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Barack Obama
| Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Ottawa | Met with Prime Minister Harper. | February 19, 2009 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Brown. Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | March 31–April 3, 2009 |
| France | Strasbourg | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. | April 3–4, 2009 |
| Germany | Baden-Baden, Kehl | Attended a working dinner for NATO leaders. | April 3–4, 2009 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Attended U.S.-European Union Summit meeting. | April 4–5, 2009 |
| Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul | Met with President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan; addressed the Grand National Assembly. | April 5–7, 2009 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Met with President Talabani and U.S. military personnel. | April 7, 2009 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Met with President Calderon. | April 16–17, 2009 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | Attended the Summit of the Americas. | April 17–19, 2009 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Abdullah. | June 3–4, 2009 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Mubarak and delivered and address at Cairo University. | June 4, 2009 |
| Germany | Dresden, Weimar, Landstuhl | Met with Chancellor Merkel, visited the Buchenwald concentration camp and visited wounded U.S. military personnel. | June 4–5, 2009 |
| France | Paris, Caen | Met with President Sarkozy and dedicated the new visitor center at the U.S. Military Cemetery in Normandy. | June 5–7, 2009 |
| Russia | Moscow | Met with President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin. | July 6–8, 2009 |
| Italy | Rome, L’Aquila | Attended the G-8 Summit Meeting. Also met with the leaders of Angola, Algeria, Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and various international organizations. | July 8–10, 2009 |
| Vatican City | Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. | July 10, 2009 | |
| Ghana | Accra, Cape Coast | Met with President Mills and addressed Parliament. | July 10–11, 2009 |
| Mexico | Guadalajara | Attended the North American Leaders’ Summit. | August 9–10, 2009 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Addressed a session of the International Olympic Committee and met with Prime Minister Rasmussen. | October 2, 2009 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Hatoyama. | November 13–14, 2009 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Attended the APEC Leaders’ Meeting. | November 14–15, 2009 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Shanghai, Beijing | Met with President Hu, National People’s Congress Chairman Wu, and Premier Wen. Visited the Great Wall. | November 15–18, 2009 |
| Korea, Republic of | Osan, Seoul | Met with President Lee. | November 18–19, 2009 |
| Norway | Oslo | Met with King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Received the Nobel Peace Prize. | December 10–11, 2009 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Attended the UN Climate Change Conference. | December 18, 2009 |
| Afghanistan | Kabul, Bagram | Met with President Karzai and addressed U.S. military personnel. | March 28, 2010 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Signed Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia. Also met with the Presidents of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, and Romania; and with the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. | April 8–9, 2010 |
| Canada | Muskoka, Toronto | Attended the G-8 and G-20 Economic Summit Meetings. | June 25–27, 2010 |
| India | Mumbai, New Delhi | Attended U.S.-India Business and Entrepreneurship Summit in Mumbai. Met with Prime Minister Singh and President Patil. Addressed the Indian Parliament. | November 6–9, 2010 |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Met with President Yudhoyono. | November 9–10, 2010 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with President Lee; attended the G-20 Summit Meeting. | November 10–12, 2010 |
| Japan | Yokohama, Kamakura | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s CEO Summit Meetings. | November 12–14, 2010 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Attended the NATO and U.S.-European Union Summit Meetings. | November 19–20, 2010 |
| Afghanistan | Bagram | Met with the leaders of the U.S. military and diplomatic missions and visited U.S. military personnel. | December 3, 2010 |
| Brazil | Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro | Met with President Roussef. | March 19–21, 2011 |
| Chile | Santiago | Met with President Pinera. | March 21–22, 2011 |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Met with President Funes. | March 22–23, 2011 |
| Ireland | Dublin, Farmleigh, Moneygall | Met with President McAleese and Prime Minister Kenny. Visited ancestral home. | May 23, 2011 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Cameron, and Labour Party leader Miliband. | May 23–26, 2011 |
| France | Deauville, Paris | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. | May 26–27, 2011 |
| Poland | Warsaw | Met with President Komorowski and Prime Minister Tusk. | May 27–28, 2011 |
