1997 - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1997
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Alberto K. Fujimori | Peru | Arrived in Washington February to attend international meeting on small business lending. Discussed Lima hostage crisis with President Clinton. | February 3, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin | Russia | Attended meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Commission. Afterwards visited Chicago. | February 5–8, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Official working visit. | February 12–14, 1997 |
| President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle | Chile | State Visit. Addressed a joint session of Congress. | February 25–28, 1997 |
| President Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | Official working visit. | March 8–13, 1997 |
| Prime Minister John Bruton | Ireland | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | March 17–18, 1997 |
| President Alia Izetbegovic | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Private visit. Also visited New York City. | March 20–26, 1997 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Arrived in U.S. March 21 for medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic. Also visited New York City. | March 30–April 2, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Antonio Guterres | Portugal | Official working visit. | April 2–4, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | April 7–8, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Canada | Official visit. | April 7–9, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Japan | Official working visit. | April 24–26, 1997 |
| President Leonid Kuchma | Ukraine | Attended meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Binational Commission. | May 14–16, 1997 |
| Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani | Qatar | Working visit. | June 10–13, 1997 |
| President Kiro Gligorov | Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | Working visit. | June 16–19, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Japan | Held a pre-summit meeting with President Clinton and attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 19–22, 1997 |
| President Boris N. Yeltsin | Russia | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| President Jacques R. Chirac | France | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Romano Prodi | Italy | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Canada | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Germany | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| President Kim Yong-sam | Korea | Met with President Clinton at the UN Ecology Summit in New York City. | June 26, 1997 |
| President Eduard A. Shevardnadze | Georgia | Working visit. | July 16–20, 1997 |
| President Roman Herzog | Germany | Working visit. | July 22–24, 1997 |
| President Heydar Aliyev | Azerbaijan | Official working visit. Later visited New York City, Houston, and Chicago. Departed the U.S. August 6. | July 29–August 1, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif | Pakistan | Met with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral | India | Met with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 1997 |
| President Ezer Weizman | Israel | Official working visit. | October 5–9, 1997 |
| President Jiang Zemin | China, People’s Republic of | State Visit. Arrived in U.S. October 26, visiting Honolulu and Williamsburg. Afterwards visited Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. Departed the U.S. Nov. 3. | October 28–30, 1997 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | November 11–14, 1997 |
| President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon | Mexico | Official working visit. | November 13–14, 1997 |
| President Nursultan Nazarbayev | Kazakhstan | Working visit. Attended 4th annual meeting of U.S.-Kazakh Joint Commission. | November 16–19, 1997 |
| President Alpha Oumar Konare | Mali | Working visit. | November 18–21, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker | Luxembourg | Attended U.S.-EU Summit as President of the EU Council. | December 4–5, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Working visit. | December 15, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz | Turkey | Working Visit. | December 18–21, 1997 |