Madeleine Korbel Albright

CountryLocaleRemarksDate
ItalyRomeMet with Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister Dini.February 16, 1997
GermanyBonnMet with Chancellor Kohl and Foreign Minister Kinkel.February 16–17, 1997
FranceParisMet with President Chirac, Prime Minister Juppe, and Foreign Minister de Charette.February 17–18, 1997
BelgiumBrusselsAddressed NATO Foreign Ministers and the European Commission.February 18, 1997
United KingdomLondonMet with Prime Minister Major and Foreign Secretary Rifkind.February 18–19, 1997
RussiaMoscowMet with President Yeltsin, Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, and Foreign Minister Primakov.February 19–21, 1997
Korea, Republic ofSeoul, Camp Bonifas, PanmunjonMet with President Kim, Foreign Minister Yoo, and visited U.S. troops at the Demilitarized Zone.February 21–23, 1997
JapanTokyoMet with Prime Minister Hashimoto and senior officials.February 23–24, 1997
ChinaBeijingMet with President Jiang and senior Chinese officials.February 24, 1997
FinlandHelsinkiAccompanied President Clinton to a summit meeting with Russian President Yeltsin.March 20–21, 1997
RussiaMoscowMet with Foreign Minister Primakov.May 1–2, 1997
GuatemalaGuatemala City, TulucheSigned agreement on cross-border auto thefts and visited a demobilization camp.May 4, 1997
MexicoMexico, D.F.Accompanied President Clinton on a State Visit and attended a meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission.May 5–7, 1997
Costa RicaSan JoseAccompanied President Clinton to a Summit Meeting with the Presidents of the Central American Republics.May 7–9, 1997
BarbadosBridgetownAccompanied President Clinton to a U.S.-Caribbean Community Summit Meeting.May 9–11, 1997
FranceParisAccompanied President Clinton to the signing of the NATO-Russia Founding Act.May 26–27, 1997
NetherlandsThe HagueAccompanied President Clinton to the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, and visited the UN War Crimes Tribunal.May 27–28, 1997
PortugalSintraAttended NATO Ministerial Meeting, the inaugural meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, and a meeting of the Bosnian Peace Implementation Council. Also met with the Co-Presidents of Bosnia.May 29–30, 1997
CroatiaZagreb, PrevrsacMet with President Tudjman and appealed for the return of Serb refugees.May 30–31, 1997
SerbiaBelgradeMet with President Milosevic.May 31–June 1, 1997
BosniaSarajevo, Brcko, Banja LukaMet with the Collective Presidency, dedicated a bridge over the Sava River, and met with Bosnian Serb President Plavsic.June 1, 1997
VietnamHanoi, Ho Chi Minh CityMet with Prime Minister Kiet and senior Vietnamese officials. Laid cornerstone of a new Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.June 26–29, 1997
United KingdomHong KongAttended the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China.June 29–July 1, 1997
SpainMadridAttended NATO Summit Meeting.July 7–10, 1997
PolandWarsawAccompanied President Clinton.July 10–11, 1997
RomaniaBucharestAccompanied President Clinton.July 11–12, 1997
SloveniaLjubljanaMet with Foreign Minister Thaler.July 12, 1997
RussiaSt. PetersburgMet with Foreign Minister Primakov.July 12–13, 1997
LithuaniaVilniusMet with the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States.July 13, 1997
Czech RepublicPragueMet with President Havel and visited the Pinkas Synagogue.July 13–14, 1997
MalaysiaKuala LumpurAttended ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum.July 26–29, 1997
SingaporeSingaporeStopped while returning to the U.S.July 29–30, 1997
Czech RepublicLetohrad, Kostelec, TerezinVisiting the birthplaces of her parents and the site of the concentration camp where her grandparents were held.August 31–September 2, 1997
IsraelTel Aviv, JerusalemMet with Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior Israeli officials.September 9–12, 1997
Palestinian AuthorityRamallahMet with Chairman Arafat.September 11–12, 1997
SyriaDamascusMet with President Assad.September 12, 1997
EgyptAlexandriaMet with President Mubarak.September 12–13, 1997
Saudi ArabiaJeddah, Abha, Prince Sultan Air BaseMet with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah, with Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers, and visited U.S. military personnel.September 13–14, 1997
