List of presidential trips made by George W. Bush (2003)

This is a list of presidential trips made by George W. Bush during 2003, the third year of his presidency as the 43rd president of the United States.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2003, Book I, January 1 to June 30, 2003. United States Government Printing Office, 2006.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2003, Book II, July 1 to December 31, 2003. United States Government Printing Office, 2006. International trips are highlighted in blue.

This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. It also excludes the capital's immediate surroundings in Maryland and Virginia, such as Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, where the president typically boards Air Force One for all trips outside the area. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president, and to the Bush family's Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford and Walker's Point Estate in Kennebunkport, Maine.

January State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsTexasKilleenJanuary 3Visited troops at Fort Hood.IllinoisChicagoJanuary 7Addressed the Economic Club of Chicago at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk ballroom.PennsylvaniaScrantonJanuary 16Discussed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Spoke at the University of Scranton Byron Recreation Center.MissouriSt. LouisJanuary 22Toured a local business, JS Logistics.MichiganGrand RapidsJanuary 29Discussed Medicare policy at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Spoke at the DeVos Performance Hall.

February State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsTexasHoustonFebruary 4Visited Johnson Space Center three days after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, meeting with family members of the deceased astronauts.West VirginiaWhite Sulphur SpringsFebruary 9Spoke to the Congress of Tomorrow luncheon at The Greenbrier.TennesseeNashvilleFebruary 10Spoke with participants in the Campus for Human Development, a local recipient of support from the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Addressed the National Religious Broadcasters Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.FloridaJacksonvilleFebruary 13Toured a local business, Dagher Printing. Met with sailors aboard the USS Philippine Sea at Naval Station Mayport.GeorgiaMarietta,KennesawFebruary 20Spoke at Harrison High School.

March State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails Portugal Terceira Island March 16 Discussed the Iraq crisis with British prime minister Tony Blair, Spanish prime minister José María Aznar and Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Barroso.FloridaTampaMarch 26Briefed on the Iraq War at the United States Central Command Joint Intelligence Center at MacDill Air Force Base.PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaMarch 31Briefed on domestic security with Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office at the Port of Philadelphia.

April State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsNorth CarolinaJacksonvilleApril 3Met with U.S. Marines and families of Marines killed in Iraq at Camp Lejeune. United Kingdom Belfast,Hillsborough April 7–8 Met with Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq. Also met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders.MissouriBerkeleyApril 16Toured F-18 Super Hornet factory at Boeing Integrated Defense Systems headquarters.TexasKilleenApril 20Spent Easter Sunday with troops at Fort Hood.OhioCanton,Dayton,LimaApril 24Toured Timken Company headquarters. Visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Lima Army Tank Plant.MichiganDearbornApril 28Discussed the Iraq War with Iraqi Americans at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Met with the CEOs of the Big Three automakers.

May State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsCaliforniaCoronado,Santa ClaraMay 1Visited Naval Air Station North Island. Flew in a Lockheed S-3 Viking onto the USS Abraham Lincoln offshore, the first sitting president to arrive on an aircraft carrier in an arrested landing in a fixed-wing aircraft. Delivered the Mission Accomplished speech. Toured the United Defense Ground Systems Division facility.ArkansasLittle RockMay 5Met with small business owners and employees at the Robinson Center.South CarolinaColumbiaMay 9Gave the commencement address at the University of South Carolina at the Carolina Center.New MexicoSanta Fe,BernalilloMay 9–12Stayed at Roland Betts' vacation home. Visited a local Bernalillo business, MCT Industries.NebraskaOmahaMay 12Toured a local business, Airlite Plastics, where he spoke about the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.IndianaIndianapolisMay 12–13Addressed the Indiana Republican Party at the Westin Hotel. Discussed his tax policy with senior citizens at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.MissouriSpringfield,Pierce CityMay 13Toured damage from the Pierce City–Battlefield tornado.ConnecticutNew LondonMay 21Gave the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Poland Kraków,Oświęcim May 31 Met with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Prime Minister Leszek Miller. Visited Nazi-German Auschwitz concentration camp. Russia St. Petersburg May 31 – June 1 Met with President Vladimir Putin. Attended ceremonies commemorating the city's 300th anniversary.