| France | Cannes | Attended the G-20 Summit Meeting. | November 3–4, 2011 |
| Australia | Canberra, Darwin | Met with Prime Minister Gillard. Announced a new military cooperation agreement. | November 16–17, 2011 |
| Indonesia | Bali | Attended the ASEAN and East Asia Summit Meetings. | November 17–20, 2011 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. Met with President Lee Myung-bak and visited the Demilitarized Zone. | March 25–27, 2012 |
| Colombia | Cartagena | Attended the Summit of the Americas. | April 13–15, 2012 |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Met with President Karzai and addressed U.S. military personnel. Signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement. | May 1–2, 2012 |
| Mexico | Cabo San Lucas | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit meeting. | June 17–19, 2012 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Met with King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. | November 18–19, 2012 |
| Burma | Rangoon | Met with President Thein Sein, National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and representatives of Burmese civil society. | November 19, 2012 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and a U.S.-ASEAN Leaders’ meeting, a Trans-Pacific Partnership meeting, and the East Asia Summit meeting. | November 19, 2012 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Met with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | March 20–22, 2013 |
| Palestinian Authority | Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Bethlehem | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. | March 21–22, 2013 |
| Jordan | Amman, Petra | Met with King Abdullah II. | March 22–24, 2013 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Met with President Enrique Pena Nieto. | May 2–3, 2013 |
| Costa Rica | San Jose | Met with President Laura Chinchilla and leaders of the Central American Integration System. | May 3–4, 2013 |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Belfast, Enniskillen | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit Meeting. | June 16–18, 2013 |
| Germany | Berlin | Met with President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel. | June 18–19, 2013 |
| Senegal | Dakar | Met with President Macky Sall. | June 26–28, 2013 |
| South Africa | Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town | Met with President Jacob Zuma and with members of the Mandela family. Visited Robben Island. | June 28–July 1, 2013 |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Met with President Jakaya Kikwete. Laid a wreath at the memorial to the 1998 Embassy bombing. | July 1–2, 2013 |
| Senegal | Dakar | Stopped during return to Washington. | July 2, 2013 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister John Fredrik Reinfeldt. | September 4–5, 2013 |
| Russia | St. Petersburg | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit. | September 5–6, 2013 |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | Attended memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela. | December 9–11, 2013 |
| Mexico | Toluca | Attended the North American Leaders Summit. | February 14, 2014 |
| Netherlands | The Hague, Amsterdam | Attended the World Forum the Nuclear Security Summit, and a G-7 meeting on the Ukrainian crisis. Met with King Willem-Alexander and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan. | March 24–25, 2014 |
| Belgium | Waregem, Brussels | Attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Flanders Field American Cemetery. Attended a meeting of the Council of the European Union. | March 25–26, 2014 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Toured the Colosseum. | March 26–28, 2014 |
| Vatican City | Audience with Pope Francis and a meeting with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. | March 27, 2014 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Rawdat Khurain | Met with King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud. | March 28–29, 2014 |
| Germany | Ramstein Air Force Base | Visited wounded U.S. military personnel. | March 29, 2014 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Emperor Akihito. Toured the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Toured the Meiji Jingu Shrine. | April 22–25, 2014 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with President Park Geun-hye, attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial, and visited U.S. military personnel. | April 25–26, 2014 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Met with Prime Minister Najib Razak, toured the National Mosque and the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Center. | April 26–28, 2014 |
| Philippines | Manila, Taguig | Met with President Benigno S. Aquino 3rd. Attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the American Manila Cemetery. | April 28–29, 2014 |
| Afghanistan | Bagram | Toured the Joint Operating Center and met with U.S. military personnel. | May 25, 2014 |
| Germany | Ramstein Air Force Base | Stopped while returning to Washington. | May 26, 2014 |
| Poland | Warsaw | Met with President Bronislaw Komorowski. Attended a Solidarity Dinner and a Freedom Day commemoration. | June 3–4, 2014 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Met with King Philippe and Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo. Attended meetings of the G-7 leaders. | June 4–5, 2014 |
