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John Forbes Kerry
Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
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United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague. | February 25–26, 2013 |
Germany | Berlin | Met with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | February 26–27, 2013 |
France | Paris | Met with President Francois Hollande and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. Discussed the situation in Mali. | February 27, 2013 |
Italy | Rome | Met with Prime Minister Mario Monti, Foreign Minister Guilio de Sant’Agata, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and the Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States. Also attended an Ad Hoc Meeting on Syria with Syrian Opposition leaders. | February 27–March 1, 2013 |
Turkey | Ankara | Met with President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu. Discussed the Syrian crisis. | March 1–2, 2013 |
Egypt | Cairo | Met with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby, Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr, President Mohammed Morsi, Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, and Egyptian political and business leaders. | March 2–3, 2013 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with the Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers and with Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. | March 3–4, 2013 |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Met with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan. | March 4–5, 2013 |
Qatar | Doha | Met with Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Heir Apparent Tamim bin Hammad al-Thani, and Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassin bin Jaber al-Thani. | March 5–6, 2013 |
Ireland | Shannon | Met with Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Gilmore while returning to the United States. | March 6, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Accompanied President Obama. | March 20–22, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Accompanied President Obama. | March 21, 2013 |
Jordan | Amman | Accompanied President Obama. | March 22–24, 2013 |
Iraq | Baghdad | Met with President Nouri al-Maliki and Iraqi political leaders. | March 24–25, 2013 |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Hamid Karzai. | March 25–26, 2013 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and addressed French business leaders. | March 26–27, 2013 |
Turkey | Istanbul | Met with Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu. | April 7, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv | Met with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. | April 7–9, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | April 7, 2013 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended the G=8 Foreign Ministers Meeting. | April 10–11, 2013 |
Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with President Park Gyeun-hye and Prime Minister Yun Byun-se. Addressed the American Chamber of Commerce. | April 12–13, 2013 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Liqiang, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. | April 13–14, 2013 |
Japan | Tokyo | Met with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. | April 14, 2013 |
Turkey | Istanbul | Met with Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu and attended a ministerial meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People Core Group. Also met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. | April 20–21, 2013 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Foreign Minister’s Meeting. Also attended a NATO-Russia Council Ministerial meeting. Signed agreement with Lithuania on countering nuclear smuggling. Met with Afghan President Hamad Karzai and Pakistani General Ashfaq Kayani. | April 21–24, 2013 |
Russia | Moscow | Met with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | May 7–8, 2013 |
Italy | Rome | Met with Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni. | May 8–9, 2013 |
Sweden | Stockholm, Kiruna | Met with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. Attended the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting at Kiruna. | May 14–15, 2013 |
Oman | Muscat | Met with Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said and Defense Minister Said Badr al-Busaidi. | May 21–22, 2013 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Attended a London Eleven plenary meeting. | May 22, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres. | May 23–24, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | May 23–24, 2013 |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Attended the African Union Summit and commemorated the Golden Jubilee of the Organization of African Unity. | May 24–26, 2013 |
Jordan | Amman | Attended the World Economic Forum. | May 26–27, 2013 |
France | Paris | Met with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | May 27–28, 2013 |
Guatemala | Guatemala City | Attended the OAS General Assembly. | June 4–5, 2013 |
Qatar | Doha | Attended the London Eleven Plenary Meeting and met with Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamin al-Thani, Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad al-Thani and Amir Hamad al-Thani. | June 22–23, 2013 |
India | New Delhi | Attended the Fourth Annual U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and the Second U.S.-India Education Dialogue. | June 23–25, 2013 |
