Presidential Visit
Presidential Visits to Korea (1952 - )
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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