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List of international trips made by Condoleezza Rice as United States Secretary of State
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This is a list of international visits undertaken by Condoleezza Rice (in office 2005–2009)[1] while serving as the United States Secretary of State. The list includes both private travel and official state visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Secretary of State made during her tenure in the position.[1]
The number of visits per country where Secretary Rice traveled are:
- One visit to Algeria, Argentina, Bahamas, Benin, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and Vietnam
- Two visits to Bulgaria, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine and Vatican City
- Three visits to Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Georgia, Mexico, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates
- Four visits to India, Kuwait and Lebanon
- Five visits to Afghanistan, Brazil, Japan and Pakistan
- Six visits to China, Jordan and South Korea
- Eight visits to Belgium and Saudi Arabia
- Nine visits to France
- Ten visits to Germany, Iraq and Russia
- Eleven visits to Egypt
- Thirteen visits to the United Kingdom
- Twenty-one visits to the Palestinian National Authority
- Twenty-five visits to Israel
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| Country | Locations | Details | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Kingdom |
London | Met with Prime Minister Blair and Foreign Secretary Straw. | February 4, 2005 |
 Germany |
Berlin | Met with Chancellor Schröder. | February 4–5, 2005 | |
 Poland |
Warsaw | Met with Prime Minister Belka and Foreign Minister Rotfeld. | February 5, 2005 | |
 Turkey |
Ankara | Met with Foreign Minister Gül and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. | February 5–6, 2005 | |
 Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Shalom. | February 6–7, 2005 | |
 Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with Prime Minister Abbas. | February 7, 2005 | |
 Italy |
Rome | Met with Foreign Minister Fini. | February 7–8, 2005 | |
 Vatican City State |
Vatican City | Met with Cardinal Sodano. | February 8, 2005 | |
 France |
Paris | Met with President Chirac and Foreign Minister Barnier; addressed the Institute of political sciences. | February 8–9, 2005 | |
 Belgium |
Brussels | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting. | February 9, 2005 | |
 Luxemburg |
Luxembourg | Met with senior EU officials. | February 9, 2005 | |
| 2 | Belgium |
Brussels | Accompanied President Bush to the EU and NATO Summit Meetings. | February 20–23, 2005 |
| Germany |
Mainz, Wiesbaden | Accompanied President Bush to meeting with Chancellor Schröder. | February 23, 2005 | |
 Slovakia |
Bratislava | Accompanied President Bush to meeting with Russian President Putin. | February 23–24, 2005 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
London | Attended the London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority. | February 28 – March 1, 2005 |
| 4 |  Mexico |
Mexico City | Met with senior Mexican officials. | March 10, 2005 |
| 5 |  India |
New Delhi | Met with Foreign Minister Singh and senior Indian officials. | March 15–16, 2005 |
 Pakistan |
Islamabad | Met with President Musharraf and senior Pakistani officials. | March 16–18, 2005 | |
 Afghanistan |
Kabul | Met with President Karzai and Afghan political leaders; addressed U.S. military personnel. | March 17, 2005 | |
 Japan |
Tokyo | Met with Foreign Minister Machimura and senior Japanese officials. | March 18–19, 2005 | |
 South Korea |
Seoul | Met with Foreign Minister Ban and addressed U.S. military personnel. | March 19–20, 2005 | |
 China |
Beijing | Met with President Hu, Premier Wen, and senior Chinese officials. | March 20–21, 2005 | |
| 7 | Vatican City State |
Vatican City | Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II. | April 6–9, 2005 |
| 8 |  Russia |
Moscow | Met with President Putin, Prime Minister Lavrov, and senior Russian officials | April 19–20, 2005 |
 Lithuania |
Vilnius | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting and meetings of the NATO-Russia Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission. | April 20–21, 2005 | |
| 9 |  Brazil |
Brasília | Met with President da Silva and Foreign Minister Amorim. | April 26–27, 2005 |
 Colombia |
Bogotá | Met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Barco. | April 27–28, 2005 | |
 Chile |
Santiago de Chile | Attended the Communities of Democracies Ministerial Meeting. | April 28–29, 2005 | |
 El Salvador |
San Salvador | Met with President Saca. | April 29, 2005 | |
| 10 |  Latvia |
