| Henry Lewis Stimson |
Geneva |
Chairman of U.S. Delegation to Disarmament Conference. Left U.S. April 8; returned May 14. |
April 16–May 1, 1932 |
| John Foster Dulles |
Geneva |
Attended Geneva Conference on Indochina and Korea. |
April 24–May 3, 1954 |
| John Foster Dulles |
Geneva |
Accompanied President Eisenhower to the Heads of Government Conference. |
July 16–23, 1955 |
| John Foster Dulles |
Geneva |
Attended meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. |
October 26–November 16, 1955 |
| Christian Archibald Herter |
Geneva |
Attended a Conference of the Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States on the questions of Germany and Berlin. |
May 11–June 20, 1959 |
| Christian Archibald Herter |
Geneva |
Attended second Conference of Foreign Ministers on the German question. |
July 13–August 5, 1959 |
| David Dean Rusk |
Geneva |
Attended 14-nation Conference on Laos. |
May 10–21, 1961 |
| David Dean Rusk |
Geneva |
Attended 18-nation Disarmament Conference. |
March 10–27, 1962 |
| David Dean Rusk |
Geneva |
Attended the Conference on Laos. |
July 20–25, 1962 |
| David Dean Rusk |
Geneva |
Conferred with U.S. Ambassadors to Middle Eastern countries. |
April 9, 1965 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Geneva |
Attended opening session of Middle East Peace Conference. |
December 20–22, 1973 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to discuss bilateral relations. |
April 28–29, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
February 16–17, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Zurich |
Met with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran. |
February 18, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
July 10–11, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger |
Zurich |
Met with South African Prime Minister Vorster. |
September 4–7, 1976 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance |
Geneva |
Accompanied President Carter to a meeting with Syrian President Assad. |
May 9, 1977 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Signed Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques. |
May 18–21, 1977 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
July 11–13, 1978 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance |
Geneva |
Met with the U.S. delegation prior to SALT negotiations in Moscow. |
October 19–21, 1978 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance |
Geneva |
Held SALT negotiations with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
December 21–23, 1978 |
| Alexander Meigs Haig |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
January 24–27, 1982 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Geneva |
Discussed future strategic arms negotiations with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
January 6–8, 1985 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Geneva |
Accompanied President Reagan to the Summit Meeting with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev. |
November 16–21, 1985 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Geneva |
Attended INF negotiations with Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze. |
November 22–25, 1987 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Geneva |
Attended the signing of an agreement for the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan. |
April 14, 1988 |
| George Pratt Shultz |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze; discussed INF verification procedures. |
May 11–12, 1988 |
| James Addison Baker |
Geneva |
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with the Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia, Cote d'Ivoire, and Zaire. |
November 17, 1990 |
| James Addison Baker |
Geneva |
Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz. |
January 8–10, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker |
Geneva |
Discussed the Middle East peace process with Jordanian Foreign Minister Masri. Also discussed aid to Kurdish refugees with heads of international relief agencies. |
April 12, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Bessmertnykh. |
June 7, 1991 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev. |
February 25, 1993 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Accompanied President Clinton to a meeting with Syrian President Assad. |
January 15–16, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev. |
April 26–27, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Attended conference of European Union Foreign Ministers on the Bosnian conflict. |
May 13–15, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Attended ministerial meeting of the Contact Group on Bosnia. |
July 5, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Attended a meeting of Contact Group Foreign Ministers about the Bosnian conflict. |
July 30, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev. |
January 17–18, 1995 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Kozyrev. |
March 22–23, 1995 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Attended meeting with the Presidents of Serbia and Croatia, and the Acting President of Bosnia; and addressed the Conference on Disarmament. |
March 17–18, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Discussed implementation of the Dayton Accords with the Presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia, and with representatives of IFOR and OSCE. |
June 2–3, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher |
Geneva |
Met with the Presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia. |
August 13–15, 1996 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Berne |
Discussed the Middle East peace process with PLO Chairman Arafat. |
November 15, 1997 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Geneva |
Discussed Iraq crisis with the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France, and Russia. |
November 19–20, 1997 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Geneva |
Met with PLO Chairman Arafat. |
December 6, 1997 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Geneva |
Attended ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of GATT. |
May 18, 1998 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Geneva |
Discussed the India-Pakistan nuclear crisis with the Foreign Ministers of the permanent member states of the UN Security Council. |
June 4, 1998 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Davos |
Attended meeting of the World Economic Forum. |
January 29–31, 2000 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Geneva |
Addressed the UN Human Rights Commission; met with Foreign Minister Deiss. |
March 23, 2000 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright |
Geneva |
Accompanied President Clinton to meetings with President Assad of Syria. |
March 26, 2000 |
| Colin Luther Powell |
Davos |
Attended the World Economic Forum. |
January 25–26, 2003 |
| Colin Luther Powell |
Geneva |
Met with UN Secretary-General Annan and the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent Members of the Security Council. |
September 13, 2003 |
| Condoleezza Rice |
Davos |
Addressed the World Economic Forum and met with Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey. |
January 23, 2008 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Geneva |
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. |
March 6–7, 2009 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Zurich |
Witnessed the signing of a protocol to normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey. |
October 9–10, 2009 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Geneva |
Discussed the crisis in Libya and addressed the Conference on Disarmament and the UN Human Rights Council. |
February 28, 2011 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Geneva |
Commemorated International Human Rights Day and the anniversaries of the Refugee and Statelessness Conventions. Met with members of the Syrian National Council. Addressed the 7th Biological and Toxin Weapons Review Conference. |
December 6–7, 2011 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton |
Geneva |
Attended a P3 meeting and the opening session of the Action Group on Syria. |
June 29–30, 2012 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Discussed the Syrian crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Announced Framework for the Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons. |
September 12–15, 2013 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Met with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif. |
November 8–10, 2013 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Met with the P5+1 representatives and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif. Announced a First Step Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Program. |
November 22–24, 2013 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Davos |
Attended the World Economic Forum. |
January 23–24, 2014 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Discussed the Ukrainian crisis with representatives of Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union. Discussed the Syrian crisis with Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi. |
April 16–17, 2014 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Basel |
Attended an OSCE Ministerial Meeting. |
December 3–4, 2014 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Met with UN Special Envoy for Syria Steffan de Mistura and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. |
January 14, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Davos |
Attended the World Economic Forum. |
January 22–24, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Met with members of the U.S. Mission. |
January 26, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. |
February 22–23, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva, Montreux |
Attended the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Commission and met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in Montreux. |
March 2–4, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Lausanne |
Attended the P5 + 1 negotiations with Iran. |
March 15–21, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Lausanne |
Attended the P5 + 1 negotiations with Iran. |
March 27–April 2, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. |
May 29–30, 2015 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Zurich, Davos |
Discussed the Syrian and Ukrainian crises with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. |
January 20–22, 2016 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Discussed the Syrian conflict with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. |
May 1–2, 2016 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. |
August 25–28, 2016 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Geneva |
Discussed the Syrian conflict with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. |
September 8–9, 2016 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Lausanne |
Met with the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Iran, and UN Special Envoy de Mistura. |
October 15, 2016 |
| John Forbes Kerry |
Davos |
Attended the World Economic Forum. |
January 17–18, 2017 |
| Rex W. Tillerson |
Geneva |
Met with UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, and International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer. |
October 26, 2017 |
| Rex W. Tillerson |
Davos |
Attended the 2018 World Economic Forum. |
January 24–26, 2018 |
| Michael R. Pompeo |
Bern, Bellinzona |
Met with Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, Swiss business leaders, and World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. |
June 1–3, 2019 |
