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This is a list of international visits undertaken by the secretaries of state of the United States. The list includes both private travel and official state visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the secretaries of state have made during their tenure in the position.
The first secretary of state who made a trip abroad was William H. Seward, who visited the Danish West Indies in 1866. In the early years, most secretary of state visits took place in the North,
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* Philander C. Knox (in office 1909–1913)
* Robert Lansing (in office 1915–1920)
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* Charles Evans Hughes (in office 1921–1925)
* Frank B. Kellogg (in office 1925–1929)
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* Christian Herter (in office 1959–1961)
* Dean Rusk (in office 1961–1969)
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* Henry Kissinger (in office 1973–1977)
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* Alexander Haig (in office 1981–1982)
* George P. Shultz (in office 1982–1989)
* James Baker (in office 1989–1992)
This is a list of international visits undertaken by the secretaries of state of the United States. The list includes both private travel and official state visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the secretaries of state have made during their tenure in the position.
The first secretary of state who made a trip abroad was William H. Seward, who visited the Danish West Indies in 1866. In the early years, most secretary of state visits took place in the North, Central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
, and South American countries and in the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
. John Hay
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln, Hay's highest office was Un ...
was the first secretary of state to visit Europe. Philander C. Knox was the first to go to Asia. Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871July 23, 1955) was an American politician from Tennessee and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...
was the first to go to Africa. Dean Rusk was the first to go to Oceania.
John Kerry was the first to complete all 7 continents by visiting Antarctica
William H. Seward
* William H. Seward (in office 1861–1869)John Hay
*John Hay
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln, Hay's highest office was Un ...
(in office: 1898–1905)
Elihu Root
* Elihu Root
Elihu Root (; February 15, 1845February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman who served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War in the early twentieth century. He also served as United States Senator from N ...
(in office 1905–1909)
Philander C. Knox
* Philander C. Knox (in office 1909–1913)
Robert Lansing
* Robert Lansing (in office 1915–1920)
Bainbridge Colby
* Bainbridge Colby
Bainbridge Colby (December 22, 1869 – April 11, 1950) was an American politician and attorney who was a co-founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State. Colby was a Republican until he helped co-f ...
(in office 1920–1921)
Charles Evans Hughes
* Charles Evans Hughes (in office 1921–1925)
Frank Kellogg
* Frank B. Kellogg (in office 1925–1929)
Henry L. Stimson
*Henry L. Stimson
Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in U.S. foreign policy by serving in both Republican and D ...
(in office 1929–1933)
Cordell Hull
*Cordell Hull
Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871July 23, 1955) was an American politician from Tennessee and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...
(in office 1933–1944)
Edward Stettinius
*Edward Stettinius, Jr
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
. (in office 1944–1945)
James F. Byrnes
* James F. Byrnes (in office 1945–1947)George C. Marshall
* George C. Marshall
George Catlett Marshall Jr. (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff of the US Army under Pre ...
(in office 1947–1949)
Dean Acheson
*Dean Acheson
Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced ; April 11, 1893October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman ...
(in office 1949–1953)
John Foster Dulles
* John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles (, ; February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. He served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959 and was briefly ...
(in office 1953–1959)
Christian Herter
* Christian Herter (in office 1959–1961)
Dean Rusk
* Dean Rusk (in office 1961–1969)
William P. Rogers
* William P. Rogers
William Pierce Rogers (June 23, 1913 – January 2, 2001) was an American diplomat and attorney. He served as United States Attorney General under President Dwight D. Eisenhower and United States Secretary of State under President Richard Nixo ...
(in office 1969–1973)
Henry Kissinger
* Henry Kissinger (in office 1973–1977)
Cyrus Vance
* Cyrus Vance
Cyrus Roberts Vance Sr. (March 27, 1917January 12, 2002) was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. Prior to serving in that position, he was the United States Deputy Secretary of ...
(in office 1977–1980)
Edmund Muskie
*Edmund Muskie
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...
(in office 1980–1981)
Alexander Haig
* Alexander Haig (in office 1981–1982)
George P. Shultz
* George P. Shultz (in office 1982–1989)
James Baker
* James Baker (in office 1989–1992)
Warren Christopher
Madeleine Albright
Colin Powell
Condoleezza Rice
Hillary Clinton
John Kerry
Rex Tillerson
Mike Pompeo
Antony Blinken
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