Secretary of State Colin Powell with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, 2001
Secretary of State Colin Powell with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem, 2003
Secretary Colin Powell holds a vial of anthrax while speaking to the United Nations Security Council
Secretary Colin Powell meets with Indian opposition leader Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi

This is a list of international visits undertaken by Colin Powell (in office 2001–2005)[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 his tenure in the position.[1]

Summary

The number of visits per country where Secretary Powell traveled are:

World map highlighting countries visited by Colin Powell as Secretary of State, 2001–2005:
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Table

Country Locations Details Dates
1  Mexico San Cristóbal Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Fox. February 16, 2001
2  Egypt Cairo Met with senior Egyptian officials and with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov. February 24, 2001
 Israel Tel Aviv, Jerusalem Met with Prime Minister-elect Sharon and senior Israeli officials. February 24–25, 2001
 Palestinian National Authority Ramallah Met with Chairman Arafat. February 25, 2001
 Jordan Amman Met with King Abdullah II February 25, 2001
 Kuwait Kuwait City Attended ceremonies commemorating the 10th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait. February 25–26, 2001
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Met with senior Saudi officials. February 26, 2001
 Syria Damascus Met with President Bashar Assad and senior Syrian officials. February 26, 2001
 Belgium Brussels Met with NATO Foreign Ministers. February 26–27, 2001
3  France Paris Met with Contact Group Foreign Ministers, with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov and with President Chirac. April 11–12, 2001
 Macedonia Skopje Met with the Foreign Ministers of Croatia, Hungary, Bosnia, Slovenia, Romania, Albania, Greece, and Turkey, and with Macedonian political leaders. Later met with the UN Administrator for Kosovo and with Kosovo political leaders. April 12–13, 2001
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Met with the Collective Presidency, Bosnian political leaders, and with NATO and OSCE officials. April 13, 2001
 Ireland Shannon Stopped en route return to Washington. April 13, 2001
4  Canada Quebec City Accompanied President Bush to the Summit of the Americas. April 20–22, 2001
5  Mali Bamako Met with President Konaré and toured the Malaria Research and Training Center at the University of Mali. May 23–24, 2001
 South Africa Pretoria Met with President Mbeki and delivered an address at Witwatersrand University. May 24–25, 2001
 Kenya Nairobi Met with President Moi, Kenyan civil and political leaders, and UN and NGO representatives. May 25–27, 2001
 Uganda Kampala Met with President Museveni and Ugandan political leaders. May 27–28, 2001
 Hungary Budapest Attended North Atlantic Council ministerial meetings. May 28–30, 2001
6  Spain Madrid Accompanied President Bush. June 12–13, 2001
 Belgium Brussels Accompanied President Bush to NATO Summit Meeting. June 13–14, 2001
 Sweden Gothenburg Accompanied President Bush to U.S.–EU Summit Meeting. June 14–15, 2001
 Poland Warsaw Accompanied President Bush during a State Visit. June 15–16, 2001
 Slovenia Ljubljana Accompanied President Bush to meetings with President Kučan, Prime Minister Drnovšek, and Russian President Putin. June 16, 2001
7  Egypt Alexandria Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher. June 27, 2001
 Israel Jerusalem Met with Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Peres. June 27–28, 2001
 Palestinian National Authority Ramallah Met with Chairman Arafat. June 28, 2001
 Jordan Amman Met with King Abdullah II. June 29, 2001
 France Paris Met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah. June 29, 2001
8  Italy Rome Attended G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. July 17–19, 2001
9  Japan Tokyo Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and senior officials. July 23–24, 2001
 Vietnam Hanoi Attended ASEAN Regional Forum and Post-Ministerial Conference. July 24–27, 2001
 South Korea Seoul Met with President Kim Dae-Jung and senior officials. July 27–28, 2001
 China Beijing Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior officials July 28–29, 2001
 Australia Canberra Attended Australia–U.S. Ministerial Meeting. July 29–30, 2001
10  Peru Lima Attended OAS General Assembly meeting. September 10–11, 2001
