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Colin L. Powell

January 2001- January 2005

February 16, 2001
Mexico
San Cristobal
Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Fox.

February 24, 2001
Egypt
Cairo
Met with senior Egyptian officials and with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov.

February 24-25, 2001
Israel
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister-elect Sharon and senior Israeli officials.

February 25, 2001
Palestinian Authority
Ramallah
Met with Chairman Arafat.

February 25, 2001
Jordan
Amman
Met with King Abdullah II.

February 25-26, 2001
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Attended ceremonies commemorating the 10th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait.

February 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 26-27, 2001
Belgium
Brussels
Met with NATO Foreign Ministers.

April 11-12, 2001
France
Paris
Met with Contact Group Foreign Ministers, with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov and with President Chirac.

April 12-13, 2001
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
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 13, 2001
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Met with the Collective Presidency, Bosnian political leaders, and with NATO and OSCE officials.

April 13, 2001
Ireland
Shannon
Stopped en route retaurn to Washington.

April 20-22, 2001
Canada
Quebec
Accompanied President Bush to the Summit of the Americas.

May 23-24, 2001
Mali
Bamako
Met with President Konare and toured the Malaria Research and Training Center at the University of Mali.

May 24-25, 2001
South Africa
Pretoria
Met with President Mbeki and delivered an address at Witwatersrand University.

May 25-27, 2001
Kenya
Nairobi
Met with President Moi, Kenyan civil and political leaders, and UN and NGO representatives.


May 27-28, 2001
Uganda
Kampala
Met with President Museveni and Ugandan political leaders.

May 28-30, 2001
Hungary
Budapest
Attended North Atlantic Council ministerial meetings.

June 12-13, 2001
Spain
Madrid
Accompanied President Bush.

June 13-14, 2001
Belgium
Brussels
Accompanied President Bush to NATO Summit Meeting.

June 14-15, 2001
Sweden
Goteborg
Accompanied President Bush to U.S.-EU Summit Meeting.

June 15-16, 2001
Poland
Warsaw
Accompanied President Bush during a State Visit.

June 16, 2001
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Accompanied President Bush to meetings with President Kucan, Prime Minister Drnovsek, and Russian President Putin.

June 27, 2001
Egypt
Alexandria
Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher.

June 27-28, 2001
Israel
Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Peres.

June 28, 2001
Palestinian Authority
Ramallah
Met with Chairman Arafat.


June 29, 2001
Jordan
Amman
Met with King Abdullah II.

June 29, 2001
France
Paris
Met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah.

July 17-19, 2001
Italy
Rome
Attended G-8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

July 23-24, 2001
Japan
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and senior officials.

July 24-27, 2001
Vietnam
Hanoi
Attended ASEAN Regional Forum and Post-Ministerial Conference.

July 27-28, 2001
Korea, South
Seoul
Met with President Kim Dae-Jung and senior officials.


July 28-29, 2001
China, People’s Republic of
Beijing
Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior officials


July 29-30, 2001
Australia
Canberra
Attended Australia-U.S. Ministerial Meeting.

September 10-11, 2001
Peru
Lima
Attended OAS General Assembly meeting.

October 15-16, 2001
Pakistan
Islamabad
Discussed cooperation against terrorism with President Musharraf and senior officials.


October 16-17, 2001
India
New Delhi
Discussed cooperation against terrorism with Prime Minister Vajpayee and senior officials.


October 17-21, 2001
China, People’s Republic of
Shanghai
Attended APEC Summit Meeting.


December 4-5, 2001
Romania
Bucharest
Attended OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting.


December 5, 2001
Turkey
Ankara
Met with Foreign Minister Cem and senior officials.


December 5-7, 2001
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting; addressed EU Justice and Home Affairs Council.


December 7-8, 2001
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Met with President Karimov and senior officials.


December 8-9, 2001
Kazakhstan
Astana
Met with President Nazarbayev and senior officials.


