Visits By Foreign Leaders of Ghana

Visitor Description Date
Prime Minister Nkrumah Official visit. Afterwards visited Hershey, Harrisburg and Philadelphia (Pennyslvania), New York City, and Chicago. Departed U.S. August 2. July 23–26, 1958
President Nkrumah Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session. September 22, 1960
President Nkrumah Informal visit while attending a UN meeting. March 8, 1961
Chairman Joseph Arthur Ankrah Private visit. In U.S. October 9–14; visited Tampa, Cape Kennedy, and New York City. October 10–12, 1967
Prime Minister Kofi Busia Private visit October 20, 1969
Prime Minister Kofi Busia Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N October 24, 1970
Prime Minister Kofi Busia Private visit while en route to Mexico. November 3–4, 1971
President Jerry Rawlings Official working visit. March 8–9, 1995
President Jerry Rawlings State Visit. February 23–26, 1999
President John Kufuor Working visit; attended a forum of the Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa. June 27–29, 2001
President John Agyekum Kufuor Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. September 24, 2003
President John Agyokum Kufuor Met with President Bush at the G-8 Economic Summit in Sea Island, Georgia. June 9–10, 2004
President John Kufuor Working visit. Discussed African Growth and Opportunity Act. June 12–13, 2005
President John Kufuor Working visit. October 26, 2005
President John Kufuor Working visit. April 11–13, 2006
President John Kufuor State Visit. September 14–17, 2008
President John Evans Atta Mills Working visit. March 7–12, 2012
President John Dramani Mahama Attended the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. August 5–6, 2014
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Attended the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit. December 13–15, 2022