International trips made by the heads of state and heads of government to the United States have become a valuable part of American diplomacy and international relations since such trips were first made in the mid-19th century. They are complicated undertakings that often require months of planning along with a great deal of coordination and communication.
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The President's Guest House , commonly known as Blair House has been the official guest house of visiting dignitaries in Washington D.C. since 1824
The first international visit to the United States was made by King Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874, which was the first visit by a foreign chief of state or head of government.[1]
The first African head of state to visit the United States was President Edwin Barclay of Liberia in 1943.[2]
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Title
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October 9–15, 1962
Ahmed Ben Bella
President
Informal visit to Washington D.C. while attending the United Nations General Assembly session. First foreign leader to receive a welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House .
April 11, 1974
Houari Boumedienne
Private visit to Washington, D.C. while attending the U.N. General Assembly session.
April 16–22, 1985
Chadli Bendjedid
State visit; visited Los Angeles , Fresno , and San Francisco .
July 11–14, 2001
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Working visit
November 5, 2001
Met with President Bush during a private visit.
June 9–10, 2004
Met with President Bush during the 30th G8 summit in Sea Island, Georgia .
September 23, 2009
Attended the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
August 4–6, 2014
Abdelmalek Sellal
Prime Minister
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4]
March 31 – April 1, 2016
Attended the Nuclear Security Summit .
December 13–15, 2022
Aymen Benabderrahmane
Attended the United States-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 .
September 19, 2023
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
President
Attended the 78th United Nations General Assembly .[5]
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Guest
Title
Reason
March 5, 1969
Émile Zinsou
President
Private visit
October 24, 1970
Hubert Maga
Chairman
Attended dinner celebrating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations at the White House .
December 9, 1971
Private visit
November 4–6, 1991
Nicephore Soglo
President
Official visit
July 12–15, 1995
Official working visit
December 11–14, 2006
Thomas Boni Yayi
Working visit. Attended a summit at the White House addressing malaria .
September 28, 2008
Attended the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
July 29, 2011
Working visit. Attended a summit at the White House addressing democratic progresses in West Africa with U.S. President Barack Obama , Guinean President Alpha Condé , Ivoirian President Alassane Ouattara and Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou .[9]
August 4–6, 2014
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4]
September 30, 2015
Lionel Zinsou
Prime Minister
Attended the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
September 22, 2016
Patrice Talon
President
Attended the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
January 26-30, 2020
Working visit, meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .[10]
December 13-15, 2022
Attended the United States-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 .
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Guest
Title
Reason
March 31 – April 1, 1969
Seretse Khama
President
Consultations with IBRD; attended Eisenhower funeral; met with President Nixon March 31.
June 9, 1976
Private visit.
May 7 - 10, 1984
Quett Masire
Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards.
June 7, 1989
Met with President Bush during a private visit.
October 19, 1995
Attended Africare dinner with President Clinton .
February 25-26, 2002
Festus Mogae
Working visit.
June 12 - 13, 2005
Working visit. Discussed African Growth and Opportunity Act .
November 5, 2009
Ian Khama
Working Visit.
September 19-27, 2018
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Attended the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and visited the Florida State University , his alma mater . [12]
May 28-June 7, 2019
Working visit.[13]
September 22, 2022
Attended the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
December 13-15, 2022
Attended United States-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 .
September 20, 2023
Attended the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
April 28 - May 9, 2024
Working Visit. [14]
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Guest
Title
Reason
March 28 – April 7, 1965
Maurice Yaméogo
President
State visit. Also visited Williamsburg , Los Angeles , Fresno , San Francisco , Springfield , and New York City .
October 24, 1970
Sangoule Lamizana
Attended dinner on the 25th anniversary of the United Nations at the White House .
October 15, 1973
Private visit; met with President Nixon at the White House to discuss the drought in West Africa .
July 13–16, 2008
Blaise Compaoré
Working visit
September 24, 2008
Attended the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
September 25, 2009
Attended the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
September 25, 2013
Attended the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
August 4–6, 2014
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4]
October 2, 2015
Michel Kafando
President of the Transitional Council
Attended the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
September 22, 2016
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
President
Attended the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
September 21, 2017
Attended the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
September 24, 2019
Attended the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly .
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Guest
Title
Reason
March 13–18, 1962
Ahmadou Ahidjo
President
Presidential guest. Afterwards visited New York City .
