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List of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in, the 12th President of South Korea. During his presidency, which began with his inauguration on 10 May 2017 and ended with the inauguration of Yoon Suk-yeol on 10 May 2022. Moon Jae-in made 32 presidential trips to 40 states internationally.


Summary of presidential visits

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The number of visits per country where he travelled are:

Map of international trips made by Moon Jae-in as president:
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  Four visits
  5 visits
  6 visits
  7 or more visits
  South Korea

2017

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
1 United States United States Washington, D.C. June 28–July 3 Official working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.
2 Germany Germany Berlin, Hamburg July 5–8
3 Russia Russia Vladivostok September 6–7 Official visit. Attended the Eastern Economic Forum.[1]
4 United States United States New York City September 19–21 Working visit. Attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump.
5 Indonesia Indonesia Jakarta November 8–10 Official visit.
Vietnam Vietnam Da Nang November 10–12 Attended the 2017 APEC Summit.[2]
Philippines Philippines Manila November 12–14 Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2017 East Asia Summit.
6 China China Beijing December 13–16 State visit.

2018

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
7 Vietnam Vietnam Hanoi March 22–24 Official visit.[3]
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Dubai March 24–27 Official visit.
8 North Korea North Korea Panmunjom April 27
9 Japan Japan Tokyo May 9
10 United States United States Washington, D.C. May 21–24 Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.
North Korea North Korea Panmunjom May 26
11 Russia Russia Moscow June 21–23 State visit. Attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup
12 India India New Delhi July 8–11 State visit.
Singapore Singapore Singapore July 12–14 State visit.
13 North Korea North Korea Pyongyang September 18–20
14 United States United States New York City September 24–26 Working visit. Attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump and signed revisions to the U.S.-Korean free trade agreement.
15 France France Paris October 13–16 State visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
Italy Italy Rome October 16–17 Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Vatican City Vatican City Vatican City October 18 Official visit. Met with Pope Francis.
Belgium Belgium Brussels October 18–19
Denmark Denmark Copenhagen October 19–20 Official visit. Attended the 1st P4G Summit.
16 Singapore Singapore Singapore November 14–16
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby November 16–18
17 Czech Republic Czech Republic Prague November 27–28 Official visit.
Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires November 29–December 1
New Zealand New Zealand Auckland December 2–4 State visit.

2019

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
18 Brunei Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan March 10–12 State visit.
Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur March 12–14 State visit.
Cambodia Cambodia Phnom Penh March 14–16 State visit.
19 United States United States Washington, D.C. April 10–12 Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.
20 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Ashgabat April 16–18 State Visit
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Tashkent, Samarkand April 18–21 State Visit[4]
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan April 21 State Visit[5]
21 Finland Finland Helsinki June 9–11 State Visit[6]
Norway Norway Oslo June 11–13 State Visit[7]
Sweden Sweden Stockholm June 13–15 State Visit[8]
22 Japan Japan Osaka June 27–29
23 Thailand Thailand Bangkok September 1–3 Official Visit[9]
Myanmar Myanmar Myanmar September 3–5 Official Visit[10]
Laos Laos Laos September 5–6 Official Visit[11]
24 United States United States New York City September 22–26 Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump.
25 Thailand Thailand Bangkok November 3–5

Working visit. Attended the ASEAN+3 Summit, 2019 East Asia Summit.

26 China China Chengdu December 23–25 Working visit. Attended the 9th China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping and Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe.

2020

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In 2020, Moon did not make any international trips, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
27 United States United States Washington, D.C. May 20–21 Working visit. Met with President Joe Biden. Also met with Vice President Kamala Harris.
28  United Kingdom Cornwall June 11–13 Working visit. Invited to the G7 Summit in Cornwall. Also held a bilateral meeting with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, German chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, British prime minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron.
 Austria Vienna June 13–15 State visit. Met with President Alexander Van der Bellen. Also met with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
 Spain Madrid June 15–17 State visit. Met with King Felipe VI. Also met with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
29 United States United States New York City September 19–23 Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly.
30 Vatican City Vatican City Vatican City October 29 Official visit. Met with Pope Francis.
Italy Italy Rome October 30–31 Working visit. Attended the 2021 G20 summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, French president Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
United Kingdom United Kingdom Glasgow November 1–2 Working visit. Attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Hungary Hungary Budapest November 2–4 State visit. Met with Hungarian prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Attended the 2nd Korea-V4 summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Hungarian president János Áder, Slovak prime minister Eduard Heger, Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš.
31 Australia Australia Canberra December 12–15 State visit. Met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Also met with Governor-General David Hurley.

2022

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
32  United Arab Emirates Dubai, Abu Dhabi January 16–17 Working visit. Met with Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh January 18–19 Official visit. Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
 Egypt Cairo January 20–21 Official visit. Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Multilateral meetings

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Moon Jae-in is scheduled to attend the following summits as South Korean President.

Group Year
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
UNGA September 19–21,
United States New York City
September 24–26,
United States New York City
September 23–25,
United States New York City
September 22,
(virtual)
United States New York City
September 19–23,
United States New York City
ASEM None October 18–19,
Belgium Brussels
None (postponed) November 25–26,
(virtual)
Cambodia Phnom Penh
P4G None October 19–20,
Denmark Copenhagen
None (postponed) May 30,
(virtual)
South Korea Seoul
EAS
(ASEAN+3)
November 13–14,
Philippines Pasay
November 14–15,
 Singapore
November 4,
Thailand Bangkok
November 14,
(virtual)
Vietnam Hanoi
October 26–28,
(virtual)
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan
ASEAN-Korea November 13,
Philippines Maynila
November 14,
 Singapore
November 26,
South Korea Busan
November 12,
(virtual)
Vietnam Hanoi
October 26,
(virtual)
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan
APEC November 10–11,
Vietnam Đà Nẵng
November 17–18
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
November 16–17,
(cancelled)
Chile Santiago
November 20,
(virtual)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
November 12,
(virtual)
New Zealand Auckland
G20 July 7–8,
Germany Hamburg
November 30 – December 1,
Argentina Buenos Aires
June 28–29,
Japan Osaka
November 21–22,
(virtual)
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
October 30–31,
Italy Rome
China–Japan–Korea None May 9,
Japan Tokyo
December 23–25,
China Chengdu
None None
Others Mekong-Korea
November 27,
South Korea Busan
Mekong-Korea
November 13,
(virtual)
Vietnam Hanoi
G7
June 11–13,
United Kingdom Carbis Bay
UNCCC
November 1–2,
United Kingdom Glasgow
V4-Korea
November 4,
Hungary Budapest
██ = Virtual event

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Press statements following talks with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in".
  2. ^ "Moon's apology ignored in Vietnam". 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ "President Moon regrets unfortunate history between Korea, Vietnam". Korea.net.
  4. ^ South Korean President to visit Uzbekistan soon: ambassador
  5. ^ "Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Moon Jae-in meet in Nur-Sultan". 22 April 2019.
  6. ^ "South Korean and Finnish presidents discuss Pyongyang, business".
  7. ^ "King Harald and Queen Sonja to host South Korean state visit in June". 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to receive the President of the Republic of Korea". 7 June 2019.
  9. ^ "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".
  10. ^ "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".
  11. ^ "President Moon to visit 3 SE Asian nations next week".