List of international presidential trips made by Javier Milei explained

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Javier Milei, the president of Argentina since December 2023. As of August 2024, Milei has made 19 international trips to eight countries during his presidency, five of which were to the United States.

Summary

Number of visitsCountry
5United States
2Italy, Spain, Switzerland
1Brazil, Chile, Czechia, El Salvador, France, Germany, Israel, Vatican City

2023

In 2023, Milei had made a single trip overseas as president-elect.

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United StatesNew York City27 November While serving as president-elect, Milei had made a trip to New York City, citing personal reasons. While on this trip, he first visited and connected with the Hasidic community. Notably paying tribute to Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson and meeting Rabbi Simon Jacobson, who has had a great influence on him. Afterward, Milei met with former President Bill Clinton, as well as several officials from the American government and the International Monetary Fund.[1]

2024

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SwitzerlandDavos17 January President Milei traveled to the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos. There, he held a speech critical of certain World Economic Forum policies and ideals while appealing to entrepreneurs to invest in Argentina.[2]
IsraelJerusalem6 February Despite having said that his first presidential trip abroad would be to Israel, it became his second official visit as president. During his visit to Israel, he met with the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called Milei a "great friend of the Jewish State".[3] While visiting the area near the conflict with Hamas, Milei met with the families of the victims of the Israel–Hamas hostage crisis.[4] During his trip, Milei also vowed to move the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem.[5]

