Presidential International Trips Pre-Aircraft
- The Panama Canal was the subject of interest for three of the earliest presidential trips abroad. In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was the first sitting president to travel internationally. William Howard Taft in 1909 and Warren G. Harding in 1920 visited the Panama Canal as President-elect.
- Woodrow Wilson was the first sitting president to travel to Europe. He spent nearly 7 months in Europe after World War I, interrupted by a brief return stateside that only lasted for 9 days.
- Calvin Coolidge's only international trip was to Cuba, where he addressed the Sixth International Conference of American States in 1928.
- Herbert Hoover made an extensive good-will tour of Latin America in 1928 during the time when he was president-elect.
| President | Start | End | Country | Cities | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt | 9-Nov-1906 | 26-Nov-1906 | Panama | Colon, Panama City | To inspect construction of Panama Canal. First visit abroad by any President or President-elect. |
| William Howard Taft | 29-Jan-1909 | 7-Feb-1909 | Panama | Colon, Panama City | Inspected construction of Panama Canal. Met with President José Domingo de Obaldía. |
| 16-Oct-1909 | Mexico | Ciudad Juarez | Part of an exchange of visits with President Porfirio Díaz across the border. | ||
| Woodrow Wilson | 18-Nov-1912 | 13-Dec-1912 | United Kingdom | Bermuda | Vacation. |
| 14-Dec-1918 | 25-Dec-1918 | France | Paris, Chaumont | Attended Preliminary to the Paris Peace Conference. Departed the U.S. December 4. | |
| 26-Dec-1918 | 31-Dec-1918 | United Kingdom | London, Carlisle, Manchester | Met with Prime Minister David Lloyd George and King George V. | |
| 31-Dec-1918 | 1-Jan-1919 | France | Paris | Stopover en route to Italy. | |
| 1-Jan-1919 | 6-Jan-1919 | Italy | Rome, Genoa, Milan, Turin | Met with King Victor Emmanuel III and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando. | |
| 4-Jan-1919 | Vatican City | Audience with Pope Benedict XV. | |||
| 7-Jan-1919 | 14-Feb-1919 | France | Paris | Attended Paris Peace Conference. Arrived In the U.S. February 24. | |
| 14-Mar-1919 | 18-Jun-1919 | France | Paris | Attended Paris Peace Conference. Departed the U.S. March 5. | |
| 18-Jun-1919 | 19-Jun-1919 | Belgium | Brussels, Charleroi, Malines, Louvain | Met with King Albert, addressed Parliament. | |
| 20-Jun-1919 | 28-Jun-1919 | France | Paris | Attended Paris Peace Conference. Returned to U.S. July 8. | |
| Warren G. Harding | 24-Nov-1920 | Panama | Colon, Baihos | Informal visit to Panama Canal Zone. | |
| 30-Nov-1920 | United Kingdom | Kingston (Jamaica) | Stopped while returning to the U.S. | ||
| 26-Jul-1923 | Canada | Vancouver | Official reception during return from Alaska. | ||
| Calvin Coolidge | 15-Jan-1928 | 17-Jan-1928 | Cuba | Havana | Addressed the Sixth International Conference of American States. |
| Herbert C. Hoover | 26-Nov-1928 | Honduras | Amapala | Good will trip. | |
| 26-Nov-1928 | El Salvador | Cutuco | Good will trip. | ||
| 27-Nov-1928 | Nicaragua | Corinto | Good will trip. | ||
| 28-Nov-1928 | Costa Rica | San Jose | Good will trip. | ||
| 1-Dec-1928 | Ecuador | Guayaquil | Good will trip. | ||
| 5-Dec-1928 | Peru | Lima | Good will trip. | ||
| 8-Dec-1928 | 11-Dec-1928 | Chile | Antofagasta, Santiago | Good will trip. | |
| 13-Dec-1928 | 15-Dec-1928 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Good will trip. | |
| 16-Dec-1928 | 18-Dec-1928 | Uruguay | Montevideo | Good will trip. | |
| 21-Dec-1928 | 23-Dec-1928 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Good will trip. |
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