Egypt

Name Locale Remarks Date
Cordell Hull Cairo Met with King Farouk, King George of Greece and King Peter of Yugoslavia. October 16, 1943
Edward Reilly Stettinius Cairo, Alexandria Met with Haile Selassie; conferred with President Roosevelt. February 14–15, 1945
John Foster Dulles Cairo Met with Prime Minister Naguib, Foreign Minister Fawzi, and Egyptian military leaders. Attended regional conference of U.S. Ambassadors. May 11–13, 1953
William Pierce Rogers Cairo Met with President Sadat and senior Egyptian officials. Discussed the Jarring peace initiative. May 4–6, 1971
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Met with President Sadat; announced agreement to resume diplomatic relations. November 6–7, 1973
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Met with President Sadat to discuss Middle East peace negotiations. December 14, 1973
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Aswan, Luxor Negotiations leading to Egyptian-Israeli ("Kilometer 101") disengagement agreement. Was in Egypt January 11-12, 13-14, 16, and 18. January 11–18, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Announced re-establishment of diplomatic relations. February 28, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Alexandria Discussed economic aid and the peace process with President Sadat. April 30–May 1, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Briefed President Sadat on Israeli-Syrian negotiations. Also visited Cairo May 30. May 9–10, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo, Alexandria Accompanied President Nixon. June 12–14, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy. October 9–10, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Sadat. October 14, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy. November 5–6, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Cairo Discussed prospects for a second Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement. February 12–13, 1975
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Aswan Discussed a further Egyptian-Israeli disengagement. Discussions continued in Aswan March 9, 12-14, and 17-18. March 8–18, 1975
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger Alexandria Negotiated a second Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement. Negotiations continued in Alexandria August 23, 25, 28, and 31. August 22–31, 1975
Cyrus Roberts Vance Cairo Met with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy; reviewed the Middle East peace process. February 17–18, 1977
Cyrus Roberts Vance Alexandria Met with President Sadat; discussed the Middle East peace process. Revisited. August 1–3, 1977
Cyrus Roberts Vance Cairo Reviewed the Middle East peace process. December 9–10, 1977
Cyrus Roberts Vance Aswan Accompanied President Carter. January 4, 1978
Cyrus Roberts Vance Cairo Met with President Sadat regarding the peace process. January 20, 1978
Cyrus Roberts Vance Alexandria Met with President Sadat and delivered an invitation to meet with President Carter and Prime Minister Begin at Camp David. August 7–9, 1978
Cyrus Roberts Vance Cairo Discussed the Egyptian- Israeli peace process. Visited Cairo December 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15. December 10–15, 1978
Cyrus Roberts Vance Cairo, Alexandria Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. March 7–10, 1979
Cyrus Roberts Vance Cairo Accompanied President Carter during final Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations. March 13, 1979
Cyrus Roberts Vance Cairo Met with President Sadat. May 24, 1979
Alexander Meigs Haig Cairo Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Ali. April 4–5, 1981
Alexander Meigs Haig Cairo Attended the funeral of President Sadat. October 9–12, 1981
Alexander Meigs Haig Cairo Discussed the Egyptian- Israeli peace process with President Mubarak. January 12–14, 1982
Alexander Meigs Haig Cairo Discussed prospects for Palestinian autonomy talks with Egyptian officials. January 28–29, 1982
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Attempted to negotiate the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon. April 25–27, 1983
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Discussed means of withdrawing foreign forces from Lebanon. July 7, 1983
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak. May 12, 1985
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Met with President Mubarak. October 19, 1987
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace initiative with President Mubarak. February 28, 1988
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. March 4, 1988
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. April 6, 1988
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. June 3–4, 1988
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. June 5, 1988
George Pratt Shultz Luxor, Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. June 6–7, 1988
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Stopped en route to Pakistan. August 19, 1988
George Pratt Shultz Cairo Met with Foreign Minister Ghali while returning to U.S. August 21, 1988
James Addison Baker Cairo, Alexandria Met with President Mubarak. Discussed increased Egyptian military commitment in the Persian Gulf. September 7–8, 1990
James Addison Baker Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Chinese Foreign Minister Qian. November 6–7, 1990
James Addison Baker Cairo Accompanied President Bush to meeting with President Mubarak. November 23, 1990
James Addison Baker Cairo Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Abdel-Meguid. January 11–12, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo Met with President Mubarak. March 10–11, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Abdel-Meguid, and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud. April 10–11, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Abdel-Meguid. April 20–21, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and Soviet Foreign Minister Bessmertnykh. May 12–14, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo, Alexandria Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Mubarak. July 19–20, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. September 17–18, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Mubarak. October 13–14, 1991
James Addison Baker Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process and the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak. July 22, 1992
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Discussed Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa. February 18–19, 1993
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo, Alexandria Discussed the Middle East peace process. August 2–3, 1993
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Egyptian officials. December 8, 1993
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Met with President Mubarak, the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Israel, and PLO Chairman Arafat. April 27–28, 1994
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Attended the signing of the agreement to implement the Israel-Palestinian Declaration of Principles, and discussed the Bosnian conflict with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev. May 3–4, 1994
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Discussed the Israel-Syrian peace process with President Mubarak. May 18–19, 1994
