This is a list of international presidential trips made by George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. George W. Bush made 49 international trips to 73 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency, which began on January 20, 2001 and ended on January 20, 2009.
Bush visited six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. On one of his two trips to Sub-Saharan Africa, he visited three of the poorest countries in the world at the time: Liberia, Rwanda, and Benin. He also made a secret trip to Iraq on Thanksgiving Day 2003 to dine with the troops. His father had made a similar visit to the U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia in 1990. On November 15–20, 2006, Bush made the third round the world presidential flight (after Johnson and Nixon).
Summary The number of visits per country where President Bush travelled are: One visit to Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Kosovo, Kuwait, Liberia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam, and the West Bank Two visits to Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, and Thailand Three visits to Egypt, South Korea, and Poland Four visits to Canada, China, France, Iraq, and Japan Five visits to Germany, the United Kingdom and Vatican City Six visits to Italy and Mexico Seven visits to Russia
First term (2001–2005)
2001
Country Areas visited Dates Details Image1San CristóbalMet with President Vicente Fox; discussed trade, energy, migration, educational opportunities, and the battle against the illegal drug trade.2Quebec CityAttended the 3rd Summit of the Americas.3MadridMet with King Juan Carlos I at the Royal Palace of Madrid and later with Prime Minister José María Aznar at the Palace of Moncloa. The President stayed at the Hotel Miguel Angel during his overnight visit.BrusselsAttended the NATO Summit Meeting. Met with King Albert II and Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. The President visited Chocolatier Mary during his visit.GothenburgAttended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Göran Persson, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. The President stayed at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel during his overnight visit.WarsawState Visit. Met with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski at the Presidential Palace and Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek. The President delivered a foreign policy speech in front of faculty and students at Warsaw University during his visit. He also participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Piłsudski Square. The President stayed at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel during his overnight visit.KranjAttended the summit meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Also met with Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek.4London,Chequers,Halton,Brize NortonPresident and Mrs. Bush arrived in London on the evening of July 18. On July 19, the President met with M.P. William Hague, Leader of the Conservative Party, at Winfield House. President and Mrs. Bush later attended an event for children at the British Museum. The President also visited the Churchill War Rooms museum. In the afternoon, President and Mrs. Bush participated in an arrival ceremony at Buckingham Palace and attended a luncheon hosted by Queen Elizabeth. They later traveled to Chequers to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie before spending the night at the prime minister's country estate.Genoa,Castel Gandolfo,RomeAttended the 27th G8 summit. Met with Pope John Paul II. Also met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.Camp BondsteelAddressed U.S. military personnel.5ShanghaiAttended APEC Summit Meeting.
2002
Country Areas visited Dates Details Image6TokyoMet with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Addressed the Diet.Seoul,Dorasan,OsanMet with President Kim Dae-jung. Visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Addressed U.S. military personnel.BeijingMet with President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji.7MonterreyAttended the International Conference on Financing for Development. Met with President Vicente Fox.LimaMet with the presidents Alejandro Toledo of Peru, Andrés Pastrana Arango of Colombia, and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia, and with the vice president Pedro Pinto Rubianes of Ecuador.San SalvadorAttended the Summit Meeting of Presidents of the Central American Republics.8BerlinMet with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Addressed the Bundestag.Moscow,St. PetersburgSummit meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Signed Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty.Paris,Sainte-Mère-Église,CollevilleMet with President Jacques Chirac. Delivered a Memorial Day address in Normandy.RomeMet with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Attended the NATO Summit Meeting and inaugurated the NATO-Russia Council.Apostolic PalaceAudience with Pope John Paul II.9KananaskisAttended the 28th G8 summit.10Los CabosAttended the APEC Summit Meeting.11PragueAttended the NATO and EAPC Summit Meetings.St. PetersburgMet with President Vladimir Putin.VilniusMet with the Presidents of the Baltic states, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country.BucharestMet with President Ion Iliescu.
