# List of diplomatic visits to the United States from Oceania

International trips made by the heads of state and heads of government to the United States have become a valuable part of American diplomacy and international relations since such trips were first made in the mid-19th century. They are complicated undertakings that often require months of planning along with a great deal of coordination and communication.
The first international visit to the United States was made by King Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874, which was the first visit by a foreign chief of state or head of government.

## Australia

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| May 27, 1918 | May 30, 1918 | Billy Hughes | Prime Minister | Met with President Wilson en route to Imperial Conference meetings in London. Arrived in U.S. May 13; visited New York City. |
| July 8, 1935 | July 9, 1935 | Joseph Lyons | Prime Minister | Discussed economic policy while returning from Great Britain. Arrived in U.S. July 7, visited New York City |
| August 22, 1938 | August 23, 1938 | Alexander Hore-Ruthven | Governor General | |
| May 9, 1941 | May 12, 1941 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | For a series of conferences on economic relations. |
| April 23, 1944 | April 29, 1944 | John Curtin | Prime Minister | Guest of U.S. Government en route to London for a conference of British Commonwealth Prime Ministers. Arrived in U.S. April 19. Revisited U.S. June 2–6 on return. |
| May 6, 1946 | May 10, 1946 | Ben Chifley | Prime Minister | Guest of U.S. Government on return from Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers in London. |
| July 27, 1950 | August 3, 1950 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Met with President Truman en route to London. |
| May 16, 1952 | May 21, 1952 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Informal discussions en route to London. |
| December 17, 1952 | December 17, 1952 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Met with President-elect Eisenhower in New York City. |
| March 13, 1955 | March 20, 1955 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Official visit. In New York City March 5–9; visited Canada March 9–13. Addressed U.S. Congress March 16. Private visit after March 17. |
| July 31, 1956 | August 5, 1956 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Unofficial visit following Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London. In New York City July 21–26. |
| September 14, 1956 | September 15, 1956 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Discussed the Suez Crisis with President Eisenhower and senior U.S. officials. |
| October 1, 1960 | October 2, 1960 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Met with President Eisenhower; discussed East-West disarmament talks |
| February 24, 1961 | February 24, 1961 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Informal visit; discussed Laos crisis with President Kennedy. In U.S. February 22–27. |
| June 17, 1962 | June 20, 1962 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Informal visit. In the U.S. June 14–21; visited New York City and San Francisco. |
| September 24, 1962 | September 26, 1962 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly. |
| July 8, 1963 | July 10, 1963 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. July 2, visited New York City and Charlottesville (Virginia). |
| June 6, 1965 | June 9, 1965 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Informal visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. June 13. |
| July 6, 1965 | July 6, 1965 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Met informally with President Johnson while returning from Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London. |
| June 28, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | Harold Holt | Prime Minister | Informal visit while en route to London. Also visited New York City. Departed U.S. July 6 |
| July 13, 1966 | July 14, 1966 | Harold Holt | Prime Minister | Informal visit during return trip from London. |
| June 1, 1967 | June 2, 1967 | Harold Holt | Prime Minister | Official visit. |
| May 26, 1968 | May 28, 1968 | John Gorton | Prime Minister | Official visit. In U.S. May 23–31; visited Honolulu, San Francisco, and New York City |
| May 5, 1969 | May 8, 1969 | John Gorton | Prime Minister | Official visit. In U.S. May 1–8; visited Williamsburg. |
| October 30, 1971 | November 4, 1971 | William McMahon | Prime Minister | Informal visit. Met with President Nixon November 2. |
| July 30, 1973 | July 30, 1973 | Edward Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister | Private visit while en route to Commonwealth meeting in Canada. |
| October 4, 1974 | October 4, 1974 | Edward Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister | Private visit. |
| May 7, 1975 | May 7, 1975 | Edward Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister | Private visit. |
| July 27, 1976 | July 29, 1976 | John Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Official visit. Afterwards made a Private visit to New York City and Boston. |
| June 21, 1977 | June 23, 1977 | John Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Official visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards. |
| January 1, 1979 | January 3, 1979 | John Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Private visit. Met with President Carter January 2. |
| January 31, 1980 | January 31, 1980 | John Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Private visit while en route to Europe. Met again with President Carter February 7, on return. |
| June 29, 1981 | July 1, 1981 | John Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Official visit. |
| May 16, 1982 | May 18, 1982 | John Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Private visit. Met with President Reagan May 17 |
| June 11, 1983 | June 15, 1983 | Robert J. L. Hawke | Prime Minister | Official Working Visit. Private visit to New York City afterward. |
| February 5, 1985 | February 7, 1985 | Robert J. L. Hawke | Prime Minister | Official Working Visit. Private visit to New York City afterward. |
| April 15, 1986 | April 18, 1986 | Robert J. L. Hawke | Prime Minister | Official Working Visit. |
| June 22, 1988 | June 24, 1988 | Robert J. L. Hawke | Prime Minister | Official Working Visit. Addressed joint meeting of U.S. Congress June 23.Private visit to Texas afterward. |
| June 24, 1989 | June 27, 1989 | Robert J. L. Hawke | Prime Minister | Official visit. |
| September 12, 1993 | September 15, 1993 | Paul Keating | Prime Minister | Met with President Clinton during a Private visit. |
| November 18, 1993 | November 21, 1993 | Paul Keating | Prime Minister | Attended APEC meeting in Seattle. |
| July 9, 1999 | July 13, 1999 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| September 8, 2001 | September 12, 2001 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Official Working Visit (curtailed due to September 11 attacks. Commemorated the 50th anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty. |
| June 11, 2002 | June 13, 2002 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Addressed a Joint Session of Congress. |
| February 8, 2003 | February 10, 2003 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| May 1, 2003 | May 3, 2003 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Official select visit at Crawford, Texas. |
| June 2, 2004 | June 4, 2004 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| July 17, 2005 | July 19, 2005 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| May 12, 2006 | May 17, 2006 | John Howard | Prime Minister | Official visit. |
| March 27, 2008 | April 1, 2008 | Kevin Rudd | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| November 14, 2008 | November 15, 2008 | Kevin Rudd | Prime Minister | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. |
| March 24, 2009 | March 24, 2009 | Kevin Rudd | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| September 24, 2009 | September 25, 2009 | Kevin Rudd | Prime Minister | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh. |
| November 30, 2009 | November 30, 2009 | Kevin Rudd | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| March 7, 2011 | March 7, 2011 | Julia Gillard | Prime Minister | Working Visit. Addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress. |
| November 10, 2011 | November 13, 2011 | Julia Gillard | Prime Minister | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. |
| May 20, 2012 | May 21, 2012 | Julia Gillard | Prime Minister | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago. |
| June 12, 2014 | June 12, 2014 | Tony Abbott | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| January 19, 2016 | January 19, 2016 | Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister | Working Lunch. |
| September 19, 2016 | September 19, 2016 | Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York City. |
| May 4, 2017 | May 4, 2017 | Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister | Met with President Trump at the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum in New York City. |
| February 23, 2018 | February 23, 2018 | Malcolm Turnbull | Prime Minister | Working Visit. |
| December 5, 2018 | December 5, 2018 | Peter Cosgrove | Governor General | Attended the state funeral of former president George H.W. Bush. |
| September 19, 2019 | September 27, 2019 | Scott Morrison | Prime Minister | Official visit. |
| September 21, 2021 | September 27, 2021 | Scott Morrison | Prime Minister | Participated in the first in-person Quad leaders' summit. He also took part in General debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. |
| October 23, 2023 | October 26, 2023 | Anthony Albanese | Prime Minister | Official visit. |