Italy
Vatican City
Rome
11 FebruaryMilei visited Pope Francis in his first visit to the Vatican as president where they also commemorated and Francis canonized Argentina's first female saint. After that, Milei met with the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni along with prominent business and religious leaders during his trip.[6]
United StatesWashington, D.C.
National Harbor
24 FebruaryAfter having met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Casa Rosada, Milei boarded a plane bound for Washington, D.C. to later attend Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland where he was scheduled to hold a speech the same day. Milei also met with former President Donald Trump.[7]
Miami
Austin
10–12 AprilOn April 10, Milei visited a Chabad Lubavitch synagogue in Miami which honored him with a distinction. On April 12, he met with Elon Musk in Austin, Texas where he toured the Tesla Gigafactory.[8]
Los Angeles5–6 MayMilei traveled to the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. He gave a speech on May 6 and encouraged the business leaders present in the meeting to invest in Argentina, later he met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Elon Musk, in his second meeting with the businessman in 2024.[9] [10]
Madrid17–19 May On May 17 Javier Milei presented his book "El camino del libertario" in Madrid. On May 18 he held a meeting with business executives and Santiago Abascal, the leader of the Spanish political party Vox. On May 19 he gave a speech in the "Europa Viva 24" political event.[11]
San Francisco Bay Area28–30 MayOn May 28 Milei met with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, On May 29 he met with Condoleezza Rice, the Director of the Hoover Institution and former Secretary of State, and Richard Saller, President of Stanford University, it was on this university where he also gave a speech. On the same day he met with Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet Inc and Google. Finally on May 30 he gave a speech in the Pacific Summit conference. Later on the same day he held a meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms.[12]
San Salvador1 June Attended the second inauguration of President Nayib Bukele.[13]
Fasano, Apulia13–15 June Argentina was one of the countries invited to the 50th G7 summit hosted by Italy at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Apulia. There, Milei met with heads of state of the G7 such as French president Emmanuel Macron and US president Joe Biden as well as other invited leaders.
Bürgenstock Resort15–16 June After his presidential trip to Italy, Milei attented the Ukraine peace summit at Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland.
Madrid21 June On 21 June, Milei made a private non-official visit to Madrid, Spain. There, he met with political opponents to Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, whom he and his wife, Begoña Gómez, had accused of corruption by Milei, which soured diplomatic tensions between the two countries.[14]
Hamburg22 June The day after meeting with Spanish opposition politicians, Milei met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The German government had also organised a greeting with military honors as well as a joint press conference between Milei and Scholz, but this was later canceled by the German government.
Prague24 June On June 24, Milei visited Czechia and was greeted by Czech President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala whom he would have a meeting regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war before giving a speech at a libertarian think tank, the Liberal Institute.[15]
Balneário Camboriú7–8 July On July 7, Milei traveled to Balneário Camboriú as a invitee to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Brazil, where he met with former President Jair Bolsonaro.[16]
Sun Valley12–13 July On July 12, Milei traveled to Sun Valley, Idaho as an invitee to a Allen & Company meeting with business and technology executives.[17]
Paris25–27 JulyAttended the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Also held a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron.[18]
Santiago8 AugustAttended a commemorative event for the anniversary of the foundation of the GasAndes company.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brendan O'Boyle . Argentina's Milei to meet Biden aide after lunch with Bill Clinton . reuters.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209150341/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-milei-meet-biden-aide-after-lunch-with-bill-clinton-2023-11-28/ . 9 February 2024 . en . 28 November 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: Milei . Javier . Davos 2024: Special address by Javier Milei, President of Argentina . weforum.org . . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209152713/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/special-address-by-javier-milei-president-of-argentina/ . 9 February 2024 . . en . live.
  3. Web site: Berman . Lazar . Netanyahu meets Argentina's new leader Milei, 'a great friend' of Israel . timesofisrael.com . . 7 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209154559/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-meets-argentinas-new-leader-milei-a-great-friend-of-israel/ . 9 February 2024 . en . live.
  4. Web site: Milei meets Netanyahu, relatives of Hamas hostages in Israel . buenosairesherald.com . 8 February 2024 . . 8 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209155111/https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/milei-meets-netanyahu-relatives-of-argentine-hamas-hostages-in-israel . 9 February 2024 . en . live.
  5. Web site: Halpern . Sam . Argentina's Javier Milei, in Israel, vows to move embassy to Jerusalem . jpost.com . 6 February 2024 . . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209154952/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-785469 . 9 February 2024 . en . live.
  6. Web site: Bianchi . Walter . Argentina's Milei embarks on diplomatic trip to Israel, Italy . reuters.com . . 5 February 2024 .
  7. News: Nicas . Jack . From Blinken to Trump: Javier Milei's Strange Trip . The New York Times . 23 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224220105/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/world/americas/argentina-milei-blinken-trump-cpac.html . 24 February 2024 . en . live.
  8. Web site: 2024-04-10 . President Milei of cash-strapped Argentina starts another US tour, plans to meet Elon Musk . 2024-04-11 . AP News . en.
  9. Web site: 2024-05-07 . Milei invita en EE.UU. a inversionistas a "apostar" por Argentina . 2024-05-07 . EFE Noticias . es-ES.
  10. Web site: 2024-05-07 . El costo del viaje de Javier Milei a Los Ángeles rondaría los 500.000 dólares, pero el Gobierno afirma que el vuelo costó 187.000 dólares . 2024-05-07 . LA NACION . es.
  11. Web site: La sorprendente agenda de Javier Milei en su visita a España - El Economista . 2024-05-21 . eleconomista.com.ar . es-AR.
  12. Web site: Martino . Betiana Fernández . 2024-05-27 . Así es la agenda del cuarto viaje de Milei a Estados Unidos . 2024-06-01 . CNN . es.
  13. Web site: 2024-06-01 . El Rey y Milei intercambian un lejano saludo en la toma de posesión de Bukele . 2024-06-01 . www.europapress.es . Madrid.
  14. Web site: Argentine President Milei is back in Madrid but he won’t be seeing Spanish leaders after their spat . apnews.com . . 26 June 2024.
  15. Web site: Awkwardness surrounds Milei's presence in Prague . mercopress.com . 26 June 2024.
  16. Web site: 8 July 2024 . Anderson . Coelho . . Argentina's Milei rails against socialism in first visit to Brazil as president . reuters.com.
  17. Web site: Millei's mileage accruing spree brings him to Idaho . mercopress.com . 13 July 2024.
  18. News: 25 July 2024 . Javier Milei llegó a Paris para la inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos y la reunión con Macron . baenegocios.com.
  19. News: Rosemberg . Jaime . 8 August 2024 . Javier Milei recorrió Vaca Muerta y viaja a Chile a una cumbre de empresarios ligados a Eurnekian . 12 August 2024 . La Nación . es.