Riga | Accompanied President Bush to meetings with the presidents of the Baltic States. | May 6–7, 2005 |
 Netherlands |
Maastricht, Margraten | Accompanied President Bush. | May 7–8, 2005 | |
| Russia |
Moscow | May 8–9, 2005 | ||
 Georgia |
Tbilisi | May 9–10, 2005 | ||
| 11 |  Kuwait |
Camp Doha | Stopped en route to Iraq. | May 15, 2005 |
 Iraq |
Irbil, Baghdad | Met with Kurdish political leaders, and with U.S. and Iraqi officials. | May 15, 2005 | |
| 12 |  Ireland |
Shannon | Stopped while en route to the Middle East. | June 17, 2005 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Sharon and senior Israeli officials. | June 17–19, 2005 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with Prime Minister Abbas. | June 18, 2005 | |
 Jordan |
Amman | Met with Foreign Minister Qasrawi. | June 19–20, 2005 | |
 Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh, Cairo | Met with President Mubarak, Foreign Minister Aboul Ghait, and political leaders; gave a speech at the American University in Cairo. | June 20, 2005 | |
 Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | Met with Crown Prince Abdullah and senior Saudi officials. | June 20–21, 2005 | |
| Belgium |
Brussels | Attended the International Conference on Iraq. | June 21–22, 2005 | |
| United Kingdom |
London | Attended a meeting of G8 Foreign Ministers. | June 22–23, 2005 | |
| 13 | China |
Beijing | Met with President Hu, Foreign Minister Li and senior Chinese officials. | July 9–10, 2005 |
 Thailand |
Phuket, Ban Bang Sak | Met with Foreign Minister Suphamongkhon and Deputy Prime Minister Sathirathai and assessed tsunami relief aid. | July 10–11, 2005 | |
| Japan |
Tokyo | Met with Foreign Minister Machimura. | July 11–12, 2005 | |
| South Korea |
Seoul | Met with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon. | July 12–13, 2005 | |
| 14 |  Senegal |
Dakar | Attended the U.S.–Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum. | July 19–20, 2005 |
 Sudan |
Khartum, Al-Fasher | Met with President al-Bashir and visited a refugee camp in Darfur. | July 20–21, 2005 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Sharon and senior Israeli officials. | July 21–23, 2005 | |
 Lebanon |
Beirut | Met with Prime Minister Seniora and Lebanese political leaders. Laid a wreath on the grave of former Prime Minister Hariri. | July 22, 2005 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with Prime Minister Abbas and Palestinian officials. | July 23, 2005 | |
| 15 |  Haiti |
Port-au-Prince | Met with Interim President Alexandre and Interim Prime Minister Latortue. | September 27, 2005 |
| 16 | Ireland |
Shannon | Stopped en route to Central Asia. | October 10, 2005 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek | Met with President Bakiyev, addressed coalition military personnel, signed agreement concerning access to the Manas airfield. | October 11–12, 2005 | |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul | Met with President Karzai. | October 12, 2005 | |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad | Met with President Musharraf and Prime Minister Aziz. Discussed disaster relief. | October 12, 2005 | |
 Kazakhstan |
Astana | Met with President Nazarbayev and made a speech at Eurasian National University. | October 12–13, 2005 | |
 Tajikistan |
Dushanbe | Met with President Rakhmanov. | October 13, 2005 | |
| France |
Paris | Met with President Chirac and Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy. | October 13–14, 2005 | |
| Russia |
Moscow | Met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov. | October 14–15, 2005 | |
| United Kingdom |
London | Met with Prime Minister Blair and Foreign Secretary Straw. | October 15–16, 2005 | |
| 17 |  Canada |
Ottawa | Met with Prime Minister Martin and Foreign Minister Pettegrew. | October 24–25, 2005 |
| 18 |  Argentina |
Mar del Plata | Accompanied President Bush to the Summit of the Americas. | November 3–5, 2005 |
| Brazil |
Brasília | Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Lula da Silva. | November 5–6, 2005 | |
| 17 | Iraq |
Mosul, Baghdad | Met with Prime Minister Jafari and with Iraqi political leaders. | November 11, 2005 |
 Bahrain |
Manama | Attended the Forum for the Future. | November 11–13, 2005 | |
| Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah | Attended a Strategic Dialogue meeting and met with Foreign Minister Prince Saud. | November 12–13, 2005 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Attended the Saban Forum meeting and a memorial service for the late Prime Minister Rabin; took part in negotiating a border crossing agreement with the Palestinian Authority | November 13–15, 2005 | |
| Jordan |
