President Ronald Reagan
President Reagan made 7 trips to continental Europe, 3 to Asia and 1 to South America during his presidency. He is perhaps best remembered for his speeches at the 40th anniversary of the Normandy landings, for his impassioned speech at the Berlin Wall, his summit meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev, and riding horses with the Queen at Windsor Park.
Reagan's presidency would be transitional in international travel. During his term in office, he ordered the two special mission Boeing 747s that would become the new presidential transport to replace the aging Boeing 707s. Heavy lift aircraft could bring security,limousines, and helicopters. After that time, the president had access to inflight bedrooms and showers, boardrooms, and communication equipment and with refueling virtually unlimited range. Summit meetings would proliferate, and international travel would become more of a constant expectation of the presidency.
| # | Start | End | Country | Cities | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-Jan-81 | 5-Jan-81 | Mexico | Ciudad Juarez | Met with President José López Portillo. |
| 2 | 10-Mar-81 | 11-Mar-81 | Canada | Ottawa | State visit; met with Governor General Edward Schreyer and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and gave a joint address to parliament. |
| 3 | 19-Jul-81 | 21-Jul-81 | Canada | Ottawa, Montebello | 7th G7 Summit; |
| 4 | 21-Oct-81 | 24-Oct-81 | 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. |
| 5 | 7-Apr-82 | 8-Apr-82 | Jamaica | Kingston | Official visit; met with Prime Minister Edward Seaga. |
| 6 | 8-Apr-82 | 11-Apr-82 | 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. |
| 7 | 2-Jun-82 | 7-Jun-82 | France | Paris | State visit; met with President François Mitterrand and Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy. |
| 8 | 5-Jun-82 | 6-Jun-82 | France | Versailles | 8th G7 Summit. |
| 9 | 7-Jun-82 | 7-Jun-82 | Italy | Rome | State visit; met with President Sandro Pertini and Premier Giovanni Spadolini. |
| 10 | 7-Jun-82 | 7-Jun-82 | Vatican City | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | |
| 11 | 7-Jun-82 | 9-Jun-82 | United Kingdom | London, Windsor Castle | State visit; met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Addressed Parliament. |
| 12 | 9-Jun-82 | 11-Jun-82 | Federal Republic of Germany | Bonn | State visit; met with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and President Karl Carstens; addressed the Bundestag; and attended a meeting of the North Atlantic Council. |
| 13 | 11-Jun-82 | 11-Jun-82 | Germany | West Berlin | Met with Chancellor Schmidt. |
| 14 | 8-Oct-82 | 8-Oct-82 | Mexico | Tijuana | Exchange of visits with President-elect Miguel de la Madrid. |
| 15 | 30-Nov-82 | 3-Dec-82 | Brazil | Brasília, São Paulo | Official working visit; met with President João Figueiredo. |
| 16 | 3-Dec-82 | 3-Dec-82 | Colombia | Bogota | Official working visit; met with President Belisario Betancur. |
| 17 | 3-Dec-82 | 4-Dec-82 | Costa Rica | San Jose | Official working visit; met with President Luis Alberto Monge and President Álvaro Magaña of El Salvador. |
| 18 | 4-Dec-82 | 4-Dec-82 | Honduras | San Pedro Sula | Official working visit; met with President Roberto Suazo Córdova and with Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt. |
| 19 | 14-Aug-83 | 14-Aug-83 | Mexico | La Paz (Baja California) | Informal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid. |
| 20 | 9-Nov-83 | 12-Nov-83 | Japan | Tokyo | State visit; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, and addressed the Diet. |
| 21 | 12-Nov-83 | 14-Nov-83 | Korea | Seoul, Demilitarized Zone | State visit; met with President Chun Doo-hwan, addressed the National Assembly, and visited U.S. troops. |
| 22 | 26-Apr-84 | 1-May-84 | People's Republic of China | Beijing, Xian, Shanghai | State visit; met with President Li Xiannian and Premier Zhao Ziyang. |