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | Met with Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. | June 25–26, 2013 |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Met with Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Sabah. | June 26, 2013 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | June 27, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | June 27–30, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | June 28, 2013 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | June 29, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | June 30, 2013 |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Attended the ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial, Lower Mekong Initiative and Friends of the Lower Mekong Ministerial Meetings, the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum, and the 3rd East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting. | June 30–July 2, 2013 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Attended an Arab League Peace Initiative Meeting. Visited the Za’atri Refugee Camp. | July 16–19, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas and chief negotiator Saeb Erekat. | July 19, 2013 |
Pakistan | Islamabad | Met with President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz. Visited Zero Point Power Plant. | July 31–August 2, 2013 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed. | August 2, 2013 |
Colombia | Bogota | Met with President Juan Manuel Santos, Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon, and Colombian Peace Negotiators. | August 12–13, 2013 |
Brazil | Brasilia | Met with President Dilma Roussef, Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota, and Education Minister Aloizio Mercadante. | August 13, 2013 |
Lithuania | Vilnius | Met with the EU Foreign Ministers and with Lithuanian President Dalia Gribauskaite and Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius. | September 7, 2013 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and the Ministerial Delegation of the Arab Peace Initiative. | September 7–8, 2013 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and with Foreign Secretary William Hague. | September 8–9, 2013 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Discussed the Syrian crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Announced Framework for the Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons. | September 12–15, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | September 15–16, 2013 |
France | Paris | Met with President Francois Hollande, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal. | September 16, 2013 |
Japan | Tokyo | Attended the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting. Signed Protocol to amend the Guam International Agreement concerning redeployment of U.S. forces from Okinawa to Guam. | October 2–4, 2013 |
Indonesia | Bali | Attended the APEC Ministerial Meeting and the APEC CEO Summit Meeting. Signed Nuclear Risk Reduction Agreement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | October 4–9, 2013 |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Attended the U.S.-ASEAN Summit Meeting. | October 9–10, 2013 |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Attended the Fourth Global Entrepreneurship Summit. | October 10–11, 2013 |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Hamid Karzai. Signed Bilateral Security Agreement. | October 11–12, 2013 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton. Addressed the AIPAC National Summit by satellite. Also met with UN Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi. | October 12–14, 2013 |
France | Paris | Met with members of the Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and members of the Syrian Opposition Coalition. | October 21–22, 2013 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended the London Eleven Ministerial Meeting. | October 22, 2013 |
Italy | Rome | Met with Prime Minister Enrico Letta and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | October 22–24, 2013 |
Egypt | Cairo | Met with Interim President Adly Mansour, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, and Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi. | November 3, 2013 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal and King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. | November 3–4, 2013 |
Poland | Warsaw, Lask | Wreath-laying at the grave of former Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Medal award ceremony at Lask air base. | November 4–5, 2013 |
Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Wreath-laying ceremony at the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial. Met with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | November 5–7, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Bethlehem | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas and attended a High Impact Microfinance Infrastructure Initiative Event. | November 6, 2013 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | November 6, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | November 8, 2013 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Met with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif. | November 8–10, 2013 |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan. | November 10–11, 2013 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Met with the P5+1 representatives and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif. Announced a First Step Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Program. | November 22–24, 2013 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary William Hague and Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. | November 24–25, 2013 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and a NATO-Russia Council Meeting. Signed Cyber Partnership Agreement with Estonia. | December 3–4, 2013 |
Moldova | Chisinau | Met with President Nicolae Timofti and Prime Minister Iurie Leanca. Attended a Trade and Investment Showcast. | December 4, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid. | December 5–6, 2013 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | December 5, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | December 12–13, 2013 |
Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City, Ca Mau, Hanoi | Met with American and Vietnamese business leaders, addressed the American Chamber of Commerce, delivered an address on climate change, and met with Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. | December 14–17, 2013 |
Philippines | Manila, Tacloban | Met with President Benigno Aquino and Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario. Visited a USAID Forward Operating Base. | December 17–18, 2013 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. | January 2–5, 2014 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | January 3–4, 2014 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II. | January 5, 2014 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Said. | January 5–6, 2014 |
France | Paris | Attended the London 11 Ministerial Meeting and the Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee Meeting. Met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | January 12–14, 2014 |
Vatican City | Met with Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. | January 14, 2014 | |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Attended the Syria Donors’ Conference. | January 14–15, 2014 |
Switzerland | Davos | Attended the World Economic Forum. | January 23–24, 2014 |
Germany | Berlin, Munich | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Attended the 50th Munich Security Conference. | January 31–February 2, 2014 |
Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with President Park Geun-Hye and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se. | February 13–14, 2014 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Met with President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Premier Li Keqiang. Visited a joint venture plant. | February 14–15, 2014 |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Met with ASEAN Secretary-General Li Luong Minh, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. Delivered an address on climate change. Attended a Joint Commission meeting. Signed Memoranda of Understanding on South-South Triangular Cooperation and Wildlife Trafficking. | February 16–17, 2014 |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan. | February 17–18, 2014 |
Tunisia | Tunis | Met with President Moncef Marzouki and Prime Minister Medhi Jomaa. | February 18–19, 2014 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. | February 19–20, 2014 |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Met with Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and political and religious leaders. | March 4, 2014 |
France | Paris | Attended the Budapest Memorandum Ministerial Meeting and a meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon. | March 5, 2014 |
Italy | Rome | Met with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini. Attended a conference on International Support to Libya. | March 5–6, 2014 |
Jordan | Aqaba | Met with King Abdullah II. | March 7, 2014 |
United Kingdom | London | Discussed the Ukrainian crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | March 14, 2014 |
Netherlands | The Hague | Accompanied President Obama to a G-7 Leaders’ Meeting on the Ukrainian crisis. | March 24–25, 2014 |
Italy | Rome | Accompanied President Obama. | March 25, 2014 |
Vatican City | Accompanied President Obama. | March 25, 2014 | |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | March 26, 2014 |
Italy | Rome | Accompanied President Obama. | March 27–28, 2014 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Accompanied President Obama. | March 28–29, 2014 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | March 29–30, 2014 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | March 31–April 1, 2014 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | March 31, 2014 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended the NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting and meetings of the NATO-Ukraine and NATO-Georgia Commissions. Co-chaired the 5th U.S.-EU Energy Council Meeting. | April 1–2, 2014 |
Algeria | Algiers | Co-chaired the U.S.-Algeria Strategic Dialogue. | April 3, 2014 |
Morocco | Rabat | Co-chaired the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue. | April 3–4, 2014 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Discussed the Ukrainian crisis with representatives of Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union. Discussed the Syrian crisis with Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi. | April 16–17, 2014 |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Co-convened the 4th Session of the U.S.-AU High Level Dialogue. Met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. | April 30–May 3, 2014 |
South Sudan | Juba | Met with President Salva Kiir, civil society leaders and UNMISS representatives. | May 2, 2014 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of | Kinshasa | Met with Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda, participants in the Young Africa Leaders Initiative UN Special Representative Martin Kobler, and President Joseph Kabila. | May 3–4, 2014 |
Angola | Luanda | Met with President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and Foreign Minister Georges Chikoli. Visited a GE facility. | May 4–5, 2014 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended a meeting of the London 11 (Friends of the Syrian People) and the Syrian Opposition Coalition. | May 15–16, 2014 |
Mexico | Mexico City | Met with President Enrico Pena Nieto and Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade. Attended a Joint Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research; a CleanTech Challenge Launch event, and a U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue dinner. | May 21–22, 2014 |
Poland | Warsaw | Accompanied President Obama. Signed a Framework Agreement on Innovation. Met with Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko. | June 3–4, 2014 |
