South Africa - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders of South Africa
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Smuts | Led South African delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. Arrived in U.S. April 18. | April 25–June 26, 1945 |
| Prime Minister Smuts | Led South African delegation to the UN General Assembly. In U.S. October 22–December 8. | December 1–2, 1946 |
| President Frederik Willem de Klerk | Official working visit. | September 23–25, 1990 |
| President Frederik Willem De Klerk | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Received Liberty Medal in Philadelphia, PA, July 4. | June 30–July 5, 1993 |
| President Nelson Mandela | State visit. Arrived in the U.S. October 2; also visited New York City and addressed the U.N. General Assembly. Addressed joint meeting of Congress. | October 4–7, 1994 |
| President Nelson Mandela | Working visit. | September 21–23, 1998 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | Met with President Clinton during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 1999 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | State Visit. Afterwards visited Austin, Texas. | May 22–25, 2000 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | Working visit. | June 25–27, 2001 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | November 11, 2001 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 13, 2002 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | Met with President Bush at the G-8 Economic Summit in Sea Island, Georgia. Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan. | June 10–11, 2004 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | Working visit. | June 1, 2005 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | Working visit | December 7–8, 2006 |
| President Kgalema Motlanthe | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Jacob Zuma | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Jacob Zuma | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | April 12–13, 2010 |
| President Jacob Gedleyihleskisa Zuma | Attended the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. | August 5–6, 2014 |