| William Pierce Rogers |
Peking |
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit. |
February 17–28, 1972 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Peking |
Met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung, Premier Chou En-lai, and senior Chinese officials. |
November 10–14, 1973 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Peking, Soochow |
Met with Foreign Minister Chiao. |
November 25–29, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Peking |
Met with Chairman Mao and Foreign Minister Chiao. |
October 19–23, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Peking |
Accompanied President Ford on an official visit. |
December 1–5, 1975 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance |
Peking |
Met with Chairman Hua, Foreign Minister Huang, and senior Chinese officials. |
August 20–26, 1977 |
| Alexander Meigs Haig |
Beijing |
Met with Chairman Hua, Premier Zhao, and senior Chinese officials. |
June 14–17, 1981 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Beijing |
Met with Chairman Deng, Premier Zhao, and senior Chinese officials. |
February 2–6, 1983 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Beijing, Xian, Shanghai |
Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit. |
April 26–May 1, 1984 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Beijing, Guelin, Dalian, Shanghai, Qufu |
Met with Chairman Deng, Premier Zhao, and Chinese officials. |
March 1–6, 1987 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Beijing |
Met with Chairman Deng and senior Chinese officials. |
July 14–16, 1988 |
| James Addison Baker |
Beijing |
Met with President Yang and senior Chinese officials. |
November 15–17, 1991 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Beijing |
Met with senior Chinese officials. |
March 11–14, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Beijing, Shanghai |
Met with senior Chinese officials and made a speech at Fudan University. |
November 19–21, 1996 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang and senior Chinese officials. |
February 24, 1997 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang and senior Chinese officials and made arrangements for President Clinton's state visit. |
April 29–May 1, 1998 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong |
Accompanied President Clinton on a State Visit. |
June 25–July 3, 1998 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials. |
February 28–March 2, 1999 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials. |
June 22–23, 2000 |
| Colin Luther Powell |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior officials. |
July 28–29, 2001 |
| Colin Luther Powell |
Shanghai |
Attended APEC Summit Meeting. |
October 17–21, 2001 |
| Colin Luther Powell |
Beijing |
Accompanied President Bush. |
February 21–22, 2002 |
| Colin Luther Powell |
Beijing |
Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials. |
February 23–24, 2003 |
| Colin Luther Powell |
Beijing |
Met with President Hu and senior Chinese officials. |
October 24–25, 2004 |
| Condoleezza Rice |
Beijing |
Met with President Hu, Premier Wen, and senior Chinese officials. |
March 20–21, 2005 |
| Condoleezza Rice |
Beijing |
Met with President Hu, Foreign Minister Li and senior Chinese officials. |
July 9–10, 2005 |
| Condoleezza Rice |
Beijing |
Accompanied President Bush. |
November 19–21, 2005 |
| Condoleezza Rice |
Beijing |
Met with Foreign Minister Li. |
October 20–21, 2006 |
| Condoleezza Rice |
Beijing |
Met with President Hu and Foreign Minister Yang. |
February 26, 2008 |
| Condoleezza Rice |
Chengdu, Beijing |
Met with local officials and aid workers in Chengdu. Met with President Hu and senior officials. |
June 29–30, 2008 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Beijing |
Met with Foreign Minister Yang. |
February 20–21, 2009 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Beijing, Shanghai |
Accompanied President Obama. Dedicated the USA Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. |
November 16–18, 2009 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Hainan |
Met with State Councilor Dai Bingguo. |
October 30, 2010 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Hong Kong, Shenzhen |
Met with the Hong Kong Executive and Legislative Council, and with State Councilor Dai Bingguo in Shenzhen. |
July 25, 2011 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Beijing |
Attended the 4th joint meeting of the U.S.-China Economic and Strategic Dialogue and the 3rd U.S.-China High Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange. |
May 2–5, 2012 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Beijing |
Met with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and State Councilor Dai Bingguo. |
September 4–6, 2012 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
Met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Liqiang, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. |
April 13–14, 2013 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
Met with President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Premier Li Keqiang. Visited a joint venture plant. |
February 14–15, 2014 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
Attended the Sixth Round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. |
July 8–10, 2014 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
Attended the APEC Ministerial Meeting. |
November 7–8, 2014 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
Accompanied President Obama. |
November 11–12, 2014 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
Met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Premier Li Keqiang, State Counselor Yang Jiechi, and President Xi Jingping. |
May 16–17, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
Met with President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Li, and State Councilor Jang Jiechi. |
January 27, 2016 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Beijing |
With Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, attended the 8th U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Also attended the 7th Annual U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange. |
June 5–8, 2016 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Hangzhou |
Attended the G-20 Summit Meeting with President Obama. |
September 3–6, 2016 |
| Rex W. Tillerson |
Beijing |
Met with Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Counselor Yang Jiechi. |
March 18–19, 2017 |
| Rex W. Tillerson |
Beijing |
Met with President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. |
September 30–October 1, 2017 |
| Rex W. Tillerson |
Beijing |
Accompanied President Trump. |
November 8–10, 2017 |
| Michael R. Pompeo |
Beijing |
Met with Chinese officials on bilateral, regional, and global issues that affect both countries. |
June 14, 2018 |
| Michael R. Pompeo |
Beijing |
Met with Chinese counterparts to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues. |
October 8, 2018 |
