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George W. Bush
| Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | San Cristobal | Meeting with President Fox. | February 16, 2001 |
| Canada | Quebec | Attended the Summit of the Americas. | April 20–22, 2001 |
| Spain | Madrid | Met with King Juan Carlos I and President Aznar. | June 12–13, 2001 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended NATO Summit Meeting. | June 13–14, 2001 |
| Sweden | Goteborg | Attended U.S.-European Union Summit Meeting; met with King Carl XVI Gustav. | June 14–15, 2001 |
| Poland | Warsaw | State visit. | June 15–16, 2001 |
| Slovenia | Kranj | Met with Prime Minister Drnovsek and Russian President Putin. | June 16, 2001 |
| United Kingdom | London, Chequers, Halton, Brize Norton | Met with Prime Minister Blair and Queen Elizabeth II. | July 18–20, 2001 |
| Italy | Genoa, Castel Gandolfo, Rome | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. Met with Pope John Paul II at Castel Gandolfo and with Prime Minister Berlusconi and President Ciampi in Rome. | July 20–24, 2001 |
| Yugoslavia (Kosovo) | Camp Bondsteel | Addressed U.S. military personnel. | July 24, 2001 |
| China | Shanghai | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | October 18–21, 2001 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and Emperor Akihito. Addressed the Diet. | February 17–19, 2002 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul, Dorasan, Osan | Met with President Kin Dae-Jung, visited the Demilitarized Zone, addressed U.S. military personnel. | February 19–21, 2002 |
| China | Beijing | Met with President Jiang and Premier Zhu. | February 21–22, 2002 |
| Mexico | Monterrey | Attended the International Conference on Financing for Development and met with President Fox. | March 21–22, 2002 |
| Peru | Lima | Met with the Presidents of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, and with the Vice President of Ecuador. | March 23–24, 2002 |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Attended a summit meeting with Central American heads of state. | March 24, 2002 |
| Germany | Berlin | Met with Chancellor Schroeder and addressed the Bundestag. | May 22–23, 2002 |
| Russia | Moscow, St. Petersburg | Summit meeting with President Putin. Signed strategic arms reduction treaty. | May 23–26, 2002 |
| France | Paris, St. Mere- Eglise, Colleville | Met with President Chirac and delivered a Memorial Day address in Normandy. | May 26–27, 2002 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Ciampi and Prime Minister Berlusconi. Attended NATO Summit Meeting and inaugurated the NATO-Russia Council. | May 27–28, 2002 |
| Vatican City | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | May 28, 2002 | |
| Canada | Kananaskis (Alberta) | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. | June 25–27, 2002 |
| Mexico | Los Cabos | Attended APEC Summit Meeting. | October 26–27, 2002 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Attended NATO and EAPC Summit Meetings. | November 19–22, 2002 |
| Russia | St. Petersburg | Met with President Putin. | November 22, 2002 |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Met with the Presidents of the Baltic States. | November 22–23, 2002 |
| Romania | Bucharest | Met with President Iliescu. | November 23, 2002 |
| Portugal | Terceira Island (Azores) | Discussed the Iraq crisis with British Prime Minister Blair, Spanish President Aznar, and Portuguese Prime Minister Durao. | March 16, 2003 |
| United Kingdom | Belfast, Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) | Met with Prime Minister Blair to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq. Also met with Irish Prime Minister Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders. | April 7–8, 2003 |
| Poland | Krakow, Auschwitz-Birkenau | Met with President Kwasniewski and Prime Minister Miller; visited former Nazi concentration camps. | May 30–31, 2003 |
| Russia | St. Petersburg | Met with President Putin and attended ceremonies commemorating the city’s 300th anniversary. | May 31–June 1, 2003 |
| France | Evian-les-Bains | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit and met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. | June 1–2, 2003 |
| Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Attended “Red Sea Summit” with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas. | June 2–3, 2003 |
| Jordan | Aqaba | Attended meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas. Met with King Abdullah II. | June 4, 2003 |
| Qatar | Doha | Met with Emir Hamad Thani, visited U.S. Central Command headquarters and addressed U.S. military personnel. Overflew Baghdad en route to Qatar. | June 4–5, 2003 |
| Senegal | Dakar, Goree Island | Met with President Wade. | July 8, 2003 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Met with President Mbeki. | July 8–10, 2003 |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Met with President Mogae. Toured Mokoldi Nature Reserve. | July 10, 2003 |
| Uganda | Kampala | Met with President Museveni. | July 11, 2003 |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Met with President Obasanjo. | July 11–12, 2003 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Koizumi. | October 17–18, 2003 |
| Philippines | Manila | Addressed a joint session of the Philippine Congress and met with President Arroyo-Macapagal. | October 18–19, 2003 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | October 18–21, 2003 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Met with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. | October 21–22, 2003 |
| Indonesia | Denpasar (Bali) | Met with President Sukarnoputri and Muslim religious leaders. | October 22, 2003 |
| Australia | Canberra | Met with Prime Minister Howard and addressed Parliament. | October 22, 2003 |
