List of heads of state 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	Country	Term(s) of Office	University	Graduation
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer	Iraq	2004-2005	American University, George Washington University	Masters from George Washington University
Yingluck Shinawatra	Thailand	2011-Present	Kentucky State University	1990 (MS in Public Administration)
Hafizullah Amin	Afghanistan	Sept-Dec 1979	Columbia University	1962 (PhD in Education)
Jamshid Amuzegar	Iran	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 [1], Harvard	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 [2]	1962 (B.A. in industrial engineering)
Felipe Calderón	Mexico	2006-present	Harvard University	Masters in Public Administration
Alberto Fujimori	Peru	1990-2000	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	1971 (MS in Mathematics)
Toomas Hendrik Ilves	Estonia	2006-present	Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania	Masters in psychology
Kostas Karamanlis	Greece	2004-present	Tufts University	master's degree and doctorate in political sciences, international relations and diplomatic history
Karl Carstens	West Germany	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	Hawaii	1894-1900	Williams College [3]	attended classes
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
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 University, University of Chicago	1955 (Law) [4]
Cheddi Jagan	Guyana	1992-1997	Howard University Dental School, and Northwestern University
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf	Liberia	2006-present	Madison Business College, University of Colorado, Harvard University	1964 (BBA in Accounting from Madison), 1970 (economics diploma from Colorado), 1971 (Master of Public Administration from Harvard)
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)
José P. Laurel	Philippines	1943-1945	Yale University	1920 (Law)
Salvador Laurel	Philippines	February-March 1986	Yale University	1953(LL.M.), 1960 (Law)
Lee Hsien Loong	Singapore	2004-present	Harvard University	1980 (Master of Public Administration)
Lee Teng-Hui	Republic of China	1988-2000	Iowa State University; Cornell University	1953 (Masters degree in agricultural economics); 1968 (PhD in agricultural economics)
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	Philippines	2001-present	Georgetown University	attended 1964-1966
Golda Meir	Israel	1969-1974	Milwaukee State Normal School	graduate
Mireya Moscoso	Panama	1999-2004	Miami-Dade Community College	Interior design diploma
Benjamin Netanyahu	Israel	1996-1999	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) [5]
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)
Fidel V. Ramos	Philippines	1992-1998	United States Military Academy, University of Illinois	1950 (West Point), 1951 (Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Illinois)
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) [6]
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 (master's degree in Public Administration), 1976 (master's in Political Economics), 1976 (PhD in Political Economics and Government)
Martín Torrijos	Panama	2004-present	Texas A&M University	1987 (Political Science and Economics)
Pierre Trudeau	Canada	1968-1979 1980-1984	Harvard University	MA in Political Economy
Ma Ying-jeou	Taiwan	2008-present	Harvard University	PhD
Ernesto Zedillo	Mexico	1994-2000	Yale University	PhD