List of vice presidential trips made by JD Vance

This is a list of vice presidential trips made by JD Vance during 2025, the first year of his vice presidency as the 50th Vice President of the United States.

This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the Number One Observatory Circle, the official residence of the vice president, is located. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president, as well as Joint Base Andrews. International trips are included. The list is organized chronologically by month, with a separate section for scheduled future trips.

As of November 1, 2025, Vance has made 36 domestic trips to 26 states and 6 international trips visiting 8 countries/territories. Here are the number of visits per state or territory he traveled to (completed trips only):

• One: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming
• Two: Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Texas
• Three: Arizona and Maryland
• Four: California and Virginia

International (completed)

• 6 trips, 8 countries/territories: France, Germany, Greenland (Denmark), Vatican City (2), Italy (2), India, United Kingdom, Israel

January

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Virginia	Damascus	January 27	Arriving via Bristol Tennessee-Virginia Regional Airport, Vice President Vance visited victims of Hurricane Helene and surveyed recovery efforts in the affected region. [1]

February

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Ohio	East Palestine	February 3	Visited the site of the 2023 train-derailment chemical incident to review cleanup and recovery progress, meeting with local officials and residents. [2]
France	Paris, Barbizon	February 10–13	Arriving via Paris Orly Airport, JD Vance attended the AI Action Summit at the Grand Palais. Was hosted by President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. Met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss energy diversification and Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian War. Visited the Louvre Museum, the Forest of Fontainebleau and Seine-et-Marne. [3] [4] [5]
Germany	Munich	February 13–15	Attended the 61st Munich Security Conference. Held bilateral meetings with president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. [6]
California	San Diego	February 16	Private trip. Attended a wedding. [7]
Maryland	National Harbor	February 20	Vice President Vance delivered remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. [8]
Vermont	Warren	February 28	Vice President Vance and his family planned a ski-vacation weekend at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont; large protests lined Route 100 in Waitsfield and Warren in response to the trip. [9]

March

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Vermont	Warren	March 1–2	Despite protests, Vice President Vance continued his family trip to Sugarbush Resort.
Texas	Eagle Pass	March 5	Visited the U.S.–Mexico border to inspect facilities and meet with border patrol agents. [10]
Michigan	Warren	March 14	Visited manufacturing facilities with Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler. [11]
Virginia	Quantico	March 27	Visited U.S. Marines at Marine Corps Base Quantico. [12]
Greenland	Pituffik	March 28–29	Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Pituffik Space Base to meet with U.S. Space Force personnel. [13]

April

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Texas	Houston	April 8	Vice President Vance attended a high-dollar fundraising luncheon in Houston as part of an RNC fundraising trip across Texas. [14]
	Dallas		Later the same day, Vice President Vance traveled to Dallas for a private GOP dinner that raised over $2 million. [15]
Vatican City	Vatican City	April 18–20	Attended Holy Week events, including Good Friday liturgy at St. Peter's Basilica, Easter Mass. Briefly met Pope Francis. [16] [17]
Italy	Rome	April 18–20	Participated in additional diplomatic events as part of the Italy–India trip. [18]
India	New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur	April 21–24	Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance conducted an official visit, toured Taj Mahal and met with Indian officials including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [19]

May

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Alabama	Tuscaloosa	May 1	Visited the Nucor steel mill to highlight American manufacturing. [20]
Florida	Mar-a-Lago, West Palm Beach	May 1–2	Arriving via Palm Beach International Airport, alongside President Trump, Vice President Vance attended an event for 2026 Florida gubernatorial election candidate Byron Donalds. On May 2, he participated in the RNC Spring Gala. [21]
Italy	Rome	May 17–19	Arriving via Rome Fiumicino Airport, Vice President Vance met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss trade negotiations. [22]
Vatican City	Vatican City	May 18–19	Attended the papal inauguration mass and met with Pope Leo XIV. [23] [24]
Maryland	Annapolis	May 23	Delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy, calling for a cautious but strong approach to military engagement. [25]
Virginia	Arlington	May 26	Alongside President Trump, for Memorial Day, Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. [26]
Nevada	Las Vegas	May 28	Participated in the Bitcoin 2025 Conference and held a MAGA fundraiser. [27]

June

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Tennessee	Nashville	June 5	Vance traveled to Nashville (coinciding with the start of CMA Fest) and attended a Republican National Committee fundraising event that evening. During this trip he also stopped for dinner at Kid Rock’s newly opened restaurant, “The Detroit Cowboy,” in downtown Nashville. [28]
Montana	Dillon	June 11	Visited the ranch of Rupert Murdoch and spoke with media executives including Lachlan Murdoch. [29]
California	Los Angeles	June 20	Arriving via Los Angeles International Airport, JD Vance met with U.S. Marines and National Guard troops, toured a federal joint operations center amid immigration enforcement protests. [30]

