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Visits By Foreign Leaders of Turkey
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| President Bayar | At the invitation of the President. Addressed U.S. Congress January 29. Afterwards visited Princeton (New Jersey), New York City, Cleveland and Toledo (Ohio), Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (Nevada), Dallas (Texas), and Raleigh (North Carolina). Private visit to New York City February 20. Departed U.S. February 27. | January 27–30, 1954 |
| Prime Minister Menderes | Official visit. Discussed economic and financial matters. | June 1–5, 1954 |
| Prime Minister Menderes | Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting. | October 7–9, 1959 |
| Prime Minister Inonu | Attended funeral of President Kennedy. | November 24–25, 1963 |
| Prime Minister Inonu | Informal visit. In U.S. June 21. Visited Williamsburg (Virginia) and New York City. | June 22–23, 1964 |
| President Cevdet Sunay | State visit. In U.S. April 2–13; visited Philadelphia, Cape Kennedy, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit, Lansing, Niagara Falls, and New York City. | April 3–5, 1967 |
| Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Ismail Nihat Erim | Official visit. In U.S. March 18–23. Also visited New York City. | March 21–22, 1972 |
| Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Turgut Ozal | Official Working Visit. | April 1–5, 1985 |
| Prime Minister Turgut Ozal | Private Visit. Met with President Reagan February 5. | February 2–8, 1987 |
| President Kenan Evren | State Visit; visited New York City, June 30–July 3. | June 26–30, 1988 |
| President Turgut Ozal | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | September 25, 1990 |
| President Turgut Ozal | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | March 23–25, 1991 |
| Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel | Official working visit. | February 10–12, 1992 |
| President Turgut Ozal | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | April 28–30, 1992 |
| President Turgut Ozal | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Arrived in the U.S. January 26; also visited Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | February 8, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Tansu Ciller | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | October 14–18, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Tansu Ciller | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | April 14, 1994 |
| Prime Minister Tansu Ciller | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Arrived in the U.S. April 17 in New York City. Later attended Houston (Tex.) International Festival. | April 18–20, 1995 |
| President Suleiman Demirel | Working visit. | October 18, 1995 |
| President Suleyman Demirel | Working visit. | March 27–30, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz | Working Visit. | December 18–21, 1997 |
| President Suleyman Demiral | Attended NATO’s 50th Anniversary Summit. | April 23–25, 1999 |
| Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit | Official working visit. | September 26–29, 1999 |
| President Ahmet Sezer | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 7, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit | Working visit. | January 14–18, 2002 |
| Prime Minister Recep Erdogan | Working visit. Also visited New York City. | January 27–28, 2004 |
| Prime Minister Recep Erdogan | Met with President Bush during the G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia. Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan. | June 9–11, 2004 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Working visit. | June 7–8, 2005 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Working visit. | September 30–October 2, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Recep Erdogan | Working visit. | November 4–5, 2007 |
| President Abdullah Gul | Working visit. | January 7–8, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Working Visit. | December 7, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | April 12–13, 2010 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 20, 2011 |
| President Abdullah Gul | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. | May 20–21, 2012 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Working visit. | May 14–17, 2013 |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | March 31–April 1, 2016 |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Official Working Visit. | May 16, 2017 |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Working Visit. | November 12–13, 2019 |