Queen Elizabeth II undertook a number of state and official visits over her 70-year reign (1952 to 2022), as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history. She did not require a British passport for travelling overseas, as all British passports were issued in her name.

She ceased her overseas visits in November 2015 due to her advancing age, when she was 89. She continued to receive foreign heads of state within the United Kingdom.

Elizabeth II was the sovereign of more than one independent state and represented both Canada and the United Kingdom on state visits, though the former on just two occasions. The relevant governor-general usually carried out state visits on the Queen's behalf.

As Queen of Canada

Date Country Cities visited Host 17–20 October 1957 Jamestown, Washington, D.C., New York City President Eisenhower 27 June and 6 July 1959 Massena, Chicago Vice President Nixon, Governor Stratton

As Queen of the United Kingdom

Date Country Cities visited Host29 November 1953 (part of a wider tour, not a state visit) Colón Governor John S. SeyboldThe Royal Tour (1954) by Neil Ferrier https://www.librarything.com/work/4326865 29–30 November 1953 Panama City President RemónThe Times – 30 November 19531 May 1954 Tobruk King Idris24–26 June 1955 Oslo King Haakon VII8–10 June 1956 Stockholm King Gustaf VI Adolf18–21 February 1957 Montijo, Setúbal, Lisbon, Queluz, Caldas da Rainha, Nazaré, Alcobaça, Batalha, Vila Franca de Xira President Lopes8–11 April 1957 Paris, Lille President Coty21–23 May 1957 Copenhagen King Frederick IX17–20 October 1957 New York City, Washington, D.C., Williamsburg President Eisenhower25–27 March 1958 Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam, The Hague Queen Juliana26 February – 2 March 1961 Kathmandu, Pokhara King Mahendra2–6 March 1961 Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Persepolis Shah Mohammad Reza2–5 May 1961 Rome, Naples, Venice, Florence, Milan, Cagliari, Turin President Gronchi5 May 1961 Pope John XXIII23 November 1961 Monrovia President Tubman1–8 February 1965 Addis Ababa, Asmara, Gondar Emperor Haile Selassie8–12 February 1965 Khartoum, Al-Ubayyid President Mahi18–28 May 1965 Bonn, Königswinter, Koblenz, Kaub, Wiesbaden, Munich, Stuttgart, Marbach, Schwäbisch Hall, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Soest, Gütersloh, Hanover, Hamburg President Lübke27 May 1965 West Berlin Mayor Brandt9–13 May 1966 Brussels, Antwerp King Baudouin5–11 November 1968 Recife, Salvador, Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro President Costa e Silva11–18 November 1968 Santiago, Valparaíso, Pucón President Frei5–10 May 1969 Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck President Jonas18–25 October 1971 Ankara, İzmir, Istanbul, Kuşadası, Ephesus, Gallipoli President Sunay10–15 February 1972 Bangkok King Bhumibol Adulyadej13–14 March 1972 Malé, Gan President Nasir15–19 May 1972 Paris President Pompidou17–21 October 1972 Belgrade, Dubrovnik, ZagrebThe New York Times (18 October 1972), p. 16, col. 2The New York Times (20 October 1972), p. 86, col. 5The New York Times (21 October 1972), p. 41, col. 2 President Tito15–22 March 1974 Bali, Jakarta, Magelang, Yogyakarta President Suharto24 February – 1 March 1975 Mexico City, Cozumel, Oaxaca, Guanajuato, Mérida, Tizimín, Veracruz President Echeverría7–12 May 1975 Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, IseThe New York Times (8 May 1975), p. 1, col. 5The New York Times (11 May 1975), p. 5, col. 1The New York Times (12 May 1975), p. 2, col. 4 Emperor Hirohito25–28 May 1976 Helsinki, Turku, Jyväskylä President Kekkonen6–11 July 1976 Philadelphia, Washington, New York City, New Haven, Charlottesville, Providence, BostonFacts on File World News Digest, 10 July 1976 President Ford8–12 November 1976 Grand Duke Jean9 February 1977 (part of a wider tour; not a state visit) Pago PagoLiverpool Echo (22 February 1977), p. 7, col. 4 Governor Frank E. Barnett22–26 May 1978 Bonn, Mainz, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Kiel |accessdate=26 August 2014 President Scheel26 May 1978 West Berlin Mayor Stobbe12–14 February 1979 Kuwait City Emir Jaber III14–17 February 1979 Emir Isa17–20 February 1979 Riyadh, Dhahran King Khalid21–24 February 1979 Emir Khalifa24–27 February 