Hillary Rodham Clinton - Travels of the President - Travels - Department
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
| Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Foreign Minister Nakasone. | February 16–18, 2009 |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Met with Foreign Minister Wirajuda and ASEAN Secretary General Pitsuwa. | February 18–19, 2009 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with Foreign Minister Yu; gave an address at Ewha Women’s University. | February 19–20, 2009 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Met with Foreign Minister Yang. | February 20–21, 2009 |
| Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Attended the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza. | March 2–3, 2009 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Met with President Peres, Prime Minister Olmert, and Foreign Minister Livni. | March 3–5, 2009 |
| Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | March 4, 2009 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting and met with the EU and Swiss Foreign Ministers. | March 5–6, 2009 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. | March 6–7, 2009 |
| Turkey | Ankara | Met with Foreign Minister Babacan. | March 7, 2009 |
| Mexico | Mexico City, Monterrey | Met with Foreign Secretary Espinosa and discussed the Merida Initiative. | March 25–26, 2009 |
| Netherlands | The Hague | Attended the International Conference of Afghanistan. | March 31–April 1, 2009 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit with President Obama. | April 1–3, 2009 |
| France | Strasbourg | Accompanied President Obama to the NATO Summit Meeting. | April 3–4, 2009 |
| Germany | Baden-Baden | Accompanied President Obama. | April 3–4, 2009 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Accompanied President Obama. | April 4–5, 2009 |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Met with President Preval and Prime Minister Pierre-Louis. | April 16, 2009 |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Met with President Fernandez. | April 16–17, 2009 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | Attended the Fifth Summit of the Americas. | April 17–19, 2009 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Met with Foreign Minister al-Sabah and members of the Office of Military Cooperation. | April 24–25, 2009 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Met with President Talebani, Prime Minister al-Maliki and senior officials. Visited U.S. military personnel, a Provincial Reconstruction Team, and attended a town meeting. | April 25, 2009 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Met with President Sleiman and Foreign Minister Salloukh. | April 26, 2009 |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Attended the inauguration of President Funes and a ministerial meeting of Pathways to Prosperity in America. | May 31–June 1, 2009 |
| Honduras | San Pedro Sula | Attended an OAS General Assembly meeting. | June 2, 2009 |
| Canada | Niagara Falls (Ontario) | Commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Canada-U.S. Boundary Waters Treaty, and met with Foreign Minister Cannon. | June 13, 2009 |
| India | Mumbai, New Delhi | Met with Prime Minister Singh and External Affairs Minister Krishna. Discussed a U.S.-India strategic partnership. | July 17–21, 2009 |
| Thailand | Bangkok, Phuket | Met with Prime Minister Abhisit and Foreign Minister Kasit. Attended the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum in Phuket. | July 21–23, 2009 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Attended the 8th AGOA Forum. Met with Somalian President Sheikh Ahmed. | August 4–7, 2009 |
| South Africa | Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban | Addressed an International Development Corporation event. Met with former Presidents Mandela and de Klerk and with President Zuma. | August 7–9, 2009 |
| Angola | Luanda | Met with Foreign Minister dos Anjos, addressed the National Assembly and signed a memorandum of understanding with Chevron and USAID. | August 9–10, 2009 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | Kinshasa, Goma | Met with Prime Minister Muzito and President Kabila. Attended a round-table on gender-based violence issues. | August 10–11, 2009 |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Met with Foreign Minister Maduekwe. | August 11–13, 2009 |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Met with President Johnson-Sirleaf. Addressed the National Assembly. | August 13–14, 2009 |
| Cape Verde | Sal | Met with Prime Minister Neves. | August 14, 2009 |
| Switzerland | Zurich | Witnessed the signing of a protocol to normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey. | October 9–10, 2009 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister Brown and Foreign Secretary Miliband. | October 10–12, 2009 |
| Ireland | Dublin | Met with Prime Minister Cowen. | October 11, 2009 |
| United Kingdom | Belfast | Met with Northern Irish First Minister Robinson and Deputy First Minister McGuiness. Addressed the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Northern Ireland Business Working Group. | October 11–12, 2009 |
