List of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in

President Moon participates in a restricted bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden May 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in, the 12th and current President of South Korea. As of February 2022, Moon Jae-in has made 32 presidential trips to 40 states internationally since his inauguration on 10 May 2017.

Summary of presidential visits[]

The number of visits per country where he travelled are:

One visit to Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Two visits to China, Italy, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City and Vietnam
Three visits to North Korea
Eight visits to the United States

Map of international trips made by Moon Jae-in as president:

One visit

Two visits

Three visits

Four visits

5 visits

6 visits

7 or more visits

South Korea

2017[]

Moon with Donald Trump in New York, September 2017.

	Country	Locations	Dates	Details
1	United States	Washington, D.C.	June 28–July 3	Official working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.
2	Germany	Berlin, Hamburg	July 5–8	Main article: 2017 G20 Hamburg summit
3	Russia	Vladivostok	September 6–7	Official visit. He attended the Eastern Economic Forum.^[1]
4	United States	New York City	September 19–21	Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump.
5	Indonesia	Jakarta	November 8–10	Official visit.
	Vietnam	Da Nang	November 10–12	Main article: APEC Vietnam 2017 ^[2]
	Philippines	Manila	November 12–14	Main article: Twelfth East Asia Summit
6	China	Beijing	December 13–16	State visit.

2018[]

Moon with Donald Trump in New York, September 2018.

	Country	Locations	Dates	Details
7	Vietnam	Ha Noi	March 22–24	Official visit.^[3]
7	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi, Dubai	March 24–27	Official visit.
8	North Korea	Panmunjom	April 27	Main article: April 2018 inter-Korean summit
9	Japan	Tokyo	May 9	Main article: China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit
10	United States	Washington, D.C.	May 21–24	Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.
10	North Korea	Panmunjom	May 26	Main article: May 2018 inter-Korean summit
11	Russia	Moscow	June 21–23	State visit. Attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup
12	India	New Delhi	July 8–11	State visit.
12	Singapore	Singapore	July 12–14	State visit.
13	North Korea	Pyongyang	September 18–20	Main article: September 2018 inter-Korean summit
14	United States	New York City	September 24–26	Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump and signed revisions to the U.S.-Korean free trade agreement.
15	France	Paris	October 13–16	State visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
	Italy	Rome	October 16–17	Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
	Vatican City	Vatican City	October 18	Official visit. Met with Pope Francis.
	Belgium	Brussels	October 18–19	Main article: Asia–Europe Meeting
	Denmark	Copenhagen	October 19–20	Official visit. Attended the 1st P4G Summit.
16	Singapore	Central Area	November 14–16	Main article: Thirteenth East Asia Summit
16	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	November 16–18	Main article: APEC Papua New Guinea 2018
17	Czech Republic	Prague	November 27–28	Official visit.
	Argentina	Buenos Aires	November 29–December 1	Main article: 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit
	New Zealand	Auckland	December 2–4	State visit.

2019[]

Moon with Donald Trump in New York, September 2019.

	Country	Locations	Dates	Details
18	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	March 10–12	State visit.
	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	March 12–14	State visit.
	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	March 14–16	State visit.
19	United States	Washington, D.C.	April 10–12	Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.
20	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	April 16–18	State Visit
	Uzbekistan	Tashkent, Samarkand	April 18–21	State Visit^[4]
	Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan	April 21	State Visit^[5]
21	Finland	Helsinki	June 9–11	State Visit^[6]
	Norway	Oslo	June 11–13	State Visit^[7]
	Sweden	Stockholm	June 13–15	State Visit^[8]
22	Japan	Osaka	June 27–29	Main article: 2019 G20 Osaka summit
23	Thailand	Bangkok	September 1–3	Official Visit^[9]
	Myanmar	Myanmar	September 3–5	Official Visit^[10]
	Laos	Laos	September 5–6	Official Visit^[11]
24	United States	New York City	September 22–26	Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump.
25	Thailand	Bangkok	November 3–5	Main article: Fourteenth East Asia Summit Working visit.
26	China	Chengdu	December 23–25	Main article: China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit Working visit. Attended the 9th China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping and Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe.

2020[]

In 2020, Moon did not make any international trips, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021[]

Moon with Joe Biden in White House, May 2021.

