List of international trips made by Nayib Bukele explained

The following is a list of international trips conducted by Nayib Bukele, the mayor of San Salvador from May 2015 to April 2018 and the president of El Salvador since January 2019.

Mayor of San Salvador

Image	Country	Cities visited	Date(s)	Notes
	United States	Washington, D.C.	11 September 2016	Official visit^[2]
		Taipei	23 February 2017	Official visit^[3]
	Israel	Jerusalem	February 2018	Official visit^[4]
	Costa Rica	San José	20 April 2018	Attended the XVIII summit of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities

President of El Salvador

Image	Country	Cities visited	Date(s)	Notes
	United States	New York City, Washington, D.C.	26 September 2019	State visit,^[5] spoke at the United Nations General Assembly^[6]
	Japan	Tokyo	29 November 2019	State visit^[7]
	China	Beijing	4 December 2019	State visit^[8]
	Qatar	Doha	12 December 2019	State visit^[9]
	Guatemala	Guatemala City	27 January 2020	State visit^[10]
	United States	Washington, D.C.	February 2021	U.S. President Joe Biden refused to meet Bukele.^[11]
	Turkey	Ankara	28 January 2022	State visit^[12]
	United States	Mountain View	29 August 2023	Signed a 7-year agreement with Google^[13]
	United States	New York City	19 September 2023	Spoke at the United Nations General Assembly^[14]
	United States	National Harbor	22 February 2024	Spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference^[15]
	United States	Austin	20 September 2024	Met with Elon Musk^[16]
	United States	New York City	24 September 2024	Spoke at the United Nations General Assembly^[17]
	Argentina	Buenos Aires	30 September – 1 October 2024	State visit^[18]
	Costa Rica	San José	11–12 November 2024	State visit^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nayib Bukele Expone en la ONU sobre Desarrollo de Nuevo Cuscatlán. Nayib Bukeles Exposes the UN to the Development of Nuevo Cuscatlán. es. 1 November 2014. 22 March 2024. La Prensa Gráfica.
2. Web site: Alcaldes de San Salvador y Washington DC se Reúnen para Abordar Desarrollo Ciudades. Mayors of San Salvador and Washington, D.C. Meet to Discuss City Development. es. 16 September 2016. 25 March 2024. Diario1.
3. Web site: President Tsai Meets Mayor Nayib Bukele of San Salvador. Taiwanese Presidential Office. 23 February 2017.
4. Web site: His Dad was an Imam, His Wife has Jewish Roots: Meet El Salvador's New Leader. Ahren. Raphael. 7 February 2019. The Times of Israel. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627001613/https://www.timesofisrael.com/his-dad-was-an-imam-his-wife-has-jewish-roots-meet-el-salvadors-new-leader/. 27 June 2019. 16 February 2020.
5. Web site: El Salvador President Calls on Trump to Keep Protected Status Program for Migrants. 26 September 2019. 7 June 2021. Reuters. Luc. Cohen.
6. Web site: "Just a Second, Please": El Salvador President's U.N. Selfie Eclipses Speech. en. 26 September 2019. 19 September 2023. Reuters. Luc. Cohen. Mary. Milliken. Jonathan. Oatis.
7. Web site: Japan Pressed El Salvador to Prevent Chinese Influence Over Port. 14 July 2022. 30 December 2019. en. Japan Times.
8. Web site: Bukele Visita China: El Histórico Acercamiento de El Salvador a Pekín y la "Gigantesca Cooperación" que Recibe a Cambio. 6 May 2022. 4 December 2019. es. Bukele Visits China: El Salvador's Historic Approach to Beijing and the "Gigantic Cooperation" He Receives in Return. Ángel. Bermúdez. BBC.
9. Web site: President of El Salvador meets Minister of State for Energy. en. The Peninsula Qatar.com. 13 December 2019. 14 July 2022.
10. Web site: Guatemalan President Offers El Salvador the Chance to Build a Port in Guatemalan Waters. en. Reuters. 27 January 2020. 6 May 2022.
11. Web site: Biden Officials Turn Down Unannounced Visit with El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele. en. 9 February 2021. 8 September 2022. NBC News.
12. Web site: Turkey, El Salvador Sign 6 Agreements During Bukele Visit. 28 January 2022. 20 January 2022. Daily Sabah.
13. Web site: El Salvador's President Inks Deal with Google for Central American Tech Hub. en. 30 August 2023. 31 August 2023. KTVU. Freddie. Brewster. San Francisco, California.
14. Web site: El Salvador's Leader, Criticized Internationally for Gang Crackdown, Tells UN It Was the Right Thing. en. 19 September 2023. 21 September 2023. Associated Press. New York City, United States.
15. Web site: Bukele Defiende su Modelo y Urge a EE.UU. Seguirlo. Bukele Defends His Model and Urges the US to Follow It. es. 23 February 2024. 23 February 2024. El Mundo. Yolanda. Magaña.
16. Web site: Elon Musk, Dueño de X y Tesla, se Reúne con el Presidente Nayib Bukele. Elon Musk, Owner of X and Tesla, Meets with President Nayib Bukele. es. 20 September 2024. 22 September 2024. La Noticia SV.
17. Web site: Nayib Bukele Ante la ONU Dice el Mundo Está en Decadencia Mientras El Salvador Renace. Nayib Bukele Before the UN Says the World is Decaying While El Salvador is Reborn. es. 24 September 2024. 24 September 2024. El Mundo. Yolanda. Magaña.
18. Web site: Nayib Bukele Inicia Encuentro con Javier Milei en Argentina. Nayib Bukele Initiates Meeting with Javier Milei in Argentina. es. 30 September 2024. 30 September 2024. La Prensa Gráfica. Lissette. Mondragón.
19. Web site: Bukele Inicia Hoy Su Visita Oficial en Costa Rica. Today, Bukele Begins His Official Visit in Costa Rica. es. 11 November 2024. 11 November 2024. El Mundo. Iliana. Cornejo.
20. Web site: Salvadoran Leader Rebuffs Blinken Effort to Bolster Summit. en. Associated Press. 9 June 2022. 10 August 2022. Chris. Megerian. Joshua. Goodman. Los Angeles, California.