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This is a list of international presidential trips made by George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. George W. Bush made 49 international trips to 73 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency, which began on January 20, 2001 and ended on January 20, 2009.
Bush visited six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. On one of his two trips to Sub-Saharan Africa, he visited three of the poorest countries in the world at the time: Liberia, Rwanda, and Benin. He also made a secret trip to Iraq on Thanksgiving Day 2003 to dine with the troops. His father had made a similar visit to the U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia in 1990. On November 15â20, 2006, Bush made the third round the world presidential flight (after Johnson and Nixon).
Summary
The number of visits per country where President Bush travelled are:
- One visit to Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Kosovo, Kuwait, Liberia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vietnam, and the West Bank
- Two visits to Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, and Thailand
- Three visits to Egypt, South Korea, and Poland
- Four visits to Canada, China, France, Iraq, and Japan
- Five visits to Germany, the United Kingdom, and Vatican City
- Six visits to Italy and Mexico
- Seven visits to Russia
First term
2001
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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1 | Mexico | San CristĂłbal | February 16 | Met with President Vincente Fox; discussed trade, energy, migration, educational opportunities, and the battle against the illegal drug trade. | |
2 | Canada | Quebec City | April 20â22 | Attended the 3rd Summit of the Americas. | |
3 | Spain | Madrid | June 12â13 | Met with King Juan Carlos I at the Royal Palace of Madrid and later with Prime Minister JosĂ© MarĂa Aznar at the Palace of Moncloa. The President stayed at the Hotel Miguel Angel during his overnight visit. | |
Belgium | Brussels | June 13â14 | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. Met with King Albert II and Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. The President visited Chocolatier Mary during his visit. | ||
Sweden | Gothenburg | June 14â15 | Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Göran Persson, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. The President stayed at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel during his overnight visit. | ||
Poland | Warsaw | June 15â16 | State Visit. Met with President Aleksander KwaĆniewski at the Presidential Palace and Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek. The President delivered a foreign policy speech in front of faculty and students at Warsaw University during his visit. He also participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in PiĆsudski Square. The President stayed at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel during his overnight visit. | ||
Slovenia | Kranj | June 16 | Attended the summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also met with Prime Minister Janez DrnovĆĄek. | ||
4 | United Kingdom | London, Chequers, Halton, Brize Norton |
July 18â20 | President and Mrs. Bush arrived in London on the evening of July 18. On July 19, the President met with M.P. William Hague, Leader of the Conservative Party, at Winfield House. President and Mrs. Bush later attended an event for children at the British Museum. The President also visited the Churchill War Rooms museum. In the afternoon, President and Mrs. Bush participated in an arrival ceremony at Buckingham Palace and attended a luncheon hosted by Queen Elizabeth. They later traveled to Chequers to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie before spending the night at the prime minister's country estate. | |
Italy | Genoa, Castel Gandolfo, Rome |
July 20â24 | Attended the 27th G8 summit. Met with Pope John Paul II. Also met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. | ||
Kosovo | Camp Bondsteel | July 24 | Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
5 | China | Shanghai | October 18â21 | Attended APEC Summit Meeting. |
2002
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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6 | Japan | Tokyo | February 16â19 | Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Addressed the Diet. | |
South Korea | Seoul, Dorasan, Osan |
February 19â21 | Met with President Kim Dae-jung. Visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
China | Beijing | February 21â22 | Met with President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji. | ||
7 | Mexico | Monterrey | March 21â22 | Attended the International Conference on Financing for Development. Met with President Vicente Fox. | |
Peru | Lima | March 23â24 | Met with the Presidents Alejandro Toledo of Peru, AndrĂ©s Pastrana Arango of Colombia, and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia, and with the Vice President Pedro Pinto Rubianes of Ecuador. | ||
El Salvador | San Salvador | March 24 | Attended the Summit Meeting of Presidents of the Central American Republics. | ||
8 | Germany | Berlin | May 22â23 | Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Addressed the Bundestag. | |
Russia | Moscow, St. Petersburg |
May 23â26 | Summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Signed Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty. | ||
France | Paris, Sainte-MĂšre-Ăglise, Colleville |
May 26â27 | Met with President Jacques Chirac. Delivered a Memorial Day address in Normandy. | ||
