List of international presidential trips made by George W. Bush
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This is a list of international presidential trips made by George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. George W. Bush made 49 international trips to 73 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency, which began on January 20, 2001 and ended on January 20, 2009.[1]
Bush visited six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. On one of his two trips to Sub-Saharan Africa, he visited three of the poorest countries in the world at the time: Liberia, Rwanda, and Benin. He also made a secret trip to Iraq on Thanksgiving Day 2003 to dine with the troops. His father had made a similar visit to the U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia in 1990. On November 15–20, 2006, Bush made the third round the world presidential flight (after Johnson and Nixon).
Summary
[edit]The number of visits per country where President Bush travelled are:
- One visit to Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Kosovo, Kuwait, Liberia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam, and the West Bank
- Two visits to Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, and Thailand
- Three visits to Egypt, South Korea, and Poland
- Four visits to Canada, China, France, Iraq, and Japan
- Five visits to Germany and Vatican City
- Six visits to Italy, Mexico and the United Kingdom
- Seven visits to Russia
First term (2001–2005)
[edit]2001
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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1 | Mexico | San Cristóbal | February 16 | Met with President Vincente Fox; discussed trade, energy, migration, educational opportunities, and the battle against the illegal drug trade.[2] | |
2 | Canada | Quebec City | April 20–22 | Attended the 3rd Summit of the Americas. | |
3 | Spain | Madrid | June 12–13 | Met with King Juan Carlos I at the Royal Palace of Madrid and later with Prime Minister José María Aznar at the Palace of Moncloa. The President stayed at the Hotel Miguel Angel during his overnight visit. | |
Belgium | Brussels | June 13–14 | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. Met with King Albert II and Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. The President visited Chocolatier Mary during his visit. | ||
Sweden | Gothenburg | June 14–15 | Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Göran Persson, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. The President stayed at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel during his overnight visit. | ||
Poland | Warsaw | June 15–16 | State Visit. Met with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski at the Presidential Palace and Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek. The President delivered a foreign policy speech in front of faculty and students at Warsaw University during his visit. He also participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Piłsudski Square. The President stayed at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel during his overnight visit. | ||
Slovenia | Kranj | June 16 | Attended the summit meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Also met with Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek. | ||
4 | United Kingdom | London, Chequers, Halton, Brize Norton |
July 18–20 | President and Mrs. Bush arrived in London on the evening of July 18. On July 19, the President met with M.P. William Hague, Leader of the Conservative Party, at Winfield House. President and Mrs. Bush later attended an event for children at the British Museum. The President also visited the Churchill War Rooms museum. In the afternoon, President and Mrs. Bush participated in an arrival ceremony at Buckingham Palace and attended a luncheon hosted by Queen Elizabeth. They later traveled to Chequers to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie before spending the night at the prime minister's country estate. | |
Italy | Genoa, Castel Gandolfo, Rome |
July 20–24 | Attended the 27th G8 summit. Met with Pope John Paul II. Also met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. | ||
Kosovo | Camp Bondsteel | July 24 | Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
5 | China | Shanghai | October 18–21 | Attended APEC Summit Meeting. |
2002
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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6 | Japan | Tokyo | February 16–19 | Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Addressed the Diet. | |
South Korea | Seoul, Dorasan, Osan |
February 19–21 | Met with President Kim Dae-jung. Visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
China | Beijing | February 21–22 | Met with President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji. | ||
7 | Mexico | Monterrey | March 21–22 | Attended the International Conference on Financing for Development. Met with President Vicente Fox. | |
Peru | Lima | March 23–24 | Met with the presidents Alejandro Toledo of Peru, Andrés Pastrana Arango of Colombia, and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia, and with the vice president Pedro Pinto Rubianes of Ecuador. | ||
El Salvador | San Salvador | March 24 | Attended the Summit Meeting of Presidents of the Central American Republics. | ||
8 | Germany | Berlin | May 22–23 | Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Addressed the Bundestag. | |
Russia | Moscow, St. Petersburg |
May 23–26 | Summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Signed Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty. | ||
France | Paris, Sainte-Mère-Église, Colleville |
May 26–27 | Met with President Jacques Chirac. Delivered a Memorial Day address in Normandy. | ||
Italy | Rome | May 27–28 | Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Attended the NATO Summit Meeting and inaugurated the NATO-Russia Council. | ||
