Russia

NameLocaleRemarksDate
Cordell HullMoscowAttended Moscow Conference with British Foreign Secretary Eden and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov. Returned to U.S. November 10.October 18–November 3, 1943
Edward Reilly StettiniusYalta, MoscowAccompanied President Roosevelt to the Crimea Conference. Met afterward (February 11-14) with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov.February 3–14, 1945
James Francis ByrnesMoscowMinisters meeting. Left U.S. December 12; returned December 29.December 14–27, 1945
George Catlett MarshallMoscowAttended Fourth Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers.March 10–April 25, 1947
David Dean RuskMoscow, GagraSigned the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.August 3–10, 1963
William Pierce RogersMoscowAccompanied President Nixon Leningrad, Kiev on a State visit.May 22–29, 1972
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMoscowMet with General Secretary Brezhnev to discuss the Middle East war.October 20–22, 1973
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMoscowDiscussed preparations for the Moscow Summit.March 24–28, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMoscow, Simferopol, MinskAccompanied President Nixon on an official visit.June 27–July 3, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMoscowMet with General Secretary Brezhnev, Foreign Minister Gromyko, and other Soviet officials.October 23–27, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerVladivostokAccompanied President Ford to a discussion on strategic arms limitations with General Secretary Brezhnev.November 23–24, 1974
Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) KissingerMoscowDiscussed further limitations on strategic arms with General Secretary Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko.January 21–23, 1976
Cyrus Roberts VanceMoscowPresented arms reduction proposal to General Secretary Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko.March 27–30, 1977
Cyrus Roberts VanceMoscowMet with General Secretary Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko.April 19–23, 1978
Cyrus Roberts VanceMoscowDiscussed SALT negotiations with President Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko.October 21–24, 1978
George Pratt ShultzMoscowAccompanied Vice President Bush to the funeral of Soviet President Chernenko.March 12–13, 1985
George Pratt ShultzMoscowDiscussed preparations for the Geneva Summit Meeting.November 4–5, 1985
George Pratt ShultzMoscowDiscussed limitations of intermediate-range nuclear arms.April 13–15, 1987
George Pratt ShultzMoscowDiscussed INF limitations with Soviet officials.October 22–23, 1987
George Pratt ShultzMoscowMet with Foreign Minister Shevardnadze and General Secretary Gorbachev.February 21–23, 1988
George Pratt ShultzMoscow, Kiev, TblisiDiscussed preparations for the U.S.-Soviet Summit Meeting.April 21–24, 1988
George Pratt ShultzMoscowAccompanied President Reagan to a Summit Meeting.May 29–June 2, 1988
James Addison BakerMoscowMet with President Gorbachev, senior Soviet officials, and human rights activists.May 10–11, 1989
James Addison BakerMoscowMet with Soviet leaders; addressed the International Affairs Committee of the Supreme Soviet.February 7–10, 1990
James Addison BakerMoscow, Zagorsk, RadonezshAttended pre-summit and arms reduction negotiations with senior Soviet officials. Also met with Egyptian President Mubarak and Lithuanian Prime Minister Prunskiene.May 15–19, 1990
James Addison BakerIrkutskMet with Foreign Minister Shevardnadze.July 31–August 2, 1990
James Addison BakerMoscowMet with Foreign Minister Shevardnadze; issued a joint statement on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.August 3, 1990
James Addison BakerMoscowMet with President Gorbachev and Foreign Minister Shevardnadze. Attended Two-Plus-Four Foreign Ministers Meeting. Signed Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany.September 10–13, 1990
James Addison BakerMoscowMet with President Gorbachev.November 7–9, 1990
James Addison BakerMoscowMet with President Gorbachev and Foreign Minister Bessmertnkyh.March 14–16, 1991
James Addison BakerKislovodskDiscussed the Middle East peace process and implementation of the CFE Treaty with Foreign Minister Bessmertnykh.April 24–25, 1991
James Addison BakerMoscowAttended U.S.-Soviet Summit Meeting.July 29–August 1, 1991
James Addison BakerMoscow, St. Petersburg, Alma AtaMet with senior officials of the Soviet Union, the Russian Republic, and Kazakhstan. Attended the CSCE Conference on the Human Dimension.September 10–16, 1991
James Addison BakerMoscowMet with senior Soviet and Russian officials.December 15–17, 1991
James Addison BakerMoscowAttended Middle East peace conference.January 27–29, 1992
James Addison BakerYekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk-70Met with former Soviet nuclear scientists.February 14–15, 1992
