List of heads of state and government educated in the United States


This is a list of non-American heads of state and heads of government who have received their undergraduate or postgraduate education from American colleges and universities.

Head of State or Government Country Term(s) of Office University Graduation
Hafizullah Amin Democratic Republic of Afghanistan September–December 1979 Columbia University 1962 (PhD in Education)
Ashraf Ghani Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2014-2021 Columbia University 1983 (PhD in Education)
Lester Bird Antigua and Barbuda 1994-2004 University of Michigan
Mauricio Macri Argentina 2015-2019 Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania
Hubert Minnis Bahamas 2017-2021 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Bahrain 2020-present American University
Iajuddin Ahmed Bangladesh 2002-2009 University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fakhruddin Ahmed Bangladesh 2007-2009 Williams College, Princeton University
Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh 2024-present Vanderbilt University
Mark Eyskens Belgium 1981 Columbia University
Philippe of Belgium Belgium 2013–present Stanford University 1985 – MA, Political Science [1]
Alexander De Croo Belgium 2020–present Northwestern University 2002 - MBA
Manuel Esquivel Belize 1984-1989, 1993-1998 Loyola University New Orleans
Dean Barrow Belize 2008-2020 University of Miami
Johnny Briceño Belize 2020-present University of Texas
Yeshey Zimba Bhutan 2000-2001, 2004-2005 University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jigme Thinley Bhutan 1998-1999, 2003-2004, 2008-2013 Pennsylvania State University
Tshering Tobgay Bhutan 2013-2018, 2024-present University of Pittsburgh, Harvard University
Tshering Wangchuk Bhutan 2018 George Washington University
Lotay Tshering Bhutan 2018-2023 Medical College of Wisconsin
Wálter Guevara Bolivia 1979 University of Chicago
Hugo Banzer Bolivia 1997-2001 School of the Americas
Jorge Quiroga Bolivia 2001-2002 Texas A&M University, St. Edward's University
Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé Bolivia 2005-2006 Harvard University
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Bolivia 1993–1997, 2002–2003 University of Chicago 1952
Mokgweetsi Masisi Botswana 2018–2024 Florida State University 1991 – MA, Social Science Education[2]
Duma Boko Botswana 2024-presesnt Harvard University (Harvard Law School)
Kiril Petkov Bulgaria 2021–2022 Harvard University Master of Business Administration
Hun Manet Cambodia 2023–present New York University 2002 – MA, Economics
William Lyon Mackenzie King Canada 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948 University of Chicago, Harvard University 1898 (MA in political economy from Harvard), 1909 (PhD from Harvard)
Pierre Trudeau Canada 1968–1979, 1980–1984 Harvard University MA in Political Economy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Ricardo Lagos Chile 2000–2006 Duke University 1962 (PhD)
Sebastián Piñera Chile 2010-2014, 2018-2022 Harvard University
Lee Teng-Hui Republic of China 1988–2000 Iowa State University

