Visits By Foreign Leaders of India

Visitor From Description Date
Prime Minister Nehru India Guest of the President. Afterwards visited New York City, Chicago, Knoxville (Tennessee), San Francisco, and Madison (Wisconsin). Was in Canada October 22-26. Final departure from U.S. November 4. October 11-​15, 1949
Prime Minister Nehru India Official visit at Washington and Gettysburg (Pennsylvania). December 16-​20, 1956
Prime Minister Nehru India Met with President Eisenhower in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session. September 26, 1960
Prime Minister Nehru India Official visit. In U.S. November 5-14, visiting Newport (Rhode Island), New York City, and Los Angeles. Departed for Mexico November 14. Stopped in New York City November 17 en route to London. November 6-​10, 1961
President Radhakrishnan India State visit. In U.S. June 2-11, visited Williamsburg (Virginia), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Cape Canaveral (Florida), Denver (Colorado), Los Angeles, and New York City. June 3-​5, 1963
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi India Official visit. In U.S. March 27-April 1; visited Williamsburg and New York City. March 28-​29, 1966
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi India Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. November 7. November 3-​6, 1971
Prime Minister Morarji Desai India Official visit. In U.S. June 8; visited New York City, San Francisco, and Omaha. June 12-​15, 1978
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi India Official visit; visited New York City, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. Departed U.S. August 4. July 27-​31, 1982
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi India Official Visit. June 11-​15, 1985
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi India Met with President Reagan in New York City, at reception and luncheon at the U.N. October 23, 1985
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi India Official Working Visit. October 19-​20, 1987
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao India Met with President Bush during a U.N. Security Council Summit in New York City. January 31, 1992
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao India Official working visit. Arrived in U.S. May 15; also visited New York City, Houston, and Boston. Addressed joint meeting of Congress. May 17-​20, 1994
Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral India Met with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly in New York City. September 22, 1997
Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee India Official Visit. Addressed Joint Session of Congress. September 13-​17, 2000
Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee India Official working visit. November 7-​9, 2001
Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee India Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. September 12, 2002
Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee India Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. September 24, 2003
Prime Minister Manmhan Singh India Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. September 21, 2004
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India Official visit. July 17-​20, 2005
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India Working visit. September 23-​25, 2008
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. November 14-​15, 2008
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 24-​25, 2009
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India Official State visit. November 23-​25, 2009
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. April 11-​13, 2010