List of international presidential trips made by Barack Obama

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama made 52 international trips to 58 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency, which began on January 20, 2009 and ended on January 20, 2017. [1]

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Obama set the record as the most-traveled president for any first year in office: he took the most trips, visited the most countries, and spent the most days abroad. Obama made ten trips to 21 countries (four countries were visited twice) and was out of the U.S. a total of 37 days.

Summary

The number of visits per country where President Obama traveled are:

Map of international trips made by Barack Obama as president:
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Map of international trips made by Barack Obama as president:
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First term (2009–2013)

2009

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa February 19Met with Governor General Michaëlle Jean, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Leader of the Opposition Michael Ignatieff. As Obama's first foreign trip, it was regarded in media as a "practice visit" for future diplomatic travel. [2] [3] [4]
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2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London March 31 – April 3Attended the G20 summit. [5] Met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, [6] Leader of the Opposition David Cameron, [7] and with Queen Elizabeth II. [8] [9]
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Flag of France.svg  France Strasbourg April 3–4Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. [10] [11] [12] [13]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Baden-Baden, Kehl
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague April 4–5Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Met with President Václav Klaus. Delivered public speech on nuclear disarmament in Hradčany Square. [14] [15]
Mirek Topolanek, Barack Obama and Vaclav Klaus at Prague Castle 2009-04-05.jpg
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara,
Istanbul
April 5–7Met with President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, delivered a speech to the Grand National Assembly, and participated in a wreath laying ceremony at Anitkabir Mausoleum. [16] He also met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Istanbul, [17] attended the Alliance of Civilizations forum, [18] visited the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, and held a town hall with students at the Tophane Cultural Center. [19] [20] [21] [22]
Walking with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Hagia Sofia to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, April 7, 2009.jpg
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Baghdad April 7–8Met with President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Visited with U.S. troops. [23] [24]
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3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mexico City April 16–17Met with President Felipe Calderón. [25] [26]
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Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain April 17–18Attended the 5th Summit of the Americas. [27] [28]
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4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh June 3–4Met with King Abdullah and discussed various regional issues. [29] [30]
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Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo June 4Met with President Hosni Mubarak. Toured the Giza Pyramids and the Sultan Hassan Mosque. Delivered a speech at Cairo University. [29] [31]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Dresden,
Weimar,
Landstuhl
June 4–5Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Visited the Buchenwald concentration camp and visited wounded U.S. military personnel at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. [32]
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Flag of France.svg  France Paris,
Caen,
Normandy
June 5–7Met with President Nicolas Sarkozy and dedicated the new visitor center at the U.S. Military Cemetery in Normandy. Dignitaries joining with them to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day included British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. [33] [34]
Obama, Prince Charles, Brown, Harper & Sarkozy at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 2009-06-06.JPG
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow July 6–8Met with President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Also delivered a speech to the New Economic School, and met with dissidents and opposition leaders. [35]
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Flag of Italy.svg  Italy L'Aquila,
Rome
July 8–10Attended the 35th G8 summit. Met Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Also met with President Giorgio Napolitano. [36]
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Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Apostolic Palace July 10Audience with Pope Benedict XVI, discussed issues such as poverty, stem-cell research, peace in the Middle East, and the need for Christian-Muslim dialogue. [37]
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Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Accra,
Cape Coast
July 10–11Met with President John Atta Mills. Delivered a speech to the Ghanaian Parliament. Toured a former departing point of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the Cape Coast Castle. [36]
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6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Guadalajara August 9–10Attended the 5th North American Leaders' Summit with President Felipe Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. [38]
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7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copenhagen October 2Met with Queen Margrethe II and Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Addressed a session of the International Olympic Committee in support of the Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [39]
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8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo November 13–14Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, and made a speech at the Suntory Hall. [40] [41] in Tokyo. [42]
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Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore November 14–15Attended the APEC summit. [43] [44] Also met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. [42]
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Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai,
Beijing
November 15–18Met with Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng and Mayor Han Zheng. [42] Took part in a town-hall style meeting with Chinese students, addressing a range of issues such as internet censorship and U.S. arms deals with Taiwan. [45] [46] Held a bilateral meeting with President Hu Jintao, and met with Premier Wen Jiabao. [42] Also visited the Forbidden City [47] and the Great Wall of China. [48] [49]
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Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul, Osan November 18–19Met with President Lee Myung-bak. [50] [51] Visited with U.S. troops at Osan Air Base. [52]
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9Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Oslo December 9–11Met with King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. [53] [54]
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10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copenhagen December 17–19Attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Also met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, [55] and with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss completing a nuclear disarmament treaty to replace the 1994 START I Treaty. [56]
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2010