Cornell University

1953 (Master's degree in agricultural economics); 1968 (PhD in agricultural economics)
Ma Ying-jeou Republic of China 2008–2016 Harvard University PhD
Tsai Ing-wen Republic of China 2016–2024 Cornell University Master of Laws at Cornell University Law School in 1980
Lai Ching-te Republic of China 2024–present Harvard University MPH
Virgilio Barco Vargas Colombia 1986-1990 (president) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston University 		1943 - BSc, civil engineering
1952 - MA, economics
1954 - PhD, economics
Ernesto Samper Colombia 1994-1998 Columbia University
Virgilio Barco Vargas Colombia 1998-2002 Harvard University
Juan Manuel Santos Colombia 2010–2018 University of Kansas[3]
Harvard University 		Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration
Masters in Political Science from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Iván Duque Colombia 2018-2022 American University, Georgetown University
José Figueres Ferrer Costa Rica 1948-1949, 1953-1958, 1970-1974 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Óscar Arias Costa Rica 1986-1990, 2006-2010 Boston University
José María Figueres Costa Rica 1994-1998 Harvard University, United States Military Academy
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Costa Rica 1998-2002 University of California, Berkeley
Abel Pacheco Costa Rica 2002-2006 Louisiana State University
Laura Chinchilla Costa Rica 2010–2014 Georgetown University Masters in public policy
Luis Guillermo Solís Costa Rica 2014-2018 University of Michigan
Rodrigo Chaves Robles Costa Rica 2022–present Ohio State University BA, MA, Economics, 1994 – PhD, Agricultural Economics[4]
Alassane Ouattara Côte d'Ivoire 2010-present Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Croatia 2015–2020 George Washington University Fulbright scholar on pre-doctoral research in international relations and security policy at George Washington University in 2003 [5]
Mario García Menocal Cuba 1913–1921 Cornell University 1888 in the College of Engineering
Makarios III Cyprus 1960-1974, 1974-1977 Boston University
Nikos Christodoulides Cyprus 2023-present Queens College, CUNY, New York University
Václav Klaus Czech Republic 2003–2013 Cornell University Attended Cornell in 1969
Oliver Seraphin Dominica 1979-1980 Carnegie Mellon University
Roosevelt Skerrit Dominica 2004-present New Mexico State University, University of Mississippi
Hipólito Mejía Dominican Republic 2000-2004 North Carolina State University
Luis Abinader Dominican Republic 2020-present Hult International Business School In Cambridge, Massachusetts
José Ramos-Horta East Timor 2006–2012, 2022–present Antioch University
Columbia University 		1984 – MA, Peace Studies, Post-graduate courses in American Foreign Policy[6]
Sixto Durán Ballén Ecuador 1992-1996 Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Columbia University
Jamil Mahuad Ecuador 1998–2000 Harvard University 1989 (MPA Masters of Public Administration)
Alfredo Palacio Ecuador 2005-2007 Case Western Reserve University
Rafael Correa Ecuador 2007–2017 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1999 (Master of Science in Economics), 2001 (PhD in Economics)
Daniel Noboa Ecuador 2023—present New York University, Northwestern University, George Washington University
Mohamed Morsi Egypt 2012-2013 University of Southern California
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Egypt 2014-present United States Army War College
Alvaro Magaña El Salvador 1982–1984 University of Chicago A.M 1955
José Napoleón Duarte El Salvador 1984–1989 University of Notre Dame B.S. in Engineering 1948
Alfredo Cristiani El Salvador 1989-1994 Georgetown University
Francisco Flores Pérez El Salvador 1999-2004 University of Hartford, Amherst College, Harvard University
Toomas Hendrik Ilves Estonia 2006–2016 Columbia University