July

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
South Dakota	Mount Rushmore, Rapid City	July 3	Vance made an unannounced stop at Mount Rushmore ahead of Independence Day, joining South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden to discuss plans for a Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) fireworks celebration in 2026. He greeted tourists at the monument and received a formal welcome from Rapid City’s mayor. [31]
North Dakota	Medora	July 4	Vice President Vance and family vacationed in southwestern North Dakota, visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park. [32]
California	San Diego	July 5	Attended the Claremont Institute's 2025 Statesmanship Award dinner.
Pennsylvania	West Pittston	July 16	Attended a rally to promote the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in a machine-shop venue. [33]
New Jersey	Linwood		On the same day, Vance made an unannounced visit to New Jersey to pay condolences to the family of his chief of staff, Jacob Reses. [34]
Ohio	Canton	July 28	Visited the Metallus steel manufacturing plant in Canton to promote the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and American industry as well as advanced materials innovation. [35]
Wyoming	Jackson Hole	July 29	Headlined a high-dollar GOP fundraiser in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which raised over $2 million for the RNC. [36]
Montana	Big Sky		Following the fundraising event in Wyoming, J. D. Vance appeared at a private donor retreat at a ski resort in Big Sky hosted by GOP megadonors, alongside Republican lawmakers.

August

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Indiana	Indianapolis	August 7	Vice President Vance held a meeting with Indiana Governor Mike Braun and state legislative leaders in Indianapolis to press for mid-cycle redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections. [37]
United Kingdom	Cotswolds, Kilmarnock	August 7–17	Private trip. Vacationed with his family in the Cotswolds and Scotland. Addressed U.S. troops at RAF Fairford. Met Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Conservative MPs Robert Jenrick and Chris Philp, as well as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. [38]
Georgia	Peachtree	August 21	Vance spoke at an event in Peachtree City (south of Atlanta) to promote President Trump’s new tax policy, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and to rally support against Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff ahead of his 2026 re-election bid. The vice president touted the law’s family tax cuts and was joined by several Georgia Republican Senate hopefuls during his campaign-style appearance [39]
Wisconsin	La Crosse	August 28	Visited a steel-fabrication facility to promote the administration’s new tax and spending bill, highlighting domestic manufacturing and economic revitalization efforts. [40]

September

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Minnesota	Minneapolis	September 3	Arriving via Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, JD Vance and the Second Lady visited Minneapolis one week after Annunciation Catholic Church shooting to pay respects to the victims. They laid flowers at a memorial outside the church, met privately with families of the two children killed and other survivors, and later visited an injured child at a local hospital. [41]
Utah	Salt Lake City	September 11	Vice President Vance visited the site of Charlie Kirk's assassination and, via Air Force Two, accompanied his casket back to Arizona. [42]
Arizona	Scottsdale
Michigan	Howell	September 17	Visited Hatch Stampling plant.
Arizona	Glendale	September 21	Arriving via Luke Air Force Base, Vance attended the funeral of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated earlier in the month. [43]
North Carolina	Concord	September 24	Arriving via Concord–Padgett Regional Airport, Vice President Vance delivered remarks on tax cuts and public-safety policy. During the same visit, he toured a NASCAR team facility. [44]

October

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Indiana	Indianapolis	October 8	Vice President Vance traveled to Indianapolis to meet with Indiana Senate Republicans amid a stalled push for redistricting. [45]
Kentucky	Covington	October 17	Vance, accompanied by Second Lady Usha Vance and their children, attended Sunday Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and unexpectedly greeted a just-married couple outside the church. [46]
California	San Diego, Camp Pendleton	October 17–19	Vice President Vance visited Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton for the Marine Corps 250th Birthday Beach Bash and delivered remarks to troops. [47] [48] [49]
Israel	Jerusalem, Tel Aviv	October 21–23	Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Israel to support the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire. He met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at Ben Gurion Airport, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and families of hostages. He also visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and observed Gaza from the HaKirya in Tel Aviv. [50] [51] [52] [53]
Mississippi	Oxford	October 29	Attended a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi with Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk. [54]

November

Country/ U.S. state	Areas visited	Dates	Details
Arizona	Phoenix	November 1	Arriving via Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Vice President Vance attended a campaign rally for Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake and delivered remarks on border security and election integrity. [55] [56]
Maryland	Bethesda	November 10	On the eve of Veterans Day, Vice President Vance visited military personnel at Walter Reed Hospital. [57]
Virginia	Arlington	November 11	Along with President Trump, on Veterans Day, Vice Pesident Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and delivered the Veterans Day address at the Memorial Amphitheater. [58]

See also

• Vice presidency of JD Vance
• Second presidency of Donald Trump
• List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2025)
• List of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump

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