List of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk Yeol

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk Yeol, the 13th president of South Korea. Yoon Suk Yeol has made 21 international trips to 27 countries during his presidency, which began on 10 May 2022 and ended with his removal from office on 4 April 2025.

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.

Summary The number of visits per country where President Yoon 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 the United Kingdom Five visits to: the United States

2022 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image1Madrid27–30 JuneYoon attended the NATO summit.2London18–19 SeptemberYoon attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.New York City20–21 SeptemberYoon attended the UN General Assembly and Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference.Ottawa22–23 SeptemberWorking visit. Yoon met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.3Phnom Penh11–13 NovemberYoon attended the East Asia Summit, ASEAN-Korea Summit, and ASEAN+3 Summit.Bali13–16 NovemberYoon attended the G20 summit.

2023 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image4Abu Dhabi14–17 JanuaryState visit. Yoon met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Davos17–21 JanuaryYoon attended the World Economic Forum.5Tokyo16–17 MarchWorking visit. Yoon met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.6Washington, D.C.24–29 AprilState visit. Yoon met with President Joe Biden.7Hiroshima19–21 MayWorking visit. Yoon attended the G7 summit.8Paris20–21 JuneWorking visit. Yoon attended the 172nd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Met with President Emmanuel Macron.Hanoi22–24 JuneState visit. Yoon met with President Võ Văn Thưởng.9Vilnius10–12 JulyYoon attended the NATO summit.Warsaw12–14 JulyOfficial visit. Yoon met with President Andrzej Duda.Kyiv15 JulyUnannounced visit. Yoon met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.10Camp David18 AugustWorking visit. Yoon attended the United States–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit with President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.11Jakarta5–7 SeptemberYoon attended the East Asia Summit, ASEAN-Korea Summit, and ASEAN+3 Summit.New Delhi9–10 SeptemberYoon attended the G20 summit.12New York City18–22 SeptemberYoon attended the UN General Assembly.13Riyadh22–24 OctoberState visit. Yoon met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.Doha25–26 OctoberState visit. Yoon met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.14San Francisco15–17 NovemberYoon attended the APEC summit.15London20–23 NovemberState visit. Yoon met with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Paris23–25 NovemberWorking visit. Yoon met with President Emmanuel Macron.16Amsterdam11–14 DecemberState visit. Yoon met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

2024 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image17Ashgabat10–11 JuneState visit.Astana11–13 JuneState visit.Tashkent13–15 JuneState visit.18Hawaii, Washington, D.C.8–12 JulyYoon attended the NATO summit.19Prague19–22 SeptemberOfficial visit. The leaders of the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation in various areas, including the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station and economic cooperation.20Manila6–7 OctoberState visit. Yoon met with President Bongbong Marcos. 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. 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. Delivered a keynote speech at the Philippines–Korea Business Forum at the Manila Hotel, where he stayed.Singapore8–9 OctoberState visit. Yoon met with 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.Vientiane10–11 OctoberYoon attended the East Asia Summit, ASEAN-Korea Summit, and ASEAN+3 Summit.21Lima14–17 NovemberYoon attended the APEC summit.Rio de Janeiro17–19 NovemberYoon attended the G20 summit.

Multilateral meetings Yoon Suk-yeol attended the following summits as South Korean President.

Group Year 2022 2023 2024UNGA 20–21 September, New York City 18–22 September, New York City 27 September, New York CityASEM NoneNoneNoneEAS(ASEAN+3) 11–13 November, Phnom Penh 5–7 September, Jakarta 9–11 October, VientianeASEAN–Korea 12 November, Phnom Penh 6 September, Jakarta 10 October, VientianeAPEC 18–19 November, Bangkok 15–17 November, San Francisco 15–16 November, LimaG20 13–16 November, Bali 9–10 September, New Delhi 18–19 November, Rio de JaneiroNATO 28–30 June, Madrid 11–12 July, Vilnius 9–11 July, Washington, D.C.UNCCC 6–22 November, Sharm el-Sheikh30 November – 13 December, Dubai 11–22 November, BakuChina–Japan–Korea NoneNone 26–27 May, SeoulOthers None Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla5–6 May, London South Korea–Africa Summit4–5 June,Ilsan, Seoul G719–21 May, Hiroshima Global Peace Summit15–16 June, LucerneKorea–Pacific Islands Summit29–30 May SeoulJAROKUS18 August, Camp David██ = Future event ██ = Did not attendCho Tae-yul attended in the president's place.Han Duck-soo attended in the president's place.South Korea was not a full member.

See also List of international trips made by presidents of South Korea

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