11  Pakistan Islamabad Discussed cooperation against terrorism with President Musharraf and senior officials. October 15–16, 2001
 India New Delhi Discussed cooperation against terrorism with Prime Minister Vajpayee and senior officials. October 16–17, 2001
 China Shanghai Attended APEC Summit Meeting. October 17–21, 2001
12  Romania Bucharest Attended OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting. December 4–5, 2001
 Turkey Ankara Met with Foreign Minister Cem and senior officials. December 5, 2001
 Belgium Brussels Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting; addressed EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. December 5–7, 2001
 Uzbekistan Tashkent Met with President Karimov and senior officials. December 7–8, 2001
 Kazakhstan Astana Met with President Nazarbayev and senior officials. December 8–9, 2001
 Russia Moscow Met with President Putin, Foreign Minister Ivanov, and senior officials. December 9–10, 2001
 Germany Berlin Met with Chancellor Schröder and Foreign Minister Fischer. December 10–11, 2001
 France Paris Met with President Chirac and Foreign Minister Védrine. December 11, 2001
 United Kingdom London Met with Prime Minister Blair and Foreign Minister Straw. December 11, 2001
13  Pakistan Islamabad Met with President Musharraf and senior officials. Returned to Pakistan after visiting Afghanistan. January 15–17, 2002
 Afghanistan Kabul Met with leaders of the Afghan Interim Authority. Announced the upgrading of the U.S. Liaison Office to Embassy status. January 17, 2002
 India New Delhi Met with Prime Minister Vajpayee, Foreign Minister Singh, and senior officials. January 17–18, 2002
   Nepal Kathmandu Met with Prime Minister Deuba and senior officials. January 18, 2002
 Japan Tokyo Attended the International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan. January 19–21, 2002
14  Bahamas Nassau Attended a meeting of CARICOM Foreign Ministers February 6–7, 2002
15  Japan Tokyo Accompanied President Bush. February 18–19, 2002
 South Korea Seoul February 19–21, 2002
 China Beijing February 21–22, 2002
16  Mexico Monterrey Accompanied President Bush to the UN Conference on International Development. March 21–22, 2002
 Peru Lima Accompanied President Bush to meetings with the presidents of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, and the Vice President of Ecuador. March 22–23, 2002
 El Salvador San Salvador Accompanied President Bush to meetings with Central American heads of state. March 24, 2002
17  Morocco Casablanca Met with senior Moroccan and Saudi officials. April 8–9, 2002
 Egypt Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher. April 9, 2002
 Spain Madrid Attended U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting. Met with UN Secretary-General Annan and Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov Signed Defense Cooperation agreements with Spain. April 9–11, 2002
 Jordan Amman Met with King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Muasher. April 11–12, 2002
 Israel Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Safed Met with Prime Minister Sharon, Foreign Minister Peres, and senior Israeli officials. April 12–15, 2002
 Palestinian National Authority Ramallah Met with Chairman Arafat. April 14, 2002
 Lebanon Beirut Met with President Lahoud, Prime Minister Hariri and Foreign Minister Hammoud. April 15, 2002
 Syria Damascus Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa. April 15, 2002
 Israel Jerusalem Continued meetings with Israeli officials and Palestinian representatives. April 16–17, 2002
 Palestinian National Authority Ramallah Met with Chairman Arafat. April 17, 2002
 Egypt Cairo Met with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Jordan. April 17, 2002
18  Canada Gander Gave an interview en route to Iceland. May 13, 2002
 Iceland Reykjavík Attended NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting and meetings of the NATO-Ukraine Commission and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. Also met with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov. May 13–15, 2002
19  Germany Berlin Accompanied President Bush. May 22–23, 2002
 Russia Moscow, Saint Petersburg Accompanied President Bush to a Summit Meeting. May 23–26, 2002
 France Paris Accompanied President Bush. May 26–28, 2002
 Italy Rome Accompanied President Bush to a NATO Summit Meeting and the inauguration of the NATO–Russia Council. May 28, 2002
 Vatican City State Vatican City Met with Cardinal Secretary of State Sodano. May 28, 2002
20  Barbados Bridgetown Attended OAS General Assembly and signed the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism. June 2–3, 2002
