This is a list of presidential trips made by Bill Clinton during 1998, the sixth year of his presidency as the 42nd president of the United States.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1998, Book I, January 1 to June 30, 1998. United States Government Printing Office, 2000.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1998, Book II, July 1 to December 31, 1998. United States Government Printing Office, 2000.Presidential Daily Diary Collection, William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, retrieved September 30, 2026. International trips are highlighted in blue.
This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. It also excludes the capital's immediate surroundings in Maryland and Virginia, such as Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, where the president typically boards Air Force One for all trips outside the area. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president.
January State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails South Carolina Hilton Head December 30–January 1 Attended a Renaissance Weekend Institute New Year's Eve dinner at the Hyatt Regency hotel. U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas January 1–4 Holiday vacation. New York New York January 8 Attended DNC receptions at the homes of Jane Rosenthal and Alan Patricof. Visited the Carlyle Hotel. Texas Brownsville, McAllen, Mission January 9 Spoke at Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport. Stayed at the Embassy Suites hotel in McAllen, where he met with local leaders. Visited Mission High School. Campaigned for Representative Ruben Hinojosa at Alonzo Cantu's home in McAllen, and for Representative Sheila Jackson Lee at the George R. Brown Convention Center. New York New York January 15 Addressed the Wall Street Project Conference at the Windows on the World restaurant atop 1 World Trade Center. Announced a Community Oriented Policing Services grant for New York City in a speech at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Illinois Urbana January 28 Spoke at the University of Illinois' Assembly Hall. Wisconsin La Crosse January 28 Spoke at the La Crosse Center.
February State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails New Mexico Los Alamos, Albuquerque February 3 Toured Los Alamos National Laboratory. Visited La Hacienda Restaurant and Cantina in Albuquerque. Spoke at Albuquerque's Civic Plaza. Virginia Wintergreen February 9 Addressed the House Democratic caucus retreat at the Wintergreen Resort. Pennsylvania Philadelphia February 13 Attended a DCCC reception at a private residence. Maryland Baltimore February 19 Toured a local nonprofit, the Living Classroom Foundation, where he announced the Clean Water Action Plan. Attended a DNC luncheon at the Harbor Court Hotel. New Jersey Roseland February 19 Attended a DNC dinner at David Steiner's home. Florida Kissimmee February 25 Surveyed damage from the 1998 Central Florida tornado outbreak at Ponderosa Park Campground and Valencia Community College. California San Francisco, Oakland February 25–26 Attended DNC receptions at the Fairmont San Francisco and Bill Hambrecht's home. Visited the BancAmerica Robertson Stephens 1998 Technology Conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Participated in a roundtable discussion on FEMA's Project Impact at the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. Utah Deer Valley February 26–28 Stayed at Jeffrey Katzenberg's home. California Beverly Hills February 28 Raised funds for Senator Barbara Boxer at Ronald Burkle's home, where he presented Gene Autry with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
March State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails Utah Deer Valley March 1 Stayed at Jeffrey Katzenberg's home. New York New York March 3 Attended a celebration of Time magazine's 75th anniversary at Radio City Music Hall. Connecticut Bridgeport, Westport March 10 Spoke about child care at Housatonic Community-Technical College. Attended a Democratic Business Council luncheon at the Inn at National Hall. Ohio Cincinnati March 10 Attended a Democratic Business Council dinner at Stanley M. Chesley's home. Nevada Las Vegas March 18 Spoke at the Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Center. Ghana Accra March 23 Met with President Jerry Rawlings. Visited a Peace Corps project. Uganda Kampala,Kisowera,Mukono Town,Wanyange,Entebbe March 23–25 Met with President Yoweri Museveni and the Presidents of Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and the Congo. Rwanda Kigali March 25 Met with President Pasteur Bizimungu. Delivered a public address. South Africa Cape Town,Johannesburg March 25–29 Met with President Nelson Mandela. Addressed joint session of Parliament. Botswana Gaborone, Kasame March 29–31 Met with President Quett Masire. Visited Chobe National Park. Senegal Dakar,Thiès,Gorée Island March 31 – April 2 Met with President Abdou Diouf. Visited Senegalese peacekeeping troops. Delivered several public addresses.
