List of diplomatic visits to the United States: North America and the Caribbean

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The President's Guest House, commonly known as Blair House has been the official guest house of visiting dignitaries in Washington D.C. since 1824

The first international visit to the United States was made by King Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874, which was the first visit by a foreign chief of state or head of government.[1]

The first North American head of state to visit the United States was President Justo Rufino Barrios of Guatemala in 1882.

Antigua and Barbuda[edit]

Table of Trips[1]
Start End Guest Title Reason
September 16, 1994 September 16, 1994 Lester Bird Prime Minister Discussed the despatch of a multinational force to Haiti.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami.
June 18, 2007 June 20, 2007 Baldwin Spencer Attended CARICOM meeting.

Bahamas[edit]

Table of Trips[2]
Start End Guest Title Reason
September 6, 1977 September 6, 1977 Lynden Pindling Prime Minister Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
August 30, 1993 August 30, 1993 Hubert Ingraham Attended a CARICOM working luncheon.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
September 24, 2003 September 24, 2003 Perry Christie Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City.
June 18, 2007 June 20, 2007 Hubert Ingraham Attended CARICOM meeting
March 19, 2008 March 20, 2008 Working visit.

Barbados[edit]

Table of Trips[3]
Start End Guest Title Reason
September 11, 1968 September 12, 1968 Errol Barrow Prime Minister Official visit. Private visit to New York City and Philadelphia September 8–10, and to San Francisco September 13–16.
April 27, 1980 April 28, 1980 Tom Adams Private visit. Met with President Carter April 28.
August 30, 1993 August 30, 1993 Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Attended a CARICOM working luncheon.
September 16, 1994 September 16, 1994 Owen Arthur Discussed the despatch of a multinational force to Haiti.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
March 19, 2008 March 20, 2008 David Thompson Working visit.

Belize[edit]

Table of Trips[3]
Start End Guest Title Reason
May 11, 1983 May 14, 1983 George Cadle Price Prime Minister Official working visit
November 30, 1993 November 30, 1993 Manuel Esquivel Attended working brunch with President Clinton.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
March 19, 2008 March 20, 2008 Dean Barrow Working visit.

Canada[edit]