JordanAmmanMet with King Hussein.September 14–15, 1997
CyprusLarnacaStopped en route to Beirut.September 15, 1997
LebanonBeirutMet with President Hrawi and senior Lebanese officials; addressed Beirut Forum.September 15, 1997
VenezuelaCaracasAccompanied President Clinton.October 12–13, 1997
BrazilBrasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de JaneiroAccompanied President Clinton.October 13–15, 1997
ArgentinaBuenos AiresAccompanied President Clinton.October 15–17, 1997
HaitiPort-au-PrinceMet with President Preval and Haitian political leaders.October 17, 1997
United KingdomEdinburgh, LondonDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Foreign Secretary Cook, and the Middle East peace process with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.November 14–15, 1997
SwitzerlandBerneDiscussed the Middle East peace process with PLO Chairman Arafat.November 15, 1997
QatarDohaAttended the Middle East-North African Economic Conference.November 15–16, 1997
BahrainManamaMet with UN weapons inspectors formerly stationed In Iraq.November 16, 1997
KuwaitKuwait CityDiscussed the Iraq crisis with senior Kuwaiti officials.November 16, 1997
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhDiscussed the Iraq crisis with senior Saudi officials.November 16–17, 1997
PakistanIslamabad, PeshawarMet with Prime Minister Sharif and visited an Afghan refugee camp.November 17–18, 1997
IndiaNew DelhiMet with senior Indian officials.November 18–19, 1997
SwitzerlandGenevaDiscussed Iraq crisis with the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France, and Russia.November 19–20, 1997
CanadaVancouverAttended APEC Foreign and Trade Ministerial and Summit Meetings.November 21–25, 1997
FranceParisMet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.December 5–6, 1997
SwitzerlandGenevaMet with PLO Chairman Arafat.December 6, 1997
FranceParisMet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and French Foreign Minister Vedrine.December 6–8, 1997
EthiopiaAddis AbabaAddressed the Economic Commission of the Organization of African Unity.December 8–10, 1997
UgandaKampala, GuluMet with President Museveni, northern Ugandan refugees, and Sudanese opposition leaders.December 10–11, 1997
RwandaKigaliMet with President Bizimungu and Vice President Kagame.December 11, 1997
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)KinshasaMet with President Kabila.December 11–12, 1997
AngolaLuandaDiscussed Lusaka peace process with President Dos Santos.December 12, 1997
South AfricaPretoria, Cape TownMet with President Mandela.December 12–14, 1997
ZimbabweHarareMet with President Mugabe.December 14–15, 1997
BelgiumBrusselsAttended NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting and meetings of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, and the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council.December 15–17, 1997
FranceParisMet with President Chirac and with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.December 17–18, 1997
United KingdomLondonMet with PLO Chairman Arafat.December 18, 1997
Bosnia-HerzegovinaSarajevo, TuzlaAccompanied President Clinton to meetings with Bosnian officials and U.S. military personnel.December 21–22, 1997
BelgiumBrusselsStopped en route to London.December 22, 1997
United KingdomLondonPrivate visit.December 22–30, 1997
FranceParisDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Foreign Minister Vedrine.January 29–30, 1998
SpainMadridDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Primakov.January 30, 1998
United KingdomLondon, AscotDiscussed the Iraq crisis with British Foreign Secretary Cook and King Hussein of Jordan.January 30–31, 1998
IsraelJerusalemDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Netanyahu.January 31–February 1, 1998
Palestinian AuthorityRamallahDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Chairman Arafat.February 1, 1998
KuwaitKuwait CityDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Emir al-Sabah.February 1, 1998
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Crown Prince Abdullah.February 1–2, 1998
BahrainManamaDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Foreign Minister Khalifa.February 2–3, 1998
EgyptCairoDiscussed the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa.February 3, 1998
UkraineKievMet with President Kuchma and signed nuclear cooperation agreement.March 6, 1998
ItalyRomeDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister Dini.March 6–8, 1998
Vatican CityDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Pope John Paul II.March 7, 1998
GermanyBonnDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Foreign Minister Kinkel.March 8, 1998
FranceParisDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Foreign Minister Vedrine.March 8, 1998
United KingdomLondonDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with representatives of the Contact Group.March 8–9, 1998
SpainMadridDiscussed the Iraq crisis with Foreign Minister Matutes.March 9, 1998
CanadaOttawa, HullMet with Prime Minister Chretien and Foreign Minister Axworthy.March 9–10, 1998
ItalyRomeDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Foreign Minister Dini.March 24, 1998
Vatican CityDiscussed the Kosovo crisis and the situation in Cuba with Vatican officials.March 24, 1998
GermanyBonnAttended a Contact Group ministerial meeting.March 24–25, 1998
HaitiPort-au-Prince, JacmelMet with President Preval and Haitian political leaders. Discussed narcotics control with Haitian and Dominican officials aboard USCG Dallas.April 4, 1998
Trinidad and TobagoCrown Point, Port of SpainMet with Prime Minister Panday and with Caricom Foreign Ministers.April 4–6, 1998
ChileSantiagoAccompanied President Clinton on a state visit and to the Second Summit of the Americas.April 16–19, 1998
JapanTokyoMet with Prime Minister Hashimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi. Signed amended Acquisitions and Cross-Servicing Agreement.April 28–29, 1998
ChinaBeijingMet with President Jiang and senior Chinese officials and made arrangements for President Clinton's state visit.April 29–May 1, 1998
Korea, Republic ofSeoulMet with President Kim and senior Korean officials.May 1–2, 1998
MongoliaUlaanbaatarMet with President Bagabandi and senior Mongolian officials and addressed the Great Hural.May 2, 1998
United KingdomLondonMet with Prime Minister Blair, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and PLO Chairman Arafat. Attended G-8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting.May 3–9, 1998
United KingdomLondonAttended U.S.-EU Summit Meeting and met with PLO Chairman Arafat.May 17–18, 1998
SwitzerlandGenevaAttended ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of GATT.May 18, 1998
LuxembourgLuxembourgAttended NATO Ministerial Meeting.May 28–29, 1998
VenezuelaCaracasAttended OAS General Assembly meeting.June 1–2, 1998
SwitzerlandGenevaDiscussed the India-Pakistan nuclear crisis with the Foreign Ministers of the permanent member states of the UN Security Council.June 4, 1998
United KingdomLondonDiscussed the South Asian nuclear crisis and the Kosovo crisis with the G-8 Foreign Ministers.June 12, 1998
ChinaXian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong KongAccompanied President Clinton on a State Visit.June 25–July 3, 1998
JapanTokyoMet with Prime Minister Hashimoto and Foreign Minister Obuchi.July 3–4, 1998
PhilippinesManilaAttended ASEAN Regional Forum and Post Ministerial Conference. Met with Russian Foreign Minister Primakov.July 26–29, 1998
Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyMet with Prime Minister Skate and announced additional U.S. humanitarian assistance.July 29, 1998
AustraliaSydneyAttended Australia-U.S. Ministerial Meeting.July 29–August 1, 1998
New ZealandAucklandMet with Prime Minister Shipley.August 1, 1998
ItalyRomeWas to have attended wedding of Spokesman James Rubin; returned to Washington after bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.August 7, 1998
GermanyRamstein Air Force Base, LandstuhlVisited Embassy personnel wounded in the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania; accompanied the dead back to the United States.August 12–13, 1998
TanzaniaDar es SalaamVisited site of the U.S. Embassy.August 18, 1998
KenyaNairobiVisited site of the U.S. Embassy and met with President Moi.August 18, 1998