October 19–25, 1967
Informal visit; visited New York City and Pittsburgh .
October 9, 1979
Private visit
July 25–28, 1982
Official working visit. Private visit to Gainesville, Florida afterwards.
February 25–28, 1986
Paul Biya
Official working visit. Private visit to Los Angeles afterwards.
May 6, 1991
Private visit; met with President Bush .
March 21–23, 2003
Working visit
June 22–29, 2003
Prime Minister
Attended United States-Africa Business Summit on June 24–27; met with President George W. Bush during a private visit on June 26.
August 2–6, 2014
President
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4] [19]
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Guest
Title
Reason
July 27–29, 1960
Patrice Lumumba
Prime Minister
Met with Secretary of State Christian Herter and United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld .
February 5–8, 1962
Cyrille Adoula
Informal visit. Afterwards visited New York City .
August 3–14, 1970
Mobutu Sese Seko
President
Official visit; visited Annapolis , New York City, Fort Bragg , San Francisco , and Los Angeles .
October 10, 1973
Private visit; met with President Nixon at the White House.
August 10–13, 1979
Private visit; attended an International Monetary Fund meeting. Also met with President Jimmy Carter on September 11.
November 29 – December 8, 1981
Private visit; met with President Reagan on December 1.
August 2–6, 1983
Official working visit
September 23, 1984
Private visit; met with President Reagan at a U.N. General Assembly reception in New York City .
December 6–12, 1986
Official working visit
June 28–30, 1989
Official working visit
October 4, 1989
Met with President Bush during a private visit.
August 13, 2002
Joseph Kabila
Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
November 2 – December 6, 2003
Working visit; met with President Bush at the Oval Office .
October 24–28, 2007
Working visit
September 23, 2010
Attended the United Nations General Assembly .
August 4–6, 2014
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4] Met with Secretary of State John Kerry .[25]
September 20, 2022
Felix Tshisekedi
Attended the United Nations General Assembly
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Guest
Title
Reason
September 26, 1960
Gamal Abdel Nasser
President
Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending a United Nations General Assembly session.
October 27 – November 5, 1975
Anwar El Sadat
State visit; met with President Ford in Jacksonville, Florida on November 2. Addressed a joint session of U.S. Congress on November 5. Also visited Williamsburg , New York City, Chicago , and Houston .
April 3–6, 1977
Official working visit
February 3–8, 1978
Official visit
September 5–19, 1978
Official visit. Met with President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David .
December 1, 1978
Mustafa Khalil
Prime Minister
Private visit to discuss progress of peace negotiations between Egypt and Israel .
February 20–25, 1979
Official visit. Second meeting with President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David regarding the Camp David Accords.
March 24–29, 1979
Anwar El Sadat
President
Official visits. Signed the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty on March 26.
Mustafa Khalil
Prime Minister
April 7–10, 1980
Anwar El Sadat
President
Official visit
August 4–9, 1981
State visit; visited New York City.
February 2–5, 1982
Hosni Mubarak
State visit
January 26–31, 1983
Official working visit
September 29 – October 3, 1983
Official working visit
February 11–15, 1984
Official working visit
March 11–13, 1985
Official working visit
September 21–23, 1985
Private visit; met with President Reagan on September 23. Afterwards visited New York City on September 24–28.
January 26–29, 1988
State visit; visited Dallas on January 30.
April 1–5, 1989
Official visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards.
October 1–3, 1989
Met with President Bush during a private visit.
April 3–6, 1993
Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
October 23–28, 1993
Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
April 1–5, 1995
Official working visit
September 28–30, 1995
Attended the signing of Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement .
July 28–31, 1996
Official working visit
March 8–13, 1997
Official working visit
June 26 – July 6, 1999
Official working visit
March 24–30, 2000
Official working visit
March 30 – April 4, 2001
Working visit
March 2–6, 2002
Working visit
June 5–8, 2002
Met with President Bush in Washington, D.C. and Camp David.
April 5–9, 2004
Official select visit. Met with President Bush on April 12 at his Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas .
May 8–17, 2005
Ahmed Nazif
Prime Minister
Working visit
August 17–19, 2009
Hosni Mubarak
President
Working visit
September 1, 2010
Attended Middle East peace talks .