Table of Trips[4]
Start End Guest Title Reason
April 24, 1933 April 28, 1933 Richard Bedford Bennett Prime Minister Multilateral economic conversations before the World Monetary and Economic Conference.
November 7, 1935 November 9, 1935 William Lyon Mackenzie King Discussed bilateral trade relations.
March 5, 1937 March 11, 1937 Guest of the President. Afterwards visited Virginia Beach. Departed U.S. March 20.
March 30, 1937 April 1, 1937 John Buchan Governor General Also visited Annapolis on April 1.
November 17, 1938 November 18, 1938 William Lyon Mackenzie King Prime Minister Signed a reciprocal trade agreement. Departed U.S. November 20.
June 8, 1939 June 9, 1939 Accompanied King George VI as minister in attendance.
April 23, 1940 April 29, 1940 Met with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, April 23–24. Afterward visited Williamsburg. Met with the President in Washington, D.C., April 27–29.
August 17, 1940 August 17, 1940 Discussed problems of mutual defense with President Roosevelt at Ogdensburg
October 19, 1940 October 21, 1940 Alexander Cambridge Governor General Courtesy visit at Hyde Park
April 16, 1941 April 20, 1941 William Lyon Mackenzie King Prime Minister Conferred with President Roosevelt at Washington, D.C. (April 16–17) and Hyde Park (April 20). Signed a defense production agreement. Also visited Virginia Beach
November 1, 1941 November 1, 1941 Met with President Roosevelt at Hyde Park. Discussed economic cooperation and coordination of defense production.
December 26, 1941 December 28, 1941 Attended the First Washington (Arcadia) Conference.
April 15, 1942 April 17, 1942 Attended a Pacific War Council meeting and met with President Roosevelt
June 25, 1942 June 25, 1942 Attended a Pacific War Council meeting
December 4, 1942 December 6, 1942 In U.S. December 2. Also visited New York City.
May 18, 1943 May 21, 1943 Attended the Trident Conference with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. Afterwards visited New York City.
December 6, 1943 December 6, 1943 Met briefly with Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
March 13, 1945 March 14, 1945 Discussed economic policies and the Canadian role in the United Nations with President Roosevelt. In the U.S. March 10–15. Also visited Williamsburg
March 22, 1945 March 24, 1945 Alexander Cambridge Governor General Met with President Roosevelt in Washington, D.C.
April 25, 1945 June 26, 1945 William Lyon Mackenzie King Prime Minister Led Canadian delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco.
November 10, 1945 November 15, 1945 Informal discussions on international control of atomic energy.
October 27, 1946 October 28, 1946 At the invitation of the President.
February 4, 1947 February 6, 1947 Harold Alexander Governor General Guest of U.S. Government. Afterwards visited New York City.
April 21, 1947 April 23, 1947 William Lyon Mackenzie King Prime Minister Informal meeting with President Truman. Arrived in U.S. March 28; also visited Virginia Beach and Williamsburg
February 11, 1949 February 13, 1949 Louis St. Laurent Informal visit to Washington, D.C.
May 7, 1953 May 8, 1953 Guest of the President. Discussed bilateral relations.
May 3, 1954 May 5, 1954 Vincent Massey Governor General Addressed U.S. Congress May 4.
March 26, 1956 March 28, 1956 Louis St. Laurent Prime Minister Attended a Heads of Government meeting in White Sulphur Springs
October 16, 1957 October 21, 1957 Elizabeth II Queen Accompanied by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
June 3, 1960 June 4, 1960 John Diefenbaker Prime Minister Official visit to Washington, D.C.
August 27, 1960 August 27, 1960 Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session.
January 16, 1961 January 17, 1961 Signed Treaty on Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin.
February 20, 1961 February 20, 1961 Informal visit.
May 10, 1963 May 11, 1963 Lester Pearson Informal visit at Hyannis Port
November 24, 1963 November 25, 1963 Attended funeral of President Kennedy.
January 21, 1964 January 23, 1964 Official visit. Signed Columbia River Treaty and agreement establishing Campobello International Park.
September 16, 1964 September 16, 1964 Ceremonial visits at Great Falls and Blaine
January 15, 1965 January 16, 1965 Informal visit at LBJ Ranch. Signed agreement on trade in automotive products.
April 3, 1965 April 3, 1965 Informal visit at Camp David
March 24, 1969 March 25, 1969 Pierre Trudeau Official visit.
December 6, 1971 December 6, 1971 Informal working visit.
December 4, 1974 December 4, 1974 Official visit.
June 16, 1976 June 16, 1976 Private visit.
June 26, 1976 June 28, 1976 Attended G-6 Economic Summit meeting in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
February 21, 1977 February 22, 1977 Official visit.
September 6, 1977 September 9, 1977 Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
May 30, 1978 May 31, 1978 Attended NATO Summit conference.
March 3, 1979 March 3, 1979 Private visit. Discussed plans for the Northern Gas Pipeline with President Carter.
July 10, 1981 July 11, 1981 Official working visit.
September 17, 1981 September 18, 1981 Informal meeting at the dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids
April 27, 1983 April 28, 1983 Official working visit.
April 28, 1983 May 3, 1983 Attended G-7 Summit Meeting, Williamsburg
December 15, 1983 December 16, 1983 Private visit. Discussed proposals for nuclear arms limitations.
September 24, 1984 September 25, 1984 Brian Mulroney Official working visit.
October 24, 1985 October 24, 1985 Met with President Reagan in New York City.
March 17, 1986 March 20, 1986 Official Visit.
April 26, 1988 April 28, 1988
May 4, 1989 May 4, 1989 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
August 30, 1989 August 31, 1989 Met with President Bush during a private visit to Kennebunkport
November 29, 1989 November 29, 1989 Private visit.
July 8, 1990 July 11, 1990 Attended G-7 Economic Summit meeting in Houston
August 27, 1990 August 28, 1990 Met with President Bush at Kennebunkport.
September 29, 1990 September 29, 1990 Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly.
August 26, 1991 August 26, 1991 Informal meeting with President Bush at Kennebunkport.
May 19, 1992 May 21, 1992 Official working visit.
October 7, 1992 October 7, 1992 Attended the initialling of the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio
February 4, 1993 February 5, 1993 Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
June 1, 1993 June 2, 1993
November 19, 1993 November 20, 1993 Jean Chrétien Attended APEC meeting in Seattle.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
April 7, 1997 April 9, 1997 Official visit.
June 20, 1997 June 22, 1997 Attended the G-8 Economic Summit Meeting in Denver
April 23, 1999 April 25, 1999 Attended NATO's 50th Anniversary Summit.
January 23, 2000 January 23, 2000 Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
December 2, 2000 December 2, 2000
February 4, 2001 February 5, 2001 Working visit. Also addressed Permanent Council of the Organization of American States.
September 4, 2001 September 5, 2001 Working visit.
March 14, 2002 March 14, 2002 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
September 9, 2002 September 9, 2002 Working visit. Discussed the Iraq crisis with President Bush in Detroit.
April 28, 2004 April 30, 2004 Paul Martin Working visit.
June 8, 2004 June 10, 2004 Attended G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia.
March 23, 2005 March 23, 2005 Met with President Bush in Crawford and Waco
July 5, 2006 July 6, 2006 Stephen Harper Working visit.
April 21, 2008 April 22, 2008 Attended the North American Leaders' Summit in New Orleans
September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City.
November 14, 2008 November 15, 2008 Attended the G-20 Economic Summit meeting.
September 16, 2009 September 16, 2009 Working Visit.
September 24, 2009 September 25, 2009 Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh.
April 12, 2010 April 13, 2010 Attended the Nuclear Security Summit.
February 4, 2011 February 4, 2011 Working visit.
November 10, 2011 November 13, 2011 Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii.
December 7, 2011 December 7, 2011 Working visit.
April 2, 2012 April 2, 2012 Attended North American Leaders' Summit.
May 18, 2012 May 19, 2012 Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David
May 20, 2012 May 21, 2012 Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago
March 9, 2016 March 11, 2016 Justin Trudeau Working visit.
March 31, 2016 April 1, 2016 Attended the Nuclear Security Summit.
February 13, 2017 February 13, 2017 Official Working Visit.
October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017
June 20, 2019 June 20, 2019
November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 Attended North American Leaders' Summit.