| Russia | Moscow, Kazan | Met with President Medvedev and Foreign Minister Lavrov concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and counterterrorism. In Kazan, met with Tatarstan President Shaymiyev and attended a dialogue on diversity at Kazan State University. | October 12–14, 2009 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad, Lahore | Met with Foreign Minister Qureshi. Announced several assistance programs. | October 28–30, 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Met with Palestinian Authority President Abbas. | October 30, 2009 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Lieberman. | October 30–November 2, 2009 |
| Morocco | Marrakesh | Met with King Mohammed VI and Foreign Minister Fassi-Fihri and with the GCC+3 Foreign Ministers. Attended the 6th Forum for the Future. | November 2–3, 2009 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Special Envoy Mitchell. | November 3–4, 2009 |
| Germany | Berlin | Attended ceremonies commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Met with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Westerwelle. | November 8–9, 2009 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Attended APEC Forum and Ministerial meetings. | November 10–12, 2009 |
| Philippines | Manila | Met with President Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Romulo. Announced new disaster relief program. | November 12–13, 2009 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Attended APEC Leaders’ Meeting with President Obama. | November 13–16, 2009 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Beijing, Shanghai | Accompanied President Obama. Dedicated the USA Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. | November 16–18, 2009 |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Attended the inauguration of President Karzai. | November 18–19, 2009 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Foreign Minister’s Meeting, a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, and met with representatives of non-NATO ISAF-contributing countries. | December 4, 2009 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Attended the UN Climate Change Conference. | December 18–19, 2009 |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Met with Haitian officials and assessed disaster relief efforts. | January 16, 2010 |
| Canada | Montreal | Attended the Haiti Ministerial Preparatory Conference. | January 25, 2010 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended a ministerial meeting on Yemen and the International Conference on Afghanistan. | January 26–29, 2010 |
| France | Paris | Met with President Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Kouchner. Delivered an address on European security. | January 29, 2010 |
| Qatar | Doha | Met with Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassin al-Thani. Addressed the U.S.-Islamic World Forum. | February 14–15, 2010 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Jeddah | Met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. Visited the Organization of the Islamic Conference headquarters and made a speech at the Dar Al-Hekma College in Jeddah on February 16. | February 15–16, 2010 |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Attended the inauguration of President Mujica. | March 1, 2010 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Met with President Fernandez de Kirchner. | March 1–2, 2010 |
| Chile | Santiago | Met with President Bachelet and President-elect Pinera. Discussed disaster relief. | March 2, 2010 |
| Brazil | Brasilia, Sao Paulo | Met with President Lula da Silva and Foreign Minister Amorim. Held a Townterview at Zumbi dos Palmares University in Sao Paulo. | March 2–3, 2010 |
| Costa Rica | San Jose | Addressed the Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Ministerial Meeting and met with President Arias and President-elect Chinchilla. | March 4–5, 2010 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Met with President Colom and with leaders of the Central American countries and the Dominican Republic. | March 5, 2010 |
| Russia | Moscow | Attended a Quarted meeting and discussed strategic arms reductions. | March 18–19, 2010 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Attended a U.S.-Mexico High Level Consultative Group meeting and met with President Calderon and Foreign Secretary Espinosa. | March 23, 2010 |
| Canada | Ottawa, Gatineau | Attended a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Arctic Coastal States and a meeting of the G-8 Foreign Ministers. | March 29–30, 2010 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Accompanied President Obama to the signing of a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia. | April 8–9, 2010 |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Attended a NATO Informal Ministerial Meeting. Met with President Ilves and Foreign Minister Paet. | April 22–23, 2010 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Foreign Minister Okada. | May 21, 2010 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Shanghai, Beijing | Visited the Shanghai 2010 Expo and attended a dinner for sponsors of the USA Pavilion. In Beijing, attended the second meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. | May 21–26, 2010 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with Foreign Minister Yu. | May 26, 2010 |
| Peru | Lima | Attended a meeting of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States. | June 6–8, 2010 |
| Ecuador | Quito | Met with President Correa. | June 8, 2010 |