	Country	Locations	Dates	Details
27	United States	Washington, D.C.	May 20–21	Working visit. Met with President Joe Biden. Also met with Vice President Kamala Harris.
28	United Kingdom	Cornwall	June 11–13	Main article: 47th G7 summit Working visit. Invited to the G7 Summit in Cornwall. Also held a bilateral meeting with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, German chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, British prime minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron.
	Austria	Vienna	June 13–15	State visit. Met with President Alexander Van der Bellen. Also met with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
	Spain	Madrid	June 15–17	State visit. Met with King Felipe VI. Also met with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
29	United States	New York City	September 19–23	Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly.
30	Vatican City	Vatican City	October 29	Official visit. Met with Pope Francis.
	Italy	Rome	October 30–31	Main article: 2021 G20 Rome summit Working visit. Attended the 2021 G20 Rome summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, French president Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
	United Kingdom	Glasgow	November 1–2	Main article: 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference Working visit. Attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
	Hungary	Budapest	November 2–4	State visit. Met with Hungarian prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Attended the 2nd Korea-V4 summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Hungarian president János Áder, Slovak prime minister Eduard Heger, Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš.
31	Australia	Canberra	December 12–15	State visit. Met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Also met with Governor-General David Hurley.

2022[]

	Country	Locations	Dates	Details
32	United Arab Emirates	Dubai, Abu Dhabi	January 16–17	Working visit.
	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	January 18–19	Official visit.
	Egypt	Cairo	January 20–21	Official visit.

Future trips[]

The following are future international trips to be made by Moon:

Country	Date(s)	Details
Turkey	TBD	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[12]
Senegal	TBD	Invited.^[13]
South Africa	TBD	Invited.^[13]
Poland	TBD	Invited.^[14]

Multilateral meetings[]

Moon Jae-in is scheduled to attend the following summits as South Korean President.

Group	Year
Group	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
UN GA	September 19–21, New York City	September 24–26, New York City	September 23–25, New York City	September 22, (virtual) New York City	September 19–23, New York City
ASEM	None	October 18–19, Brussels	None	(postponed)	TBD, Phnom Penh
P4G	None	October 19–20, Copenhagen	None	(postponed)	May 30, (virtual) Seoul
EAS (ASEAN)	November 13–14, Pasay	November 14–15, Singapore	November 4, Bangkok	November 14, (virtual) Hanoi	October 26–28, (virtual) Bandar Seri Begawan
APEC	November 10–11, Đà Nẵng	November 17–18 Port Moresby	November 16–17, (cancelled) Santiago	November 20, (virtual) Kuala Lumpur	November 12, (virtual) Auckland
G20	July 7–8, Hamburg	November 30 – December 1, Buenos Aires	June 28–29, Osaka	November 21–22, (virtual) Riyadh	October 30–31, Rome
China–Japan–Korea	None	May 9, Tokyo	December 23–25, Chengdu	None	TBD, Seoul
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend

References[]

^ "Press statements following talks with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in".
^ "Moon's apology ignored in Vietnam". 15 November 2017.
^ "President Moon regrets unfortunate history between Korea, Vietnam : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea".
^ South Korean President to visit Uzbekistan soon: ambassador
^ "Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Moon Jae-in meet in Nur-Sultan". 22 April 2019.
^ "South Korean and Finnish presidents discuss Pyongyang, business".
^ "King Harald and Queen Sonja to host South Korean state visit in June". 30 May 2019.
^ "Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to receive the President of the Republic of Korea". 7 June 2019.
^ "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".
^ "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".
^ "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".
^ Kim Tae-gyu (4 May 2020). "30번째 코로나 러브콜 받은 文…취임 후 100번째 정상통화" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Lee Gyeong-ju (13 June 2019). ""한국 대통령 와 달라" 국력 신장에 각국 초청 쏟아져 진땀" (in Korean). Seoul Shinmun. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ Lim Myeong-hyeon (7 April 2020). "문 대통령, 호주·폴란드 정상과 잇따라 통화…코로나19 공조 논의" (in Korean). MBC. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[1] "Press statements following talks with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in".

[2] "Moon's apology ignored in Vietnam". 15 November 2017.

[3] "President Moon regrets unfortunate history between Korea, Vietnam : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea".

[4] South Korean President to visit Uzbekistan soon: ambassador

[5] "Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Moon Jae-in meet in Nur-Sultan". 22 April 2019.

[6] "South Korean and Finnish presidents discuss Pyongyang, business".

[7] "King Harald and Queen Sonja to host South Korean state visit in June". 30 May 2019.

[8] "Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to receive the President of the Republic of Korea". 7 June 2019.

[9] "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".

[10] "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".

[11] "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".

[Postponed-12] Kim Tae-gyu (4 May 2020). "30번째 코로나 러브콜 받은 文…취임 후 100번째 정상통화" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[invited-13] Lee Gyeong-ju (13 June 2019). ""한국 대통령 와 달라" 국력 신장에 각국 초청 쏟아져 진땀" (in Korean). Seoul Shinmun. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[14] Lim Myeong-hyeon (7 April 2020). "문 대통령, 호주·폴란드 정상과 잇따라 통화…코로나19 공조 논의" (in Korean). MBC. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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