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Presidential Visits Abroad

Ronald Reagan   Jan 20, 1981 through Jan 20, 1989

January 5, 1981
Mexico
Ciudad Juarez
Met with President Lopez Portillo. [Visit made as President-elect.]

March 10-11, 1981
Canada
Ottawa
State visit; met with Prime Minister Trudeau and addressed Parliament.

July 19-21, 1981
Canada
Ottawa
Attended Economic Summit Conference of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

October 21-24, 1981
Mexico
Cancun
Attended Summit Meeting on International Cooperation and Development. Met with the Heads of State and Government of Algeria, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Guyana, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia.

April 7-8, 1982
Jamaica
Kingston
Official visit; met with Prime Minister Seaga.

April 8-11, 1982
Barbados
Bridgetown
Official visit; met April 8 with the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Christopher and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

June 2-7, 1982
France
Paris
State visit; met with President Mitterrand and Prime Minister Mauroy.

June 5-6, 1982
France
Versailles
Attended Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

June 7, 1982
Italy
Rome
State visit; met with President Pertini and Premier Spadolini.

June 7, 1982
Vatican City
Audience with Pope John Paul II.

June 7-9, 1982
United Kingdom
London, Windsor Castle
State visit; met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Thatcher. Addressed Parliament.

June 9-11, 1982
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
State visit; met with Chancellor Schmidt and President Carstens; addressed the Bundestag; and attended a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

June 11, 1982
Germany
West Berlin
Met with Chancellor Schmidt.

October 8, 1982
Mexico
Tijuana
Exchange of visits with President-elect de la Madrid.

November 30-December 3, 1982
Brazil
Brasilia, Sao Paulo
Official working visit; met with President Figueiredo.

December 3, 1982
Colombia
Bogota
Official working visit; met with President Betancur.

December 3-4, 1982
Costa Rica
San Jose
Official working visit; met with President Monge and President Magana of El Salvador.

December 4, 1982
Honduras
San Pedro Sula
Official working visit; met with President Suazo and with Guatemalan President Rios Montt.

August 14, 1983
Mexico
La Paz (Baja California)
Informal meeting with President de la Madrid.

November 9-12, 1983
Japan
Tokyo
State visit; met with Emperor Hirhito and Prime Minister Nakasone, and addressed the Diet.

November 12-14, 1983
Korea
Seoul, Demilitarized Zone
State visit; met with President Chun, addressed the National Assembly, and visited U.S. troops.

April 26-May 1, 1984
People's Republic of China
Beijing, Xian, Shanghai
State visit; met with President Li and Premier Zhao.

June 1-4, 1984
Ireland
Shannon, Galway, Ballyporeen, Dublin
Met with President Hillery and Prime Minister FitzGerald; visited ancestral home; addressed Parliament.

June 4-10, 1984
United Kingdom
London
Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Thatcher. Attended Economic Summit Meeting June 7-9 of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

June 6, 1984
France
Normandy
Attended commemorative ceremonies of the 40th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. Also present were Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Olav V of Norway, King Baudouin I of Belgium, President Mitterrand of France, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.

March 17-18, 1985
Canada
Quebec
Met with Prime Minister Mulroney.

April 30-May 4, 1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
Attended Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

May 5-6, 1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn, Bergen-Belsen, Bitburg, Hambach Castle
State visit; attended ceremonies commemorating 40th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

May 6-4, 1985
Spain
Madrid
State visit; met with King Juan Carlos I and President Gonzalez.

May 8, 1985
France
Strasbourg
Addressed the European Parliament.

May 8-10, 1985
Portugal
Lisbon
State visit; met with President Eanes and Prime Minister Scares; addressed the National Assembly.

November 16-21, 1985
Switzerland
Geneva
Attended Summit Meeting (November 19-21) with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev. Met also with Swiss President Furgler.

November 21, 1985
Belgium
Brussels
Briefed North Atlantic Council on Soviet summit Present were the Heads of State and Government of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Portugal, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

January 3, 1986
Mexico
Mexicali
Informal meeting with President de La Madrid.

February 20, 1986
Grenada
St. George's
Met with Governor General Scoon and Prime Minister Blaize, and with the Prime Ministers of Dominica, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Christopher and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. Dedicated a memorial to U.S. servicemen.

April 29-May 2, 1986
Indonesia
Bali
Attended an ASEAN Ministerial meeting; met with Indonesian President Soeharto and Philippine Vice President Laurel.

May 2-7, 1986
Japan
Tokyo
Attended Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

October 9-12, 1986
Iceland
Reykjavik
Pre-Summit meeting (October 10-11) with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev. Met with President Finnbogadottir October 10.

April 5-4, 1987
Canada
Ottawa
Official visit; met with Prime Minister Mulroney. Addressed Parliament April 6.

June 3-11, 1987
Italy
Venice, Rome
Attended Economic Summit Meeting (June 8-10) of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Met with President Cossiga and Prime Minister Fanfani in Rome on June 6.

June 6, 1987
Vatican City
Audience with Pope John Paul II.

June 11-12, 1987
Germany
West Berlin
Attended 750th Anniversary celebrations; met with Chancellor Kohl.

June 12, 1987
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
Met with Chancellor Kohl.

February 13, 1988
Mexico
Mazatlan
Informal meeting with President de la Madrid. Signed textile agreement.

March 1-3, 1988
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Summit Meeting. Present were the Heads of State and Government of Canada, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

May 25-29, 1988
Finland
Helsinki
Met with President Koivisto and Prime Minister Holkeri; rested en route to U.S.-Soviet Summit.

May 29-June 2, 1988
U.S.S.R.
Moscow
Summit meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev. Exchanged ratifications of the INF Treaty.

June 2-3, 1988
United Kingdom
London
Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Thatcher, and Japanese Prime Minister Takeshita.

June 19-21, 1988
Canada
Toronto
Attended Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

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