Visits By Foreign Leaders of Venezuela

Visitor From Description Date
President Medina Venezuela Guest of U.S. Government. Addressed U.S. Congress January 20. Afterwards visited Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), New York City, New Orleans (Louisiana), and Miami (Florida). Departed U.S. February 5. January 19-​24, 1944
President Gallegos Venezuela Met with President Truman in Washington and Bolivar (Missouri). July 1-​5, 1948
President Betancourt Venezuela Official visit. In U.S. February 18-23, visited San Juan (Puerto Rico), New York City, and Miami. February 19-​21, 1963
President Rafael Caldera Rodriguez Venezuela State visit. Addressed Joint Session of U.S. Congress June 3. Afterwards visited Houston. Departed U.S. June 5. June 2-​4, 1970
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela State visit. In U.S. June 27-July 2; visited Williamsburg, New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. June 28-​30, 1977
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. September 6-​9, 1977
President Luis Herrera Campins Venezuela State visit. November 16-​19, 1981
President Jaime Lusinchi Venezuela State visit. Afterwards visited San Francisco. Departed U.S. December 8. December 3-​5, 1984
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela Met with President Bush during a private visit. Also attended Consultation on a New Hemispheric Agenda in Atlanta. March 30-​April 1, 1989
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. September 25, 1989
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela State Visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards. April 25-​26, 1990
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. September 30, 1990
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela Met with President Bush during a private visit. Later visited Houston, Tulsa, and Palo Alto (Calif.) May 3, 1991
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela Met with President Bush while attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. September 24, 1991
President Carlos Andres Perez Venezuela Met with President Bush during a U.N. Security Council Summit in New York City. January 31, 1992
President Rafael Caldera Rodriguez Venezuela Attended the Summit of the Americas in Miami, Florida. December 9-​11, 1994
President-elect Hugo Chavez Venezuela Met with President Clinton during a private visit. January 28, 1999
President Hugo Chavez Venezuela Met with President Clinton during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. September 21, 1999