| 23 | 1-Jun-84 | 4-Jun-84 | Ireland | Shannon, Galway, Ballyporeen, Dublin | Met with President Patrick Hillery and Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald; visited ancestral home; addressed Parliament. |
| 24 | 4-Jun-84 | 10-Jun-84 | United Kingdom | London | 10th G7 Summit; |
| 25 | 6-Jun-84 | 6-Jun-84 | France | Normandy | Attended commemorative ceremonies of the 40th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy. Also present were Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Olav V of Norway, King Baudouin I of Belgium, President François Mitterrand of France, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. |
| 26 | 17-Mar-85 | 18-Mar-85 | Canada | Quebec | Met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. |
| 27 | 30-Apr-85 | 4-May-85 | Federal Republic of Germany | Bonn | 11th G7 Summit |
| 28 | 5-May-85 | 6-May-85 | 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. |
| 29 | 6-May-85 | 4-May-85 | Spain | Madrid | State visit; met with King Juan Carlos I and President Felipe González. |
| 30 | 8-May-85 | 8-May-85 | France | Strasbourg | Addressed the European Parliament. |
| 31 | 8-May-85 | 10-May-85 | Portugal | Lisbon | State visit; met with President António Ramalho Eanes and Prime Minister Mário Soares; addressed the National Assembly. |
| 32 | 16-Nov-85 | 21-Nov-85 | Switzerland | Geneva | Attended Summit Meeting (November 19–21) with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Met also with Swiss President Kurt Furgler. |
| 33 | 21-Nov-85 | 21-Nov-85 | 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. |
| 34 | 3-Jan-86 | 3-Jan-86 | Mexico | Mexicali | Informal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid. |
| 35 | 20-Feb-86 | 20-Feb-86 | Grenada | St. George's | Met with Governor General Paul Scoon and Prime Minister Herbert 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. |
| 36 | 29-Apr-86 | 2-May-86 | Indonesia | Bali | Attended an ASEAN Ministerial meeting; met with Indonesian President Suharto and Philippine Vice President Salvador Laurel. |
| 37 | 2-May-86 | 7-May-86 | Japan | Tokyo | 12th G7 Summit |
| 38 | 9-Oct-86 | 12-Oct-86 | Iceland | Reykjavik | Pre-Summit meeting (October 10–11) with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Met with President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir October 10. |
| 39 | 4-Apr-87 | 5-Apr-87 | Canada | Ottawa | State visit; met with Governor General Jeanne Sauvé and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and gave joint address to parliament on April 6. |
| 40 | 3-Jun-87 | 11-Jun-87 | Italy | Venice, Rome | 13th G7 Summit; Met with President Francesco Cossiga and Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani in Rome on June 6. |
| 41 | 6-Jun-87 | 6-Jun-87 | Vatican City | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | |
| 42 | 11-Jun-87 | 12-Jun-87 | Germany | West Berlin | Attended 750th Anniversary celebrations; met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl. |
| 43 | 12-Jun-87 | 12-Jun-87 | Federal Republic of Germany | Bonn | Met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl. |
| 44 | 13-Feb-88 | 13-Feb-88 | Mexico | Mazatlan | Informal meeting with President Miguel de la Madrid. Signed textile agreement. |
| 45 | 1-Mar-88 | 3-Mar-88 | 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. |
| 46 | 25-May-88 | 29-May-88 | Finland | Helsinki | Met with President Mauno Koivisto and Prime Minister Harri Holkeri; rested en route to U.S.-Soviet Summit. |
| 47 | 29-May-88 | 2-Jun-88 | U.S.S.R. | Moscow | Summit meeting with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Exchanged ratifications of the INF Treaty. |
| 48 | 2-Jun-88 | 3-Jun-88 | United Kingdom | London | Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita. |
| 49 | 19-Jun-88 | 21-Jun-88 | Canada | Toronto | 14th G7 Summit |
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