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
11 Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg Afghanistan Bagram,
Kabul
March 28–29Met with President Hamid Karzai. Addressed U.S. military personnel. [57]
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom RAF Mildenhall March 29Stopped en route to Washington D.C. [58] 100329-F-7370M-001.jpg
12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic PragueApril 8Signed the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Also met with the presidents of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, and Romania; and with the prime ministers of Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia at a formal dinner. [59]
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13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Huntsville,
Toronto
June 25–27Attended the 36th G8 summit and the G20 summit. [60] [61]
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14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air BaseNovember 5Met with military generals. Stopped en route to India. [62] [63]
Flag of India.svg  India Mumbai,
New Delhi
November 6–9Participated in the U.S.-India Business Council and Entrepreneurship Summit, commemorated the 2008 Mumbai attacks, visited the Mani Bhavan Museum, and held a town hall meeting at St Xavier's College in Mumbai. Met with President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Addressed the Indian Parliament. Visited the Humayun's Tomb and the Raj Ghat. [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [2]
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the US President, Mr. Barack Obama, in New Delhi on November 08, 2010.jpg
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Depok,
Jakarta
November 9–10Met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Visited the Istiqlal Mosque and delivered a speech at the University of Indonesia. [73] [74] [75] [76]
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Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea SeoulNovember 10–12Attended a Veterans Day ceremony at the Yongsan Garrison and met with President Lee Myung-bak. Attended the G20 summit. [77] [78] [79] [80]
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Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yokohama, Kamakura November 12–14Attended the APEC summit. Met with Prime Minister Naoto Kan. [81] [82]
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15Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Lisbon November 19–20Attend the NATO summit and U.S.-EU Summit meetings. Met with President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister José Sócrates. Attended a meeting of the North Atlantic Council, and met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on the sidelines. [83] [84] [85]
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16 Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg Afghanistan BagramDecember 3Met with U.S. military and diplomatic personnel, thanking them for their contributions to the war effort. [86] [87]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base December 4Stopped upon returning to Washington D.C.

2011

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília,
Rio de Janeiro
March 19–21Met with President Dilma Rousseff. Spoke in Rio de Janeiro at the Theatro Municipal, and also visited the favela Cidade de Deus, one of that city's most impoverished neighborhoods. [88] [89] [90] [91]
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Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Santiago March 21–22Met with President Sebastián Piñera. [92] [93] [94] Spoke in Santiago at the Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda.
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Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador San Salvador March 22–23Met with President Mauricio Funes. Visited the San Salvador Cathedral and the tomb of archbishop Óscar Romero. [95] [96] [97]
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18Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dublin,
Moneygall
May 23Met President Mary McAleese and with Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Visited ancestral home of Moneygall, [98] and spoke at College Green in Dublin. [99] [100] [101] [102]
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom LondonMay 23–26Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister David Cameron, and also opposition leader Ed Miliband. Laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey and addressed the UK Parliament. [103] [104] [105]
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Flag of France.svg  France Deauville,
Paris
May 26–27Attended the 37th G8 summit, where he also held bilateral talks with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy. [106] [107] [108]
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Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw May 27–28Met with President Bronisław Komorowski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and with Central and Eastern European leaders during a dinner hosted by President Komorowski. Laid a wreath at both the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial, and met with Jewish community leaders and Holocaust survivors at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial. Visited the memorial to the victims of the Smolensk plane crash. [109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114]
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19Flag of France.svg  France Cannes November 3–4Attended the G20 summit; also held bilateral talks with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, German chancellor Angela Merkel and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina. [115] [116]
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20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Canberra,
Darwin
November 16–17Met with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and addressed the Australian Parliament. At Darwin, commemorated the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance, and participated in a wreath laying ceremony with Prime Minister Gillard at USS Peary Memorial. [117] [118] [119]
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Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Bali November 17–19Attended the 19th ASEAN summit and 6th East Asia Summit meetings. [120] [121] [122] [123] [124]
Manmohan Singh in a group photograph with the East Asia Summit Heads of States, in a Gala Dinner hosted by the President of Republic of Indonesia, Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.jpg