December 9-10, 2001
Russia
Moscow
Met with President Putin, Foreign Minister Ivanov, and senior officials.


December 10-11, 2001
Germany
Berlin
Met with Chancellor Schroeder and Foreign Minister Fischer.


December 11, 2001
France
Paris
Met with President Chirac and Foreign Minister Vedrine.


December 11, 2001
United Kingdom
London
Met with Prime Minister Blair and Foreign Minister Straw.


January 15-17, 2002
Pakistan
Islamabad
Met with President Musharraf and senior officials. Returned to Pakistan after visiting Afghanistan.


January 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 17-18, 2002
India
New Delhi
Met with Prime Minister Vajpayee, Foreign Minister Singh, and senior officials.


January 18, 2002
Nepal
Kathmandu
Met with Prime Minister Deuba and senior officials.


January 19-21, 2002
Japan
Tokyo
Attended the International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan.


February 6-7, 2002
Nassau
Bahamas
Attended a meeting of CARCICOM Foreign Ministers


February 18-19, 2002
Japan
Tokyo
Accompanied President Bush.


February 19-21, 2002
Korea, Republic of
Seoul
Accompanied President Bush.


February 21-22, 2002
China, People's Republic of
Beijing
Accompanied President Bush.


March 21-22, 2002
Mexico
Monterrey
Accompanied President Bush to the UN Conference on International Development.


March 22-23, 2002
Peru
Lima
Accompanied President Bush to meetings with the Presidents of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, and the Vice President of Ecuador.


March 24, 2002
El Salvador
San Salvador
Accompanied President Bush to meetings with Central American heads of state.


April 8-9, 2002
Morocco
Casablanca
Met with senior Moroccan and Saudi officials.


April 9, 2002
Egypt
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher.


April 9-11, 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 11-12, 2002
Jordan
Amman
Met with King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Muasher.


April 12-15, 2002
Israel
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Safed
Met with Prime Minister Sharon, Foreign Minister Peres, and senior Israeli officials.


April 14, 2002
Palestinian Authority
Ramallah
Met with Chairman Arafat.


April 15, 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 16-17, 2002
Israel
Jerusalem
Continued meetings with Israeli officials and Palestinian representatives.


April 17, 2002
Palestinian Authority
Ramallah
Met with Chairman Arafat.


April 17, 2002
Egypt
Cairo
Met with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Jordan.


May 13, 2002
Canada
Gander (Newfoundland)
Gave an interview en route to Iceland.


May 13-15, 2002
Iceland
Reykjavik
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 22-23, 2002
Germany
Berlin
Accompanied President Bush.


May 23-26, 2002
Russia
Moscow, St. Petersburg
Accompanied President Bush to a Summit Meeting.


May 26-28, 2002
France
Paris
Accompanied President Bush.


May 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
Met with Secretary of State Sodano.


June 2-3, 2002
Barbados
Bridgetown
Attended OAS General Assembly and signed the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism.


June 12-13, 2002
Canada
Whistler (British Columbia)
Attended a G-8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.


July 26 and 28, 2002
India
New Delhi
Met with Prime Minister Vajpayee and senior officials.


July 28, 2002
Pakistan
Islamabad
Met with President Musharraf and senior officials.


July 28-29, 2002
Thailand
Bangkok
Met with Foreign Minister Sathirathai.


July 29-30, 2002
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Met with Prime Minister Mahathir and Foreign Minister Albar.


July 30, 2002
Singapore
Singapore
Met with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.


July 30-August 1, 2002
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
Attended ASEAN Regional Forum and Post-Ministerial Conference. Met with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun.


August 2, 2002
Indonesia
Jakarta
Met with President Sukarnoputri and senior officials.


August 2-3, 2002
Philippines
Manila, Cebu
Met with President Arroyo and senior officials


September 3-5, 2002
South Africa
Johannesburg
Attended the World Summit on Sustainable Development.


September 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 5-6, 2002
Gabon
Libreville
Met with President Bongo and Foreign Minister Ping. Visited Pongara National Park.


September 6, 2002
Cape Verde
Praia
Met with Foreign Minister Sousa.


October 23-24 and 25-26, 2002
Mexico
Los Cabos
Attended APEC Ministerial and Summit Meetings.


November 14, 2002
Canada
Ottawa
Met with Foreign Minister Graham.


November 19-22, 2002
Czech Republic
Prague
Accompanied President Bush to the NATO Summit meeting,


November 22, 2002
Russia
St. Petersburg
Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Putin.


November 22-23, 2002
Lithuania
Vilnius
Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with the Presidents of the Baltic States.


November 23, 2002
Romania
Bucharest
Accompanied President Bush to a meeting with President Iliescu.


November 25-26, 2002
Mexico
Mexico D.F.
Attended a meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission.


December 3-4, 2002
Colombia
Bogota
Met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Barcos.


January 25-26, 2003
Switzerland
Davos
Attended the World Economic Forum.


February 22-23, 2003
Japan
Tokyo
Met with senior Japanese officials.

February 23-24, 2003
China, People’s Republic of
Beijing
Met with President Jiang Zemin and senior Chinese officials.

February 24-25, 2003
Korea, South
Seoul
Attended the inauguration of President Roh Moo-Hyun.

April 1-2, 2003
Turkey
Ankara
Discussed the conflict in Iraq and economic aid with senior Turkish officials.

April 2, 2003
Serbia and Montenegro
Belgrade
Met with President Marovic and Prime Minister Zivkovic

April 2-3, 2003
Belgium
Brussels
Discussed the conflict in Iraq with NATO, EU, and Russian Foreign Ministers.

April 7-8, 2003
United Kingdom
Belfast, Hillsborough (Northern Ireland)
Accompanied President Bush to meetings with Prime Minister Blair and with Irish Prime Minister Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders.

May 1-2, 2003
Spain
Madrid
Met with Prime Minister Aznar and Foreign Minister Palacio.

May 2, 2003
Albania
Tirana
Signed the Adriatic Charter of Partnership with the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia.

May 2-3, 2003
Syria
Damascus
Met with President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa.

May 3, 2003
Lebanon
Beirut
Met with President Lahoud and Foreign Minister Obeid.

May 10-12, 2003
Israel
Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Sharon and senior Israeli officials; attended a Quartet working group meeting.

May 11, 2003
Palestinian Authority
Jericho
Met with Prime Minister Abbas

May 12, 2003
Egypt
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Maher.

May 12-13, 2003
Jordan
Amman
Met with King Abdullah II and senior Jordanian officials.

May 13, 2003
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Met with Crown Prince Abdullah and visited the Vinnell Compound after a terrorist attack.

May 13-15, 2003
Russia
Moscow
Met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov.

May 15, 2003
Bulgaria
Sofia
Met with Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg and Foreign Minister Passy; commemorated the 100th anniversary of U.S.-Bulgarian relations.

May 15-16, 2003
Germany
Berlin
Met with Chancellor Schroeder and Foreign Minister Fischer.

May 22-23, 2003
France
Paris
Attended a G-8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

May 30-31, 2003
Poland
Krakow
Accompanied President Bush.

May 31-June 1, 2003
Russia
St. Petersburg
Accompanied President Bush.

June 1-2, 2003
Italy
Rome
Met with Foreign Minister Frattini.

June 2, 2003
Vatican City
Briefed Pope John Paul II on the Middle East Summit and relief efforts in Iraq.

June 2-4, 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 4, 2003
Jordan
Aqaba
Accompanied President Bush to meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas.

June 4-5, 2003
Doha
Qatar
Accompanied President Bush.

June 8-10, 2003
Chile
Santiago
Attended OAS General Assembly meeting and met with President Lagos.

June 10, 2003
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Met with President Kirchner.

June 17-19, 2003
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Attended ASEAN Regional Forum meeting.

June 19, 2003
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Met with Prime Minister Zia and senior officials.

