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Presidential Visit

Presidential Visits to Korea (1952 - )

 

December 2-5, 1952

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Seoul

Visit to Korean combat zone. [Visit made as President-elect.]

June 19-20, 1960

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Seoul

Met with Prime Minister Chung and addressed the National Assembly.

October 31-November 2, 1966

Lyndon B. Johnson

Seoul, Suwon

State visit; met with President Park and Prime Minister Chung.

November 22-23, 1974

Gerald R. Ford

Seoul

Met with President Park.

June 29-July 1, 1979

Jimmy Carter

Seoul

State visit; met with President Park and Prime Minister Choi.

November 12-14, 1983

Ronald Reagan

Seoul, Demilitarized Zone

State visit; met with President Chun, addressed the National Assembly, and visited U.S. troops.

February 27, 1989

George Bush

Seoul

Official visit; addressed the National Assembly.

January 5-7, 1992

George Bush

Seoul

Met with President Roh and senior Korean officials, signed a science and technology agreement, addressed the Korean National Assembly, and visited U.S. military personnel.

July 10-11, 1993

William J. Clinton

Seoul

Met with President Kim; addressed the Korean National Assembly; visited U.S. military personnel.

April 15-16, 1996

William J. Clinton

Cheju Island

Met with President Kim and proposed four-nation peace talks.

November 20-22, 1998

William J. Clinton

Seoul, Osan

Met with President Kim Dae Jung; addressed U.S. military personnel

February 19-20, 2002

George W. Bush

Seoul, Dorasan, Osan

Met with President Kin Dae-Jung; visited Demilitarized Zone; addressed U.S. military personnel.

Source: State Department - Office of the Historian

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