This is a list of presidential trips made by George W. Bush during 2006, the sixth year of his presidency as the 43rd president of the United States.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2006, Book I, January 1 to June 30, 2006. United States Government Printing Office, 2010.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2006, Book II, July 1 to December 31, 2006. United States Government Printing Office, 2010. 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 visitedDatesDetailsTexasSan AntonioJanuary 1Visited wounded soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center during stopover on return from Christmas vacation.IllinoisChicagoJanuary 6Toured Chicago Board of Trade. Addressed the Economic Club of Chicago at the Chicago Hilton.KentuckyLouisvilleJanuary 11Took questions at the Kentucky International Convention Center.LouisianaNew OrleansJanuary 12Toured recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina.MississippiBay St. Louis,WavelandJanuary 12Toured recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina at Saint Stanislaus College.FloridaPalm BeachJanuary 12Attended a Republican National Committee reception.KansasTopeka,ManhattanJanuary 23Delivered the 2006 Landon Lecture at Kansas State University.
February State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsTennesseeNashvilleFebruary 1Spoke at the Grand Ole Opry House.MinnesotaMaplewoodFebruary 2Spoke at 3M headquarters.New MexicoAlbuquerque,Rio RanchoFebruary 3Spoke at an Intel fabrication plant.TexasDallasFebruary 3Visited the School of Science and Engineering.GeorgiaLithoniaFebruary 7Attended the funeral of Coretta Scott King at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.New HampshireManchesterFebruary 8Addressed the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire at the Radisson Hotel Manchester-Center.MarylandCambridgeFebruary 10Attended the House Republican Conference retreat at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay.OhioColumbus,DublinFebruary 15Discussed health care policy at Wendy's International headquarters.FloridaTampa,Orlando,Lake Buena VistaFebruary 17Spoke at the Port of Tampa. Attended a Republican Party of Florida dinner at Disney's Contemporary Resort.WisconsinMilwaukeeFebruary 20Discussed energy policy after touring Johnson Controls Battery Technology Center.MichiganAuburn HillsFebruary 20Toured a local business, United Solar Ovonic.ColoradoAurora,Englewood,GoldenFebruary 21Toured the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.IndianaMishawakaFebruary 23Visited Bethel College. Campaigned for Chris Chocola for Congressional election. Ireland Shannon February 28 Met with U.S. Marines who were en route to Iraq.
March State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetails Afghanistan Bagram,Kabul March 1 Met with President Hamid Karzai. Dedicated new U.S. Embassy. Addressed U.S. military personnel. India New Delhi,Hyderabad March 1–3 Met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Signed U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement. Pakistan Islamabad March 3–4 Met with President Pervez Musharraf.LouisianaNew OrleansMarch 8Toured recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.MississippiGautierMarch 8Visited College Park Elementary School. Toured recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.GeorgiaCollege ParkMarch 9Attended Georgia Republican Party President's Day dinner at the Georgia International Convention Center.New YorkRochesterCanandaiguaMarch 14Met Jason McElwain at Greater Rochester International Airport. Discussed Medicare policy at Canandaigua Academy. Toured Ferris Hills at West Lake Senior Center.OhioClevelandMarch 20Took questions with the City Club of Cleveland at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.West VirginiaWheelingMarch 22Took questions at the Capitol Music Hall.IndianaIndianapolisMarch 24Campaigned for Michael E. Sodrel in Congressional election.PennsylvaniaPittsburgh,Sewickley HeightsMarch 24Attended a fundraising reception for Rick Santorum's Senate campaign. Mexico Cancún,Chichen-Itza March 30–31 Attended the 2nd North American Leaders' Summit with Mexican president Vicente Fox and Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper; visited the Chichen-Itza archaeological site.
