| John Foster Dulles | Damascus | Met with President Shishakli. | May 15–16, 1953 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Met with President Assad to discuss the Middle East peace process. | December 15, 1973 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Briefed President Assad on the Egyptian-Israeli disengagement agreement. | January 20, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Met with President Assad. | February 26, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Presented an Israeli proposal for military disengagement to President
Assad. | March 1–2, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Shuttle negotiations leading to an Israeli-Syrian disengagement agreement.
Kissinger was in Damascus May 3-4, 12, 14, 16-17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28,
and 29. | May 3–29, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Accompanied President Nixon. | June 15–16, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | October 11, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | October 14, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | November 7, 1974 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Briefed President Assad on the Middle East peace process. | February 13, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Reviewed Middle East peace process with President Assad. | March 9, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Briefed President Assad on the Egyptian-Israeli peace process. | March 15, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Briefed President Assad on the Middle East peace process. | August 23, 1975 |
| Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger | Damascus | Briefed President Assad on the Middle East peace process. | September 3, 1975 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance | Damascus | Met with President Assad; reviewed the Middle East peace process. | February 20–21, 1977 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance | Damascus | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. Revisited Syria August
11. | August 3–5, 1977 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance | Damascus | Reviewed the Middle Eastpeace process. | December 13–14, 1977 |
| Cyrus Roberts Vance | Damascus | Reviewed the Camp David Accords with President Assad. | September 24, 1978 |
| George Pratt Shultz | Damascus | Discussed the proposed Israeli-Lebanon agreement with President Assad. | May 6, 1983 |
| George Pratt Shultz | Damascus | Discussed means of withdrawing foreign forces from Lebanon. | July 5–6, 1983 |
| George Pratt Shultz | Damascus | Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Khaddam regarding a Middle East peace
initiative. | February 27, 1988 |
| George Pratt Shultz | Damascus | Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. | March 4, 1988 |
| George Pratt Shultz | Damascus | Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. | April 5, 1988 |
| George Pratt Shultz | Damascus | Discussed a Middle East peace initiative. | June 6, 1988 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa. | September 13–14, 1990 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with President Assad and Foreign Minister
Sharaa. | January 12, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad and Foreign Minister
Sharaa. | March 13–14, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad, Foreign Minister
Sharaa, and Tunisian Foreign Minister Ben Yahya. | April 11–12, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with Foreign Minister Sharaa. | April 22–24, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | May 11–12, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Assad. | July 18–19, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Assad and Foreign Minister
Sharaa. | September 18–19, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Assad. | September 20, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed a Middle East peace conference with President Assad. | October 15–16, 1991 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process and the Iraq crisis with President
Assad. | July 21–22, 1992 |
| James Addison Baker | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process and the Iraq crisis with President
Assad. | July 22–23, 1992 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | February 20–21, 1993 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process. | August 4, 1993 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process. | August 5, 1993 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process. | August 6, 1993 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Syrian officials. | December 5–6, 1993 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Syrian officials. | December 9, 1993 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus, Palmyra | Discussed the status of the Golan Heights with President Assad and Foreign Minister
Sharaa. | April 30–May 1, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the future status of the Golan Heights with President Assad. | May 15–16, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the future status of the Golan Heights with President Assad. | May 18, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad and Foreign Minster
Sharaa. | July 19–20, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | July 22, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad and Foreign Minister
Sharaa. | August 7–8, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Syrian officials. | October 11, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with senior Syrian officials. | October 13–14, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Accompanied President Clinton to a meeting with President Assad. | October 27, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | December 6, 1994 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | March 12–13, 1995 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. | March 14–15, 1995 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Israel-Syrian peace process with President Assad. | June 10, 1995 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Israel-Syrian peace process with President Assad. | October 30, 1995 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Israel-Syrian peace process. | December 14–15, 1995 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Israel-Syrian peace process with President Assad. | January 11–13, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Discussed the Israel-Syrian peace process with President Assad. | February 6, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict. | April 20–21, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict. | April 21–22, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict. | April 23, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict. | April 24, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict. Also met with Lebanese Prime
Minister Hariri and Speaker Berri. | April 25, 1996 |
| Warren Minor Christopher | Damascus | Attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict. | April 26, 1996 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright | Damascus | Met with President Assad. | September 12, 1997 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright | Damascus | Discussed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with President Assad and Foreign
Minister Sharaa. | September 4, 1999 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright | Damascus | Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa. | December 7, 1999 |
| Madeleine Korbel Albright | Damascus | Attended the funeral of President Assad. | June 13, 2000 |
| Colin Luther Powell | Damascus | Met with President Bashar Assad and senior Syrian officials. | February 26, 2001 |
| Colin Luther Powell | Damascus | Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa. | April 15, 2002 |
| Colin Luther Powell | Damascus | Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa. | May 2–3, 2003 |
