List of international presidential trips made by Javier Milei
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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Javier Milei, the 55th President of Argentina. As of February 2024, incumbent president Javier Milei has visited 6 countries.
Summary of international trips[edit]
Number of visits | Country |
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3 visits | United States |
1 visit | Israel, Italy, Switzerland, Vatican City |
2023[edit]
During 2023, Javier Milei had made a single trip to the United States as president-elect.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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United States | New York City | 27 November | Hasidic community. Notably paying tribute to Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson and meeting Rabbi Simon Jacobson, who has had a great influence on him. Afterward, Milei met with former President Bill Clinton, as well as several officials from the American government and the International Monetary Fund.[1] | While serving as president-elect, Milei had made a trip to New York City, citing personal reasons. While on this trip, he first visited and connected with the
2024[edit]
The following international trips have been made by President Javier Milei in 2024:
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
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Switzerland | Davos | 17 January | World Economic Forum Summit in Davos. There, he held a speech critical of certain World Economic Forum policies and ideals while appealing to entrepreneurs to invest in Argentina.[2] | President Milei traveled to the
Israel | Jerusalem | 6 February | Israeli President, Isaac Herzog as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called Milei a "great friend of the Jewish State".[3] While visiting the area near the conflict with Hamas, Milei met with the families of the victims of the Israel–Hamas hostage crisis.[4] During his trip, Milei also vowed to move the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem.[5] | Despite having said that his first presidential trip abroad would be to Israel, it became his second official visit as president. During his visit to Israel, he met with the
Vatican City Italy | Vatican City Rome | 11 February | Pope Francis in his first visit to the Vatican as president where they also commemorated and Francis canonized Argentina's first female saint. After that, Milei met with the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni along with prominent business and religious leaders during his trip.[6] | Milei visited
United States | Washington, D.C. National Harbor | 24 February | After having met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Casa Rosada, Milei boarded a plane bound for Washington, D.C. to later attend Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland where he was scheduled to hold a speech the same day.[7] |
United States | Miami Austin | 10-12 April | On April 10, Milei visited a Chabad Lubavitch synagogue in Miami which honored him with a distinction. On April 12, he met with Elon Musk in Austin, Texas where he toured the Tesla Gigafactory.[8] |
United States | Los Angeles | 5-6 May | Milei traveled to the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. He gave a speech on May 6 and encouraged the business leaders present in the meeting to invest in Argentina, later he met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Elon Musk, in his second meeting with the businessman in 2024.[9][10] |
References[edit]
- ^ Brendan O'Boyle (28 November 2023). "Argentina's Milei to meet Biden aide after lunch with Bill Clinton". reuters.com. Reuters. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024.
- ^ Milei, Javier. "Davos 2024: Special address by Javier Milei, President of Argentina". weforum.org. Davos: World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Berman, Lazar. "Netanyahu meets Argentina's new leader Milei, 'a great friend' of Israel". timesofisrael.com. The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Milei meets Netanyahu, relatives of Hamas hostages in Israel". buenosairesherald.com. Buenos Aires Herald. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Halpern, Sam (6 February 2024). "Argentina's Javier Milei, in Israel, vows to move embassy to Jerusalem". jpost.com. Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Bianchi, Walter. "Argentina's Milei embarks on diplomatic trip to Israel, Italy". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Nicas, Jack (23 February 2024). "From Blinken to Trump: Javier Milei's Strange Trip". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "President Milei of cash-strapped Argentina starts another US tour, plans to meet Elon Musk". AP News. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Milei invita en EE.UU. a inversionistas a "apostar" por Argentina". EFE Noticias (in European Spanish). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "El costo del viaje de Javier Milei a Los Ángeles rondaría los 500.000 dólares, pero el Gobierno afirma que el vuelo costó 187.000 dólares". LA NACION (in Spanish). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.