2012

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea SeoulMarch 25–27Attended the Nuclear Security Summit; held bilateral meetings with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea, Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey, President Medvedev of Russia, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Hu Jintao of China and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan. Visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and delivered remarks at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul. [125] [126] [127]
Dmitry Medvedev in South Korea, March 2012-21.jpeg
22Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Cartagena April 13–15Attended the 6th Summit of the Americas. [128] [129] [130] [131] Announced, along with President Juan Manuel Santos, that the United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement will take effect May 15, 2012. [132] Attended an event with President Santos in which the Colombian government handed over land titles to representatives of the Afro-Colombian community at the Plaza de San Pedro in Cartagena, [133] and visited the Spanish colonial-era Castillo San Felipe de Barajas. [134]
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23 Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg Afghanistan KabulMay 1–2Met with President Karzai and addressed U.S. military personnel. Signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and United States. Addressed the nation from there regarding the responsible end of the Afghanistan war. [135] [136] [137]
Barack Obama and Hamid Karzai bilateral meeting in Kabul May 1, 2012.jpg
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air BaseMay 2Stopped upon returning to Washington D.C.
24Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Cabo San Lucas June 17–19Attended the G20 summit; also met with several European heads of state and government to discuss the European sovereign-debt crisis, [138] and held bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mexican President Felipe Calderón, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. [139] [140] [141]
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25Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base November 17–18Stopped en route to Thailand. [2]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok November 18–19Met with King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. [142] [143] [144] [145] Visited the Wat Pho Monastery. [146] [147]
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at Wat Pho.jpg
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (Burma) Yangon November 19Met with President Thein Sein, and toured the Shwedagon Pagoda. [148] Met with National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and representatives of Myanmar civil society organizations, including an advocate for Myanmar’s Rohingya population, [149] Also delivered a speech at the University of Yangon. [150] [151]
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Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Phnom Penh November 19–20Attended 21st ASEAN summit; 7th East Asia Summit where he held bilateral meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao; and Trans-Pacific Partnership meetings. Met with Prime Minister Hun Sen. Becoming the first U.S President to visit the country. [152] [153] [154]
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Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yokota Air Base November 21Stopped during return to Washington D.C.. [2]

Second term (2013–2017)