Italy | Rome | May 27â28 | Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Attended the NATO Summit Meeting and inaugurated the NATO-Russia Council. | ||
Vatican City | Apostolic Palace | May 28 | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | ||
9 | Canada | Kananaskis | June 25â27 | Attended the 28th G8 summit. | |
10 | Mexico | Los Cabos | October 26â27 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | |
11 | Czech Republic | Prague | November 19â22 | Attended the NATO and EAPC Summit Meetings. | |
Russia | St. Petersburg | November 22 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. | ||
Lithuania | Vilnius | November 22â23 | Met with the Presidents of the Baltic states, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
Romania | Bucharest | November 23 | Met with President Ion Iliescu. |
2003
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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12 | Portugal | Terceira Island | March 16 | Discussed the Iraq crisis with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Spanish Prime Minister JosĂ© MarĂa Aznar and Portuguese Prime Minister JosĂ© Manuel Barroso. | |
13 | United Kingdom | Belfast, Hillsborough |
April 7â8 | Met with Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq. Also met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders. | |
14 | Poland | KrakĂłw, OĆwiÄcim |
May 31 | Met with President Aleksander KwaĆniewski and Prime Minister Leszek Miller. Visited Nazi-German Auschwitz concentration camp. | |
Russia | St. Petersburg | May 31 â June 1 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. Attended ceremonies commemorating the city's 300th anniversary. | ||
France | Evian-les-Bains | June 1â2 | Attended the 29th G8 summit. Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. | ||
Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | June 2â3 | Attended the "Red Sea Summit" with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. | ||
Jordan | Aqaba | June 4 | Attended meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Met with King Abdullah II. | ||
Qatar | Doha | June 4â5 | Met with Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Visited U.S. Central Command headquarters and addressed U.S. military personnel, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
15 | Senegal | Dakar, Gorée Island |
July 8 | Met with President Abdoulaye Wade. | |
South Africa | Pretoria | July 8â11 | Met with President Thabo Mbeki. | ||
Botswana | Gaborone | July 10 | Met with President Festus Mogae. Toured Mokolodi Nature Reserve. | ||
Uganda | Kampala | July 11 | Met with President Yoweri Museveni. | ||
Nigeria | Abuja | July 11â12 | Met with President Olusegun Obasanjo. | ||
16 | Japan | Tokyo | October 17â18 | Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. | |
Philippines | Manila | October 18â19 | Addressed a joint session of the Philippine Congress and met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. | ||
Thailand | Bangkok | October 18â21 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | ||
Singapore | Singapore | October 21â22 | Met with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. | ||
Indonesia | Denpasar | October 22 | Met with President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Muslim religious leaders. | ||
Australia | Canberra | October 22 | Met with Prime Minister John Howard. Addressed joint meeting of Parliament. | ||
17 | United Kingdom | London, Sedgefield |
November 18â21 | State Visit. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair. | |
18 | Iraq | Baghdad | November 27 | The President travelled in secret from his ranch in Texas to Andrews Air Force Base, where reporters were told not to use their devices or leak news of the trip, and then to Iraq. Met with members of the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. Addressed U.S. military personnel. |
2004
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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19 | Mexico | Monterrey | January 12â13 | Attended the Special Summit of the Americas. | |
20 | Italy | Rome | June 4â5 | Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. | |
Vatican City | Apostolic Palace | June 4 | Met with Pope John Paul II. | ||
France | Paris, Colleville, Caen, Arromanches |
June 5â6 | Met with President Jacques Chirac. Attended the 60th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies. | ||
21 | Ireland | Shannon, Dromoland Castle |
June 25â26 | Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. Met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. | |
Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul |
June 26â29 | Met with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan. Attended the NATO Summit meeting. | ||
22 | Chile | Santiago | November 19â22 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | |
Colombia | Cartagena | November 22 | Met with President Ălvaro Uribe. | ||
23 | Canada | Ottawa, Gatineau, Halifax |
November 30 â December 1 | Met with Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Myra Freeman and Prime Minister Paul Martin. The President spent the night at Lornado, the official residence of the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, before traveling to Halifax to thank Canadians for their hospitality in hosting stranded Americans on September 11, 2001. |
Second term
2005
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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24 | Belgium | Brussels | February 20â23 | Attended the NATO and EU Summit Meetings. | |
Germany | Mainz, Wiesbaden |
February 23 | Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Visited U.S. military personnel. | ||