| France | Paris, Omaha Beach, Benouville, Ouistreham | Met with President Francois Hollande. Attended ceremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Discussed the Ukrainian situation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | June 5–6, 2014 |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Met with President Toomas Ilves and Prime Minister Taavi Roivas. | September 3, 2014 |
| United Kingdom (Wales) | Newport, Cardiff | Attended a NATO Summit Meeting. Also visited Stonehenge. | September 3–5, 2014 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Beijing | Attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit Meeting and the Trans Pacific Partnership Leaders Meeting. | November 10–12, 2014 |
| Burma | Nay Pyi Taw, Rangoon | Attended a United States-Association of Southeast Asian Naations Summit Meeting. | November 12–14, 2014 |
| Australia | Brisbane | Attended a G-20 Summit Meeting. | November 15–16, 2014 |
| Germany | Ramstein Air Force Base | Stopped en route to India. | January 24, 2015 |
| India | New Delhi | Met with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | January 24–27, 2015 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Salman bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud and senior officials. | January 27, 2015 |
| Germany | Ramstein Air Force Base | Stopped while returning to Washington. | January 27, 2015 |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Attended a CARICOM meeting. | April 8–9, 2015 |
| Panama | Panama City | Attended a Summit of the Americas meeting. | April 9–11, 2015 |
| Germany | Munich, Krun, Elmau | Attended the G-7 Summit Meeting. | June 7–8, 2015 |
| Germany | Ramstein Air Force Base | Stopped en route to Nairobi, Kenya. | July 24, 2015 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Attended Global Entrepreneurship Summit and met with President Uhuru Kenyatta. Attended a State dinner. | July 24–26, 2015 |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Attended a meeting on South Sudan and Counterterrorism Issues and met with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (State dinner). Addressed the African Union. | July 26–28, 2015 |
| Germany | Ramstein Air Force Base | Stopped en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. | July 28, 2015 |
| Turkey | Antalya | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit. | November 15–16, 2015 |
| Philippines | Manila | Attended the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Pacific Alliance, and APEC Summit Meetings. | November 17–20, 2015 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Attended ASEAN Summit Meeting. | November 20–22, 2015 |
| France | Paris | Attended the UN Climate Change Conference. | November 30–December 1, 2015 |
| Cuba | Havana | Met with President Raul Castro. | March 20–22, 2016 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires, San Carlos de Bariloche | Met with President Mauricio Macri. Toured Llao Llao Park. | March 23–24, 2016 |
| Germany | Ramstein Air Force Base | Stopped en route to Saudi Arabia. | April 19, 2016 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Salman bin Abd-al Aziz Al Saud and attended the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit. | April 20–21, 2016 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister David W. D. Cameron. | April 21–24, 2016 |
| Germany | Hannover | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and British Prime Minister David W. D. Cameron. | April 24–25, 2016 |
| Japan | Yokota Air Force Base | Stopped en route to Vietnam. | May 22, 2016 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Met with President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. | May 23–25, 2016 |
| Japan | Shima City, Ise, Iwakuni, Hiroshima | Attended the G-7 Economic Summit. Attended ceremonies at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. . | May 25–29, 2016 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Attended the North American Leaders Summit. | June 29, 2016 |
| Poland | Warsaw | Attended a NATO Summit Meeting and a NATO leaders’ meeting on Afghanistan. | July 7–9, 2016 |
| Spain | Madrid, Torrejon Air Base, Rota | Met with Spanish political leaders at Torrejon Air Base and visited Naval Station Rota. | July 9–10, 2016 |
| China, People’s Republic of | Hangzhou | Attended the G-20 Summit Meeting. | September 3–5, 2016 |
| Laos | Vientiane, Luang Prabang | Met with President Bounnyang Vorachit and attended an East Asia Summit Meeting. | September 5–9, 2016 |
| Japan | Yokota Air Force Base | Stopped while returning to the United States. | September 9, 2016 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Attended the state funeral of former President Shimon Peres. | September 30, 2016 |
| Greece | Athens | Met with President Prokopios Pavlopoulis and Prime Minister Alexios Tsipras. | November 15–16, 2016 |
| Germany | Berlin | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and British Prime Minister Theresa May. | November 16–18, 2016 |
| Peru | Lima | Met with President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and attended Trans-Pacific Partnership and APEC Summit Meetings. | November 18–20, 2016 |