List of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump

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Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, made 19 international trips to 24 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency, which began on January 20, 2017 and ended on January 20, 2021. President Trump's international travel was the least amount of any president since the introduction of the Boeing VC-25. He did not visit Oceania, the Caribbean, or Africa and spent only 3 days in Latin America. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not make any international trips after February 2020.

Summary[]

The number of visits per country where President Trump traveled are:

  • One: Afghanistan, Argentina, Canada, China, Finland, India, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Vatican City and the disputed West Bank
  • Two: Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland and Vietnam
  • Three: Japan and the United Kingdom
  • Four: France
Map of international trips made by Donald Trump as president:
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  Four visits
  United States

2017[]

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
1 May 20–22  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Met with King Salman and Muslim leaders at the Riyadh Summit.[1] Signed a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia,[2] and was honored with the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud, his first foreign order.[3] Visited, along with First Lady Melania Trump, the National Museum of Saudi Arabia.[4]
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, Melania Trump, and Donald Trump, May 2017.jpg
May 22–23  Israel Jerusalem Met with President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[1] Visited the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the first sitting U.S. president to do so.[5] Visited the Yad Vashem and delivered an address at the Israel Museum.[6]
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May 23 Palestinian Authority (West Bank) Bethlehem Met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.[7]
President Donald Trump participates in arrival ceremonies with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority at the Presidential Palace, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Bethlehem. (cropped).jpg
May 23–24  Italy Rome Met with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.[8]
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May 24   Vatican City Vatican City Met with Pope Francis.[1][9]
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May 24–25  Belgium Brussels Met with King Philippe and Prime Minister Charles Michel. Attended the 28th NATO summit and the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting, where he also met with French president Emmanuel Macron.[10][11][12]
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May 25–27  Italy Taormina Attended the 43rd G7 summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe.
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2 July 5–6  Poland Warsaw Met with President Andrzej Duda and Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.[13][14] Attended the 2nd summit of the Three Seas Initiative.[15] Also gave a speech in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument in Warsaw's Krasiński Square to honor victims of the past Nazi occupation and communist domination in Poland.[16]
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July 6–8  Germany Hamburg Attended the G-20 summit.[17] Also held bilateral meetings with British prime minister Theresa May, Chinese president Xi Jinping, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Indonesian president Joko Widodo, Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe, Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.[18][19][20]
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3 July 13–14  France Paris Met with President Emmanuel Macron.[21] Participated in the Bastille Day celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War I.[22]
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4 November 5–7  Japan Kawagoe,
Tokyo
Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
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November 7–8  South Korea Osan,
Seoul
State visit. Met with South Korean president Moon Jae-in, and addressed the South Korean National Assembly. Also met with troops from the Eighth United States Army at Camp Humphreys.[23] This was the president's first trip to a U.S. combat zone.
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November 8–10  China Beijing State visit.[24] President Trump arrived in Beijing to meet with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.
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November 10–12  Vietnam Đà Nẵng,
Hà Nội
State visit. Met with President Trần Đại Quang, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Communist Party general secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. Attended the APEC Vietnam 2017.[25][26]
Secretary Tillerson and President Trump Stand for the National Anthem at a State Dinner in Vietnam (37624160824).jpg
November 12–14  Philippines Manila,
Pasay
Attended the 31st ASEAN Summit. Met with President Rodrigo Duterte.[27]
Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte in Manila.jpg

2018[]

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
5 January 25–26   Switzerland Davos Attended the World Economic Forum;[28][29] also held bilateral meetings with British prime minister Theresa May and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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6 June 8–9  Canada La Malbaie Attended the 44th G7 summit at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie. Also held bilateral meetings with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and French president Emmanuel Macron.
44th G7 Summit Group Photo.jpg
June 10–12  Singapore Central Area,
Sentosa Island
Attended the summit meeting with North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to meet a North Korean leader. Also met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[30] Trump made a refueling stop at an airbase in Greece on the trip to Singapore.
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7 July 10–12  Belgium Brussels Attended the 29th NATO summit; also held bilateral meetings with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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July 12–15  United Kingdom London,
Blenheim Palace,
Chequers,
Windsor Castle,
Turnberry (golf course),
South Ayrshire
Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May.[31] Spent weekend at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.
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July 15–16  Finland Helsinki Attended the summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also met with President Sauli Niinistö.
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8 November 9–11  France Paris Met with President Emmanuel Macron. Participated in the Armistice Day celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Armistice with Germany that brought major hostilities of World War I to an end. Visited the Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial.
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9 November 29 – December 1  Argentina Buenos Aires Attended the G-20 summit. Also held bilateral meetings with Argentinian president Mauricio Macri, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, Chinese president Xi Jinping, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe, South Korean president Moon Jae-in, and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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10 December 26  Iraq Al Asad Air Base Visited with U.S. military personnel serving in Western Iraq accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump. This was the president's second trip to a U.S. combat zone.[32]
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December 26–27  Germany Ramstein Air Base Visited with United States Armed Forces serving in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[33]
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2019[]