21  Canada Whistler Attended a G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. June 12–13, 2002
22  India New Delhi Met with Prime Minister Vajpayee and senior officials. July 26–28, 2002
 Pakistan Islamabad Met with President Musharraf and senior officials. July 28, 2002
 Thailand Bangkok Met with Foreign Minister Sathirathai July 28–29, 2002
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Met with Prime Minister Mahathir and Foreign Minister Albar. July 29–30, 2002
 Singapore Singapore Met with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. July 30, 2002
 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Attended ASEAN Regional Forum and Post-Ministerial Conference. Met with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun. July 30 – August 1, 2002
 Indonesia Jakarta Met with President Sukarnoputri and senior officials. August 2, 2002
 Philippines Manila, Cebu Met with President Arroyo and senior officials August 2–3, 2002
23  South Africa Johannesburg Attended the World Summit on Sustainable Development. September 3–5, 2002
 Angola Luanda Met with President dos Santos and attended a meeting of the Joint Commission for the Implementation of the Lusaka Protocols. September 5, 2002
 Gabon Libreville Met with President Bongo and Foreign Minister Ping. Visited Pongara National Park. September 5–6, 2002
 Cape Verde Praia Met with Foreign Minister Sousa. September 6, 2002
24  Mexico Los Cabos Attended APEC Ministerial and Summit Meetings. October 23–26, 2002
26  Canada Ottawa Met with Foreign Minister Graham. November 14, 2002
27  Czech Republic Prague Accompanied President Bush to the NATO Summit meeting, November 19–22, 2002
 Russia Saint Petersburg Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Putin. November 22, 2002
 Lithuania Vilnius Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with the presidents of the Baltic States. November 22–23, 2002
 Romania Bucharest Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Iliescu. November 23, 2002
28  Mexico Mexico City Attended a meeting of the U.S.–Mexico Binational Commission. November 25–26, 2002
29  Colombia Bogotá Met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Barcos. December 3–4, 2002
30   Switzerland Davos Attended the World Economic Forum. January 25–26, 2003
31  Japan Tokyo Met with senior Japanese officials. February 22–23, 2003
 China Beijing Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials. February 23–24, 2003
 South Korea Seoul Attended the inauguration of President Roh Moo-Hyun. February 24–25, 2003
32  Turkey Ankara Discussed the conflict in Iraq and economic aid with senior Turkish officials. April 1–2, 2003
 Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade Met with Serbian President Marović and Prime Minister Živković April 2, 2003
 Belgium Brussels Discussed the conflict in Iraq with NATO, EU, and Russian Foreign Ministers. April 2–3, 2003
33  United Kingdom Belfast, Hillsborough Accompanied President Bush to meetings with Prime Minister Blair and with Irish Prime Minister Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders. April 7–8, 2003
34  Spain Madrid Met with Prime Minister Aznar and Foreign Minister Palacio May 1–2, 2003
 Albania Tirana Signed the Adriatic Charter of Partnership with the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia. May 2, 2003
 Syria Damascus Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa. May 2–3, 2003
 Lebanon Beirut Met with President Lahoud and Foreign Minister Obeid. May 3, 2003
35  Israel Jerusalem Met with Prime Minister Sharon and senior Israeli officials; attended a Quartet working group meeting. May 10–12, 2003
 Palestinian National Authority Jericho Met with Prime Minister Abbas May 11, 2003
 Egypt Cairo Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher. May 12, 2003
 Jordan Amman Met with King Abdullah II and senior Jordanian officials. May 12–13, 2003
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Met with Crown Prince Abdullah and visited the Vinnell Compound after a terrorist attack. May 13, 2003
 Russia Moscow Met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov. May 13–15, 2003
 Bulgaria Sofia Met with Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Foreign Minister Passy; commemorated the 100th anniversary of U.S.-Bulgaria relations. May 15, 2003
 Germany Berlin Met with Chancellor Schröder and Foreign Minister Fischer. May 15–16, 2003
36  France Paris Attended a G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. May 22–23, 2003
