List of international presidential trips made by Xiomara Castro

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Xiomara Castro, the 39th President of Honduras, who served from 27 January 2022 to 27 January 2026. During her presidency, Castro traveled extensively throughout Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia, attending presidential inaugurations, international summits, multilateral meetings and conducting bilateral visits. According to the Constitution of Honduras, during the president's absence, one of the three vice presidents serves as acting president.

Summary The countries visited by President Castro during her presidency included:

One visit each to Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Montenegro, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay and the United Arab Emirates Two visits each to Italy, Panama, Spain and Brazil Three visits to Mexico and the Vatican City Four visits to the United States

(Note: Costa Rica appears in some secondary sources and the Spanish-language counterpart list but is not detailed in the chronological tables below.)

2022 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes1Bogotá7 AugustAttended the inauguration of President Gustavo Petro. Held a bilateral meeting with Petro and met with USAID administrator Samantha Power to discuss the global food and energy crisis.2New York City19 SeptemberAttended the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres concerning the proposed International Commission against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (CICIH).3Rome17–19 OctoberSpoke at the World Food Forum organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Met with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu and President Sergio Mattarella of Italy.4Vatican City20 OctoberMet with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace.5New York City11–15 DecemberMet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres concerning the CICIH and participated in the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Honduras and the United Nations concerning its establishment.

2023

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes6Brasília30 December 2022–2 JanuaryAttended the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and held a bilateral meeting with him.7Buenos Aires24 JanuaryAttended the 7th summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Met with President Alberto Fernández.8Madrid20–22 FebruaryWorking visit. Met with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and held a bilateral meeting with King Felipe VI of Spain.9Shanghai9 JuneOfficial visit following the establishment of diplomatic relations between Honduras and the People's Republic of China. Met with President Xi Jinping and opened the Honduran embassy in China.10Brussels17–18 JulyAttended the 3rd EU–CELAC Summit. Advocated peace, equality and non-interference in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. Met with representatives of the CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.11Havana16 SeptemberAttended the G77+China summit. Met with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and former Cuban President Raúl Castro.12New York City20 SeptemberAttended the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Visited Honduran migrant processing centers and met with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas concerning irregular migration.13Paris16–18 OctoberAttended the Global Meeting of the School Meals Coalition. Met with World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain and French Secretary of State Chrysoula Zacharopoulou.14Palenque, Chiapas22 OctoberAttended the migration summit “Palenque Meeting, for a fraternal neighborhood with well-being”, alongside leaders and representatives from 12 countries.15Dubai1–3 DecemberAttended the COP28 climate summit. Castro delivered a speech on climate change and held meetings with international leaders, including King Charles III.

2024 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes16Guatemala City13–15 JanuaryAttended the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo and held a bilateral meeting with him.17Kingstown1–2 MarchAttended the 8th CELAC Summit and assumed the pro tempore presidency of CELAC for 2024–2025.18San Salvador1 JuneAttended the inauguration of President Nayib Bukele. Met with King Felipe VI of Spain and Presidents Nayib Bukele and Santiago Peña.19Panama City1 JulyAttended the inauguration of President José Raúl Mulino. Met with the president and senior executives of CAF.20Santo Domingo16 AugustAttended the inauguration of President Luis Abinader.21New York City25 SeptemberAttended the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.22Mexico City29 September–1 OctoberAttended the inauguration of President Claudia Sheinbaum and held a bilateral meeting with her.23Panama City3–4 DecemberAttended the XXXVIII Ordinary and Commemorative Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino).

2025 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes24Montevideo28 February–1 MarchAttended the inauguration of President Yamandú Orsi. Met with the president-elect and visited former president José Mujica.25Vatican City25 AprilAttended the funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica.26Seville29 June–3 JulyAttended the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development of the United Nations. Held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.27Sucre4–6 AugustAttended celebrations marking the bicentenary of Bolivian independence and held bilateral meetings with President Luis Arce.28Vatican City16–19 SeptemberMet with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. The meeting was Castro's third visit to the Vatican during her presidency.29Podgorica27–29 SeptemberParticipated in the Women Political Leaders 2025 summit. Received the “Pioneers in Female Political Leadership” award and held bilateral meetings with Montenegrin officials and Women Political Leaders founder Silvana Koch-Mehrin.30Belém5–8 NovemberAttended the COP30 Leaders' Summit and participated in bilateral meetings with other heads of state and government.31Mexico City23–25 NovemberLast international trip as president. Held a bilateral meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum concerning bilateral relations and cooperation.

Multilateral meetings Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations took place during Xiomara Castro's presidency (2022–2026).

Group Year 2022 2023 2024 2025 UN General Assembly 19 September, New York City 20 September, New York City 25 September, New York City — CELAC Summit — 24 January, Buenos Aires 1–2 March, Kingstown — EU–CELAC Summit — 17–18 July, Brussels — — G77+China Summit — 16 September, Havana — — COP28 — 1–3 December, Dubai — — COP30 — — — 5–8 November, Belém

See also Foreign relations of Honduras List of international presidential trips made by Nasry Asfura, her successor

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