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Official Arrivals of U.S. Secretaries

Politicians disembarking from aircraft, surrounded by officials, illustrating formal diplomatic engagements and international visits.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Israel on March 20, 2019.
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Israel on March 20, 2019.
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U.S. Representative Eliot Engel of New York, former U.S. Secretaries of State James Baker and Condoleezza Rice, and former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft disembark from an Air Force jet that carried them from Washington, D.C., to King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 27, 2015, to extend condolences to the late King Abdullah and call upon and meet with the new King Salman.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves goodbye behind three Air Force "Raven" security guards, who protect his airplane and the classified material on it, as the two on the left made their final trip with him - a flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to New York, N.Y., on April 21-22, 2016.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by Mr. Tran Thanh Tam, Deputy Director, Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam, on November 11, 2017, where he is accompanying President Trump for an official State Visit.Trip to Texas: Houston: Arrival at Houston International Airport. President John F. Kennedy (bottom center, partially hidden) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (holding bouquet of yellow roses) greet Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, and other members of the airport reception committee, upon their arrival aboard Air Force One at Houston International Airport in Houston, Texas. Walking down airplane stairs are (from top): Representative Jack Brooks (Texas); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas); Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Governor of Texas, John B. Connally, Jr.; and Governor Connallys wife, Nellie Connally.Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Rome, Italy on June 27, 2021.Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives at Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport in Tbilisi, Georgia on November 17, 2020.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets his traveling press corps before departing Andrews Air Force Base for Russia on May 6, 2013.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, watched by U.S. Ambassador to Austria Ambassador Alexa Wesner, shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Daniel Baer after arriving in Vienna, Austria, on October 22, 2015.Colombian President Virgilio Barco waves from the doorway of a Colombian Air Force aircraft before his departure after a state visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)U.S. Secretary of State MIchael R. Pompeo arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 13, 2019.President Boris Yeltsin of Russia is greeted by Heads of State. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with Malia and Sasha, participate in a departure ceremony at Accra airport in Ghana, July 11, 2009.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Panama City, Panama on October 18, 2018.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks away from a Royal Jordanian Air Force helicopter after a flight from Jerusalem to Amman, Jordan, on June 29, 2013.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry emerges from his airplane on July 26, 2016, at Villamor Airport in Manila, Philippines, after arriving for a visit that will include meetings with newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves goodbye before lifting off from Montevideo, Uruguay en route to Buenos Aires, Argentina March 1, 2010.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson departs N�Djamena, Chad on March 12, 2018.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell upon arriving in Berlin, Germany, on January 18, 2020.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Berlin, Germany, on May 31, 2019.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo chats with U.S. Ambassador to the Belgium Ronald Gidwitz upon arrival to Brussels, Belgium on July 10, 2018.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson poses for a photo with Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar George Sibley and Mission Staff at the Naypyidaw Airport in Myanmar, Burma on November 14, 2017.Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Vienna, Austria on August 14, 2020 en route to Warsaw, Poland.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson deplanes at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 7, 2018.Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Riga, Latvia, on November 29, 2021.Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Riga, Latvia, on November 29, 2021.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his airplane, arriving in Ho Chi Minh City for his first visit to Vietnam as Secretary on December 14, 2013.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley upon his arrival in Paris for the final week of COP21, on December 7, 2015.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is escorted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Director General Ahn Seung-doo upon her arrival in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2011.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass - his former Executive Secretary while making the transition to the State Department - upon arriving in Antalya, Turkey, in the early morning hours of May 13, 2015, for a NATO Ministerial Meeting.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Ben David Gurion International Airport ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 15, 2013.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with Lieutenant General Burton Field, Commander of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), upon her arrival in Tokyo, Japan, on April 17, 2011.Trip to Texas: Houston: Arrival at Houston International Airport. President John F. Kennedy (center) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (holding bouquet of yellow roses) arrive at Houston International Airport in Houston, Texas; Air Force One is visible in the background. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; and White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius.U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are greeted by Moroccan officials upon their arrival to Marrakech, Morocco, to attend the fifth Global Entrepreneurship Summit on November 19, 2014.Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris arrived at Yokota Air Base, Japan, onboard Air Force Two, Sep. 26, 2022. Vice President Harris will join other dignitaries and world leaders to pay tribute to the life and memory of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his state funeral.Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan saluting as he departs aboard helicopter as he leaves U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, January 20, 1989U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks through a military honor guard as he arrives in Seoul, South Korea, for a visit with President Park Geun-hye and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on February 13, 2014.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Kenneth Hackett upon arriving in Rome, Italy, on March 25, 2014, in advance of President Obama's visit.Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris greets Mr. Yamada Kenji, Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs, during her arrival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, onboard Air Force Two, Sep. 26, 2022. Vice President Harris will join other dignitaries and world leaders to pay tribute to the life and memory of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his state funeral.Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris greets Mr. Yamada Kenji, Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs, during her arrival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, onboard Air Force Two, Sep. 26, 2022. Vice President Harris will join other dignitaries and world leaders to pay tribute to the life and memory of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his state funeral.President Francois Mitterrand of France, center, is greeted as he exits an Air France Concord aircraft upon his arrival for a visit to Washington D.C. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deplanes as he arrives at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on May 24, 2016, to accompany President Obama during his visit to Vietnam.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry passes Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal as they prepare to depart from Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington, D.C., on January 9, 2015, en route to a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Ahmedabad, India.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale upon arrival to Beirut, Lebanon, on June 4, 2014.The royal party from the Netherlands, His Royal Highness, Prince Claus, and Her Majesty, Queen Beatrix, are greeted by Major Diane Feinstein of San Francisco, and Counsel General of the Netherlands Mr. Kist, as they arrive for a visit. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)With U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, center, and Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer, right, looking on, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Vicki Heyman, wife of U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, upon arrival in Ottawa, Canada, on October 28, 2014. Secretary Kerry is traveling to Canada to extend his condolences in the aftermath of last week's shootings and to hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird, and Members of Parliament.President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Az., on Aug. 16, 2009.U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after he arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 24, 2015, after arriving from the United Arab Emirates for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.Vice President Joe Biden, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women�s Issues Catherine Russell, is welcomed by greeters upon arrival in Tokyo, Japan, on December 2, 2013.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his airplane at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2015, before an overnight flight to Hamburg, Germany, and a G7 Ministerial Meeting in Lubeck, Germany.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordan's King Abdullah II chat as Air Force One departs Amman, Jordan on March 23, 2013.A Filipino Protocol official presents U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with a traditional lei on July 26, 2016, at Villamor Airport in Manila, Philippines, after he arrived for a visit that will include meetings with newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay.Secretary Michael R. Pompeo arrives at the Jakarta Airport and is greeted by Ambassador Joseph Donovan, Jr., MFA�s Director for North America and Central America Affairs Zelda Wulan Kartika, and a Protocol representative August 4, 2018.Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Orange County, California, on July 23, 2020.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, after they greeted him upon his arrival at the Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Japan, on April 10, 2016, to attend a G-7 Ministerial Meeting in nearby Hiroshima.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Iraqi Kurdistan Region Presidency Chief of Staff Fuad Hussein after stepping off a U.S. Air Force jet following his arrival in Erbil, Iraq, on June 24, 2014.The Honorable William Cohen, Secretary of Defense, is greeted by the wife of a Korean official. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Sofia, Bulgaria, on February 5, 2012.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.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson returns to Kuwait City after meetings in Doha, Qatar, and is greeted at the airport by U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence Silverman, on July 11, 2017U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2013.Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Bogota, Colombia, and is welcome by Foreign Minister Claudia Blum and Ambassador Philip Goldberg on September 18, 2020.Deputy Secretary John Sullivan is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson upon arrival to San Luis Potos�, Mexico on November 16, 2017.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with U.S. Embassy Abuja Deputy Chief of Mission David Young and Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials on August 23, 2016, after arriving at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria, after arriving for meetings with Nigerian President Muhummadu Buhari, Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, and Governor�s of the country�s Northern region.Trip to Ottawa, Canada: Departure ceremonies, 9:45AM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy depart Ottawa following state visit. L-R: President Kennedy; Prime Minister of Canada, John G. Diefenbaker; Governor General of Canada, Georges P. Vanier; Mrs. Kennedy. Royal Canadian Air Force Station Uplands, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his airplane in Hamburg, Germany, for the return flight to Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2015, after attending a G7 Ministerial Meeting in Lubeck, Germany.United States President, Joseph Biden walks off of Air Force One after arriving at Portland Air National Guard base, Oregon on Oct. 14, 2022. This is President Bidens second visit to the state this year.