| Colombia | Bogota | Met with President Uribe. | June 8–9, 2010 |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Attended a meeting of the CARICOM Foreign Ministers and announced the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. | June 9–10, 2010 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Met with President Yanukovych and Foreign Minister Hryshchenko. Attended the second meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership. | July 1–2, 2010 |
| Poland | Krakow | Met with Foreign Minister Sikorski. Commemorated the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Community of Democracies. Signed a ballistic missile defense agreement. | July 2–3, 2010 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Met with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. | July 4, 2010 |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Met with President Sargsian and Foreign Minister Nalbandian and with civic leaders. | July 4–5, 2010 |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Met with President Saakashvili, Foreign Minister Vashadze, and political and civil leaders. | July 5, 2010 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Met with President Zardari, Prime Minister Gillani and Foreign Minister Qureshi. Attended a Strategic Dialogue meeting and announced a series of aid agreements. Promoted a trade agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan. | July 18–19, 2010 |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Karzai and attended an international conference on the future of Afghanistan. | July 19–20, 2010 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul, Panmunjon | Commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Visited the DMZ. With Secretary of Defense Gates, attended a 2+2 meeting with South Korea’s Foreign Minister and Minister of National Defense and with President Lee Myung-bak. | July 20–21, 2010 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Attended the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum Ministerial. Discussed the Lower Mekong Initiative. | July 21–23, 2010 |
| Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Participated in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. | September 14–25, 2010 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Met with President Peres and participated in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. | September 15–16, 2010 |
| Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad. | September 16, 2010 |
| Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II. | September 16–17, 2010 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Dedicated new embassy compound, met with senior officials and with civil society representatives. | October 12, 2010 |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Met with President Tadic. | October 12–13, 2010 |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Met with Prime Minister Faci and with civil society representatives. | October 13, 2010 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Ministerial meeting and met with the European Council President and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs. | October 13–14, 2010 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Attended the East Asia Summit and the Lower Mekong Initiative meetings. | October 29–30, 2010 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Hainan | Met with State Councilor Dai Bingguo. | October 30, 2010 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Angkor Wat | Met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Namhong. | October 30–November 1, 2010 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Met with Foreign Minister Aman. | November 1–3, 2010 |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Met with Prime Minister Somare and visited a mangrove reforestation project. | November 3, 2010 |
| New Zealand | Wellington, Christchurch | Met with Prime Minister Key and Foreign Minister McCully. Visited the U.S. Antarctic Center. | November 3–5, 2010 |
| Australia | Melbourne | Attended the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation. Met with the Prime Minister Gillard and Foreign Minister Rudd. | November 5–7, 2010 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Attended the NATO and U.S.-European Union Summits, the NATO-Russia Summit, and the International Security Assistance Force Summit. | November 18–20, 2010 |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Led the U.S. delegation to the OSCE. Met with President Nazarbayev and Foreign Minister Saudabayev. | November 30–December 2, 2010 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Bishkek | Met with President Otunbayeva and addressed U.S. military personnel at the Manas Transit Center. | December 2, 2010 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Met with President Karimov. | December 2, 2010 |
| Bahrain | Manama | Met with Foreign Minister al-Khalifa. Delivered the keynote address at the Manama Dialogue 2010. | December 3–4, 2010 |
| Canada | Wakefield (Quebec) | Attended the North American Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. | December 13, 2010 |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Attended the inauguration of President Rouseff. | January 1, 2011 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Addressed the Masdar Institute. | January 9–11, 2011 |
| Yemen | Sana'a | Met with President Saleh. Addressed a Town Meeting. | January 11, 2011 |
| Oman | Muscat | Addressed a Town Meeting with Omani Civil Society. | January 12, 2011 |