Amman | Met with King Abdullah II and visited the site of a terrorist bombing. | November 14, 2005 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas and negotiated a border crossing agreement with Israel. | November 14, 2005 | |
| 18 | South Korea |
Busan | Attended APEC Ministerial and Summit meetings. | November 16–19, 2005 |
| China |
Beijing | Accompanied President Bush. | November 19–21, 2005 | |
 Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar | November 21, 2005 | ||
| 19 | Germany |
Berlin | Met with Chancellor Merkel. | December 5–6, 2005 |
 Romania |
Bucharest | Met with President Băsescu and signed a military base access agreement. | December 6, 2005 | |
 Ukraine |
Kyiv | Met with President Yushchenko and addressed students at Shevchenko University. | December 6–7, 2005 | |
| Belgium |
Brussels | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and meetings of the European-Atlantic Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission. | December 7–9, 2005 | |
| 20 |  Liberia |
Monrovia | Attended the inauguration of President Johnson-Sirleaf. | January 16, 2006 |
| 21 | France |
Paris | Headed the U.S. delegation to the International Conference for Support to Lebanon. | January 24–25, 2006 |
| 22 | United Kingdom |
London | Attended a Middle East Quartet Foreign Ministers' meeting and the London Conference on Afghanistan. | January 30 – February 1, 2006 |
| 23 | Egypt |
Cairo | Met with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, President Mubarak and Egyptian dissidents. | February 21–22, 2006 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | Met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. | February 22–23, 2006 | |
| Lebanon |
Beirut | Met with Prime Minister Siniora and Lebanese political leaders. | February 23, 2006 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi | Met with senior officials and the Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers. | February 23–24, 2006 | |
| 24 | Afghanistan |
Bagram, Kabul | Accompanied President Bush. | March 1, 2006 |
| India |
New Delhi | March 1–3, 2006 | ||
| Pakistan |
Islamabad | March 3–4, 2006 | ||
| 25 | Chile |
Valparaíso, Santiago, Viña del Mar | Attended the inauguration of President Bachelet. | March 10–12, 2006 |
| Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro | Stopped en route to Indonesia. | March 12, 2006 | |
 Indonesia |
Jakarta | Met with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda. Addressed Indonesia Council on World Affairs. | March 13–15, 2006 | |
 Australia |
Sydney, Melbourne | Met with Foreign Minister Downer and held Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with Australia and Japan. | March 15–18, 2006 | |
| 26 |  Bahamas |
Nassau | Attended CARICOM Foreign Ministers' Meeting. | March 21–22, 2006 |
| 27 | Germany |
Berlin | Met with Chancellor Merkel and with the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent members of the UN Security Council. | March 29–31, 2006 |
| France |
Paris | Met with President Chirac. | March 31, 2006 | |
| United Kingdom |
Blackburn, Liverpool | Met with British Foreign Secretary Straw and gave several public addresses. | March 31 – April 2, 2006 | |
| Iraq |
Baghdad | Travelled with British Foreign Secretary Straw and met with Iraqi political leaders. | April 2–3, 2006 | |
| 28 |  Greece |
Athens | Met with Foreign Minister Bakoyannis. | April 25, 2006 |
| Turkey |
Ankara | Met with Foreign Minister Gül. | April 25–26, 2006 | |
| Iraq |
Baghdad | Met with Prime Minister-designate al-Maliki and with Iraqi political leaders. | April 26–27, 2006 | |
 Bulgaria |
Sofia | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and signed Defense Cooperation Agreement. | April 27–28, 2006 | |
| 29 |  Austria |
Vienna | Discussed the Iranian nuclear crisis with the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany. | May 31 – June 3, 2006 |
| 30 | Accompanied President Bush to the U.S.-EU Summit. | June 20–21, 2006 | ||
 Hungary |
Budapest | Accompanied President Bush. | June 21–22, 2006 | |
| 31 | United Kingdom |
Prestwick | Stopped en route to Pakistan. | June 27, 2006 |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad | Met with President Musharraf and Foreign Minister Kasuri | June 27–28, 2006 | |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul | Met with President Karzai. | June 28, 2006 | |
| Russia |
Moscow | Attended a G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. | June 29–30, 2006 | |
| 32 | France |
Paris | Attended a P5+1 ministerial meeting. | July 12, 2006 |
| Germany |
Stralsund, Trinwillershagen | Accompanied President Bush to meetings with Chancellor Merkel | July 12–14, 2006 | |
| Russia |