June 19-23, 2003
Jordan
Shuneh, Suweima, Petra
Attended the World Economic Forum, met with Quartet representatives, and visited Petra.

June 20, 2003
Israel
Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Sharon and senior Israeli officials.

June 20, 2003
Palestinian Authority
Jericho
Met with Prime Minister Abbas and senior Palestinian officials.

July 8, 2003
Senegal
Dakar, Goree
Accompanied President Bush.

July 8-11, 2003
South Africa
Pretoria
Accompanied President Bush.

July 10, 2003
Botswana
Gabarone
Accompanied President Bush.

July 11, 2003
Uganda
Kampala
Accompanied President Bush

July 11-12, 2003
Nigeria
Abuja
Accompanied President Bush.

September 13, 2003
Switzerland
Geneva
Met with UN Secretary-General Annan and the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent Members of the Security Council.

September 14, 2003
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Stopped en route to Iraq.

September 14-15, 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 15, 2003
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Met with Foreign Minister Sabah.

October 17-21, 2003
Thailand
Bangkok
Attended the APEC Summit Meeting.

October 21-22, 2003
Kenya
Nairobi, Naivasha
Attended Sudanese peace talks and met with President Kibaki.

October 22, 2003
Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh
Met with President Mubarak.

October 22-24, 2003
Spain
Madrid
Attended the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq.

November 3, 2003
Panama
Panama City
Attended a ceremony honoring the centennial of Panamanian independence. Greeted Taiwanese President Chen Shu-bian.

November 3-4, 2003
Nicaragua
Managua
Met with President Bolanos.

November 4, 2003
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Met with President Maduro.

November 18, 2003
Belgium
Brussels
Met with EU Foreign Ministers.

November 18-20, 2003
United Kingdom
London
Accompanied President Bush on a State Visit.

December 2, 2003
Netherlands
Maastricht
Attended an OSCE Meeting.

December 2, 2003
Tunisia
Tunis
Met with President Ben Ali.

December 2-3, 2003
Morocco
Marrakesh
Met with King Mohamed VI and Foreign Minister Benaissa.

December 3, 2003
Algeria
Algiers
Met with President Bouteflika and Foreign Minister Belkhadem.

December 3-4, 2003
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial meeting.


January 12-13, 2004
Mexico
Monterrey
Accompanied President Bush to the Special Summit of the Americas.

January 24-25, 2004
Georgia
Tbilisi
Attended the inauguration of President Saakashvili and met with former President Shevardnadze.

January 25-27, 2004
Russia
Moscow
Met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov.

March 15-17, 2004
India
New Delhi
Met with Prime Minister Vajpayee and Foreign Minister Sinha.

March 17, 2004
Afghanistan
Kabul
Met with President Karzai and with U.S. military and civilian officials.

March 17-18, 2004
Pakistan
Islamabad
Met with President Musharraf and Foreign Minister Kasuri.

March 18-19 and 20, 2004
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Met with Amir Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister Sabah, and Foreign Minister Sabah.

March 19, 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 24, 2004
Spain
Madrid
Attended memorial service for victims of the March 11 bombings.

March 31-April 1, 2004
Germany
Berlin
Attended International Conference on Afghanistan.

April 1-2, 2004
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial and NATO/Russian Council meetings.

April 5, 2004
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Met with Prime Minister Latortue.

April 28-29, 2004
Germany
Berlin
Attended OSCE Conference on Anti-Semitism

April 29, 2004
Denmark
Copenhagen
Met with Prime Minister Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Moller.

May 15-16, 2004
Jordan
Amman, South Shuneh
Attended the World Economic Forum.

June 4, 2004
Vatican City
Accompanied President Bush.

June 4-5, 2004
Italy
Rome
Accompanied President Bush.

June 5-6, 2004
France
Paris, Colleville, Arromanches, Caen
Accompanied President Bush.

June 7, 2004
Ecuador
Quito
Attended OAS General Assembly meeting.

