Diplomatic Meetings

Government officials engaged in discussions, seated in luxurious settings, emphasizing international relations and formal gatherings.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal, sits with Saudi Arabia King Salman at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal sit with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal, sits with Saudi Arabia King Salman at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, on May 18, 2016, before a bilateral meeting also attended by U.S. Ambassdor to Egypt Stephen Beecroft, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and other officials from both governments.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meet on the margins of the U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on October 9, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 16, 2018.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, in Muscat, Oman, on February 21, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and Deputy Crown Prince and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., on September 3, 2015, during a bilateral meeting preceding the King's visit with President Barack Obama.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal and State Department Chief of Staff Jon Finer, sits with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia on May 15, 2016, at the Royal Court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, before a bilateral meeting that followed a conversation with Saudi King Salman.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and Ambassador William Roebuck before their bilateral meeting at the Four Seasons in Manama, Bahrain, on April 7, 2016.

U.S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 18, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with, clockwise from top, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, United Kingdom Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tobias Ellwood, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, and United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Isma�l Ould Cheikh Ahmed on August 25, 2016, in the Royal Terminal 1 at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the outset of a five-way meeting focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, in Cairo, Egypt, on January 10, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, in Amman, Jordan, on January 8, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 4, 2018.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 16, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the London Conference on Afghanistan, held on December 4, 2014, at Lancaster House in London, U.K.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi during an impromptu bilateral meeting as the Secretary's aircraft refueled in Muscat on November 12, 2014, en route from China to Jordan.

U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry flanked by U.S. Ambassador to France, Jane Hartley chats with French Foreign Minister Fabius prior to their bilateral meeting on November 17, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2021.

Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar welcomes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Dwight Bush and his wife, Antoinette, with a tea ceremony in Rabat, Morocco, on April 3, 2014, before a Strategic Dialogue between their two countries.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 16, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Charg� d'Affaires Mark Taplin meet with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, on February 19, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York September 24, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas before a meeting in Ramallah, West Bank, on December 12, 2013.

(Left to right) Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Meera Shankar, Indian Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg, and U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt discuss U.S.-India issues at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes talk at a bilateral meeting held after his Presidential Inauguration on June 1, 2009 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Secretary Clinton led the U.S. Delegation for the Presidential Inauguration.

President Barack Obama meets with His Highness Crown Prince General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi in the Oval Office Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by an interpreter and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones, sits with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on April 8, 2016, at his residence in Baghdad, Iraq, amid a series of meetings that will also include conversations with Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal during a tea ceremony at King Abdulaziz International Airport upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 27, 2014.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud prepare to address reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2015.

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, left; U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia James Smith, second from left; U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, third from left, meet with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh on March 30, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Munich, Germany, on February 5, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Jacob Walles sit with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki for a meeting at the Carthage President's Residence in Carthage, Tunisia, on February 18, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Minister of Interior Raya El Hassan in Beirut, Lebanon on March 22, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Denise Bauer and Belgian Chief of Cabinet Frans Van Daele, sits with Belgian King Philippe after he arrived at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium, on March 25, 2016, to pay condolences on behalf of the American people following the twin terrorists attacks earlier in the week on the city and country.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits across from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Vienna, Austria, on July 13, 2014, before they begin a bilateral meeting focused on Iran's nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, on July 11, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayad in Ramallah March 4, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah on March 5, 2015, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before the two and their counterparts attended a meeting of the regional Gulf Cooperation Council.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bid Zayed in the Mina Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2015, before a bilateral meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in New York City on September 23, 2104. The Secretary is holding meetings in conjunction with the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York September 24, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud at the Irgah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 20, 2016, before a bilateral meeting, and amid the Secretary accompanying President Obama to a meeting with the member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo meets with His Excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 8, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Paris, France, on January 16, 2015, to continue their negotiations over the future of Iran's nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones, sits with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on April 8, 2016, inside the Prime Minister's Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, before a bilateral meeting.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, on May 18, 2016, before a bilateral meeting also attended by U.S. Ambassdor to Egypt Stephen Beecroft, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and other officials from both governments.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with President Mario Abdo Ben�tez in Asunci�n, Paraguay, April 13, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba in the Mina Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2015, before a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bid Zayed and other Emirati officials.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Berlin, Germany, on January 19, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, in Rabat, Morocco, on December 5, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Qatari Foreign Minister Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, on March 16, 2017.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II, on the margins of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City on September 23, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on the sidelines of the 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, New York, on October 2, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo chats with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as he departs Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 29, 2018 after meetings with Saudi government officials. (

President Barack Obama meets with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 28, 2010.

U.S. Secretary Michael R. Pompeo attends a Bilateral Meeting hosted by His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar in Washington, D.C., on July 10, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, addresses reporters after they and counterparts from the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and the United Nations met on December 18, 2016, at the Conference Palace Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the future of Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir before their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 2, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in the Saudi Arabia-Iraq Coordination Committee Meeting, along with Saudi King Salman and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 22, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a Syria small group meeting in Brussels, Belgium on July 12, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 2016.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah in Doha, Qatar, on September 7, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia on March 5, 2015, at Diriya Farm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, en route to a meeting with King Salman.

President Barack Obama greets members of the delegation traveling with Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait, during a lunch in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, August 3, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel makes an opening statement at the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative (2+2) meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, October 3, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in Rome, Italy, on February 28, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi at the Blair House in Washington, D.C., on October 6, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayad in Ramallah March 4, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo welcomes Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 7, 2019.

US Defence Secretary William Cohen Crown with Prince (later King) Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia 1998

U.S. President George H.W. Bush meeting privately with Polish Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa of Poland, Washington, D.C., USA, David Valdez, White House photographer

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has an audience with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, in Amman, Jordan, on May 26, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait on July 29, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Diriya Farm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after meeting with King Salman of Saudi Arabia at his family home on March 5, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a meet and greet at U.S. Embassy Kuwait on March 20, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shares a laugh with King Abdullah II and his son Crown Prince Hussein after arriving in Amman on January 5, 2014, to brief Jordanian officials on his Middle East peace talks.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nayhan arrive at a joint news conference in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 11, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greets International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2017.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevl�t �avu_o_lu in Ankara, Turkey on October 17, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with King Abdullah of Jordan at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, in New York City, New York on September 18, 2016.

President Barack Obama looks at the King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit presented to him by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz at the start of their bilateral meeting at the King's Farm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 3, 2009. The medal is Saudi Arabias highest honor.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait on July 29, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz stand with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council gathered for a multilateral meeting at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Paris, France, on May 8, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 9, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a one-on-one chat with Saudi Foreign Minister Crown Prince Saud al-Faisal after the morning session of the Geneva II conference in Montreux, Switzerland, on January 22, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks to members of the Ninth Community of Democracies Governing Council Ministerial, working lunch at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 2017.

Chuck Hagel US Defence Secretary, meets with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo, April 24, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May at No. 10 Downing Street in London, United Kingdom, on September 14, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shares a laugh with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the outset of a series of meetings during a Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, on August 2, 2015.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah deliver statements to the press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 26, 2022.

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