Lee Jae Myung, the 14th president of South Korea, has made 15 international trips to 23 countries during his presidency, which began on 4 June 2025.
Summary The number of visits per country where President Lee traveled are: One visit to Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City and Vietnam. Two visit to France, Japan and Turkey Four visits to the United States
2025 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image 1 Kananaskis 16–18 June Attended the 51st G7 summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. 2 Tokyo 23–24 August Working visit. Lee met with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. 3 Washington, D.C. 24–26 August Working visit. Lee met with President Donald Trump. 4 New York City 22–26 September Attended the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. 5 Kuala Lumpur 26–27 October Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, as part of the 47th ASEAN Summit. 6 Abu Dhabi 17–19 NovemberState visit. Lee met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Cairo 19–21 NovemberOfficial visit. Lee met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Johannesburg 21–23 November Attended the G20 summit. Ankara 24–25 NovemberState visit. Lee met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20251123039200001 Yonhap News Agency.
2026 Country Areas visited Dates Details Image 7 Beijing,Shanghai 4–7 January State visit. Lee met with President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping. 8 Nara 13–14 January Working visit. Lee met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of ongoing shuttle diplomacy between South Korea and Japan. 9 Singapore 1–3 March State visit. Lee met with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Manila 3–4 March State visit. Lee met with President Bongbong Marcos. 10 New Delhi 19–21 April State visit. Lee met with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hanoi 21–24 April State visit. Lee met with President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm, Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng and Chairman of the National Assembly Trần Thanh Mẫn. 11 Brussels9–10 June Official visit. Lee met with King Philippe and Prime Minister Bart De Wever to mark the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Belgium. He then met with European Council President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commission President António Costa. Rome, Florence 10–16 June State visit. Lee received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit from President Sergio Mattarella at a state banquet on June 11. On June 12, he met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and signed four MoUs on bilateral cooperation in science, technology, the social economy, and support for SMEs. On June 13, he visited the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and signed an MOU on museum collaboration between the National Museum of Korea and the Uffizi. Vatican City 14–15 June Official visit. Lee gave a speech at a special Mass for peace and solidarity at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, officiated by Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik. He pledged support for Seoul's hosting of World Youth Day 2027 and expressed commitment to inter-Korean peace. He then met with Pope Leo XIV in a private meeting. Évian-les-Bains 16–17 June Lee attended the 52nd G7 summit at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. 12 Ankara 7–8 July Lee attended the 2026 Ankara NATO summit. He also held bilateral meetings with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Romanian President Nicușor Dan. Ulaanbaatar 9–11 July State visit. Lee met with President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh and attended the opening ceremony of the Naadam festival. 13 San Francisco,Silicon Valley 24–26 July Lee attended the San Francisco AI Summit and a Silicon Valley venture capital investment meetup. He met with Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia; and Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom Inc. Brasília,São Paulo 26–29 July State visit. Lee met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Santiago 29–30 July Official visit. Lee met with President José Antonio Kast. Buenos Aires 30 July–1 August Official visit. Lee met with President Javier Milei. Frankfurt 1–2 August Lee held a meeting with residents of the Korean community in Germany. 14 Paris,Saint-Paul-de-Vence 6–9 September State visit. Lee met with President Emmanuel Macron. Lee served as co-chair of the Lumière Summit, a global film and video summit. 15 New York City 21–23 September Lee attended the 81st United Nations General Assembly. On the first day of the assembly, he met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and United States President Donald Trump. Mexico City 23–26 September State visit. Lee met with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Future trips The following international trips are scheduled to be made by Lee Jae Myung during 2026:
Country Areas visited Dates Details Manila 16–18 November Lee is scheduled to attend 27th ASEAN-ROK Summit and 21st East Asia Summit. Shenzhen 18–19 November Lee is scheduled to attend the APEC China 2026. Miami14–15 December Lee is scheduled to attend the 2026 G20 Miami summit. Jakarta TBA Lee is expected to make a state visit to Indonesia.
Multilateral meetings Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations are scheduled to take place during Lee Jae Myung's presidency (2025–present).
Group Year 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 UNGA 22–26 September, New York City 22–23 September, New York City ASEM EAS(ASEAN+3) 26–28 October, Kuala Lumpur ASEAN-Korea 27 October, Kuala Lumpur APEC 31 October – 1 November, Gyeongju G20 22–23 November, Johannesburg China–Japan–Korea Others G716–17 June, Kananaskis G715–17 June, Évian-les-Bains rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" NATO7–8 July, Ankara
See also List of international trips made by presidents of South Korea
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