University of Pennsylvania

Masters in psychology
Tesfaye Dinka Ethiopia 1991 Syracuse University
Hailemariam Desalegn Ethiopia 2012-2018 Tampere University of Technology, Azusa Pacific University
Mulatu Teshome Ethiopia 2013-2018 The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Alexander Stubb Finland 2024-present Furman University
Lado Gurgenidze Georgia 2007-2008 Middlebury College, Emory University
Mikheil Saakashvili Georgia 2008-2013 Columbia University, George Washington University
Nika Gilauri Georgia 2009-2012 Temple University
Giorgi Kvirikashvili Georgia 2015-2018 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Salome Zourabichvili Georgia 2018–present Columbia University Master's Degree[7]
Karl Carstens West Germany 1979–1984 Yale University 1949 (Master of Laws)
Kwame Nkrumah Ghana 1957–1966 Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
University of Pennsylvania 		1939 (BA from Lincoln), 1942 (MS in Education from Penn), 1943 (MA in Philosophy from Penn)
Andreas Papandreou Greece 1981–1989, 1993–1996 Harvard University 1943 (PhD in economics)[8]
Kostas Karamanlis Greece 2004–2009 Tufts University master's degree and doctorate in political sciences, international relations and diplomatic history
George Papandreou Greece 2009-2011 Amherst College
Lucas Papademos Greece 2011-2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Antonis Samaras Greece 2012-2015 Harvard University, Amherst College
Kyriakos Mitsotakis Greece 2019-2023, 2023-present Harvard University, Stanford University
Keith Mitchell Grenada 1995-2008, 2013-2022 Howard University, American University
Cheddi Jagan Guyana 1992–1997 Howard University Dental School, and Northwestern University
François Duvalier Haiti 1957–1971 University of Michigan studied public health
Claude Joseph Haiti 2021 Long Island University, New School
Ariel Henry Haiti 2021-2024 Loma Linda University
Leslie Voltaire Haiti 2024-present Cornell University
Sanford B. Dole[9] Republic of Hawaii 1894–1900 Williams College[10] attended classes
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero Honduras 1990–1994 Mississippi State University B.S. and M.S. in agricultural economics
Carlos Roberto Flores Honduras 1998-2002 Louisiana State University
Ricardo Maduro Honduras 2002-2006 Stanford University
Porfirio Lobo Sosa Honduras 2010-2014 University of Miami
Juan Orlando Hernandez Honduras 2014-2022 State University of New York, Albany
Sir Donald Tsang Hong Kong 2005-2012 Harvard University 1981 - MPA
Geir Hallgrímsson Iceland 1974-1978 Harvard University
Benedikt Gröndal Iceland 1979-1980 Harvard University
Geir Haarde Iceland 1983-1987, 1988-1991 Illinois Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology
Geir Haarde Iceland 2006-2009 Brandeis University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Bjarni Benediktsson Iceland 2017, 2024 University of Miami
Halla Tómasdóttir Iceland 2024-present Auburn University at Montgomery, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Kristrún Frostadóttir Iceland 2024-present Yale University, Boston University
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Indonesia 2004-2014 United States Army Command and General Staff College, Webster University
Jamshid Amuzegar Iran 1977–1978 Cornell University PhD
Ahmed Chalabi Iraq September 2003 (President, Governing Council) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Chicago 		1965 - BSc, Mathematics
1969 - PhD, Mathematics
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer Iraq 2004–2005 American University

George Washington University

Masters from George Washington University
Mary Robinson Ireland 1990–1997 Harvard University LLM from Harvard Law School
Golda Meir Israel 1969–1974 Milwaukee State Normal School Graduate
Shimon Peres Israel 1977, 1984-1986, 1995-1996, 2007-2014 The New School, New York University, Harvard University
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel 1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University 		B.Sc in Architecture from MIT
MBA from MIT
Ehud Barak Israel 1999–2001 Stanford University 1978 (Masters in engineering-economic systems)
Isaac Herzog Israel 2021-present Cornell University, New York University
Mario Monti Italy 2011–2013 Yale University M.Sc. in economics, 1968
Mario Draghi Italy 2021-2022 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1977 - PhD, economics
Hugh Shearer Jamaica 1967-1972 Howard University
Edward Seaga Jamaica 1980-1989 Harvard University
Portia Simpson-Miller Jamaica 2006-2007, 2012–2016 Union Institute and University
Andrew Holness Jamaica 2011-2012, 2016–present Northeastern University
Takeo Miki Japan 1974-1976 University of Southern California
Shinzō Abe Japan 2006–2007, 2012–2020 University of Southern California Public policy
Tarō Asō Japan 2008-2009 Stanford University
Yukio Hatoyama Japan 2009-2010 Stanford University
Zaid Rifai Jordan 1973-1974, 1984-1989 Harvard University
Kassim Rimawi Jordan 1980 Columbia University
Zeid bin Shaker Jordan 1989, 1991-1993, 1995-1996 US Army Command and General Staff College
Taher Masri Jordan 1991 University of North Texas
Abdul Karim Kabariti Jordan 1996-1997 St. Edward's University
Fayez Tarawneh Jordan 1998-1999, 2012 University of Southern California
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb Jordan 2000-2003 University of Tennessee
Faisal Al-Fayez Jordan 2003-2005 Boston University
Adnan Badran Jordan 2005 Oklahoma State University, Michigan State University
Marouf al-Bakhit Jordan 2005-2007, 2011 University of Southern California
Nader Al-Dahabi Jordan 2007-2009 Auburn University
Samir Rifai Jordan 2009-2011 Harvard University
Abdullah Ensour Jordan 2012-2016 University of Michigan
Hani Mulki Jordan 2016-2018 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Omar Razzaz Jordan 2018-2020 Harvard University
Jafar Hassan Jordan 2024-present Harvard University, Boston University
Uhuru Kenyatta Kenya 2013–2022 Amherst College 1985 (Political science)
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Kuwait 2024 Claremont McKenna College, Harvard University
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah Kuwait 2024-present University of Illinois
Aigars Kalvītis Latvia 2004-2007 University of Wisconsin
Valdis Dombrovskis Latvia 2009-2014 University of Maryland, College Park
Krišjānis Kariņš Latvia 2019-2023 St. John's College (Maryland), University of Pennsylvania
Edgars Rinkēvičs Latvia 2023-present Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
Salim Al-Huss Lebanon 1976-1980, 1987-1990, 1998-2000 Indiana University Bloomington
Émile Lahoud Lebanon 1998-2007 Naval War College
Saad Hariri Lebanon 2009-2011, 2016-2020 Georgetown University
Pakalitha Mosisili Lesotho 1998-2012, 2015-2017 University of Wisconsin, Madison
Moeketsi Majoro Lesotho 2020-2022 Washington State University
Joseph Jenkins Roberts Liberia 1848–1856, 1872–1876 Norfolk Academy, Maury High School
Edward James Roye Liberia 1870–1871 Ohio University
Amos Sawyer Liberia 1990-1994 Northwestern University
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo Liberia 1995-1996 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, University of Iowa
Charles Taylor Liberia 1997-2003 Bentley University
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberia 2006-2018 Madison Business College

