This is a list of presidential trips made by George W. Bush during 2007, the seventh year of his presidency as the 43rd president of the United States.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2007, Book I, January 1 to June 30, 2007. United States Government Printing Office, 2011.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2007, Book II, July 1 to December 31, 2007. United States Government Printing Office, 2011. International trips are highlighted in blue.
This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. It also excludes the capital's immediate surroundings in Maryland and Virginia, such as Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, where the president typically boards Air Force One for all trips outside the area. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president, and to the Bush family's Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford and Walker's Point Estate in Kennebunkport, Maine.
January State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsGeorgiaFort BenningJanuary 11Spoke to soldiers on the reconstruction of Iraq.DelawareWilmingtonJanuary 24Discussed the future of energy at the DuPont Building.MissouriLee's SummitJanuary 25Took questions on health care policy at Saint Luke's East Hospital.MarylandCambridgeJanuary 26Addressed the House Republican Conference at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay.IllinoisPeoria,East PeoriaJanuary 30Breakfast with local small-business owners. Toured headquarters of Caterpillar Inc.New YorkNew YorkJanuary 31Spoke on the national economy at Federal Hall National Memorial.
February State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsVirginiaWilliamsburgFebruary 3Spoke to the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference at the Kingsmill Resort.VirginiaManassasFebruary 6Toured Micron Technology offices.VirginiaLurayFebruary 7Spoke about National Parks Centennial Initiative at Shenandoah National Park.TennesseeChattanoogaFebruary 21Took questions about health care policy at the Chattanooga Convention Center.North CarolinaFranklintonFebruary 22Toured a local Novozymes biotechnology facility.
March State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsMississippiLong Beach,BiloxiMarch 1Toured recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina.LouisianaNew OrleansMarch 1Toured recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina. Visited Samuel J. Green Charter School.IndianaNew AlbanyMarch 2Visited Silver Street Elementary School.KentuckyLouisvilleMarch 2Attended National Republican Senatorial Committee fundraising dinner for Mitch McConnell.AlabamaEnterpriseMarch 3Toured damage from the 2007 Enterprise tornado. Brazil São Paulo March 8–9 Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Uruguay Montevideo March 9–11 Met with President Tabaré Vázquez. Colombia Bogotá March 11 Met with President Álvaro Uribe. Guatemala Guatemala City,Santa Cruz Balanyá,Iximche March 11–12 Informal visit; met with President Óscar Berger; visited the Iximche archaeological site. Mexico Mérida,Uxmal March 12–14 Met with President Felipe Calderón; visited the Uxmal archaeological site.KansasKansas CityMarch 20Toured General Motors Fairfax Assembly & Stamping plant.MissouriClaycomoMarch 20Toured Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant.
April State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsCaliforniaFort IrwinApril 4Spoke to soldiers at the Fort Irwin National Training Center.TexasFort HoodApril 8Celebrated Easter Sunday with troops.ArizonaYumaApril 9Viewed construction of Mexican border fencing under the Secure Fence Act of 2006.VirginiaBlacksburgApril 17Addressed Virginia Tech students at a memorial convocation at Cassell Coliseum, following the Virginia Tech shooting the previous day.OhioTipp CityApril 19Visited Tippecanoe High School.MichiganEast Grand RapidsApril 20Addressed a local chapter of the World Affairs Councils of America.New YorkNew YorkApril 24Spoke at the Harlem Village Academy Charter School.FloridaKendallApril 28Gave the commencement address at Miami Dade College's Kendall Campus.
May State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsFloridaTampaMay 1Spoke at MacDill Air Force Base.KansasGreensburgMay 9Toured damage from the Greensburg tornado five days earlier.PennsylvaniaLatrobeMay 11Gave the commencement address at Saint Vincent College.VirginiaWilliamsburgMay 13Celebrated the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Jamestown colony.ConnecticutNew LondonMay 23Gave the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy.GeorgiaBrunswick,GlyncoMay 29Toured damage from the Bugaboo Fire. Visited the local Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.New JerseyEdisonMay 30Spoke to New Jersey Republican Committee.
