Office of the Historian

Visits By Foreign Leaders of South Africa

VisitorDescriptionDate
Prime Minister SmutsLed South African delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. Arrived in U.S. April 18.April 25–June 26, 1945
Prime Minister SmutsLed South African delegation to the UN General Assembly. In U.S. October 22–December 8.December 1–2, 1946
President Frederik Willem de KlerkOfficial working visit.September 23–25, 1990
President Frederik Willem De KlerkMet with President Clinton during a private visit. Received Liberty Medal in Philadelphia, PA, July 4.June 30–July 5, 1993
President Nelson MandelaState visit. Arrived in the U.S. October 2; also visited New York City and addressed the U.N. General Assembly. Addressed joint meeting of Congress.October 4–7, 1994
President Nelson MandelaWorking visit.September 21–23, 1998
President Thabo MbekiMet with President Clinton during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.September 21, 1999
President Thabo MbekiState Visit. Afterwards visited Austin, Texas.May 22–25, 2000
President Thabo MbekiWorking visit.June 25–27, 2001
President Thabo MbekiMet with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City.November 11, 2001
President Thabo MbekiMet with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City.September 13, 2002
President Thabo MbekiMet with President Bush at the G-8 Economic Summit in Sea Island, Georgia. Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan.June 10–11, 2004
President Thabo MbekiWorking visit.June 1, 2005
President Thabo MbekiWorking visitDecember 7–8, 2006
President Kgalema MotlantheAttended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting.November 14–15, 2008
President Jacob ZumaAttended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.September 24–25, 2009
President Jacob ZumaAttended the Nuclear Security Summit.April 12–13, 2010
President Jacob Gedleyihleskisa ZumaAttended the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.August 5–6, 2014
President Cyril RamaphosaWorking Visit.September 16, 2022