| Qatar | Doha | Met with Prime Minister al-Thani. Addressed the Seventh Forum for the Future. | January 12–13, 2011 |
| Mexico | Guanajuato | Met with Foreign Secretary Espinosa. | January 24, 2011 |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Met with President Preval and with political and civic leaders. | January 30, 2011 |
| Germany | Munich | Attended the Munich Security Conference and exchanged ratifications of the new START Treaty with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. | February 5–6, 2011 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Discussed the crisis in Libya and addressed the Conference on Disarmament and the UN Human Rights Council. | February 28, 2011 |
| France | Paris | Attended a G-8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. | March 14–15, 2011 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with Prime Minister Sharaf, Foreign Minister al-Araby, and civic leaders. | March 15–17, 2011 |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Met with Prime Minister Kefi. | March 17, 2011 |
| France | Paris | Attended a Summit Meeting on the Libyan Crisis. | March 19, 2011 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended the International Conference on the Libyan Crisis. | March 29, 2011 |
| Germany | Berlin | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and meetings of the NATO-Georgia and NATO Ukraine Commisions and the NATO-Russia Council. Attended a memorial Service for Ambassador Holbrooke and received the Rathenau Prize. | April 14–15, 2011 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with President Lee and Foreign Minister Kim. | April 16–17, 2011 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Kan and Foreign Minister Matsumoto. | April 17, 2011 |
| Italy | Rome | Attended a Libya Contact Group Meeting. | May 5–6, 2011 |
| Denmark (Greenland) | Nuuk | Attended the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council. Signed Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement. | May 11–12, 2011 |
| United Kingdom | London | Accompanied President Obama on a State Visit. | May 23–25, 2011 |
| France | Paris | Attended the 5oth Anniversary OECD Ministerial Meeting. Inaugurated UNESCO’s Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education. | May 25–26, 2011 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Met with President Zardari and Pakistani government and military leaders. | May 27, 2011 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Attended a meeting of the Libya Contact Group. | June 9–10, 2011 |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Attended a meeting of the African Growth and Opportunity Act Ministerial Forum. Met with President Banda. | June 10–11, 2011 |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Attended a meeting on nutrition and the 1,000 Days Initiative. Met with President Kikwete. | June 11–13, 2011 |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Addressed the African Union Assembly. Met with Chairperson Ping and Ethiopian Prime Minister Zenawi. | June 13–14, 2011 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Attended the Conference of Support for the Central American Security Strategy. | June 22, 2011 |
| Jamaica | Montego Bay | Attended the High Level U.S.-Caribbean Conference. | June 22, 2011 |
| Hungary | Budapest | Dedicated the Lantos Institute. Met with Prime Minister Orban and Foreign Minister Martonyi. | June 29–30, 2011 |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Attended the 6th Ministerial meeting of the Community of Democracies. Met with President Grybauskaite and Prime Minister Kubilius. | June 30–July 1, 2011 |
| Spain | Madrid | Met with President Rodriquez Zapatero and Foreign Minister Jimenez. | July 1–2, 2011 |
| Turkey | Istanbul | Attended a Libya Contact Group meeting. Met with President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, and Foreign Minister Davutoglu. Attended a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on combating religious intolerance. | July 15–17, 2011 |
| Greece | Athens | Met with President Papoulios, Prime Minister Panandreou, and Foreign Minister Lambrinidis. Signed a memorandum of understanding to preserve Greece’s cultural heritage. | July 17–18, 2011 |
| Indonesia | Bali | Attended the ASEAN Regional Forum and the U.S.-Lower Mekong Ministerial meetings, the Second U.S.-Indonesia Joint Committee meeting, and the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral meeting. | July 21–25, 2011 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Hong Kong, Shenzhen | Met with the Hong Kong Executive and Legislative Council, and with State Councilor Dai Bingguo in Shenzhen. | July 25, 2011 |
| France | Paris | Attended a meeting of the Contact Group on Libya. | September 1, 2011 |
| Malta | Valletta | Met with Prime Minister Gonzi. | October 18–19, 2011 |
| Libya | Tripoli | Met with Transitional National Council President Jalil and Prime Minister Jabril. | October 18, 2011 |
| Oman | Muscat | Met with Sultan Qaboos. | October 19–20, 2011 |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Karzai and Afghan civil leaders. | October 20, 2011 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Met with Prime Minister Gilani, Foreign Minister Khar, and President Zardari. | October 20–21, 2011 |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Met with President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi. Addressed civil society representatives. | October 21–22, 2011 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Met with President Karimov. | October 22, 2011 |
