Vietnam

NameLocaleRemarksDate
John Foster DullesSaigonMet with Premier Diem and senior Vietnamese officials.February 28–March 1, 1955
John Foster DullesSaigonMet with President Diem and senior Vietnamese officials.March 14–15, 1956
David Dean RuskSaigonMet with President Khanh and conferred with U.S. officials.April 17–19, 1964
David Dean RuskSaigonMet with Premier Khanh and senior Vietnamese officials.May 31, 1964
David Dean RuskSaigonMet with Premier Ky and Foreign Minister Do.January 15, 1966
David Dean RuskCam Ranh BayAccompanied President Johnson on a visit to U.S. military personnel.October 26, 1966
David Dean RuskSaigonMet with Foreign Minister Do and senior Vietnamese officials.December 9–11, 1966
William Pierce RogersSaigonMet with President Thieu and U.S. and Vietnamese officials. Left U.S. May 12.May 14–19, 1969
William Pierce RogersSaigonMet with the Foreign Ministers of countries contributing troops to Vietnam.July 4–7, 1970
Warren Minor ChristopherHanoiSigned agreements normalizing relations with Vietnam and opened the U.S. Embassy.August 5–7, 1995
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightHanoi, Ho Chi Minh CityMet with Prime Minister Kiet and senior Vietnamese officials. Laid cornerstone of a new Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.June 26–29, 1997
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightHanoi, Ho Chi Minh CityMet with senior Vietnamese officials and opened new U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.September 6–8, 1999
Colin Luther PowellHanoiAttended ASEAN Regional Forum and Post-Ministerial Conference.July 24–27, 2001
Condoleezza RiceHanoi, Ho Chi Minh CityAttended the APEC Cooperation Forum Ministerial Meeting and accompanied President Bush.November 15–20, 2006
Hillary Rodham ClintonHanoiAttended the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum Ministerial. Discussed the Lower Mekong Initiative.July 21–23, 2010
Hillary Rodham ClintonHanoiAttended the East Asia Summit and the Lower Mekong Initiative meetings.October 29–30, 2010
Hillary Rodham ClintonHanoiMet with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. Attended an American Chamber of Commerce Reception.July 10–11, 2012
John Forbes KerryHo Chi Minh City, Ca Mau, HanoiMet with American and Vietnamese business leaders, addressed the American Chamber of Commerce, delivered an address on climate change, and met with Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.December 14–17, 2013
John Forbes KerryHanoiMet with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and commemorated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.August 6–8, 2015
John Forbes KerryHanoi, Ho Chi Minh CityAccompanied President Obama.May 22–25, 2016
John Forbes KerryHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Camau ProvinceMet with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Acting Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. Delivered a speech at the Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education.January 13–14, 2017
Rex W. TillersonDanang, HanoiAccompanied President Trump to an APEC Meeting.November 10–12, 2017
Michael R. PompeoHanoiMet with senior Vietnamese officials to discuss our shared commitment to the final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK and other bilateral and regional issues.July 8–9, 2018
Michael R. PompeoHanoiParticipated in the President’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and bilateral meetings with Vietnamese leaders.February 24–28, 2019
Michael R. PompeoHanoiMet with Prime Minister Phuc, Foreign Minister Minh, and Minister for Public Security Lam.October 29–30, 2020
Antony BlinkenHanoiMet with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.April 14–16, 2023
Antony BlinkenHanoiAccompanied President Biden.September 10–11, 2023