Saint Petersburg | Attended the G8 Economic Summit. | July 14–17, 2006 | |
| 33 | Lebanon |
Beirut | Met with Lebanese political leaders. | July 24, 2006 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni. | July 24–25, 2006 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | July 25, 2006 | |
| Italy |
Rome | Attended a meeting of the Lebanon Core Group. | July 25–26, 2006 | |
 Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | Attended ASEAN Foreign Ministers and Regional Forum Meetings. | July 26–29, 2006 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with senior Israeli officials. | July 29–31, 2006 | |
| 34 | Canada |
Halifax, Stellarton | Commemorated 9/11/01 and met with Foreign Minister MacKay. | September 11–12, 2006 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah | Met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. | October 2–3, 2006 |
| Egypt |
Cairo | Met with President Mubarak and the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. | October 3–4, 2006 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni. | October 4–5, 2006 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | October 4, 2006 | |
| Iraq |
Baghdad, Irbil | Met with Prime Minister al-Maliki and with Kurdistan Region President Barzani. | October 5–6, 2006 | |
| United Kingdom |
London | Attended a P5+1 Foreign Ministers' meeting. | October 6, 2006 | |
| 36 | Japan |
Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Asō. | October 18–19, 2006 |
| South Korea |
Seoul | Met with President Roh and Foreign Minister Ban. | October 19–20, 2006 | |
| China |
Beijing | Met with Foreign Minister Li. | October 20–21, 2006 | |
| Russia |
Moscow | Met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov. | October 21–22, 2006 | |
| 37 |  Vietnam |
Hanoi, Hồ Chí Minh City | Attended the APEC Cooperation Forum Ministerial Meeting and accompanied President Bush. | November 15–20, 2006 |
| Indonesia |
Bogor | Accompanied President Bush. | November 20, 2006 | |
| 38 |  Estonia |
Tallinn | November 28, 2006 | |
| Latvia |
Riga | Attended NATO Summit meeting. | November 28–29, 2006 | |
| Jordan |
Dead Sea | Accompanied President Bush to meetings with King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki. Attended Forum for the Future. | November 29–30, 2006 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Jericho | Met with President Abbas. | November 30, 2006 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni. | November 30, 2006 | |
| 39 | Met with Foreign Minister Livni and Defense Minister Peretz. | January 13–14, 2007 | ||
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | January 14, 2007 | |
| Jordan |
Amman | Met with King Abdullah II. | January 14, 2007 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert. | January 14–15, 2007 | |
| Egypt |
Luxor | Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. Proposed an Israeli-Palestinian summit meeting. | January 15, 2007 | |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | Met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. | January 15–16, 2007 | |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City | Met with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. | January 16–17, 2007 | |
| Germany |
Berlin | Met with Foreign Minister Steinmeir and Chancellor Merkel. | January 17–18, 2007 | |
| United Kingdom |
London | Met with Prime Minister Blair. | January 18–19, 2007 | |
| 40 | Iraq |
Baghdad | Met with Prime Minister al-Maliki and addressed U.S. Mission personnel. | February 17, 2007 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni. Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas on February 19. | February 17–20, 2007 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas | February 18, 2007 | |
| Germany |
Berlin | Attended a Quartet meeting and met with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and Chancellor Merkel. | February 20–21, 2007 | |
| 41 | Canada |
Ottawa | Attended Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Meeting. | February 23, 2007 |
| 42 | Brazil |
São Paulo | Accompanied President Bush. Signed memorandum of understanding on biofuels cooperation. | March 8–9, 2007 |
 Uruguay |
Montevideo | Accompanied President Bush. | March 9–11, 2007 | |
| Colombia |
Bogotá | March 11, 2007 | ||
 Guatemala |
Guatemala City | March 11–12, 2007 | ||
| Mexico |
Mérida | March 12–13, 2007 | ||
| 43 | Egypt |
Aswan | Met with President Mubarak and with the Arab Quartet Foreign Ministers. | March 24–25, 2007 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni. | March 25–27, 2007 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | March 25, 2007 | |
| Jordan |
Amman | Met with King Abdullah II. | March 26, 2007 | |
| 44 |  Norway |