37  Poland Kraków Accompanied President Bush. May 30–31, 2003
 Russia Saint Petersburg May 31 – June 1, 2003
 Italy Rome Met with Foreign Minister Frattini. June 1–2, 2003
 Vatican City State Vatican City Briefed Pope John Paul II on the Middle East Summit and relief efforts in Iraq. June 2, 2003
 Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh Accompanied President Bush to meetings with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas. June 2–4, 2003
 Jordan Aqaba Accompanied President Bush to meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas. June 4, 2003
 Qatar Doha Accompanied President Bush. June 4–5, 2003
38  Chile Santiago de Chile Attended OAS General Assembly meeting and met with President Lagos. June 8–10, 2003
 Argentina Buenos Aires Met with President Kirchner. June 10, 2003
39  Cambodia Phnom Penh Attended ASEAN Regional Forum meeting. June 17–19, 2003
 Bangladesh Dhaka Met with Prime Minister Zia and senior officials. June 19, 2003
 Jordan Shuneh, Suweima, Petra Attended the World Economic Forum, met with Quartet representatives, and visited Petra. June 19–23, 2003
 Israel Jerusalem Met with Prime Minister Sharon and senior Israeli officials. June 20, 2003
 Palestinian National Authority Jericho Met with Prime Minister Abbas and senior Palestinian officials. June 20, 2003
40  Senegal Dakar, Gorée Accompanied President Bush. July 8, 2003
 South Africa Pretoria July 8–11, 2003
 Botswana Gaborone July 10, 2003
 Uganda Kampala July 11, 2003
 Nigeria Abuja July 11–12, 2003
41   Switzerland Geneva Met with UN Secretary-General Annan and the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent Members of the Security Council. September 13, 2003
 Kuwait Kuwait City Stopped en route to Iraq. September 14, 2003
 Iraq Baghdad, Halabja Met with U.S. military and civilian authorities and with the Iraqi Governing Council; also met with Kurdish leaders in Halabja. September 14–15, 2003
 Kuwait Kuwait City Met with Foreign Minister Sabah. September 15, 2003
42  Thailand Bangkok Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. October 17–21, 2003
 Kenya Nairobi, Naivasha Attended Sudanese peace talks and met with President Kibaki October 21–22, 2003
 Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh Met with President Mubarak. October 22, 2003
 Spain Madrid Attended the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq. October 22–24, 2003
43  Panama Panama City Attended a ceremony honoring the centennial of Panamanian independence. Greeted Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian. November 3, 2003
 Nicaragua Managua Met with President Bolaños. November 3–4, 2003
 Honduras Tegucigalpa Met with President Maduro. November 4, 2003
44  Belgium Brussels Met with EU Foreign Ministers November 18, 2003
 United Kingdom London Accompanied President Bush on a State Visit. November 18–20, 2003
45  Netherlands Maastricht Attended an OSCE Meeting. December 2, 2003
 Tunisia Tunis Met with President Ben Ali. December 2, 2003
 Morocco Marrakesh Met with King Mohammed VI and Foreign Minister Benaissa. December 2–3, 2003
 Algeria Algiers Met with President Bouteflika and Foreign Minister Belkhadem. December 3, 2003
 Belgium Brussels Attended NATO Ministerial meeting. December 3–4, 2003
46  Mexico Monterrey Accompanied President Bush to the Special Summit of the Americas. January 12–13, 2004
47  Georgia Tbilisi Attended the inauguration of President Saakashvili and met with former President Shevardnadze. January 24–25, 2004
 Russia Moscow Met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov. January 25–27, 2004
48  India New Delhi Met with Prime Minister Vajpayee and Foreign Minister Sinha. March 15–17, 2004
 Afghanistan Kabul Met with President Karzai and with U.S. military and civilian officials. March 17, 2004
 Pakistan Islamabad Met with President Musharraf and Foreign Minister Kasuri. March 17–18, 2004
 Kuwait Kuwait City Met with Amir Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister Sabah, and Foreign Minister Sabah. March 18–20, 2004
 Iraq Baghdad Met with members of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council. March 19, 2004
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Met with Crown Prince Abdullah and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. March 19, 2004
49  Spain Madrid Attended memorial service for victims of the March 11 bombings. March 24, 2004
50  Germany Berlin Attended International Conference on Afghanistan. March 31 – April 1, 2004
 Belgium Brussels Attended NATO Ministerial and NATO/Russian Council meetings. April 1–2, 2004
