1996 - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1996
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin | Russia | Met with President Clinton and IMF officials; attended meeting of U.S.-Russian Joint Commission on Economic and Technological Cooperation. Later visited New York City. | January 28–February 2, 1996 |
| President Jacques R. Chirac | France | State Visit. Addressed Joint Session of Congress. Later visited Chicago. | January 31–February 2, 1996 |
| President Leonid Kuchma | Ukraine | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | February 20–22, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Japan | Informal meeting in Santa Monica, Calif. | February 23, 1996 |
| Emir Jabir al-Sabah | Kuwait | Working visit. | February 27–March 1, 1996 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. At Mayo Clinic Mar. 4–6. | March 6–30, 1996 |
| Prime Minister John Bruton | Ireland | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | March 14–16, 1996 |
| President Rene Preval | Haiti | Official working visit. | March 19–22, 1996 |
| President Suleyman Demirel | Turkey | Working visit. | March 27–30, 1996 |
| President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | Italy | State Visit. Afterwards addressed the UN General Assembly. | April 1–3, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Konstandinos Simitis | Greece | Working visit. | April 7–10, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa | Croatia | Attended funeral service for Commerce Secretary Brown. | April 9–11, 1996 |
| President Elias Hrawi | Lebanon | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Addressed the UN General Assembly April 23; medical treatment in Boston April 28. | April 25, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Shimon Peres | Israel | Signed missile defense cooperation and anti- terrorism agreements. Met with PLO Chairman Arafat. | April 28–30, 1996 |
| President Konstandinos Stephanopoulos | Greece | State Visit. Afterwards visited Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Chicago. | May 7–10, 1996 |
| President Kresimir Zubac | Bosnian Federation | Met with President Clinton after a meeting of the Federation Forum. | May 14, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Izudin Kapetanovic | Bosnian Federation | Met with President Clinton after a meeting of the Federation Forum. | May 14, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Hasan Muratovic | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Met with President Clinton after a meeting of the Federation Forum. | May 14, 1996 |
| President Alberto K. Fujimori | Peru | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | May 18–21, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Mahathir bin Muhammad | Malaysia | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | May 21, 1996 |
| Chancellor Helmut Kohl | Germany | Official working visit in Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. | May 22–23, 1996 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 8–14, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Romano Prodi | Italy | Attended U.S.-European Union Summit Meeting. | June 12, 1996 |
| President Mary Robinson | Ireland | State Visit. | June 12–15, 1996 |
| President Glafcos Clerides | Cyprus | Working visit. | June 16–18, 1996 |
| President Islom Karimov | Uzbekistan | Inaugurated a new embassy during a private visit. | June 23–26, 1996 |
| President Sixto Duran-Ballen Cordovez | Ecuador | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | June 23–27, 1996 |
| President Lennart Meri | Estonia | Working visit. Afterwards visited New York City. | June 25–27, 1996 |
| President Guntis Ulmanis | Latvia | Working visit. Afterwards visited New York City. | June 25–27, 1996 |
| President Algirdas Brazauskas | Lithuania | Working visit. Afterwards visited New York City. | June 25–27, 1996 |
| President Aleksander Kwasniewski | Poland | Working visit. | July 9–10, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Official working visit. Addressed Joint Session of Congress. Later visited New York City. Departed the U.S. July 13. | July 9–11, 1996 |
| President Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | Official working visit. | July 28–31, 1996 |
| President Franjo Tudjman | Croatia | Working visit. | August 1–2, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Goran Persson | Sweden | Official working visit. | August 5–6, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Private visit. Afterwards visited New York City. | September 6, 1996 |
| Prime Minister John Bruton | Ireland | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Addressed joint session of Congress. | September 8–12, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Japan | Met with President Clinton at the U.N. General Assembly. | September 24, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus | Czech Republic | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | September 30–October 1, 1996 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Attended Middle East Summit Meeting. | September 30–October 2, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu | Israel | Attended Middle East Summit Meeting. | September 30–October 2, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri | Lebanon | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | October 16–19, 1996 |
| President Carlos Saul Menem | Argentina | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | December 4–5, 1996 |
| Prime Minister John Bruton | Ireland | Working visit. Attended U.S.-European Union Summit Meeting. | December 15–18, 1996 |