List of international presidential trips made by Mauricio Macri

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Mauricio Macri, the 53rd President of Argentina. During his presidency, Mauricio Macri visited 20 countries as of May 2017.

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Summary of international trips

Number of visitsCountry
4 visits United States
3 visits Chile
2 visits Brazil, China, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Paraguay, Peru, Vatican City
1 visit Belgium, Canada, Ecuador, France, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay

2015

The following international trips were made by President Mauricio Macri in 2015:

Macri made his first visit as President-Elect to Brasilia for a meeting with President Dilma Rousseff. Macri and Dilma.jpg
Macri made his first visit as President-Elect to Brasília for a meeting with President Dilma Rousseff.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Asunción 21 DecemberDuring his first participation in the Mercosur Summit, President Macri called for "the prompt release of political prisoners in Venezuela" and warned that the regional bloc "can be no room for political persecution for ideological reasons or illegitimate forecast freedom for thinking differently". He also called for jointly fight against poverty and drug trafficking. [1]

2016

The following international trips were made by President Mauricio Macri in 2016:

Macri with Francois Hollande shake hands at the Elysee palace in Paris on 2 July 2016 ahead of their meeting. Macri Hollande2.jpg
Macri with François Hollande shake hands at the Elysee palace in Paris on 2 July 2016 ahead of their meeting.
Macri with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, during his official visit to Germany, July 2016. Macri and Merkel.jpg
Macri with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, during his official visit to Germany, July 2016.
Macri speaking at the 71st General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. MacriONU04.jpg
Macri speaking at the 71st General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Colonia del Sacramento 7 JanuaryPresident Macri traveled to Uruguay, for a meeting with President Tabare Vazquez, under the start of his international agenda. They officially postulated the Uruguay–Argentina 2030 FIFA World Cup bid. [2]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos 20–23 JanuaryPresident Macri traveled to the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos accompanied by his former rival in the presidential elections Sergio Massa. [3]
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		Vatican City
Rome 		27 FebruaryPresident Macri visited Pope Francis in his first visit to the Vatican as President. After that, Macri met with Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington D.C. 31 March
1 April		President Macri traveled to the U.S. on the occasion of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit.
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Bogotá
Medellín 		15–16 JunePresident Macri traveled to Colombia for a meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos. After that, Macri participated in the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2016.
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Puerto Varas 30 June
1 July		President Macri traveled to Chile for the Summit of the Pacific Alliance.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris 2 JulyPresident Macri opened his European tour in Paris meeting with French President François Hollande. He said the meeting was "very good" and expressed his desire to increase trade between Mercosur and the European Union. [4]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 3–4 JulyPresident Macri met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini, at the headquarters of the European Commission, and then have lunch with President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, at that institution. In the afternoon he was received along with his wife, the First Lady Juliana Awada at the Royal Palace of Brussels by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. [5]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin 5–6 JulyPresident Macri traveled to Berlin for an official visit to Germany. This was announced by Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra in a press conference shared with the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Buenos Aires. [6] He met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Idaho 7–8 JulyPresident Macri traveled to Idaho to participate in the Sun Valley Conference Summit chaired by tycoon Bill Gates, in the state of Idaho, the northwestern United States. The presence of Macri is given after ended his official visit to France, Belgium and Germany.
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lima 28 JulyPresident Macri traveled to Lima to participate in the Presidential Inauguration of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro 5 AugustPresident Macri traveled to Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [7]
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha 3 SeptemberPresident Macri met the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hangzhou 4–5 SeptemberPresident Macri traveled to China to attend the G-20 summit meeting in Hangzhou.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 19 SeptemberMacri traveled to New York for the 71st UN General Assembly.
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Cartagena de Indias 27 SeptemberPresident Macri attended the signing of the Colombia Peace Agreements between President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC Leader Timoleón Jiménez.
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		Vatican City
Rome 		15 OctoberPresident Macri visited Pope Francis along with First Lady Juliana Awada and their child, Antonia Macri, his daughter Agustina Macri and her daughter Valentina Barbier. Later, the President met with diplomats and traveled to Florence where Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had a dinner in their honour. The President assisted as well to the Canonization of José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero.

