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President McCain has already visited more countries during his office than any other president. As of May 2010, McCain has visited a total of 28 countries on 4 continents. So far has he frequently visited countries such as France, Germany and Mexico. He has also frequently visited U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
President McCain has already visited more countries during his office than any other president. As of May 2010, McCain has visited a total of 28 countries on 4 continents. So far has he frequently visited countries such as France, Germany and Mexico. He has also frequently visited U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
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− | McCain made his fifth trip to Europe in October to to attend the Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This makes him the first |
+ | McCain made his fifth trip to Europe in October to to attend the Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This makes him the first president in history to go to Europe five times in his first nine months in office. He has shown a pattern of combining a trip to Europe with another destination in the Middle East or Africa. The president flew to Copenhagen in order to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009. In April 2010, he went against recommendations and flew to Europe in order to attend the funeral of late President Lech Kaczyński in Kraków, who died in a plane crash outside of Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010 |
He is also the first U.S. official to visit Libya, marking the normalized relations between the United States and Libya. |
He is also the first U.S. official to visit Libya, marking the normalized relations between the United States and Libya. |
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|First trip to Saudi Arabia. McCain met with King Abdullah and discussed various issues, including the Arab–Israeli conflict and Iran's nuclear programme. |
|First trip to Saudi Arabia. McCain met with King Abdullah and discussed various issues, including the Arab–Israeli conflict and Iran's nuclear programme. |
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|Cairo, Giza |
|Cairo, Giza |
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|align=center|June 4 |
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− | |First visit to Africa; first trip to Egypt. McCain held a speech to the Muslim world at Cairo University, in which he tried to |
+ | |First visit to Africa; first trip to Egypt. McCain held a speech to the Muslim world at Cairo University, in which he tried to reassure to the Middle East that a peace deal between the Palestinians and Israelis could be struck. McCain would also try to use this to repair the image of America abroad. He would also meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, with whom he discussed several topics, including terrorism, human rights and the Arab–Israeli conflict. |
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|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px|border|Germany]] Germany |
|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px|border|Germany]] Germany |
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|Shanghai, Beijing |
|Shanghai, Beijing |
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− | |First trip to China, the fourth stop on a five-nation tour of Asia. In Shanghai, McCain met with Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng and Mayor Han Zheng. He also took part in a town-hall style meeting with Chinese students, |
+ | |First trip to China, the fourth stop on a five-nation tour of Asia. In Shanghai, McCain met with Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng and Mayor Han Zheng. He also took part in a town-hall style meeting with Chinese students, addressing a range of issues such as human rights violation, Tibet, internet censorship and U.S. arms deals with Taiwan. In Beijing, McCain took part in a bilateral meeting with China's head of state Hu Jintao, and met with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. McCain also visited various cultural sights; these included the Forbidden City and part of the Great Wall of China. |
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|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px|border|South Korea]] South Korea |
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.svg|25px|border|South Korea]] South Korea |
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|London |
|London |
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|align=center|January 28 |
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− | |McCain attended the conference on Afghanistan held at Lancaster House in London, where members of the international community discussed the further progress on the |
+ | |McCain attended the conference on Afghanistan held at Lancaster House in London, where members of the international community discussed the further progress on the Petersburg agreement from 2001 on the democratization of Afghanistan after the ousting of the Taliban regime. |
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|[[File:Flag of Georgia.svg|25px|border|Georgia]] Georgia |
|[[File:Flag of Georgia.svg|25px|border|Georgia]] Georgia |
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|Mumbai, New Delhi |
|Mumbai, New Delhi |
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|align=center|November 6–9 |
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− | |President McCain traveled to Mumbai, India, as part of a trip to Asia. The President commemorated the 2008 Mumbai attacks, visited the Mani Bhavan Museum, and hosted various business activities at the Oberoi Trident. The President later hosted a town hall meeting at St. Xavier's College. During his stay in Mumbai, the President stayed at the Taj Mahal Palace |
+ | |President McCain traveled to Mumbai, India, as part of a trip to Asia. The President commemorated the 2008 Mumbai attacks, visited the Mani Bhavan Museum, and hosted various business activities at the Oberoi Trident. The President later hosted a town hall meeting at St. Xavier's College. During his stay in Mumbai, the President stayed at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, which had previously been a terrorist target. The President proceeded to New Delhi, where he visited Humayun’s Tomb and met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He also addressed the joint session of the Indian Parliament. |
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|[[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|25px|border|Indonesia]] Indonesia |
|[[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|25px|border|Indonesia]] Indonesia |
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|Seoul |
|Seoul |
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|align=center|November 10–12 |
|align=center|November 10–12 |
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− | |President McCain traveled to Seoul, South Korea, as part of a four-country tour of Asia. While there, the President attended a Veterans Day ceremony at the Yongsan Garrison and had bilateral meetings with President Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House. The President later attended G20 meetings at the COEX Convention |
+ | |President McCain traveled to Seoul, South Korea, as part of a four-country tour of Asia. While there, the President attended a Veterans Day ceremony at the Yongsan Garrison and had bilateral meetings with President Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House. The President later attended G20 meetings at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center. |
