Italy

NameLocaleRemarksDate
John Milton HayGenoa, NerviVacation trip for health reasons. Left U.S. March 17.April 3–29, 1905
Henry Lewis StimsonRomeDiscussed the European debt crisis and disarmament with Prime Minister Mussolini and Foreign Minister Grandi. Left U.S. June 27.July 9–14, 1931
Edward Reilly StettiniusNaplesDiscussed postwar issues and policy toward Italy with Presidential adviser Harry Hopkins.January 30–31, 1945
George Catlett MarshallRome, Castel GandolfoMet with Prime Minister De Gasperi, Foreign Minister Sforza, and Pope Pius XII.October 19, 1948
Dean Gooderham AchesonRomeAttended 8th Session of the North Atlantic Council.November 23–December 4, 1951
John Foster DullesRomeMet with senior Italian officials.January 31–February 1, 1953
John Foster DullesMilanMet with Prime Minister Scelba while returning to U.S. Returned May 4.May 3, 1954
John Foster DullesRomeMet with President Gronchi and Foreign Minister Martino. Left Washington October 21.October 22–23, 1955
John Foster DullesRomeMet with President Gronchi and senior Italian officials.October 18–19, 1958
David Dean RuskRome, Milan, CadenabbiaMet with Italian Prime Minister Fanfani and Foreign Minister Segni, and, on August 10, with German Chancellor Adenauer.August 9–10, 1961
David Dean RuskRomeMet with President Segni, Premier Fanfani, and senior Italian officials.June 23–24, 1962
David Dean RuskRome, NaplesAccompanied President Kennedy.June 30–July 2, 1963
William Pierce RogersRomeAccompanied President Nixon.February 27–March 2, 1969
William Pierce RogersRomeAttended NATO Ministerial Meeting.May 24–28, 1970
William Pierce RogersRome, NaplesAccompanied President Nixon on an official visit.September 27–30, 1970
William Pierce RogersRomeMet with Foreign Minister Moro and senior Italian officials.May 8–9, 1971
William Pierce RogersRomeMet with President Leone and senior Italian officials.July 10–11, 1972
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerRomeBriefed Prime Minister Rumor on the U.S.-Soviet summit.July 5–6, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerRomeMet with President Leone and Foreign Minister Moro. Addressed the World Food Conference November 5.November 4–5, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerRomeAccompanied President Ford.June 3, 1975
Cyrus Roberts VanceRomeMet with President Pertini and Prime Minister Andreotti.May 27–29, 1979
Cyrus Roberts VanceRomeDiscussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President Pertini and Prime Minister Cossiga.December 11, 1979
Cyrus Roberts VanceRomeDiscussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with President Pertini and Foreign Minister Ruffini.February 20–21, 1980
Edmund Sixtus MuskieRome, VeniceAccompanied President Carter on a State visit and to Economic Summit Meeting.June 19–24, 1980
Alexander Meigs HaigRomeMet with Foreign Minister Colombo.April 8, 1981
Alexander Meigs HaigRomeAttended NATO Ministerial Meeting.May 2–5, 1981
Alexander Meigs HaigRomeAccompanied President Reagan on a State visit.June 7, 1982
George Pratt ShultzRomeMet with President Pertini and senior Italian officials.December 11–14, 1982
George Pratt ShultzRomeMet with Prime Minister Craxi and senior Italian officials.March 28–30, 1986
George Pratt ShultzVeniceAccompanied President Reagan to the Economic Summit Meeting.June 3–11, 1987
George Pratt ShultzRomeSigned a Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement.April 1–3, 1988
James Addison BakerRomeMet with Foreign Minister Andreotti.February 14–15, 1989
James Addison BakerRomeAccompanied President Bush. Also met with South African Foreign Minister Botha.May 26–28, 1989
James Addison BakerRomeMet with senior Italian officials.September 15, 1990
James Addison BakerMilanDiscussed the Persian Gulf crisis with Foreign Minister DeMichelis.January 8, 1991
James Addison BakerRomeAccompanied President Bush to a NATO Summit Meeting.November 6–8, 1991
Warren Minor ChristopherRomeDiscussed the Bosnian crisis with senior Italian officials.May 7, 1993
Warren Minor ChristopherAvianoDiscussed the Bosnian conflict with U.S. and NATO military officials.August 6, 1993
Warren Minor ChristopherRomeAttended CSCE Conference.November 29–December 1, 1993
Warren Minor ChristopherRome, NettunoAccompanied President Clinton to meetings with Prime Minister Berlusconi, President Scalfaro, and senior Italian officials.June 2–4, 1994
Warren Minor ChristopherNaplesAccompanied President Clinton to the G-7 Economic Summit and to meetings with Russian President Yeltsin.July 7–11, 1994
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightRomeMet with Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister Dini.February 16, 1997