Lebanon | Beirut | Met with Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Participated in a round-table with non-governmental organizations. | June 4, 2014 |
France | Paris, Normandy, St. Briac | Accompanied President Obama. Took part in commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. | June 5–7, 2014 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended the Global Summit to end Sexual Violence in Combat. | June 13, 2014 |
Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby. | June 22, 2014 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. | June 22, 2014 |
Iraq | Baghdad, Erbil | Met with President Nouri al-Maliki and Iraqi political leaders, and with Kurdistan regional leaders in Erbil. | June 23–24, 2014 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. | June 24–26, 2014 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and with the Foreign Ministers of Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan. | June 26–27, 2014 |
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | Met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Jarba. | June 27, 2014 |
Panama | Panama City | Attended the inauguration of President Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez. Met with the Presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. | July 1, 2014 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Attended the Sixth Round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. | July 8–10, 2014 |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Hamid Karzai, Afghan political leaders, and the head of the UN Assistance Mission. | July 11–12, 2014 |
Austria | Vienna | Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and various P5+1 Foreign Ministers. | July 13–15, 2014 |
Egypt | Cairo | Discussed the Gaza crisis with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. | July 21–23, 2014 |
Israel | Jerusalem, Tel Aviv | Met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | July 23, 2014 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | July 23, 2014 |
Egypt | Cairo | Discussed the Gaza crisis with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. | July 24–25, 2014 |
France | Paris | Met with the Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Qatar, and Turkey. | July 25–26, 2014 |
India | New Delhi | Attended the 5th U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue. | July 29–August 1, 2014 |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Hamid Karzai and presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani. | August 7–8, 2014 |
Burma | Nay Pyi Taw, Rangoon | Attended the U.S.-ASEAN and Lower Mekong Initiatives, the ASEAN Regional Forum, and the East Asia Summit ministerial meetings. | August 9–10, 2014 |
Australia | Sydney | Attended the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations. | August 11–13, 2014 |
Solomon Islands | Honiara | Met with Governor General Frank Kabui and Prime Minister Gordon Lilo. Attended wreath-laying ceremonies at the Guadalcanal American Memorial and the Solomons Scouts and Coastwatchers Memorial. | August 13, 2014 |
United Kingdom (Wales) | Newtown, Cardiff | Accompanied President Obama to the NATO Summit Meeting. | September 4–5, 2014 |
Iraq | Baghdad | Met with President Fuad Masum, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ja’fari, and Council of Representatives Speaker Salim al-Jabouri. | September 10, 2014 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II. | September 10–11, 2014 |
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | Met with King Abdullah, attended a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Regional Partners, and met with representatives of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. | September 11–12, 2014 |
Turkey | Ankara | Met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu, and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. | September 12–13, 2014 |
Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby. | September 13–14, 2014 |
France | Paris | Attended the International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq. | September 14–15, 2014 |
Egypt | Cairo | Attended the Gaza Donors Conference. | October 12–13, 2014 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairi. | October 13–14, 2014 |
Austria | Vienna | Trilateral meeting with EU High Representative Lady Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. | October 15, 2014 |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Attended the inauguration of Joko Widodo. | October 20–21, 2014 |
Germany | Berlin | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. | October 21–22, 2014 |
Canada | Ottawa | Met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Minister John Baird. | October 28, 2014 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Quartet Representative Tony Blair. | November 4–6, 2014 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Attended the APEC Ministerial Meeting. | November 7–8, 2014 |
Oman | Muscat | Attended a trilateral meeting with EU High Representative Lady Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. | November 9–11, 2014 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Accompanied President Obama. | November 11–12, 2014 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Attended a bilateral meeting of King Abdullah II and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | November 12–13, 2014 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended EU/P5+1 negotiations with Iran. | November 18–20, 2014 |
Austria | Vienna | Attended meetings with the P5+1 representatives, EU High Representative Ashton, and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif. | November 20–24, 2014 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, the first ministerial meeting of the Counter-ISIL Coalition, and the 6th U.S.-EU Energy Council meeting. | December 1–3, 2014 |
