2009 - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2009
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Felipe Calderon | Mexico | Met with President Bush and with President-Elect Obama. | January 13, 2009 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Received the Presidential medal of Freedom along with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. | January 13, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Taro Aso | Japan | Working Visit. | February 24, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown | United Kingdom | Working Visit. Also addressed a joint session of Congress. | March 3, 2009 |
| President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva | Brazil | Working visit. | March 14, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Brian Cowen | Ireland | Working Visit. | March 17, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | Australia | Working Visit. | March 24, 2009 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working Visit. | April 21, 2009 |
| President Shimon Peres | Israel | Working Visit. | May 5, 2009 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Afghanistan | Working Visit. | May 6, 2009 |
| President Asif Ali Zardari | Pakistan | Working Visit. | May 6, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Israel | Working Visit. | May 18, 2009 |
| President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete | Tanzania | Working Visit. | May 21, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai | Zimbabwe | Working Visit. | June 12, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Working Visit. | June 15, 2009 |
| President Lee Myung-bak | Korea | Working Visit. | June 16, 2009 |
| President Michelle Bachelet | Chile | Working Visit. | June 23, 2009 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Working Visit. | June 26, 2009 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Working Visit. | June 29, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende | Netherlands | Working Visit. | July 14, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki | Iraq | Working Visit. | July 22, 2009 |
| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | Philippines | Working Visit. | July 30, 2009 |
| Amir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jabir al-Sabah | Kuwait | Working Visit. | August 3, 2009 |
| President Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | Working Visit. | August 17–19, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Working Visit. | September 16, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Israel | Met with President Obama and with Palestinian Authority President Abbas at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 2009 |
| President Hu Jintao | China, People’s Republic of | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama | Japan | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2009 |
| President Dmitri Medvedev | Russia | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2009 |
| President Asif Zardari | Pakistan | Attended a meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Summit in New York City | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown | United Kingdom | Attended a meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Summit in New York City. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner | Argentina | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | Australia | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Luiz Inacio Lula de Salva | Brazil | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Hu Jintao | China, People’s Republic of | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Nicolas Sarkozy | France | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh | India | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Indonesia | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama | Japan | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Lee Myung-bak | Korea | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Felipe Calderon | Mexico | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende | Netherlands | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Presidetn Dmitri Medvedev | Russia | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Jacob Zuma | South Africa | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero | Spain | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister John Fredrik Reinfeldt | Sweden | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Turkey | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown | United Kingdom | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Jalal Talabani | Iraq | Working Visit. | October 6, 2009 |
| President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero | Spain | Working Visit. | October 13, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki | Iraq | Working Visit. | October 20, 2009 |
| Prime Minister John Fredrik Reinfeldt | Sweden | Visited as President of the European Council. | November 2–3, 2009 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Working Visit. Addressed joint session of Congress November 3. | November 3, 2009 |
| President Seretse Khama Ian Khama | Botswana | Working Visit. | November 5, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Israel | Working Visit. | November 9, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh | India | Official State visit. | November 23–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | Australia | Working Visit. | November 30, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Turkey | Working Visit. | December 7, 2009 |
| President Michel Sleiman | Lebanon | Working Visit. | December 14, 2009 |