September 26, 2012
Mohamed Morsi
Addressed the sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.[30]
August 4–6, 2014
Ibrahim Mahlab
Prime Minister
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4]
September 23, 2014
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
President
Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City .
September 24–29, 2015
Addressed the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 28. Met with President Obama . Attended a summit on addressing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on September 29.[31]
April 3, 2017
Official Working Visit.
April 9, 2019
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Guest
Title
Reason
April 26 – June 14, 1945
Endelkachew Makonnen
Prime Minister
Led Ethiopian delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco .
May 26 – July 12, 1954
Haile Selassie
Emperor
At the invitation of the President Eisenhower . Addressed joint session of U.S. Congress on May 4. Afterwards, visited Princeton , New York City , Boston , Ann Arbor and Lansing , Chicago , St. Paul , Spokane and Seattle , San Francisco , Los Angeles , New Orleans , Stillwater and Fort Benning .
September 30 – October 7, 1963
State visit; visited Philadelphia and New York City.
November 24–25, 1963
Attended the funeral of President Kennedy .
February 13–17, 1967
State visit. Afterwards visited New York City.
July 7–11, 1969
State visit. Afterwards visited Atlanta and Cape Canaveral to view the Apollo 11 launch .
October 24–25, 1970
Attended a dinner at the White House for the 25th anniversary of the United Nations ; met privately with President Nixon on October 25.
May 14–15, 1973
Official visit
August 10–16, 1994
Meles Zenawi
President
Working visit
October 19, 1995
Prime Minister
Attended an Africare dinner with President Clinton .
December 4–5, 2002
Working visit
August 4–6, 2014
Hailemariam Desalegn
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4] Met with Secretary of State John Kerry .[38]
September 21–23, 2014
Participated in the Climate Summit on September 23. Addressed the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 25.[39] Met with President Obama on September 25.[40]
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Guest
Title
Reason
July 23 – August 2, 1958
Kwame Nkrumah
Prime Minister
Official visit. Afterwards visited Pennsylvanian cities of Hershey , Harrisburg and Philadelphia , New York City , and Chicago .
September 22, 1960
President
Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending a United Nations General Assembly session.
March 8, 1961
Informal visit while attending a U.N. meeting.
October 9–14, 1967
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Chairman
Private visit; visited Tampa , Cape Kennedy , and New York City.
October 20, 1969
Kofi Abrefa Busia
Prime Minister
Private visit
October 24, 1970
Attended a dinner at the White House on 25th anniversary of the U.N.
November 3–4, 1971
Private visit while en route to Mexico .
March 8–9, 1995
Jerry Rawlings
President
Official working visit
February 3–6, 1999
State visit
June 27–29, 2001
John Kufuor
Working visit; attended a forum of the Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa.
September 24, 2003
Met with President Bush at a U.N. General Assembly session in New York City.
June 9–10, 2004
Met with President Bush at the 30th G8 summit in Sea Island, Georgia .
June 12–13, 2005
Working visit; discussed the African Growth and Opportunity Act .
October 26, 2005
Working visit.
April 11–13, 2006
Working visit
September 14–17, 2008
State visit
March 7–12, 2012
John Atta Mills
Working visit
August 4–6, 2014
John Dramani Mahama
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .,[4] then attended private event in Springfield, Missouri
September 21–27, 2014
Working visit; participated in the Climate Summit in New York City on September 23. Addressed the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 25. Delivered lectures at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts on September 26–27.[44]
September 26–30, 2015
Working visit; co-hosted an event on health crisis with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on September 26 in New York City.[45] Also addressed the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 30.[46]
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Guest
Title
Reason
October 25 – November 8, 1959
Ahmed Sékou Touré
President
State visit; also visited Raleigh , Chicago , Los Angeles , Wheeling , Omal , and New York City .
October 9–12, 1962
Informal visit; visited New York City.
August 8–15, 1979
Private visit; met with President Carter on August 8. Also visited Los Angeles, Denver , Pittsburgh, and New York City.
June 26 – July 3, 1982
Private visit; met with President Reagan on June 30.
July 29, 2011
Alpha Condé
Working visit
August 4–6, 2014
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4]
April 15, 2015
Attended the Africa Leaders Ebola Meeting.