University of Colorado Harvard University

1964 (BBA in Accounting)

1970 (Economics diploma)
1971 (Master of Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School of Government)

George Weah Liberia 2018-2024 DeVry University
Joseph Boakai Liberia 2024-present Kansas State University
Hastings Banda Malawi 1961–1994 Central State University

Indiana University University of Chicago Meharry Medical College

1925 – diploma, 1931 – BA, University of Chicago, 1937 – MD
Christopher Loeak Marshall Islands 2011–2016 Portland Community College[11] Hawaii Pacific College

Gonzaga University School of Law

1978 (Bachelor's from Hawaii Pacific), 1982 (JD from Gonzaga)[12]
Carlos Salinas Mexico 1988–1994 Harvard University 1973 (MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government), 1976 (master's in Political Economics), 1976 (PhD in Political Economics and Government)
Ernesto Zedillo Mexico 1994–2000 Yale University PhD
Vicente Fox Mexico 2000–2006 Harvard University attended classes
Felipe Calderón Mexico 2006–2012 Harvard University Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Maia Sandu Moldova 2021–present Harvard University 2010 – diploma, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University – MD
Albert II Monaco 2005–present Amherst College 1977–1981 BA, Political Science[13]
Enrique Bolaños Nicaragua 2002–2007 Saint Louis University[14] 1962 (B.A. in industrial engineering)
Nnamdi Azikiwe Nigeria 1963–1966 Howard University

Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) University of Pennsylvania

Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway 1990-1996 Harvard University 1965 - MPH
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Pakistan 1971–1973 University of Southern California, University of California, Berkeley 1950 (B.A. in political science from Berkeley)
Benazir Bhutto Pakistan 1988–1990, 1993–1996 Harvard University 1973 (political science)
Arnulfo Arias Panama 1940–1941, 1949–1951, 1968 University of Chicago[15]Harvard University MD from Harvard
Ricardo Arias Espinosa Panama 1955–1956 Georgetown University 1935 (Walsh School of Foreign Service)
José Ramón Guizado Panama 1955 Vanderbilt University B.E., 1920
Ricardo de la Espriella Panama 1982–1984 Stanford University Economics
Jorge Illueca Panama February–October 1984 Harvard University

University of Chicago

1955 (Law)[16]
Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro Panama 1956–1960 Dartmouth College Masters in Finance
Ernesto Pérez Balladares Panama 1994–1999 University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