Warren Minor Christopher Alexandria Discussed the Middle East Peace Process with President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat. August 6, 1994
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat. October 14, 1994
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Accompanied President Clinton to meetings with President Mubarak and PLO Chairman Arafat. October 25–26, 1994
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Egyptian officials. March 8–9, 1995
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Israeli Prime Minister Rabin. June 9–10, 1995
Warren Minor Christopher Sharm el-Sheikh Accompanied President Clinton to the Summit of the Peacemakers. March 13, 1996
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Chairman Arafat. June 26, 1996
Warren Minor Christopher Cairo Attended Middle East and North Africa Economic Conference. November 12, 1996
Madeleine Korbel Albright Alexandria Met with President Mubarak. September 12–13, 1997
Madeleine Korbel Albright Cairo Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa. February 3, 1998
Madeleine Korbel Albright Cairo Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa. January 27, 1999
Madeleine Korbel Albright Alexandria Met with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Moussa, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Arafat. September 2, 1999
Madeleine Korbel Albright Sharm el-Sheikh Attended the signing of the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process Agreement. September 4, 1999
Madeleine Korbel Albright Sharm el-Sheikh Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa. December 9, 1999
Madeleine Korbel Albright Cairo Met with President Mubarak and the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Syria, and Oman. June 7, 2000
Madeleine Korbel Albright Sharm el-Sheikh Discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Moussa, and Chairman Arafat. October 5, 2000
Madeleine Korbel Albright Sharm el-Sheikh Accompanied President Clinton to the Israeli-Palestinian Summit Meeting. October 16–17, 2000
Colin Luther Powell Cairo Met with senior Egyptian officials and with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov. February 24, 2001
Colin Luther Powell Alexandria Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher. June 27, 2001
Colin Luther Powell Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher. April 9, 2002
Colin Luther Powell Cairo Met with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Jordan. April 17, 2002
Colin Luther Powell Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher. May 12, 2003
Colin Luther Powell Sharm el-Sheikh Accompanied President Bush to meetings with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas. June 2–4, 2003
Colin Luther Powell Sharm el-Sheikh Met with President Mubarak. October 22, 2003
Colin Luther Powell Cairo Met with President Mubarak, Prime Minister Aboul Gheit, and Foreign Minister Gheit. July 27–28, 2004
Colin Luther Powell Sharm el-Sheikh Attended a conference on assistance to Iraq. November 22–23, 2004
Condoleezza Rice Sharm el-Sheikh, Cairo Met with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Aboul Ghait, and political leaders; gave a speech at the American University in Cairo. June 20, 2005
Condoleezza Rice Cairo Met with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, President Mubarak and Egyptian dissidents. February 21–22, 2006
Condoleezza Rice Cairo Met with President Mubarak and the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. October 3–4, 2006
Condoleezza Rice Luxor Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit.  Proposed an Israeli-Palestinian summit meeting. January 15, 2007
Condoleezza Rice Aswan Met with President Mubarak and with the Arab Quartet Foreign Ministers. March 24–25, 2007
Condoleezza Rice Sharm el-Sheikh Attended the International Compact with Iraq meeting.  Met with Syrian Foreign Minister al-Moualem. May 1–4, 2007
Condoleezza Rice Sharm el-Sheikh Met with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf Cooperation Council and with President Mubarak. July 31–August 1, 2007
Condoleezza Rice Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. October 16, 2007
Condoleezza Rice Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit to discuss the Gaza crisis.. March 4, 2008
Condoleezza Rice Sharm el-Sheikh Accompanied President Bush. May 17–18, 2008
Condoleezza Rice Sharm el-Sheikh Attended a Quartet meeting. November 8–9, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton Sharm el-Sheikh Attended the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza. March 2–3, 2009
Hillary Rodham Clinton Cairo Met with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Special Envoy Mitchell. November 3–4, 2009
Hillary Rodham Clinton Sharm el-Sheikh Participated in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. September 14–25, 2010
Hillary Rodham Clinton Cairo Met with Prime Minister Sharaf, Foreign Minister al-Araby, and civic leaders. March 15–17, 2011
Hillary Rodham Clinton Cairo, Alexandria Met with President Mohammed Morsi, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, and Christian leaders. Dedicated the Consulate General at Alexandria. July 14–16, 2012
Hillary Rodham Clinton Cairo Discussed the Gaza Crisis with President Mohammed Morsi and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamal Amr. November 21, 2012
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Met with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby, Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr, President Mohammed Morsi, Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, and Egyptian political and business leaders. March 2–3, 2013
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Met with Interim President Adly Mansour, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, and Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi. November 3, 2013
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby. June 22, 2014
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Discussed the Gaza crisis with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. July 21–23, 2014
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Discussed the Gaza crisis with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. July 24–25, 2014
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby. September 13–14, 2014
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Attended the Gaza Donors Conference. October 12–13, 2014
John Forbes Kerry Sharm el-Sheikh Attended the Egypt Economic Development Conference. March 13–15, 2015
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Co-chaired U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue. August 2–3, 2015
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. April 20, 2016
John Forbes Kerry Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. May 18, 2016
Rex W. Tillerson Cairo Met with senior Egyptian officials. February 12, 2018
Antony Blinken Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. May 26, 2021
Antony Blinken Sharm el-Sheikh Joined President Biden at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference. November 11, 2022
Antony Blinken Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and senior Egyptian officials. January 29–30, 2023
Antony Blinken Cairo Met with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. October 15, 2023