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|[[File:Flag of Japan.svg|25px|border|Japan]] Japan |
|[[File:Flag of Japan.svg|25px|border|Japan]] Japan |
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|Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro |
|Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro |
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|March 19–21 |
|March 19–21 |
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+ | |President McCain arrived in Brasilea on March 19. He met with Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff for the first time at the Palácio do Planalto. McCain aimed to bolster the trade relationship between the United States and Brazil. On March 20, he traveled to Rio de Janeiro and spoke to a crowd at the Theatro Municipal. He visited the favela Cidade de Deus, one of Rio de Janeiro's most impoverished and famous neighborhoods. |
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|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|border|25px|Chile]] Chile |
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|border|25px|Chile]] Chile |
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|Nusa Dua on Bali |
|Nusa Dua on Bali |
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|November 17–19 |
|November 17–19 |
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− | |President McCain attended the annually ASEAN Summit and the sixth East Asia Summit on Bali. During his stay in Bali McCain participated in an event to announce a commercial deal with representatives of Boeing and Lion Air, participated in Embassy and U.S. Mission Meet |
+ | |President McCain attended the annually ASEAN Summit and the sixth East Asia Summit on Bali. During his stay in Bali McCain participated in an event to announce a commercial deal with representatives of Boeing and Lion Air, participated in Embassy and U.S. Mission Meet and Greet and hosted bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia as well as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand. On Bali President McCain also had an unscheduled meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. |
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|[[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|border|25px|Czech Republic]] Czech Republic |
|[[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|border|25px|Czech Republic]] Czech Republic |
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|Prague |
|Prague |
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|December 23 |
|December 23 |
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− | |President McCain attended the funeral of former Czech President and dissident Václav Havel in St |
+ | |President McCain attended the funeral of former Czech President and dissident Václav Havel in St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle. He attended the funeral along with Secretary of State Joe Lieberman, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (who was Czech by birth). |
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|Cartagena |
|Cartagena |
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|April 13–15 |
|April 13–15 |
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− | |President McCain traveled on a state visit to Colombia to take part in the 6th Summit of the Americas at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia and strengthen ties with the Hispanic community in his own country. Before the background of more distance and independence by Latin American and Caribbean countries from the United States of America discussed topics expected were the pros and cons of drug legalization in the context of America’s War on Drugs as well as the U.S. sanctions on Cuba and Cuba's continued exclusion from the Summit of the Americas. After the summits conclusion President McCain had a bilateral program with President Santos of Colombia which included a meeting and a working lunch. The two leaders then held a joint press conference in which they announced that the United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement will take effect May 15, 2012. McCain then toured Cartagena's historic San Pedro Claver church with Columbian President Santos toured the Iglesia de San Pedro Claver and attended an event to hand over land titles to representatives of the Afro-Colombian community at the Plaza de San Pedro in Cartagena, Colombia on April 15, 2012, in which Shakira participated. The land |
+ | |President McCain traveled on a state visit to Colombia to take part in the 6th Summit of the Americas at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia and strengthen ties with the Hispanic community in his own country. Before the background of more distance and independence by Latin American and Caribbean countries from the United States of America discussed topics expected were the pros and cons of drug legalization in the context of America’s War on Drugs as well as the U.S. sanctions on Cuba and Cuba's continued exclusion from the Summit of the Americas. After the summits conclusion President McCain had a bilateral program with President Santos of Colombia which included a meeting and a working lunch. The two leaders then held a joint press conference in which they announced that the United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement will take effect May 15, 2012. McCain then toured Cartagena's historic San Pedro Claver church with Columbian President Santos toured the Iglesia de San Pedro Claver and attended an event to hand over land titles to representatives of the Afro-Colombian community at the Plaza de San Pedro in Cartagena, Colombia on April 15, 2012, in which Shakira participated. The land restitution is an attempt by Colombia to recognized marginalized communities who were forced from their land by armed groups. During his trip to Colombia McCain visited the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, the largest colonial fort in Colombia. |
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|[[File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg|border|25px|Afghanistan]] Afghanistan |
|[[File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg|border|25px|Afghanistan]] Afghanistan |
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|Kabul |
|Kabul |
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|May 1–2 |
|May 1–2 |
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− | |President McCain visited Afghanistan during an unannounced surprise night visit on the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden to sign a strategic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and the United States of America, to spend time with U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan and to address the American people from Bagram Air Base to lay out his plans regarding Afghanistan. The president landed at Bagram Air Base at 10 |