Oslo | Attended NATO Foreign Ministers' and NATO-Russia Council Meetings. | April 25–26, 2007 |
| 45 | Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh | Attended the International Compact with Iraq meeting. Met with Syrian Foreign Minister al-Moualem. | May 1–4, 2007 |
| 46 | Russia |
Moscow | Met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov. | May 14–15, 2007 |
| 47 | Germany |
Potsdam | Attended a G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. | May 30–31, 2007 |
| Austria |
Vienna | Attended the Women's Empowerment Strategy Group and the Roundtable on Networking for Peace and Security in the Middle East | May 31 – June 1, 2007 | |
 Spain |
Madrid | Met with President Zapatero and Foreign Minister Moratinos. | June 1, 2007 | |
| 48 |  Panama |
Panama City | Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting. | June 4, 2007 |
| 49 | France |
Paris | Met with President Sarkozy, Foreign Minister Kouchner, and Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora. Attended a meeting of the International Contact Group on Sudan/Darfur. | June 24–26, 2007 |
| 50 |  Portugal |
Lisbon | Attended a Quartet Principals' meeting. | July 19–20, 2007 |
| 51 | Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh | Met with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf Cooperation Council and with President Mubarak. | July 31 – August 1, 2007 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah | Met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Saud. | August 1, 2007 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with President Peres and Foreign Minister Livni. | August 1–2, 2007 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | August 2, 2007 | |
| 52 | Australia |
Sydney | Accompanied President Bush to the APEC leaders' meeting. | September 4–7, 2007 |
| 53 | Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with President Peres, Prime Minister Olmert, and Foreign Minister Livni. | September 19–20, 2007 |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Discussed prospects for an Israel–Palestinian peace conference with President Abbas. | September 20, 2007 | |
| 54 | Russia |
Moscow | Attended 2+2 Meeting on strategic security issues. | October 12–14, 2007 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert. Also met with religious leaders. | October 14–15, 2007 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | October 15, 2007 | |
| Egypt |
Cairo | Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. | October 16, 2007 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Bethlehem, Ramallah | Visited the Church of the Nativity and met with civil leaders. Met with President Abbas. | October 17, 2007 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Foreign Minister Livni | October 17–18, 2007 | |
| United Kingdom |
London | Met with King Abdullah II of Jordan. | October 18, 2007 | |
| 55 | Turkey |
Ankara, Istanbul | Met with President Gül, Prime Minister Erdoğan, and Foreign Minister Babacan. Attended an expanded ministerial meeting of countries adjoining Iraq in Istanbul. | November 2–3, 2007 |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Discussed proposed Middle East peace conference with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni. Addressed the Saban Forum. | November 3–5, 2007 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Discussed proposed Middle East peace conference with President Abbas. | November 5, 2007 | |
 Ethiopia |
Addis Abeba | Met with leaders of the African Great Lakes States and discussed the situation in Somalia and the Sudan with representatives of the African Union and the UN. | December 5–6, 2007 | |
| Belgium |
Brussels | Attended NATO Ministerial meeting, and meetings of the NATO-Russia Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission. | December 6–7, 2007 | |
| 56 | France |
Paris | Attended a Quartet meeting and the Palestinian Donors' Conference. Met with President Sarkozy. | December 16–18, 2007 |
| Iraq |
Kirkuk, Baghdad | Met with members of a civil-military reconstruction team and local politicians in Kirkuk and with the UN Special Representative and with Iraqi political leaders in Baghdad. | December 18, 2007 | |
| 57 | Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Accompanied President Bush. | January 9–11, 2008 |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | January 10, 2008 | ||
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City | January 11–12, 2008 | ||
| Bahrain |
Manama | January 12, 2008 | ||
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi | January 13, 2008 | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | Accompanied President Bush. Met with Foreign Minister Prince Saud. | January 14–15, 2008 | |
