Montego Bay |
Attended the High Level U.S.-Caribbean Conference. |
June 22, 2011 |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
Dedicated the Lantos Institute. Met with Prime Minister Orban and Foreign Minister
Martonyi |
June 29-30, 2011 |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius |
Attended the 6th Ministerial meeting of the Community of Democracies. Met with
President Gribauskaite and Foreign Minister Kubilius. |
June 30-July 1, 2011 |
| Spain |
Madrid |
Met with President Rodriquez Zapatero and Foreign Minister Jimenez. |
July 1-2, 2011 |
| Turkey |
Istanbul |
Attended a Libya Contact Group meeting. Met with President Gul, Prime Minister
Erdogan, and Foreign Minister Davutoglu. Attended a meeting of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference on combating religious intolerance. |
July 15-17, 2011 |
| Greece |
Athens |
Met with President Papoulios, Prime Minister Panandreou, and Foreign Minister
Lambrinidis. Signed a memorandum of understanding to preserve Greece’s cultural
heritage. |
July 17-18, 2011 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
Attended the ASEAN Regional Forum and the U.S.-Lower Mekong Ministerial meetings,
the Second U.S.-Indonesia Joint Committee meeting, and the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea
Trilateral meeting. |
July 21-25, 2011 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
Hong Kong, Shenzhen |
Met with the Hong Kong Executive and Legislative Council, and with State Councilor
Dai Bingguo in Shenzhen. |
July 25, 2011 |
| France |
Paris |
Attended a meeting of the Contact Group on Libya. |
September 1, 2011 |
| Malta |
Valetta |
Met with Prime Minister Gonzi. |
October 18-19, 2011 |
| Libya |
Tripoli |
Met with Transitional National Council President Jalil and Prime Minister
Jabril. |
October 18, 2011 |
| Oman |
Muscat |
Met with Sultan Qaboos. |
October 19-20, 2011 |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
Met with President Karzai and Afghan civil leaders. |
October 20, 2011 |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Met with Prime Minister Gilani, Foreign Minister Khar, and President
Zardari. |
October 20-21, 2011 |
| Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
Met with President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi. Addressed civil society
representatives. |
October 21-22, 2011 |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
Met with President Karimov. |
October 22, 2011 |
| Philippines |
Manila |
Signed the Manila Declaration and a Partnership for Growth agreement. Received the
Order of Lakandula. |
November 15-16, 2011 |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
Met with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Announced flood recovery
assistance. |
November 16-17, 2011 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
Attended the East Asia Summit and the U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting. Addressed the
Millenium Challenge Corporation signing ceremony. |
November 17-19, 2011 |
| South Korea |
Busan |
Attended the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness and the Partnership for
Growth Meeting. |
November 30, 2011 |
| Burma |
Nay Pyi Taw, Rangoon |
Met with President Thein Sein, Foreign Minister Lwin, Aung San Suu Kyi, and civic
and minority representatives. |
November 30-December 2, 2011 |
| Germany |
Bonn |
Attended the International Conference for Afghanistan. |
December 5, 2011 |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius |
Attended an OSCE Ministerial Meeting. Met with members of Belarus civil
society. |
December 6, 2011 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Commemorated International Human Rights Day and the anniversaries of the Refugee
and Statelessness Conventions. Met with members of the Syrian National Council.
Addressed the 7th Biological and Toxin Weapons Review Conference. |
December 6-7, 2011 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended the NATO Ministerial Meeting and a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council.
Signed the U.S.-Slovak Joint Action Plan to Combat Nuclear Smuggling. |
December 7-8, 2011 |
| Netherlands |
The Hague |
Met with Foreign Minister Rosenthal and addressed the Conference on Internet
Freedom. |
December 8, 2011 |
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