| Philippines | Manila | Signed the Manila Declaration and a Partnership for Growth agreement. Received the Order of Lakandula. | November 15–16, 2011 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Met with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Announced flood recovery assistance. | November 16–17, 2011 |
| Indonesia | Bali | Attended the East Asia Summit and the U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting. Addressed the Millenium Challenge Corporation signing ceremony. | November 17–19, 2011 |
| Korea, Republic of | Busan | Attended the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness and the Partnership for Growth Meeting. | November 30, 2011 |
| Burma | Nay Pyi Taw, Rangoon | Met with President Thein Sein, Foreign Minister Lwin, Aung San Suu Kyi, and civic and minority representatives. | November 30–December 2, 2011 |
| Germany | Bonn | Attended the International Conference for Afghanistan. | December 5, 2011 |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Attended an OSCE Ministerial Meeting. Met with members of Belarus civil society. | December 6, 2011 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Commemorated International Human Rights Day and the anniversaries of the Refugee and Statelessness Conventions. Met with members of the Syrian National Council. Addressed the 7th Biological and Toxin Weapons Review Conference. | December 6–7, 2011 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended the NATO Ministerial Meeting and a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council. Signed the U.S.-Slovak Joint Action Plan to Combat Nuclear Smuggling. | December 7–8, 2011 |
| Netherlands | The Hague | Met with Foreign Minister Rosenthal and addressed the Conference on Internet Freedom. | December 8, 2011 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Attended the funeral of former President Vaclav Havel. | December 23, 2011 |
| Cape Verde | Sal | Refueling stop en route to Liberia. | January 15, 2012 |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Attended the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; dedicated a new U.S. Embassy compound. | January 16–17, 2012 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Abidjan | Met with President Alassane Ouattara and Foreign Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan. Addressed the Center for Research and Action for Peace. | January 17, 2012 |
| Togo | Lome | Met with President Faure Gnassingbe. | January 17, 2012 |
| Cape Verde | Sal | Met with President Jose Neves. | January 17, 2012 |
| Germany | Munich | Attended the 48th Munich Security Conference. | February 4–5, 2012 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Met with President Rosen Plevneliev, senior officials and young Roma professionals. | February 5, 2012 |
| Mexico | Los Cabos | Attended a G-20 Ministerial Meeting. Signed U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Agreement. | February 19–20, 2012 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended the Conference on Somalia. | February 23–24, 2012 |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Attended the “Friends of Syria” meeting. Met with President Moncef Marzouki and Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. Held a townhall meeting. | February 24–25, 2012 |
| Algeria | Algiers | Met with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and held a civil society roundtable. | February 25–26, 2012 |
| Morocco | Rabat | Met with Royal Counselor Fahri Fihri and Foreign Minister Saad Eddine al-Othmani. Hosted the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Embassy. | February 26, 2012 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. Attended the First Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council-U.S. Strategic Cooperation Forum. | March 30–31, 2012 |
| Turkey | Istanbul | Attended the second meeting of the “Friends of the Syrian People.” Met with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby, and the Syrian National Council. | March 31–April 1, 2012 |
| Colombia | Cartagena | Attended the 6th Summit of the Americas. | April 13–16, 2012 |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Attended the 3rd U.S.-Brazil Global Partnership Dialogue. Addressed the First Annual meeting of the Open Government Partnership. | April 16–18, 2012 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended a joint meeting of NATO Foreign and Defense Ministers, and a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council. | April 18–19, 2012 |
| France | Paris | Attended an ad hoc ministerial meeting on Syria. | April 19, 2012 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Attended the 4th joint meeting of the U.S.-China Economic and Strategic Dialogue and the 3rd U.S.-China High Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange. | May 2–5, 2012 |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, and civil society representatives. Signed Agreement to Establish Partnership. | May 5–6, 2012 |
| India | Kolkata, New Delhi | Attended an Anti-Trafficking Champions event. Met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Somanahalli Krishna. | May 6–8, 2012 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Met with Queen Margrethe II, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal. Attended a green partnership for growth event. | May 31–June 1, 2012 |