June 25-26, 2004
Ireland
Shannon
Accompanied President Bush to the U.S.-EU Summit meeting.

June 26-29, 2004
Turkey
Ankara, Istanbul
Accompanied President Bush to the NATO Summit meeting in Istanbul.

June 29-30, 2004
Sudan
Khartoum, El Fasher, Abu Shouk
Met with President Bashir and Foreign Minister Ismail. Visited a refugee camp in the Darfur region.

July 1, 2004
Maldives
Malé
Met with Foreign Minister Jameel.

July 1-2, 2004
Indonesia
Jakarta
Attended the ASEAN Regional and Post-Ministerial meetings.

July 26-27, 2004
Hungary
Budapest
Met with Foreign Minister Kovacs and addressed a conference of Hungarian ambassadors.

July 27-28, 2004
Egypt
Cairo
Met with President Mubarak, Prime Minister Aboul Gheit, and Foreign Minister Gheit.

July 28-29, 2004
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
Met with Crown Prince Abdullah, Foreign Minister Prince Saud, and Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi.

July 29-31, 2004
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Met with Foreign Minister Sabah.

July 30, 2004
Iraq
Baghdad
Met with President Yawer and Deputy Prime Minister Salih. Returned to Kuwait afterwards.

July 31, 2004
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Discussed Euro-Atlantic integration.

July 31-August 1, 2004
Poland
Warsaw
Met with Foreign Minister Cimoszewicz and attended ceremonies commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.

August 6, 2004
Denmark
Greenland--Igaliku
Signed an updated agreement for the defense of Greenland.

September 1. 2004
Panama
Panama City
Attended the inauguration of President Martin Torrijos.

October 4-6, 2004
Brazil
Brasilia, Sao Paulo
Met with President Lula da Silva and Foreign Minister Amorim and addressed the American Chamber of Commerce.

October 6, 2004
Grenada
St. George’s
Assessed damage from hurricane Ivan.

October 23-24, 2004
Japan
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and Foreign Minister Machimura.

October 24-25, 2004
China, People’s Republic of
Beijing
Met with President Hu and senior Chinese officials.

October 25-26, 2004
Korea, Republic of
Seoul
Met with President Roh and Foreign Minister Ban.

November 8-9, 2004
Mexico
Mexico City
Attended U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission meeting.

November 17-21, 2004
Chile
Santiago
Attended APEC Ministerial meetings and accompanied President Bush to the APEC Summit meeting.

November 21-22, 2004
Israel
Jersusalem
Attended APEC Summit meeting. Met with Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Shalom.

November 22, 2004
Palestinian Authority
Jericho
Met with Prime Minister Qureia, acting President Fattouh, and former Prime Minister Abbas.

November 22-23, 2004
Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh
Attended a conference on assistance to Iraq.

November 30, 2004
Canada
Ottawa
Accompanied President Bush.

December 1, 2004
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Met with President Alexandre, Prime Minister Latortue, and political leaders.

December 6-8, 2004
Bulgaria
Sofia
Attended OSCE meeting.

December 8-10, 2004
Belgium
Brussels
Attended North Atlantic Council, NATO-Russia and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council meetings.

December 10, 2004
The Netherlands
The Hague
Attended US-EU Ministerial meeting.

December 10-11, 2004
Morocco
Rabat
Attended Forum for the Future meeting.

January 3, 2005
Oman
Muscat
Met with Foreign Minister bin Abdallah.

January 3-4, 2005
Thailand
Bangkok, Phuket
Assessed tsunami damage and relief efforts.

January 4-7, 2005
Indonesia
Jakarta, Banda Aceh
Assessed tsunami damage and relief efforts. Attended ASEAN Leaders’ Special Meeting on Tsunami Relief.

January 7, 2005
Sri Lanka
Colombo, Galle
Assessed tsunami damage and relief efforts.

January 7-9, 2005
Kenya
Nairobi
Attended the signing of the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

January 22-23, 2005
Ukraine
Kiev
Attended the inauguration of President Yushchenko



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