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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , the current President of Portugal.
| Country | Locations | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vatican City | 17 March | Visit to the Vatican City to meet Pope Francis and Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and then to Spain to meet King Felipe VI. [1] [2] | |
 Spain | Madrid | ||
 Mozambique | Maputo | 3–6 May | Four-day state visit. [3] [4] [5] |
 Morocco | Casablanca | 28 June | About eight-hour visit to meet King Mohammed VI. [6] [7] [8] |
 Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Recife | 3–8 August | Attended the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [9] |
 Switzerland | Geneva, Bern | 17–18 October | [10] |
 Cuba | Havana | 26–27 October | 26 October: Visit to Old Havana; [11] opening of a Portuguese-language library named after Eça de Queirós; [12] closing speech at the Portugal–Cuba Business Forum; [13] meeting with Fidel Castro; [14] [15] meeting and dinner with Raúl Castro. [16] [17] 27 October: Visit to the Cohiba cigar factory; [18] conference on "Portugal and Latin America" at the University of Havana; [19] reception of the Portuguese Cuban community at the Portuguese embassy; [20] visit to the "Cuban Art Factory". [21] |
 United Kingdom | London | 16–17 November | 16 November: Meetings with City businessmen, bankers, and investors. Lunch offered by recently elected Lord Mayor Andrew Parmley. Meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street. Event with members of the local Anglo-Portuguese community at the Portuguese embassy. [22] 17 November: Visit to artist Paula Rego's workshop. Reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. [22] |
| Country | Locations | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé, Fernão Dias, Neves, Santo António | 20–22 February | [23] |
 Greece | Athens, Thebes | 12–14 March | Visit to Greece to meet Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikos Voutsis, with a dinner hosted by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. He received an Honorary Degree from the University of Athens and visited the International Organization for Migration's refugee camp in Thebes. [24] |
 United States | Washington, D.C. | 26–27 June | Official meeting with President Donald Trump. [25] [26] |
| Country | Locations | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | New Delhi, Mumbai, Panaji | 13–16 February | Visited India on a state visit between 13 and 16 February 2020. During his visit, he was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 14 February, following which he hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The President Ram Nath Kovind hosted his banquet in his honour. He also visited Mumbai and Goa as a part of his state visit to India. |
| Country | Locations | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vatican City | 12 March | Visit to the Vatican City to meet Pope Francis and Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and then to Spain to meet King Felipe VI. [27] [28] | |
| Spain | Madrid | ||
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