Israel - Travels of the
President - Travels - Department History
Israel
| Name |
Locale |
Remarks |
Date |
| Richard M. Nixon |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
Met with President Katzir and Prime Minister Rabin. |
June 16–17, 1974 |
| James E. Carter |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
State visit; met with President Navon and Prime Minister Begin. Addressed the Knesset. |
March 10–13, 1979 |
| William J. Clinton |
Jerusalem |
Met with senior Israeli officials and addressed the Knesset. |
October 27–28, 1994 |
| William J. Clinton |
Jerusalem |
Attended the funeral of Prime Minister Rabin. |
November 5–6, 1995 |
| William J. Clinton |
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv |
Discussed cooperation against terrorism with senior Israeli officials. |
March 13–14, 1996 |
| William J. Clinton |
Jerusalem, Masada |
Met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior Israeli officials. |
December 12–15, 1998 |
| George W. Bush |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
Met with Prime Minister Olmert and President Peres. Visited Yad Vashem. |
January 9–11, 2008 |
| George W. Bush |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Masada |
Met with President Peres and Prime Minister Olmert. Addressed the Knesset. Commemorated Israel’s 60th anniversary. |
May 14–16, 2008 |
| Barack Obama |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
Met with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. |
March 20–22, 2013 |
| Barack Obama |
Jerusalem |
Attended the state funeral of former President Shimon Peres. |
September 30, 2016 |
| Donald J. Trump |
Jerusalem |
Met with President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Visited the Western Wall and Yad Vashem. |
May 22–23, 2017 |
