This is a list of international presidential trips made by Hugo Chávez, the 52nd President of Venezuela. During his presidency from 2 February 1999 until his death on 5 March 2013, Chávez made numerous official and state visits across South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

His extensive foreign travel was aimed at strengthening Venezuela's diplomatic and political alliances, promoting regional integration, expanding economic and energy cooperation, and advancing his government's foreign policy objectives.

Summary The number of visits per country listed in the tables is: One visit to Angola, Austria, Bangladesh, Benin, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Germany, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Mali, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, and Turkmenistan Two visits to Belarus, Bolivia, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Syria, and the United Kingdom Three visits to Algeria, Chile, Mexico, Qatar, Uruguay Four visits to Argentina, Spain Five visits to Colombia, Ecuador, and the United States Six visits to Iran, Libya, and Russia Seven visits to Brazil, China, Cuba, and France

Hong Kong is listed separately as a territory visited during the 1999 Asian tour. The summary reflects the trips currently documented in the draft and should be updated as additional trips are added.

1999 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes New York City 6–9 September Private visit to meet with U.S. President Bill Clinton. New York City 21 September Attended the annual United Nations General Assembly. Berlin 29 September Attended a meeting with President Johannes Rau and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Visited installations of the Veba Oel company, a subsidiary of the Venezuelan state oil company. Rome 30 September Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Held a private audience with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican to discuss his political reforms. Beijing 10–13 October State visit to China, focused on strengthening bilateral relations and economic cooperation. Tokyo 13–14 October Presidential tour of Asia. Seoul 15 October Presidential tour of Asia. First visit by a Venezuelan president to the country. Hong Kong 17 October Presidential tour of Asia. Kuala Lumpur 18 October Presidential tour of Asia. Singapore 21 October Presidential tour of Asia. Manila 22 October Presidential tour of Asia. Madrid 24–25 October Two-day official visit following a tour of Asian countries. Met with King Juan Carlos I and Prime Minister José María Aznar. During this trip, he defended his political reforms at a press conference. Paris 26 October Stopover in Paris on his return journey from Spain to Venezuela after an Asian tour.

2000 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Bogotá 4 May Signing of the Santa Marta commitment with President Andrés Pastrana. Doha 8 August 2nd summit of heads of state of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).Hugo Chávez de visita en Irán hasta el lunes. El Universal, 18 May 2001, consulted 1 July 2006. Jakarta 12 August Working visit. Tripoli 14 August Meeting with leader Muammar Gaddafi. Guatemala City 19–20 November Official visit aimed at strengthening economic, commercial, financial, and bilateral cooperation. Met with President Alfonso Portillo and signed a political concertation agreement between Guatemala and Venezuela.

2001 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Cartagena 18 April Attended the XIII Summit of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) and held bilateral talks with President Andrés Pastrana. Quebec City 20–22 April Attended the 3rd Summit of the Americas. Voiced his opposition to the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and registered a formal reservation against the final summit declaration. Bogotá 4–5 May Official state visit focused on bilateral trade and energy integration. Met with President Andrés Pastrana, addressed the Congress of Colombia, and signed joint economic commitments. Tehran 18–21 May State visit focused on strengthening bilateral relations and energy cooperation. Dhaka 23–24 May First official visit by a Venezuelan president to Bangladesh. Beijing, Chengdu 24–28 May State visit to China at the invitation of President Jiang Zemin, including meetings in Beijing and a visit to Chengdu. Isla Negra, Santiago 19 August Official visit to Chile following his participation in the Rio Group Summit. Geneva 7–8 October Part of Chávez's official international tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Paris 8–10 October Part of Chávez's official international tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Rome 11–12 October Part of Chávez's official international tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Algiers 12–14 October Part of Chávez's official tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Tripoli 14–16 October Part of Chávez's official tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Brussels 16 October Part of Chávez's official tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Vienna 17 October Part of Chávez's official tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Lisbon 17–19 October Part of Chávez's official tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Riyadh 20 October Part of Chávez's official tour of OPEC member states and Europe. Tehran 21 October Brief visit following his tour of OPEC member states. Met with President Mohammad Khatami to coordinate OPEC strategy and discuss oil prices. Moscow 21–22 October Part of Chávez's official international tour. London 24 October Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair at Buckingham Palace.