Switzerland | Basel | Attended an OSCE Ministerial Meeting. | December 3–4, 2014 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended the Conference on Afghanistan. | December 4–5, 2014 |
Peru | Lima | Met with President Ollanta Humala Tasso and French Foreign Minister Fabius. Addressed the COP-20. | December 11, 2014 |
Colombia | Bogota | Met with President Juan Manuel Santos and Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin. | December 12, 2014 |
Italy | Rome | Met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | December 14–15, 2014 |
France | Paris | Met with the EU3 Foreign Ministers. | December 15, 2014 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with the Arab League Special Committee and with Quartet Representative Tony Blair. | December 16, 2014 |
Germany | Munich | Met with Sultan Qaboos of Oman. | January 10, 2015 |
India | Ahmedabad | Attended the Vibrant Gujerat Global Investors Summit. | January 11–12, 2015 |
Pakistan | Islamabad | Attended the Second U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Ministerial meeting. | January 12–14, 2015 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Met with UN Special Envoy for Syria Steffan de Mistura and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. | January 14, 2015 |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Met with President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, and British Foreign Secretary Phillp Hammond. | January 14–15, 2015 |
France | Paris | Met with President Francois Hollande, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Mayor Anne Hidlago, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. | January 16, 2015 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended a meeting of the Counter-ISIL Coalition Small Group and met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. | January 22, 2015 |
Switzerland | Davos | Attended the World Economic Forum. | January 22–24, 2015 |
Nigeria | Lagos | Met with President Goodluck Jonathan and presidential candidate Muhammedu Buhari. | January 24–25, 2015 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Met with members of the U.S. Mission. | January 26, 2015 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Accompanied President Obama to offer condolences to King Salman bin Abd al Aziz bin Saud after the passing of King Abdullah. | January 27, 2015 |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Met with President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. | February 5–6, 2015 |
Germany | Munich | Attended the 51st Munich Security Conference. | February 6–8, 2015 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. | February 21–22, 2015 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. | February 22–23, 2015 |
Switzerland | Geneva, Montreux | Attended the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Commission and met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in Montreux. | March 2–4, 2015 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Salman and Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal and attended a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers. | March 4–6, 2015 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers. | March 6, 2015 |
France | Paris | Met with the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and with EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. | March 7, 2015 |
Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Attended the Egypt Economic Development Conference. | March 13–15, 2015 |
Switzerland | Lausanne | Attended the P5 + 1 negotiations with Iran. | March 15–21, 2015 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and with EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. | March 21, 2015 |
Switzerland | Lausanne | Attended the P5 + 1 negotiations with Iran. | March 27–April 2, 2015 |
Panama | Panama City | Attended the Seventh Summit of the Americas. | April 9–10, 2015 |
Germany | Lubeck | Attended the G-7 Foreign Ministers Meeting. | April 14–15, 2015 |
Canada | Iqaluit | Attended the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting. | April 24, 2015 |
Sri Lanka | Colombo | Met with President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wikremesinghe, and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. | May 2–3, 2015 |
Kenya | Nairobi | Met with President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chief Justice Willy Mutunga. Visited the Dadaab refugee camp. | May 3–5, 2015 |
Somalia | Mogadishu | Met with President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke and regional leaders. Announced plans to re-establish a U.S. Embassy. | May 5–6, 2015 |
Djibouti | Djibouti City | President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. | May 6, 2015 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, and Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. | May 6–7, 2015 |
France | Paris | Attended ceremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of VE-Day, Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and with the Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers. | May 8, 2015 |
Russia | Sochi | Met with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | May 12, 2015 |
Turkey | Antalya | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. | May 12–13, 2015 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Premier Li Keqiang, State Counselor Yang Jiechi, and President Xi Jingping. | May 16–17, 2015 |
Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se and President Park Geun-Hye. | May 17–18, 2015 |
Nigeria | Abuja | Attended the inauguration of President Muhammedu Buhari. | May 29, 2015 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. | May 29–30, 2015 |