2017

Melania Trump, Donald Trump, Mauricio Macri and Juliana Awada at the White House. Mauricio Macri & Donald Trump at the White House 05.jpg
Melania Trump, Donald Trump, Mauricio Macri and Juliana Awada at the White House.
Juliana Awada, Mauricio Macri, Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People. Juliana Awada Mauricio Macri Xi Jinping Peng Liyuan.jpg
Juliana Awada, Mauricio Macri, Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People.
Juliana Awada, Mauricio Macri, Shinzo Abe and Akie Abe. Juliana Awada Mauricio Macri Shinzo Abe and Akie Abe 20170519.png
Juliana Awada, Mauricio Macri, Shinzō Abe and Akie Abe.
CountryAreas visitedDate (s)Notes
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid 20–25 FebruaryMacri traveled to Spain with 200 businessmen. Met with the King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia Ortiz, and the President of the Government Mariano Rajoy. [8]
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Asunción 16 MarchMacri met with the President Horacio Cartes to cooperate in the fight against narcotraffic on the border and to renegotiate the debt for the construction of the Yacyretá Dam. [9]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam 27–28 MarchMacri and Juliana Awade met with the King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. They visited the Anne Frank House, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the International Criminal Court. [10]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Houston
Washington, D.C. 		26–27 AprilMacri visited the plants of Tenaris and Dow in Houston. [11] The next day he and Juliana Awada met Melania and Donald Trump at the White House. Trump decided to lift the import embargo of Argentine lemons and agreed to support Argentina's decision to join the OECD. [12]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Dubai 12 MayMacri and Juliana Awada were accompanied by Emilio Monzó, President of the Chamber of Deputies; Alberto Weretilneck, Governor of Río Negro; Sergio Uñac, Governor of San Juan; Gerardo Morales, Governor of Jujuy; Juan José Aranguren, Minister of Energy; Rogelio Frigerio, Minister of Interior and Guillermo Dietrich, Minister of Transport.

They met with the Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum [13]

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing
Shanghai 		14–18 MayOn Sunday 14 Macri and Juliana Awada met with Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People. Then they participated in the Belt and Road Forum.

On Monday 15 Macri went to Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center and worked with the leaders participating in the Forum.

On Tuesday 16 Macri met with businessmen from energy, transport and infrastructure areas. Then went to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Argentina and China.

On Wednesday 17 Macri and Juliana Awada deposited a wreath in the Monument to the People's Heroes, in the Tiananmen Square. Then Macri met in the Great Hall of the People with the Premier of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang, and then with the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Zhang Dejiang.

On Thursday 18 Macri went to Shanghai to the official inauguration of the Pavilion of the Argentine Republic in the SIAL-China Exhibition at the New International Expo Center. [14]

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo 18–19 MayMacri shared a breakfast with Japanese businessmen at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo Hotel. In that place he said a few words at the opening of the Japan-Argentina Economic Forum.

Then Macri and Juliana Awada met with the Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and his wife Akie Abe at the official residence. Macri was received by the chairman of Toyota, Takeshi Uchiyamada.

On Friday 19 Macri and Juliana Awada went to the Meiji Shrine and then met with the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in the Tokyo Imperial Palace. [15]

Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Quito 24 MayMacri traveled to Ecuador to attend the inauguration of Lenín Moreno as new President of Ecuador.
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Santiago 27 JuneMacri traveled to Chile for a meeting with President Michelle Bachelet, which whom he discussed integration prospects between Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance. [16]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hamburg 7–8 JulyPresident Macri traveled to Germany to attend the G-20 summit meeting in Hamburg.

2018

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Valparaíso 11 MarchCeremony of inauguration of the Chilean president Sebastian Piñera
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Lima 13–14 April 8th Summit of the Americas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada La Malbaie 8–10 June 44th G7 summit
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Antigua Guatemala 15–16 November 2018 Ibero-American Summit

2019

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília 16 JanuaryPresident Macri traveled to Brazil for a meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro.
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi 17-19 FebruaryPresident Macri traveled to India for a state visit and met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta 26 JunePresident Macri traveled to Indonesia to meet with President Joko Widodo.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Osaka 27–29 JunePresident Macri traveled to Japan to attend the G-20 summit meeting in Osaka.
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Zurich 30 JunePresident Macri received a decoration by the FIFA.

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