June State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails Czech Republic Prague June 4–5 Met with President Václav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. Addressed Conference on Democracy and Security. Germany Heiligendamm June 5–8 Attended the 33rd G8 summit. Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Poland Gdańsk,Jurata June 8 Met with President Lech Kaczyński. Italy Rome June 8–10 Met with President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Romano Prodi. Vatican City Apostolic Palace June 9 Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. Albania Tirana June 10 Met with President Alfred Moisiu and Prime Minister Sali Berisha, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. Bulgaria Sofia June 10–11 Met with President Georgi Parvanov and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev.KansasWichitaJune 15Visited the Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas.AlabamaAthens,MobileJune 21Spoke on energy at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. Attended a fundraising reception for Jeff Sessions in 2008 Senate election.Rhode IslandNewportJune 28Spoke at the Naval War College.
July State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsWest VirginiaMartinsburgJuly 4Celebrated Independence Day at West Virginia Air National Guard hangar.OhioParma,ClevelandJuly 10Toured a local GrafTech International Ltd. manufacturing facility. Addressed the Greater Cleveland Partnership.TennesseeNashvilleJuly 19Visited a local business, Nashville Bun Company. Took questions at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.South CarolinaCharlestonJuly 24Spoke to troops at Charleston Air Force Base.PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaJuly 26Addressed an American Legislative Exchange Council summit.
August State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsMinnesotaMinneapolisAugust 4Toured the site of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, which had collapsed three days earlier. Canada Montebello August 20–21 Attended North American Leaders' Summit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican president Felipe Calderón.MinnesotaMinneapolisAugust 21Spoke about ongoing replacement of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Air Reserve Station.MissouriRiverside,Kansas CityAugust 22Addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention.WashingtonBellevueAugust 27Attended a fundraising reception for David G. Reichert for 2008 House campaign.NevadaRenoAugust 28Addressed the American Legion National Convention.LouisianaNew OrleansAugust 29Toured recovery efforts on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.MississippiBay St. LouisAugust 29Toured recovery efforts on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
September State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails Iraq Al Asad Airbase September 3 Met with Gen. David Petraeus, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, senior U.S. officials, Iraqi political leaders. Addressed U.S military personnel. Australia Sydney September 3–8 Attended the APEC Australia 2007 summit.HawaiiHonoluluSeptember 8Visited wounded troops at Hickam Air Force Base during stopover on return from APEC summit.New YorkNew YorkSeptember 24–26Addressed 62nd United Nations General Assembly.
October State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsPennsylvaniaWest Hempfield TownshipOctober 3Toured a local business, Jay Group, Inc.MarylandEmmitsburgOctober 7Visited the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.FloridaMiamiOctober 12Spoke at the Radisson Miami Hotel.ArkansasRogersOctober 15Toured a local business, Stribling Packaging, Inc. Took questions on the 2008 United States federal budget at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center.MarylandSt. MichaelsOctober 20Signed Executive Order 13449, Protection of Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations.CaliforniaSan Diego,EscondidoOctober 25Toured areas damaged by the October 2007 California wildfires.
November State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsSouth CarolinaFort JacksonNovember 2Addressed a basic training graduation ceremonyTexasSan AntonioNovember 8Visited wounded troops at Brooke Army Medical Center.IndianaNew AlbanyNovember 13Toured a local business, Sam's Tavern. Spoke on the federal budget at The Grand.VirginiaCharles CityNovember 19Visited Berkeley Plantation, said to have been the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1619MarylandAnnapolisNovember 27Hosted the Annapolis Conference, a peace negotiation between President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert.MarylandMount AiryNovember 30Observed World AIDS Day at Calvary United Methodist Church.
December State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsNebraskaOmahaDecember 5Campaigned for Mike Johanns for 2008 Senate election at Eppley Airfield. Spoke on health care at OneWorld Community Health Center.VirginiaFredericksburgDecember 17Took questions on the national economy at the local Rotary International club.
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