| Iraq |
Baghdad | Met with Prime Minister al-Maliki and Foreign Minister Zebari. | January 15, 2008 | |
| 58 | Germany |
Berlin | Attended a meeting of the P5 +1 Group on Iran. | January 22–23, 2008 |
 Switzerland |
Davos | Addressed the World Economic Forum and met with Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey. | January 23, 2008 | |
| Colombia |
Medellín | Led a Congressional delegation to discuss a free-trade agreement and security issues. | January 24–25, 2008 | |
| 59 | United Kingdom |
London | Met with Foreign Secretary Miliband. | February 6–7, 2008 |
| Afghanistan |
Kandahar, Kabul | Accompanied British Foreign Secretary Miliband. Met with President Karzai. | February 7, 2008 | |
| 60 |  Benin |
Porto-Novo | Accompanied President Bush. | February 16, 2008 |
 Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam | February 16–19, 2008 | ||
 Kenya |
Nairobi | Met with President Kibaki, former Secretary-General Annan, and Kenyan political leaders. | February 18, 2008 | |
 Rwanda |
Kigali | Accompanied President Bush. | February 19, 2008 | |
 Ghana |
Accra | February 19–21, 2008 | ||
| Liberia |
Monrovia | February 21, 2008 | ||
| 61 | South Korea |
Seoul | Attended the inauguration of President Lee Myung-Bak and discussed the Six-party talks and a proposed Free Trade Agreement. | February 24–26, 2008 |
| China |
Beijing | Met with President Hu and Foreign Minister Yang. | February 26, 2008 | |
| Japan |
Tokyo | Met with Foreign Minister Kōmura and with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert. | February 26–27, 2008 | |
| 62 | Egypt |
Cairo | Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit to discuss the Gaza crisis. | March 4, 2008 |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas to discuss the Gaza crisis. | March 4, 2008 | |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni to discuss the Gaza crisis. | March 4–5, 2008 | |
| Belgium |
Brussels | Attended NATO and EU Ministerial Meetings. Addressed Women Leaders Working Group. | March 5–7, 2008 | |
| 63 | Brazil |
Brasília, Salvador da Bahia | Met with President Lula da Silva and Foreign Minister Amorim. In Salvador da Bahia, met with the president of Neoenergia and with the state governor. | March 13–14, 2008 |
| Chile |
Santiago de Chile | Met with President Bachelet and Foreign Minister Foxley. | March 14–15, 2008 | |
| 64 | Russia |
Moscow | Accompanied Secretary of Defense Gates and met with President Putin, President-elect Medvedev, Foreign Minister Lavrov, and Defense Minister Serdyukov. | March 17–19, 2008 |
| 65 | Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Foreign Minister Livni and Defense Minister Barak and with Palestinian President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad. | March 29–30, 2008 |
| Jordan |
Amman | Met with Palestinian President Abbas and King Abdullah II. | March 30–31, 2008 | |
| Ukraine |
Kyiv | Joined President Bush. | March 31, 2008 | |
| Romania |
Bucharest | Attended NATO Summit Meeting. | April 1–4, 2008 | |
 Croatia |
Zagreb | Accompanied President Bush. | April 4–5, 2008 | |
| Russia |
Sochi | April 5–6, 2008 | ||
| 66 | Iraq |
Baghdad | Met with U.S. Embassy and military personnel and with Iraqi political leaders. | April 20, 2008 |
| Bahrain |
Manama | Met with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, and Jordan. | April 20–22, 2008 | |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City | Attended an Expanded Neighbors of Iraq Ministerial meeting. | April 21–22, 2008 | |
| 67 | United Kingdom |
London | Attended meetings of the Quartet, Ad Hoc Liaison Committee and the P5+1. Also discussed Kosovo with European Foreign Ministers. Met with Israeli Foreign Minister Livni and Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad. | May 1–3, 2008 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert, Foreign Minister Livni, and other senior officials. | May 3–5, 2008 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas | May 4, 2008 | |
| 68 | Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Accompanied President Bush. | May 14–16, 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | May 16–17, 2008 | ||
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh | May 17–18, 2008 | ||
| 69 |  Sweden |
Stockholm | Attended Iraq Compact Conference. | May 28–30, 2008 |
 Iceland |
Reykjavík | Met with Foreign Minister Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir. | May 30, 2008 | |
| 70 | France |
Paris | Attended the International Support Conference for Afghanistan. | June 11–14, 2008 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert, Foreign Minister Livni | June 14–16, 2008 | |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas | June 15, 2008 | |