2013

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
26Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Tel Aviv,
Jerusalem
March 20–22Met with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Visited the Shrine of the Book and Yad Vashem, and laid wreaths at the graves of Theodor Herzl and Yitzhak Rabin. Also spoke to students at the International Convention Center. [155] [156]
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Flag of Palestine.svg Palestinian National Authority
(West Bank)
Ramallah,
Al-Bireh,
Bethlehem
March 21, 22Met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Visited a youth center in al-Bireh, and the Church of the Nativity. [156]
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Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Amman,
Petra
March 22–23Met with King Abdullah II. [155]
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27Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mexico CityMay 2–3Met with President Enrique Peña Nieto, [157] and gave an address at the National Anthropology Museum. [158]
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Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica San José May 3–4Met with President Laura Chinchilla and other heads of state attending the Central American Integration System summit. [159] [160]
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28Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Enniskillen,
Belfast
June 17–18Attended the 39th G8 summit in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and held a held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also spoke to a group of students in Belfast about the legacy of the Northern Ireland peace process and the Good Friday Agreement.
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin June 18–19Met with German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel. Delivered a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate.[ citation needed ] and also met with Peer Steinbrück, the Social Democratic candidate for Chancellor in the 2013 federal election.
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29Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Dakar June 26–28Met with President Macky Sall, [2] and visited Senegal's supreme court for a meeting with regional judicial leaders. Visited the House of Slaves on Gorée and met with civil society leaders at the Goree Institute. Also met with farmers and other members of Senegal's agriculture sector to discuss food security. [161] [162]
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Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Johannesburg,
Pretoria,
Soweto,
Cape Town
June 28 – July 1Met with President Jacob Zuma. Also met (separately) with African Union Commission Chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and with members of the Mandela family. Attended a town hall at the Soweto campus of the University of Johannesburg. [163] Delivered a speech at the University of Cape Town, attended a community health discussion at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Center, and visited Robben Island. [2] [164] [163]
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Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Dar es Salaam July 1–2Met with President Jakaya Kikwete. Participated in a round-table meeting with American and African business leaders to discuss trade and investment. [164] Laid a wreath at the memorial to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing. [2] With the president, in addition to First Lady Michelle Obama, were former president George and former first lady Laura Bush [161] [162]
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Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DakarJuly 2Stopped during return to Washington D.C. [2]
30Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stockholm September 4–5Met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. Also met with leaders of the Nordic countries. Attended an event honoring Raoul Wallenberg at the Great Synagogue of Stockholm. [165] [166]
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Flag of Russia.svg  Russia St. Petersburg September 5–6Attended the G20 summit. [2]
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31Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DakarDecember 9Stopped en route to South Africa [167]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa JohannesburgDecember 10Attended the Nelson Mandela funeral. Former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush also attended. [168] [169] [170]
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Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DakarDecember 11Stopped during return to Washington D.C. [171]

2014

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
32Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Toluca February 19Attended the 7th North American Leaders' Summit with President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. [172]
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33Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam,
The Hague
March 24–25Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. Also attended the G-7 summit on the crisis in Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimea. Met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and with King Willem-Alexander. [173] [174]
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Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Waregem,
Brussels
March 25–26Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting, and held bilateral meetings with Belgian government officials and with the NATO secretary general. [173] Visited the Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial with King Philippe and Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo. Delivered a speech at the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR). [175]
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Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Apostolic PalaceMarch 27Audience with Pope Francis. [176]
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Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RomeMarch 26–28Met with President Napolitano and Prime Minister Renzi. [173]
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Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh March 28–29Met with King Abdullah. [177]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base March 29Visited wounded military personnels at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. [178] [179] 140329-F-IM476-006.jpg
34Flag of Japan.svg  Japan TokyoApril 23–25Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. [180] [181] Met with students and viewed an ASIMO robot exhibit at the Miraikan and visited the Meiji Shrine, [182]
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Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea SeoulApril 25–26Attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial of Korea, visited Gyeongbokgung Palace, then met with President Park Geun-hye. Visited with U.S. troops at Yongsan Garrison. [183] [184] [185]
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Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur April 26–28Met with Prime Minister Najib Razak, and with King Abdul Halim; visited the National Mosque of Malaysia. [186] [187] Delivered remarks at the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre and participated in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall meeting at the University of Malaya. [183]
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Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Manila,
Taguig
April 28–29Met with President Benigno Aquino III. [188] Met with American and Filipino troops at Fort Bonifacio, [189] and attended a wreath-laying ceremony and toured the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. [190]
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35 Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg Afghanistan BagramMay 25Visited with U.S. troops. [191]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air BaseMay 26Stopped upon returning to Washington D.C.
36Flag of Poland.svg  Poland WarsawJune 3–4Met with President Bronisław Komorowski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Attended ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of democracy in Poland. Also met with President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine. [192]
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Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium BrusselsJune 4–5Attended the 40th G7 summit. [192]
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Flag of France.svg  France Paris,
Omaha Beach,
Benouville,
Ouistreham
June 5–6Met with President François Hollande. Attended the 70th anniversary of D-Day memorial ceremonies. [192]
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37Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tallinn September 3–4Met with the presidents of the Baltic states. Visited with U.S. and Estonian members of the military. Delivered a speech at Tallinn Airport with Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas. [2]
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Newport September 4–5Attended the NATO summit. [193]
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38Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China BeijingNovember 10–12Attended the APEC summit. Met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and NPC Chairman Zhang Dejiang. [194] Also met with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, [195] and Indonesian President Joko Widodo. [196]
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Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw,
Yangon
November 12–14Attended the 25th ASEAN Summit and the 9th East Asia Summit. [197] [198] Met with President Thein Sein and National League for Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi. [199] [200] Participated in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall meeting at the University of Yangon. [201]
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Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane November 15–16Attended the G20 summit. [202] Held a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, and delivered a speech at the University of Queensland regarding youth voice. [203] [204]
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2015

