List of international presidential trips made by Michelle Bachelet

This is a list of international trips made by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in her first and second terms as the 33rd and 35th President of Chile.

Summary of international trips

Number of visitsCountry1 visitAngola, Belgium, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Japan, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay2 visitsBolivia, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Guyana, Italy, United Kingdom, Vatican, Vietnam3 visitsCuba, Ecuador, France, Haiti4 visitsArgentina, Brazil, China, Mexico, Peru14 visitsUnited States

First term (2006–2010)

2006 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBuenos Aires21 March First official visit abroad as president. Met with President Néstor Kirchner and signed bilateral agreements on energy security and infrastructure, including plans for a bidding process to reactivate the Transandine Railway.Madrid9 – 10 May State visit. Received the 2006 Nueva Economía Forum award and took part in high-level meetings.Washington, D.C.8 – 9 June Official working visit. Held talks with President George W. Bush at the White House, took part in reproductive health forums and discussed hemispheric issues.Kingston9 June Official visit. Several cooperation agreements were signed.Port-au-Prince8 – 9 June Official visit. Met with President René Préval and visited the Chilean troops deployed as part of the UN peacekeeping mission.Bogotá6 – 7 August Attended the second inauguration of President Álvaro Uribe. Held multilateral meetings with other regional leaders.New York20 – 22 September Addressed the 61st UN General Assembly, her first address to the Assembly as president.Berlin Stuttgart18 – 21 October First official visit to Germany as president. Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Horst Köhler. Awarded an honorary doctorate by the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.Montevideo3 – 5 November Participated in the XVI Ibero-American Summit. Met with Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister José Sócrates, and discussed a prospective free trade agreement with Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.Hanoi16 – 19 NovemberState visit. Attended the 14th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.Cochabamba8 – 9 DecemberParticipated in the II Summit of the South American Community of Nations, the forerunner of UNASUR.

2007 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesRio de Janeiro18 – 19 January Participated in the XXXI Mercosur Presidential Summit.Georgetown2 – 5 MarchAttended the 19th Rio Group Summit. Met with President Bharrat Jagdeo to discuss education, health and poverty alleviation programs.Mexico City19 – 21 March State visit. Addressed a solemn joint session of the Mexican Congress at the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro (20 March).Helsinki28 – 30 MayOfficial visit, first leg of a tour of northern Europe.Oslo30 – 31 MayOfficial visit. Met with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.Geneva 1 – 4 JuneOfficial visit.Tokyo2 – 5 September Met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two leaders pledged to boost trade under the Japan–Chile Economic Partnership Agreement.New York24 – 25 September Participated in the 62nd UN General Assembly.La Paz16 DecemberNamed "Distinguished Guest" (Huésped Ilustre) of La Paz.

2008 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesSanto Domingo6 – 7 MarchParticipated in the XX Rio Group Summit. Accompanied by Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley and Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman.London3 – 5 April Official visit.Beijing 11 – 15 April Official visit.Brasília23 May Attended the UNASUR summit, where she was named the bloc's first pro tempore president.Ottawa Quebec City Montreal8 – 11 June Working visit leading a delegation of government and business representatives. Met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa to discuss trade, investment and education. Took part in the celebrations of Quebec City's 400th anniversary and was a keynote speaker at the International Economic Forum of the Americas (Conference of Montreal).New York23 – 25 September Participated in the 63rd UN General Assembly and met with UNASUR presidents.Buenos Aires5 – 6 October Met with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.San José28 – 29 OctoberOfficial visit.San Salvador29 – 31 OctoberParticipated in the XVIII Ibero-American Summit and held trade talks.Lima21 – 23 November Participated in the 2008 APEC Summit.Costa do Sauípe 16 – 17 December Participated in the Latin American and Caribbean summits held in Brazil.

2009 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesTegucigalpa9 – 10 FebruaryState visit. Met with President Manuel Zelaya and signed bilateral economic and technical cooperation agreements. Spoke at a summit on female leadership.Havana11 – 13 FebruaryOfficial visit, the first by a Chilean head of state to Cuba in 37 years. Attended the Havana International Book Fair, met with President Raúl Castro and held a meeting with former leader Fidel Castro.New Delhi Agra Mumbai Chennai16 – 20 MarchState visit. Aimed to strengthen trade, cooperation and diplomatic ties.Moscow 2 – 4 AprilOfficial visit. Received by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at his residence.The Hague Leiden25 May State visit hosted by Queen Beatrix. In Leiden with Queen Beatrix and Princess Máxima, signed several memoranda of understanding and spoke on democratic development.Paris28 May Official visit, beginning at UNESCO.Washington, D.C.22 – 23 June Met with President Barack Obama.Luque Asunción22 – 24 July Participated in the XXXVII Mercosur Summit. Quito9 – 10 AugustAttended the re-inauguration of President Rafael Correa for his second term. New York23 – 25 September Addressed the 64th UN General Assembly.Seoul9 – 11 NovemberMet with President Lee Myung-bak.Shanghai12 November Stopover visit.Singapore15 NovemberParticipated in the 2009 APEC Summit.Rome16 November Participated in the FAO World Summit on Food Security.16 November Visit to the Holy See.Lisbon1 – 2 DecemberMet with President Aníbal Cavaco Silva.