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
11 February 26–28  Vietnam Hanoi Attended the summit meeting with North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un. Also met with General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Trump made a refueling stop at an airbase in Qatar on the trip to Vietnam.
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12 May 25–28  Japan Tokyo State Visit. Met with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
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13 June 3–5  United Kingdom London,
Portsmouth
State Visit.[34] Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Theresa May. Laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey. Attended the 75th anniversary of D-Day commemorative ceremonies.
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June 5–6  Ireland Shannon,
County Clare
Met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Spent one night at his International golf resort in Doonbeg.
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June 6  France Colleville,
Caen
Met with President Emmanuel Macron. Attended the 75th anniversary of D-Day memorial ceremonies. Visited the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.
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June 6–7  Ireland Shannon,
County Clare
Spent one night at his International golf resort in Doonbeg.
14 June 27–29  Japan Osaka Attended the G-20 summit. Also held bilateral meetings with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, Chinese president Xi Jinping, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe, Saudi crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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June 29–30  South Korea Seoul,
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Met with President Moon Jae-in. Visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Attended the Koreas–United States DMZ Summit with President Moon and North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un at the Inter-Korean Freedom House on the southern side of the Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Visited U.S. troops at Osan Air Base.
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June 30  North Korea Joint Security Area Briefly walked into the northern side of the Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, accompanied by North Korean chairman Kim Jong-un, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea.
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15 August 24–26  France Biarritz Attended the 45th G7 summit at the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz. Also held bilateral meetings with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, British prime minister Boris Johnson, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe.
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16 November 28  Afghanistan Bagram Airfield Visited with U.S. military personnel serving in Eastern Afghanistan accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump. This was the president's fourth trip to a U.S. combat zone. Also met with President Ashraf Ghani.
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17 December 2–4  United Kingdom London, Watford Attended the 30th NATO summit. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Also held bilateral meetings with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte.
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2020[]

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
18 January 21–22   Switzerland Davos Attended the World Economic Forum;[35] also held bilateral meetings with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Iraqi president Barham Salih, Iraqi Kurdish president Nechirvan Barzani, Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, and Swiss president Simonetta Sommaruga.[36]
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19 February 24–25  India Ahmedabad, Agra, New Delhi Addressed a "Namaste (Welcome) Trump" event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad. Toured Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram and the Taj Mahal.[37] Received a formal welcome from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi. Conducted a series of meetings with Modi and other government officials, as well as Indian business executives.[38] Final international trip of the Trump presidency due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Multilateral meetings[]

Multilateral meetings of the following Intergovernmental organizations took place during Trump's 2017–2021 term in office.

Group Year
2017 2018 2019 2020
APEC November 10–11,
Vietnam Đà Nẵng
November 17–18,[a]
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
November 16–17,
(canceled)
Chile Santiago
November 20,
(videoconference)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
EAS
(ASEAN)
November 13–14,[b]
Philippines Pasay
November 14–15,[a]
Singapore Singapore
November 4,[c]
Thailand Bangkok
November 14,[c]
(videoconference)
Vietnam Hanoi
G7 May 26–27,
Italy Taormina
June 8–9,
Canada La Malbaie
August 24–26,
France Biarritz
June 10–12,
(canceled)
United States Camp David
G20 July 7–8,
Germany Hamburg
November 30 – December 1,
Argentina Buenos Aires
June 28–29,
Japan Osaka
November 21–22,
(videoconference)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
NATO May 25,
Belgium Brussels
July 11–12,
Belgium Brussels
December 3–4,
United Kingdom Watford
none
SOA
(OAS)
none April 13–14,[a]
Peru Lima
none none
Others Riyadh summit
May 20–21,
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
none DMZ summit
June 30,
South Korea Freedom House
none
██ = Did not attend / participate.
^a Mike Pence attended in the president's place.
^b President Trump traveled to the Philippines for the summit, but ultimately left early and Rex Tillerson participated in his place.
^c Robert O'Brien attended in the president's place.

See also[]

  • Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration
  • Foreign policy of the United States

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