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List of international presidential trips made by Ronald Reagan

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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.[citation needed]

Summary

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

World map highlighting countries visited by Ronald Reagan while president.

First term

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1981

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1  Mexico Ciudad Juarez January 5 Met with President José López Portillo. (Visit made as President-elect.)
2  Canada Ottawa March 10–11 State visit. Met with Governor General Edward Schreyer and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Addressed parliament.
3  Canada Ottawa,
Montebello
July 19–21 Attended the 7th G7 summit.
4  Mexico Cancun October 21–24 Attended 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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5  Jamaica Kingston April 7–8 Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Edward Seaga.
 Barbados Bridgetown April 8–11 Official visit. Met with the prime ministers of Barbados, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Christopher and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
6  France Paris June 2–7 State visit. Met with President François Mitterrand and Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy.
 France Versailles June 5–6 Attended the 8th G7 summit.
 Italy Rome June 7 Met with President Sandro Pertini and Premier Giovanni Spadolini.
 Vatican City Apostolic Palace June 7 Audience with Pope John Paul II.
 United Kingdom London,
Windsor Castle
June 7–9 State visit. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Addressed Parliament.
 West Germany Bonn June 9–11 State visit. Met with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and President Karl Carstens. Addressed the Bundestag and attended a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
 West Germany West Berlin June 11 Met with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
7  Mexico Tijuana October 8 Exchange of visits with President-elect Miguel de la Madrid.
8  Brazil Brasília,
São Paulo
November 30 – December 3 Official working visit. Met with President João Figueiredo.
 Colombia Bogota December 3 Official working visit. Met with President Belisario Betancur.
 Costa Rica San José December 3–4 Official working visit. Met with President Luis Alberto Monge and President Álvaro Magaña of El Salvador.
 Honduras San Pedro Sula December 4 Official working visit. Met with President Roberto Suazo Córdova and with Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt.

1983

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9  Mexico La Paz August 14 Informal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid.
10  Japan Tokyo November 9–12 State visit. Met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and addressed the Diet.
 South Korea Seoul,
Demilitarized Zone
November 12–14 State visit. Met with President Chun Doo-hwan. Addressed the National Assembly and visited U.S. troops.

1984

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11  China Beijing,
Xi'an,
Shanghai
April 26 – May 1 State visit. Met with President Li Xiannian and Premier Zhao Ziyang.
12  Ireland Shannon, Galway, Ballyporeen, Dublin June 1–4 Met with President Patrick Hillery and Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Visited ancestral home. Addressed Parliament.
 United Kingdom London June 4–10 Attended the 10th G7 summit.
 France Normandy June 6 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.

Second term

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1985

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Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
13  Canada Quebec City March 17–18 Met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
14  West Germany Bonn April 30 – May 4 Attended the 11th G7 summit.
 West Germany Bonn,
Bergen-Belsen,
Bitburg,
Hambach Castle
May 5–6 State visit. Attended ceremonies commemorating 40th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
 Spain Madrid May 6–8 State visit. Met with King Juan Carlos I and President Felipe González.
 France Strasbourg May 8 Addressed the European Parliament.
 Portugal Lisbon May 8–10 State visit. Met with President António Ramalho Eanes and Prime Minister Mário Soares. Addressed the National Assembly.
15   Switzerland Geneva November 16–21 Attended the Summit Meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Met also with Swiss President Kurt Furgler.
 Belgium Brussels November 21 Attended 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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Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
16  Mexico Mexicali January 3 Informal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid.
17  Grenada St. George's February 20 Met 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  Indonesia Bali April 29 – May 2 Attended the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. Met with Indonesian President Suharto and Philippine Vice President Salvador Laurel.
 Japan Tokyo May 2–7 Attended the 12th G7 summit.
19  Iceland Reykjavík October 9–12 Pre-Summit Meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Met with President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.

1987

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20  Canada Ottawa April 4–5 State visit. Met with Governor General Jeanne Sauvé and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Addressed parliament.
21  Italy Venice,
Rome
June 3–11 Attended the 13th G7 summit. Met with President Francesco Cossiga and Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani in Rome.
 Vatican City Apostolic Palace June 6 Audience with Pope John Paul II.
 West Germany West Berlin June 11–12 Attended 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.
 West Germany Bonn June 12 Met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

1988

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Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
22  Mexico Mazatlan February 13 Informal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid. Signed textile agreement.
23  Belgium Brussels March 1–3 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.
24  Finland Helsinki May 25 Met with President Mauno Koivisto and Prime Minister Harri Holkeri.
 Soviet Union Moscow May 29 – June 2 Summit meeting with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Exchanged ratifications of the INF Treaty.
 United Kingdom London June 2–3 Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
25  Canada Toronto June 19–21 Attended the 14th G7 summit.

Multilateral meetings

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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
Canada Montebello
June 4–6
France Versailles
May 28–30
United States Williamsburg
June 7–9
United Kingdom London
May 2–4
West Germany Bonn
May 4–6
Japan Tokyo
June 8–10
Italy Venice
July 20–21
Canada Toronto
NATO none June 10
West Germany Bonn
none none November 21
Belgium Brussels
none none March 2–3
Belgium Brussels

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Travels of President Ronald Reagan". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
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