| United Kingdom | London, Sedgefield | State Visit. | November 18–21, 2003 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Met with members of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council and addressed U.S. military personnel. | November 27, 2003 |
| Mexico | Monterrey | Attended the Special Summit of the Americas. | January 12–13, 2004 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Ciampi and Prime Minister Berlusconi. | June 4–5, 2004 |
| Vatican City | Met with Pope John Paul II. | June 4, 2004 | |
| France | Paris, Colleville, Caen, Arromanches | Met with President Chirac and commemorated the 60th anniversary of D-Day. | June 5–6, 2004 |
| Ireland | Shannon, Dromoland Castle | Attended U.S.-EU Summit meeting and met with Prime Minister Ahern. | June 25–26, 2004 |
| Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul | Met with President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan and attended NATO Summit meeting in Istanbul. | June 26–29, 2004 |
| Chile | Santiago | Attended APEC Summit Meeting. | November 19–22, 2004 |
| Colombia | Cartagena | Met with President Uribe. | November 22, 2004 |
| Canada | Ottawa, Gatineau, Halifax | Met with Prime Minister Martin. | November 30–December 1, 2004 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended NATO and EU Summit Meetings. | February 20–23, 2005 |
| Germany | Mainz, Wiesbaden | Met with Chancellor Schroeder and visited U.S. military personnel. | February 23, 2005 |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Met with Prime Minister Dzurinda and Russian President Putin. | February 23–24, 2005 |
| Vatican City | Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II. | April 6–8, 2005 | |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Ciampi and Prime Minister Berlusconi. | April 6–8, 2005 |
| Latvia | Riga | Met with the presidents of the Baltic States. | May 6–7, 2005 |
| Netherlands | Maastricht, Valkenburg, Margraten | Met with Prime Minister Balkenende and gave an address at a U.S. military cemetery. | May 7–8, 2005 |
| Russia | Moscow | Met with President Putin and attended ceremonies commemorating VE Day. | May 8–9, 2005 |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Met with President Saakashvili. | May 9–10, 2005 |
| Denmark | Kastrup, Fredensborg, Copenhagen | Met with Queen Margrethe II and Prime Minister Rasmussen. | July 5–6, 2005 |
| United Kingdom | Gleneagles (Scotland) | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. | July 6–8, 2005 |
| Argentina | Mar del Plata | Attended the Summit of the Americas. | November 3–5, 2005 |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Met with President Lula da Silva. | November 5–6, 2005 |
| Panama | Panama City | Met with President Martin Torrijos. | November 6–7, 2005 |
| Japan | Kyoto | Met with Prime Minister Koizumi. | November 15–16, 2005 |
| Korea, Republic of | Pusan, Gyeongju, Osan | Attended APEC Summit meeting and met with Russian President Putin. | November 16–20, 2005 |
| China | Beijing | Met with President Hu and Prime Minister Wen. | November 20–21, 2005 |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Met with President Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Elbegdorj. | November 21, 2005 |
| Ireland | Shannon | Met with U.S. Marines who were en route to Iraq. | February 28, 2006 |
| Afghanistan | Bagram, Kabul | Met with President Karzai, dedicated new U.S. Embassy, and addressed U.S. military personnel. | March 1, 2006 |
| India | New Delhi, Hyderabad | Met with Prime Minister Singh. Signed nuclear cooperation agreement. | March 1–3, 2006 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Met with President Musharraf. | March 3–4, 2006 |
| Mexico | Cancun, Chichen-Itza | Met with President Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Harper. | March 30–31, 2006 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Met with Prime Minister Maliki and addressed U.S. military personnel. | June 13, 2006 |
| Austria | Vienna | Attended the U.S.-EU Summit. | June 20–21, 2006 |
| Hungary | Budapest | Met with President Solyom, Prime Minister Gyurcsany and commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising. | June 21–22, 2006 |
| Germany | Stralsund, Trinwillershagen | Met with Chancellor Merkel. | July 12–14, 2006 |
| Russia | St. Petersburg | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. Met with President Hu of China, July 16; and President Lula of Brazil and Prime Minister Singh of India, July 17. | July 14–17, 2006 |
| Russia | Moscow | Met with President Putin. | November 15, 2006 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Met with Acting President Pillay and Prime Minister Lee. Addressed National Singapore University. | November 16–17, 2006 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Attended APEC Leaders’ Meeting. | November 17–20, 2006 |
| Indonesia | Jakarta, Bogor | Met with President Yudhoyono. | November 20, 2006 |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Met with President Ilves. | November 27–28, 2006 |
| Latvia | Riga | Attended NATO Summit Meeting. | November 28–29, 2006 |
| Jordan | Amman | Met with King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki. | November 29–30, 2006 |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | Met with President Lula da Silva. | March 8–9, 2007 |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Met with President Tabare Vazquez. | March 9–11, 2007 |
| Colombia | Bogota | Met with President Uribe. | March 11, 2007 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City, Santa Cruz Balanya, Iximche | Met with President Berger. | March 11–12, 2007 |
| Mexico | Merida, Uxmal | Met with President Calderon. Visited Mayan ruins. | March 12–14, 2007 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Met with President Klaus and Prime Minister Topolanek. Addressed Conference on Democracy and Security. | June 4–5, 2007 |
