United States presidential visits to East Asia

Ten United States presidents have made presidential visits to East Asia. The first presidential trip to a country in East Asia was made by Dwight D. Eisenhower (as president-elect) in 1952. Since then, all presidents, except John F. Kennedy, have travelled to one or more nations in the region while in office. To date, twenty visits have been made to Japan, eighteen to South Korea, eleven to China, and one to both Mongolia and Taiwan. No incumbent president has yet visited North Korea (which does not have diplomatic relations with the U.S.).