+ | |President McCain visited Afghanistan during an unannounced surprise night visit on the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden to sign a strategic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and the United States of America, to spend time with U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan and to address the American people from Bagram Air Base to lay out his plans regarding Afghanistan. The president landed at Bagram Air Base at 10:20 p.m. local time in Afghanistan, spent six hours in the country and had been flying out of Afghanistan at about 4:25 AM Afghanistan time. He flew from Bagram by helicopter to the Presidential Palace in Kabul to hold a bilateral meeting with President Hamid Karzai and delivered remarks before the signing of the Strategic Partnership Agreement. After the signing he returned by helicopter to Bagram Air Base. Here he spoke with U.S. troops, visited wounded soldiers at a hospital on Bagram Air Base, where he awarded ten Purple Heart decorations, and spoke by radio to military personnel in other parts of the country who were involved in arranging his trip. President McCain then addressed his fellow American citizens from the air base and returned afterwards to the United States by use of Air Force One. |
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|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|22x20px|Mexico]] Mexico |
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|22x20px|Mexico]] Mexico |
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|Damascus |
|Damascus |
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|March 24–25 |
|March 24–25 |
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+ | |President McCain will meet with Prime Minister Ghassan Hitto and interim President of Syria and the leader of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, Moaz al-Khatib, for bilateral talks followed by a joint press conference. They will discuss matters related to Democratic development and human rights, the forthcoming People's Council election which will form a constituent assembly, the forthcoming trial of former President Bashar al-Assad as well as discuss trade, aid and economic development. |
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|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|border|25px|Syria]] Turkey |
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|border|25px|Syria]] Turkey |
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|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|border|25px|United Kingdom]] Russia |
|[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|border|25px|United Kingdom]] Russia |
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+ | |Constantine Palace in St Petersburg |
|June 13–14 |
|June 13–14 |
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|2013 G-20 Russia summit |
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|Tripoli |
|Tripoli |
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|TBA |
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+ | |Part of an African tour. President McCain will meet with the President of the General National Congress, Mohammed al-Magariaf, as well as meet with Prime Minister Ali Zeidan for bilateral talks followed by a joint press conference. They will discuss matters related to democratic development and human rights as well as discuss trade, aid and economic development. He will visit Libyan military bases as well as lay wreaths at the graves of Libyans who died during the civil war in 2011. He will also visit the American Cemetery in Tripoli to lay wreaths at the graves of the Americans buried there who died in the First Barbary War from 1801 to 1805. |
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|[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|border|25px|Tunisia]] Tunisia |
|[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|border|25px|Tunisia]] Tunisia |
Latest revision as of 19:48, 13 May 2017
This is a list of trips made by John McCain during his term of office as President of the United States. This list excludes trips made within the Washington Metropolitan Area, as well as trips to Camp David, the country residence of the President of the United States, or to the home of the McCain family in Phoenix, Arizona. The official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States is the White House, in Washington, D.C.
Summary
President McCain has already visited more countries during his office than any other president. As of May 2010, McCain has visited a total of 28 countries on 4 continents. So far has he frequently visited countries such as France, Germany and Mexico. He has also frequently visited U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
McCain made his fifth trip to Europe in October to to attend the Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This makes him the first president in history to go to Europe five times in his first nine months in office. He has shown a pattern of combining a trip to Europe with another destination in the Middle East or Africa. The president flew to Copenhagen in order to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009. In April 2010, he went against recommendations and flew to Europe in order to attend the funeral of late President Lech Kaczyński in Kraków, who died in a plane crash outside of Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010
He is also the first U.S. official to visit Libya, marking the normalized relations between the United States and Libya.
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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Israel West Bank |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem | March 20–22 | President McCain will examine the Iron Dome missile defense system, meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres, and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after which they will hold a joint press conference and have dinner together. On Thursday, the President will visit the Israel Museum, where he will see the Dead Sea Scrolls and a technology exhibit put together by Israeli universities. He will then travel to the West Bank to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He will then return to Jerusalem and give a speech to students at the International Convention Center, which will be followed by a state dinner with President Peres. On Friday, President McCain will lay wreaths at the graves of Theodor Herzl and Yitzhak Rabin and then meet with an Israeli opposition leader at Yad Vashem, before concluding his trip with a visit to the Church of the Nativity. | |
Jordan | Amman | March 22–23 | President McCain will meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan to have bilateral talks on matters related to Democratic development, the Arab Spring and the situation in Syria. After this they will hold a joint press conference and have dinner together. He will also inspect a Jordanian air base which took part in the NATO-led operation which removed Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria. | |
Syria | Damascus | March 24–25 | President McCain will meet with Prime Minister Ghassan Hitto and interim President of Syria and the leader of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, Moaz al-Khatib, for bilateral talks followed by a joint press conference. They will discuss matters related to Democratic development and human rights, the forthcoming People's Council election which will form a constituent assembly, the forthcoming trial of former President Bashar al-Assad as well as discuss trade, aid and economic development. | |
Turkey | Ankara | March 25 | President McCain will meet with Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss matters related to Syria, the War in Afghanistan and Iran. | |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | April 24–26 | Eighth East Asia Summit | |
United Kingdom | Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | June 13–14 | 39th G8 summit | |
Russia | Constantine Palace in St Petersburg | June 13–14 | 2013 G-20 Russia summit | |
Indonesia | Bali | October 5–7 | APEC Indonesia 2013 |