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Guest
Title
Reason
February 19–22, 1980
Daniel arap Moi
President
State visit
September 24–26, 1981
Private visit en route to the United Nations General Assembly . Met with President Reagan on September 25.
May 11–14, 1987
Official working visit. Also visited New York City on March 14.
December 4–6, 2002
Working visit
October 5–7, 2003
Mwai Kibaki
State visit
September 23, 2010
Attended the United Nations General Assembly
August 4–6, 2014
Uhuru Kenyatta
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[4]
April 20–27, 2015
Working visit; attended the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles .[51]
September 24 – October 8, 2015
Working visit; attended the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.[52] Met with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Pope Francis .[53]
August 27, 2018
Official Working visit
February 6, 2020
October 11-15, 2021
September 20-24, 2022
William Ruto
Attended the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
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Guest
Title
Reason
May 26 – June 12, 1943
Edwin Barclay
President
Official visit. Addressed joint session of U.S. Congress on May 28. Afterwards visited Akron and Columbus , Buffalo , Philadelphia and New York City .
October 18–21, 1954
William Tubman (President-elect)
Accompanied President Edwin Barclay.
October 17–24, 1961
Official visit; visited New York City and Rutherford .
March 23 – April 3, 1968
Official visit.In U.S.March 23 – April 3; visited New York City, Baltimore , and Cedar Rapids .
June 5, 1973
William Tolbert
Private visit
November 5, 1974
September 20–27, 1976
State visit. Addressed joint session of U.S. Congress on September 23. Also visited Williamsburg, Virginia and Atlanta . After September 27, private visit to Philadelphia and New York City.
September 25 – October 2, 1979
Private visit; met with President Carter on October 2.
August 16–21, 1982
Samuel Doe
Official working visit. Private visit afterwards to Los Angeles .
February 9–12, 2004
Gyude Bryant
Chairman
Working visit
March 15–23, 2006
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
President
Addressed joint session of U.S. Congress on March 15.
February 12–16, 2007
Working visit
October 17–28, 2007
Working visit
October 20–22, 2008
Working visit. Also addressed the White House summit on international development on October 21.
May 27, 2010
Working visit
February 25–27, 2015
Official visit; met with President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss progress in addressing the West African Ebola virus epidemic .[55]
April 15, 2015
Attended the Africa Leaders Ebola Meeting.
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September 12, 1961
September 13, 1961
Modibo Keïta
President
Informal visit after attendingConference of Nonaligned Nations in Belgrade .
October 5, 1988
October 9, 1988
Moussa Traore
State Visit; (October 9) visited Dayton , Wilberforce , and Columbus
November 18, 1997
November 21, 1997
Alpha Oumar Konare
Working visit.
June 26, 2001
June 28, 2001
Working visit; attended a forum of the Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa.
February 11, 2008
February 13, 2008
Amadou Toumani Toure
Working visit.
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Title
Reason
November 25, 1957
November 28, 1957
Mohammed V
King
State visit.Afterwards visited Williamsburg , Dallas , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Omaha , Niagara Falls , and New York City .Departed U.S.December 13.
October 15, 1959
October 15, 1959
Abdallah Ibrahim
Prime Minister
Informal meeting with President Eisenhower . In U.S.October 11–30, led Moroccan delegation to the UN General Assembly , and visited Knoxville , Dallas , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Detroit and Niagara Falls
March 27, 1963
March 29, 1963
Hassan II
King
State visit. In U.S.March 26 – April 5. Visited New York City
February 9, 1967
February 11, 1967
Informal visit. Afterwards made a private visit to New York City .In U.S.February 8–17.
June 4, 1970
June 4, 1970
Ahmed Laraki
Prime Minister
Private visit. Presented personal message to President Nixon from King Hassan II
October 24, 1970
October 24, 1970
Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N.
April 15, 1971
April 15, 1971
Private visit.
December 3, 1977
December 3, 1977
Private visit. Delivered a message to President Carter postponing a state visit by King Hassan II
November 13, 1978
November 16, 1978
Hassan II
King
State visit.Afterwards visited Chicago . Departed U.S.November 29.
May 18, 1982
May 21, 1982
Official working visit. Private visit afterward to New York City and Chicago .
October 20, 1982
October 24, 1982
Official working visit. Led Arab League delegation presenting Middle East peace proposals
February 28, 1984
March 1, 1984
Karim Lamrani
Prime Minister
Official working visit. Private visit to New York City March 2.