Costa Rica[edit]

Table of Trips[5]
Start End Guest Title Reason
March 25, 1940 March 28, 1940 Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia President In U.S. March 24 – April 13, visited New York City, Chicago, Boston and Worcester
April 25, 1944 April 27, 1944 Teodoro Picado Michalski Visited Washington, D.C. as guest of U.S. Government.
March 26, 1958 March 29, 1958 Mario Echandi Jiménez At the invitation of the President. In U.S. March 25–31. Also visited New Orleans and New York City.
June 30, 1964 July 2, 1964 Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich Official visit. In U.S. June 29 – July 11. Also visited Williamsburg, Kingsville, Philadelphia, New York City, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
June 4, 1968 June 6, 1968 José Joaquín Trejos Fernández Official visit. In U.S. June 3–7; visited Williamsburg, San Antonio, and Miami.
October 24, 1970 October 24, 1970 José Figueres Ferrer Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N.
September 6, 1977 September 9, 1977 Daniel Oduber Quiros Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
November 29, 1980 December 1, 1980 Rodrigo Carazo Odio Private visit. Met with President Carter December 1.
June 21, 1982 June 24, 1982 Luis Alberto Monge Official working visit. Afterwards visited New York City.
November 3, 1982 November 5, 1982 Informal visit. Addressed Conference on Free Elections. Met with President Reagan November 4.
April 14, 1985 April 15, 1985 Private Visit. Met with President Reagan April 15.
December 3, 1986 December 6, 1986 Oscar Arias Sanchez Official Working Visit. Private visit to Miami afterwards.
September 22, 1987 September 22, 1987 Met with President Reagan during a private visit.
April 4, 1989 April 4, 1989 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
May 20, 1990 May 20, 1990 Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier Private visit.
October 9, 1991 October 12, 1991 Official working visit. Afterwards visited Fort Lauderdale
November 30, 1993 November 30, 1993 Attended working brunch with President Clinton.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 José María Figueres Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
December 9, 1998 December 11, 1998 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11.
May 6, 2000 May 10, 2000 Working visit.
July 11, 2001 July 14, 2001
April 10, 2003 April 10, 2003 Abel Pacheco Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement.
May 10, 2005 May 12, 2005
December 3, 2006 December 6, 2006 Oscar Arias Sanchez Working visit.
September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City.