Vatican City | Apostolic Palace | May 28 | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | ||
9 | Canada | Kananaskis | June 25–27 | Attended the 28th G8 summit. | |
10 | Mexico | Los Cabos | October 26–27 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | |
11 | Czech Republic | Prague | November 19–22 | Attended the NATO and EAPC Summit Meetings. | |
Russia | St. Petersburg | November 22 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. | ||
Lithuania | Vilnius | November 22–23 | Met with the Presidents of the Baltic states, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
Romania | Bucharest | November 23 | Met with President Ion Iliescu. |
2003
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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12 | Portugal | Terceira Island | March 16 | Discussed the Iraq crisis with British prime minister Tony Blair, Spanish prime minister José María Aznar and Portuguese prime minister José Manuel Barroso. | |
13 | United Kingdom | Belfast, Hillsborough |
April 7–8 | Met with Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq. Also met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders. | |
14 | Poland | Kraków, Oświęcim |
May 31 | Met with President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Prime Minister Leszek Miller. Visited Nazi-German Auschwitz concentration camp. | |
Russia | St. Petersburg | May 31 – June 1 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. Attended ceremonies commemorating the city's 300th anniversary. | ||
France | Evian-les-Bains | June 1–2 | Attended the 29th G8 summit. Met with Chinese president Hu Jintao. | ||
Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | June 2–3 | Attended the "Red Sea Summit" with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. | ||
Jordan | Aqaba | June 4 | Attended meetings with Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas. Met with King Abdullah II. | ||
Qatar | Doha | June 4–5 | Met with Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Visited U.S. Central Command headquarters and addressed U.S. military personnel, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
15 | Senegal | Dakar, Gorée Island |
July 8 | Met with President Abdoulaye Wade. | |
South Africa | Pretoria | July 8–11 | Met with President Thabo Mbeki. | ||
Botswana | Gaborone | July 10 | Met with President Festus Mogae. Toured Mokolodi Nature Reserve. | ||
Uganda | Kampala | July 11 | Met with President Yoweri Museveni. | ||
Nigeria | Abuja | July 11–12 | Met with President Olusegun Obasanjo. | ||
16 | Japan | Tokyo | October 17–18 | Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. | |
Philippines | Manila | October 18–19 | Addressed a joint session of the Philippine Congress and met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. | ||
Thailand | Bangkok | October 18–21 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | ||
Singapore | Singapore | October 21–22 | Met with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. | ||
Indonesia | Denpasar | October 22 | Met with President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Muslim religious leaders. | ||
Australia | Canberra | October 22 | Met with Prime Minister John Howard. Addressed joint meeting of Parliament. | ||
17 | United Kingdom | London, Sedgefield |
November 18–21 | State Visit. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair. | |
18 | Iraq | Baghdad | November 27 | The President travelled in secret from his ranch in Texas to Andrews Air Force Base, where reporters were told not to use their devices or leak news of the trip, and then to Iraq.[3] Met with members of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. Addressed U.S. military personnel. |
2004
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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19 | Mexico | Monterrey | January 12–13 | Attended the Special Summit of the Americas. | |
20 | Italy | Rome | June 4–5 | Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. | |
Vatican City | Apostolic Palace | June 4 | Met with Pope John Paul II. | ||
France | Paris, Colleville, Caen, Arromanches |
June 5–6 | Met with President Jacques Chirac. Attended the 60th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies. | ||
21 | Ireland | Shannon, Dromoland Castle |
June 25–26 | Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. | |
Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul |
June 26–29 | Met with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Attended the NATO Summit meeting. | ||
22 | Chile | Santiago | November 19–22 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | |
Colombia | Cartagena | November 22 | Met with President Álvaro Uribe. | ||
23 | Canada | Ottawa, Gatineau, Halifax |
November 30 – December 1 | Met with Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Myra Freeman and Prime Minister Paul Martin. The President spent the night at Lornado, the official residence of the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, before traveling to Halifax to thank Canadians for their hospitality in hosting stranded Americans on September 11, 2001.[4] |
Second term (2005–2009)
[edit]2005
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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24 | Belgium | Brussels | February 20–23 | Attended the NATO and EU Summit Meetings. | |
Germany | Mainz, Wiesbaden |
February 23 | Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Visited U.S. military personnel. | ||
Slovakia | Bratislava | February 23–24 | Attended the summit meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. Also met with Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda. | ||
25 | Vatican City | St. Peter's Basilica | April 6–8 | Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II. | |
Italy | Rome | April 6–8, 2005 | Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. | ||
26 | Latvia | Riga | May 6–7 | Met with the Presidents of the Baltic states. | |
Netherlands | Maastricht, Valkenburg, Margraten |