51  Haiti Port-au-Prince Met with Prime Minister Latortue. April 5, 2004
52  Germany Berlin Attended OSCE Conference on Anti-Semitism April 28–29, 2004
 Denmark Copenhagen Met with Prime Minister Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Møller. April 29, 2004
53  Jordan Amman, Shuneh Attended the World Economic Forum. May 15–16, 2004
54  Vatican City State Vatican City Accompanied President Bush. June 4, 2004
 Italy Rome June 4–5, 2004
 France Paris, Colleville, Arromanches, Caen June 5–6, 2004
 Ecuador Quito Attended OAS General Assembly meeting. June 7, 2004
55  Ireland Shannon Accompanied President Bush to the U.S.-EU Summit meeting. June 25–26, 2004
 Turkey Ankara, Istanbul Accompanied President Bush to the NATO Summit meeting in Istanbul. June 26–29, 2004
 Sudan Khartum, El Fasher, Abu Shouk Met with President Bashir and Foreign Minister Ismail. Visited a refugee camp in the Darfur region. June 29–30, 2004
 Maldives Malé Met with Foreign Minister Jameel. July 1, 2004
 Indonesia Jakarta Attended the ASEAN Regional and Post-Ministerial meetings. July 1–2, 2004
55  Hungary Budapest Met with Foreign Minister Kovács and addressed a conference of Hungarian ambassadors. July 26–27, 2004
 Egypt Cairo Met with President Mubarak, Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit July 27–28, 2004
 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Met with Crown Prince Abdullah, Foreign Minister Prince Saud and Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi. July 28–29, 2004
 Kuwait Kuwait City Met with Foreign Minister Sabah. July 29–31, 2004
 Iraq Baghdad Met with President Yawer and Deputy Prime Minister Salih. Returned to Kuwait afterwards. July 30, 2004
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Discussed Euro-Atlantic integration. July 31, 2004
 Poland Warsaw Met with Foreign Minister Cimoszewicz and attended ceremonies commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. July 31 – August 1, 2004
56  Greenland Igaliku Signed an updated agreement for the defense of Greenland. August 6, 2004
57  Panama Panama City Attended the inauguration of President Martin Torrijos. September 1, 2004
58  Brazil Brasília, São Paulo Met with President Lula da Silva and Foreign Minister Amorim and addressed the American Chamber of Commerce. October 4–6, 2004
 Grenada St. George's Assessed damage from Hurricane Ivan. October 6, 2004
59  Japan Tokyo Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and Foreign Minister Machimura. October 23–24, 2004
 China Beijing Met with President Hu and senior Chinese officials. October 24–25, 2004
 South Korea Seoul Met with President Roh and Foreign Minister Ban. October 25–26, 2004
60  Mexico Mexico City Attended U.S.–Mexico Binational Commission meeting. November 8–9, 2004
61  Chile Santiago de Chile Attended APEC Ministerial meetings and accompanied President Bush to the APEC Summit meeting. November 17–21, 2004
 Israel Jerusalem Met with Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Shalom. November 21–22, 2004
 Palestinian National Authority Jericho Met with Prime Minister Qureia, acting President Fattouh, and former Prime Minister Abbas. November 22, 2004
 Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh Attended a conference on assistance to Iraq. November 22–23, 2004
62  Canada Ottawa Accompanied President Bush. November 30, 2004
63  Haiti Port-au-Prince Met with President Alexandre, Prime Minister Latortue, and political leaders. December 1, 2004
64  Bulgaria Sofia Attended OSCE meeting. December 6–8, 2004
 Belgium Brussels Attended North Atlantic Council, NATO-Russia and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council meetings. December 8–10, 2004
 Netherlands The Hague Attended US-EU Ministerial meeting. December 10, 2004
 Morocco Rabat Attended Forum for the Future meeting. December 10–11, 2004
65  Oman Masqat Met with Foreign Minister bin Abdallah. January 3, 2005
 Thailand Bangkok, Phuket Assessed tsunami damage and relief efforts. January 3–4, 2005
 Indonesia Jakarta, Banda Aceh Assessed tsunami damage and relief efforts. Attended ASEAN Leaders' Special Meeting on Tsunami Relief. January 4–7, 2005
 Sri Lanka Colombo, Galle Assessed tsunami damage and relief efforts. January 7, 2005
 Kenya Nairobi Attended the signing of the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement. January 7–9, 2005
66  Ukraine Kyiv Attended the inauguration of President Yushchenko January 22–23, 2005

References

  1. ^ a b "Travels Abroad of the Secretary of State". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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