This is a list of presidential trips made by George W. Bush during 2002, the second year of his presidency as the 43rd president of the United States.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2002, Book I, January 1 to June 30, 2002. United States Government Printing Office, 2005.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2002, Book II, July 1 to December 31, 2002. United States Government Printing Office, 2005. 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 visitedDatesDetailsTexasAustinJanuary 4Attended the unveiling of his gubernatorial portrait at the Texas State Capitol.CaliforniaOntarioJanuary 5Took questions at the Ontario Convention Center.OregonPortlandJanuary 5Spoke at Parkrose High School.OhioHamiltonJanuary 8Signed the No Child Left Behind Act in a ceremony at Hamilton High School.New HampshireDurhamJanuary 8Spoke in the Lundholm Gym at the University of New Hampshire.MassachusettsBostonJanuary 8Visited the Boston Latin School.PennsylvaniaConshohockenJanuary 11Signed the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act at the Millennium Corporate Center.IllinoisEast MolineJanuary 14Spoke at a John Deere factory.MissouriSpringfield,AuroraJanuary 14Spoke at Springfield–Branson National Airport and an MFA Incorporated feed mill.LouisianaNew OrleansJanuary 14–15Spoke at the Nashville Avenue Wharf in the Port of New Orleans.West VirginiaCharleston,BelleJanuary 22Spoke at Yeager Airport. Toured a local business in Belle, the Cecil I. Walker Machinery Company.MainePortlandJanuary 25Visited Southern Maine Technical College.North CarolinaWinston-SalemJanuary 30Discussed Homeland Security at Winston-Salem State University.FloridaDaytona BeachJanuary 30Met with local Senior Corps volunteers.GeorgiaAtlantaJanuary 31Spoke at Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Toured Booker T. Washington High School.
February State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsWest VirginiaWhite Sulphur SpringsFebruary 1Spoke to the Congress of Tomorrow luncheon at The Greenbrier.FloridaFort Walton BeachFebruary 4Visited troops at Eglin Air Force Base.PennsylvaniaPittsburghFebruary 5Spoke at the University of Pittsburgh and the local Masonic Temple.New YorkNew YorkFebruary 6Attended a reception for Governor George Pataki at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. Met with Cardinal Edward Egan. Attended a fundraiser at the private residence of Mayor Michael Bloomberg.ColoradoDenverFebruary 8Addressed the National Cattlemen's Beef Association convention at the Colorado Convention Center.UtahSalt Lake CityFebruary 8Met with LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley at the Church Administration Building. Visited the Utah State Capitol. Declared the Games open during the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium.WyomingJackson HoleFebruary 8WisconsinMilwaukeeFebruary 11Visited the Medical College of Wisconsin. Campaigned for Governor Scott McCallum's re-election at the Pfister Hotel.AlaskaAnchorageFebruary 16–17Stopover on the way to Japan. Visited troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Met with members of the Alaska Federation of Natives and addressed the Republican Party of Alaska at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Japan Tokyo February 16–19 Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Addressed the Diet. South Korea Seoul,Dorasan,Osan February 19–21 Met with President Kim Dae-jung. Visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Addressed U.S. military personnel. China Beijing February 21–22 Met with President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji.North CarolinaCharlotteFebruary 27Took questions on welfare reform at the local Chamber of Commerce. Campaigned for Elizabeth Dole for Senate and Robin Hayes for Congress at the Charlotte Convention Center.
March State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsIowaDes MoinesMarch 1Took questions on 401(k) retirement savings policy at a local business, The Printer, Inc. Campaigned for Tom Latham for Congress at the Des Moines Marriott Hotel.MinnesotaEden Prairie,MinneapolisMarch 4Toured Eden Prairie High School. Campaigned for Norm Coleman for Senate at the Minneapolis Hilton and Towers.FloridaSt. PetersburgMarch 8Discussed corporate management reform at a local business, America II Electronics. Attended a Republican Party of Florida reception at The Don CeSar.PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaMarch 12Visited a local nonprofit agency, the People's Emergency Center.North CarolinaFayetteville,Fort BraggMarch 15Addressed troops at the Crown Complex.IllinoisChicagoMarch 16Participated in a Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade.MissouriSt. Louis,O'FallonMarch 18Discussed small business policy at a local O'Fallon business, Albers Manufacturing Company. Campaigned for Jim Talent for Senate at America's Center.TexasEl PasoMarch 21Toured the commercial cargo dock at the Bridge of the Americas before crossing into Mexico. Mexico Monterrey March 21–22 Attended the International Conference on Financing for Development. Met with President Vicente Fox. Peru Lima March 23–24 Met 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. El Salvador San Salvador March 24 Attended the Summit Meeting of Presidents of the Central American Republics.South CarolinaGreenvilleMarch 27Met with first responders at a local fire station. Spoke at the Peace Center. Campiagned for Lindsey Graham for Senate at the Palmetto Expo Center.GeorgiaAtlantaMarch 27Met with first responders at Georgia Tech. Campaigned for Saxby Chambliss for Senate at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead.TexasDallasMarch 28Campaigned for John Cornyn for Senate at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.