April State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsOhioCincinnatiApril 3Met parents of Keith Maupin, then missing in action in Iraq. Threw the first pitch on Opening Day at Great American Ball Park.ConnecticutBridgeportApril 5Took questions on health care reform at the Playhouse on the Green.North CarolinaCharlotteApril 6Took questions at Central Piedmont Community College.MissouriColumbia,Jefferson CityApril 11Visited Lutheran Senior Services at Heisinger Bluffs retirement community.IowaDes MoinesApril 11Visited Wesley Acres retirement community.AlabamaTuskegeeApril 19Visited Tuskegee University, viewing a demonstration of nanotechnology research.CaliforniaSan Jose,Stanford,Sacramento,West Sacramento,Palm Springs,Indian Wells,Rancho Mirage,Twentynine Palms,IrvineApril 21–24Flew into Moffett Federal Airfield. Toured Cisco Systems headquarters. Met Hoover Institution fellows at Stanford University. Bicycled through Las Posadas State Forest to mark Earth Day. Toured the California Fuel Cell Partnership. Attended a Republican National Committee reception at Toscana Country Club. Visited former president Gerald Ford at his home. Toured Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. Took questions at the Hyatt Regency Irvine.NevadaLas VegasApril 24Campaigned for Jon Porter in Congressional election at The Venetian Las Vegas.LouisianaNew OrleansApril 27Toured recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.MississippiBiloxiApril 27Toured recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
May State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsOklahomaStillwaterMay 6Gave the commencement address at Oklahoma State University.FloridaFort Lauderdale,Coconut Creek,Tampa,Sun City Center,OrlandoMay 8–10Attended a fundraising reception for Clay Shaw's Congressional campaign. Visited the Broward Community College campus. Took questions on Medicare policy at the Kings Point Clubhouse. Visited Sun City Center Fire Station No. 28 during drought conditions. Took questions at Asociación Borinqueña de Florida Central.MississippiBiloxiMay 11Gave the commencement address at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.ArizonaYumaMay 18Visited Mexico–United States border, touring United States Border Patrol sector headquarters. Greeted military personnel at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.VirginiaVirginia BeachMay 19Attended a fundraising reception for Thelma Drake's Congressional campaign.KentuckyHighland Heights,FlorenceMay 19Spoke at Northern Kentucky University. Spoke at a fundraising reception for Geoff Davis' Congressional campaign at the Hilton Greater Cincinnati Airport.IllinoisChicagoMay 22Took questions at the Arie Crown Theater.PennsylvaniaPottstown,PhiladelphiaMay 24Toured the Limerick Generating Station. Visited the Saratoga Court Elder Care Center. Attended a reception for the Pennsylvania Congressional Victory Committee at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center.New YorkNewburgh,West PointMay 27Delivered the commencement address at the United States Military Academy's Michie Stadium.MarylandBaltimoreMay 31Campaigned for gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich at the BWI Airport Marriott.
June State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsNew MexicoArtesiaJune 6Toured the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Swore in W. Ralph Basham as U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner.TexasLaredoJune 6Toured Border Patrol sector headquarters. Visited Mary Help of Christians School and a local business, Cotulla Style Pit Bar-B-Que.NebraskaOmahaJune 6–7Spoke on immigration reform at the Metropolitan Community College South Omaha Campus. Iraq Baghdad June 13 Met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Addressed U.S. military personnel.WashingtonMedina, WashingtonJune 16Attended a fundraising reception for Dave Reichert at a private residence.New MexicoAlbuquerqueJune 16Campaigned for Heather Wilson for Congress at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque.New YorkKings PointJune 19Gave the commencement address at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Austria Vienna June 20–21 Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Hungary Budapest June 21–22 Met with President László Sólyom and Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány. Attended the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising.MissouriSt. LouisJune 28Visited a local Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Campaigned for Jim Talent in Senate election.TennesseeMemphisJune 30Toured Graceland and visited a local restaurant, The Rendezvous, with Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi.OhioColumbusJune 30Attended a fundraising reception for Mike DeWine's Senate campaign at a private residence.
July State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsNorth CarolinaFort BraggJuly 4Toured United States Army Special Operations Command and celebrated Independence Day.IllinoisChicago,AuroraJuly 6–7Visited the Chicago Firehouse Restaurant with Mayor Richard M. Daley. Campaigned for Judy Baar Topinka in gubernatorial election at the Drake Hotel. Toured Cabot Microelectronics facility.WisconsinPort Washington,MilwaukeeJuly 11Toured Allen Edmonds headquarters. Campaigned for Mark Green in gubernatorial election at the Hilton Milwaukee. Germany Stralsund,Trinwillershagen July 12–14 Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Russia St. Petersburg July 14–17 Attended the 32nd G8 summit. Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.ColoradoAurora,EnglewoodJuly 21Visited a local business, Tamale Fiesta Kitchen. Campaigned for Rick O'Donnell for Congress at a private residence.VirginiaFort BelvoirJuly 26Hosted Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.West VirginiaCharlestonJuly 26Campaigned for Shelley Moore Capito for Congress at a private residence.FloridaMiami,Miami Beach,Coral GablesJuly 30–31Gave an interview on Radio Mambí at a local business, Versailles Restaurant and Bakery. Toured the Port of Miami, National Hurricane Center headquarters and a Coast Guard Integrated Support Command center. Attended a Republican National Committee luncheon at a private residence.
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