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39Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base January 24Stopped en route to India. [2]
Flag of India.svg  India New DelhiJanuary 25–27Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Participated in the Indian Republic Day celebration. Addressed an event organized by the U.S.-India Business Council. [205] [206]
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the US President, Mr. Barack Obama, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on January 25, 2015 (5).jpg
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia RiyadhJanuary 27Met with the newly appointed King Salman. Also paid respects to the late King Abdullah. [207] [208]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base January 27Stopped during return to Washington D.C. [209]
40Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Kingston April 8–9Met with Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. Visited the Bob Marley Museum. Attended a town hall meeting at the University of the West Indies. Laid wreath at the National Heroes Park. [210] [211]
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Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Panama City April 9–11Attended the 7th Summit of the Americas. [212] Also met with Cuban President Raúl Castro. [213]
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41Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Krün June 7–8Attended the 41st G7 summit. [214] Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel for a traditional Frühschoppen breakfast with the village locals in Krün. [215] Also met with French president François Hollande to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian War and Iran's nuclear program. [216]
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42Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base July 24Stopped en route to Kenya. [217]
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Nairobi July 24–26State visit. Attended the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, [218] and an innovation fair organized to promote his "Power Africa" initiative of promoting electric power and renewable energy in the Sub-Saharan Africa. [219] Laid a wreath a memorial honoring the victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. [220] Dined with other members of his paternal family. [221] [222] Met with President Uhuru Kenyatta, [223] In the evening, the President was hosted a state dinner by President Kenyatta. [224] and delivered a speech at the Safaricom Indoor Arena. [225]
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Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Addis Ababa July 26–28Met with the government of Ethiopia. Visited the African Union headquarters. [226] [227]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base July 28Stopped during return to Washington D.C.. [228] 150728-F-ZC075-091.jpg
43Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Antalya November 15–16Attended the G20 summit. [229] Also met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, [230] King Salman of Saudi Arabia, [231] and with Russian President Vladimir Putin. [232]
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Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Manila,
Pasay
November 17–20Attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting; held bilateral meetings with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and newly elected prime ministers Malcolm Turnbull of Australia and Justin Trudeau of Canada, [233] [234] as well as meetings with Trans-Pacific Partnership and Pacific Alliance leaders. [235]
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Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala LumpurNovember 20–22Attended the 26th ASEAN Summit, and also held separate meetings with Lao prime minister Thongsing Thammavong and Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong. [236] Attended the 10th East Asia Summit. [236] [237] Also met with refugees, many of whom were Rohingya refugees, [238] participated in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSAELI) town hall at Taylor's University, [239] and met with Malaysian civil society groups. [240]
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Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yokota Air Base November 22–23Stopped during return to Washington D.C.. [241]
44Flag of France.svg  France ParisNovember 29 – December 1Attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference; [242] held separate bilateral meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, [243] and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. [244] Also joined President François Hollande and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo in paying respects to the victims of the Paris attacks by laying flowers in front of the Bataclan. [245]
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2016