September 26, 1990
September 26, 1990
Hassan II
King
Official visit.
January 30, 1992
January 30, 1992
Met with President Bush while attending a U.N Security Council Summit in New York City .
March 15, 1995
March 17, 1995
State Visit.
June 19, 2000
June 22, 2000
Mohammed VI
April 21, 2002
April 26, 2002
Working visit.
September 23, 2003
September 23, 2003
Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City
July 7, 2004
July 8, 2004
Working visit.
April 12, 2010
April 13, 2010
Abbas El Fassi
Prime Minister
Attended the Nuclear Security Summit
November 22, 2013
November 22, 2013
Mohammed VI
King
Working visit.
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May 8, 1968
May 9, 1968
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Prime Minister
Informal visit.Afterwards visited Cape Kennedy .Departed U.S.May 10.
September 18, 1969
September 18, 1969
Met with President Nixon in New York City while attending a U.N. General Assembly session.
October 24, 1970
October 24, 1970
Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N.
September 30, 1975
September 30, 1975
Private visit while attending U.N. General Assembly session.
October 12, 1981
October 16, 1981
Private visit.Met with President Reagan October 16.
June 4, 1991
June 6, 1991
Aneerood Jugnauth
Official working visit.Private visit to New York City afterward.
June 23, 2003
June 27, 2003
Working visit.Also attended United States-Africa Business Summit.
August 5, 2014
August 6, 2014
Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Attended the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
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October 4, 1977
October 4, 1977
Samora Machel
President
Met with President Carter in New York City while attending U.N. General Assembly session.
September 17, 1985
September 21, 1985
Official Working Visit.Private visit to Atlanta afterward.
October 5, 1987
October 5, 1987
Joaquim Chissano
Met with President Reagan during a private visit.
March 12, 1990
March 14, 1990
Official visit.
September 27, 1993
September 27, 1993
Met with President Clinton at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City
November 29, 1998
December 1, 1998
Working visit.
November 22, 2002
November 27, 2002
September 24, 2003
September 24, 2003
Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City
June 12, 2005
June 13, 2005
Armando Guebuza
Working visit. Discussed African Growth and Opportunity Act
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September 26, 1967
September 27, 1967
Hamani Diori
President
Official visit. In U.S.September 25-October 11; visited the U.S Virgin Islands , Tucson , Chicago , New York City , and San Francisco .
December 10, 1984
December 13, 1984
Seyni Kountché
Official Working Visit.Private visit afterwards to Columbus
June 12, 2005
June 13, 2005
Mamadou Tandja
Working visit.Discussed African Growth and Opportunity Act
September 29, 2011
September 29, 2011
Mahamadou Issoufou
Working visit
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October 8, 1960
October 8, 1960
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Prime Minister
Met with President Eisenhower in Washington, D.C. while attending UN General Assembly
July 25, 1961
July 28, 1961
Official visit. In U.S.July 24 – August 1, visiting New York City , Chicago , and Knoxville
October 10, 1977
October 13, 1977
Olusegun Obasanjo
President
Official Visit. Afterwards visited New York City .Departed U.S.September 15
October 3, 1980
October 8, 1980
Shehu Shagari
State visit.
March 30, 1999
March 30, 1999
Olusegun Obasanjo
Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Arrived in New York City March 29.
October 27, 1999
October 30, 1999
Official working visit.
May 10, 2001
May 12, 2001
Working visit.
November 2, 2001
November 2, 2001
Met with President Bush during a private visit.
June 20, 2002
June 20, 2002
June 10, 2004
June 11, 2004
Met with President Bush during the G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island . Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan .
December 2, 2004
December 3, 2004
Working visit.
May 5, 2005
May 5, 2005
March 28, 2006
March 29, 2006
December 12, 2007
December 15, 2007
Umaru Yar'Adua
April 11, 2010
April 13, 2010
Goodluck Jonathan
Attended the Nuclear Security Summit .
June 8, 2011
June 8, 2011
Working visit.
September 23, 2013
September 23, 2013
Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City .
July 20, 2015
July 21, 2015
Muhammadu Buhari
Working visit.
March 31, 2016
April 1, 2016
Attended the Nuclear Security Summit .
April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018
Working visit.
