North America South America Europe Africa Asia Oceania Greenland

As U.N. Ambassador 1993

June 30–July 3 Switzerland, Somalia, Maldives, Thailand, Cambodia

July 18–21 Mexico, El Salvador

December 16 Hungary

1994

January 4–13 Germany, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Albania, Romania, Netherlands

March 25–April 5 South Africa, Mozambique, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sudan, Italy, Brazil, Argentina

May 8–9 Canada

August 26–September 6 Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia

November 24 Haiti

December 14–16 Belgium

1995

February 23–March 2 United Kingdom, Oman, Kuwait, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, Honduras

March 31 Haiti

May 1–6, 1995 Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Czech Republic

September 3–12 China, Burma, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia

November 16–17 Israel

December 8–9 United Kingdom

1996

January 12–13 Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina

January 17–22 Liberia, Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Egypt

February 6 Haiti

March 19–23 United Kingdom, Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia

April 25–30 Belgium, Norway, Sweden, France

July 2–7 Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Austria

July 16–20 Greece, Cyprus, Turkey

August 28–September 4 Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia

As Secretary of State 1997

February 15–25 Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Russia, Republic of Korea, Japan, China

March 19–22 Finland

April 30–May 2 Russia

May 4–10 Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, Barbados

May 25–June 1 France, Netherlands, Portugal, Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina

June 25–July 1 Vietnam, Hong Kong

July 6–14 Spain, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, Lithuania, Czech Republic

July 25–30 Malaysia, Singapore

September 9–15 Israel, Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon

October 12–17 Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Haiti

November 13–24 United Kingdom, Switzerland, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Canada

December 4–18 United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Belgium, France

December 21–23 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

1998

January 28–February 3 France, Spain, United Kingdom, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Palestinian Authority

March 5–10 Ukraine, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Canada

March 23–25 Italy, Germany

April 4–6 Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago

April 15–20 Chile

April 26–May 9 Russia, Japan, China, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, United Kingdom

May 16–18 United Kingdom

May 27–29 Luxembourg

June 1–2 Venezuela

June 3–5 Switzerland

June 11–12 United Kingdom

June 24–July 4 China, Japan

July 24–August 2 Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand

August 12–13 Germany

August 17–19 Kenya, Tanzania

August 29–September 3 Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia, Austria,

October 5–8 Israel, Palestinian Authority, United Kingdom, Belgium

November 13–16 Malaysia

December 7–10 Belgium, France

December 12–15 Israel, Palestinian Authority, Jordan

1999

January 24–29 Russia, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom

February 13–15 France, Mexico

February 19–23 France

February 27–March 7 China, Thailand, Indonesia, United Kingdom

March 10–11 Guatemala

April 11–13 Belgium, Norway

May 4–6 Belgium, Germany

June 6–11 Germany, Belgium, Macedonia

June 15–22 Switzerland, France, Finland, Germany, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria

July 23–30 Singapore, Italy, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

September 1–13 Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Vietnam, New Zealand

October 17–24 Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania

October 31–November 2 Norway

November 14–23 Turkey, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Kosovo

December 5–9 Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, Egypt

December 16–18 Germany, France

2000

January 14–16 Colombia, Panama, Mexico

January 27–February 3 Switzerland, Russia, Croatia

February 17–19 Croatia, Albania

March 2–11 Portugal, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium

March 17–26 Italy, India, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Pakistan, Oman

April 13–19 Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

May 23–26 Italy, United Kingdom

May 29–June 5 Portugal, Germany, Russia, Israel, Egypt

June 5–7 Israel, Palestinian Authority, Egypt

June 12–13 Syria

June 21–29 China, Republic of Korea, Poland, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Germany

July 26–August 2 Thailand, Japan, Italy, Russia

August 14–19 Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia

August 30–31 Colombia

September 29–October 5 Iceland, France, Germany, Egypt

October 15–18 Egypt, Saudi Arabia

October 22–26 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea

November 13–18 Brunei

November 25–27 Austria

November 30–December 2 Mexico

December 6–12 South Africa, Mauritius, Botswana, Algeria

December 12–16 Hungary, Belgium

2001

January 10–12 Spain, France

Official International Travel of Madeleine Albright

“ I was to find throughout my years as Secretary that travel was an efficient use of time because face-to-face meetings were action-forcing and the best possible way to size up others—whether friend, foe, or in between.”

As U.N. Ambassador

As Secretary of State

As both U.N. Ambassador and Secretary of State

Born in Czechoslovakia, Albright holds a special place in her heart for

that part of the world. After the fall of communism in 1989, she met

the new president Václav Havel and forged a friendship that would last

many years. In 1997, Albright was awarded the Order of the White

Lion by Havel for her years of work on behalf of democracy. (In 1992,

Czechoslovakia divided peacefully into two parts: the Czech Republic

and Slovakia).

Yugoslavia was another story. When the Cold War

ended, the country broke apart. Brutal wars broke out

among various ethnic factions in Bosnia and later in

Kosovo. At Albright’s urging, NATO intervened to halt

the terror and violence. Today the region includes the

independent countries of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo,

Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

Albright and her European counterparts were greatly concerned

about the violent break-up of Yugoslavia. She made multiple trips

to the region, including 8 trips to Bosnia-Herzegovina, 8 trips to

Croatia, 2 trips to Kosovo and 1 trip to Serbia-Montenegro.

Europe