2010 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesPort-au-Prince 20 FebruaryLed a tribute to representatives of the Chilean troops who served in the peace mission in Haiti.Guatemala City20 – 21 FebruaryMet with President Álvaro Colom.Cancún 22 – 23 February Attended the XXI Rio Group Summit, where she introduced President-elect Sebastián Piñera.Port of Spain23 FebruaryBrief visit.

Second term (2014–2018)

2014 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBuenos Aires12 May First trip abroad of her second term.Washington, D.C.29 – 30 June Working visit. Departure was delayed by a few hours on 29 June so she could welcome the national football team at La Moneda Palace on its return from the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on 30 June.Pretoria8 – 10 AugustSigned a joint declaration with South Africa.Maputo10 – 11 AugustOfficial visit.Luanda11 – 12 AugustOfficial visit.New York22 – 25 September Addressed the general debate of the 69th UN General Assembly on 24 September, the first Latin American and Caribbean leader to speak. Stressed inequality, tax and political reform, and climate change.Beijing8 – 12 November Participated in the 2014 APEC Summit.Guayaquil 4 DecemberParticipated in a UNASUR summit.Veracruz 7 – 9 December Participated in the XXIV Ibero-American Summit.Lima10 December Met with President Ollanta Humala during the COP20 climate conference.

2015 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesNew York18 – 20 January Official tour of the United States.Rome 4 – 6 June First stop of a European tour.4 – 6 June Visit to the Holy See during the European tour.Paris8 – 9 June Official visit. Met with President François Hollande, who hosted a dinner in her honour at the Élysée Palace, and with Prime Minister Manuel Valls. The two presidents signed a joint declaration on strengthening their strategic partnership. Received an honorary doctorate from Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 and met with OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría.Brussels10 – 11 JuneAttended the EU–CELAC summit. Lima 2 July Trip delayed by a malfunction of the presidential aircraft.Mexico City 12 – 14 August State visit. Met with President Enrique Peña Nieto.San Salvador14 AugustState visit.New York24 – 28 September Participated in the 70th UN General Assembly. Trip delayed to monitor the International Court of Justice ruling in the Bolivia v. Chile case.Quito15 OctoberOfficial visit.Manila16 – 20 NovemberState visit. Participated in the 2015 APEC Summit.Paris30 November Participated in the COP21 climate conference.Buenos Aires10 December Attended the inauguration of President Mauricio Macri.

2016 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesWashington, D.C.30 March Attended the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit.Stockholm10 – 12 MayState visit. Thanked Sweden for its help to Chileans during the dictatorship.London12 – 13 May Met with Prime Minister David Cameron.Havana22 – 24 JuneAttended the signing of the ceasefire agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC.Georgetown4 – 5 JulyAttended the 37th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM as an official visitor.New York19 – 23 September Participated in the 71st UN General Assembly.Cartagena 28 – 29 October Participated in the XXV Ibero-American Summit.Marrakesh 14 – 15 NovemberParticipated in the COP22 climate conference.Lima19 – 20 November Participated in the 2016 APEC Summit.

2017 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesPort-au-Prince27 MarchAddressed the migration crisis affecting Haitians.Beijing12 – 15 May Official visit. Signed about ten economic agreements.Ottawa 4 – 6 June State visit.Seattle6 – 7 June Met with Governor Jay Inslee.New York19 – 22 September Participated in the 72nd UN General Assembly and signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.São Paulo 10 October Travelled to watch the national football team play Brazil in World Cup qualifying. The trip's cost drew public attention.Hanoi16 – 19 NovemberFour-day visit to attend the 2006 APEC Summit. Met with President Nguyễn Minh Triết and held scheduled meetings with other APEC leaders, including Hu Jintao, Shinzo Abe and Helen Clark. Continued on to New Zealand.

2018 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesHavana7 – 8 January Two-day official visit, the penultimate trip abroad of her presidency. Met with President Raúl Castro at the Council of State and attended a dinner in her honour. The programme also included a Chile–Cuba business seminar and a meeting with Cardinal Jaime Ortega.

See also List of international presidential trips made by Sebastián Piñera, both her predecessor and successor

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