List of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in

The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in, the 12th and current President of South Korea. As of January 2021, Moon Jae-in has made 46 presidential trips to 33 states internationally since his inauguration on 10 May 2017.

Moon addressing the State Duma in June 2018.
Moon and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan.

Summary of presidential visits

The number of visits per country where he travelled are:

Map of international trips made by Moon Jae-in as president:
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  Four visits
  5 visits
  6 visits
  7 or more visits
  South Korea

2017
Moon with Donald Trump in New York, September 2017.
Country Locations Dates Details Image
1 United States Washington, D.C. June 28–July 3 Official working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.
2 Germany Berlin, Hamburg July 5–8
Main article: 2017 G20 Hamburg summit
3 Russia Vladivostok September 6–7 Official visit. He attended the Eastern Economic Forum.[1]
4 United States New York City September 19–21 Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump.
5 Indonesia Jakarta November 8–10 Official visit.
Vietnam Da Nang November 10–12
Main article: APEC Vietnam 2017
[2]
Philippines Manila November 12–14
Main article: Twelfth East Asia Summit
6 China Beijing December 13–16 State visit.

2018
Moon with Donald Trump in New York, September 2018.
Country Locations Dates Details Image
7 Vietnam Ha Noi March 22–24 Official visit.[3]
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Dubai March 24–27 Official visit.
8 North Korea Panmunjom April 27
Main article: April 2018 inter-Korean summit
9 Japan Tokyo May 9
Main article: China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit
10 United States Washington, D.C. May 21–24 Working visit.
North Korea Panmunjom May 26
Main article: May 2018 inter-Korean summit
11 Russia Moscow June 21–23 State visit. Attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup
12 India New Delhi July 8–11 State visit.
Singapore Singapore July 12–14 State visit.
13 North Korea Pyongyang September 18–20
Main article: September 2018 inter-Korean summit
14 United States New York City September 24–26 Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump and signed revisions to the U.S.-Korean free trade agreement.
15 France Paris October 13–16 State visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron.
Italy Rome October 16–17 Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Vatican City Vatican City October 18 Official visit. Met with Pope Francis.
Belgium Brussels October 18–19
Main article: Asia–Europe Meeting
Denmark Copenhagen October 19–20 Official visit. Attended the 1st P4G Summit.
16 Singapore Central Area November 14–16
Main article: Thirteenth East Asia Summit
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby November 16–18
Main article: APEC Papua New Guinea 2018
17 Czech Republic Prague November 27–28 Official visit.
Argentina Buenos Aires November 29–December 1
Main article: 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit
New Zealand Auckland December 2–4 State visit.

2019
Moon with Donald Trump in New York, September 2019.
Country Locations Dates Details Image
18 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan March 10–12 State visit.
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur March 12–14 State visit.
Cambodia Phnom Penh March 14–16 State visit.
19 United States Washington, D.C. April 10–12 Working visit.
20 Turkmenistan Ashgabat April 16–18 State Visit
Uzbekistan Tashkent, Samarkand April 18–21 State Visit[4]
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan April 21 State Visit[5]
21 Finland Helsinki June 9–11 State Visit[6]
Norway Oslo June 11–13 State Visit[7]
Sweden Stockholm June 13–15 State Visit[8]
22 Japan Osaka June 27–29
Main article: 2019 G20 Osaka summit
23 Thailand Bangkok September 1–3 Official Visit[9]
Myanmar Myanmar September 3–5 Official Visit[10]
Laos Laos September 5–6 Official Visit[11]
24 United States New York City September 22–26 Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump.
25 Thailand Bangkok November 3–5
Main article: Fourteenth East Asia Summit
Working visit.
26 China Chengdu December 23–25
Main article: China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit
Working visit. Attended the 9th China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Chinese president Xi jinping and Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe.

Future trips

The following are future international trips to be made by Moon:

Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Egypt TBD Postponed due to COVID-19.[12]
 United Arab Emirates TBD Postponed due to COVID-19.[12]
 Turkey TBD Postponed due to COVID-19.[12]
 Spain TBD Postponed due to COVID-19.[13]
 Senegal TBD Invited.[14]
 South Africa TBD Invited.[14]
 Poland TBD Invited.[15]
 Australia 2021 Invited.[16]
 United Kingdom London June 2021 Invited to the G7 Summit in London.

Multilateral meetings

Moon Jae-in is scheduled to attend the following summits as South Korean President.

GroupYear
20172018201920202021
UN GASeptember 19–21,
New York City		September 24–26,
New York City		September 23–25,
New York City		September 22,
(virtual)
New York City		September,
New York City
ASEMNoneOctober 18–19,
Brussels		None(postponed)TBD,
Phnom Penh
P4GNoneOctober 19–20,
Copenhagen		None(postponed)TBD,
Seoul, host
EAS
(ASEAN)		November 13–14,
Pasay		November 14–15,
 Singapore		November 4,
Bangkok		November 14,
(virtual)
Hanoi		November,
 Brunei
APECNovember 10–11,
Đà Nẵng		November 17–18
Port Moresby		November 16–17,
(cancelled)
Santiago		November 20,
(virtual)
Kuala Lumpur		November,
 New Zealand
G20July 7–8,
Hamburg		November 30 – December 1,
Buenos Aires		June 28–29,
Osaka		November 21–22,
(virtual)
Riyadh		October 30–31,
 Italy
China–Japan–KoreaNoneMay 9,
Tokyo		December 23–25,
Chengdu		NoneTBD,
Seoul, host
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend

See also

References
  1. http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55541
  2. http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=239305
  3. http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/History/view?articleId=156348
  4. South Korean President to visit Uzbekistan soon: ambassador
  5. https://www.inform.kz/en/kassym-jomart-tokayev-moon-jae-in-meet-in-nur-sultan_a3519290
  6. https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/south_korean_and_finnish_presidents_discuss_pyongyang_business/10824378
  7. http://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/norway/king-harald-and-queen-sonja-to-host-south-korean-state-visit-in-june-122983
  8. https://www.government.se/press-releases/2019/06/prime-minister-stefan-lofven-to-receive-south-korean-president/
  9. https://english1.president.go.kr/Media/News/618
  10. https://english1.president.go.kr/Media/News/618
  11. https://english1.president.go.kr/Media/News/618
  12. Kim Tae-gyu (4 May 2020). "30번째 코로나 러브콜 받은 文…취임 후 100번째 정상통화" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  13. Lim Hyeong-sub (4 June 2020). "문대통령 "의료물품 협력"…스페인국왕 "韓대응력 세계서 회자"" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  14. Lee Gyeong-ju (13 June 2019). ""한국 대통령 와 달라" 국력 신장에 각국 초청 쏟아져 진땀" (in Korean). Seoul Shinmun. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  15. Lim Myeong-hyeon (7 April 2020). "문 대통령, 호주·폴란드 정상과 잇따라 통화…코로나19 공조 논의" (in Korean). MBC. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  16. Kim Ho-yeon (14 August 2020). "한-호주 정상, G7 참여 '공감'..."지역 대표성 제고"" (in Korean). Financial News. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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