April State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsPennsylvaniaMedia,PhiladelphiaApril 2Discussed early childhood education at Penn State Delaware County. Campaigned for D. Michael Fisher in the gubernatorial election at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia.TennesseeKnoxvilleApril 8Toured the Citizens Police Academy. Discussed the Citizen Corps program at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.ConnecticutBridgeport,GreenwichApril 9Toured the South End Community Center. Discussed the USA Freedom Corps program at Klein Memorial Auditorium. Attended a Republican Party luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.IowaCedar RapidsApril 15Discussed tax policy at a General Mills plant. Campaigned for Greg Ganske for Senate at the U.S. Cellular Center.VirginiaLexingtonApril 17Visited the Virginia Military Institute to bestow the George C. Marshall ROTC Award.New YorkWilmingtonApril 22Volunteered in a maintenance project on the Ausable River Trail in Adirondack Park to celebrate Earth Day. Visited the Whiteface Mountain Ski Lodge.South DakotaWentworth,Sioux FallsApril 24Toured a local Wentworth business, the Dakota Ethanol Plant. Campaigned for John Thune for Senate at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Attended a South Dakota Republican Party rally at the Sioux Falls Arena.TexasHoustonApril 27Attended the wedding of a former presidential aide, Logan Walters, at St. Martin's Episcopal Church.New MexicoAlbuquerqueApril 29Spoke at the University of New Mexico Continuing Education Center. Campaigned for Heather Wilson for Congress at the Crowne Plaza Pyramid Hotel.CaliforniaLos Angeles,San Jose,Santa ClaraApril 29–30Visited the First African Methodist Episcopal Renaissance Center in South Central Los Angeles. Campaigned for Bill Simon in the gubernatorial election at the Westin Century Plaza Hotel and at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Spoke about "compassionate conservatism" at Parkside Hall.
May State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsMichiganSouthfieldMay 6Toured Vandenberg Elementary School.WisconsinMilwaukee,La CrosseMay 8Visited Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School and Clarke Street Elementary School in Milwaukee and Logan High School in La Crosse.OhioColumbusMay 10Spoke at St. Stephen's Community House. Campaigned for Bob Taft in the gubernatorial election at the Hyatt Regency Columbus.IllinoisChicagoMay 13Discussed the welfare-to-work program at a UPS loading dock on Jefferson Street. Campaigned for Jim Ryan in the gubernatorial election at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.FloridaMiamiMay 20Marked the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Cuba gaining independence from the United States with Cuban Americans at the Knight Center Complex. Germany Berlin May 22–23 Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Addressed the Bundestag. Russia Moscow,St. Petersburg May 23–26 Summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Signed Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty. France Paris,Sainte-Mère-Église,Colleville May 26–27 Met with President Jacques Chirac. Delivered a Memorial Day address in Normandy. Italy Rome May 27–28 Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Attended the NATO Summit Meeting and inaugurated the NATO-Russia Council. Vatican City Apostolic Palace May 28 Audience with Pope John Paul II.
June State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsNew YorkWest PointJune 1Gave the commencement address at the United States Military Academy.ArkansasLittle RockJune 3Spoke at the Statehouse Convention Center. Took questions on welfare reform policy at The Church at Rock Creek.IowaDes MoinesJune 7Attended the World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.MissouriKansas CityJune 11Toured a water treatment facility and Oak Park High School. Campaigned for Jim Talent for Senate at the Marriott Kansas City Downtown.OhioColumbusJune 14Gave the commencement address at Ohio State University in Ohio Stadium.TexasHoustonJune 14Visited the headquarters of the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans. Campaigned for Rick Perry in the gubernatorial election at the Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown.GeorgiaAtlantaJune 17Spoke at St. Paul AME Church.FloridaOrlandoJune 21Attended the Republican Party of Florida Majority Dinner at the Universal Studios Florida Loews Portofino Bay Hotel.New JerseyNewarkJune 24Met with first responders to the September 11 attacks at Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal. Campaigned for Mike Ferguson for Congress at the Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel.ArizonaSpringerville,EagarJune 25Met with people displaced by the Rodeo–Chediski Fire at Round Valley High School. Canada Kananaskis June 25–27 Attended the 28th G8 summit.
July