South Korea

NameLocaleRemarksDate
Dwight D. EisenhowerSeoulVisit to Korean combat zone. [Visit made as President-elect.]December 2–5, 1952
Dwight D. EisenhowerSeoulMet with Prime Minister Huh Chung and addressed the National Assembly.June 19–20, 1960
Lyndon B. JohnsonSeoul, SuwonState visit; met with President Park Chung Hee and Prime Minister Chung Il-kwon.October 31–November 2, 1966
Gerald R. FordSeoulMet with President Park Chung Hee.November 22–23, 1974
Jimmy CarterSeoulState visit; met with President Park Chung Hee and Prime Minister Choi Kyu Hah.June 29–July 1, 1979
Ronald ReaganSeoul, Demilitarized ZoneState visit; met with President Chun, addressed the National Assembly, and visited U.S. troops.November 12–14, 1983
George H.W. BushSeoulOfficial visit; addressed the National Assembly.February 27, 1989
George H.W. BushSeoulMet 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. ClintonSeoulMet with President Kim, addressed the Korean National Assembly, and visited U.S. military personnel.July 10–11, 1993
William J. ClintonCheju IslandMet with President Kim and proposed four-nation peace talks.April 15–16, 1996
William J. ClintonSeoul, OsanMet with President Kim Dae Jung; addressed U.S. military personnel.November 20–22, 1998
George W. BushSeoul, Dorasan, OsanMet with President Kin Dae-Jung, visited the Demilitarized Zone, addressed U.S. military personnel.February 19–21, 2002
George W. BushPusan, Gyeongju, OsanAttended APEC Summit meeting and met with Russian President Putin.November 16–20, 2005
George W. BushSeoul, YongsanMet with President Lee and addressed U.S. military personnel.August 5–6, 2008
Barack ObamaOsan, SeoulMet with President Lee.November 18–19, 2009
Barack ObamaSeoulMet with President Lee; attended the G-20 Summit Meeting.November 10–12, 2010
Barack ObamaSeoulAttended the Nuclear Security Summit. Met with President Lee Myung-bak and visited the Demilitarized Zone.March 25–27, 2012
Barack ObamaSeoulMet 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. TrumpOsan, SeoulMet with President Moon Jae-in. Visited U.S. Military personnel at Garrisons Humphreys and Yongsan.November 7–8, 2017
Donald J. TrumpSeoulMet 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. BidenSeoulMet with President Yoon Suk Yeol.May 19–21, 2022