1988 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1988
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita | Japan | Official Working Visit. | January 12–15, 1988 |
| President Vigdis Finbogadottir | Iceland | Met with President Reagan during a private visit. | January 26, 1988 |
| President Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | State Visit; visited Dallas January 30. | January 26–29, 1988 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Germany, Federal Republic of | Official Working Visit. | February 17–19, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Anibal Antonio Cavaco e Silva | Portugal | Official Working Visit. | February 23–25, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir | Israel | Official Working Visit. Private visit to Los Angeles afterwards. | March 14–17, 1988 |
| President Joaquin Videla Balaguer | Dominican Republic | Official Working Visit. Private visit afterwards to Boston and Texas. | March 24–25, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew | Singapore | Met with President Reagan during a private visit. | April 13, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Martin Brian Mulroney | Canada | Official Visit. | April 26–28, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Harri H. Holkeri | Finland | Met with President Reagan during a private visit. | May 2, 1988 |
| President Mobutu Sese Seko | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | Official Working Visit. Discussion of region issues in the Oval Office. | June 9, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Luigi Ciriaco De Mita | Italy | Official Working Visit. Private Visit to Bar Harbor (Me.) afterward. | June 13–16, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Robert J. L. Hawke | Australia | Official Working Visit. Addressed joint meeting of U.S. Congress June 23. Private visit to Texas afterward. | June 22–24, 1988 |
| President Kenan Evren | Turkey | State Visit; visited New York City, June 30–July 3. | June 26–30, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah | Kuwait | Official Working Visit. | July 10–16, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Karoly Grosz | Hungary | Official Working Visit. | July 26–28, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Thorstein Palsson | Iceland | Official Working Visit. Private visit to Orlando (Fla.) afterward. | August 9–13, 1988 |
| President H. Desmond Hoyte | Guyana | Discussed bilateral relations and trade preferences under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. | September 13, 1988 |
| Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Sabah | Kuwait | Met with President Reagan while attending U.N. General Assembly in New York City. | September 26, 1988 |
| President Francois Mitterrand | France | Official Working Visit. | September 29, 1988 |
| President Moussa Traore | Mali | State Visit; (October 9) visited Dayton, Wilberforce, and Columbus (Ohio). | October 5–9, 1988 |
| President Roh Tae-woo | Korea | Official Working Visit. | October 20, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher | United Kingdom | Official Visit. | November 15–17, 1988 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Germany, Federal Republic of | Official Working Visit. | November 15, 1988 |
| President-Elect Carlos Salinas de Gortari | Mexico | Met with President-elect Bush in Houston. | November 22, 1988 |
| President Mikhail S. Gorbachev | U.S.S.R. | Met with President Reagan in New York City. | December 7, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Luigi Ciriaco De Mita | Italy | Met with President Reagan during a private visit. Previously visited Los Angeles. | December 14–16, 1988 |