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Official Arrivals of U.S. Secretaries

Images of U.S. Secretaries of State disembarking from government aircraft. The scenes convey formal greetings and diplomatic gestures in various international locations.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo prepares to depart Hanoi, Vietnam en route to Joint Andrews Base on October 30, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry bids farewell to Brunei as he heads home to Washington, D.C., on July 2, 2013, following a 12-day, around-the-world trip.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Singapore, Singapore, August 3, 2018.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in London and is met by Ambassador Woody Johnson on January 29, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in New Delhi, India on June 25, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to Canadian Minister of State Lynne Yelichas he disembarks from his plane upon arrival in Ottawa, Canada, on October 29, 2014. The Secretary is in Ottawa to emphasize steadfast U.S. support for our Canadian partners, continued close cooperation in our shared approach to countering violent extremism, and our commitment to stand beside our Canadian neighbors and friends.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says goodbye in the setting sun as he departs from Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington on September 3, 2014, en route to join President Obama at the NATO Summit in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo prepares to depart Hanoi, Vietnam en route to Joint Andrews Base on October 30, 2020.

President Barack Obama and Members of Congress are met by Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino upon arrival at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 30, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deboards the plane upon arrival at the Monroe County Airport in Bloomington, Indiana before traveling to Indiana University to deliver a speech about U.S. foreign policy on October 15, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Manhattan, Kansas on September 5, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Ocala, Florida, on January 23, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is met by U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands on arrival in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 22, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes before an honor guard at Tirana International Airport in Tirana, Albania, after arriving on February 14, 2016, for a bilateral visit and meetings with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, after arriving on July 17, 2016, in advance of attending meetings in Brussels with members of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 29, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his plane after traveling from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Vienna, Austria, on July 13, 2014 for allied talks with Iran about its nuclear program.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 29, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from the plane after arriving in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on October 9, 2013, for U.S.-ASEAN Summit meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry uses the video-conferencing feature on his cellphone to show his grandson the view after he climbed the steps to his aircraft on October 21, 2015, before flying from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, to Berlin, Germany, for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo waves as he departs Asunci�n, Paraguay, April 13, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at London Stansted Airport in Stansted Mountfitchet, U.K., on January 14, 2016, after an overnight flight to attend a meeting with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his airplane after arriving at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 29, 2015, to attend the inauguration of President-elect Muhammadu Buhari in the nation's first political transfer of power from one political party to another.

U.S. President Joe Biden Arrives Aboard Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield. Biden was greeted by acting deputy center director, David Korsmeyer, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Senator Alex Padilla, and California Governor Gavin Newsom before boarding the Marine One helicopter to view consequences of flooding and other storm impacts along Californias central coast.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Berlin, Germany, on January 18, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs Amman, Jordan on September 11, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves goodbye to Athens, Greece, before heading to New Delhi, India, on July 18, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes in Larnaca, Cyprus, on December 3, 2015, after arriving for a visit with both Greek and Turkish leaders on the island nation.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to a Cypriot Protocol official as he deplanes in Larnaca, Cyprus, on December 3, 2015, after arriving for a visit with both Greek and Turkish leaders on the island nation.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes at King Salman Airbase in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after arriving on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Brussels, Belgium for the NATO Summit on July 10, 2018.

Madrid, 07/09/2016. The President of the United States Barack Obama arrives in Madrid. Photo: Ángel de Antonio Archdc.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Joint Base Andrews for Helsinki on July 15, 2018.

Framed by an American and Israeli flag, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from the plane after arriving in Tel Aviv, Israel, for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 8, 2013.

Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Natalia Gherman, right, escorts U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives in Chisinau, Moldova, on December 4, 2013.

U.S Secretary of State John Kerry smiles as he deplanes on July 6, 2016, at Tbilisi International Airport in Tbilisi, Georgia, following an overnight flight from Washington, D.C., for meetings with Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Foreign Minister Mikhail Janelidze, and a group of young entrepreneurs.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry glances at observes on the tarmac as he arrives at Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 15, 2015, for negotiations with Iranian leaders about the future of their country's nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State MIchael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 13, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, watched by Russian Director of State Protocol Yuriy Filatov, parts with U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft after arriving at Moscow Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia, on July 14, 2016, for a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is greeted by Canadian Chief of Protocol Stewart Wheeler and Ambassador Kelly Craft upon arrival to Ottawa, Canada on August 22, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his aircraft as he arrives in London, U.K., on February 21, 2015, to meet with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and hold discussions focused on the anti-ISIL coalition and the situation in Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State MIchael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo wave as they depart, Brasila, Brazil, January 2, 2019. Secretary Pompeo is on travel to Brasilia, Brazil, and Cartagena, Colombia, from December 31, 2018, to January 2, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry salutes a group of onlookers at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, on May 28, 2015, as he departs on a trip to Nigeria, Switzerland, Spain, and France.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departs Manila after a successful series of ASEAN and bilateral meetings in Manila, Philippines, on August 8, 2017.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Berlin, Germany, on January 20, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, en route to Oman on May 20, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs from San Jose, Costa Rica on June 2, 2021.

President Barack Obama arrives at Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., July 2, 2010. The President traveled to West Virginia, along with Vice President Joe Biden, left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, for Sen. Robert Byrd's memorial service.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Paris, France, on March 8, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun after landing at London Stansted Airport in Stansted Mountfitchet, U.K., on June 27, 2016, for meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in the aftermath of last week's Brexit vote in the United Kingdom.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with a staffer for U.S. Ambassador to Germany John Emerson after deplaning at Berlin International Tegel Nord Airport in Berlin, Germany, on December 5, 2016, before a bilateral meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and receiving the Order of Merit from the German government.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes at King Salman Air Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 20, 2016, before joining up with President Obama for bilateral meetings and a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council member nations.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 4, 2019.