| Lebanon |
Beirut | Met with President Suleiman, Prime Minister-designate Siniora, and Lebanese political leaders. | June 16, 2008 | |
| 71 | Germany |
Berlin | Attended the Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and Rule of Law. | June 23–25, 2008 |
| Japan |
Kyoto | Attended the G8 Ministerial Meeting and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with the Foreign Ministers of Australia and Japan. | June 26–28, 2008 | |
| South Korea |
Seoul | Met with President Lee Myung-bak and Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan. | June 28–29, 2008 | |
| China |
Chengdu, Beijing | Met with local officials and aid workers in Chengdu. Met with President Hu and senior officials. | June 29–30, 2008 | |
| 72 |  Czech Republic |
Prague | Signed missile defense radar agreement. | July 8–9, 2008 |
| Bulgaria |
Sofia | Received the Order of Stara Planina, First Class and met with Foreign Minister Kalfin. | July 9, 2008 | |
| Georgia |
Tbilisi | Met with President Saakashvili. | July 9–10, 2008 | |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi | Met with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq. | July 21–22, 2008 |
 Singapore |
Singapore | Attended the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and Regional Forum. | July 22–24, 2008 | |
| Australia |
Perth | Met with Foreign Minister Smith. | July 24–25, 2008 | |
 New Zealand |
Auckland | Met with Prime Minister Clark, Foreign Minister Peters, and Opposition Leader Key. | July 25–27, 2008 | |
 Samoa |
Apia | Met with representatives of the Pacific Islands Forum nations. (Crossed International Date Line.) | July 26, 2008 | |
| 74 | France |
Paris, Toulon | Discussed EU peace plan for Russia and Georgia. | August 14–15, 2008 |
| Georgia |
Tbilisi | Met with President Saakashvili and Foreign Minister Tkeselashvili. | August 15, 2008 | |
| 75 | Belgium |
Brussels | Attended an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council and discussed the Georgia crisis with EU leaders. | August 18–19, 2008 |
| Poland |
Warsaw | Signed a ballistic missile defense agreement. | August 19–21, 2008 | |
| Iraq |
Baghdad | Discussed strategic framework agreement with Iraqi officials. | August 21, 2008 | |
| 76 | Israel |
Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni. | August 25–26, 2008 |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah | Met with President Abbas. | August 26, 2008 | |
| 77 | Portugal |
Lisbon | Met with Foreign Minister Amado. | September 4–5, 2008 |
 Libya |
Tripoli | Met with Head of State Gaddafi and Foreign Minister Shalgam. | September 5–6, 2008 | |
 Tunisia |
Tunis | Met with President Ben Ali. | September 6, 2008 | |
 Algeria |
Algiers | Met with President Bouteflika. | September 6, 2008 | |
 Morocco |
Rabat | Met with Foreign Minister Fihri and other senior officials. | September 6–7, 2008 | |
| 78 | India |
New Delhi | Met with Prime Minister Singh and External Affairs Minister Mukherjee. | October 4–5, 2008 |
| Kazakhstan |
Astana | Met with President Nazarbayev, Prime Minister Masimov, and Foreign Minister Tazhin. | October 5, 2008 | |
| 79 | Mexico |
Puerto Vallarta | Met with Foreign Secretary Espinosa. | October 22–23, 2008 |
| 80 | Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Met with Foreign Minister Livni. | November 6–8, 2008 |
| Palestinian National Authority |
Ramallah, Jenin | Met with President Abbas and Foreign Minister Fayyad (November 7). Announced development aid program for Jenin (November 8). | November 7–8, 2008 | |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh | Attended a Quartet meeting. | November 8–9, 2008 | |
| 81 |  Peru |
Lima | Accompanied President Bush to the APEC Summit Meeting. | November 21–23, 2008 |
| 82 | United Kingdom |
London | Met with Foreign Secretary Miliband. | December 1–2, 2008 |
| Belgium |
Brussels | Attended a NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting. | December 2, 2008 | |
| India |
New Delhi | Met with Prime Minister Singh and External Affairs Minister Mukherjee. | December 3–4, 2008 | |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad | Met with President Zardari and senior officials. | December 4, 2008 | |
 Denmark |
Copenhagen | Met with Prime Minister Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Møller. | December 4–5, 2008 | |
| 83 | Panama |
Panama City | Met with President Torrijos and attended the first Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Ministerial Meeting. | December 9–10, 2008 |
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- "Travels Abroad of the Secretary of State". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State.