Cuba[edit]

Table of Trips[6]
Start End Guest Title Reason
April 15, 1925 April 15, 1925 Gerardo Machado President Visited Florida and New York City.
April 22, 1927 April 25, 1927 In U.S. April 20 – May 7, visiting New York City, Chicago, and Atlanta
April 21, 1936 April 23, 1936 Miguel Mariano Gómez Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. April 30.
December 8, 1942 December 12, 1942 Fulgencio Batista Guest of U.S. Government on invitation of the President. In U.S. December 7–16, visiting New York City and Buffalo.
August 30, 1944 September 3, 1944 Ramón Grau Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. September 8.
December 8, 1948 December 10, 1948 Carlos Prío Socarrás Also visited Annapolis and New York City. Departed U.S. December 12.
April 15, 1959 April 20, 1959 Fidel Castro Prime Minister Unofficial visit. Later visited New York City and Boston. Left U.S. April 26; stopped in Houston. April 27–28 after visiting Canada.
September 29, 2015 September 29, 2015 Raul Castro President Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City.

Grenada[edit]

Table of Trips[7]
Start End Guest Title Reason
September 6, 1977 September 9, 1977 Eric Gairy Prime Minister Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
July 17, 1984 July 19, 1984 Nicholas Brathwaite Chairman Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19.
October 21, 1985 October 26, 1985 Herbert Blaize Prime Minister Private Visit. Met with President Reagan October 22.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Nicholas Brathwaite Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
September 24, 2003 September 24, 2003 Keith Mitchell Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City.
June 11, 2004 June 11, 2004 Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan.
October 7, 2008 October 9, 2008 Tillman Thomas Working visit.

Guatemala[edit]

Table of Trips[8]
Start End Guest Title Reason
July 19, 1882 July 21, 1882 Justo Rufino Barrios President Sought help in settling a boundary dispute with Mexico. Arrived in U.S. July 11.
October 10, 1955 November 3, 1955 Carlos Castillo Armas Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City, St. Louis, Houston, and New Orleans. Departed U.S. November 13.
February 23, 1958 February 25, 1958 Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Also visited Houston. Departed U.S. February 26.
September 6, 1977 September 9, 1977 Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
May 12, 1987 May 15, 1987 Vinicio Cerezo Official Working Visit.
March 2, 1989 March 2, 1989 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
September 25, 1989 September 25, 1989 Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly.
October 2, 1991 October 2, 1991 Jorge Serrano Elías Met with President Bush during a private visit.
November 30, 1993 November 30, 1993 Ramiro de León Carpio Attended working brunch with President Clinton.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
December 9, 1998 December 11, 1998 Luis Alberto Flores Asturias Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11.
July 1, 2001 July 6, 2001 Alfonso Portillo Working visit.
April 10, 2003 April 10, 2003 Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement.
April 28, 2004 May 4, 2004 Óscar Berger Working visit.
May 10, 2005 May 12, 2005 Working visit. Discussed Central American Free Trade Agreement.
April 30, 2008 April 30, 2008 Álvaro Colom Working visit
September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City.
July 30, 2014 July 30, 2014 Otto Perez Discussed migration of unaccompanied minors.
June 15, 2017 June 16, 2017 James Ernesto Morales Attended the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America, in Washington and in Doral, Florida.
December 17, 2019 December 17, 2019 Jimmy Morales Official Working Visit.

Dominica[edit]

Table of Trips[9]
Start End Guest Title Reason
October 25, 1983 November 6, 1983 Eugenia Charles Prime Minister Private visit. Met with President Reagan October 25.
1.-Feb.1984 February 6, 1984
July 17, 1984 July 19, 1984 Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19.
September 16, 1994 September 16, 1994 Discussed the despatch of a multinational force to Haiti.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami.

Dominican Republic[edit]

Table of Trips[10]
Start End Guest Title Reason
January 4, 1963 January 10, 1963 Juan Bosch President Private visit.
September 6, 1977 September 9, 1977 Joaquin Balaguer Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
July 14, 1982 July 16, 1982 Salvador Jorge Blanco Private visit. Met with President Reagan July 15.
April 9, 1984 April 11, 1984 State visit; visited Springfield, Chicago, New York City, Columbia. Departed U.S. April 14.
March 24, 1988 March 25, 1988 Joaquín Balaguer Official Working Visit. Private visit afterwards to Boston and Texas.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
June 10, 1998 June 10, 1998 Leonel Fernandez Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
May 20, 2003 May 20, 2003 Hipólito Mejía Working visit.
May 10, 2005 May 12, 2005 Leonel Fernandez Working visit. Discussed Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.
October 24, 2006 October 27, 2006 Working visit.
September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City.
July 12, 2010 July 12, 2010 Working visit.