CroatiaZagrebMet with President Tudjman and Croatian politicians and journalists.August 29–30, 1998
Bosnia-HerzegovinaBijeljina, Sarajevo, TuzlaMet with Bosnian, Bosnian Serb, and NATO officials.August 30–31, 1998
RussiaMoscowAttended U.S.-Russian Summit Meeting.August 31–September 3, 1998
AustriaViennaOfficial visit. Attended U.S.-European Union ministerial meeting and addressed the OSCE Permanent Council.September 3, 1998
IsraelJerusalemDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Netanyahu.October 6–7, 1998
Palestinian AuthorityJericho, ErezDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Chairman Arafat.October 6, 1998
BelgiumBrusselsDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with NATO officials.October 7–8, 1998
United KingdomLondonDiscussed the Kosovo crisis with Contact Group Foreign Ministers.October 8, 1998
MalaysiaKuala LumpurAttended APEC Ministerial Meeting and met with the wife of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.November 14–15, 1998
BelgiumBrusselsAttended NATO Ministerial meeting, and ministerial meetings of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council, and NATO-Ukraine Commission.December 8–9, 1998
FranceLyon, ParisAnnounced opening of the American Presence Post in Lyon. Met with President Chirac and senior French officials.December 9–10, 1998
IsraelJerusalem, MasadaAccompanied President Clinton.December 12–15, 1998
Palestinian AuthorityGaza, ErezAccompanied President Clinton. On December 15, attended meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat.December 14–15, 1998
JordanAmmanDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Crown Prince Hassan.December 15, 1998
RussiaMoscowDiscussed strategic arms limitations and the Kosovo crisis with Prime Minister Primakov.January 25–27, 1999
EgyptCairoDiscussed the Iraq crisis with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa.January 27, 1999
Saudi ArabiaRiyadh, Prince Sultan Air BaseDiscussed the Iraq crisis with King Fahd and senior Saudi officials and addressed U.S. military personnel.January 27–28, 1999
JordanAmmanBriefed Crown Prince Abdullah on the Iraq crisis.January 28, 1999
United KingdomLondonAttended a meeting of Contact Group Foreign Ministers.January 28–29, 1999
United KingdomLondonAttended a meeting of Contact Group Foreign Ministers.February 5, 1999
FranceParis, RambouilletMet with Contact Group Foreign Ministers and with the delegations to the Kosovo peace conference.February 13–14, 1999
MexicoMeridaAccompanied President Clinton during a State Visit.February 15, 1999
FranceParis, RambouilletAttended the Kosovo peace conference.February 20–23, 1999
ChinaBeijingMet with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials.February 28–March 2, 1999
ThailandChiang Mai, BangkokVisited the Hill Tribes Institute in Chiang Mai; met with senior Thai officials.March 2–4, 1999
IndonesiaJakartaMet with senior Indonesian officials and East Timor leader Xanana Gusmao.March 4–5, 1999
United KingdomLondonDiscussed the U.S. peace plan for Kosovo with special envoy Dole and Foreign Secretary Cook.March 6, 1999
GuatemalaAntigua GuatemalaAttended Central American Summit Meeting.March 10–11, 1999
BelgiumBrusselsAttended NATO Ministerial meeting on the Kosovo crisis.April 11–13, 1999
NorwayOsloMet with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov.April 13, 1999
BelgiumBrusselsAccompanied President Clinton to meetings with senior NATO officials.May 4, 1999
GermanyBonnAttended a G-8 Foreign Ministers meeting on the Kosovo conflict.May 4–6, 1999
GermanyBonn, CologneAttended a G-8 Foreign Ministers meeting on the Kosovo conflict and the G-8 and U.S.-EU Ministerial meetings; met with Kosovar political leaders.June 6–11, 1999
BelgiumBrusselsBriefed senior NATO officials on the Kosovo peace agreement.June 8, 1999
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic ofSkopje, Stenkovec IVisited a refugee camp and addressed U.S. military personnel.June 11, 1999
FinlandHelsinkiMet with the Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers to discuss a Russian role in peacekeeping in Kosovo; met with President Atisaari.June 17–18, 1999
FranceParisMet with senior French officials.June 19–20, 1999