## Fiji

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| October 24, 1970 | October 24, 1970 | Kamisese Mara | Prime Minister | Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N. |
| November 25, 1984 | November 29, 1984 | Kamisese Mara | Prime Minister | Official working visit. Private visit to New York City afterward. |
| November 6, 1989 | November 6, 1989 | Kamisese Mara | Prime Minister | Met with President Bush during a private visit. |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | Kamisese Mara | Prime Minister | Attended Pacific Island Nations-United States Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii |

## Hawaii

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| December 12, 1874 | December 23, 1875 | Kalākaua | King | In U.S.November 29, 1874 – February 2, 1875. Stops included New York City, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha. First visit by a foreign Chief of State or Head of Government to the United States. |
| September 28, 1881 | September 28, 1881 | Kalākaua | King | Private visit during world tour. In U.S.September 23 – October 22, visiting New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hampton, Lexington, Omaha and San Francisco. |
| January 26, 1898 | February 6, 1898 | Sanford B. Dole | President | Discussed U.S. annexation of Hawaii. In U.S. January 17 – February 22, visiting San Francisco, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, and St. Louis. |

## Nauru

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| May 8, 1989 | May 8, 1989 | Hammer DeRoburt | President | Met with President Bush during a private visit. |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | Bernard Dowiyogo | President | Attended Pacific Island Nations-United States Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii |

## New Zealand

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| August 26, 1942 | September 4, 1942 | Peter Fraser | Prime Minister | Guest of the President.Attended a Pacific War Council meeting. |
| April 14, 1944 | April 22, 1944 | Peter Fraser | Prime Minister | En route to London for Conference of British Commonwealth Prime Ministers. Attended opening session of the International Labour Organization in Philadelphia, April 20.Afterwards visited New York City. |
| April 25, 1945 | June 26, 1945 | Peter Fraser | Prime Minister | Led New Zealand delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. |
| February 5, 1951 | February 10, 1951 | Sidney Holland | Prime Minister | Met with President Truman February 8 while returning from a Commonwealth Conference in London. |
| May 17, 1953 | May 20, 1953 | Sidney Holland | Prime Minister | Met with President Eisenhower en route to London for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| January 20, 1955 | January 23, 1955 | Sidney Holland | Prime Minister | Unofficial visit. Left New York City January 27. |
| March 3, 1961 | March 3, 1961 | Keith Holyoake | Prime Minister | Informal visit; discussed Laos crisis with President Kennedy.In U.S.March 2–4. |
| September 28, 1962 | September 27, 1962 | Keith Holyoake | Prime Minister | Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly. |
| July 17, 1964 | July 20, 1964 | Keith Holyoake | Prime Minister | Attended ANZUS Council meeting. |
| October 9, 1968 | October 10, 1968 | Keith Holyoake | Prime Minister | Official visit. In U.S.October 6–16; attended ANZUS Council meeting and visited Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle. |
| September 15, 1969 | September 18, 1969 | Keith Holyoake | Prime Minister | Official visit. In U.S.September 14–21; visited Los Angeles and New York City |
| April 8, 1971 | April 8, 1971 | Keith Holyoake | Prime Minister | Informal visit. |
| September 26, 1973 | September 29, 1973 | Norman Kirk | Prime Minister | Official visit; fifth to the U.S.; first as Head of Government. |
| May 7, 1975 | May 7, 1975 | Bill Rowling | Prime Minister | Private visit. |
| November 8, 1977 | November 11, 1977 | Robert Muldoon | Prime Minister | Official visit.Private visit afterwards to LaGrange |
| September 28, 1978 | September 28, 1978 | Robert Muldoon | Prime Minister | Private visit. |
| September 18, 1979 | September 20, 1979 | Robert Muldoon | Prime Minister | Private visit. Opened new Chancery. |
| July 23, 1981 | July 25, 1981 | Robert Muldoon | Prime Minister | Private visit. Met with President Reagan July 24; visited New York City. |
| February 22, 1984 | February 25, 1984 | Robert Muldoon | Prime Minister | Official working visit. |
| March 25, 1995 | March 29, 1995 | Jim Bolger | Prime Minister | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. |
| February 13, 1999 | February 15, 1999 | Jenny Shipley | Prime Minister | Private visit; attended Global Forum on Reinventing Government. |
| March 26, 2002 | March 26, 2002 | Helen Clark | Prime Minister | Met with President Bush during a private visit. |
| March 20, 2007 | March 21, 2007 | Helen Clark | Prime Minister | Working visit. |
| May 12, 2010 | April 13, 2010 | John Key | Prime Minister | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit |
| July 22, 2011 | July 22, 2011 | John Key | Prime Minister | Working visit. |
| January 2, 2014 | January 2, 2014 | John Key | Prime Minister | Informal meeting at Kanoehe Bay, Hawaii. |
| June 20, 2014 | June 20, 2014 | John Key | Prime Minister | Working visit. |
| March 31, 2016 | April 1, 2016 | John Key | Prime Minister | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit |

## Kiribati

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | Ieremia Tabai | President | Attended Pacific Island Nations-United States Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii |

## Marshall Islands

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| June 12, 1990 | June 12, 1990 | Amata Kabua | President | Private visit. |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | Amata Kabua | President | Attended Pacific Island Nations-United States Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii |
| September 24, 1991 | September 24, 1991 | Amata Kabua | President | Met with President Bush while attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. |
| November 23, 1998 | November 23, 1998 | Amata Kabua | President | Met with President Clinton at Agana, Guam. |

## Micronesia (Federated States of)

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | John Haglelgam | President | Attended Pacific Island Nations-United States Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii |
| November 30, 1990 | November 30, 1990 | John Haglelgam | President | Met with President Bush during a private visit. |
| September 24, 1991 | September 24, 1991 | Bailey Olter | President | Met with President Bush while attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. |
| November 23, 1998 | November 23, 1998 | Jacob Nena | President | Met with President Clinton at Agana, Guam. |

## Palau

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| November 23, 1998 | November 23, 1998 | Kuniwo Nakamura | President | Met with President Clinton at Agana, Guam. |

## Papua New Guinea

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| May 7, 1990 | May 7, 1990 | Rabbie Namaliu | Prime Minister | Private visit. |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | Rabbie Namaliu | Prime Minister | Attended Pacific Island Nations-United States Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii |
| November 10, 2011 | November 13, 2011 | Peter O'Neill | Prime Minister | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. |

## Samoa

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | Tofilau Eti Alesana | Prime Minister | Attended Pacific Island Nations-United States Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii |

## Solomon Islands

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| September 22, 1978 | September 22, 1978 | Peter Kenilorea | Prime Minister | Private visit. |

## Tonga

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| May 20, 2012 | May 21, 2012 | Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō | Prime Minister | Attended the NATO Summit meeting in Chicago |

## Tuvalu

Table of Trips :
| Start | End | Guest | Title | Reason |
| October 27, 1990 | October 27, 1990 | Bikenibeu Paeniu | Prime Minister | Working visit. Arrived in the U.S.April 20. Also visited New York City and Chicago. Departed the U.S.April 24. |