2003
Country Areas visited Dates Details Image12Terceira IslandDiscussed the Iraq crisis with British prime minister Tony Blair, Spanish prime minister José María Aznar and Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Barroso.13Belfast,HillsboroughMet with Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq. Also met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders.14Kraków,OświęcimMet with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Prime Minister Leszek Miller. Visited Nazi-German Auschwitz concentration camp.St. PetersburgMet with President Vladimir Putin. Attended ceremonies commemorating the city's 300th anniversary.Evian-les-BainsAttended the 29th G8 summit. Met with Chinese president Hu Jintao.Sharm el-SheikhAttended the "Red Sea Summit" with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.AqabaAttended meetings with Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas. Met with King Abdullah II.DohaMet with Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Visited U.S. Central Command headquarters and addressed U.S. military personnel, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country.15Dakar,Gorée IslandMet with President Abdoulaye Wade.PretoriaMet with President Thabo Mbeki.GaboroneMet with President Festus Mogae. Toured Mokolodi Nature Reserve.KampalaMet with President Yoweri Museveni.AbujaMet with President Olusegun Obasanjo at Aso Villa. The President and Mrs. Bush also visited Abuja National Hospital and participated in a roundtable discussion with medical staff and beneficiaries of HIV/AIDS mother-to-child transmission prevention programs. The President and Mrs. Bush stayed overnight at Nicon Hilton Hotel.16TokyoMet with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. In the evening, President and Mrs. Bush attended a dinner hosted by the Prime Minister at Akasaka Palace. The President and Mrs. Bush stayed overnight at the U.S. Ambassador's residence.ManilaAddressed a joint session of the Philippine Congress and met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. On the evening on October 18, President and Mrs. Bush attended a state dinner in their honor at Malacanang Palace.BangkokAttended the APEC Summit Meeting. Arrived late in the evening on October 18. On October 19, the President met with Prime Minister Thaksin Chinnawat of Thailand and President Hu Jintao of China on the sidelines of the APEC conference. In the evening of October 19, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a state dinner hosted by King Phumiphon Adunyadet and Queen Sirikit at the Grand Palace.
On October 20, the President met with President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea and President Vicente Fox of Mexico on the sidelines of the APEC conference. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a gala dinner and closing ceremonies at the Royal Thai Navy Convention Hall.
President and Mrs. Bush stayed at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok during their visit.SingaporeMet with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. In the evening, the President met with President Sellapan Rama Nathan and his wife Urmila Nandey at The Istana. The President and Mrs. Bush stayed overnight at the Shangri-La Hotel during their visit.DenpasarMet with President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Muslim religious leaders during a brief stopover at the Patra Bali Airport Resort and Villa adjacent to Bali Airport.CanberraMet with Prime Minister John Howard. Addressed joint meeting of Parliament.17London,SedgefieldState Visit. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair.18BaghdadThe President travelled in secret from his ranch in Texas to Andrews Air Force Base, where reporters were told not to use their devices or leak news of the trip, and then to Iraq. Met with members of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. Addressed U.S. military personnel.
2004
Country Areas visited Dates Details Image19MonterreyAttended the Special Summit of the Americas.20RomeMet with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.Apostolic PalaceMet with Pope John Paul II.Paris,Colleville,Caen,ArromanchesMet with President Jacques Chirac. Attended the 60th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies.21Shannon,Dromoland CastleAttended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.Ankara,IstanbulMet with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Attended the NATO Summit meeting.22SantiagoAttended the APEC Summit Meeting.CartagenaMet with President Álvaro Uribe.23Ottawa,Gatineau,HalifaxMet with Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Myra Freeman and Prime Minister Paul Martin. The President spent the night at Lornado, the official residence of the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, before traveling to Halifax to thank Canadians for their hospitality in hosting stranded Americans on September 11, 2001.
Second term (2005–2009)
2005