GermanyCologneAttended G-8 Economic Summit meeting.June 20–21, 1999
SloveniaLjubljanaAccompanied President Clinton and met with Montenegrin President Djukanovic.June 21–22, 1999
BulgariaSofiaWorking visit.June 22, 1999
RomaniaBucharestWorking visit.June 22, 1999
AustriaViennaVacation.July 1–10, 1999
JapanTokyoStopped en route to ASEAN Ministerial meetings.July 23–24, 1999
SingaporeSingaporeAttended ASEAN Regional Forum, ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, and trilateral ministerial consultations with Japan and South Korea. Met with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov.July 24–27, 1999
BahrainDhahranStopped en route to Rome.July 27, 1999
ItalyRome, AvianoMet with Foreign Minister Dini. Joined President Clinton July 30 at Aviano Air Force Base for visit to Sarajevo.July 28–30, 1999
Vatican CityMet with Secretary for Relations with States Tauran.July 28, 1999
Serbia-Montenegro (Kosovo)PristinaMet with UN and NATO officials, U.S. military personnel, and representatives of the people of Kosovo.July 29, 1999
Bosnia-HerzegovinaSarajevoAttended Stability Pact Leaders Conference.July 30, 1999
ItalyAvianoStopped en route to U.S. from Sarajevo.July 30, 1999
MoroccoRabatMet with King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Youssoufi.September 1–2, 1999
EgyptAlexandriaMet with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Moussa, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Arafat.September 2, 1999
IsraelTel Aviv, JerusalemDiscussed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with senior Israeli officials.September 2–4, 1999
Palestinian AuthorityGazaDiscussed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with senior Palestinian Authority officials.September 3, 1999
SyriaDamascusDiscussed the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa.September 4, 1999
LebanonBeirutMet with Prime Minister al-Hoss.September 4, 1999
EgyptSharm el-SheikhAttended the signing of the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process Agreement.September 4, 1999
IsraelJerusalemOvernight stop before traveling to Turkey.September 4–5, 1999
TurkeyIstanbul, IzmitDiscussed disaster relief with Foreign Minister Cem.September 5, 1999
VietnamHanoi, Ho Chi Minh CityMet with senior Vietnamese officials and opened new U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.September 6–8, 1999
New ZealandAucklandAttended APEC Ministerial and Leaders meetings.September 8–13, 1999
GuineaConakryMet with President Conte.October 18, 1999
Sierra LeoneFreetown, Murray TownMet with President Kabbah, former rebel leaders, and ECOMOG and UNOMSIL officials; visited the Amputee and War Wounded Camp at Murray Town.October 18, 1999
MaliBamakoMet with President Konare and reviewed ACRI forces.October 18–19, 1999
NigeriaAbuja, KanoMet with President Obasanjo, senior Nigerian officials, representatives of ECOWAS, and officials and political leaders of northern Nigeria.October 19–20, 1999
KenyaNairobiMet with President Moi and inaugurated a new Embassy building. Also met with IGAD representatives and representatives of Sudanese civil society.October 20–23, 1999
TanzaniaDar es SalaamAttended the state funeral of former President Nyerere. Met with President Mkapa and President Buyoya of Burundi.October 21, 1999
NorwayOsloAccompanied President Clinton on a State visit to commemorative ceremony for former Israeli Prime Minister Rabin.November 1–2, 1999
TurkeyAnkara, Ephesus, IstanbulAccompanied President Clinton on a State visit; attended OSCE Summit meeting in Istanbul.November 14–19, 1999
GreeceAthensAccompanied President Clinton on a State visit.November 19–20, 1999
ItalyFlorenceAccompanied President Clinton to conference on Progressive Governance for the 21st Century.November 20–21, 1999
SlovakiaBratislavaMet with President Schuster, Prime Minister Dzurinda, and other senior officials.November 22, 1999
BulgariaSofiaJoined President Clinton for meetings with senior Bulgarian officials.November 22–23, 1999
Serbia-Montenegro (Kosovo)PristinaAccompanied President Clinton; visited refugee camps.November 23, 1999
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhMet with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah.December 6–7, 1999
