Afghanistan - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders of Afghanistan
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Shah Mahmud | Unofficial visit. | August 7–9, 1947 |
| Prime Minister Shah Mahmud | Unofficial visit. Had come to Baltimore (Maryland) in February for medical treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. | April 20–26, 1951 |
| Prime Minister Daud | Official visit; signed a cultural agreement. Visited Detroit (Michigan), Niagara Falls (New York), Fort Bragg (North Carolina), Knoxville and Oak Ridge (Tennessee), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Laramie and Yellowstone Park (Wyoming), and New York City. Left U.S. July 13. | June 24–27, 1958 |
| King Mohammed Zaher | State visit. In U.S. September 4–16, visited Williamsburg (Virginia), Cape Canaveral (Florida), Fort Bragg (North Carolina), New York City, Cheyenne (Wyoming), San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Lafayette (Indiana). | September 5–7, 1963 |
| Prime Minister Muhammad Hashim Maiwandwal | Official visit. In U.S. March 25–April 9; visited New York City, Santa Barbara (Calif.), and Chicago. | March 28–30, 1967 |
| Chairman Hamid Karzai | Working visit. Arrived in the U.S. January 27. Attended President Bush’s State of the Union speech January 29. Addressed the UN and visited Ground Zero in New York on January 30. | January 27–30, 2002 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 12, 2002 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. | February 25–28, 2003 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2003 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. Met with President Bush at the G-8 Economic Summit in Sea Island, Georgia. Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan. Addressed a joint session of Congress June 15. | June 9–16, 2004 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 2004 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. | May 23, 2005 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. Also met with Pakistani President Musharraf on September 27. | September 24–27, 2006 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. Met with President Bush at Camp David, MD. | August 5–6, 2007 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 26, 2007 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. | September 26, 2008 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working Visit. | May 6, 2009 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. | May 10–13, 2010 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 20, 2011 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Met with President Obama at the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. | May 21, 2012 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Working visit. | January 10–11, 2013 |
| President Ashraf Ghani Ahmedzai | Official Working Visit. | March 23–24, 2015 |