The following is a list of international trips conducted by Nayib Bukele, the mayor of San Salvador from May 2015 to April 2018 and the president of El Salvador since June 2019.
Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán The following list, it shows the international trips made by Nayib Bukele as a mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán that he took office on 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2015.
Image Country Cities visited Date(s) Notes New York City 31 October 2014 Spoke at the United Nations as a part of World Cities Day
Mayor of San Salvador The following list, it shows the international trips made by Nayib Bukele as a mayor of San Salvador that took office on 1 May 2015 to 30 April 2018.
Image Country Cities visited Date(s) Notes Washington, D.C. 11 September 2016 Official visit Taipei 23 February 2017 Official visit Jerusalem February 2018 Official visit San José 20 April 2018 Attended the XVIII summit of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities
President of El Salvador The following list, it shows the international trips made by Nayib Bukele as a president of the El Salvador that he took office since 1 June 2019.
Image Country Cities visited Date(s) Notes Tapachula 20 June 2019 Met with Andrés Manuel López Obrador New York City, Washington, D.C. 26 September 2019 State visit, spoke at the United Nations General Assembly Tokyo 29 November 2019 State visit Beijing 4 December 2019 State visit Doha 12 December 2019 State visit Guatemala City 27 January 2020 State visit Washington, D.C. February 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden refused to meet Bukele. Ankara 28 January 2022 State visit Mountain View 29 August 2023 Signed a 7-year agreement with Google New York City 19 September 2023 Spoke at the United Nations General Assembly National Harbor 22 February 2024 Spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference Austin 20 September 2024 Met with Elon Musk New York City 24 September 2024 Spoke at the United Nations General Assembly Buenos Aires 30 September – 1 October 2024 State visit San José 11–12 November 2024 State visit Washington, D.C. 12–14 April 2025 State visit San Rafael 13–14 January 2026 State visit Washington, D.C. 5 February 2026 Attended the National Prayer Breakfast Miami 7 March 2026 Participated in the signing of the Shield of the Americas Washington, D.C. 16 July 2026 Met with Donald Trump San Rafael 14 October 2026 (planned) Will inaugurate along with Costa Rican president Laura Fernández and Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella.
Canceled visits
Image Country Cities Date(s) Event Notes Los Angeles 6–10 June 2022 9th Summit of the Americas Bukele was one of multiple Latin American heads of state who did not attend the 9th Summit of the Americas. He did not attend due to frustration over the United States' criticism of his government regarding alleged corruption and human rights abuses. Santiago 20 May 2026 State visit Planned official visit to meet President José Antonio Kast and commemorate the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Chile and El Salvador. The visit did not take place after negotiations stalled, leaving it indefinitely postponed.
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