2002 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Monterrey 18 March Monterrey Consensus, International Conference on Financing for Development. Paris 15 October Official tour in Europe, met with President Jacques Chirac. Bávaro, Punta Cana 15–16 November Attended the XII Ibero-American Summit.

2003 Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Brasília 1 January Attended the presidential inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Quito 15 January Attended the inauguration of President Lucio Gutiérrez. Recife 26 April Official visit during a tour of Venezuela's South American neighbors. Asunción 15 August Attended the inauguration of President Nicanor Duarte. Montevideo 16 August Visited Uruguay at the invitation of the Latin American Integration Association and participated in a special session of its representatives. Buenos Aires 16–20 August Official visit meeting with President Néstor Kirchner to sign bilateral trade agreements and propose regional energy initiatives.

2004

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Georgetown 19-20 February Official visit. Guadalajara 28–29 May 3rd Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit.México-Chávez, una relación de altibajos comerciales y diplomáticos Havana 6 November Meeting with President Fidel Castro. San José 19–21 November Attended the XIV Ibero-American Summit. Madrid 22 November Meeting with Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Tripoli 24 November Received the Muammar Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights. Moscow 25–27 November Met with President Vladimir Putin and discussed energy and commercial cooperation. Tehran 28 November Met with Iranian officials and pursued bilateral commercial agreements. Doha 29-30 November Brief visit during Chávez's international tour. Beijing 23–26 December State visit focused on strengthening energy, trade, and strategic cooperation.

2005

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Porto Alegre, Tapes 30 January Attended the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and visited a landless workers' movement settlement in Tapes. New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore 4–7 March First official State Visit by a Venezuelan president to India. Met with President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, signing bilateral agreements spanning energy, biotechnology, railways, and trade. Paris 9 March Stopover working visit to meet with French government officials following his trip to India. Havana 28–29 April Attended the First Strategic Meeting for the Implementation of the ALBA agreement alongside Fidel Castro. Havana, Sandino 20–23 August Hosted his broadcast program Aló Presidente from Havana and inaugurated a housing project built with Venezuelan aid in Sandino alongside Fidel Castro. Montego Bay 23 August Attended the Petrocaribe summit to sign an energy agreement allowing Caribbean nations to purchase Venezuelan oil under preferential financing terms. New York City 15–18 September Addressed the United Nations World Summit and UN General Assembly, delivering speeches critical of US foreign policy, and visited local community organizations in the South Bronx. Paris 19–20 October Working visit meeting with President Jacques Chirac at the Élysée Palace to discuss bilateral trade and energy cooperation. Mar del Plata 3–5 November Attended the 4th Summit of the Americas and spoke at the counter-summit "People's Summit," leading opposition against the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).

2006

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Guatemala City 13 January Working visit. Valparaíso 11 March Presidential inauguration of Michelle Bachelet. London 14 May Three-day private visit, including meeting with mayor Ken Livingstone. Algiers 16 May Working visit with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika concerning bilateral relations and energy cooperation. Tripoli 18–19 May Meeting with Muammar Gaddafi. Quito 30 May Lunch with President Alfredo Palacio. Banjul 1–2 July Attended the African Union summit as a guest of President Yahya Jammeh. Minsk 23–25 July Meeting with President Alexander Lukashenko. Tehran 28–30 July Meeting with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Hanoi 31 July – 1 August Signing of an energy cooperation agreement. Bamako 2–3 August Met with President Amadou Toumani Touré and discussed bilateral cooperation. Cotonou 3 August Met with President Yayi Boni and signed an agreement concerning housing and microfinance cooperation. Beijing 22–27 August State visit focused on energy, investment, and bilateral cooperation. Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya 27–30 August Meeting with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Prime Minister. Damascus 30 August Meeting with President Bashar al-Assad. Luanda 31 August Met with President José Eduardo dos Santos to discuss oil cooperation, United Nations reform, and bilateral relations. New York City 20 September Guest at the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly. He made his notable speech denouncing U.S. President George W. Bush's foreign policy and calling him the "devil."Chavez: Bush 'devil;' U.S. 'on the way down'. CNN 20 September 2006.

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