Office of the Historian

Spain

NameLocaleRemarksDate
William Henry SewardHavana (Cuba)Met with Spanish colonial officials. Returned to U.S. January 28.January 20–23, 1866
John Foster DullesMadridMet with Generalissimo Franco.November 1, 1955
John Foster DullesMadridMet with Generalissimo Franco and senior Spanish officials while returning from Paris.December 20, 1957
David Dean RuskMadridMet with Generalissimo Franco and Foreign Minister Castiella.December 16, 1961
David Dean RuskMadridMet with Generalissimo Franco and senior Spanish officials.December 16, 1965
David Dean RuskMadridMet with Generalissimo Franco and Foreign Minister Castiella.November 16–18, 1968
William Pierce RogersMadridMet with Foreign Minister Lopez Bravo and senior Spanish officials.May 28–29, 1970
William Pierce RogersMadridAccompanied President Nixon on a State visit.October 2–3, 1970
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMadridOfficial visit. Discussed bilateral relations with senior officials.December 18–19, 1973
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMadridMet with Foreign Minister Cortona while en route to Egypt.January 11, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMadridSigned a Joint Declaration of Principles on security cooperation.July 9, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMadridAccompanied President Ford.May 31–June 1, 1975
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMadridSigned Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.January 24, 1976
Cyrus Roberts VanceMadridAttended the first regular session of the U.S.-Spanish Council.May 11–12, 1977
Cyrus Roberts VanceMadridAttended a meeting of the U.S.-Spanish Council.June 1–2, 1979
Alexander Meigs HaigMadridMet with King Juan Carlos, Prime Minister Calvo Sotelo, and senior Spanish officials.April 8–9, 1981
Alexander Meigs HaigMarbellaMet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Fahd.September 11–12, 1981
Alexander Meigs HaigMadridAttended CSCE Follow-up Meeting.February 7–10, 1982
George Pratt ShultzMadridMet with Prime Minister Gonzalez and with Western delegates to the CSCE Meeting.December 15–16, 1982
George Pratt ShultzMadridAttended the final session of the CSCE Follow-up Meeting. Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.September 7–9, 1983
George Pratt ShultzMadridAccompanied President Reagan on a State visit.May 6–8, 1985
George Pratt ShultzMadridAttended NATO Ministerial Meeting.June 7–10, 1988
James Addison BakerMadridMet with Foreign Minister Fernandez-Ordonez.February 15, 1989
James Addison BakerMadridDiscussed arrangements for a Middle East Peace Conference with senior Spanish officials.October 19, 1991
James Addison BakerMadridAccompanied President Bush to a meeting with Soviet President Gorbachev and to the opening session of the Middle East Peace Conference.October 29–November 3, 1991
Warren Minor ChristopherMadridMet with senior Spanish officials.June 1–2, 1995
Warren Minor ChristopherMadridAttended European Union Summit Meeting.December 2–4, 1995
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMadridAttended NATO Summit Meeting.July 7–10, 1997
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMadridDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Primakov.January 30, 1998
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMadridDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Foreign Minister Matutes.March 9, 1998
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMadridMet with King Juan Carlos and signed Joint Declaration.January 11, 2001
Colin Luther PowellMadridAccompanied President Bush.June 12–13, 2001
Colin Luther PowellMadridAttended U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting. Met with UN Secretary-General Annan and Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov. Signed Defense Cooperation agreements with Spain.April 9–11, 2002
Colin Luther PowellMadridMet with Prime Minister Aznar and Foreign Minister Palacio.May 1–2, 2003
Colin Luther PowellMadridAttended the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq.October 22–24, 2003
Colin Luther PowellMadridAttended memorial service for victims of the March 11 bombings.March 24, 2004
Condoleezza RiceMadridMet with President Zapatero and Foreign Minister Moratinos.June 1, 2007
Hillary Rodham ClintonMadridMet with President Rodriquez Zapatero and Foreign Minister Jimenez.July 1–2, 2011
John Forbes KerryMadridMet with King Felipe VI, President Mariano Rajoy, and Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo.October 18–19, 2015
Antony BlinkenMadridAttended the NATO Summit.June 28–30, 2022