James Addison BakerMoscowDiscussed strategic arms reductions with President Yeltsin and Foreign Minister Kozyrev.February 16–18, 1992
Warren Minor ChristopherMoscowDiscussed the Bosnian crisis with senior Russian officials.May 4–5, 1993
Warren Minor ChristopherMoscowMet with senior Russian officials and addressed the Academy of the National Economy.October 21–23, 1993
Warren Minor ChristopherMoscowAccompanied President Clinton to meetings with President Yeltsin and senior Russian officials.January 12–15, 1994
Warren Minor ChristopherVladivostokMet with Foreign Minister Kozyrev.March 14, 1994
Warren Minor ChristopherMoscowAccompanied President Clinton to summit meeting.May 9–11, 1995
Warren Minor ChristopherMoscowMet with President Yeltsin and Foreign Minister Primakov and attended a meeting of Contact Group Foreign Ministers.March 21–23, 1996
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMoscowMet with President Yeltsin, Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, and Foreign Minister Primakov.February 19–21, 1997
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMoscowMet with Foreign Minister Primakov.May 1–2, 1997
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightSt. PetersburgMet with Foreign Minister Primakov.July 12–13, 1997
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMoscowAttended U.S.-Russian Summit Meeting.August 31–September 3, 1998
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMoscowDiscussed strategic arms limitations and the Kosovo crisis with Prime Minister Primakov.January 25–27, 1999
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMoscowOfficial visit; led U.S. delegtaion to Multilateral Steering Group.January 31–February 2, 2000
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightMoscowAccompanied President Clinton to a Summit meeting.June 3–5, 2000
Madeleine Korbel AlbrightYekaterinburgStopped en route to Rome.July 31, 2000
Colin Luther PowellMoscowMet with President Putin, Foreign Minister Ivanov, and senior officials.December 9–10, 2001
Colin Luther PowellMoscow, St. PetersburgAccompanied President Bush to a Summit Meeting.May 23–26, 2002
Colin Luther PowellSt. PetersburgAccompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Putin.November 22, 2002
Colin Luther PowellMoscowMet with President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov.May 13–15, 2003
Colin Luther PowellSt. PetersburgAccompanied President Bush.May 31–June 1, 2003
Colin Luther PowellMoscowMet with President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov.January 25–27, 2004
Condoleezza RiceMoscowMet with President Putin, Prime Minister Lavrov, and senior Russian officials.April 19–20, 2005
Condoleezza RiceMoscowAccompanied President Bush.May 8–9, 2005
Condoleezza RiceMoscowMet with President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov.October 14–15, 2005
Condoleezza RiceMoscowAttended a G-8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.June 29–30, 2006
Condoleezza RiceSt. PetersburgAttended the G-8 Economic Summit.July 14–17, 2006
Condoleezza RiceMoscowMet with President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov.October 21–22, 2006
Condoleezza RiceMoscowMet with President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov.May 14–15, 2007
Condoleezza RiceMoscowAttended 2+2 Meeting on strategic security issues.October 12–14, 2007
Condoleezza RiceMoscowAccompanied Secretary of Defense Gates and met with President Putin, President-elect Medvedev, Foreign Minister Lavrov, and Defense Minister Serdyukov.March 17–19, 2008
Condoleezza RiceSochiAccompanied President Bush.April 5–6, 2008
Hillary Rodham ClintonMoscow, KazanMet 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
Hillary Rodham ClintonMoscowAttended a Quarted meeting and discussed strategic arms reductions.March 18–19, 2010
Hillary Rodham ClintonSt. PetersburgAttended the APEC Women and the Economy Forum. Met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.June 28–29, 2012
Hillary Rodham ClintonVladivostokAttended 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
John Forbes KerryMoscowMet with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.May 7–8, 2013
John Forbes KerrySochiMet with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.May 12, 2015
John Forbes KerryMoscowMet with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.December 15, 2015
John Forbes KerryMoscowMet with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.March 23–24, 2016
John Forbes KerryMoscowMet with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.July 14–15, 2016
Rex W. TillersonMoscowMet with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.April 11–13, 2017
Michael R. PompeoSochiMet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.May 14, 2019