Director Of Central Intelligence (CIA) Makes Second Publicly-Confirmed Visit To Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, the armed forces of the Russian Federation invaded and further invaded the territory of Ukraine in what President Putin defined then as a Special Military Operation [SMO] and which on 22 December 2022 he redefined as a war.  The initial invasion by the armed forces of the Russian Federation was in part from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.   

From 24 February 2022 through 14 March 2022, government officials from other countries did not travel to Ukraine.  

Since 15 March 2022, fourteen presidents (two twice), thirteen prime ministers (four twice, one three times), two chancellors, three deputy prime minister, fifteen foreign ministers (some more than once), one U.S. secretary of state (twice), three secretaries (ministers) of defense, on attorney general, president of European Commission (EC)(twice), president of the European Council (EC), president of European Parliament (EP), Secretary-General of the United Nations (twice), speaker of the United States House of Representatives, a first lady, have visited Ukraine. Members of the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Parliaments have also visited Ukraine.   

Each of these individuals, accompanied by their respective staff and security detail, traveled from Poland into Ukraine by train, in a VIP carriage complete with bedrooms and meeting rooms. 

• 13 January 2023- William Burns, United States Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)

• 6 January 2023- Jack Reed (D- Rhode Island), Angus King (I- Maine), members of the United States Senate

• 28 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (EU, NATO); Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland; Edgars Rinkēvičs (NATO); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (EU, NATO); Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (EU, NATO); Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway (NATO); Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland (EU); Tobias Billström, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden (EU)

• 26 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (EU, NATO); Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium (EU, NATO); Katalin Novak, President of Hungary (EU, NATO); Ingrida Simonyte, Prime Minister of Lithuania (EU, NATO)

• 25 November 2022 (Kyiv)- James Claverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (NATO)

• 19 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (NATO)

• 15 November 2022 (Kyiv)- William Burns, United States Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)

• 15 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Wopke Hoekstra, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands (EU, NATO), second visit

• 8 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations

• 4 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Jacob Sullivan, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, The White House

• 3 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Hellenic Republic (Greece) (EU, NATO) and Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Defence Minister

• 3 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Christopher Coons (D- Delaware), Robert Portman (R- Ohio; retiring; second visit)

• 31 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of Czech Republic (EU, NATO), second visit

• 26 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (EU, NATO)

• 26 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea-Bissau

• 20 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Ignazio Cassis, President of the Swiss Confederation

• 6 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Samantha Power, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

• 10 September 2022 (Kyiv)- Annalena Baerbock, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, second visit

• 9 September 2022 (Kyiv)- Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki (EU, NATO), second visit

• 8 September 2022 (Kyiv)- Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, second visit

• 31 August 2022 (Kyiv)- Amy Klobuchar (D- Minnesota), Rob Portman (R- Ohio), members of the United States Senate

• 24 August 2022 (Kyiv)- Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (NATO), third visit

• 24 August 2022 (Kyiv)- João Cravinho, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (NATO)

• 23 August 2022 (Kyiv)- President of Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda (EU, NATO), second visit

• 18 August 2022 (Lviv)- Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Republic of Turkiye; Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the 193-member United Nations

• 24 July 2022 (Kyiv)- Alejandro Giammattei, President of Republic of Guatemala

• 23 July 2022 (Kyiv)- Mikie Sherrill (D- New Jersey), Adam Smith (D-Washington), Chairman of Armed Services Committee, Mike Waltz (R-Florida), Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), Mike Quigley (D-Illinois), members of the United States House of Representatives

• 7 July 2022 (Kyiv)- Richard Blumenthal (D- Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (R- South Carolina), members of the United States Senate

• 29 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Joko Widodo, President of Republic of Indonesia

• 27 June 2022 (Kyiv)- James Risch (R- Idaho), the ranking minority member of the United Sates Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

• 21 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General

• 17 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (NATO)

• 16 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania (EU, NATO)

• 16 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France (EU, NATO); Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Republic of Germany (EU, NATO); Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy (EU, NATO)

• 11 June 2022 (Kyiv)- President of the Brussels, Belgium-based European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, second visit

• 9 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom

• 30 May 2022- (crossed into Ukraine at border with Moldova) Rob Portman (R- Ohio), United States Senate

• 26 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland

• 24 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania), United States House of Representatives

• 22 May 2022- (Kyiv) President of Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda (EU, NATO). First visit 13 April 2022

• 14 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Minority Leader of the United States Senate; Susan Collins (R-Maine), United States Senate; John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), United States Senate; John Cornyn (R-Texas), United States Senate

• 10 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Annalena Baerbock, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany; Wopke Hoekstra, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

• 9 May 2022 (Odesa)- Charles Michel, President of European Council (EC), second visit to Ukraine

• 8 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

• 8 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister; Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Larisa Galadza, Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine

• 8 May 2022 (Uzhhorod)- Dr. Jill Biden, Ph.D., First Lady of the United States, wife of Joseph Biden, 46th President of the United States

• 6 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia; Edgars Rinkēvičs, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia; Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

  30 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives accompanied by Democratic Party Representatives Gregory Meeks, Representative Adam Schiff, Representative James McGovern, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Barbara Lee, Representative William Keating

• 28 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the 193-member United Nations

• 24 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State (NATO), and Lloyd Austin, United States Secretary of Defense

• 21 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain (EU, NATO); Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Kingdom Denmark (EU, NATO)

• 20 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Charles Michel, President of the European Council (EC)

• 13 April 2022 (Kyiv)- President of Republic of Estonia, Alar Karis (EU, NATO); President of Republic of Latvia, Egils Levits (EU, NATO); President of Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda (EU, NATO); President of Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda (EU, NATO)

• 10 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Boris Johnson (NATO)

• 9 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Chancellor of Republic of Austria, Karl Nehammer (EU)

• 7 April 2022 (Kyiv)- President of the Brussels, Belgium-based European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen; High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the EC, Josep Borrell Fontelles; Prime Minister of Slovak Republic, Eduard Heger (EU, NATO)

• 3 April 2022 (Odesa)- Minister Of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikoloas Dendias (EU, NATO)

• 1 April 2022 (Kyiv)- President of the Strasbourg, France-based European Parliament (EP), Roberta Metsola

• 17 March 2022 (Lviv)- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu (NATO)

• 15 March 2022 (Kyiv)- Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Petr Fiala (EU, NATO); Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki (EU, NATO); Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Jansa (EU, NATO); Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Jaroslaw Kaczynski (EU, NATO)