| Norway | Oslo, Tromso | Met with King Harald V, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, and Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere. Addressed a global health conference. Took part in a meeting on the High North at Tromso. | May 31–June 3, 2012 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Met with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. Addressed a meeting of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. | June 3–4, 2012 |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Met with President Serz Sargsian and Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian. Addressed the Universal Rights Award Ceremony. | June 4–5, 2012 |
| Georgia | Batumi | Met with President Mikheil Saakashvili and Prime Minister Nika Gilauri. Opened the omnibus session of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission. | June 5–6, 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Met with President Ilham Alyiev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. Attended the Caspian Oil and Gas Show. | June 6–7, 2012 |
| Turkey | Istanbul | Met with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter. Co-chaired the Global Counterterrorism Forum. | June 7, 2012 |
| Mexico | Los Cabos | Attended the G-20 Meeting. | June 18–19, 2012 |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Attended the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. | June 20–22, 2012 |
| Finland | Helsinki | Met with President Sauli Niinisto, Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, and Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja. Signed General Security of Information Agreement. Attended Climate Clean Air Coalition Event. | June 27–28, 2012 |
| Latvia | Riga | Met with President Andris Berzins, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, and Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics. Signed Academic Exchange Program Agreement and an agreement supporting justice sector reform in Moldova. Dedicated Sumner Welles Street. | June 28, 2012 |
| Russia | St. Petersburg | Attended the APEC Women and the Economy Forum. Met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | June 28–29, 2012 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Attended a P3 meeting and the opening session of the Action Group on Syria. | June 29–30, 2012 |
| France | Paris | Met with President Francois Hollande, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Syrian opposition leaders, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Attended a Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial Meeting. | July 6–7, 2012 |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Hamid Karzai. Announced the designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non-NATO Ally. | July 7, 2012 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba. Attended the Conference on Afghanistan. | July 7–9, 2012 |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Met with President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold. Addressed the International Women’s Leadership Forum, the Leaders Engaged in New Democracies Network, and the Community of Democracies Governing Council. | July 9, 2012 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. Attended an American Chamber of Commerce Reception. | July 10–11, 2012 |
| Laos | Vientiane | Met with Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. | July 11, 2012 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Siem Reap | Met with Prime Minister Hun Sen. Attended the U.S.-ASEAN and East Asia Summit Ministerial Meetings and the East Asia Regional Forum Retreat. Attended a Friends of the Lower Mekong Ministerial Meeting. In Siem Reap, met with the Prime Minister of Thailand and the President of Burma, addressed the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy Dialogue, and attended a U.S.-ASEAN Business Forum. | July 11–13, 2012 |
| Egypt | Cairo, Alexandria | Met with President Mohammed Morsi, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, and Christian leaders. Dedicated the Consulate General at Alexandria. | July 14–16, 2012 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Met with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian Authority President Salam Fayyad, and Quartet Representative Tony Blair. | July 16, 2012 |
| Senegal | Dakar | Met with President Macky Sali. | August 1–2, 2012 |
| Uganda | Kampala | Met with President Yoweri Musaven. Addressed Human Rights Defenders. | August 2–4, 2012 |
| South Sudan | Juba | Met with President Salva Kiir and Foreign Minister Nhial Deng Nhial. Afterwards returned to Kampala. | August 3, 2012 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Met with President Mwai Kibaki, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Somali Roadmap Signatories and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and Civil Society. | August 4–5, 2012 |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Met with President Joyce Banda. Visited Camp GLOW and the Lumbadze Group. | August 5–6, 2012 |
| South Africa | Qunu, Johannesburg, Cape Town | Met with former President Nelson Mandela at Qunu. Attended U.S.-South Africa Business Partnership Summit and U.S.-South Africa Strategic Dialogue Plenary Session in Johannesburg. Met with Foreign Minister Maite Nekoana-Mashabane and AU Chair-Designate Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Participated in a PEPFAR Transition signing and met with former President F.W. de Klerk in Cape Town. | August 6–9, 2012 |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Met with President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian National Security Council, and Anti-Corruption Leaders. | August 9, 2012 |
| Ghana | Accra | Met with President John Dramani Mahama. Attended funeral service for the late President John Atta Mills. | August 9–10, 2012 |
| Benin | Cotonou | Met with President Boni Yayi. | August 10–11, 2012 |
| Turkey | Istanbul | Met with President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and Syrian activists and refugees. | August 11–12, 2012 |
| Cook Islands | Raratonga | Attended the Pacific Island Forum. | August 31–September 2, 2012 |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Met with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, President Susilo Yudhoyono and ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan. Discussed U.S.-Indonesian Comprehensive Partnership. | September 3–4, 2012 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Met with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and State Councilor Dai Bingguo. | September 4–6, 2012 |
| Timor Leste | Dili | Met with President Taur Ruak and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. | September 6, 2012 |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Met with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Foreign Minister Prince Mohamed. Inaugurated Brunei-U.S. English Language Enrichment Project. | September 6–7, 2012 |
| Russia | Vladivostok | Attended APEC Economic Leaders Meeting. Signed a Memorandum of Understanding on U.S.-Russian Cooperation in the Antarctic and a Joint Statement on Strengthening U.S.-Russian Inter-Regional Cooperation. | September 7–9, 2012 |
| Peru | Lima | Met with President Ollanta Humala. Addressed Conference on Power: Women as Drivers of Growth and Social Inclusion. | October 15–16, 2012 |
| Haiti | Cap Haitien | Attended the opening of the Caracol Industrial Park. Met with President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. | October 22, 2012 |
| Algeria | Algiers | Met with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. | October 29–30, 2012 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Met with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and the members of the Bosnian Presidency. | October 30, 2012 |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Met with EU High Representative Ashton and Prime Minister Ivaca Dacic. | October 30–31, 2012 |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Met with EU High Representative Ashton and President Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. | October 31, 2012 |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Met with President Ivo Josipovic, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, and Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic. | October 31–November 1, 2012 |
| Albania | Tirana | Met with President Bujar Nishani, Prime Minister Sali Berisha, and Socialist Party leader Edi Rama. Addressed the Parliament and received the Order of the National Flag. | November 1, 2012 |
| Australia | Perth, Adelaide | Met with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Robert Carr, and Defense Minister Stephen Smith. Opened the Perth USAsia Center. Attended the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations. | November 13–15, 2012 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Met with former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Foreign Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam. | November 16–18, 2012 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Met with President Yingluck Chinnawat. Joined President Obama. | November 18–19, 2012 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Rangoon | Accompanied President Obama. Met with President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | November 19, 2012 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Attended U.S.-ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting and the East Asia Summit. | November 19–20, 2012 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Discussed the Gaza Crisis with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. | November 20–21, 2012 |
| Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Discussed the Gaza Crisis with President Mahmoud Abbas. | November 21, 2012 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Discussed the Gaza Crisis with President Mohammed Morsi and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamal Amr. | November 21, 2012 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Met with Prime Minister Petr Necas and Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg. | December 3–4, 2012 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended the 28th session of the North Atlantic Council and meetings of the NATO-Georgia Council, with Non-NATO ISAF Contributing Countries, and the U.S.-EU Energy Council. | December 4–5, 2012 |
| Ireland | Dublin | Attended the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting, and met with President Michael Higgins and Prime Minister Enda Kenny. | December 6–7, 2012 |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Belfast | Met with First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. | December 7, 2012 |