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
45Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana March 20–22Met with Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the Archbishop of Havana. [246] [247] Paid respects to Cuban national hero José Martí during a brief wreath-laying ceremony at his memorial at Havana's Plaza de la Revolución. [248] Met with President Raúl Castro. [249] U.S. Secretaries John Kerry and Penny Pritzker of State and Commerce, respectively, were in attendance, while Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla were among the several Cuban ministers who participated in the discussions. [250] Also attended an event with U.S. and Cuban entrepreneurs, [251] [252] addressed the Cuban people on national television, [253] and met with various Cuban dissidents and leaders of civil society organizations. [254] Attended an exhibition baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuba national baseball team at the Estadio Latinoamericano with President Castro. [255]
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Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires,
Bariloche
March 23–24Met with President Mauricio Macri. Laid a wreath at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral tomb of Argentine general José de San Martín [256] [257] Visited the Remembrance park with President Macri to honor the victims of the Dirty War by throwing flowers onto the Río de la Plata river. Held a town hall meeting with young Argentine leaders and entrepreneurs at Usina del Arte and toured the Nahuel Huapi National Park in Bariloche.
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46Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ramstein Air Base April 20Stopped en route to Saudi Arabia. [2]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia RiyadhApril 20–21Attended a summit meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council. [258] Met with King Salman, and held an audience with the Saudi royal court. [259]
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London,
Windsor,
Watford
April 21–24Attended a private lunch with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. [260] Met with British Prime Minister David Cameron, [261] and later with Labour Party and Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn. [262] Also participated in town hall meeting with the British youth at Lindley Hall. [263] [264]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hanover April 24–25Met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other European leaders including British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President François Hollande, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. [265] Attended the Hannover Messe. [266]
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47Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yokota Air Base May 22Stopped en route to Vietnam. [2]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi,
Ho Chi Minh City
May 22–25Met with President Trần Đại Quang, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng. [267] Dined with American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who was in Vietnam filming for an episode of Bourdain's show, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown . [268] Met with ten activists advocating to solve social issues facing Vietnam, including freedom of speech, freedom of the press and Internet freedom, [269] and addressed the Vietnamese people from the Vietnam National Convention Center. [270] [271] [272] Also visited the Jade Emperor Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, [273] met with young entrepreneurs and the local business community, [274] and participated in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSAELI) town hall. [275]
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Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Shima,
Hiroshima
May 25–27Met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. [276] Attended the 42nd G7 summit. [277] Also visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, [278] the first incumbent American president to visit this memorial to the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. [279]
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48Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa, GatineauJune 29State visit. Met with Canadian Governor General David Johnston and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and addressed a joint session of the Canadian Parliament. Attended the 10th North American Leaders' Summit with Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto. [280]
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49Flag of Poland.svg  Poland WarsawJuly 8–9Attended the 27th NATO summit meeting. The agenda focused on strengthening defense cooperation to protect Eastern Europe from Russian aggression on Ukraine, confronting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the European migrant crisis, and the United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union. Also met with Polish president Andrzej Duda, European Council President, former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss counterterrorism, and the Syrian refugee crisis. [281] [282] Also addressed American public following the shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the shooting of Philando Castile in Minnesota, cases which led to protests in the U.S. and allegations of racial injustice and profiling by police. [283]
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Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid,
Rota
July 9–10Met with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. [284] Also met with American military personnel stationed at Naval Station Rota. [285]
President Barack Obama speaks to U.S. and Spanish service members along with their families during his visit to Naval Station Rota (27609578383).jpg
50Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hangzhou September 3–5Attended the G20 summit.
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Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Vientiane September 5–8Attended the 27th ASEAN Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. [286]
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Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yokota Air Base September 9Stopped during return to Washington D.C.. [2]
51Flag of Israel.svg  Israel JerusalemSeptember 30Attended the state funeral of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres. [287]
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52Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens November 15–16State Visit. Met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. [288] Delivered a speech at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, [289] Toured Acropolis and Acropolis Museum. [290]
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Flag of Germany.svg  Germany BerlinNovember 16–18Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and British Prime Minister Theresa May.

