Diplomatic Meetings

Formal discussions between government officials. Features two or more individuals seated in elegant settings, conveying a serious and professional atmosphere.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Ambassador to Oman Marc Sievers, sits with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi for a brief conversation on November 15, 2016, before the Secretary departed from Muscat International Airport in Muscat, Oman, following a bilateral visit to the country.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, greets Saudi officials on May 14, 2016, at Jeddah International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after the Secretary arrived for bilateral meetings with King Salman, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, and al-Jubeir.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by U.S. Embassy Doha Charge d'Affaires Ryan Gliha, sits with with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani at the Diwan Palace in Doha, Qatar, before a bilateral meeting preceding a gathering of the Gulf Cooperation Council on August 3, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Saudi Interior Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Nayef at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 2014.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with King Salman of Saudi Arabia before a bilateral meeting on March 5, 2015, at Diriya Farm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud 1924-2015 King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from 2005-2015. US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. 5th January 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, flanked by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, chat as they meet in New York, New York, on April 27, 2015, for a talk about Iran's nuclear program on the sidelines of their attendance at the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 4, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas before a meeting focused on Middle East peace issues in Ramallah, West Bank, on January 3, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj at the Bristol Hotel in Vienna, Austria, on May 16, 2016, before a series of multilateral meetings in the Austrian capital focused on Libya, Syria, and other regional hotspots.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, to discuss the future of Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his delegation before the counterparts signed a U.S.-Egypt cultural property agreement, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 30, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the Residence of the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York City on October 1, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by U.S. Embassy Doha Charge d'Affaires Ryan Gliha, stands with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani at the Diwan Palace in Doha, Qatar, before a bilateral meeting preceding a gathering of the Gulf Cooperation Council on August 3, 2015.

Secretary Pompeo, flanked by Charg� d'Affaires Christopher Henzel, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 28, 2018. (

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on May 23, 2013.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 6, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, to discuss the future of Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, at the Qatari Mission to the UN in New York, New York, on September 22, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal, chats with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on October 24, 2015, at King Salman Regional Air Base, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before a bilateral meeting with King Salman and a broader session with al-Jubeir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayif and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Mena Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on February 17, 2014.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns meets with the Head of Saudi Arabia Delegation during the Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 1, 2011.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo meets with Indonesian FM Retno Marsudi in Jakarta, Indonesia August 4, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with U.S. Special Envoy for the Colombian Peace Process Bernard Aronson on March 21, 2016, at the Protocol House in the El Laguito section of Havana, Cuba, before separate meetings with Colombian and FARC peace negotiators.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, as the two attend the 50th anniversary African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 25, 2013.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by the new King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Erqa Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 27, 2015, after joining President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and other dignitaries in extending condolences to the late King Abdullah.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, as the two attend the 50th anniversary African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 25, 2013.

Secretary Pompeo meets with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, in Erbli, Iraq on January 9, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir in Hamburg, Germany on July 8, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayad in Ramallah March 4, 2009.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak welcomes (left to right) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on September 14, 2010.

President Masoud Barzani listens as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters before the two met at the Kurdistan Regional Government Presidential Compound in Erbil, Iraq, on June 24, 2014.

Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick hosting meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Secretary, Riaz Mohammad Khan

King Rama IX of Thailand and Barack Obama. Bhumibol in a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, 18 November 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed in McLean, Virginia, on May 16, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 2017.

President Barack Obama, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ambassador Kristie Kenney, left, meet with King Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Kingdom of Thailand, at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 18, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 6, 2012.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, in Muscat, Oman, on August 27, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with UAE Prince Mohammed bin Zayed_, at the Royal Court at al Shati Palace, Abu Dhabi, on June 24, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir prepare to address reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah, left, and Ashraf Ghani, right, at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 12, 2014, after he helped broker an agreement on a technical and political plan to resolve the disputed outcome of the election between them.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with King Salman bin Abdelaziz Al Saud of Saudi before a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 7, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on February 21, 2016, before a bilateral meeting about a range of issues.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan after arriving at the Dilkosha Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 11, 2014, for a series of meetings about steps to resolve the country's disputed presidential election between candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 25, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with U.A.E. Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. on July 10, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry amid a bilateral meeting on March 15, 2015, at the Congress Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah in Doha, Qatar, on September 7, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al- Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait on July 29, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 23, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Cairo, Egypt, on January 10, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan, on February 14, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a State Department translator, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pose for a photograph before beginning a meeting in Baghdad on June 23, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah prior to the plenary session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Liberation Hall, Bayan Palace, Kuwait City, Kuwait, February 13, 2018.

Chuck Hagel US Defence Secretary, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas before a meeting in Ramallah, West Bank, on July 19, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane before the start of the U.S.-South Africa Strategic Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on September 18, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird before the start of the Transatlantic Dinner in New York City on September 24, 2014. The Secretary is participating in events in conjunction with the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly.

U.S Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia on September 11, 2014.

U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem onJuly 16, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson and top advisers, meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Blair House in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Cairo, Egypt, on January 10, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo shakes hands with Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 29, 2019.

U.S. Secretary Michael R. Pompeo attends a Bilateral Meeting hosted by His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar in Washington, D.C., on July 10, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 22, 2020.

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Rick Stengel participates in an interview with KTV-1 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on April 30, 2016.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2019.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo meets with Indonesian FM Retno Marsudi in Jakarta, Indonesia August 4, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as he addresses reporters after they and counterparts from the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and the United Nations met on December 18, 2016, at the Conference Palace Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the future of Yemen.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Iraqi President Barham Salih, Baghdad, Iraq, May 7, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Qatar Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the Qatar Mission in New York City, New York September 24, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks with Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, on December 1, 2010.

Photograph of United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (1946-) meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. Dated 2013

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken meets with Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 10, 2015.

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson speaks with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir before the start of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hosted in New York City on December 18, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discusses Indo-U.S. relations with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence in New Delhi, India July 19, 2009. Charge d'Affaires Peter Burleigh is seated next to Secretary Clinton.

Chinese President Xi Jinping greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, for a bilateral meeting on May 17, 2015.

UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nayhan shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before a meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 11, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bid Zayed, and their respective advisers sit together in the Mina Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2015, before a bilateral meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in New York, New York on September 24, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, at the Sea Palace in Doha, Qatar, on July 11, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Y�ld�r�m before their bilateral meeting at the �ankaya Mansion in Ankara, Turkey, on March 30, 2017.

President Barack Obama participates in a bilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 1, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, who is challenging Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election, at the U.S. Consulate General's Residence in Lagos, Nigeria, during a series of meetings in Lagos on January 25, 2015, urging both candidates accepting the results of their upcoming general-election vote.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd Mahdi in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 9, 2019.

President Barack Obama meets with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Rawdat Khuraim in Saudi Arabia, March 28, 2014. (BSLOC_2015_3_199)

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