List of international presidential trips made by George H. W. Bush

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. George H. W. Bush made 26 international trips to 37 different countries during his presidency, which began on January 20, 1989 and ended on January 20, 1993.[1]

Bush visited six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. He initiated the frequent international travel pace that is the hallmark of the post–Cold War presidency. He went to Europe eleven times, Asia twice, and South America once, along with a number of shorter trips during his four years in office.

Summary

The number of visits per country where President Bush travelled are:

World map highlighting countries visited by George H. W. Bush while president.

1989

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
1  Canada Ottawa February 10 Met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
2  Japan Tokyo February 23–25 Attended the funeral of Emperor Hirohito. Met with Emperor Akihito of Japan, the kings of Belgium, Jordan and Spain, the presidents of Brazil, Egypt, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Israel, Italy, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal and Zaire, and the prime ministers of Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey.
 China Beijing February 25–27 Met with President Yang Shangkun and Premier Li Peng. Also met with Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia.
 South Korea Seoul February 27 Official visit. Addressed the National Assembly.
3  Italy Rome,
Nettuno
May 26–28 Met with President Francesco Cossiga and Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita.
 Vatican City Apostolic Palalce May 27 Audience with Pope John Paul II.
 Belgium Brussels May 28–30 Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. Present were the heads of state and government of Canada, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
 West Germany Bonn,
Mainz
May 30–31 Met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
 United Kingdom London May 31 – June 2 Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
4  Poland Warsaw,
Gdańsk
July 9–11 Met with government and Solidarity leaders. Addressed the National Assembly.
 Hungary Budapest July 11–13 Met with Hungarian officials. Delivered an address at Karl Marx University.
 France Paris July 13–17 Attended the 15th G7 summit. Also attended ceremonies for the bicentennial of the French Revolution. Met with Ivorian President Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
 Netherlands The Hague
Leiden
July 17–18 Met with Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers. Delivered a public address.
5  Costa Rica San José October 27–28 Attended the Hemispheric Summit Meeting.
6  Malta Valletta,
Marsaxlokk
December 1–3 Attended the Summit Meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Also met with Maltese Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami.
 Belgium Brussels December 3–4 Attended the NATO Summit Meeting, and briefed leaders on the Malta U.S.-Soviet Summit Meeting.
7 France France Marigot, Saint Martin December 16 Informal meeting with President François Mitterrand.

1990

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
8  Colombia Cartagena February 15 Attended the Summit Meeting on the Control of Illicit Drug Trafficking with the President Virgilio Barco Vargas, Bolivian President Jaime Paz Zamora and Peruvian President Alan García Pérez.
9  Canada Toronto April 10 Informal meeting with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
10  Bermuda Hamilton April 13–14 Informal meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
11  United Kingdom London July 5–6 Attended the NATO Summit Meeting.
12  Finland Helsinki September 8–9 Attended Summit Meeting with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Issued joint statement on the Persian Gulf crisis. Also met with President Mauno Koivisto.
13  Czechoslovakia Prague November 17 Attended ceremonies commemorating the first anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Addressed the Federal Assembly.
 Germany Speyer,
Ludwigshafen
November 18 Met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
 France Paris November 18–21 Attended the CSCE Summit Meeting and the signing of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
 Saudi Arabia Jeddah,
Dhahran
November 21–22 Met with King Fahd and the Emir of Kuwait. Addressed U.S. and British military personnel in eastern Saudi Arabia.
 Egypt Cairo November 22–23 Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with President Hosni Mubarak.
  Switzerland Geneva November 23 Discussed the Persian Gulf crisis with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.
14  Mexico Monterrey,
Agualeguas
November 26–27 State visit. met with President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
15  Brazil Brasília December 3–4 Met with President Fernando Collor de Mello. Addressed a Joint Session of the Brazilian Congress.
 Uruguay Montevideo December 4–5 Met with President Luis Alberto Lacalle. Addressed a Joint Session of the Uruguayan Congress.
 Argentina Buenos Aires December 5–6 Met with President Carlos Menem. Addressed a Joint Session of the Argentinean Congress.
 Chile Santiago December 6–7 Met with President Patricio Aylwin. Addressed a Joint Session of the Chilean Congress.
 Venezuela Caracas December 7–8 Met with President Carlos Andrés Pérez.

1991

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
16  Canada Ottawa March 13–14 Met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Signed an Air Quality Agreement.
17 France France Fort-de-France, Martinique March 14 Discussed the Middle East peace process with President François Mitterrand.
 Bermuda Hamilton March 14–16 Discussed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister John Major.
18  Canada Toronto July 9 Informal Meeting with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
19  France Rambouillet July 14 Discussed further sanctions against Iraq with President François Mitterrand.
 United Kingdom London July 14–18 Attended the 17th G7 summit. Also met with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
 Greece Athens,
Souda Bay
July 18–20 Met with Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. Addressed U.S. and Greek military personnel.
 Turkey Ankara,
Istanbul
July 20–21 Met with President Turgut Ozal.
20  Soviet Union Moscow,
Kiev
July 29 – August 1 Attended the U.S.-Soviet Summit Meeting. Signed 1st Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Addressed the Ukrainian Parliament.
21  Spain Madrid October 29–30 Met with Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez Marquez and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Attended the opening session of the Middle East Peace Conference.
22  Italy Rome November 6–8 Attended the NATO Summit Meeting.
 Vatican City Apostolic Palace November 8 Audience with Pope John Paul II.
 Netherlands The Hague November 8–9 Attended the European Community summit Meeting.

1992–1993

Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
23  Australia Sydney,
Canberra,
Melbourne
December 31, 1991 –
January 3
Met with Prime Minister Paul Keating and senior Australian officials. Addressed the Australian Parliament.
 Singapore Singapore January 3–5 Met with President Wee Kim Wee and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Attended a meeting of the ASEAN Business Council.
 South Korea Seoul January 5–7 Met with President Roh Tae-woo and senior South Korean officials. Signed a science and technology agreement. Addressed the South Korean National Assembly. Visited U.S. military personnel.
 Japan Kyoto,
Kashihara,
Tokyo
January 7–10 Met with Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and senior Japanese officials.
24  Panama Panama City June 11 Met with President Guillermo Endara. Delivered public addresses.
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro June 12–13 Attended the Earth Summit Meeting.
25  Poland Warsaw July 5 Met with President Lech Wałęsa. Attended a memorial service for former Prime Minister Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
 Germany Munich July 5–8 Attended the 18th G7 summit. Also met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
 Finland Helsinki July 8–10 Attended the CSCE Summit Meeting.
26  Saudi Arabia Riyadh December 31 Met with King Fahd.
 Somalia Mogadishu,
Baidoa,
Baledogle
December 31 – January 2, 1993 Visited international relief workers and U.S. military personnel.
 Russia Moscow January 2–3 Signed the START II Treaty.
 France Paris January 3–5 Discussed the Bosnian crisis with President François Mitterrand.

Multilateral meetings

Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations took place during President Bush's term in office (1989–1993).

Group Year
1989 1990 1991 1992
G7 July 14–16
France Paris
July 9–11
United States Houston
July 15–17
United Kingdom London
July 8–10
Germany Munich
NATO May 29–30
Belgium Brussels
July 5–6
United Kingdom London
November 7–8
Italy Rome
none
December 4
Belgium Brussels
OSCE November 19–21
France Paris
none none July 9–10
Finland Helsinki

See also

References

  1. ^ "Travels of President George H.W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.

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