List of international presidential trips made by Ronald Reagan explained

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. Ronald Reagan made 25 international trips to 26 different countries during his presidency, which began on January 20, 1981 and ended on January 20, 1989.[1]

Reagan visited four continents: Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. He made seven trips to continental Europe, three to Asia and one to South America. He is perhaps best remembered for his speeches at the 40th anniversary of the Normandy landings, for his impassioned speech at the Berlin Wall, his summit meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev, and riding horses with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Park.

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

First term

1981

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1 MexicoCiudad JuarezMet with President José López Portillo. (Visit made as President-elect.)
2 CanadaOttawaState visit. Met with Governor General Edward Schreyer and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Addressed parliament.
3Ottawa,
Montebello
Attended the 7th G7 summit.
4 MexicoCancunAttended the North–South Summit on International Cooperation and Development. Met with the heads of state and government of Algeria, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Guyana, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.

1982

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5KingstonOfficial visit. Met with Prime Minister Edward Seaga.
BarbadosBridgetownOfficial visit. Met with the prime ministers of Barbados, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Christopher and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
6 FranceParisState visit. Met with President François Mitterrand and Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy.
FranceVersaillesAttended the 8th G7 summit.
ItalyRomeMet with President Sandro Pertini and Premier Giovanni Spadolini.
Audience with Pope John Paul II.
United KingdomLondon,
Windsor Castle
State visit. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Addressed Parliament.
BonnState visit. Met with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and President Karl Carstens. Addressed the Bundestag and attended a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
West BerlinMet with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
7 MexicoTijuanaExchange of visits with President-elect Miguel de la Madrid.
8 BrazilOfficial working visit. Met with President João Figueiredo.
BogotaOfficial working visit. Met with President Belisario Betancur.
Costa RicaSan JoséOfficial working visit. Met with President Luis Alberto Monge and President Álvaro Magaña of El Salvador.
HondurasSan Pedro SulaOfficial working visit. Met with President Roberto Suazo Córdova and with Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt.

1983

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9 MexicoLa PazInformal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid.
10 JapanTokyoState visit. Met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and addressed the Diet.
State visit. Met with President Chun Doo-hwan. Addressed the National Assembly and visited U.S. troops.

1984

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11 State visit. Met with President Li Xiannian and Premier Zhao Ziyang.
12 IrelandMet with President Patrick Hillery and Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Visited ancestral home. Addressed Parliament.
United KingdomLondonAttended the 10th G7 summit.
Attended commemorative ceremonies of the 40th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. Also present were Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Olav V of Norway, King Baudouin I of Belgium, French President François Mitterrand, Queen Elizabeth II and Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

1985

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13 CanadaQuebec CityMet with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
14BonnAttended the 11th G7 summit.
State visit. Attended ceremonies commemorating 40th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
SpainMadridState visit. Met with King Juan Carlos I and President Felipe González.
FranceStrasbourgAddressed the European Parliament.
PortugalLisbonState visit. Met with President António Ramalho Eanes and Prime Minister Mário Soares. Addressed the National Assembly.
15 SwitzerlandGenevaAttended the Summit Meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Met also with Swiss President Kurt Furgler.
BelgiumBrusselsAttended the NATO Summit Meeting. Present were the Heads of State and Government of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Portugal, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

1986

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16 MexicoMexicaliInformal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid.
17Met with Governor General Paul Scoon and Prime Minister Herbert Blaize, and with the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Christopher and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago. Dedicated a memorial to U.S. servicemen.
18 IndonesiaBaliAttended the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. Met with Indonesian President Suharto and Philippine Vice President Salvador Laurel.
JapanTokyoAttended the 12th G7 summit.
19 IcelandReykjavíkPre-Summit Meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Met with President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.

1987

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20 CanadaOttawaState visit. Met with Governor General Jeanne Sauvé and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Addressed parliament.
21 ItalyVenice,
Rome
Attended the 13th G7 summit. Met with President Francesco Cossiga and Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani in Rome.
Apostolic PalaceAudience with Pope John Paul II.
West BerlinAttended celebration's commemorating the 750th Anniversary of the founding of Berlin. Met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Reagan gave his "Tear down this wall!" speech during this visit.
BonnMet with Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

1988

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22 MexicoMazatlanInformal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid. Signed textile agreement.
23 BelgiumBrusselsAttended 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.
24 FinlandHelsinkiMet with President Mauno Koivisto and Prime Minister Harri Holkeri.
MoscowSummit meeting with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Exchanged ratifications of the INF Treaty.
United KingdomLondonMet with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
25 CanadaTorontoAttended the 14th G7 summit.

Multilateral meetings

Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations took place during President Reagan's term in office (1981–1989).

Group Year
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
G7 July 20–21
Montebello
July 20–21
Toronto
NATO noneJune 10
Bonn
nonenoneNovember 21
Brussels
nonenone

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Travels of President Ronald Reagan. U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.