May 7–8 | Met with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. Delivered address at the Netherlands American Cemetery, marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.[5] | ||
Russia | Moscow | May 8–9 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. Attended the 60th anniversary of VE Day ceremonies. | ||
Georgia | Tbilisi | May 9–10 | Met with President Mikheil Saakashvili, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
27 | Denmark | Kastrup, Fredensborg, Copenhagen |
July 5–6 | Met with Queen Margrethe II and Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. | |
United Kingdom | Gleneagles | July 6–8 | Attended the 31st G8 summit. | ||
28 | Argentina | Mar del Plata | November 3–5 | Attended the 4th Summit of the Americas. Met with President Nestor Kirchner. | |
Brazil | Brasília | November 5–6 | Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. | ||
Panama | Panama City | November 6–7 | Met with President Martín Torrijos. | ||
29 | Japan | Kyoto | November 15–16 | Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. | |
South Korea | Pusan, Gyeongju, Osan |
November 16–20 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. Met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
China | Beijing | November 20–21 | Met with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. | ||
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | November 21 | Met with President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. |
2006
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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30 | Ireland | Shannon | February 28 | Met with U.S. Marines who were en route to Iraq. | |
Afghanistan | Bagram, Kabul |
March 1 | Met with President Hamid Karzai. Dedicated new U.S. Embassy. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
India | New Delhi, Hyderabad |
March 1–3 | Met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Signed U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement. | ||
Pakistan | Islamabad | March 3–4 | Met with President Pervez Musharraf. | ||
31 | Mexico | Cancún, Chichen-Itza |
March 30–31 | Attended the 2nd North American Leaders' Summit with President Vincente Fox and Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper; visited the Chichen-Itza archaeological site. | |
32 | Iraq | Baghdad | June 13 | Met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | |
33 | Austria | Vienna | June 20–21 | Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. | |
Hungary | Budapest | June 21–22 | Met with President László Sólyom and Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány. Attended the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising. | ||
34 | Germany | Stralsund, Trinwillershagen |
July 12–14 | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. | |
Russia | St. Petersburg | July 14–17 | Attended the 32nd G8 summit. Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. | ||
35 | Russia | Moscow | November 15 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. | |
Singapore | Singapore | November 16–17 | Met with the chairman of the Singapore Council of Presidential Advisers, J. Y. Pillay and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Addressed National University of Singapore. | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
November 17–20 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | ||
Indonesia | Jakarta, Bogor |
November 20 | Met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. | ||
36 | Estonia | Tallinn | November 27–28 | Met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | |
Latvia | Riga | November 28–29 | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. | ||
Jordan | Amman | November 29–30 | Met with King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. |
2007
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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37 | Brazil | São Paulo | March 8–9 | Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. | |
Uruguay | Montevideo | March 9–11 | Met with President Tabaré Vázquez. | ||
Colombia | Bogotá | March 11 | Met with President Álvaro Uribe. | ||
Guatemala | Guatemala City, Santa Cruz Balanyá, Iximche |
March 11–12 | Informal visit; met with President Óscar Berger; visited the Iximche archaeological site. | ||
Mexico | Mérida, Uxmal |
March 12–14 | Met with President Felipe Calderón; visited the Uxmal archaeological site. | ||
38 | Czech Republic | Prague | June 4–5 | Met with President Václav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. Addressed Conference on Democracy and Security. | |
Germany | Heiligendamm | June 5–8 | Attended the 33rd G8 summit. Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. | ||
Poland | Gdańsk, Jurata |
June 8 | Met with President Lech Kaczyński. | ||
Italy | Rome | June 8–10 | Met with President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Romano Prodi. | ||
Vatican City | Apostolic Palace | June 9 | Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. | ||
Albania | Tirana | June 10 | Met with President Alfred Moisiu and Prime Minister Sali Berisha, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
Bulgaria | Sofia | June 10–11 | Met with President Georgi Parvanov and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev. | ||
39 | Canada | Montebello | August 20–21 | Attended North American Leaders' Summit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican president Felipe Calderón. | |
40 | Iraq | Al Asad Airbase | September 3 | Met with Gen. David Petraeus, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, senior U.S. officials, Iraqi political leaders. Addressed U.S military personnel. | |
Australia | Sydney | September 3–8 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. |
2008
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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41 | Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
