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Visits By Foreign Leaders of Turkey

Visitor From Description Date
President Bayar Turkey At the invitation of the President. Addressed U.S. Congress January 29. Afterwards visited Princeton (New Jersey), New York City, Cleveland and Toledo (Ohio), Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (Nevada), Dallas (Texas), and Raleigh (North Carolina). Private visit to New York City February 20. Departed U.S. February 27. January 27-​30, 1954
Prime Minister Menderes Turkey Official visit. Discussed economic and financial matters. June 1-​5, 1954
Prime Minister Menderes Turkey Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting. October 7-​9, 1959
Prime Minister Inonu Turkey Attended funeral of President Kennedy. November 24-​25, 1963
Prime Minister Inonu Turkey Informal visit. In U.S. June 21. Visited Williamsburg (Virginia) and New York City. June 22-​23, 1964
President Cevdet Sunay Turkey State visit. In U.S. April 2-13; visited Philadelphia, Cape Kennedy, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit, Lansing, Niagara Falls, and New York City. April 3-​5, 1967
Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel Turkey Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. March 31-​April 1, 1969
Prime Minister Ismail Nihat Erim Turkey Official visit. In U.S. March 18-23. Also visited New York City. March 21-​22, 1972
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit Turkey Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. May 30-​31, 1978
Prime Minister Turgut Ozal Turkey Official Working Visit. April 1-​5, 1985
Prime Minister Turgut Ozal Turkey Private Visit. Met with President Reagan February 5. February 2-​8, 1987
President Kenan Evren Turkey State Visit; visited New York City, June 30-July 3. June 26-​30, 1988
President Turgut Ozal Turkey Met with President Bush during a private visit. September 25, 1990
President Turgut Ozal Turkey Met with President Bush during a private visit. March 23-​25, 1991
Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel Turkey Official working visit. February 10-​12, 1992
President Turgut Ozal Turkey Met with President Bush during a private visit. April 28-​30, 1992
President Turgut Ozal Turkey Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Arrived in the U.S. January 26; also visited Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. February 8, 1993
Prime Minister Tansu Ciller Turkey Met with President Clinton during a private visit. October 14-​18, 1993
Prime Minister Tansu Ciller Turkey Met with President Clinton during a private visit. April 14, 1994
Prime Minister Tansu Ciller Turkey Met with President Clinton during a private visit. Arrived in the U.S. April 17 in New York City. Later attended Houston (Tex.) International Festival. April 18-​20, 1995
President Suleiman Demirel Turkey Working visit. October 18, 1995
President Suleyman Demirel Turkey Working visit. March 27-​30, 1996
Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz Turkey Working Visit. December 18-​21, 1997
President Suleyman Demiral Turkey Attended NATO’s 50th Anniversary Summit. April 23-​25, 1999
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit Turkey Official working visit. September 26-​29, 1999
President Ahmet Sezer Turkey Met with President Clinton at the UN Millenium Summit in New York City. September 7, 2000
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit Turkey Working visit. January 14-​18, 2002
Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Turkey Working visit. Also visited New York City. January 27-​28, 2004
Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Turkey Met with President Bush during the G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia. Attended the funeral of Former President Reagan. June 9-​11, 2004
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Working visit. June 7-​8, 2005
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Working visit. September 30-​October 2, 2006
Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Turkey Working visit. November 4-​5, 2007
President Abdullah Gul Turkey Working visit. January 7-​8, 2008
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. November 14-​15, 2008
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 24-​25, 2009
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Working Visit. December 7, 2009
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. April 12-​13, 2010
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. September 20, 2011