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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