January 9–11 | Met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres. Visited Yad Vashem. | |
Palestinian National Authority | Ramallah, Bethlehem |
January 10 | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. Visited the Church of the Nativity. | ||
Kuwait | Kuwait City, Camp Arifjan |
January 11–12 | Attended Roundtable on Democracy and Development. Met with Gen. David Petraeus and United States Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
Bahrain | Manama | January 12–13 | Met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Addressed U.S. military personnel, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Dubai | January 13–14 | Met with President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah |
January 14–16 | Met with King Abdullah. | ||
Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | January 16 | Met with President Hosni Mubarak. | ||
42 | Benin | Porto Novo | February 16 | Met with President Yayi Boni, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | |
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Arusha |
February 16–19 | Met with President Jakaya Kikwete. Signed Millenimum Challenge agreement. | ||
Rwanda | Kigali | February 19 | Met with President Paul Kagame. Dedicated new U.S. Embassy. | ||
Ghana | Accra | February 19–21 | Met with President John Kufuor. | ||
Liberia | Monrovia | February 21 | Met with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. | ||
43 | Ukraine | Kyiv | April 1 | Met with President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. | |
Romania | Bucharest | April 2–4 | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. | ||
Croatia | Zagreb | April 4–5 | Met with President Stjepan Mesić. | ||
Russia | Sochi | April 5–6 | Met with President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dmitry Medvedev. | ||
44 | Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Masada |
May 14–16 | Met with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Addressed the Knesset. Attended Israel's 60th anniversary. Visited the Masada fortification site. | |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, al-Janadriyah |
May 16–17 | Met with King Abdullah. | ||
Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | May 17–18 | Met with President Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Afghan president Hamid Karzai and Pakistani prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. Addressed the World Economic Forum. | ||
45 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | June 9–10 | Met with President Danilo Türk and Prime Minister Janez Janša. Attended the EU-US Summit Meeting. | |
Germany | Meseberg | June 10–11 | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. | ||
Italy | Rome | June 11–13 | Met with President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. | ||
Vatican City | Apostolic Palace | June 13 | Met with Pope Benedict XVI. | ||
France | Paris | June 13–15 | Met with President Nicolas Sarkozy. Addressed the OECD. Attended wreath-laying ceremonies at the Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial and Mémorial de la France combattante. | ||
United Kingdom | London, Belfast |
June 15–16 | Met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Quartet Representative Tony Blair. In Belfast, met with First Minister Peter Robertson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. | ||
46 | Japan | Tōyako | July 6–9 | Attended the 34th G8 summit. Met with Tanzanian president Kikwete, Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese president Hu Jintao and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak. | |
47 | South Korea | Seoul | August 5–6 | Met with President Lee Myung-bak. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | |
Thailand | Bangkok | August 6–7 | Met with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. | ||
China | Beijing | August 7–11 | Attended the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Met with President Hu Jintao and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. | ||
48 | Peru | Lima | November 21–23 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | |
49 | Iraq | Baghdad | December 14 | Met with President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Signed Strategic Framework and Security Agreements. Visited U.S. military personnel. | |
Afghanistan | Kabul | December 14–15 | Met with President Hamid Karzai. Visited U.S. military personnel. | ||
United Kingdom | RAF Mildenhall | December 15 | Stopped during return to Washington D.C.. Met with military personnels.[6] |
Multilateral meetings
[edit]Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations took place during George W. Bush's presidency (2001–2009).
See also
[edit]- Foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration
- Foreign policy of the United States
- List of international trips made by Colin Powell as United States Secretary of State
- List of international trips made by Condoleezza Rice as United States Secretary of State
References
[edit]- ^ "Travels of President George W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "The President's News Conference With President Vicente Fox of Mexico in San Cristobal, Mexico". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. February 16, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Timeline of Bush's secret journey". CNN. November 28, 2003. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bush in Halifax: 'Thank you for your kindness'". CBC. December 1, 2004.
- ^ "Bush honors WWII dead on Netherlands stop: Marking V-E Day, president reflects on 'terribler price'". NBC News. May 8, 2005. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ "Fuels Management Flight breaks refueling record during Presidential visit". US Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces in Africa. December 19, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Travels of President George W. Bush. U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.