Austria | Vienna | Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Foreign Ministers of the P5+ 1. Negotiated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action concerning Iran’s nuclear energy program. | June 26–July 14, 2015 |
Egypt | Cairo | Co-chaired U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue. | August 2–3, 2015 |
Qatar | Doha | Met with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. | August 3, 2015 |
Singapore | Singapore | Met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loung and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugan. Delivered an address at Singapore Management University. | August 4, 2015 |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Attended the ASEAN Regional Forum. | August 4–6, 2015 |
Vietnam | Hanoi | Met with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and commemorated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. | August 6–8, 2015 |
Cuba | Havana | Formally inaugurated the U.S. Embassy. Met with Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodrigues Parilla. | August 14, 2015 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed. | September 18–19, 2015 |
Germany | Berlin | Met with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. | September 20, 2015 |
Chile | Valparaiso | Attended the second Our Ocean Conference. | October 5, 2015 |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Met with President Michel Martelly. | October 6, 2015 |
Italy | Milan | Commemorated World Food Day, visited the USA Pavilion at Malan EXPO 2015, and met with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. | October 16–17, 2015 |
France | Paris | Addressed the UNESCO Executive Board. | October 18, 2015 |
Spain | Madrid | Met with King Felipe VI, President Mariano Rajoy, and Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo. | October 18–19, 2015 |
Germany | Berlin | Met with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. | October 22, 2015 |
Austria | Vienna | Met with Quartet representatives and the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. | October 23, 2015 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Salman, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. | October 24, 2015 |
Austria | Vienna | Met with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, UN Special Envoy for Syria Steffan de Mistura, and the Foreign Ministers of Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Attended a meeting on Syria. | October 29–31, 2015 |
Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Attended the dedication of a new Embassy compound, Met with President Almazbek Atambaev and Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev. Addressed the American University of Central Asia. | October 31–November 1, 2015 |
Uzbekistan | Samarkand | Met with President Islam Karimov and the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyryzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. | November 1, 2015 |
Kazakhstan | Astana | Met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and attended the Fourth U.S. Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue. | November 2, 2015 |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Met with President Emomali Rahmon. | November 3, 2015 |
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. | November 3, 2015 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. | November 3–4, 2015 |
Tunisia | Tunis | Attended the U.S.-Tunisia Strategic Dialogue Plenary. | November 13, 2015 |
Austria | Vienna | Met with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, and Iran, and with UN Special Envoy for Syria Steffan de Mistura. Attended a meeting on Syria. | November 13–14, 2015 |
Turkey | Antalya | Attended the G-20 Leadership Summit. | November 15–16, 2015 |
France | Paris | Met with President Francois Hollande and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. | November 16–17, 2015 |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and with the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. | November 23, 2015 |
Israel | Jerusalem | Met with President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Opposition leader Yitzhak Herzog. | November 24, 2015 |
Palestinian Authority | Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | November 24, 2015 |
France | Paris | Attended the UN Climate Change Summit and met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. | December 1, 2015 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. | December 1–2, 2015 |
Kosovo | Pristina | Met with President Isa Mustafa. | December 2, 2015 |
Serbia | Belgrade | Attended an OSCE Ministerial Meeting and a meeting of OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries. Met with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. | December 2–3, 2015 |
Cyprus | Nicosia | Met with President Nicos Anastasiades, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, and UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide. | December 3, 2015 |
Greece | Athens | Met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Visited migrants and volunteers. | December 4, 2015 |
France | Paris | Attended the UN Climate Change Summit. | December 8–12, 2015 |
Italy | Rome | Attended a Ministerial Meeting on Libya. | December 12–15, 2015 |
France | Paris | Attended a Ministerial Meeting on Syria. | December 14, 2015 |
Russia | Moscow | Met with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | December 15, 2015 |
United Kingdom | London | Discussed the Syrian crisis with Saudi Foreign Ministe Adel al-Jubeir. | January 13–15, 2016 |
Austria | Vienna | Discussed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. | January 16, 2016 |
Switzerland | Zurich, Davos | Discussed the Syrian and Ukrainian crises with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. | January 20–22, 2016 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, members of the Syrian Opposition’s High Negotiations Committee, and with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council states. | January 23–25, 2016 |
