List of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk Yeol
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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk Yeol, the 13th President of South Korea. As of October 2024[update], Yoon Suk Yeol has made 20 presidential foreign trips to 23 countries since his inauguration.
Summary of presidential visits
[edit]The number of visits per country where he travelled are:
- One visit to: Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, India, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam
- Two visits to: France, Indonesia, Japan and United Kingdom
- Five visits to: United States
2022
[edit]# | Country | Locations | Dates | Details | Image |
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1 | Spain | Madrid | 27–30 June | [1] | Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Madrid summit.|
2 | United Kingdom | London | 18–19 September | Attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. | |
United States | New York City | 20–21 September | Attended the UN General Assembly and Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference.[2] | ||
Canada | Ottawa | 22–23 September | Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | ||
3 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 11–13 November | Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2022 East Asia Summit. | |
Indonesia | Bali | 13–16 November |
2023
[edit]# | Country | Locations | Dates | Details | Image |
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4 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 14–17 January | State visit. Met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. | |
Switzerland | Davos | 17–21 January | Attended the World Economic Forum. | ||
5 | Japan | Tokyo | 16–17 March | Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. | |
6 | United States | Washington, D.C. | 24–29 April | State visit. Met with President Joe Biden. | |
7 | Japan | Hiroshima | 19–21 May | Working visit. Invited to the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. | |
8 | France | Paris | 20–21 June | Working visit. Attended the 172nd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Met with President Emmanuel Macron. | |
Vietnam | Hanoi | 22–24 June | State visit. Met with President Võ Văn Thưởng. | ||
9 | Lithuania | Vilnius | 10–12 July | Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Vilnius summit. | |
Poland | Warsaw | 12–14 July | Official visit. Met with President Andrzej Duda. | ||
Ukraine | Kyiv | 15 July | Unannounced visit. Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | ||
10 | United States | Camp David | 18 August | Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. | Working visit. Attended the United States–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit with U.S. President|
11 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 5–7 September | Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2023 East Asia Summit. | |
India | New Delhi | 9–10 September | |||
12 | United States | New York City | 18–22 September | Attended the UN General Assembly. | |
13 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 22–24 October | State visit. Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. | |
Qatar | Doha | 25–26 October | State visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. | ||
14 | United States | San Francisco | 15–17 November | ||
15 | United Kingdom | London | 20–23 November | State visit. Met with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. | |
France | Paris | 23–25 November | Working visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron. | ||
16 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 11–14 December | State visit. Met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. |
2024
[edit]# | Country | Locations | Dates | Details | Image |
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17 | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 10–11 June | State Visit.[3] | |
Kazakhstan | Astana | 11–13 June | State Visit.[4] | ||
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 13–15 June | State visit.[5][6] | ||
18 | United States | Hawaii, Washington, D.C. | 8–12 July | Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Washington summit. | |
19 | Czech Republic | Prague | 19–22 September | Official visit. The leaders of the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation in various areas, including the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station and economic cooperation.[7] | |
20 | Philippines | Manila | 6–7 October | State visit at the invitation of President Bongbong Marcos.[8] Laid a wreath at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to honor Filipino Korean War victims and met surviving veterans of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea.[9] Hosted to a state luncheon by President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos at the Malacañang Palace. Agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a "strategic partnership" level as part of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. 20 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were signed, including a feasibility study on reviving the long-dormant Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.[10] Delivered a keynote speech at the Philippines–Korea Business Forum at the Manila Hotel, where he stayed.[11] | |
Singapore | Singapore | 8–9 October | State visit at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Hosted to lunch by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and to a State Banquet by President Tharman. Met with President Tharman, Prime Minister Wong and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a “Strategic Partnership” Level as part of 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations. 6 MOUs including Treaty of Extradition, Supply Chain Partnership Agreement, MOUs in Cooperation in the Field of Food Safety, Field of Liquified Natural Gas, SME and Start-up cooperation and Technological Cooperation were signed.[12] | ||
Laos | Vientiane | 10–11 October | Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2024 East Asia Summit. |
Future trips
[edit]Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
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Peru | Lima | 10–16 November | Will attend the APEC Peru 2024. |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 18–19 November | Will attend the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit. |
Multilateral meetings
[edit]Yoon Suk-yeol is scheduled to attend the following summits as South Korean President.
Group | Year | ||||
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2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
UNGA | 20–21 September, New York City |
18–22 September, New York City |
27 September,[a] New York City |
TBA | TBA |
ASEM | None | None | None | TBA | None |
P4G | None | None | TBA | TBA | TBA |
EAS (ASEAN+3) |
11–13 November, Phnom Penh |
5–7 September, Jakarta |
9–11 October, Vientiane |
TBA | TBA |
ASEAN–Korea | 12 November, Phnom Penh |
6 September, Jakarta |
10 October, Vientiane |
TBA | TBA |
APEC | 18–19 November, Bangkok |
15–17 November, San Francisco |
10–16 November, Lima |
TBD, Gyeongju |
TBA |
G20 | 13–16 November, Bali |
9–10 September, New Delhi |
18–19 November, Rio de Janeiro |
TBD, South Africa |
TBD, United States |
NATO | 28–30 June,[b] Madrid |
11–12 July,[b] Vilnius |
9–11 July,[b] Washington, D.C. |
TBA | TBA |
UNCCC | November, Sharm el-Sheikh |
December, Dubai |
November, Baku |
TBA | TBA |
China–Japan–Korea | None | None | 26–27 May, Seoul |
TBA | TBA |
Others | G7 19–21 May, Hiroshima |
TBA | TBA | ||
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend ^a Cho Tae-yul attended in the president's place. ^b South Korea was not a full member. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Haye-ah (28 June 2022). "Yoon arrives in Spain for NATO summit". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Lee, Jeong-Ho (22 September 2022). "South Korea President Caught on Hot Mic Insulting US Congress". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Hwang, Seok-Joo (10 June 2024). "Yoon arrives in Turkmenistan". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Hwang, Seok-Joo (13 June 2024). "Yoon ends state visit to Kazakhstan". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Yoon visits Uzbekistan". Yonhap News Agency. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Ji-hyoung, Son (15 June 2024). "Yoon visits ancient Uzbek city, wraps up Central Asia trip". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "S. Korea, Czech Republic agree to team up for full cycle of nuclear energy industry". Yonhap News Agency. 20 September 2024.
- ^ Cabato, Luisa (3 October 2024). "South Korean president to visit Philippines Oct. 6-7". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Espiritu, Rex (7 October 2024). "Yoon visits Libingan's Korean War Memorial". Manila Standard. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Seo Ji-eun (7 October 2024). "Korea, Philippines form 'strategic partnership' during Yoon's state visit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Park, Anna (7 October 2024). "Korea-Philippines Business Forum attracts Asia's business tycoons". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "State Visit of President of the Republic of Korea His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, 7 to 9 October 2024".