Met with European leaders of the "Quint": German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande, British Prime Minister Theresa May, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The leaders discussed trade, the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Syrian Civil War, and ISIL. [291] [288]

President Barack Obama Meets with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain, Prime Minister Theresa May of th - DPLA - 46e6ada8ced9efe3baf9cc3f3f8d1944.jpg
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Terceira Island November 18 Air Force One refueling stop at Lajes Air Base. [292] [293] [294]
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lima November 18–20Attended the APEC summit, [295] and held bilateral meetings with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Also hosted a Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative town hall at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. [296]
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Multilateral meetings

Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations took place during Barack Obama's presidency (2009–2017).

GroupYear
20092010201120122013201420152016
APEC November 14–15
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
November 13–14
Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama
November 12–13
Flag of the United States.svg Honolulu
September 9–10 [a]
Flag of Russia.svg Vladivostok
October 5–7 [c]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denpasar
November 10–11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
November 18–19
Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila
November 19–20
Flag of Peru.svg Lima
EAS
(ASEAN)
October 25 [b]
Flag of Thailand.svg Cha-am/Hua Hin
October 30 [b]
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi
November 18–19
Flag of Indonesia.svg Nusa Dua
November 19–20
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh
October 9–10 [c]
Flag of Brunei.svg Bandar Seri Begawan
November 12–13
Flag of Myanmar.svg Naypyidaw
November 21–22
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur
September 6–8
Flag of Laos.svg Vientiane
G8 / G7 July 8–10
Flag of Italy.svg L'Aquila
June 25–26
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Huntsville
May 26–27
Flag of France.svg Deauville
May 18–19
Flag of the United States.svg Camp David
June 17–18
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Enniskillen
June 4–5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
June 7–8
Flag of Germany.svg Krün
May 26–27
Flag of Japan.svg Shima
G20 April 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
June 26–27
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto
November 3–4
Flag of France.svg Cannes
June 18–19
Flag of Mexico.svg Los Cabos
September 5–6
Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg
November 15–16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane
November 15–16
Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya
September 4–5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou
September 24–25
Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh
November 11–12
Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul
NATO April 3–4
Flag of France.svg Strasbourg
Flag of Germany.svg Kehl
November 19–20
Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon
none May 20–21
Flag of the United States.svg Chicago
none September 4–5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newport
none July 8–9
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw
SOA
(OAS)
April 17–19
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Port of Spain
nonenone April 14–15
Flag of Colombia.svg Cartagena
nonenone April 10–11
Flag of Panama.svg Panama City
none
NSS none April 12–13
Flag of the United States.svg Washington
none March 26–27
Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul
none March 24–25
Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague
none March 31 – April 1
Flag of the United States.svg Washington
NALS August 9–10
Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
nonenoneApril 2
Flag of the United States.svg Washington
noneFebruary 19
Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca
noneJune 29
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa
UNCCC December 18
Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen
nonenonenonenonenone November 30
Flag of France.svg Paris
none
OthersU.S.–EU Summit
April 4–5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague
U.S.–EU Summit
May 24–25 [d]
Flag of Spain.svg Madrid
nonenonenoneU.S.–EU Summit
March 26–27
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
none U.S.–ASEAN Summit
February 15–16
Flag of the United States.svg Rancho Mirage
U.S.–Africa Summit
August 4–6
Flag of the United States.svg Washington
██ = Did not attend; ██ = No meeting held;
^a Hillary Clinton attended in the President's place due to the upcoming presidential election. • ^b The US was not a full member of the East Asia Summit prior to 2011.
^c John Kerry attended in the President's place due to the US government shutdown. • ^d Joe Biden attended in the President's place.

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