Laos | Vientiane | Met with Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. Addressed a YSEALI Interaction Event. | January 25, 2016 |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong. | January 26, 2016 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Met with President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Li, and State Councilor Jang Jiechi. | January 27, 2016 |
Canada | Quebec | Attended the North American Foreign Ministerial Meeting. | January 29, 2016 |
Italy | Rome | Attended a Ministerial Meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. | February 1–2, 2016 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended the Fourth Syria Donors Conference. | February 3–4, 2016 |
Germany | Munich | Attended the 52nd Munich Security Conference and an International Syria Support Group meeting. | February 10–14, 2016 |
Albania | Tirana | Met with Prime Minister Edi Rama. | February 14, 2016 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. | February 19–20, 2016 |
Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | February 20–21, 2016 |
Saudi Arabia | Hafr al-Batin | Met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud, and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. | March 11–12, 2016 |
France | Paris | Met with the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom, and with EU High Representative Mogherini. | March 12–13, 2016 |
Cuba | Havana | Accompanied President Obama. | March 21–22, 2016 |
Russia | Moscow | Met with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | March 23–24, 2016 |
Belgium | Brussels | Met with Belgian and EU officials and expressed condolences following a March 22 terrorist attack. | March 25, 2016 |
Bahrain | Manama | Attended a ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council. | April 6–8, 2016 |
Iraq | Baghdad | Met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Council of Representatives Speaker Saleem al Jabouri, and Kurdish Regional Government Prime Minister Nechrivan Barzani. | April 8, 2016 |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Attended the third meeting of the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Commission. | April 9, 2016 |
Japan | Hiroshima | Attended a G-7 ministerial meeting. | April 10–11, 2016 |
Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. | April 20, 2016 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Attended a Gulf Cooperation Council Summit Meeting with President Obama. | April 21, 2016 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Discussed the Syrian conflict with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. | May 1–2, 2016 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. | May 9–10, 2016 |
United Kingdom | London, Oxford | Attended the Anti-Corruption Summit. Addressed the Oxford Union. | May 10–12, 2016 |
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Al Wajh | Met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud. | May 15, 2016 |
Austria | Vienna | Co-hosted meetings on Libya and of the International Syria Support Group. Co-hosted a meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. | May 16–18, 2016 |
Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. | May 18, 2016 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Ministerial Meeting. | May 18–21, 2016 |
Burma | Nay Pyi Taw | Met with Foreign Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. | May 22, 2016 |
Vietnam | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Accompanied President Obama. | May 22–25, 2016 |
France | Paris | Attended a French-hosted ministerial meeting on Middle East peace, and discussed the Counter-ISIL Coalition ‘s efforts with Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. | June 2–4, 2016 |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Met with Foreign Minister Lundeg Purevsuren. | June 5, 2016 |
China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | With Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, attended the 8th U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Also attended the 7th Annual U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange. | June 5–8, 2016 |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and senior officials. | June 8–9, 2016 |
Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Attended the OAS General Assembly. | June 13–14, 2016 |
Norway | Oslo, Svalbard | Attended the Oslo Forum. Visited Arctic researchers in Svalbard. | June 14–16, 2016 |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Met with Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen. | June 16–17, 2016 |
Denmark (Greenland) | Ilulissat | Met with Foreign Minister Vittus Qujaukitsoq and Foreign Minister Jensen. | June 17, 2016 |
Italy | Rome | Met with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | June 25–27, 2016 |
Belgium | Brussels | Met with EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. | June 27, 2016 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. | June 27, 2016 |
Canada | Ottawa | Attended the North American Leaders Summit with President Obama. | June 28–29, 2016 |
Georgia | Tbilisi | Met with President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Prime Minister Giorgi Kirivikashvili and co-chaired a meeting of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission. | July 6–7, 2016 |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Met with President Petro Porochenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. | July 7, 2016 |
Poland | Warsaw | Accompanied President Obama to the NATO Summit Meeting. | July 8, 2016 |
France | Paris | Attended Bastille Day celebrations. | July 13–14, 2016 |
Russia | Moscow | Met with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. | July 14–15, 2016 |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Met with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. | July 16–17, 2016 |