El Salvador[edit]

Table of Trips[11]
Start End Guest Title Reason
March 10, 1959 March 13, 1959 José María Lemus President State visit. In U.S. March 9–21; visited Charlottesville, New York City, Springfield, Houston, and New Orleans. Addressed U.S. Congress March 11.
September 6, 1977 September 9, 1977 Carlos Humberto Romero Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
September 19, 1981 October 1, 1981 José Napoleón Duarte Private visit. Met with President Reagan September 21.
June 16, 1983 June 18, 1983 Álvaro Magaña Official working visit.
May 24, 1984 May 24, 1984 José Napoleón Duarte Private visit. Met with President Reagan.
July 23, 1984 July 23, 1984
May 15, 1985 May 18, 1985
October 30, 1985 October 31, 1985
October 13, 1987 October 18, 1987 State Visit.
April 6, 1989 April 7, 1989 Alfredo Cristiani Met with President Bush during a private visit.
February 1, 1990 February 1, 1990 Private visit.
October 1, 1990 October 1, 1990 Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly.
May 11, 1991 May 13, 1991 State Visit. Afterwards visited Miami.
September 23, 1991 September 23, 1991 Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly.
February 24, 1992 February 24, 1992 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
November 30, 1993 November 30, 1993 Attended working brunch with President Clinton.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Armando Calderón Sol Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
December 9, 1998 December 11, 1998 Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11.
February 28, 2001 March 3, 2001 Francisco Flores Pérez Private visit. Met with President Bush March 2.
April 10, 2003 April 10, 2003 Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement
May 25, 2004 May 27, 2004 Working visit.
July 12, 2004 July 13, 2004 Elías Antonio Saca González
May 10, 2005 May 12, 2005 Working visit. Discussed Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.
July 15, 2005 July 15, 2005 Working visit
February 23, 2006 February 25, 2006
September 18, 2006 September 18, 2006 Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City.
February 26, 2007 February 26, 2007 Working visit.
November 26, 2007 November 30, 2007
September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. Discussed temporary protected status for Salvadoreans in the United States.
December 14, 2008 December 16, 2008 Working visit.
March 8, 2010 March 8, 2010 Mauricio Funes
July 25, 2014 July 25, 2014 Salvador Sanchez Discussed migration of unaccompanied minors.

Haiti[edit]

Table of Trips[12]
Start End Guest Title Reason
June 14, 1926 June 18, 1926 Louis Borno President In U.S. June 11–30, visiting New York City and Philadelphia
April 16, 1934 April 18, 1934 Sténio Vincent Discussed political and economic relations. Arrived in U.S. March 26 for unofficial visit to New York City.
December 5, 1939 December 13, 1939 Unofficial visit to Washington, D.C. and New York City.
April 22, 1941 May 1, 1941 Élie Lescot Discussed economic assistance and Inter-American defense.
March 23, 1942 March 24, 1942 Signed agreements regarding economic and military assistance. In U.S. March 21 – April 9; visited New York City.
October 14, 1943 October 18, 1943 At invitation of the President. Discussed economic cooperation. Afterwards visited Baltimore, New York City, and Miami. Departed U.S. October
January 26, 1955 January 29, 1955 Paul Magloire Official visit. Addressed U.S. Congress January 27. Afterwards visited West Point and New York City. After February 3 unofficially visited Nashville, Chicago and Boston.Departed U.S. February 9.
November 20, 1986 November 22, 1986 Henri Namphy Private Visit. Met with President Reagan November 21.
May 24, 1990 May 24, 1990 Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Private visit.
March 16, 1993 March 16, 1993 Jean-Bertrand Aristide Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
December 1, 1993 December 7, 1993 Robert Malval Prime Minister
September 16, 1994 September 16, 1994 Jean-Bertrand Aristide President
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
March 19, 1996 March 22, 1996 Rene Preval Official working
February 3, 2000 February 4, 2000 Met with President Clinton during a private visit; attended Congressional Prayer Breakfast.
March 6, 2007 March 11, 2007 Working visit.
March 9, 2010 March 10, 2010
February 4, 2014 February 7, 2014 Michel Martelly Working visit

Honduras[edit]

