List of International Trips Made By The President of The United States - President John F. Kennedy

President John F. Kennedy

President Kennedy made two trips to Europe along with 6 shorter international trips in the Western Hemisphere.

The second trip to Europe was the first trip trans-oceanic trip using the dedicated jet known to the general public by its call sign Air Force One and more specifically as VC-137C SAM 26000. The trip included the famous speech Ich bin ein Berliner at the Berlin Wall, the visit of the first Catholic president to Vatican City, and the trip to Kennedy's ancestral Irish home.

Table of Trips
#	Start	End	Country	Cities	Reason
1	16-May-1961	18-May-1961	Canada	Ottawa	State visit; met with Governor General Georges Vanier and addressed joint session of parliament.
2	31-May-1961	3-Jun-1961	France	Paris	State visit; addressed North Atlantic Council and met with President Charles de Gaulle.
3	3-Jun-1961	4-Jun-1961	Austria	Vienna	Met with President Adolf Schärf and held talks with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
4	4-Jun-1961	5-Jun-1961	United Kingdom	London	Private visit; met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
5	16-Dec-1961	17-Dec-1961	Venezuela	Caracas	Met with President Rómulo Betancourt.
6	17-Dec-1961	17-Dec-1961	Colombia	Bogota	Met with President Alberto Lleras Camargo.
7	21-Dec-1961	22-Dec-1961	United Kingdom	Bermuda	Met with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
8	29-Jun-1962	1-Jul-1962	Mexico	Mexico, D.F.	State visit; met with President Adolfo López Mateos.
9	18-Dec-1962	21-Dec-1962	United Kingdom	Nassau (The Bahamas)	Conferred with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan; concluded Nassau Agreement on nuclear defense systems.
10	18-Mar-1963	20-Mar-1963	Costa Rica	San Jose	Attended Conference of Presidents of the Central American Republics.
11	23-Jun-1963	25-Jun-1963	Federal Republic of Germany	Bonn, Cologne, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden	Met with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and other officials.
12	26-Jun-1963	26-Jun-1963	Germany	West Berlin	Delivered several public addresses.
13	26-Jun-1963	29-Jun-1963	Ireland	Locale: Dublin, Wexford, Cork, Galway, Limerick	Addressed Parliament and visited ancestral home.
14	29-Jun-1963	30-Jun-1963	United Kingdom	Birch Grove, Sussex	Informal visit with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at his home.
15	1-Jul-1963	2-Jul-1963	Italy	Rome, Naples	Met with President Antonio Segni, Italian and NATO officials.
16	2-Jul-1963	2-Jul-1963	Vatican City		Audience with the newly-elected Pope Paul VI.

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