List of international trips made by Nayib Bukele

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The following is a list of international trips conducted by Nayib Bukele , the mayor of San Salvador from May 2015 to April 2018 and the president of El Salvador since January 2019.

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Mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán

ImageCountryCities visitedDate(s)Notes
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 31 October 2014Spoke at the United Nations as a part of World Cities Day [1]

Mayor of San Salvador

ImageCountryCities visitedDate(s)Notes
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. 11 September 2016Official visit [2]
02.23 Zong Tong Jie Jian Sa Er Wa Duo Shi Shi Chang  (33063611885).jpg Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Taipei 23 February 2017Official visit [3]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Jerusalem February 2018Official visit [4]
Carmena insta al municipalismo iberoamericano a unirse para construir ciudades de paz y prosperidad 01.jpg Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica San José 20 April 2018Attended the XVIII summit of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities

President of El Salvador

ImageCountryCities visitedDate(s)Notes
-UNGA (48795698093).jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Washington, D.C. 26 September 2019 State visit, [5] spoke at the United Nations General Assembly [6]
Nayib Bukele and Shinzo Abe.png Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo 29 November 2019State visit [7]
Nayib Bukele and Xi Jinping.png Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 4 December 2019State visit [8]
Nayib Bukele with Saad Sherida al-Kaabi.png Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha 12 December 2019State visit [9]
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Guatemala City 27 January 2020State visit [10]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. February 2021U.S. President Joe Biden refused to meet Bukele. [11]
Nayib Bukele and Recep Tayyip Erdogan.jpg Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara 28 January 2022State visit [12]
Nayib Bukele visiting Google.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States Mountain View 29 August 2023Signed a 7-year agreement with Google [13]
Nayib Bukele en la Asamblea General de la ONU.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 19 September 2023Spoke at the United Nations General Assembly [14]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States National Harbor 22 February 2024Spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference [15]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Austin 20 September 2024Met with Elon Musk [16]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 24 September 2024Spoke at the United Nations General Assembly [17]
Nayib Bukele with Javier Milei, September 2024.jpg Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires 30 September – 1 October 2024State visit [18]
Nayib Bukele and Rodrigo Chaves Robles.jpg Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica San José 11–12 November 2024State visit [19]

Canceled visits

ImageCountryCitiesDate(s)EventNotes
10 06 2022 Foto Oficial da IX Cupula das Americas (52137086753).jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States Los Angeles 6–10 June 2022 9th Summit of the Americas Bukele was one of multiple Latin American heads of state who did not attend the 9th Summit of the Americas. He did not attend due to frustration of the United States' criticism of his government regarding alleged corruption and human rights abuses. [20]

References

  1. "Nayib Bukele Expone en la ONU sobre Desarrollo de Nuevo Cuscatlán" [Nayib Bukeles Exposes the UN to the Development of Nuevo Cuscatlán]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. "Alcaldes de San Salvador y Washington DC se Reúnen para Abordar Desarrollo Ciudades" [Mayors of San Salvador and Washington, D.C. Meet to Discuss City Development]. Diario1 (in Spanish). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. "President Tsai Meets Mayor Nayib Bukele of San Salvador". Taiwanese Presidential Office . 23 February 2017.
  4. Ahren, Raphael (7 February 2019). "His Dad was an Imam, His Wife has Jewish Roots: Meet El Salvador's New Leader". The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. Cohen, Luc (26 September 2019). "El Salvador President Calls on Trump to Keep Protected Status Program for Migrants". Reuters . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. Cohen, Luc (26 September 2019). Milliken, Mary; Oatis, Jonathan (eds.). ""Just a Second, Please": El Salvador President's U.N. Selfie Eclipses Speech". Reuters . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. "Japan Pressed El Salvador to Prevent Chinese Influence Over Port". Japan Times . 30 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. Bermúdez, Ángel (4 December 2019). "Bukele Visita China: El Histórico Acercamiento de El Salvador a Pekín y la "Gigantesca Cooperación" que Recibe a Cambio" [Bukele Visits China: El Salvador's Historic Approach to Beijing and the "Gigantic Cooperation" He Receives in Return]. BBC (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. "President of El Salvador meets Minister of State for Energy". The Peninsula Qatar.com. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. "Guatemalan President Offers El Salvador the Chance to Build a Port in Guatemalan Waters". Reuters . 27 January 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  11. "Biden Officials Turn Down Unannounced Visit with El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele". NBC News . 9 February 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  12. "Turkey, El Salvador Sign 6 Agreements During Bukele Visit". Daily Sabah. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. Brewster, Freddie (30 August 2023). "El Salvador's President Inks Deal with Google for Central American Tech Hub". KTVU . San Francisco, California . Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  14. "El Salvador's Leader, Criticized Internationally for Gang Crackdown, Tells UN It Was the Right Thing". Associated Press . New York City, United States. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  15. Magaña, Yolanda (23 February 2024). "Bukele Defiende su Modelo y Urge a EE.UU. Seguirlo" [Bukele Defends His Model and Urges the US to Follow It]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  16. "Elon Musk, Dueño de X y Tesla, se Reúne con el Presidente Nayib Bukele" [Elon Musk, Owner of X and Tesla, Meets with President Nayib Bukele]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). 20 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  17. Magaña, Yolanda (24 September 2024). "Nayib Bukele Ante la ONU Dice el Mundo Está en Decadencia Mientras El Salvador Renace" [Nayib Bukele Before the UN Says the World is Decaying While El Salvador is Reborn]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. Mondragón, Lissette (30 September 2024). "Nayib Bukele Inicia Encuentro con Javier Milei en Argentina" [Nayib Bukele Initiates Meeting with Javier Milei in Argentina]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  19. Cornejo, Iliana (11 November 2024). "Bukele Inicia Hoy Su Visita Oficial en Costa Rica" [Today, Bukele Begins His Official Visit in Costa Rica]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  20. Megerian, Chris; Goodman, Joshua (9 June 2022). "Salvadoran Leader Rebuffs Blinken Effort to Bolster Summit". Associated Press . Los Angeles, California . Retrieved 10 August 2022.