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

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
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)
Hun Manet	Cambodia	2023–present	New York University	2002 – MA, Economics
José Ramos-Horta		2022–present	Antioch University Columbia University	1984 – MA, Peace Studies, Post-graduate courses in American Foreign Policy^[1]
Rodrigo Chaves Robles	Costa Rica	2022–present	Ohio State University	BA, MA, Economics, 1994 – PhD, Agricultural Economics^[2]
Maia Sandu		2021–present	Harvard University	2010 – diploma, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University – MD
Mokgweetsi Masisi	Botswana	2018–present	Florida State University	1991 – MA, Social Science Education^[3]
Salome Zourabichvili	Georgia	2018–present	Columbia University	Master's Degree^[4]
Tsai Ing-wen		2016–present	Cornell University	Master of Laws at Cornell University Law School in 1980
Philippe of Belgium	Belgium	2013–present	Stanford University	1985 – MA, Political Science ^[5]
Felipe VI	Spain	2014-present	Georgetown University	1991, MSc from Walsh School of Foreign Service
Albert II	Monaco	2005–present	Amherst College	1977–1981 BA, Political Science^[6]
Kiril Petkov	Bulgaria	2021–2022	Harvard University	Master of Business Administration
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 ^[7]
Hastings Banda	Malawi	1961–1994	Central State UniversityIndiana UniversityUniversity of ChicagoMeharry Medical College	1925 – diploma, 1931 – BA, University of Chicago, 1937 – MD
Nnamdi Azikiwe	Nigeria	1963–1966	Howard UniversityLincoln University (Pennsylvania)University of Pennsylvania
Laura Chinchilla	Costa Rica	2010–2014	Georgetown University	Masters in public policy
Shinzō Abe	Japan	2006–2007, 2012–2020	University of Southern California	Public policy
Mary Robinson	Ireland	1990–1997	Harvard University	LLM from Harvard Law School
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer	Iraq	2004–2005	American UniversityGeorge Washington University	Masters from George Washington University
Rafael Correa		2007–2017	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	1999 (Master of Science in Economics), 2001 (PhD in Economics)
Yingluck Shinawatra	Thailand	2011–2014	Kentucky State University	1990 (MS in Public Administration)
Hafizullah Amin		September–December 1979	Columbia University	1962 (PhD in Education)
Jamshid Amuzegar		1977–1978	Cornell University	PhD
Corazon Aquino	Philippines	1986–1992	College of Mount Saint Vincent	1953 (degree in French)
Arnulfo Arias	Panama	1940–1941, 1949–1951, 1968	University of Chicago^[8] Harvard University	MD from Harvard
Ehud Barak	Israel	1999–2001	Stanford University	1978 (Masters in engineering-economic systems)
José Manuel Barroso	Portugal	2002–2004	Georgetown University	1998 (research for a PhD)
Marek Belka	Poland	2004–2005	Columbia University, University of Chicago	attended classes
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali	Tunisia	1987–2011	Senior Intelligence School (Maryland)School for Anti-Aircraft Field Artillery (Texas)	training
Benazir Bhutto	Pakistan	1988–1990, 1993–1996	Harvard University	1973 (political science)
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto	Pakistan	1971–1973	University of Southern California, University of California, Berkeley	1950 (B.A. in political science from Berkeley)
Enrique Bolaños	Nicaragua	2002–2007	Saint Louis University^[9]	1962 (B.A. in industrial engineering)
Felipe Calderón	Mexico	2006–2012	Harvard University	Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Juan Manuel Santos	Colombia	2010–2018	University of Kansas^[10] Harvard University	Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration Masters in Political Science from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Alberto Fujimori	Peru	1990–2000	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	1971 (MS in Mathematics)
Toomas Hendrik Ilves	Estonia	2006–2016	Columbia UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania	Masters in psychology
Kostas Karamanlis	Greece	2004–2009	Tufts University	master's degree and doctorate in political sciences, international relations and diplomatic history
Karl Carstens		1979–1984	Yale University	1949 (Master of Laws)
Ahmed Chalabi	Iraq	September 2003	MIT, University of Chicago	1965 (Bachelors in Math from MIT), 1969 (PhD in Math from Chicago)
Sanford B. Dole^[11]		1894–1900	Williams College^[12]	attended classes
Mario García Menocal	Cuba	1913–1921	Cornell University	1888 in the College of Engineering
Václav Klaus	Czech Republic	2003–2013	Cornell University	Attended Cornell in 1969
François Duvalier	Haiti	1957–1971	University of Michigan	studied public health
Ricardo Arias Espinosa	Panama	1955–1956	Georgetown University	1935 (Walsh School of Foreign Service)
Ricardo de la Espriella	Panama	1982–1984	Stanford University	Economics
Vicente Fox	Mexico	2000–2006	Harvard University	attended classes
Alberto Fujimori	Peru	1990–2000	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	1969 (master's degree in mathematics)
Goh Chok Tong	Singapore	1990–2004	Williams College	1967 (MA in Development Economics)
Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro	Panama	1956–1960	Dartmouth College	Masters in Finance
Jorge Illueca	Panama	February–October 1984	Harvard UniversityUniversity of Chicago	1955 (Law)^[13]
Cheddi Jagan	Guyana	1992–1997	Howard University Dental School, and Northwestern University
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf	Liberia	2006–2018	Madison Business CollegeUniversity of ColoradoHarvard University	1964 (BBA in Accounting from Madison), 1970 (economics diploma from Colorado), 1971 (Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government)
Uhuru Kenyatta	Kenya	2013–2022	Amherst College	1985 (Political science)
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)
Ricardo Lagos	Chile	2000–2006	Duke University	1962 (PhD)
Hastings Banda	Malawi	Prime Minister of Malawi (1964–1966), President of Malawi (1966–1994)	University of Chicago	Ph.B. 1931
José P. Laurel	Philippines	1943–1945	Yale University	1920 (Law)
Salvador Laurel^[14]	Philippines	February–March 1986	Yale University	1953 (LL.M.), 1960 (Law)
Lee Hsien Loong	Singapore	2004–2024	Harvard University	1980 MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Lee Teng-Hui		1988–2000	Iowa State UniversityCornell University	1953 (Master's degree in agricultural economics); 1968 (PhD in agricultural economics)
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	Philippines	2001–2010	Georgetown University	attended 1964–1966
Golda Meir	Israel	1969–1974	Milwaukee State Normal School	Graduate
Mireya Moscoso	Panama	1999–2004	Miami-Dade College	Interior design diploma
Benjamin Netanyahu	Israel	1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University	B.Sc in Architecture from MIT MBA from MIT
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)
Olof Palme	Sweden	1969–1976, 1982–1986	Kenyon College	1948 (BA)
Andreas Papandreou	Greece	1981–1989, 1993–1996	Harvard University	1943 (PhD in economics)^[15]
Ernesto Pérez Balladares	Panama	1994–1999	University of Notre DameUniversity of Pennsylvania	1969 (Masters in Economics from Notre Dame), 1970 (Masters in Marketing from Pennsylvania)
Fidel V. Ramos	Philippines	1992–1998	United States Military AcademyUniversity of Illinois	1950 (West Point), 1951 (Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Illinois)
Syngman Rhee		1948–1960	George Washington University, Harvard University, Princeton University	1907 (GWU), 1909 (MA from Harvard), 1910 (PhD in politics from Princeton)^[16]
Joseph Jenkins Roberts	Liberia	1848–1856, 1872–1876	Norfolk Academy, Maury High School
Edward James Roye	Liberia	1870–1871	Ohio University
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)
Martín Torrijos	Panama	2004–2009	Texas A&M University	1987 (Political Science and Economics)
Pierre Trudeau	Canada	1968–19791980–1984	Harvard University	MA in Political Economy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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
Ma Ying-jeou		2008–2016	Harvard University	PhD
Ernesto Zedillo	Mexico	1994–2000	Yale University	PhD
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada		1993–1997, 2002–2003	University of Chicago	1952
Abdiweli Gaas	Somalia	2011–2012	Vanderbilt University Harvard University George Mason University	MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero	Honduras	1990–1994	Mississippi State University	B.S. and M.S. in agricultural economics
Mario Monti	Italy	2011–2013	Yale University	M.Sc. in economics, 1968
Christopher Loeak	Marshall Islands	2011–2016	Portland Community College^[17] Hawaii Pacific CollegeGonzaga University School of Law	1978 (Bachelor's from Hawaii Pacific), 1982 (JD from Gonzaga)^[18]
José Ramón Guizado	Panama	1955	Vanderbilt University	B.E., 1920
Jamil Mahuad		1998–2000		1989 (MPA Masters of Public Administration)

