2015 - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2015
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Enrique Pena Nieto | Mexico | Official Working Visit. | January 6, 2015 |
| Prime Minister David Cameron | United Kingdom | Official Working Visit. | January 15–16, 2015 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Official Working Visit. | February 3, 2015 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Official Working Visit. | February 9, 2015 |
| Amir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani | Qatar | Official Working Visit. | February 24, 2015 |
| President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Liberia | Official Working Visit. | February 27, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Enda Kenny | Ireland | Official Working Visit. | March 17, 2015 |
| President Ashraf Ghani Ahmedzai | Afghanistan | Official Working Visit. | March 23–24, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi | Iraq | Official Working Visit. | April 14, 2015 |
| President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Liberia | Attended the Africa Leaders Ebola Meeting. | April 15, 2015 |
| President Alpha Conde | Guinea | Attended the Africa Leaders Ebola Meeting | April 15, 2015 |
| President Ernest Bai Koroma | Sierra Leone | Attended the Africa Leaders Ebola Meeting. | April 15, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Matteo Renzi | Italy | Official Working Visit. | April 17, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Japan | Official Visit. | April 27–28, 2015 |
| Amir Sheik Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah | Kuwait | Attended a Summit at Camp David, MD, for Gulf Cooperation Council members on Countering Violent Extremism. | May 13–15, 2015 |
| Amir Sheikh Tameem bin Hamad al-Thani | Qatar | Attended a Summit at Camp David, MD, for Gulf Cooperation Council Members on Countering Violent Extremism. | May 13–15, 2015 |
| President Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia | Official Working Visit. | May 20–21, 2015 |
| King Willem-Alexander | Netherlands | Official Working Visit. | June 1, 2015 |
| President Dilma Rousseff | Brazil | Official Working Visit. | June 29–30, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk | Ukraine | Official Working Visit. | July 13, 2015 |
| President Muhammedu Buhari | Nigeria | Official Working Visit. | July 20–21, 2015 |
| King Salman bin Abdel Aziz bin-Saud | Saudi Arabia | Official Working Visit. | September 4, 2015 |
| King Felipe VI | Spain | Official Working Visit. | September 15, 2015 |
| Pope Francis | Vatican City | State Visit. Addressed Joint Session of Congress Sept. 24. Also visited New York City (addressed UN General Assembly Sept. 25) and Philadelphia (attended World Meeting of Families). Departed the U.S. Sept. 27. | September 22–24, 2015 |
| President Xi Jinping | China, People’s Republic of | State Visit. | September 24–25, 2015 |
| President Vladimir Putin | Russia | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly Meeting in New York City. | September 28, 2015 |
| President Raul Castro | Cuba | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly Meeting in New York City. | September 29, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi | Iraq | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly Meeting in New York City. | September 29, 2015 |
| President Nursultan Nazarbayev | Kazakhstan | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly Meeting in New York City. | September 29, 2015 |
| President Joachim Gauck | Germany | Official Working Visit. | October 7, 2015 |
| President Park Geun-hye | South Korea | Official Working Visit. | October 16, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif | Pakistan | Official Working Visit. | October 22, 2015 |
| President Joko Widodo | Indonesia | Official Working Visit. | October 26, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Israel | Official Working Visit. | November 9, 2015 |
| President Francois Hollande | France | Official Working Visit. | November 24, 2015 |
| President Reuven Rivlin | Israel | Official Working Visit. | December 8–9, 2015 |