| Germany | Heiligen-damm | Attended the G-8 Summit Meeting. Also met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. | June 5–8, 2007 |
| Poland | Gdansk, Jurata Hel. | Met with President Kaczynski. | June 8, 2007 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with Prime Minister Prodi and President Napolitano. | June 8–10, 2007 |
| Vatican City | Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. | June 9, 2007 | |
| Albania | Tirana | Met with President Moisu and Prime Minister Berisha. | June 10, 2007 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Met with President Parvanov and Prime Minister Stanishev. | June 10–11, 2007 |
| Canada | Montebello, Quebec | Attended North American Leaders’ Summit with Mexican President Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Harper. | August 20–21, 2007 |
| Iraq | Al-Assad Air Force Base | Met with Gen. Petraeus, Secretary of State Rice, Secretary of Defense Gates, senior U.S. officials, and Iraqi political leaders. | September 3, 2007 |
| Australia | Sydney | Attended APEC Leaders’ Meeting. | September 3–8, 2007 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Olmert and President Peres. Visited Yad Vashem. | January 9–11, 2008 |
| Palestinian Authority | Ramallah, Bethlehem | Met with President Abbas and visited the Church of the Nativity. | January 10, 2008 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City, Camp Arifjan | Attended Roundtable on Democracy and Development. Met with Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker at Camp Arifjan and addressed U.S. military personnel. | January 11–12, 2008 |
| Bahrain | Manama | Met with King Hamad bin Isa al –Khalifa. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | January 12–13, 2008 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Dubai | Met with President Khalifa bin Zayid al Nuhayyin and Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed. | January 13–14, 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah | Met with King Abdullah. | January 14–16, 2008 |
| Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Met with President Mubarak. | January 16, 2008 |
| Benin | Porto Novo | Met with President Boni. | February 16, 2008 |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Arusha | Met with President Kikwete, signed Millennium Challenge agreement. | February 16–19, 2008 |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Met with President Kagame and dedicated new Embassy. | February 19, 2008 |
| Ghana | Accra | Met with President Kufuor. | February 19–21, 2008 |
| Liberia | Liberia | Met with President Johnson Sirleaf. | February 21, 2008 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Met with President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko. | March 31–April 1, 2008 |
| Romania | Bucharest | Met with President Basescu and Prime Minister Popescu-Tariceanu. Attended NATO, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, NATO-Ukraine Commission, and NATO-Russia Council Summit Meetings. | April 2–4, 2008 |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Met with President Mesic. | April 4–5, 2008 |
| Russia | Sochi | Met with President Putin and President-elect Medvedev. | April 5–6, 2008 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Masada | Met with President Peres and Prime Minister Olmert. Addressed the Knesset. Commemorated Israel’s 60th anniversary. | May 14–16, 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah | Met with King Abdullah. | May 16–17, 2008 |
| Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | Met with President Mubarak, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Palestinian Authority President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad, Afghan President Karzai and Pakistani Prime Minister Gilan. Addressed the World Economic Forum. | May 17–18, 2008 |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Met with President Turk and Prime Minister Jansa. Attended the EU-US Summit Meeting. | June 9–10, 2008 |
| Germany | Meseberg | Met with Chancellor Merkel. | June 10–11, 2008 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Napolitano and Prime Minister Berlusconi. | June 11–13, 2008 |
| Vatican City | Met with Pope Benedict XVI. | June 13, 2008 | |
| France | Paris | Met with President Sarkozy. Addressed the OECD. Attended wreath-laying ceremonies at Suresnes and Mont Valerien. | June 13–15, 2008 |
| United Kingdom | London, Belfast | Met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Met with Prime Minister Blair and Quartet Representative Blair. In Belfast, met with First Minister Robertson and Deputy First Minister McGuinness. | June 15–16, 2008 |
| Japan | Toyako | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. Also met with Tanzanian President Kikwete, Indian Prime Minister Singh, Chinese President Hu, and South Korean President Lee. | July 6–9, 2008 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul, Yongsan | Met with President Lee and addressed U.S. military personnel. | August 5–6, 2008 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Met with Prime Minister Samak and addressed Burmese activists. | August 6–7, 2008 |
| China | Beijing | Attended opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Dedicated a new U.S. Embassy. Met with President Hu and Russian Prime Minister Putin. | August 7–11, 2008 |
| Peru | Lima | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting and met with President Garcia. | November 21–23, 2008 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Met with President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki. Signed Strategic Framework and Security Agreements. Visited U.S. military personnel. | December 14, 2008 |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Karzai and visited U.S. military personnel. | December 14–15, 2008 |