2000 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2000
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Ehud Barak | Israel | Private visit and peace negotiations with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa at Shepherdstown, W.Va. | January 3–10, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Canada | Private visit with President Clinton while returning from Florida. | January 23, 2000 |
| President Andres Pastrana | Colombia | Private visit; addressed U.S. Conference of Mayors. | January 24–26, 2000 |
| President Rene Preval | Haiti | Met with President Clinton during a private visit; attended Congressional Prayer Breakfast. | February 3–4, 2000 |
| President Heydar Aliyev | Azerbaijan | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | February 12–21, 2000 |
| King Juan Carlos I | Spain | State Visit. | February 22–24, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Met with President Clinton during a private visit; discussed the peace process with Northern Irish political leaders. | March 15–18, 2000 |
| President Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | Official working visit. | March 24–30, 2000 |
| President Ali Abdallah Salih | Yemen | Working visit. | April 2–4, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Barak | Israel | Working visit during Middle East peace negotiations. | April 11, 2000 |
| King Harald V | Norway | Met with President Clinton during a private visit; dedicated an exhibit about the Vikings at the Smithsonian Institution. | April 26–28, 2000 |
| President Olafur Grimsson | Iceland | Private visit. | April 28, 2000 |
| President Tarja Halonen | Finland | Private visit. | April 28, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori | Japan | Working visit. | May 4–5, 2000 |
| President Miguel Angel Rodriguez | Costa Rica | Working visit. | May 6–10, 2000 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | South Africa | State Visit. Afterwards visited Austin, Texas. | May 22–25, 2000 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Clinton. Arrived in the U.S. May 30. | June 5–8, 2000 |
| President Ernesto Zedillo | Mexico | Official working visit. | June 8–9, 2000 |
| President Wahid | Indonesia | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 12, 2000 |
| President Fernando de la Rua | Argentina | Official working visit. | June 12–14, 2000 |
| King Mohammed VI | Morocco | State Visit. | June 19–22, 2000 |
| President Robert Kocharian | Armenia | Working visit. | June 24–29, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Barak | Israel | Private visit. Middle East peace conference at Camp David, MD with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat. Also visited Gettysburg, PA. | July 12–25, 2000 |
| President Joseph Estrada | Philippines | Official working visit. | July 26–28, 2000 |
| President Stjepan Mesic and Prime Minister Ivica Racan | Croatia | Working visit. | August 7–10, 2000 |
| President-elect Vicente Fox | Mexico | Working visit. Afterwards visited Dallas, TX. | August 23–25, 2000 |
| President Vladimir Putin | Russia | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 6–7, 2000 |
| President Tran Duc Luong | Vietnam | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 6, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Barak | Israel | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 6–9, 2000 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 6, 2000 |
| President Ahmet Sezer | Turkey | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 7, 2000 |
| President Jiang Zemin | China, People’s Republic of | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 7–8, 2000 |
| President Jacques Chirac | France | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 7, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 7, 2000 |
| President Kim Dae-jung | Korea | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 7, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 8, 2000 |
| President Hugo Banzer | Bolivia | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 8, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee | India | Official Visit. Addressed Joint Session of Congress. | September 13–17, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Guiliano Amato | Italy | Official working visit. | September 19–20, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Willem Kok | Netherlands | Official working visit. | September 27–28, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina | Bangladesh | Working Visit. | October 16–19, 2000 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. | October 24, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Barak | Israel | Working visit. Discussed the Middle East peace process with President Clinton. | November 12, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Canada | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | December 2, 2000 |
| President Jacques Chirac | France | Attended U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. | December 17–18, 2000 |