1969 (Masters in Economics from Notre Dame), 1970 (Masters in Marketing from Pennsylvania)
Mireya Moscoso Panama 1999–2004 Miami-Dade College Interior design diploma
Martín Torrijos Panama 2004–2009

Texas A&M University

1987 (Political Science and Economics)
Alberto Fujimori Peru 1990–2000 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1971 (MS in Mathematics)
José P. Laurel Philippines 1943–1945 Yale University 1920 (Law)
Corazon Aquino Philippines 1986–1992 College of Mount Saint Vincent 1953 (degree in French)
Salvador Laurel[17] Philippines February–March 1986 Yale University 1953 (LL.M.), 1960 (Law)
Fidel V. Ramos Philippines 1992–1998 United States Military Academy

University of Illinois

1950 (West Point), 1951 (Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Illinois)
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Philippines 2001–2010 Georgetown University attended 1964–1966
Marek Belka Poland 2004–2005 Columbia University, University of Chicago attended classes
José Manuel Barroso Portugal 2002–2004 Georgetown University 1998 (research for a PhD)
Goh Chok Tong Singapore 1990–2004 Williams College 1967 (MA in Development Economics)
Lee Hsien Loong Singapore 2004–2024 Harvard University 1980 MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Lawrence Wong Singapore 2024-present University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Michigan
Harvard University 		1994 - BS, Economics (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
1995 - MA, Applied Economics (University of Michigan)
2004 - MPA (Harvard University)
Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone 2018-present American University 1999 - BA, International Service

2001 - MS, International Service

Abdiweli Gaas Somalia 2011–2012 Vanderbilt University
Harvard University
George Mason University 		MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Syngman Rhee South Korea 1948–1960 George Washington University, Harvard University, Princeton University 1907 (GWU), 1909 (MA from Harvard), 1910 (PhD in politics from Princeton)[18]
Felipe VI Spain 2014-present Georgetown University 1991, MSc from Walsh School of Foreign Service
Olof Palme Sweden 1969–1976, 1982–1986 Kenyon College 1948 (BA)
Yingluck Shinawatra Thailand 2011–2014 Kentucky State University 1990 (MS in Public Administration)
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Tunisia 1987–2011 Senior Intelligence School (Maryland)

School for Anti-Aircraft Field Artillery (Texas)

training
Bulent Ecevit Turkey 1974, 1977, 1978-1979, 1999-2002 Harvard University attended classes
Tansu Ciller Turkey 1993-1996 University of New Hampshire, University of Connecticut, Yale University
Robert Francis Prevost Vatican City 2025 Villanova University

Notes

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  2. ^ "Florida State welcomes president of Botswana for official visit". 20 September 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ Esau, John (November 2012). "Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Visits Delta Upsilon Chapter at the University of Kansas". Delta Upsilon Quarterly. 130 (4). Indianapolis, IN: Delta Upsilon fraternity: 38–39. OCLC 6644516. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  4. ^ "AEDE Alums Robert M. McClelland, Dr. Rodrigo A. Chaves and Joseph A. Shultz to be Honored by the CFAES Alumni Society". Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ "World Leaders Forum – Columbia University". Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Columbia University World Leaders Forum – José Manuel Ramos-Horta". Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "SALOMÉ ZOURABICHVILI A PORTRAIT AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Biographies". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. ^ Dole served as President of the Republic of Hawaii.
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2006-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Loeak, Anono Lieom; Kiluwe, Veronica C.; Crowl, Linda (2004). Life in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 9789820203648. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  12. ^ Loeak, Anono Lieom; Kiluwe, Veronica C.; Crowl, Linda (2004). Life in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 9789820203648. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  13. ^ "A prince graduates". UPI. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  14. ^ "Alum Elected President of Nicaragua By Wide Margin – Saint Louis University". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Arnulfo Arias Biography". www.BookRags.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  16. ^ "JORGE E. ILLUECA – 38th Session". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  17. ^ Laurel served as head of government as Prime Minister for one month until the position was eliminated.
  18. ^ "Syngman Rhee". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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