Notes

1. Web site: Columbia University World Leaders Forum – José Manuel Ramos-Horta . https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233129/http://www.worldleaders.columbia.edu/participants/jos%C3%A9-manuel-ramos-horta . 31 January 2023. 2017-03-23 .
2. Web site: AEDE Alums Robert M. McClelland, Dr. Rodrigo A. Chaves and Joseph A. Shultz to be Honored by the CFAES Alumni Society . 31 January 2023.
3. Web site: Florida State welcomes president of Botswana for official visit. 20 September 2018. 31 January 2023.
4. Web site: SALOMÉ ZOURABICHVILI A PORTRAIT AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW . 9 March 2020 . 31 January 2023.
5. Web site: The Royal Family – The King . 31 January 2023.
6. News: A prince graduates. UPI. 2017-09-06. en.
7. Web site: World Leaders Forum – Columbia University . 22 May 2023.
8. Web site: Arnulfo Arias Biography. www.BookRags.com. 14 January 2015.
9. Web site: Alum Elected President of Nicaragua By Wide Margin – Saint Louis University. 14 January 2015.
10. Esau. John. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Visits Delta Upsilon Chapter at the University of Kansas. Delta Upsilon Quarterly. November 2012. 130. 4. 38–39. 5 July 2013. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Indianapolis, IN. 6644516.
11. Dole served as President of the Republic of Hawaii.
12. Web site: Archived copy . 2006-08-09 . 2006-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060720222504/http://www.hawaii.edu/biograph/biohi/doleguide.pdf . dead .
13. Web site: JORGE E. ILLUECA – 38th Session. 14 January 2015.
14. Laurel served as head of government as Prime Minister for one month until the position was eliminated.
15. Web site: Biographies. 14 January 2015.
16. Web site: Syngman Rhee. 14 January 2015.
17. Book: Life in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. [e-mail]. 9789820203648. 29 January 2015. Loeak. Anono Lieom. Kiluwe. Veronica C.. Crowl. Linda. 2004.
18. Book: Life in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. [e-mail]. 9789820203648. 29 January 2015. Loeak. Anono Lieom. Kiluwe. Veronica C.. Crowl. Linda. 2004.