Belgium | Brussels | Met with EU Member States Foreign Ministers and with EU High Representative Mogherini. | July 17–18, 2016 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and UN Special Envoy de Mistura. | July 18–19, 2016 |
Austria | Vienna | Attended the opening of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. | July 22, 2016 |
France | Paris | Met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | July 22–24, 2016 |
Laos | Vientiane | Attended the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asian Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Meeting and the Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial Meeting. | July 25–26, 2016 |
Philippines | Manila | Met with President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay. | July 26–27, 2016 |
France | Paris | Met with Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | July 29–31, 2016 |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Met with President Mauricio Macri, opened the U.S.-Argentina High Level Dialogue, and addressed the Argentine-American Chamber of Commerce. | August 3–4, 2016 |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Met with Foreign Minister Jose Serra and attended the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. | August 5–6, 2016 |
Kenya | Nairobi | Met with President Uhuru Kenyatta and Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed and regional Foreign Ministers. | August 22, 2016 |
Nigeria | Sokoto, Abuja | Met with local civic and religious leaders in Sokoto, and with President Muhammedu Buhari, Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, and northern governors. | August 23–24, 2016 |
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | Met with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and of the United Kingdom, and the UN Special Envoy for Yemen. | August 24–25, 2016 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | August 25–28, 2016 |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | Met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali, and Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia. | August 29, 2016 |
India | New Delhi | Met with President Narendra Modi. With Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, co-chaired the second U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. Met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. | August 29–September 1, 2016 |
China, People’s Republic of | Hangzhou | Attended the G-20 Summit Meeting with President Obama. | September 3–6, 2016 |
Switzerland | Geneva | Discussed the Syrian conflict with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. | September 8–9, 2016 |
Colombia | Cartagena | Attended the signing of the Colombian Peace Accord. | September 26, 2016 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. | October 4–5, 2016 |
Rwanda | Kigali | With EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, attended the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. | October 13–14, 2016 |
Switzerland | Lausanne | Met with the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Iran, and UN Special Envoy de Mistura. | October 15, 2016 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ouldh Cheikh Ahmed. | October 16, 2016 |
Ireland | Tipperary | Met with Foreign Minister Charles Flanagan and received the Tipperary International Peace Award. | October 30, 2016 |
United Kingdom | London | Attended a Libya Ministerial Meeting and received the Benjamin Franklin House Medal for Leadership and the Chatham House Prize. | October 31, 2016 |
Antarctica | McMurdo Sound, South Pole | Visited the McMurdo Station and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. First visit of a Secretary of State to Antarctica. | November 10–12, 2016 |
New Zealand | Wellington | Met with Prime Minister John Key and Foreign Minister Murray McCully. Dedicated the site of the United States Memorial. | November 12–13, 2016 |
Oman | Muscat | Discussed the Yemen conflict with Sultan Qaboos and Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi. | November 14, 2016 |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. | November 15, 2016 |
Morocco | Marrakesh | Attended and addressed the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. | November 15–16, 2016 |
Peru | Lima | Attended an APEC Ministerial Meeting. | November 16, 2016 |
Italy | Rome | Met with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and attended the Rome Mediterranean Dialogues. | December 2–3, 2016 |
Vatican City | Met with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. | December 2, 2016 | |
Germany | Berlin | Met with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Received the Federal Cross of Merit. | December 4–5, 2016 |
Belgium | Brussels | Attended a NATO Ministerial Meeting. Met with EU High Representative Mogherini. | December 6–7, 2016 |
Germany | Hamburg | Attended an OSCE Ministerial Meeting. | December 7–8, 2016 |
France | Paris | Discussed the Syrian conflict with the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and Qatar. Received the Legion of Honor. | December 8–11, 2016 |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Oman. | December 17–19, 2016 |
Vietnam | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Camau Province | Met with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Acting Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. Delivered a speech at the Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education. | January 13–14, 2017 |
France | Paris | Attended a Middle East Peace Conference. | January 15, 2017 |
United Kingdom | London | Met with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. | January 16, 2017 |
Switzerland | Davos | Attended the World Economic Forum. | January 17–18, 2017 |