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September 19, 1962
September 22, 1962
Grégoire Kayibanda
President
Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly
August 14, 1967
August 14, 1967
Informal visit. In U.S.August 13–14; visited New York City
September 24, 1980
September 26, 1980
Juvenal Habyarimana
Private visit. Met with President Carter September 25.
October 19, 1995
October 19, 1995
Pasteur Bizimungu
Attended Africare dinner with President Clinton
September 13, 2002
September 13, 2002
Paul Kagame
Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City
March 3, 2003
March 6, 2003
Working visit.
April 15, 2005
April 15, 2005
May 30, 2006
June 2, 2006
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November 3, 1961
November 3, 1961
Léopold Sédar Senghor
President
Official visit. In U.S. October 30 – November 4. Also visited New York City .
September 28, 1966
September 28, 1966
State Visit.
October 24, 1970
October 24, 1970
Abdou Diouf
Prime Minister
Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N.
June 18, 1971
June 18, 1971
Léopold Sédar Senghor
President
Private visit. In the U.S. June 12–18. Also visited Cambridge
May 22, 1975
May 22, 1975
Private visit.
June 8, 1978
June 8, 1978
April 5, 1980
April 8, 1980
Private visit. Met with President Carter April 8.
August 9, 1983
August 9, 1983
Abdou Diouf
Official working visit.
April 13, 1985
April 17, 1985
Private Visit. Met with President Reagan April 16.
May 14, 1990
May 14, 1990
Private visit.
September 9, 1991
September 12, 1991
State Visit.
May 21, 1994
May 23, 1994
Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
June 28, 2001
June 28, 2001
Abdoulaye Wade
Working visit; attended a forum of the Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa.
June 18, 2002
June 18, 2002
Met with President Bush during a private visit.
June 9, 2004
June 10, 2004
Met with President Bush at the G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island
December 5, 2004
December 7, 2004
Working visit.
March 28, 2013
Macky Sall
Attended African Leaders Summit .
September 20, 2022
Attended the United Nations General Assembly .
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November 27, 1962
November 29, 1962
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
Prime Minister
Presidential guest.In U.S.November 25 – December 2, visiting New York City , Philadelphia , and San Juan .
March 14, 1968
March 16, 1968
Ibrahim Egal
Official visit.In U.S.March 13–21; visited New York City , Knoxville , Cape Kennedy , and Syracuse
October 6, 1969
October 6, 1969
Private visit.
October 11, 1974
October 11, 1974
Siad Barre
President
March 9, 1982
March 14, 1982
Official working visit.Private visit afterward to Houston , Chicago , and New York City
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April 18 – June 26, 1945
Jan Smuts
Prime Minister
Led South African delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco .
October 22 – December 8, 1946
Led South African delegation to the United Nations General Assembly . In U.S.October 22 – December 8.
September 23–25, 1990
Frederik Willem de Klerk
State President
Official working visit
June 30 – July 5, 1993
Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Received the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia .
October 2–7, 1994
Nelson Mandela
President
State visit; also visited New York City and addressed the U.N. General Assembly . Addressed joint meeting of U.S. Congress .
September 21–23, 1998
Working visit
September 21, 1998
Thabo Mbeki
Met with President Clinton during the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
May 22–25, 2000
State visit; afterwards visited Austin, Texas .
June 25–27, 2001
Working visit
November 11, 2001
Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City .
September 13, 2002
Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
July 10–11, 2004
Met with President Bush at the G8 summit in Sea Island, Georgia . Attended the funeral for former President Ronald Reagan .
June 1, 2005
Working visit
December 7–8, 2006
Working visit
November 14–15, 2008
Kgalema Motlanthe
Attended the G20 summit meeting in Washington, D.C..
September 22–25, 2009
Jacob Zuma
Attended the G20 summit meeting in Pittsburgh .
April 12–13, 2010
Attended the Nuclear Security Summit .
August 4–6, 2014
Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit .[73]
September 25-27, 2018
Cyril Ramaphosa
Attended the United Nations General Assembly
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Title
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October 4, 1961
October 7, 1961
Ibrahim Abboud
President
State visit.Afterwards visited Los Angeles , Fresno , San Francisco , Chicago , and New York City .Departed U.S.October 15.
June 10, 1976
June 10, 1976
Jaafar Nimeiry
Private visit.