Table of Trips[13]
Start End Guest Title Reason
November 30, 1962 December 1, 1962 Ramón Villeda Morales President Informal visit. In U.S. November 29 – December 5. Also visited Williamsburg, and made a private visit to Miami.
September 9, 1977 September 6, 1977 Juan Alberto Melgar Castro Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
March 2, 1980 March 4, 1980 Policarpo Paz García Private visit. Met with President Carter March 3.
July 13, 1982 July 15, 1982 Roberto Suazo Córdova Official working visit.
May 20, 1985 May 22, 1985 Official Working Visit. Private visit to Houston afterward.
May 26, 1986 May 29, 1986 José Azcona del Hoyo Official working visit.
October 21, 1987 October 21, 1987 Met with President Reagan during a private visit.
April 17, 1990 April 19, 1990 Rafael Leonardo Callejas Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards.
6..May.1992 May 8, 1992 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
November 30, 1993 November 30, 1993 Attended working brunch with President Clinton.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Carlos Roberto Reina Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
December 9, 1998 December 11, 1998 Carlos Roberto Flores Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11.
April 10, 2003 April 10, 2003 Ricardo Maduro Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement
May 10, 2005 May 12, 2005
June 4, 2006 June 6, 2006 Manuel Zelaya Working visit.
September 18, 2006 September 18, 2006 Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City
September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City
October 5, 2011 October 5, 2011 Porfirio Lobo Working visit.
July 25, 2014 July 25, 2014 Juan Orlando Hernandez Discussed migration of unaccompanied minors.
June 15, 2017 June 16, 2017 Attended the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America, in Washington and in Doral, Florida.

Jamaica[edit]

Table of Trips[14]
Start End Guest Title Reason
November 24, 1963 November 25, 1963 Alexander Bustamante Prime Minister Attended funeral of President Kennedy.
October 13, 1967 October 14, 1967 Hugh Shearer Informal visit. In U.S. October 7–14; visited New York City.
June 7, 1968 June 7, 1968 Informal visit.
August 11, 1970 August 11, 1970 Private visit.
October 24, 1970 October 24, 1970 Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N.
December 16, 1977 December 16, 1977 Michael Manley Private visit.
January 27, 1981 January 29, 1981 Edward Seaga Official visit.
February 21, 1983 February 23, 1983 Private visit. Met with President Reagan
November 5, 1983 November 8, 1983
July 17, 1984 July 19, 1984 Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19.
May 2, 1990 May 4, 1990 Michael Manley Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards.
May 15, 1991 May 15, 1991 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
March 24, 1992 March 25, 1992
August 30, 1993 August 30, 1993 P. J. Patterson Attended a CARICOM working luncheon.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
September 11, 1995 September 13, 1995 Working visit.

Mexico[edit]

