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High-Level Political Meetings

Images capturing significant political meetings and discussions, featuring officials in formal settings, emphasizing diplomacy.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo along with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale and Special Representative for Syria Engagement, Ambassador James Jeffrey, meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevl�t �avu_o_lu in Ankara, Turkey on October 17, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani on July 11, 2014, after he arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan for a meeting about steps to resolve the country's disputed presidential election between him and fellow candidate Abdullah Abdullah.

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.

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan shakes hands with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama in Tokyo, Japan on October 17, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Munich, Germany, on February 4, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., September 21, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2016.

Madrid. September 4, 2014. Minister Ana Pastor meets with her Abu Dhabi counterpart Sheik Sultan Bin Tahnoon al Nahyan. Photo Oscar del Pozo Archdc.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with former South African President Thabo Mbeki and UN Special Representative for Sudan Haile Menkerios, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2010.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosts the North American Trilateral Ministerial with Her Excellency Dr. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico and The Honorable Lawrence Cannon, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC July 16, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second from right, meets with Indian Ambassador the U.S. Meera Shankar, right, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 27, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in New York, New York, on September 18, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the U.S.-India CEO Forum at the U.S. Department of State on June 22, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Peruvian Foreign Minister Victor Ricardo Luna Mendoza at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on November 21, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC April 21, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, center, and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, right, at the Dolmabache Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 11, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participates in a business leaders dinner at the Roosevelt House, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador, in New Delhi, India on June 23, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC April 21, 2009.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman meets with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Morgan on the margins of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) in New York, New York, on September 22, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participates in a lunch with women Heads of State and Foreign Minsters at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York September 24, 2009.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo speaks with Republic of Korea's Foreign Minister Kyung-wha Kang at ASEAN 2018 Singapore, Singapore, August 4, 2018.

President Barack Obama attends a U.S. - India Strategic Dialogue reception at the State Department in Washington, D.C., , June 3, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a photo with Nepalese Ambassador to the U.S. Arjun Kumar Karki at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on February 20, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa participate in joint press avail in Quito, Ecuador, on June 8, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, at the United Nations, in New York City, New York on September 21, 2016.

Reportage: Vice President Mike Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence arrive at the Vatican Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, and are greeted by the Regent of the Prefecture of the Papal Household Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Peruvian Foreign Minister Roncagliolo, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, New York, on September 22, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a one-on-one meeting with Prince Karim al-Hussayni Aga Khan IV, the 49th leader of the Shia Ismaili community, in Paris, France, on June 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a dinner for leaders during the APEC summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011.

Secretary Clinton at a press conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah March 4, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Dato� Haji Muhyiddin Bin Mohd. Yassin after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf in New York, New York on September 24, 2012.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry receives flowers from Indian protocol officials as he arrives in Ahmedabad, India, on January 11, 2015, to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II in New York, New York on September 26, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna at the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, pose for a photo after their bilateral meeting and joint press conference, at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on June 13, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 22, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Indian Minister of External Affairs Shushma Swaraj, Indian Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharama, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker as he addresses reporters during a news conference on August 30, 2016, at the Jawarhalal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi, India, following the annual U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 22, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Indonesian Foreign Minister Natalegawa before the start of their bilateral meeting in Bali, Indonesia, on July 24, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry settles into his seat before a bilateral meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on May 4, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in Munich, Germany, on February 14, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participates in a Ministerial on Libya in New York City on September 22, 2014. The Secretary is participating in events in conjunction with the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo poses for a photo with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after the conclusion of the 2+2 Dialogue, in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2018.

(L-R) Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, photographed during a joint meeting in Doha, 17 May 2023. Baerbock is travelling to Saudi Arabia and Qatar on her three-day trip., Doha, Qatar, Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Congolese President Joseph Kabila and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in New York, New York on September 24, 2012.

(Left to right): Indian Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar, Indian Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Meera Shankar pose for a photo at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2017.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a Quad Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Tokyo, Japan on October 6, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan in Washington, D.C., on March 11, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on September 15, 2010.

Reportage: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 23, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo greets Senegalese Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne before attending the Millennium Challenge Cooperation (MCC) Signing Ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 10, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan in Washington, D.C., on March 11, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosts a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Miliband in the Treaty Room of the U.S. Department of State on May 12, 2009.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2019.

Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, left, pictured with UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng, right, on March 26th, 2013, during consultations in Washington on U.S. and UN efforts on atrocity early warning, prevention and response.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 13, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai during their bilateral meeting in the Treaty Room at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with her senior adviser, Philippe Reines, in Shanghai, China, May 22, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud after addressing reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 2013.

05/17/2001. 05-18-01-Madrid-Palacio de la Moncloa. Meeting between Jose Maria Aznar and the Former President of the United States Bill Clinton.- Photo, Chema Barroso.-Archdc.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York September 21, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna after signing of a U.S.-India bilateral science and technology endowment agreement in New Delhi, India July 20, 2009.

U.S. Charge d'Affaires Kathleen Stephens introduces U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before he addresses and thanks employees of Embassy New Delhi for their work helping organize a Strategic Dialogue between the United States and India on August 1, 2014.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan meets with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Qatari Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Meera Shankar at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2010.

Under Secretary for Political Affairs William J. Burns meets with Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on May 24, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is welcomed by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad, Pakistan October 28, 2009.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez with Afghan President Hamid Karzai

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech at Nahdlatul Ulama/Gerakan Pemuda Ansor, in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 29, 2020.

Madrid. September 4, 2014. Minister Ana Pastor meets with her Abu Dhabi counterpart Sheik Sultan Bin Tahnoon al Nahyan. Photo Oscar del Pozo Archdc.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 6, 2011.

Indian Director General of Police (DGP) P.C. Thakur Gujarat salutes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives in Ahmedabad, India, on January 11, 2015, to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

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

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at a reception for U.S. exporters hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Christchurch, New Zealand, on November 5, 2010. President of the American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Mark Fitzgerald is featured in the photo to the right of the Secretary.

U.S Secretary of State John Kerry and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif prepare for a meeting with their respective staffs in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 1, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2021.

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 -1964) Prime Minister of India with US President John F Kennedy (1917-1963) at the White House 1962

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Honduran President Porfirio Lobo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on June 22, 2011.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, speaks with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo inside the Goldenberg Mansion at the Malacanang Palace compound, Manila, Philippines, February 12, 2010.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi, India, on October 27, 2020.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton inside Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, March 25, 2009. Clinton is in Mexico for a two-day visit.

President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan walk on the Colonnade of the White House following their meeting in the Oval Office, Jan. 11, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai after concluding a press conference at the Presidential Palace on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 in Kabul. Kerry and Karzai held talks on the bilateral security agreement.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj at the U.S.-India 2+2 Dialogue, in New Delhi, India, on September 6, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets with Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi at the Roosevelt House on August 31, 2016 in New Delhi, India.

Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah signs U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's guest book before he met with the Secretary at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva prior to the bilateral meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand July 21, 2009.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari chats with the Foreign Minister of Libya, Mohamed Syala prior to a working lunch for the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Foreign Ministers, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva seated prior to the bilateral meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand July 21, 2009.

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