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Visits By Foreign Leaders of China
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Soong | Led Chinese delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. As Foreign Minister, had met with U.S. officials in Washington, April 17–23. | April 26–June 14, 1945 |
| Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping | Met with President Carter and attended a State Dinner. Also traveled to Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, and Los Angeles during his visit. | January 29–February 5, 1979 |
| Premier Zhao Ziyang | Official visit. In U.S. January 7–16; visited Honolulu, Williamsburg (Va.), San Francisco, and New York City. | January 10–12, 1984 |
| President Li Xiannian | State Visit. In U.S. July 21–31; visited Niagara Falls, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. | July 22–25, 1985 |
| Premier Li Peng | Met with President Bush during a U.N. Security Council Summit in New York City. | January 31, 1992 |
| President Jiang Zemin | Attended APEC meeting in Seattle. | November 18–21, 1993 |
| President Jiang Zemin | Met with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | October 24, 1995 |
| President Jiang Zemin | State Visit. Arrived in U.S. October 26, visiting Honolulu and Williamsburg. Afterwards visited Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. Departed the U.S. Nov. 3. | October 28–30, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Zhu Rongji | Official visit. Arrived in Los Angeles April 6. Later Visited Denver (Colorado), Chicago, Libertyville (Illinois), New York City, and Boston. Departed the U.S. April 14. | April 7–10, 1999 |
| President Jiang Zemin | Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. | September 7–8, 2000 |
| President Jiang Zemin | Official Working visit. Met with President Bush at Crawford, Texas. Arrived in the U.S. October 22; also visited Chicago and Houston. | October 22–25, 2002 |
| Premier Wen Jiabao | Official visit. | December 9, 2003 |
| President Hu Jintao | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 13, 2005 |
| President Hu Jintao | Official visit. Arrived in Seattle April 18. Visited New Haven April 21. | April 20–21, 2006 |
| President Hu Jintao | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Hu Jintao | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 2009 |
| President Hu Jintao | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| President Hu Jintao | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | April 12–13, 2010 |
| Premier Wen Jiabao | Met with President Obama at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2010 |
| President Hu Jintao | State Visit. Also visited Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 20–21. | January 18–20, 2011 |
| President Hu Jintao | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Xi Jinping | Met with President Obama at Rancho Mirage, California. | June 7–8, 2013 |
| President Xi Jinping | State Visit. | September 24–25, 2015 |
| President Xi Jinping | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | March 31–April 1, 2016 |
| Prime Minister Li Keqiang | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York City. | September 19, 2016 |
| President Xi Jinping | Met with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida. | April 6–7, 2017 |
| Vice Premier Liu He | Bilateral Meeting. | February 22, 2019 |
| Vice Premier Liu He | Bilateral Meeting. | April 4, 2019 |
| Vice Premier Liu He | Bilateral Meeting. | October 11, 2019 |
| President Xi Jinping | Offsite Meeting at Woodside, CA. | November 12, 2023 |
| President Xi Jinping | Attended the APEC Leaders' Summit at San Francisco, CA. | November 12–17, 2023 |