Table of Trips[15]
Start End Guest Title Reason
March 16, 1909 March 16, 1909 Porfirio Díaz President Visited El Paso in an exchange of visits with President Taft.
March 31, 1924 November 2, 1924 Plutarco Elías Calles In U.S. October 26 – November 5; visited New Orleans
December 26, 1929 December 29, 1929 Pascual Ortiz Rubio In U.S. December 4, 1929 – January 16, 1930, visiting Houston, Hot Springs, New York City, Baltimore, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco
April 21, 1943 April 21, 1943 Avila Camacho Visited Corpus Christi in exchange of visits with President Roosevelt.
April 29, 1947 May 7, 1947 Miguel Alemán Valdés Official visit. Addressed Joint Session of U.S. Congress May 1. Afterwards visited New York City, Chattanooga, and Kansas City
March 19, 1953 March 19, 1953 Ruiz Cortines Met with President Eisenhower in Texas for dedication of Falcon Dam.
March 26, 1956 March 28, 1956 Attended a Heads of Government meeting in White Sulphur Springs
March 9, 1959 March 12, 1959 Lopez Mateos State visit. Afterwards visited Chicago and New York City. After visiting Canada (October 15–18), visited Austin and the LBJ Ranch. Departed U.S. October 19.
September 25, 1964 September 25, 1964 At El Paso, marking settlement of Chamizal dispute
November 12, 1964 November 12, 1964 Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Informal visit at LBJ Ranch
March 26, 1967 March 28, 1967 State visit at Washington, D.C. and El Paso . Addressed Joint Session of U.S. Congress October 27.
December 13, 1968 December 13, 1968 Official visit for opening of Lopez Mateo Channel of Rio Grande, El Paso, Texas.
September 3, 1970 September 3, 1970 Met with President Nixon in Coronado
November 13, 1970 November 13, 1970 Luis Echeverría Álvarez Informal visit.
June 14, 1972 June 17, 1972 State visit. Addressed U.S. Congress June 15. visited Key Biscayne, New York City, Chicago, and San Antonio. Departed U.S. June 21.
March 21, 1974 March 21, 1974 Met with President Ford at Tubac and Tucson, Arizona.
September 24, 1976 September 24, 1976 The José López Portillo Official visit.
February 14, 1977 February 16, 1977 State visit. In U.S. February 13–17; visited Williamsburg and Chicago.
September 28, 1979 September 29, 1979 Official visit.
June 7, 1981 June 9, 1981 Official working visit.
September 17, 1981 September 18, 1981 Informal meeting at the dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids
March 8, 1982 March 8, 1982 Miguel de la Madrid Informal meeting with President Reagan at Coronado
14.1984 May 17, 1984 State visit.
August 12, 1986 August 14, 1986 Official Working Visit.
November 22, 1988 November 22, 1988 Carlos Salinas de Gortari Met with President-elect Bush in Houston.
March 1, 1989 March 4, 1989 State visit. Addressed Joint meeting of U.S. Congress October 4; visited New York City and Providence. Departed U.S. October 6.
June 10, 1990 June 12, 1990 Private visit. Also addressed Business Roundtable.
September 30, 1990 September 30, 1990 Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly.
April 7, 1991 April 7, 1991 Informal meeting with President Bush in Houston while en route to Canada.
December 13, 1991 December 14, 1991 Met with President Bush during a private visit. Discussed North American Free Trade Agreement at Camp David
February 27, 1992 February 27, 1992 Attended Drug Summit in San Antonio
July 14, 1992 July 14, 1992 Met with President Bush in San Diego
March 7, 1992 March 7, 1992 Attended the initialling of the North American Free Trade Agreement in San Antonio
January 8, 1993 January 8, 1993 Discussed NAFTA with President-elect Clinton in Austin
November 22, 1994 November 23, 1994 Ernesto Zedillo Met with President Clinton during a private visit.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
March 9, 1995 March 11, 1995 State visit.
November 13, 1997 November 14, 1997 Official working visit.
June 8, 1998 June 8, 1998 Met with President Clinton during a U.N. General Assembly Special Session on the Drug Problem in New York City.
June 8, 2000 June 9, 2000 Official working visit.
August 23, 2000 August 25, 2000 Vicente Fox Working visit. Afterwards visited Dallas
September 4, 2001 September 7, 2001 State Visit. Addressed joint session of Congress. Visited Toledo
March 4, 2001 March 4, 2001 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
March 5, 2004 March 6, 2004 Official select visit. Met with President Bush at Crawford.
March 23, 2005 March 23, 2005 Working visit.
November 8, 2006 November 9, 2006 Felipe Calderon
April 21, 2008 April 22, 2008 Attended the North American Leaders' Summit in New Orleans.
September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008 Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City.
November 14, 2008 November 15, 2008 Attended the G-20 Economic Summit meeting.
January 13, 2009 January 13, 2009 Met with President Bush and with President-Elect Obama.
September 24, 2009 September 25, 2009 Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh.
12.Apr. 2010 April 13, 2010 Attended the Nuclear Security Summit.
May 19, 2010 May 20, 2010 State visit. Addressed joint session of Congress May 20.
March 3, 2011 March 3, 2011 Working visit.
April 2, 2012 April 2, 2012 Attended North American Leaders' Summit.
November 27, 2012 November 27, 2012 Enrique Peña Nieto Working visit.
January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015 Official working visit.
March 31, 2016 April 1, 2016 Attended the Nuclear Security Summit.
July 22, 2016 July 22, 2016 Official working visit.
July 8, 2020 July 8, 2020 Andrés Manuel López Obrador Official working visit. Met with President Donald Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 Attended North American Leaders' Summit.

