List of international presidential trips made by Sebastián Piñera

This is a list of international trips made by Chilean President Sebastián Piñera in his first and second term as the 34th and 36th President of Chile.

Summary of international trips

Number of visitsCountry1 visitBelgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Russia, Singapore, Thailand2 visitsGermany, Israel, Italy, Palestine, Panama, South Korea, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela4 visitsArgentina, France, Peru, Spain, Vatican6 visitsBrazil, Colombia9 visitsUnited States

First term (2010–2014)

2010 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBuenos Aires8 April First trip abroad as president. Met with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to thank Argentina for its aid after the 2010 Chile earthquake.Brasília9 April Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Washington, D.C.11 – 13 April Attended the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit. Held his first bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama.Bogotá6 – 7 August Travelled to attend the inauguration of President Juan Manuel Santos, but cut the visit short to return to Chile because of the mining accident in Copiapó; Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno represented Chile at the ceremony.New York Los Angeles San Francisco21 – 26 September Opened NYSE trading for Chile Day and addressed the 65th UN General Assembly (23 September). In California, met Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (24 September).London16 – 17 October Met with Prime Minister David Cameron and Queen Elizabeth II after the rescue of the 33 miners. Paris19 – 21 October Met with President Nicolas Sarkozy and addressed the UNESCO Executive Board.Berlin21 – 23 October Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.Mar del Plata3 – 4 December Participated in the 20th Ibero-American Summit.

2011 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBrasília1 January Attended the inauguration of President Dilma Rousseff. He also announced Chile's recognition of a Palestinian state.Rome28 February – 2 March Met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and President Giorgio Napolitano.2 March Private audience with Pope Benedict XVI, who invited him to visit Chile.Jerusalem3 – 6 March First official visit to Israel by a sitting Chilean president. Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres.Ramallah Bethlehem5 March Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. First visit to Palestine by a Chilean president.Amman6 – 7 March Working stopover.Madrid7 – 9 March State visit. Met with King Juan Carlos I and Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Addressed the Congress of Deputies.Lima27 – 28 April Met with Alan García, Felipe Calderón and Juan Manuel Santos to launch the "Deep Integration Area", precursor of the Pacific Alliance.Lima27 – 28 July Attended the inauguration of President Ollanta Humala.New York21 – 23 September Participated in the 66th UN General Assembly.Honolulu10 – 13 November Participated in the 2011 APEC Summit. Signed the Chile–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement with President Trương Tấn Sang.Caracas2 – 3 DecemberParticipated in the founding summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

2012 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesSeoul26 – 27 MarchParticipated in the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit.Cartagena14 – 15 April Participated in the 6th Summit of the Americas.Rio de Janeiro20 June Participated in the Rio+20 Conference.Vladivostok7 – 9 September Participated in the 2012 APEC Summit. Witnessed the signing of the Hong Kong–Chile Free Trade Agreement, and met with President Vladimir Putin.Cádiz16 – 18 November Participated in the 22nd Ibero-American Summit.

2013 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesCaracas8 MarchAttended the funeral of President Hugo Chávez.16 – 20 MarchHeaded Chile's delegation at the inauguration of Pope Francis, who invited him to visit Chile.Ottawa Toronto30 – 31 May Meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.Washington, D.C.2 – 4 June Working visit. Met with President Barack Obama on 4 June.San Salvador4 – 5 JuneStopped in El Salvador on his way to Panama.Panama City5 JuneReceived the Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero.New York21 – 25 SeptemberAddressed the 68th UN General Assembly.Bangkok3 – 5 OctoberMet with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Signed the Chile–Thailand Free Trade Agreement.Bali6 – 8 October Participated in the 2013 APEC Summit.

2014 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesHavana28 – 29 JanuaryParticipated in the 2nd CELAC Summit, in which he handed the pro tempore presidency to Costa Rica. Met with President Ollanta Humala.

Second term (2018–2022)

2018

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesLima13 – 14 April Participated in the 8th Summit of the Americas.Buenos Aires25 – 26 April State visit. Met with President Mauricio MacriBrasília27 April State visit. Met with President Michel Temer.Montego Bay6 – 8 JulyParticipated as guest of the 39th CARICOM Summit.San José8 – 9 July State visit. Met with President Carlos Alvarado.Panama City Panama Canal9 – 10 July State visit. Met with President Juan Carlos Varela.Idaho10 – 11 July Went to Sun Valley 2018 technology forum.Puerto Vallarta23 – 24 July Participated in the XIII Pacific Alliance Summit.Bogota7 August Ceremony of Possession of the President Iván Duque.New York Washington, D.C.25 – 28 SeptemberParticiped in the 73rd UN General Assembly. On September 28, he met with President Donald Trump.Paris6 – 8 OctoberState visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron.Madrid8 – 10 OctoberState visit. Met with the King Filipe VI and the President Pedro Sánchez.Hamburg Berlin10 – 12 October State visit. Met with the Chancellor Angela Merkel and the President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.Brussels12 – 13 October State visit. Met with the King Philippe and the President of European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.13 October Met with Pope Francis.Singapore13 – 15 November State visit. Met with the President Halimah Yacob and the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.Port Moresby16 – 18 November Participated in the 2018 APEC Summit.Wellington18 – 20 November State visit. Met with the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.Buenos Aires30 November – 1 DecemberParticipated as guest of the G20 Summit.

2019 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBrasília1 January Attended the Ceremony of Possession of the President Jair Bolsonaro.Cúcuta22 FebruaryParticipated in Venezuela Aid Live.Beijing Shenzhen24 – 28 April State visit. Participated in the 2nd Belt and Road Forum.Seoul29 – 30 April State visit. Met with the President Moon Jae-in.Tel Aviv25 – 26 JuneState visit. Met with the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.West Bank27 JuneState visit. Met with the President Mahmoud Abbas.Osaka28 – 30 JuneParticipated as guest of the G20 Summit.Biarritz24 – 26 AugustParticiped as guest of the 45th G7 summit.Brasília27 – 28 AugustState visit. Met with the President Jair Bolsonaro.

2020 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesMontevideoMarch 1 Attended the Inauguration of Luis Lacalle Pou.

2021 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesLima28 July Attended the inauguration of Pedro Castillo.Paris6 SeptemberState visit. Met with the President Emmanuel Macron.Madrid7 SeptemberState visit. Met with the President Pedro Sánchez.Rome8 SeptemberState visit. Met with the President Sergio Mattarella and the Prime Minister Mario Draghi.9 SeptemberMet with Pope Francis. London10 SeptemberState visit. Met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.New York City21-26 SeptemberParticiped in the 76th UN General Assembly.Cartagena Turbaco24-25 September State visit. Met with the President Iván Duque.Montevideo27 September State visit. Met with the President Luis Lacalle Pou.Asunción28 September State visit. Met with the President Mario Abdo Benítez.

2022 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBahía Málaga Cartagena26 – 27 January Participated in the XVI Pacific Alliance Summit in Bahía Málaga and the III PROSUR Presidential Summit in Cartagena.

See also List of international presidential trips made by Michelle Bachelet, his predecessor and one of his successors

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