<Table> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Dates </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Locations </Th> <Th> Highlights </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 01 ! December 2 -- 5 , 1952 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Visit to Korean combat zone . ( Visit made as President - elect . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 02 ! June 18 -- 19 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> Taipei </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Chiang Kai - shek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 03 ! June 19 -- 20 , 1960 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Met with Prime Minister Heo Jeong . Addressed the National Assembly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> 04 ! October 31 -- November 2 , 1966 </Td> <Td> Seoul , Suwon </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Park Chung - hee and Prime Minister Chung Il - kwon . Addressed National Assembly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> 05 ! February 21 -- 28 , 1972 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Shanghai , Peking , Hangchow </Td> <Td> State Visit . Met with Party Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> 06 ! November 19 -- 22 , 1974 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo , Kyoto </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 07 ! November 22 -- 23 , 1974 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Met with President Park Chung - hee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 08 ! December 1 -- 5 , 1975 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Peking </Td> <Td> Official visit . Met with Party Chairman Mao Zedong and Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> 09 ! June 25 -- 29 , 1979 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo , Shimoda </Td> <Td> State visit ; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira . Attended the 5th G7 summit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 ! June 29 -- July 1 , 1979 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Park Chung - hee and Prime Minister Choi Kyu - hah . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 ! July 9 -- 10 , 1980 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Official visit ; attended memorial services for former Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira ; met with Emperor Hirohito , President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh , Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser of Australia , Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda of Thailand , and Premier Hua Guofeng of China . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> 12 ! November 9 -- 12 , 1983 </Td> <Td> State visit ; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and addressed the National Diet . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 ! November 12 -- 14 , 1983 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul , Demilitarized Zone </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Chun Doo - hwan . Addressed the National Assembly and visited U.S. troops . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 ! April 26 -- May 1 , 1984 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Beijing , Xian , Shanghai </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Li Xiannian and Premier Zhao Ziyang . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 ! May 2 -- 7 , 1986 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Attended the 12th G7 summit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> 16 ! February 23 -- 25 , 1989 </Td> <Td> Attended the funeral of Emperor Hirohito . Met with Emperor Akihito , the kings of Belgium , Jordan and Spain , the presidents of Brazil , Egypt , France , the Federal Republic of Germany , Israel , Italy , Nigeria , the Philippines , Portugal and Zaire , and the prime ministers of Japan , Pakistan , Singapore , Thailand and Turkey . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 ! February 25 -- 27 , 1989 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Beijing </Td> <Td> Met with President Yang Shangkun and Premier Li Peng . Also met with Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 ! February 27 , 1989 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Official visit . Addressed the National Assembly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 ! January 5 -- 7 , 1992 </Td> <Td> Met with President Roh Tae - woo and senior Korean officials . Also signed a science and technology agreement , addressed the Korean National Assembly , and visited U.S. military personnel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Dates </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Locations </Th> <Th> Highlights </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> 01 ! December 2 -- 5 , 1952 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Visit to Korean combat zone . ( Visit made as President - elect . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 02 ! June 18 -- 19 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> Taipei </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Chiang Kai - shek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 03 ! June 19 -- 20 , 1960 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Met with Prime Minister Heo Jeong . Addressed the National Assembly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> 04 ! October 31 -- November 2 , 1966 </Td> <Td> Seoul , Suwon </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Park Chung - hee and Prime Minister Chung Il - kwon . Addressed National Assembly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> 05 ! February 21 -- 28 , 1972 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Shanghai , Peking , Hangchow </Td> <Td> State Visit . Met with Party Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> 06 ! November 19 -- 22 , 1974 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo , Kyoto </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 07 ! November 22 -- 23 , 1974 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Met with President Park Chung - hee . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 08 ! December 1 -- 5 , 1975 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Peking </Td> <Td> Official visit . Met with Party Chairman Mao Zedong and Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> 09 ! June 25 -- 29 , 1979 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo , Shimoda </Td> <Td> State visit ; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira . Attended the 5th G7 summit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 ! June 29 -- July 1 , 1979 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Park Chung - hee and Prime Minister Choi Kyu - hah . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 ! July 9 -- 10 , 1980 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Official visit ; attended memorial services for former Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira ; met with Emperor Hirohito , President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh , Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser of Australia , Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda of Thailand , and Premier Hua Guofeng of China . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> 12 ! November 9 -- 12 , 1983 </Td> <Td> State visit ; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and addressed the National Diet . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 ! November 12 -- 14 , 1983 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul , Demilitarized Zone </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Chun Doo - hwan . Addressed the National Assembly and visited U.S. troops . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 ! April 26 -- May 1 , 1984 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Beijing , Xian , Shanghai </Td> <Td> State visit . Met with President Li Xiannian and Premier Zhao Ziyang . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 ! May 2 -- 7 , 1986 </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Attended the 12th G7 summit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> 16 ! February 23 -- 25 , 1989 </Td> <Td> Attended the funeral of Emperor Hirohito . Met with Emperor Akihito , the kings of Belgium , Jordan and Spain , the presidents of Brazil , Egypt , France , the Federal Republic of Germany , Israel , Italy , Nigeria , the Philippines , Portugal and Zaire , and the prime ministers of Japan , Pakistan , Singapore , Thailand and Turkey . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 ! February 25 -- 27 , 1989 </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Beijing </Td> <Td> Met with President Yang Shangkun and Premier Li Peng . Also met with Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 ! February 27 , 1989 </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> <Td> Official visit . Addressed the National Assembly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 ! January 5 -- 7 , 1992 </Td> <Td> Met with President Roh Tae - woo and senior Korean officials . Also signed a science and technology agreement , addressed the Korean National Assembly , and visited U.S. military personnel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr>
who was the first us president to visit south korea
who was the first us president to visit south korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower