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Visits By Foreign Leaders of Germany
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Adenauer | Guest of the President. In U.S. April 6–18. Visited San Francisco, Carmel (California), Chicago, New York City, and Boston (Massachusetts). | April 7–10, 1953 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Signed Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. November 1. | October 27–30, 1954 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Unofficial visit. Also visited Boston (Massachusetts) and New York City. Departed the U.S. June 18. | June 13–15, 1955 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | In U.S. June 9–15, visiting New York City, New Haven (Connecticut), Chicago and Milwaukee (Wisconsin). Departed U.S. June 15. | June 11–13, 1956 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Official visit. Private visit to New York City and Greenwich (Connecticut) May 24–25. | May 27–29, 1957 |
| President Heuss | State visit. Addressed U.S. Congress June 5. Afterwards visited Philadelphia, Hanover (New Hampshire), Detroit (Michigan), Chicago, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon (Arizona), Williamsburg and Charlottesville (Virginia), and New York City. Departed U.S. June 23. | June 4–7, 1958 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Informal meeting with President Eisenhower en route to Japan. In U.S. March 12–23, visiting New York City, Los Angeles, Palm Desert (California), San Francisco, and Honolulu (Hawaii). | March 15–17, 1960 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Informal visit. Afterwards visited Austin and the LBJ Ranch (Texas). Departed U.S. April 17. | April 11–16, 1961 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Informal visit; discussed Berlin Crisis with President Kennedy. | November 19–23, 1961 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Informal visit. | November 13–16, 1962 |
| President Luebke | Attended funeral of President Kennedy. | November 24–25, 1963 |
| Chancellor Erhard | Attended funeral of President Kennedy. | November 24–25, 1963 |
| Chancellor Erhard | Informal visit at LBJ Ranch. | December 28–29, 1963 |
| Chancellor Erhard | Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. June 11; visited Cambridge (Massachusetts) and New York City. | June 12–13, 1964 |
| Chancellor Erhard | Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. May 31; visited New York City. | June 4, 1965 |
| Chancellor Erhard | Informal visit. | December 19–21, 1965 |
| Chancellor Ludwig Erhard | Informal visit. In U.S. September 24–27; visited Cape Kennedy. | September 26–27, 1966 |
| Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger | Official visit. | August 13–19, 1967 |
| Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger | Official visit. In U.S. August 5–9; visited New York City. | August 7–9, 1969 |
| Chancellor Willy Brandt | Official visit. U.S. April 4; visited El Paso and Cape Kennedy. | April 7–11, 1970 |
| Chancellor Willy Brandt | Private visit. Arrived in U.S. June 14; also visited Hartford, Conn. | June 15–16, 1971 |
| Chancellor Willy Brandt | Informal visit at Key Biscayne (Fla.). | December 28–29, 1971 |
| Chancellor Willy Brandt | Official visit. | May 1–2, 1973 |
| Chancellor Willy Brandt | Private visit; met with President Nixon at the White House. | September 29, 1973 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. December 7. | December 4–6, 1974 |
| President Walter Scheel | State visit. In U.S. June 15–20; visited Williamsburg, Chicago, and New York City. | June 16–18, 1975 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Working meeting and luncheon at White House with President Ford during a private visit. | October 3, 1975 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. | June 26–28, 1976 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Official visit. In U.S. July 14–20; visited Williamsburg, Baltimore, and Philadelphia; private visit to San Francisco. | July 15–17, 1976 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Official visit. | July 13–15, 1977 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Private visit. In U.S. June 6–8. Met with President Carter June 6; visited Cambridge (Mass.), Columbia (S.C.), and New York City. | June 6, 1979 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Official visit. | March 4–6, 1980 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Private visit. Met with President Carter and President-elect Reagan November 20. | November 18–21, 1980 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Official visit. | May 20–23, 1981 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Private visit. Met with President Reagan January 5. | January 4–6, 1982 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Private visit. Met with Secretary of State Shultz at Bohemian Grove (Calif.). | July 20–27, 1982 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official visit. | November 14–16, 1982 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official working visit. | April 14–15, 1983 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Attended Economic Summit Meeting, Williamsburg (Va.). | May 28–31, 1983 |
| President Kurt Carstens | State visit. Addressed Joint Session of U.S. Congress October 5. Visited Philadelphia, St. Louis, El Paso, Dallas, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Seattle, New York City City, and New Haven. Departed U.S. October 14. | October 3–6, 1983 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official working visit. | March 3–6, 1984 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official working visit. | November 29–30, 1984 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Met with President Reagan in New York City. | October 25, 1985 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official Visit; visited Chicago. | October 20–23, 1986 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official Working Visit. | February 17–19, 1988 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official Working Visit. | November 15, 1988 |
| President Richard von Weizsaecker | Met with President Bush during a private visit | June 6, 1989 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Informal meeting at Camp David, Md. | February 24–25, 1990 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Private visit. | May 17, 1990 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Private visit. Had also visited New York City and Boston. | June 8, 1990 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Houston, Texas. | July 8–11, 1990 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official Visit. | May 19–21, 1991 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official working visit. | September 16, 1991 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Informal meeting with President Bush at Camp David, Md. | March 20–22, 1992 |
| President Richard von Weizsaecker | State Visit. Addressed Joint Meeting of Congress April 29. Afterwards visited Atlanta, Ga. | April 28–May 1, 1992 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | March 25–26, 1993 |
| President Richard von Weiszaecker | Visited Holocaust Memorial Museum and met with President Clinton on May 24. | May 23–25, 1993 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Working visit. | January 30–31, 1994 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official visit. | February 9–10, 1995 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Official working visit in Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. | May 22–23, 1996 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 20–22, 1997 |
| President Roman Herzog | Working visit. | July 22–24, 1997 |
| Chancellor-elect Gerhard Schroeder | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | October 8–9, 1998 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Working visit. | February 11–12, 1999 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Attended NATO’s 50th Anniversary Summit. | April 23–25, 1999 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Working visit. | March 28–29, 2001 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Working visit. | October 9, 2001 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Working visit. Also attended World Economic Forum in New York City. | January 30–31, 2002 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Working visit. | February 26–27, 2004 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Attended G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia. Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan. | June 8–11, 2004 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Working visit. | June 27, 2005 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working visit. | January 12–13, 2006 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working visit. | May 3–4, 2006 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working visit. | January 4, 2007 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Attended U.S.-EU Summit meeting. | April 29–30, 2007 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working visit. Met with President Bush in Crawford, TX. | November 9–10, 2007 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working Visit. | June 26, 2009 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working Visit. Addressed joint session of Congress November 3. | November 3, 2009 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | April 12–13, 2010 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Official Visit. | June 6–7, 2011 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. | May 18–19, 2012 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. | May 20–21, 2012 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working visit. | May 2, 2014 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Official Working Visit. | February 9, 2015 |
| President Joachim Gauck | Official Working Visit. | October 7, 2015 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Official Working Visit. | March 17, 2017 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Working Visit. | April 27, 2018 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Official Working Visit. | July 15, 2021 |
| Chancellor Olaf Scholz | Working Visit. | February 7, 2022 |
| Chancellor Olaf Scholtz | Working Visit. | March 3, 2023 |
| President Frank-Walter Steinmeier | Working Visit. | October 6, 2023 |