Panama[edit]

Table of Trips[16]
Start End Guest Title Reason
October 15, 1920 October 16, 1920 Belisario Porras Barahona President
July 21, 1932 July 22, 1932 Harmodio Arias Madrid Unofficial visit. In U.S. July 17–30; visited New York City.
October 9, 1933 October 11, 1933 Discussed regulation of commerce in Canal Zone. In U.S. October 8–23.
September 28, 1953 October 1, 1953 Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón Afterwards made an unofficial visit to New York City. Departed U.S. October 7.
June 12, 1962 June 14, 1962 Official visit. In U.S. June 11–16, visiting Miami, Williamsburg, and New York City.
October 24, 1970 October 25, 1970 Demetrio B. Lakas Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N; met privately with President Nixon October 25.
October 6, 1977 October 9, 1977 Omar Torrijos Head of State (de facto) Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.
October 13, 1977 October 14, 1977 Discussed ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty
May 8, 1979 May 11, 1979 Aristides Royo President Private visit. Met with President Carter May 10.
September 29, 1982 October 2, 1982 Ricardo de la Espriella Official working visit.
July 24, 1984 July 29, 1984 Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino Private visit. Met with President Reagan July 27.
April 29, 1990 May 22, 1990 Guillermo Endara Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards.
November 30, 1993 November 30, 1993 Attended working brunch with President Clinton.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Ernesto Pérez Balladares Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
October 5, 1995 October 7, 1995 Official working visit.
October 18, 1999 October 20, 1999 Mireya Moscoso Working visit.
June 24, 2003 June 27, 2003 Official working visit.
November 14, 2007 November 16, 2007 Martin Torrijos Working visit.
May 5, 2008 May 8, 2008
October 15, 2008 October 17, 2008
April 28, 2011 April 28, 2011 Ricardo Martinelli
June 19, 2017 June 19, 2017 Juan Carlos Varela Official Working Visit.

Nicaragua[edit]

Table of Trips[17]
Start End Guest Title Reason
May 5, 1939 May 11, 1939 Anastasio Somoza García President At the invitation of President Roosevelt. In U.S. May 1 – June 1. Addressed U.S. Congress May 8. Also visited New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
May 1, 1952 May 6, 1952 Unofficial visit to Washington, D.C. Afterwards visited Boston and New York City. Departed U.S. July 5.
April 6, 1967 April 6, 1967 Anastasio Somoza Debayle Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. March 18; visited New York City.
October 24, 1970 October 24, 1970 Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N
June 2, 1971 June 2, 1971 Private visit.
September 24, 1979 September 24, 1979 Daniel Ortega Junta Chairman Private visit to Washington en route to U.N. General Assembly session.
September 29, 1990 September 29, 1990 Violeta Chamorro President Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly.
May 15, 1991 May 18, 1991 State Visit. Afterwards visited Miami.
May 9, 1992 May 10, 1992 Met with President Bush during a private visit.
November 30, 1993 November 30, 1993 Attended working brunch with President Clinton.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
December 9, 1998 December 11, 1998 Arnoldo Aleman Attended conference on Central American reconstruction at the Inter-American Development Bank. Private visit with President Clinton December 11.
April 10, 2003 April 10, 2003 Enrique Bolaños Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American Free Trade Agreement.
May 10, 2005 May 12, 2005 Working visit. Discussed Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.

Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]

Table of Trips[18]
Start End Guest Title Reason
July 17, 1984 July 19, 1984 Kennedy Simmonds Prime Minister Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami.

Saint Lucia[edit]

Table of Trips[19]
Start End Guest Title Reason
July 17, 1984 July 19, 1984 John Compton Prime Minister Attended meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government in Charleston. Met with President Reagan July 19.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami
September 24, 2003 September 24, 2003 Kenny Anthony Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit]

Table of Trips[20]
Start End Guest Title Reason
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 James Fitz-Allen Mitchell Prime Minister Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami

Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

Table of Trips[21]
Start End Guest Title Reason
January 21, 1975 January 21, 1975 Eric Williams Prime Minister Private visit.
October 9, 1990 October 9, 1990 A. N. R. Robinson Met with President Bush during a private visit.
April 11, 1992 April 15, 1992 Patrick Manning
April 30, 1993 April 30, 1993 Attended a CARICOM working luncheon.
December 9, 1994 December 11, 1994 Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Antigua and Barbuda U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  2. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of The Bahamas U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  3. ^ a b Visits By Foreign Leaders of Barbados U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  4. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Canada U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  5. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Costa Rica U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  6. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Cuba U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  7. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Grenada U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  8. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Guatemala U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  9. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Dominica U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  10. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Dominican Republic U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  11. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of El Salvador U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  12. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Haiti U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  13. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Honduras U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  14. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Dominican Republic U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  15. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Mexico U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  16. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Panama U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  17. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Nicaragua U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  18. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Saint Kitts and Nevis U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  19. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Saint Lucia U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  20. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
  21. ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Trinidad and Tobago U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian

External links[edit]

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