1979 Abu Dhabi, Dubai Sheikh Zayed28 February – 2 March 1979 Muscat, Nizwa Sultan Qaboos16 May 1979 Copenhagen, Aalborg Queen Margrethe II29 April – 2 May 1980 Bern, Basel, Lausanne, Lucerne, Rütli, Montreux, Veytaux (Chillon Castle), Zurich, Geneva (ICRC)Élisabeth II L'Illustré, 7 mai 1980 (pages 26 à 36) via Scriptorium President Chevallaz14–17 October 1980 Rome, Genoa, Naples, Pompeii, Palermo President Pertini17 October 1980 Pope John Paul II21–23 October 1980 Tunis, Borj El Amri President Bourguiba25–27 October 1980 Algiers President Bendjedid27–30 October 1980 Rabat, Marrakesh, Casablanca King Hassan II5–8 May 1981 Oslo King Olav V17–22 February 1983 Acapulco, Lázaro Cárdenas, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz President de la Madrid26 February – 6 March 1983 (not a state visit) San Diego, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Sierra Madre, Duarte, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Sacramento, Stanford, Palo Alto, Yosemite, Seattle President Reagan25–28 May 1983 Stockholm, Gothenburg King Carl XVI Gustaf26–30 March 1984 Amman, Petra, Aqaba King Hussein25–29 March 1985 Lisbon, Évora, Porto President Eanes17–21 February 1986 Kathmandu King Birendra12–18 October 1986 Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Kunming, Guangzhou President Li26–27 May 1987 President von Weizsäcker17–21 October 1988 Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, Mallorca King Juan Carlos I25–27 June 1990 Reykjavík President Vigdís23 November 1990 Bonn, Weeze President von Weizsäcker14–26 May 1991 Washington, D.C., Arlington, Baltimore, Tampa, Miami, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston President George H. W. Bush9–12 June 1992 Paris, Blois, Bordeaux President Mitterrand19–23 October 1992 Bonn, Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden President von Weizsäcker4–7 May 1993 Budapest, Kecskemét, Bugac President Göncz7 August 1993 Brussels (for King Baudouin's funeral) Albert, the Prince of Liège6 May 1994 Calais President Mitterrand17–20 October 1994 Moscow, Saint Petersburg President Yeltsin21 October 1994(official visit; not state visit)HelsinkiPresident Ahtisaari25–27 March 1996 Warsaw, Kraków President Kwaśniewski27–29 March 1996 Prague, Brno President Havel28 October – 1 November 1996 Bangkok, Ayutthaya King Bhumibol Adulyadej11 November 1998 Ypres King Albert II19–22 April 1999 Seoul, Andong President Kim Dae-jung16–19 October 2000 Rome, Milan President Ciampi17 October 2000 Pope John Paul II30 May – 1 June 2001 Oslo King Harald V5–7 April 2004 Paris, Toulouse President Chirac2–4 November 2004 Berlin, Potsdam, Düsseldorf President Köhler16–17 October 2006 Vilnius President Adamkus18–19 October 2006 Riga President Vike-Freiberga19–20 October 2006 Tallinn President Ilves5 February 2007 The Hague, Amsterdam Queen Beatrix3–8 May 2007 Washington, Richmond, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Lexington, Louisville, Greenbelt President George W. Bush11–12 July 2007 Brussels, Ypres, Laeken, Wavre King Albert II13–16 May 2008 Ankara, Istanbul, Bursa President Gül21–22 October 2008 Ljubljana, Kranj President Türk23–24 October 2008 Bratislava, Starý Smokovec, Hrebienok, Poprad President Gašparovič6 July 2010 (official visit; not state visit) New York City Secretary-General Ki-moon24–25 November 2010 Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa25–28 November 2010 Muscat Sultan Qaboos17–20 May 2011 Dublin, Kildare, Cashel, Cork President McAleese3 April 2014 Rome President Napolitano3 April 2014 Pope Francis5–7 June 2014 President Hollande23–26 June 2015 Berlin, Frankfurt, Celle President Gauck

Notes

See also List of state visits received by Elizabeth II List of Commonwealth official trips made by Elizabeth II List of state and official visits by Canada List of official overseas trips made by George VI List of official overseas trips made by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother List of official overseas trips made by Charles III List of official overseas trips made by William, Prince of Wales List of official overseas trips made by Catherine, Princess of Wales List of official overseas trips made by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

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