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| Name | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Geneva | Summit conference with British Prime Minister Eden, French Premier Faure, and Soviet Premier Bulganin. | July 16–23, 1955 |
| Jimmy Carter | Geneva | Official visit; met with President Furgler. Also met with Syrian President Assad. | May 9, 1977 |
| Ronald Reagan | Geneva | Attended Summit Meeting (November 19-21) with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev. Met also with Swiss President Furgler. | November 16–21, 1985 |
| George H.W. Bush | Geneva | Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with Syrian President Assad. | November 23, 1990 |
| William J. Clinton | Geneva | Met with Syrian President Assad. | January 15–16, 1994 |
| William J. Clinton | Geneva | Attended WTO meeting commemorating the 50th anniversary of GATT. | May 18, 1998 |
| William J. Clinton | Geneva | Addressed ILO Conference; met with President Dreifuss. | June 16, 1999 |
| William J. Clinton | Davos | Addressed the World Economic Forum. | January 29, 2000 |
| William J. Clinton | Geneva | Met with President Assad of Syria. | March 25–26, 2000 |
| Donald J. Trump | Davos | Attended the 2018 World Economic Forum. | January 24–26, 2018 |
| Donald J. Trump | Davos | Attended the 2020 World Economic Forum. | January 21–22, 2020 |
| Joseph R. Biden | Geneva | Met with President Guy Parmelin and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis. Attended a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | June 15–16, 2021 |