Slovakia | Bratislava | February 23â24 | Attended the summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. Also met with Prime Minister MikulĂĄĆĄ Dzurinda. | ||
25 | Vatican City | St. Peter's Basilica | April 6â8 | Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II. | |
Italy | Rome | April 6â8, 2005 | Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. | ||
26 | Latvia | Riga | May 6â7 | Met with the Presidents of the Baltic states. | |
Netherlands | Maastricht, Valkenburg, Margraten |
May 7â8 | Met with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. Delivered address at the Netherlands American Cemetery, marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. | ||
Russia | Moscow | May 8â9 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. Attended the 60th anniversary of VE Day ceremonies. | ||
Georgia | Tbilisi | May 9â10 | Met with President Mikheil Saakashvili, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
27 | Denmark | Kastrup, Fredensborg, Copenhagen |
July 5â6 | Met with Queen Margrethe II and Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. | |
United Kingdom | Gleneagles | July 6â8 | Attended the 31st G8 summit. | ||
28 | Argentina | Mar del Plata | November 3â5 | Attended the 4th Summit of the Americas. Met with President Nestor Kirchner. | |
Brazil | BrasĂlia | November 5â6 | Met with President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva. | ||
Panama | Panama City | November 6â7 | Met with President MartĂn Torrijos. | ||
29 | Japan | Kyoto | November 15â16 | Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. | |
South Korea | Pusan, Gyeongju, Osan |
November 16â20 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. Met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
China | Beijing | November 20â21 | Met with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. | ||
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | November 21 | Met with President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. |
2006
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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30 | Ireland | Shannon | February 28 | Met with U.S. Marines who were en route to Iraq. | |
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 1â3 | Met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Signed U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement. | ||
Pakistan | Islamabad | March 3â4 | Met with President Pervez Musharraf. | ||
31 | Mexico | CancĂșn, Chichen-Itza |
March 30â31 | Attended the 2nd North American Leaders' Summit with President Vincente Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper; visited the Chichen-Itza archaeological site. | |
32 | Iraq | Baghdad | June 13 | Met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | |
33 | Austria | Vienna | June 20â21 | Attended the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. | |
Hungary | Budapest | June 21â22 | Met with President LĂĄszlĂł SĂłlyom and Prime Minister Ferenc GyurcsĂĄny. Attended the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising. | ||
34 | Germany | Stralsund, Trinwillershagen |
July 12â14 | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. | |
Russia | St. Petersburg | July 14â17 | Attended the 32nd G8 summit. Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Brazilian President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. | ||
35 | Russia | Moscow | November 15 | Met with President Vladimir Putin. | |
Singapore | Singapore | November 16â17 | Met with the chairman of the Singapore Council of Presidential Advisers, J. Y. Pillay and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Addressed National University of Singapore. | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City |
November 17â20 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | ||
Indonesia | Jakarta, Bogor |
November 20 | Met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. | ||
36 | Estonia | Tallinn | November 27â28 | Met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | |
Latvia | Riga | November 28â29 | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. | ||
Jordan | Amman | November 29â30 | Met with King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. |
2007
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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37 | Brazil | SĂŁo Paulo | March 8â9 | Met with President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva. | |
Uruguay | Montevideo | March 9â11 | Met with President TabarĂ© VĂĄzquez. | ||
Colombia | BogotĂĄ | March 11 | Met with President Ălvaro Uribe. | ||
Guatemala | Guatemala City, Santa Cruz BalanyĂĄ, Iximche |
March 11â12 | Informal visit; met with President Ăscar Berger; visited the Iximche archaeological site. | ||
Mexico | MĂ©rida, Uxmal |
March 12â14 | Met with President Felipe CalderĂłn; visited the Uxmal archaeological site. | ||
38 | Czech Republic | Prague | June 4â5 | Met with President VĂĄclav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek TopolĂĄnek. Addressed Conference on Democracy and Security. | |
Germany | Heiligendamm | June 5â8 | Attended the 33rd G8 summit. Met with Chinese President Hu Jintao. | ||
Poland | GdaĆsk, Jurata |
June 8 | Met with President Lech KaczyĆski. | ||
Italy | Rome | June 8â10 | 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 10â11 | Met with President Georgi Parvanov and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev. | ||
39 | Canada | Montebello | August 20â21 | Attended North American Leaders' Summit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe CalderĂłn. | |
40 | 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 3â8 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. |