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his aircraft for flight to Egypt for discussions with Egyptian and other senior officials on the situation in Gaza on July 21, 2014.Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Federal Foreign Minister, photographed during her visit to Israel. Here on arrival in Tel Aviv. 'Photographed on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office'German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival in Berlin for a bilateral discussion and meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on January 31, 2014.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is met by U.S. Charg� d�Affaires Jeffrey M. Hovenier upon arrival in Ankara, Turkey on October 17, 2018.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry bids farewell to President Barack Obama who departed Jordan on March 23, 2013. Secretary Kerry remained in Jordan to continue meetings in Jordan and Israel.President Barack Obama listens to Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. while meeting with a congressional delegation aboard Air Force One en route to Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 9, 2015. Also attending, left to right, Ted Mitchell, Undersecretary of Education; Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn; James Kvaal, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council and Rep. John "Jimmy" Duncan, R-Tenn.U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden deplane Air Force One after their arrival at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, May 29, 2022. Biden stopped briefly at JBSA to change modes of transportation while on his way to Uvalde, Texas.U.S. Ambassador to Germany John Emerson welcomes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives in Berlin on Oct. 21, 2014, for meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia, on October 4, 2019.President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, en route to New Castle County Airport in New Castle, Delaware.Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 16, 2020.Visit of United Kingdom's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, to Washington, D.C., with protective detail personnel providing securityU.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo depart Joint Base Andrews on March 3, 2019.U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan waving goodbye via Air Force One at Vnukovo Airport after Moscow Summit, Moscow, Russia, USSR, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, June 2, 1988Vice President of the United States Kamala D. Harris waves to the press core after arriving at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 29, 2022. Vice President Harris trip intends to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific region.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Cairo, Egypt, January 9, 2019, and are greeted by U.S. Embassy Cairo Charg� d'Affaires Tom Goldberger.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by Thailand's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Panich Vikitsreth and his wife upon the Secretary's arrival to Bangkok, Thailand July 21, 2009.Vice President Dick Cheney lands at MFA for Bay Area VisitPresident Barack Obama waves at the door of Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on February 26, 2016U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his airplane on February 10, 2016, after flying from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, to Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, so he can attend meetings focused on Syria and also address the Munich Security Conference.Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Paris, France en route to Rome, Italy on June 27, 2021.Vice President Mike Pence, back to the camera, is greeted by NASA officials at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From the left are, Deputy Center Director Janet Petro, Center Director Bob Cabana and Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot. To the right of Lightfoot is Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. During his visit to Kennedy, the Vice President spoke inside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building, where he thanked employees for advancing American leadership in space.Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his wife, Mila, disembark from a Canadian armed forces aircraft upon their arrival for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)President Barack Obama meets with Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, aboard Air Force One en route to Cleveland, Ohio, March 15, 2010.Deputy Secretary John Sullivan and Special Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump are greeted by Colombian Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez upon their arrival in Bogota, Colombia, on September 2, 2019.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Minsk, Belarus, on February 1, 2020.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his plane in Beijing, China, on November 11, 2014, to accompany President Barack Obama on his official visit, after returning to the Chinese capital from a trip to Oman that followed the Secretary's visit to China last week for an APEC Ministerial Meeting.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with members of his traveling press corps on June 26, 2015, before they depart from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, en route to Vienna, Austria, for the latest round of Iranian nuclear negotiations.U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 30, 2020.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his airplane at Ashbagat International Airport in Ashbagat, Turkmenistan, on November 3, 2015, following meetings with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Foreign Minister Rasit Meredo at the end of a five-nation Central Asia swing.Mexican Congress members arrive in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)President Barack Obama greets Italy Prime Minister Enrico Letta at the G8 Summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013.Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Doha, Qatar, on September 11, 2020.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Beirut, Elizabeth Richard, MFA Director of Protocal Assaf Doumit and Deputy of Lebanese Air Force, General Nazih Akiki upon arrival to Beirut, Lebanon on February 15, 2018.