SyriaDamascusMet with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa.December 7, 1999
IsraelJerusalemMet with Prime MInister Barak and senior Israeli officials.December 7–9, 1999
Palestinian AuthorityBethlehem, RamallahMet with Chairman Arafat.December 8, 1999
EgyptSharm el-SheikhMet with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa.December 9, 1999
GermanyBerlinAttended G-8 Foreign Ministers meeting; met with President Djukanovic of Montenegro and Serbian opposition leaders.December 17, 1999
FranceParisMet with Foreign Minister Vedrine.December 17–18, 1999
ColombiaCartagenaDiscussed anti-narcotics assistance with President Pastrana.January 14–15, 2000
PanamaPanama CityMet with President Moscoso; visited Panama Canal.January 15, 2000
MexicoOaxacaMet with Foreign Minister Green.January 15–16, 2000
SwitzerlandDavosAttended meeting of the World Economic Forum.January 29–31, 2000
RussiaMoscowOfficial visit; led U.S. delegtaion to Multilateral Steering Group.January 31–February 2, 2000
CroatiaZagrebMet with Prime Minister Racan and Croatian political leaders.February 2, 2000
CroatiaZagrebLed the U.S. delegation to the inauguration of President Mesic. Met with Serbian opposition leaders.February 18–19, 2000
AlbaniaTiranaMet with President Meidani and Prime Minister Meta; addressed the Albanian Parliament.February 19, 2000
PortugalLisbonAttended U.S.-European Union Ministerial meeting.March 4–5, 2000
Czech RepublicPrague, Brno, HodininMet with President Havel and senior officials, commemorated the 150th birthday of former President Thomas Masaryk; met with representatives of Serbian NGOs.March 5–8, 2000
Bosnia-HerzegovinaSarajevo, Brcko, Banja LukaMet with Bosnian political leaders and International community representatives; inaugurated Brcko Statute.March 8–9, 2000
BelgiumBrusselsMet with European Union representatives; dedicated new USEU chancery.March 9–10, 2000
ItalyVeniceAttended Aspen Institute Italia "European Dialogue" conference; met with Foreign Minister Dini.March 18–19, 2000
IndiaNew Delhi, AgraAccompanied President Clinton.March 19–23, 2000
BangladeshDhakaAccompanied President Clinton.March 20, 2000
SwitzerlandGenevaAddressed the UN Human Rights Commission; met with Foreign Minister Deiss.March 23, 2000
IndiaMumbai (Bombay)Accompanied President Clinton.March 24–25, 2000
PakistanIslamabadAccompanied President Clinton to meetings with President Musharraf and senior officials.March 25, 2000
OmanMuscatAccompanied President Clinton.March 25, 2000
SwitzerlandGenevaAccompanied President Clinton to meetings with President Assad of Syria.March 26, 2000
UkraineKievMet with President Kuchma and Foreign Minister Trasyuk.April 14–15, 2000
KazakhstanAstana, AlmatyOfficial visit. Met with President Nazarbayev and senior officials.April 15–16, 2000
KyrgyzstanBishkekOfficial visit. Met with President Akayev.April 16, 2000
UzbekistanTashkent, Samarkand, BukharaMet with President Kamilov, senior officials, and members of non-governmental organizations.April 16–19, 2000
ItalyFlorenceAttended NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting; NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, and NATO-Ukraine Commission meetings.May 24–26, 2000
United KingdomLondonAddressed the London School of Economics.May 26, 2000
PortugalLisbonAccompanied President Clinton to the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting and to a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Barak.May 30–June 1, 2000
GermanyBerlin, AachenAccompanied President Clinton.June 1–3, 2000
RussiaMoscowAccompanied President Clinton to a Summit meeting.June 3–5, 2000
IsraelJerusalemDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Barak and senior Israeli officials.June 5–7, 2000
Palestinian AuthorityRamallahDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Chairman Arafat.June 6, 2000
EgyptCairoMet with President Mubarak and the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Syria, and Oman.June 7, 2000
IrelandShannonStopped en route return to Washington.June 7, 2000
SyriaDamascusAttended the funeral of President Assad.June 13, 2000
ChinaBeijingMet with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials.June 22–23, 2000