U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso E. Lenhardt before departing Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on June 13, 2011.

President Joe Biden arrives at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jun. 11, 2022. The president visited the state to review efforts to fight the ongoing wildfires.

President Barack Obama boards Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to the White House following a trip to New Jersey, Dec. 15, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia Adam Sterling, Slovak Ambassador to the United States Ivan Korcok, and Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Frantisek Ruzicka upon arrival in Bratislava, Slovakia, on February 12, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Barbara Leaf, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Ethan Goldrich, and an Emirati Protocol official after arriving in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2015, for meetings with Crown Prince Mohammed bid Zayed, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives In Israel on May 13, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rasit Meredov after he arrived at Ashgabat International Airport in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on November 3, 2015, for a bilateral meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and a greeting with local U.S. Embassy staff.

Vice President Joseph Biden disembarks Air Force Two upon arrival at Osan Air Base outside of Seoul, South Korea, on December 5, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his airplane at Heathrow Airport in London, U.K., on March 21, 2015, for a meeting en route to Washington with allies from England, Germany, France, and the European Union about ongoing negotiations with Iran over the future of its nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov and U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan George Krol upon arriving at Astana International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, on November 1, 2015, for a series of bilateral meetings and to deliver a speech.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton "wheels down" in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 1, 2010.

U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on June 5, 2016, following a flight from Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, to attend a two-day Strategic and Economic Dialogue with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top government leaders.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes in Sochi, Russia, on May 11, 2015, en route to meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says farewell to Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 4, 2010.

Alan Gross, accompanied by Sen. Carl Levine, Sen. Barbara Mikulsky, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Ben Cardin and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 17, 2014. Gross spent 5 years as a prisoner in Cuba.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher Polish Deputy Chief of Protocol Krayewski, and Polish Director of the Americas Anna Pearl as he arrives in Warsaw, Poland, on August 15, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Muscat, Oman, on August 27, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 16, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives at Keflavik Air Base in Reykjavik, Iceland on February 15, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry carries his bags as he boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, on May 11, 2015, en route to Sochi, Russia, and meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves goodbye at Geneva International Airport as he departs Geneva, Switzerland, on March 4, 2015, following his latest round of negotiations with Iranian officials about the future of their nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Ankara, Turkey, on October 17, 2019.

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Stephen Mull and his wife, Cheri Stephan, greet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival in Warsaw, Poland, on November 4, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks across the tarmac on October 15, 2015, before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, en route to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, to deliver a speech about U.S. foreign policy.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his plane after arriving at Kigali International Airport in Kigali, Rwanda, on October 13, 2016, so he could attend a meeting about the Montreal ozone layer protection protocol.

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by Kelly Degnan, Charg� d'Affaires ad interim of the U.S. Embassy in Rome, Italy, upon his arrival in Pisa on April 9, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Geneva, Switzerland, for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding the disposition of Syrian chemical weapons stocks on Sept. 12, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes as an honor guard greets him upon his arrival at Seoul Air Base in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on May 17, 2015, for meetings with Korean President Park Geun-hye, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, and a speech focused on the Internet.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his airplane at LaGuardia Airport in New York, N.Y., in the early morning hours of September 26, 2015, after arriving from Washington, D.C., to begin a week of meetings coinciding with the annual United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves before departing for Tokyo, Japan, October 1, 2013. Secretary Kerry will travel to Tokyo, Japan and Bali, Indonesia October 1-7, 2013.

U.S. President Joseph R. Biden departed Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2022. During his first visit to Japan since being elected, he met with Japanese government officials in order to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opens an umbrella as e prepares to step off his airplane after arriving at Brussels National Airport � the same one attacked by terrorists earlier in the week � as he arrives in Brussels, Belgium, on March 25, 2016, to pay condolences on behalf of the American people following the twin terrorists attacks on the city and country.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on March 4, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives for the Hanoi Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 25, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton steps off the plane after arriving in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on June 11, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Laotian officials and U.S. Ambassador to Laos Daniel Clune as he arrives on January 24, 2016, at Vientiane Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos.

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence arrive at Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility on July 20, 2019. Pence, who chairs the National Space Council, visited the Florida spaceport on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first two humans on the Moon. He recognized the historic mission, while also addressing NASAs future plans to travel to the Moon and on to Mars.

Ambassador Ibrahim Awawdeh from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Alice G. Wells welcome Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival in Amman on September 10, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France on December 8, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and British Ambassador to the United States Peter Westmacott aboard an airplane at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington as they prepare to make a day trip together to Boston, Massachusetts, on October 9, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says goodbye to U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch before he departs from Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 9, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves goodbye to well-wishers as he departs Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, for a flight to London, U.K., to attend a Syria donors conference.

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan wave to a crowd as they exit Air Force One. The president and first lady are visiting Hawaii while en route to the Republic of China. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia arrive in Paris, France, on March 5, 2014.

Secretary of State Clinton shakes hands with Embassy Charge d'Affairs James P. Zumwalt on the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Feb. 16, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his aircraft at LeBourget Airport in Paris, France, on May 10, 2016, after attending a bilateral meeting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and after both attended a multilateral session focused on Syria hosted by the French government.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wave as they board Air Force One at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, en route to Cornwall Airport Newquay, England.

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