Korea, South - Travels of the President - Travels - Department History
Korea, South
| Name | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Seoul | Visit to Korean combat zone. [Visit made as President-elect.] | December 2–5, 1952 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Seoul | Met with Prime Minister Chung and addressed the National Assembly. | June 19–20, 1960 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Seoul, Suwon | State visit; met with President Park and Prime Minister Chung. | October 31–November 2, 1966 |
| Gerald R. Ford | Seoul | Met with President Park. | November 22–23, 1974 |
| Jimmy Carter | Seoul | State visit; met with President Park and Prime Minister Choi. | June 29–July 1, 1979 |
| Ronald Reagan | Seoul, Demilitarized Zone | State visit; met with President Chun, addressed the National Assembly, and visited U.S. troops. | November 12–14, 1983 |
| George H. W. Bush | Seoul | Official visit; addressed the National Assembly. | February 27, 1989 |
| George H. W. Bush | Seoul | Met with President Roh and senior Korean officials, signed a science and technology agreement, addressed the Korean National Assembly, and visited U.S. military personnel. | January 5–7, 1992 |
| William J. Clinton | Seoul | Met with President Kim, addressed the Korean National Assembly, and visited U.S. military personnel. | July 10–11, 1993 |
| William J. Clinton | Cheju Island | Met with President Kim and proposed four-nation peace talks. | April 15–16, 1996 |
| William J. Clinton | Seoul, Osan | Met with President Kim Dae Jung; addressed U.S. military personnel. | November 20–22, 1998 |
| George W. Bush | Seoul, Dorasan, Osan | Met with President Kin Dae-Jung, visited the Demilitarized Zone, addressed U.S. military personnel. | February 19–21, 2002 |
| George W. Bush | Pusan, Gyeongju, Osan | Attended APEC Summit meeting and met with Russian President Putin. | November 16–20, 2005 |
| George W. Bush | Seoul, Yongsan | Met with President Lee and addressed U.S. military personnel. | August 5–6, 2008 |
| Barack Obama | Osan, Seoul | Met with President Lee. | November 18–19, 2009 |
| Barack Obama | Seoul | Met with President Lee; attended the G-20 Summit Meeting. | November 10–12, 2010 |
| Barack Obama | Seoul | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. Met with President Lee Myung-bak and visited the Demilitarized Zone. | March 25–27, 2012 |
| Barack Obama | Seoul | Met with President Park Geun-hye, attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, and visited U.S. military personnel. | April 25–26, 2013 |