Korea, Republic ofSeoulMet with President Kim Dae Jung and senior Korean officials.June 23–24, 2000
PolandWarsaw, GdanskAttended Ministerial Panel on Democracy and International Organizations and the World Forum on Democracy; received an honorary degree from the University of Gdansk.June 24–27, 2000
IsraelJerusalemDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Barak and senior Israeli officials.June 27–29, 2000
Palestinian AuthorityRamallahDiscussed the Middle East peace process with Chairman Arafat.June 28, 2000
GermanyBerlinDelivered an address on democracy in the Balkans.June 29, 2000
ThailandBangkokAttended ASEAN Regional Forum and Post-Ministerial Conference; met with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun.July 28–29, 2000
JapanTokyo, MiyazakiMet with Prime Minister Mori and Foreign Minister Kono; attended the dedication of Albright Hall in Miyazaki.July 29–31, 2000
RussiaYekaterinburgStopped en route to Rome.July 31, 2000
ItalyRomeMet with Foreign Minister Dini and Montenegrin President Djukanovic.July 31–August 2, 2000
Vatican CityBriefed Foreign Minister Tauran on the Middle East peace process.August 1, 2000
IrelandShannonStopped en route to the United States.August 2, 2000
BrazilBrasiliaMet with President Cardoso and Foreign Minister Lampreia.August 15, 2000
ArgentinaBuenos AiresMet with President De la Rua and Foreign Minister Giavarini.August 15–17, 2000
ChileSantiagoMet with President Lagos and Foreign Minister Alvear.August 17–18, 2000
BoliviaLa PazMet with President Banzer and Foreign Minister de la Rocha.August 18, 2000
EcuadorQuitoMet with President Noboa and the Foreign and Defense Ministers.August 18–19, 2000
NetherlandsCuracao (Antilles)Stopped en route to Washington.August 19, 2000
ColombiaCartagenaAccompanied President Clinton.August 30, 2000
IcelandReykjavik, KeflavikDiscussed NATO issues with Foreign Minister Asgrimsson.September 30, 2000
FranceBordeaux, ParisOpened American Presence Post at Bordeaux; attended U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting and met with President Chirac.October 1–3, 2000
GermanyDresdenAttended ceremonies commemorating the 10th anniversary of German reunification.October 3, 2000
FranceParisDiscussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Prime Minister Barak and Chairman Arafat.October 3–5, 2000
EgyptSharm el-SheikhDiscussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Moussa, and Chairman Arafat.October 5, 2000
EgyptSharm el-SheikhAccompanied President Clinton to the Israeli-Palestinian Summit Meeting.October 16–17, 2000
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhDiscussed the Middle East peace process with King Fahd and senior officials; also met with Syrian President Bashar Assad.October 17–18, 2000
Korea, NorthPyongyangMet with President Kim Jong Il and senior officials.October 23–25, 2000
Korea, Republic ofSeoulMet with President Kim Dae Jung and the Foreign Ministers of South Korea and Japan.October 25–26, 2000
Brunei DarussalamBandar Seri BegawanAccompanied President Clinton to the APEC Leaders' Meeting.November 14–16, 2000
AustriaViennaAttended OSCE Ministerial Council meeting.November 26–27, 2000
MexicoMexico, D.F.Led the U.S. delegation to the inauguration of President Fox.November 30–December 2, 2000
South AfricaCape Town, PretoriaMet with President Mbeki and Foreign Minister Zuma; delivered addresses on public health issues.December 7–9, 2000
MauritiusPort LouisMet with Prime Minister Jugnauth.December 9–10, 2000
BotswanaGaboroneMet with President Mogai and Foreign Minister Marafhe.December 10–12, 2000
AlgeriaAlgiersWitnessed the signing of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Agreement.December 12, 2000
HungaryBudapestMet with Prime Minister Orban and Foreign Minister Martony; received an honorary degree from Szeged University.December 12–13, 2000
BelgiumBrusselsAttended NATO and NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council Ministerial meetings.December 13–16, 2000
SpainMadridMet with King Juan Carlos and signed Joint Declaration.January 11, 2001
FranceParisMet with Foreign Minister Vedrine and other European Foreign Ministers.January 11–13, 2001