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List of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk Yeol

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk Yeol, the 13th President of South Korea. As of December 2024, Yoon Suk Yeol has made 21 presidential foreign trips to 27 countries since his inauguration.

On 9 December 2024, South Korea's Ministry of Justice issued an overseas travel ban against Yoon following an investigation into allegations of rebellion linked to his brief imposition of martial law.[1]

Summary of presidential visits

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The number of visits per country where he travelled are:

  • One visit to: Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, India, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam
  • Two visits to: France, Indonesia, Japan and United Kingdom
  • Five visits to: United States
Map of international trips made by Yoon Suk-yeol as president:
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  Four visits
  5 visits
  6 visits
  7 or more visits
  South Korea

2022

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
1  Spain Madrid 27–30 June Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Madrid summit.[2]
2  United Kingdom London 18–19 September Attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.
 United States New York City 20–21 September Attended the UN General Assembly and Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference.[3]
 Canada Ottawa 22–23 September Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
3  Cambodia Phnom Penh 11–13 November Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2022 East Asia Summit.
 Indonesia Bali 13–16 November

2023

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
4  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 14–17 January State visit. Met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
  Switzerland Davos 17–21 January Attended the World Economic Forum.
5  Japan Tokyo 16–17 March Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
6  United States Washington, D.C. 24–29 April State visit. Met with President Joe Biden.
7  Japan Hiroshima 19–21 May Working visit. Invited to the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.
8  France Paris 20–21 June Working visit. Attended the 172nd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
 Vietnam Hanoi 22–24 June State visit. Met with President Võ Văn Thưởng.
9  Lithuania Vilnius 10–12 July Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Vilnius summit.
 Poland Warsaw 12–14 July Official visit. Met with President Andrzej Duda.
 Ukraine Kyiv 15 July Unannounced visit. Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
10  United States Camp David 18 August Working visit. Attended the United States–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
11  Indonesia Jakarta 5–7 September Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2023 East Asia Summit.
 India New Delhi 9–10 September
12  United States New York City 18–22 September Attended the UN General Assembly.
13  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 22–24 October State visit. Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
 Qatar Doha 25–26 October State visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
14  United States San Francisco 15–17 November
15  United Kingdom London 20–23 November State visit. Met with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
 France Paris 23–25 November Working visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
16  Netherlands Amsterdam 11–14 December State visit. Met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

2024

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# Country Locations Dates Details Image
17  Turkmenistan Ashgabat 10–11 June State Visit.[4]
 Kazakhstan Astana 11–13 June State Visit.[5]
 Uzbekistan Tashkent 13–15 June State visit.[6][7]
18  United States Hawaii, Washington, D.C. 8–12 July Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Washington summit.
19  Czech Republic Prague 19–22 September Official visit. The leaders of the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation in various areas, including the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station and economic cooperation.[8]
20  Philippines Manila 6–7 October State visit at the invitation of President Bongbong Marcos.[9] Laid a wreath at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to honor Filipino Korean War victims and met surviving veterans of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea.[10] Hosted to a state luncheon by President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos at the Malacañang Palace. Agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a "strategic partnership" level as part of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. 20 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were signed, including a feasibility study on reviving the long-dormant Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.[11] Delivered a keynote speech at the Philippines–Korea Business Forum at the Manila Hotel, where he stayed.[12]
 Singapore Singapore 8–9 October State visit at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Hosted to lunch by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and to a State Banquet by President Tharman. Met with President Tharman, Prime Minister Wong and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a “Strategic Partnership” Level as part of 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations. 6 MOUs including Treaty of Extradition, Supply Chain Partnership Agreement, MOUs in Cooperation in the Field of Food Safety, Field of Liquified Natural Gas, SME and Start-up cooperation and Technological Cooperation were signed.[13]
 Laos Vientiane 10–11 October Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2024 East Asia Summit.
21  Peru Lima 14–17 November
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 17–19 November

Multilateral meetings

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Yoon Suk-yeol is scheduled to attend the following summits as South Korean President.

Group Year
2022 2023 2024
UNGA 20–21 September,
United States New York City
18–22 September,
United States New York City
27 September,[a]
United States New York City
ASEM None None None
EAS
(ASEAN+3)
11–13 November,
Cambodia Phnom Penh
5–7 September,
Indonesia Jakarta
9–11 October,
Laos Vientiane
ASEAN–Korea 12 November,
Cambodia Phnom Penh
6 September,
Indonesia Jakarta
10 October,
Laos Vientiane
APEC 18–19 November,
Thailand Bangkok
15–17 November,
United States San Francisco
15–16 November,
Peru Lima
G20 13–16 November,
Indonesia Bali
9–10 September,
India New Delhi
18–19 November,
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
NATO 28–30 June,[b]
Spain Madrid
11–12 July,[b]
Lithuania Vilnius
9–11 July,[b]
United States Washington, D.C.
UNCCC 6-22 November,
Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh
30 November - 13 December,
United Arab Emirates Dubai
11-22 November,
Azerbaijan Baku
China–Japan–Korea None None 26–27 May,
South Korea Seoul
Others G7
19–21 May,
Japan Hiroshima
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
^a Cho Tae-yul attended in the president's place.
^b South Korea was not a full member.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McCurry, Justin (9 December 2024). "South Korea president banned from leaving country as ruling party accused of 'second coup'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. ^ Lee, Haye-ah (28 June 2022). "Yoon arrives in Spain for NATO summit". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ Lee, Jeong-Ho (22 September 2022). "South Korea President Caught on Hot Mic Insulting US Congress". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ Hwang, Seok-Joo (10 June 2024). "Yoon arrives in Turkmenistan". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ Hwang, Seok-Joo (13 June 2024). "Yoon ends state visit to Kazakhstan". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Yoon visits Uzbekistan". Yonhap News Agency. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ Ji-hyoung, Son (15 June 2024). "Yoon visits ancient Uzbek city, wraps up Central Asia trip". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "S. Korea, Czech Republic agree to team up for full cycle of nuclear energy industry". Yonhap News Agency. 20 September 2024.
  9. ^ Cabato, Luisa (3 October 2024). "South Korean president to visit Philippines Oct. 6-7". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  10. ^ Espiritu, Rex (7 October 2024). "Yoon visits Libingan's Korean War Memorial". Manila Standard. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  11. ^ Seo Ji-eun (7 October 2024). "Korea, Philippines form 'strategic partnership' during Yoon's state visit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ^ Park, Anna (7 October 2024). "Korea-Philippines Business Forum attracts Asia's business tycoons". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  13. ^ "State Visit of President of the Republic of Korea His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, 7 to 9 October 2024".