Regardless Of Who Wins The White House, U.S. Secretary Of State Should Quickly Visit These Eleven Countries & One Territory

Whomever is the United States Secretary of State at the beginning of a second-term Trump Administration or a first-term Biden Administration should quickly “wheels-up” on their Boeing C-32 (757-2G4) aircraft to visit heads of state and heads of government in countries where there are issues of importance to the United States.

The United States Secretary of State should meet with whomever the host government determines is appropriate, regardless of protocol. If a government refuses to accept a meeting with the United States Secretary of State, that refusal should be made public. The message of the United States should be about making an effort to help resolve issues rather than maintain issues.

Some of the issues relating to each country may not directly impact the United States, but regardless of a direct linear or triangular connection, beneficial to the United States for the global community to view engagement of the United States Secretary of State on behalf of the President of the United States representing the government of the United States.

The United States Secretary of State should bring invitations for the heads of state and heads of government to meet with the President of the United States. In alphabetical order:

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Primary Issue: Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impacting water flow to Egypt and Sudan

Baku, Azerbaijan
Primary Issue: Conflict with Armenia for area of Nagorno-Karabakh

Beijing, China
Primary Issues: Inclusion with Russia in New START; Change in self-defined status as developing country in WTO; Bilateral trade issues; South China Sea access

Caracas, Venezuela
Primary Issues: Disputed 2018 presidential election results; Support for Cuba; Re-opening embassies

Damascus, Syria
Primary Issues: Cessation of civil war; Removal of Russia and Turkey military assets from territory; Re-establishment of borders; Re-opening of embassies

Havana, Cuba
Primary Issues: Support for Venezuela; Bilateral relationship with the United States

Istanbul, Turkey
Primary Issues: Installation and activation of S-400 missile system from Russia; Role in NATO; Cyprus re-unification; Syria civil war; Libya civil war

Moscow, Russia
Primary Issues: Renewal of New START and participation of China; Conflict with Ukraine; Syria civil war; Libya civil war; Support for Maduro Administration in Venezuela; Change in self-defined status as developing country in WTO

Tehran, Iran
Primary Issues: Nuclear ambitions; Removal of sanctions; Oil Production and exports; Involvement in Iraq; Re-opening of embassies

Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh
Primary Issues: Armenia and Azerbaijan

Yerevan, Armenia
Primary Issue: Conflict with Azerbaijan for area of Nagorno-Karabakh

Brussels, Belgium
Primary Issues: European Commission (EC) decisions on behalf of European Union (EU) members