List of international trips made by John Kerry as United States Secretary of State
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This is a list of international visits undertaken by John Kerry (in office 2013–2017)[1] while in the role of United States Secretary of State . The list includes both private travel and official state visits . The list includes only foreign travel which he made during his tenure in the position.[1]
Summary
The number of visits per country or territory where Secretary Kerry traveled are:
One visit to Angola , Antarctica , Australia , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Bulgaria , Cambodia , Chile , Congo , Cyprus , Denmark , Djibouti , Dominican Republic , Greece , Greenland , Guatemala , Haiti , Kazakhstan , Kosovo , Kyrgyzstan , Lebanon , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Mexico , Moldova , Mongolia , Netherlands , New Zealand , Norway , Rwanda , Serbia , Singapore , Solomon Islands , Somalia , South Sudan , Spain , Sri Lanka , Sweden , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Two visits to Brazil , Brunei , Cuba , Ethiopia , Georgia , Ireland , Kazakhstan , Kuwait , Laos , Malaysia , Morocco , Myanmar , Pakistan , Panama , Peru , Philippines and Tunisia
Three visits to Colombia , Indonesia , Japan , Nigeria , Oman , Poland , Qatar , South Korea , Ukraine and Vatican City
Four visits to Canada , India , Iraq and Vietnam
Five visits to Afghanistan and Russia
Six visits to Turkey
Seven visits to United Arab Emirates
Nine visits to China
Ten visits to Austria
Eleven visits to Egypt and Germany
Twelve visits to Belgium , Italy and the Palestinian National Authority
Thirteen visits to Israel
Fourteen visits to Jordan
Seventeen visits to Saudi Arabia
Twenty visits to Switzerland
Twenty-eight visits to the United Kingdom
Thirty-four visits to France
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1
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 François Hollande and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius . Discussed the situation in Mali .
February 27, 2013
Italy
Rome
Met with Prime Minister Mario Monti , Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di 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 Gül , Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu . Discussed the Syrian crisis .
March 1–2, 2013
Egypt
Cairo
Met with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby , Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel 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 Mohammed 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 Hamad Al Thani , and Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim 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
2
Israel
Jerusalem
Accompanied President Obama .
March 20–22, 2013
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah Bethlehem
March 21, 2013
Jordan
Amman
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
3
Turkey
Istanbul
Met with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu .
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 National Authority
Ramallah
Met with President Mahmoud Abbas .
April 7, 2013
4
United Kingdom
London
Attended the G-8 Foreign Ministers Meeting.
April 10–11, 2013
South Korea
Seoul
Met with President Park Geun-hye and Prime Minister Yun Byung-se . Addressed the American Chamber of Commerce
April 12–13, 2013
China
Beijing
Met with President Xi Jinping , Premier Li Keqiang , and Foreign Minister Wang Yi .
April 13–14, 2013
Japan
Tokyo
Met with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida .
April 14, 2013
5
Turkey
Istanbul
Met with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu 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 Hamid Karzai and Pakistani General Ashfaq Kayani .
April 21–24, 2013
6
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
7
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
8
Oman
Muscat
Met with Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said and Defense Minister Badr bin Saud 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 Tel Aviv
Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres .
May 23–24, 2013
Palestinian National 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
9
Guatemala
Antigua
Attended the OAS General Assembly .
June 4–5, 2013
10
Qatar
Doha
Attended the London Eleven Plenary Meeting and met with Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamin al-Thani , Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani and Amir Hamad bin Khalifa 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 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber 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 National 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 National 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
11
Jordan
Amman
Met with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas . Attended an Arab League Peace Initiative Meeting. Visited the Za'atari refugee camp .
July 16–19, 2013
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
Met with President Mahmoud Abbas and chief negotiator Saeb Erekat .
July 19, 2013
12
Pakistan
Islamabad
Met with President Asif Ali 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 Al Nahyan .
August 2, 2013
13
Colombia
Bogotá
Met with President Juan Manuel Santos , Foreign Minister María Ángela Holguín , Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón , and Colombian Peace Negotiators .
August 12–13, 2013
Brazil
Brasília
Met with President Dilma Rousseff , Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota , and Education Minister Aloizio Mercadante .
August 13, 2013
14
Lithuania
Vilnius
Met with the EU Foreign Ministers and with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius .
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
15
Switzerland
Geneva
Discussed the Syrian Civil War with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov . Announced Framework for the Elimination of Syria chemical weapons .
September 12–15, 2013
Israel
Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .
September 15–16, 2013
France
Paris
Met with President François Hollande , Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius , British Foreign Secretary William Hague , Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu , and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal .
September 16, 2013
16
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 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
17
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
18
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 , Łask
Wreath-laying at the grave of former Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki . Met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski . Medal award ceremony at Łask 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 National 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
Tel Aviv
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 Javad 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
19
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
20
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
Chișinău
Met with President Nicolae Timofti and Prime Minister Iurie Leancă . Attended a Trade and Investment Showcast.
December 4, 2013
Israel
Jerusalem , Tel Aviv
Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid .
December 5–6, 2013
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
Met with President Mahmoud Abbas .
December 5, 2013
21
Israel
Jerusalem , Tel Aviv
Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .
December 12–13, 2013
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City , Hanoi , Cà Mau
Met with American and Vietnamese business leaders, addressed the American Chamber of Commerce , delivered an address on climate change, and met with Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh .
December 14–17, 2013
Philippines
Manila , Tacloban
Met with President Benigno Aquino III and Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario . Visited a USAID Forward Operating Base .
December 17–18, 2013
22
Israel
Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman .
January 2–5, 2014
Palestinian National 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 Saud .
January 5–6, 2014
23
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 State
Vatican City
Met with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin .
January 14, 2014
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Attended the Syria Donors' Conference.
January 14–15, 2014
24
Switzerland
Montreux , Davos
Attended the World Economic Forum .
January 23–24, 2014
25
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
26
South Korea
Seoul
Met with President Park Geun-Hye and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se .
February 13–14, 2014
China
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 Lê Lương 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 Mehdi 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
27
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
28
United Kingdom
London
Discussed the Ukrainian crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov .
March 14, 2014
29
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 State
Vatican City
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
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 National 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 , Casablanca
Co-chaired the U.S.–Morocco Strategic Dialogue.
April 3–4, 2014
30
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
31
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 the
Kinshasa
Met with Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda , participants in the Young African Leaders Initiative UN Special Representative Martin Kobler , and President Joseph Kabila .
May 3–4, 2014
Angola
Luanda
Met with President José Eduardo dos Santos and Foreign Minister Georges Chikoti . Visited a General Electric facility.
May 4–5, 2014
32
United Kingdom
London
Attended a meeting of the London 11 (Friends of the Syrian People ) and the Syrian Opposition Coalition .
May 15–16, 2014
33
Mexico
Mexico City
Met with President Enrique Peña Nieto and Foreign Secretary José 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
34
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 , Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
Accompanied President Obama . Took part in commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion .
June 5–7, 2014
35
United Kingdom
London
Attended the Global Summit to end Sexual Violence in Combat.
June 13, 2014
36
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
37
Panama
Panama City
Attended the inauguration of President Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez. Met with the presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
July 1, 2014
38
China
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
39
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 National 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
40
India
New Delhi
Attended the 5th U.S.–India Strategic Dialogue.
July 29 – August 1, 2014
41
Afghanistan
Kabul
Met with President Hamid Karzai and presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani .
August 7–8, 2014
Myanmar
Naypyitaw , 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
42
United Kingdom
Newport , Cardiff
Accompanied President Obama to the NATO Summit Meeting .
September 4–5, 2014
43
Iraq
Baghdad
Met with President Fuad Masum , Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi , Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari , 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 Erdoğan , Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu , and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu .
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
44
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 Javad Zarif .
October 15, 2014
45
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
46
Canada
Ottawa
Met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Minister John Baird .
October 28, 2014
47
France
Paris
Met with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius , Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Quartet Representative Tony Blair .
November 4–6, 2014
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
Met with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan .
November 6, 2014
China
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 Javad Zarif .
November 9–11, 2014
China
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
48
United Kingdom
London
Attended EU/P5+1 negotiations with Iran.
November 18–20, 2014
France
Paris
Met with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius .
November 20, 2014
Austria
Vienna
Attended meetings with the P5+1 representatives, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton , and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif .
November 20–24, 2014
49
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
50
Peru
Lima
Met with President Ollanta Humala Tasso and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius . Addressed the COP-20 .
December 11, 2014
Colombia
Bogotá
Met with President Juan Manuel Santos and Foreign Minister María Ángela Holguín .
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
51
Germany
Munich
Met with Sultan Qaboos of Oman .
January 10, 2015
India
Ahmedabad
Attended the Vibrant Gujarat 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 Staffan de Mistura and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif .
January 14, 2015
Bulgaria
Sofia
Met with President Rosen Plevneliev , Prime Minister Boyko Borissov , Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov , and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond .
January 14–15, 2015
France
Paris
Met with President François Hollande , Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius , Mayor Anne Hidalgo , and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif .
January 16, 2015
52
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 Muhammadu 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 Abdulaziz al Saud after the passing of King Abdullah .
January 27, 2015
53
Ukraine
Kyiv
Met with President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk .
February 5–6, 2015
Germany
München
Attended the 51st Munich Security Conference .
February 6–8, 2015
54
United Kingdom
London
Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond .
February 21–22, 2015
Switzerland
Geneva
Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif .
February 22–23, 2015
55
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 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
56
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
57
Switzerland
Lausanne
Attended the P5+1 negotiations with Iran.
March 27 – April 2, 2015
58
Panama
Panama City
Attended the Seventh Summit of the Americas .
April 9–10, 2015
59
Germany
Lübeck
Attended the G-7 Foreign Ministers Meeting.
April 14–15, 2015
60
Canada
Iqaluit
Attended the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting.
April 24, 2015
61
Sri Lanka
Colombo
Met with President Maithripala Sirisena , Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe , 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 Mohamud , Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke and regional leaders. Announced plans to re-establish a U.S. Embassy.
May 5–6, 2015
Djibouti
Djibouti
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
62
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
63
China
Beijing
Met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi , Premier Li Keqiang , State Counselor Yang Jiechi , and President Xi Jinping .
May 16–17, 2015
South Korea
Seoul
Met with Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and President Park Geun-Hye .
May 17–18, 2015
64
Nigeria
Abuja
Attended the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari .
May 29, 2015
Switzerland
Geneva
Met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif .
May 29–30, 2015
65
Austria
Vienna
Met with Iranian Foreign Minister 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
66
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 Loong and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam . 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 Phạm Bình Minh and commemorated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations .
August 6–8, 2015
67
Cuba
Havana
Formally inaugurated the U.S. Embassy . Met with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla .
August 14, 2015
68
United Kingdom
London
Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan .
September 18–19, 2015
Germany
Berlin
Met with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier .
September 20, 2015
69
Chile
Valparaíso
Attended the second Our Ocean Conference.
October 5, 2015
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Met with President Michel Martelly .
October 6, 2015
70
Italy
Milan
Commemorated World Food Day , visited the USA Pavilion at Milan 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 José Manuel García-Margallo .
October 18–19, 2015
71
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
72
Austria
Vienna
Met with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz , UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan 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, Kyrgyzstan, 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
73
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 Staffan 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 François Hollande and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius .
November 16–17, 2015
74
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 Isaac Herzog .
November 24, 2015
Palestinian National Authority
Ramallah
Met with President Mahmoud Abbas .
November 24, 2015
75
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 Vučić and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin .
December 2–3, 2015
Cyprus
Nicosia
Met with President Nicos Anastasiadess , Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis , Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı , 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
76
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
77
United Kingdom
London
Discussed the Syrian crisis with Saudi Foreign Minister 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
78
Switzerland
Zürich , 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
Beijing
Met with President Xi Jinping , Foreign Minister Wang Yi , and State Councilor Yang Jiechi .
January 27, 2016
79
Canada
Quebec City
Attended the North American Foreign Ministerial Meeting.
January 29, 2016
80
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
81
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
82
United Kingdom
London
Met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond .
February 19–20, 2016
Jordan
Amman , Aqaba
Met with King Abdullah II , Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh , and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas .
February 20–21, 2016
83
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
84
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
85
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 Nechervan 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
86
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
87
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
88
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
89
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
Myanmar
Naypyitaw
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
90
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
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
91
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Attended the OAS General Assembly.
June 13–14, 2016
Norway
Oslo , Svalbard , Ny-Ålesund
Attended the Oslo Forum. Visited Arctic researchers in Svalbard.
June 14–16, 2016
Denmark
Copenhagen
Met with Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen .
June 16–17, 2016
Greenland
Ilulissat
Met with Foreign Minister Vittus Qujaukitsoq and Foreign Minister Jensen .
June 17, 2016
92
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
93
Georgia
Tbilisi
Met with President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and co-chaired a meeting of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission.
July 6–7, 2016
Ukraine
Kyiv
Met with President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman .
July 7, 2016
Poland
Warsaw
Accompanied President Obama to the NATO Summit Meeting .
July 8, 2016
94
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
95
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 Jr.
July 26–27, 2016
96
France
Paris
Met with Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas .
July 29–31, 2016
97
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 José Serra and attended the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics .
August 5–6, 2016
98
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 Muhammadu 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
99
China
Hangzhou
Attended the G-20 Summit Meeting with President Obama .
September 3–6, 2016
100
Switzerland
Geneva
Discussed the Syrian conflict with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura .
September 8–9, 2016
101
Colombia
Cartagena
Attended the signing of the Colombian Peace Accord .
September 26, 2016
102
Belgium
Brussels
Attended the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan.
October 4–5, 2016
103
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 Ould Cheikh Ahmed .
October 16, 2016
104
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
105
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 , Christchurch
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
106
Italy
Rome
Met with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and attended the Rome Mediterranean Dialogues.
December 2–3, 2016
Vatican City
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
107
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
108
Vietnam
Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City , Cà Mau
Met with Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Acting Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn . 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
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