2008
Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details | Image | |
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41 | Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
January 9â11 | Met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres. Visited Yad Vashem. | |
Palestinian National Authority | Ramallah, Bethlehem |
January 10 | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. Visited the Church of the Nativity. | ||
Kuwait | Kuwait City, Camp Arifjan |
January 11â12 | Attended Roundtable on Democracy and Development. Met with Gen. David Petraeus and United States Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | ||
Bahrain | Manama | January 12â13 | Met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Addressed U.S. military personnel, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Dubai | January 13â14 | Met with President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | ||
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Al-Janadriyah |
January 14â16 | Met with King Abdullah. | ||
Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | January 16 | Met with President Hosni Mubarak. | ||
42 | Benin | Porto Novo | February 16 | Met with President Yayi Boni, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. | |
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Arusha |
February 16â19 | Met with President Jakaya Kikwete. Signed Millenimum Challenge agreement. | ||
Rwanda | Kigali | February 19 | Met with President Paul Kagame. Dedicated new U.S. Embassy. | ||
Ghana | Accra | February 19â21 | Met with President John Kufuor. | ||
Liberia | Monrovia | February 21 | Met with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. | ||
43 | Ukraine | Kyiv | April 1 | Met with President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. | |
Romania | Bucharest | April 2â4 | Attended the NATO Summit Meeting. | ||
Croatia | Zagreb | April 4â5 | Met with President Stjepan MesiÄ. | ||
Russia | Sochi | April 5â6 | Met with President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dmitry Medvedev. | ||
44 | Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Masada |
May 14â16 | Met with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Addressed the Knesset. Attended Israel's 60th anniversary. Visited the Masada fortification site. | |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, al-Janadriyah |
May 16â17 | Met with King Abdullah. | ||
Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | May 17â18 | Met with President Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. Addressed the World Economic Forum. | ||
45 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | June 9â10 | Met with President Danilo TĂŒrk and Prime Minister Janez JanĆĄa. Attended the EU-US Summit Meeting. | |
Germany | Meseberg | June 10â11 | Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. | ||
Italy | Rome | June 11â13 | Met with President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. | ||
Vatican City | Apostolic Palace | June 13 | Met with Pope Benedict XVI. | ||
France | Paris | June 13â15 | Met with President Nicolas Sarkozy. Addressed the OECD. Attended wreath-laying ceremonies at the Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial and MĂ©morial de la France combattante. | ||
United Kingdom | London, Belfast |
June 15â16 | Met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Quartet Representative Tony Blair. In Belfast, met with First Minister Peter Robertson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. | ||
46 | Japan | TĆyako | July 6â9 | Attended the 34th G8 summit. Met with Tanzanian President Kikwete, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. | |
47 | South Korea | Seoul | August 5â6 | Met with President Lee Myung-bak. Addressed U.S. military personnel. | |
Thailand | Bangkok | August 6â7 | Met with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. | ||
China | Beijing | August 7â11 | Attended the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Met with President Hu Jintao and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. | ||
48 | Peru | Lima | November 21â23 | Attended the APEC Summit Meeting. | |
49 | Iraq | Baghdad | December 14 | Met with President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Signed Strategic Framework and Security Agreements. Visited U.S. military personnel. | |
Afghanistan | Kabul | December 14â15 | Met with President Hamid Karzai. Visited U.S. military personnel. |
Multilateral meetings
Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations took place during President Bush's term in office (2001â2009).
See also
- Foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration
- Foreign policy of the United States
- List of international trips made by Colin Powell as United States Secretary of State
- List of international trips made by Condoleezza Rice as United States Secretary of State
References
- "Travels of President George W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "The President's News Conference With President Vicente Fox of Mexico in San Cristobal, Mexico". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. February 16, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- "Timeline of Bush's secret journey". CNN. November 28, 2003. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- "Bush in Halifax: 'Thank you for your kindness'". CBC. December 1, 2004.
- "Bush honors WWII dead on Netherlands stop: Marking V-E Day, president reflects on 'terribler price'". NBC News. May 8, 2005. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
External links
- Travels of President George W. Bush. U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.