Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Seoul |
Visit to Korean combat zone. [Visit made as President-elect.] |
December 2–5, 1952 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Seoul |
Met with Prime Minister Huh Chung and addressed the National Assembly. |
June 19–20, 1960 |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Seoul, Suwon |
State visit; met with President Park Chung Hee and Prime Minister Chung
Il-kwon. |
October 31–November 2, 1966 |
Gerald R. Ford |
Seoul |
Met with President Park Chung Hee. |
November 22–23, 1974 |
Jimmy Carter |
Seoul |
State visit; met with President Park Chung Hee and Prime Minister Choi Kyu
Hah. |
June 29–July 1, 1979 |
Ronald Reagan |
Seoul, Demilitarized Zone |
State visit; met with President Chun, addressed the National Assembly, and visited
U.S. troops. |
November 12–14, 1983 |
George H.W. Bush |
Seoul |
Official visit; addressed the National Assembly. |
February 27, 1989 |
George H.W. Bush |
Seoul |
Met with President Roh and senior Korean officials, signed a science and technology
agreement, addressed the Korean National Assembly, and visited U.S. military
personnel. |
January 5–7, 1992 |
William J. Clinton |
Seoul |
Met with President Kim, addressed the Korean National Assembly, and visited U.S.
military personnel. |
July 10–11, 1993 |
William J. Clinton |
Cheju Island |
Met with President Kim and proposed four-nation peace talks. |
April 15–16, 1996 |
William J. Clinton |
Seoul, Osan |
Met with President Kim Dae Jung; addressed U.S. military personnel. |
November 20–22, 1998 |
George W. Bush |
Seoul, Dorasan, Osan |
Met with President Kin Dae-Jung, visited the Demilitarized Zone, addressed U.S.
military personnel. |
February 19–21, 2002 |
George W. Bush |
Pusan, Gyeongju, Osan |
Attended APEC Summit meeting and met with Russian President Putin. |
November 16–20, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
Seoul, Yongsan |
Met with President Lee and addressed U.S. military personnel. |
August 5–6, 2008 |
Barack Obama |
Osan, Seoul |
Met with President Lee. |
November 18–19, 2009 |
Barack Obama |
Seoul |
Met with President Lee; attended the G-20 Summit Meeting. |
November 10–12, 2010 |
Barack Obama |
Seoul |
Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. Met with President Lee Myung-bak and visited
the Demilitarized Zone. |
March 25–27, 2012 |
Barack Obama |
Seoul |
Met with President Park Geun-hye, attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the National
War Memorial, and visited U.S. military personnel. |
April 25–26, 2014 |
Donald J. Trump |
Osan, Seoul |
Met with President Moon Jae-in. Visited U.S. Military personnel at Garrisons
Humphreys and Yongsan. |
November 7–8, 2017 |
Donald J. Trump |
Seoul |
Met with President Moon Jae-in, and crossed briefly into North Korean territory
where he was photographed with and spoke to Chairman Kim Jong-un. |
June 30, 2019 |
Joseph R. Biden |
Seoul |
Met with President Yoon Suk Yeol. |
May 19–21, 2022 |