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightRomeDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister Dini.March 6–8, 1998
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightRomeDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Foreign Minister Dini.March 24, 1998
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightRomeWas to have attended wedding of Spokesman James Rubin; returned to Washington after bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.August 7, 1998
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightRome, AvianoMet with Foreign Minister Dini. Joined President Clinton July 30 at Aviano Air Force Base for visit to Sarajevo.July 28–30, 1999
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightAvianoStopped en route to U.S. from Sarajevo.July 30, 1999
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightFlorenceAccompanied President Clinton to conference on Progressive Governance for the 21st Century.November 20–21, 1999
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightVeniceAttended Aspen Institute Italia "European Dialogue" conference; met with Foreign Minister Dini.March 18–19, 2000
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightFlorenceAttended NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting; NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, and NATO-Ukraine Commission meetings.May 24–26, 2000
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightRomeMet with Foreign Minister Dini and Montenegrin President Djukanovic.July 31–August 2, 2000
Colin Luther PowellRomeAttended G-8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.July 17–19, 2001
Colin Luther PowellRomeAccompanied President Bush to a NATO Summit Meeting and the inauguration of the NATO-Russia Council.May 28, 2002
Colin Luther PowellRomeMet with Foreign Minister Frattini.June 1–2, 2003
Colin Luther PowellRomeAccompanied President Bush.June 4–5, 2004
Condoleezza RiceRomeMet with Foreign Minister Fini.February 7–8, 2005
Condoleezza RiceRomeAttended a meeting of the Lebanon Core Group.July 25–26, 2006
Hillary Rodham ClintonRomeAttended a Libya Contact Group Meeting.May 5–6, 2011
John Forbes KerryRomeMet with Prime Minister Mario Monti, Foreign Minister Guilio de Sant’Agata, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States. Also attended an Ad Hoc Meeting on Syria with Syrian Opposition leaders.February 27–March 1, 2013
John Forbes KerryRomeMet with Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni.May 8–9, 2013
John Forbes KerryRomeMet with Prime Minister Enrico Letta and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.October 22–24, 2013
John Forbes KerryRomeMet with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini. Attended a conference on International Support to Libya.March 5–6, 2014
John Forbes KerryRomeAccompanied President Obama.March 25, 2014
John Forbes KerryRomeAccompanied President Obama.March 27–28, 2014
John Forbes KerryRomeMet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.December 14–15, 2014
John Forbes KerryMilanCommemorated World Food Day, visited the USA Pavilion at Malan EXPO 2015, and met with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni.October 16–17, 2015
John Forbes KerryRomeAttended a Ministerial Meeting on Libya.December 12–15, 2015
John Forbes KerryRomeAttended a Ministerial Meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL.February 1–2, 2016
John Forbes KerryRomeMet with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.June 25–27, 2016
John Forbes KerryRomeMet with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and attended the Rome Mediterranean Dialogues.December 2–3, 2016
Rex W. TillersonLuccaAttended a G-7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.April 9–11, 2017
Rex W. TillersonRomeAccompanied President Trump.May 23–24, 2017
Rex W. TillersonTaorminaAccompanied President Trump to the G-7 Economic Summit.May 25–26, 2017
Michael R. PompeoRomeMet with President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio.October 2, 2019
Michael R. PompeoRomeMet with Prime Minister Conte and Foreign Minister Di Maio.September 30–October 1, 2020
Antony BlinkenRomeMet with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Also met and co-chaired a meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. Also met with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.June 27–28, 2021
Antony BlinkenBari, MateraAttended the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.June 28–29, 2021
Antony BlinkenRomeAccompanied President Biden to the Summit of the G20 Heads of State and Government.October 28–31, 2021