1998 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1998
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Lennart Meri | Estonia | Working visit. Signed U.S.-Baltic Charter of Partnership. | January 14–18, 1998 |
| President Guntis Ulmanis | Latvia | Working visit. Signed U.S.-Baltic Charter of Partnership. | January 14–18, 1998 |
| President Algirdas Brazauskas | Lithuania | Working Visit. Signed U.S.-Baltic Charter of Partnership. | January 14–18, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Working visit. Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Clinton. | January 19–21, 1998 |
| President Rexhep Medjani | Albania | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | February 3–5, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Official visit. | February 4–7, 1998 |
| President Petar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | Working visit. Afterwards visited Norfolk, VA. | February 9–13, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin | Russia | Working visit. | March 9–12, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Chuan Likphai | Thailand | Official Working Visit. | March 12–14, 1998 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Private visit. Arrived in the U.S. March 12. | March 16–20, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Private visit. Discussed the peace process in Northern Ireland. | March 17, 1998 |
| President Arpad Goncz | Hungary | Private visit. | March 17–18, 1998 |
| President Fidel Ramos | Philippines | Working visit. | April 8–10, 1998 |
| President Saparmurat Niyazov | Turkmenistan | Working visit. Arrived in the U.S. April 20. Also visited New York City and Chicago. Departed the U.S. April 24. | April 21–23, 1998 |
| President Isaias Afwerki | Eritrea | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | April 25–May 3, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Romano Prodi | Italy | Official visit. | May 5–7, 1998 |
| Emir Isa bin Sulman al-Khalifa | Bahrain | Working visit. | May 31–June 3, 1998 |
| President Fernando Cardoso | Brazil | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 6–8, 1998 |
| President Kim Dae-jung | Korea | State Visit. Arrived in New York City June 6. Addressed joint Meeting of Congress June 10. Afterward visited San Francisco and Los Angeles. Departed the U.S. June 13. | June 8–11, 1998 |
| President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon | Mexico | Met with President Clinton during a U.N. General Assembly Special Session on the Drug Problem in New York City. | June 8, 1998 |
| President Leonel Fernandez | Dominican Republic | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 10, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri | Lebanon | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 15–18, 1998 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 15–16, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Lionel Jospin | France | Working visit. Afterwards visited New York City. | June 17–19, 1998 |
| President Mary McAleese | Ireland | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 22–26, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski | Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | Met with Vice President Gore. | June 29–30, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek | Poland | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | July 8–10, 1998 |
| President Emil Constantinescu | Romania | Official visit. Addressed a Joint Session of Congress. Afterwards visited Chicago and San Francisco. Departed the U.S. July 22. | July 14–17, 1998 |
| President Julio Maria Sanguinetti | Uruguay | Working visit. | July 23, 1998 |
| President-elect Andres Pastrana | Colombia | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | August 1–2, 1998 |
| President Vaclav Havel | Czech Republic | State Visit. | September 15–18, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif | Pakistan | Met with President Clinton at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 1998 |
| President Nelson Mandela | South Africa | Working visit. | September 21–23, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi | Japan | Met with President Clinton at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Attended a forum on “Strengthening Democracy in the Global Economy” at New York University. | September 22, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Romano Prodi | Italy | Attended a forum on “Strengthening Democracy in the Global Economy” at New York University. | September 22, 1998 |
| President Petar Stoyanov | Bulgaria | Attended a forum on “Strengthening Democracy in the Global Economy” at New York University. | September 22, 1998 |
| President Pierre Buyoya | Burundi | Met with President Clinton during a private visit after the meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. | September 23–25, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Working visit. Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Clinton and Palestinian Authority President Yasir Arafat. | September 28–29, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Viktor Orban | Hungary | Working visit. | October 5–8, 1998 |
| Chancellor-elect Gerhard Schroeder | Germany | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | October 8–9, 1998 |
| President Jamil Mahuad | Ecuador | Discussed the Ecuador-Peru border dispute with President Clinton during a private visit. | October 9, 1998 |
| President Alberto K. Fujimori | Peru | Discussed the Ecuador-Peru border dispute with President Clinton during a private visit. | October 9, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Clinton and Palestinian Authority President Yasir Arafat in Washington and at Wye Plantation, Maryland, Signed Wye River Memorandum at the White House on October 23. Private visit. | October 15–23, 1998 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Took part in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Wye Plantation, Maryland. | October 20–23, 1998 |
| President Andres Pastrana | Colombia | State visit. | October 27–28, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek | Slovenia | Working visit. Afterwards visited Cleveland, Ohio. | November 2–5, 1998 |
| President Kuniwo Nakamura | Palau | Met with President Clinton at Agana, Guam. | November 23, 1998 |
| President Imata Kabua | Marshall Islands | Met with President Clinton at Agana, Guam. | November 23, 1998 |
| President Jacob Nena | Micronesia | Met with President Clinton at Agana, Guam. | November 23, 1998 |
| President Joaquim Chissano | Mozambique | Working visit. | November 29–December 1, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif | Pakistan | Official working visit. | December 1, 1998 |
| President Miguel Angel Rodriguez | Costa Rica | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | December 9–11, 1998 |
| President Armando Calderon Sol | El Salvador | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | December 9–11, 1998 |
| President Luis Alberto Flores | Guatemala | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | December 9–11, 1998 |
| President Carlos Flores | Honduras | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | December 9–11, 1998 |
| President Arnoldo Aleman | Nicaragua | Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11. | December 9–11, 1998 |
| Chancellor Viktor Klima | Austria | Attended U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Private visit with President Clinton. | December 18, 1998 |