June State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails France Evian-les-Bains June 1–2 Attended the 29th G8 summit. Met with Chinese president Hu Jintao. Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh June 2–3 Attended the "Red Sea Summit" with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Jordan Aqaba June 4 Attended meetings with Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas. Met with King Abdullah II. Qatar Doha June 4–5 Met 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.IllinoisChicagoJune 11Discussed Medicare policy in an address to the Illinois State Medical Society convention at the Hilton Chicago. Visited Grant Park.ConnecticutNew BritainJune 12Discussed Medicare policy at New Britain General Hospital.New JerseyOrange,ElizabethJune 16Toured a local business, Andrea Foods. Spoke at the Grand Ballroom of the Wyndham Newark Airport Hotel.MinnesotaFridleyJune 19Toured a local business, Micro Control Company.GeorgiaGreensboroJune 20Attended a Bush–Cheney campaign reception at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee.New YorkNew YorkJune 23Attended a campaign luncheon at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.CaliforniaSan Francisco,Los AngelesJune 27Attended a campaign dinner at the San Francisco Airport Marriott and a dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel.FloridaMiami,TampaJune 30Visited the Metropolitan Senior Center of the Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers. Attended campaign events at the Hilton Miami Airport and the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.

July State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsOhioDaytonJuly 4Celebrated Independence Day, and the centennial of the Wright brothers building the Wright Flyer in Dayton, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Senegal Dakar,Gorée Island July 8 Met with President Abdoulaye Wade, with whom he toured the House of Slaves museum. South Africa Pretoria July 8–11 Met with President Thabo Mbeki. Botswana Gaborone July 10 Met with President Festus Mogae. Toured Mokolodi Nature Reserve. Uganda Kampala July 11 Met with President Yoweri Museveni. Nigeria Abuja July 11–12 Met 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.TexasDallasJuly 18Spoke about the HealthierUS Initiative at the Lakewest Family YMCA. Attended a campaign reception at the Hilton Anatole.TexasHoustonJuly 19Attended a campaign reception at the Westin Galleria.PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaJuly 24Spoke at the Financial Management Service regional center office.MichiganLivonia,DearbornJuly 24Toured a local business, Beaver Aerospace and Defense. Attended a campaign reception at the Ritz-Carlton Dearborn.PennsylvaniaPittsburghJuly 28Addressed the National Urban League Conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

August State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsArizonaTucson,SummerhavenAugust 11Toured damage from the Aspen Fire. Visited Coronado National Forest to speak about the Healthy Forests Initiative.ColoradoAurora,DenverAugust 11Announced the nomination of Utah governor Mike Leavitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in a press conference at the Aurora Marriott. Attended a campaign reception at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.CaliforniaMiramar,San Diego,Newport Beach,Thousand Oaks,IrvineAugust 14–15Visited military personnel at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Spoke to reporters about the ongoing Northeast blackout of 2003 while staying at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. Attended a campaign reception at the San Diego Convention Center. Toured the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Attended a campaign luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Irvine.OregonPortland,Redmond,BendAugust 21–22Attened a campaign luncheon at the Chiles Center. Toured the area of the ongoing B&B Complex fires. Spoke at the Deschutes County Expo Center.WashingtonBurbank,SeattleAugust 22Toured the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam. Met with representatives of local businesses at Boeing Field.MinnesotaSt. PaulAugust 26Attended a campaign luncheon at the RiverCentre.MissouriSt. LouisAugust 26Addressed the American Legion National Convention at America's Center.

September State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsOhioCleveland,RichfieldSeptember 1Celebrated Labor Day at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18 Richfield Training Center.MissouriKansas CitySeptember 4Spoke at the Kansas City Convention Center.IndianaIndianapolisSeptember 5Toured a local business, the Langham Company. Attended a campaign reception at the Murat Centre.TennesseeNashvilleSeptember 8Visited Kirkpatrick Elementary School. Attended a campaign reception at the Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel.FloridaJacksonville,Fort LauderdaleSeptember 9Attended a campaign luncheon at the Alltel Stadium Touchdown Club. Visited Hyde Park Elementary School. Attended a campaign reception at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six.GeorgiaFort StewartSeptember 12Spoke to military personnel and their families at Trent Field.MississippiJacksonSeptember 12Campaigned for Haley Barbour in the 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election at the Mississippi Coliseum.TexasHoustonSeptember 12Spoke with Kirbyjon Caldwell at the Power Center.MichiganMonroeSeptember 15Toured a Detroit Edison power plant.PennsylvaniaDrexel HillSeptember 15Attended a campaign reception at Drexelbrook Catering and Banquet Facility.VirginiaRichmondSeptember 22Toured the Temporary Virginia Emergency Operations Center at the Virginia State Police Academy, in the wake of Hurricane Isabel.New YorkNew YorkSeptember 23–24Stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Attended the opening of the 58th United Nations General Assembly.IllinoisChicagoSeptember 30Attended a campaign reception at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. Spoke with business leaders at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.OhioCincinnatiSeptember 30

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