September 21, 1978
September 21, 1978
June 27, 1980
July 2, 1980
Private visit.Met with President Carter July 2.
November 14, 1981
November 21, 1981
Private visit.Met with President Reagan November 20
November 19, 1983
November 22, 1983
Official working visit.Private visit afterward.Departed U.S.December 1.
March 27, 1985
April 5, 1985
Private Visit.Met with President Reagan April 1.
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17.Jul. 1961
17.Jul. 1961
Julius Nyerere
Prime Minister
Informal visit after attending UN Trusteeship Council meeting.
July 15, 1963
July 17, 1963
President
Official visit. In U.S. July 14–20, visited Boston and New York City .
August 3, 1977
August 5, 1977
President
State visit. Afterwards visited Sioux City , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Nashville , and Atlanta . Departed U.S. August 10.
21.Se.1999
September 21, 1999
Benjamin Mkapa
Met with President Clinton at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City .
September 18, 2006
September 18, 2006
Jakaya Kikwete
Met with President Bush at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City .
August 26, 2008
August 31, 2008
Working visit.
September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008
Met with President Bush at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City .
May 21, 2009
May 21, 2009
Working Visit.
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September 23, 1960
September 23, 1960
Sylvanus Olympio
President
Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session.
March 20, 1962
March 22, 1962
Presidential guest.In the U.S.March 19–30, visiting New York City , Niagara Falls , and the U.S Virgin Islands .
October 22, 1983
October 26, 1983
Gnassingbe Eyadema
Private visit.Met with President Reagan October 24.
July 30, 1990
August 1, 1990
Official working visit.
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May 3, 1961
May 6, 1961
Habib Bourguiba
President
State visit. Addressed Congress May 4. Afterwards visited Knoxville , Dallas , and New York City . Departed U.S. May 13.
May 15, 1968
May 17, 1968
State visit. In U.S. May 12–21; visited Williamsburg (private), Houston , San Antonio , and New York City .
March 31, 1969
March 1, 1969
Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower ; met with President Nixon April 1.
May 1, 1975
May 5, 1975
Hedi Amara Nouira
Prime Minister
Official visit. In U.S. April 29 – May 6; visited Williamsburg and Atlanta .
November 28, 1978
December 1, 1978
Official visit. Afterwards visited Dallas , Phoenix , Fresno , and New York City . Departed U.S. December 5.
April 26, 1982
April 30, 1982
Mohammed Mzali
Official working visit. In U.S. April 24; visited Princeton . Private visit afterwards to Chicago and New York City .
June 14, 1985
June 25, 1985
Habib Bourguiba
President
Official Working Visit.
November 14, 1989
November 14, 1989
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Met with President Bush during a private visit.
May 14, 1990
May 17, 1990
State Visit.
February 15, 2004
February 21, 2004
Working visit.
October 7, 2011
October 7, 2011
Beji Caid Essebsi
Prime Minister
April 3, 2014
April 4, 2014
Mehdi Jomaa
May 20, 2015
May 21, 2015
Beji Caid Essebsi
President
Official Working Visit.
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October 22, 1962
October 23, 1962
Milton Obote
Prime Minister
Presidential guest.
October 19, 1987
October 19, 1987
Yoweri Museveni
President
Met with President Reagan during a private visit.
October 1, 1990
October 1, 1990
Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly .
June 18, 1994
June 22, 1994
Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
May 5, 2002
May 7, 2002
Working visit.
June 9, 2003
June 14, 2003
June 23, 2003
June 27, 2003
Apollo Nsibambi
Prime Minister
Attended United States-Africa Business Summit; met with President Bush during a private visit June 26.
June 9, 2004
June 10, 2004
Yoweri Museveni
President
Met with President Bush at the G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island .
October 29, 2007
October 31, 2007
Working visit.
September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008
Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City .
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July 9, 1979
July 11, 1979
Abel Muzorewa
Prime Minister
Unofficial visit.Met with President Carter July 11.
August 21, 1980
August 27, 1980
Robert Mugabe
Prime Minister
Official visit.
September 12, 1983
September 14, 1983
Official working visit.Private visit to Detroit afterward.
July 23, 1991
July 25, 1991
President
Official working visit.
May 17, 1995
May 19, 1995
June 12, 2009
June 12, 2009
Morgan Tsvangirai
Prime Minister
Working Visit.
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