List of diplomatic visits to the United States
International trips made by the heads of state and heads of government to the United States have become a valuable part of American diplomacy and international relations since such trips were first made in the mid-19th century. They are complicated undertakings that often require months of planning along with a great deal of coordination and communication.
First visits by continent
[edit]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]
South America
[edit]The first South American head of state to visit the United States was Emperor Pedro II of Brazil in 1876.[2]
Central America
[edit]The first Central American head of state to visit the United States was President Justo Rufino Barrios of Guatemala in 1882.[3]
Europe
[edit]The first European head of state to visit the United States was Albert I, Prince of Monaco in 1913[4] while the first head of government to visit the United States was Prime Minister Macdonald of the United Kingdom in 1929.[5]
Oceania
[edit]The first Oceanian head of government to visit the United States was Prime Minister Billy Hughes of Australia in 1918.[6]
Asia
[edit]The first Asian head of state to visit the United States was King Prajadhipok of Siam in 1931.[7] The Republic of China (later Taiwan) made its first visit in 1945 when Premier T.V. Soong went to San Francisco to lead the United Nations Conference in 1945.[8]
Africa
[edit]The first African head of state to visit the United States was President Edwin Barclay of Liberia in 1943.[9]
Visits by continent
[edit]- List of diplomatic visits to the United States: Africa
- List of diplomatic visits to the United States: Asia
- List of diplomatic visits to the United States: Europe
- List of diplomatic visits to the United States: North America and the Caribbean
- List of diplomatic visits to the United States: South America
- List of diplomatic visits to the United States: Oceania
See also
[edit]- Foreign policy of the United States
- Foreign relations of the United States
- List of international trips made by presidents of the United States
- State visits to the United States
References
[edit]- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Hawaii U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Brazil U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ "Visits By Foreign Leaders of Guatemala". United States Department of State: Office of the Historian. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Monaco U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ "Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1929". United States Department of State: Office of the Historian. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Visits By Foreign Leaders of Australia". United States Department of State: Office of the Historian. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Thailand U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian
- ^ "Visits By Foreign Leaders of China". The United States Department of State: Office of the Historian. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Visits By Foreign Leaders of Liberia U.S.Department of State Office of the Historian