April State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails Missouri Kansas City April 7 Spoke at a national forum on Social Security at Penn Valley Community College. Toured the American Jazz Museum and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Illinois Highland Park, Chicago April 7–8 Attended a Democratic Business Council dinner at a private residence. Stayed at the Hilton Chicago. Spoke about school construction at the Rachel Carson School. Kentucky Carrollton April 9 Spoke about tobacco legislation at Kentuckian Tobacco Warehouse and Carroll County High School. Texas Houston April 14–15 Visited the Johnson Space Center, where he met with the crew of STS-90 as they prepared to launch. Participated in a townhall meeting broadcast live on ESPN, A Conversation with the President, Sports and Race: Running in Place?, at the Wortham Theater Center. Alabama Birmingham April 15 Surveyed damage from the 1998 Oak Grove–Birmingham tornado in the Pratt City and McDonald Chapel areas. Chile Santiago April 16–19 State visit. Attended the 2nd Summit of the Americas. West Virginia Harpers Ferry April 22 Celebrated Earth Day by helping maintain a portion of the Appalachian Trail at Jefferson Rock. Visited John Brown's Fort. New York New York April 28 Attended a DSCC dinner at Shelby Bryan's home.
May State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails California San Jose, Portola Valley, Palo Alto, Westwood, Beverly Hills, San Fernando May 1–4 Toured a local business in San Jose, Therma Inc. Golfed at the Stanford University Golf Course. Attended a DNC dinner at a private residence in Portola Valley. Stayed at Steve Jobs' home in Palo Alto. Campaigned for Representative Loretta Sanchez at the Westwood Marquis Hotel. Attended a DCCC dinner at Eli Broad's home in Beverly Hills. Stayed at Ronald Burkle's home in Beverly Hills, where a California Labor Initiative breakfast was held. Launched the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing initiative at a construction site in San Fernando. Illinois Chicago May 4 Attended a DSCC dinner at William F. Farley's home. Delaware Dover May 8 Addressed a joint session of the Delaware General Assembly at the Legislative Hall. Virginia Williamsburg May 9 Visited the Senate Democratic Policy Committee annual retreat at Kingsmill Resort. Massachusetts Boston May 9 Attended a DNC dinner at Elaine Schuster's home. Germany Berlin,Potsdam,Frankfurt,Eisenach May 12–14 Met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Attended 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. United Kingdom Birmingham,Weston-under-Lizard,London May 14–18 Attended the 24th G8 summit and the US-EU summit meetings. Switzerland Geneva May 18 Attended the WTO meeting commemorating the 50th anniversary of GATT. Maryland Annapolis May 22 Gave the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
June State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails Texas Houston, Dallas June 2 Toured the Magnolia Multi-Service Center, where he spoke about plans for the 2000 United States Census. Attended a DCCC reception at a private residence in Houston. Visited his former Treasury secretary Lloyd Bentsen in Houston. Visited Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. Attended a DNC dinner at Raymond Nasher's home in Dallas. Ohio Cleveland, University Heights June 3 Toured Stephen E. Howe Elementary School. Attended a City Year convention at John Carroll University. Campaigned for Lee Fisher in the 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election at the Cleveland Play House complex. Massachusetts Cambridge, Lincoln June 5 Gave the commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Killian Court. Spoke at the grand opening of the Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods. New York New York June 8 Addressed the special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the World Drug Problem. Connecticut Westport June 8 Campaigned for Barbara Kennelly in the 1998 Connecticut gubernatorial election at the Martha Stewart Living studio. New York New York June 8 Visited the Waldorf Astoria New York, where he hosted Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo and a DCCC fundraiser. California Pacific Grove, Monterey, San Francisco June 12 Toured the Hopkins Marine Station. Attended the National Oceans Conference at San Carlos Beach in Monterey. Campaigned for Senator Barbara Boxer at the Fairmont San Francisco. Oregon Portland, Springfield June 12–13 Campaigned for Representative Darlene Hooley at the Tiffany Center. Stayed at the Benson Hotel. Gave the commencement address at Portland State University's Rose Garden Arena. Visited Thurston High School, site of a mass shooting three weeks prior. California Los Angeles, Beverly Hills June 13–14 Attended a DNC dinner at Lew Wasserman's home in Los Angeles. Stayed at Ronald Burkle's home in Beverly Hills. Tennessee Nashville June 22 Addressed the Family Re-Union conference at Vanderbilt University's Langford Auditorium. Alaska Anchorage June 24 Stopover at Elmendorf Air Force Base on the way to China. China Xi'an,Beijing,Shanghai,Guilin,Hong Kong June 24 – July 3 State visit. Met with General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin. Visited the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China. Delivered a speech at Peking University.
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