# List of international prime ministerial trips made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

This is a list of international trips made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his prime ministership of India.

## List

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | 28–31 July 1998 | 10th SAARC Summit | |
| Oman | Salalah | 29–30 August 1998 | State visit | |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 30–31 August 1998 | State visit | |
| South Africa | Durban | 1–2 September 1998 | NAM Summit | |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | 3–4 September 1998 | State visit | |
| United States | New York City | 22–28 September 1998 | UN General Assembly | |
| France | Paris | 29–30 September 1998 | State visit | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 8–9 February 1999 | State visit | |
| Jamaica | Montego Bay | 9–12 February 1999 | 9th G-15 Summit | |
| Morocco | | 13–14 February 1999 | State visit | |
| Pakistan | Lahore | 20–21 February 1999 | State visit | Vajpayee traveled on the inaugural run of the Delhi-Lahore bus service. |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19–20 June 1999 | State visit | Inauguration of the Kolkata-Dhaka bus service. |
| South Africa | Durban | 12–15 November 1999 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1999 | |
| Mauritius | | 10–13 March 2000 | State visit | |
| Turkey | | March–April 2000 | | |
| Italy | | 25–27 June 2000 | State visit | |
| Vatican City | | 26 June 2000 | State visit | |
| Portugal | | 28–29 June 2000 | State visit | |
| United States | New York City Washington, D.C. | 5–13 September 13–17 September 2000 | Millennium Summit State visit | Vajpayee was the only foreign leader to have addressed the Joint Sitting of the 106th Congress. |
| Germany | | 18–19 September 2000 | State visit | |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 7–10 January 2001 | State visit | |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 10–14 January 2001 | State visit | |
| Iran | | 10–13 April 2001 | State visit | |
| Malaysia | | 13–16 May 2001 | State visit | |
| Russia | Moscow | 4–7 November 2001 | State visit | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. New York City | 7–11 November 2001 | State visit and UN General Assembly | Official working visit from 7-9 Nov. UNGA from 10 Nov. |
| United Kingdom | | 12–13 November 2001 | State visit | |
| Japan | Tokyo | 7–11 December 2001 | State visit | |
| Nepal | | 3–6 January 2002 | SAARC Summit | |
| Cambodia | | 9-11 April 2002 | State visit | |
| United States | New York City | 12 September 2002 | UN General Assembly | Met with President George W. Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. |
| Cambodia | | 4-6 November 2002 | India-ASEAN Summit | |
| Laos | | 6-8 November 2002 | State visit | |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 22–25 February 2003 | 13th NAM summit | |
| Germany | | 27–28 May 2003 | State visit | |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | 29 May–1 June 2003 | Tercentenary Celebrations of the city | |
| France | Évian-les-Bains | 1–3 June 2003 | G-8 summit | |
| China | Beijing Luoyang | 22–27 June 2003 | State visit | |
| Turkey | Ankara Istanbul | 16–19 September 2003 | State visit | |
| United States | New York City | 20–28 September 2003 | UN General Assembly | Met with President George W. Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City on 24 September. |
| Indonesia | Bali | 5–8 October 2003 | 2nd India-ASEAN Summit | |
| Thailand | | 8–12 October 2003 | State visit | |
| Sri Lanka | | 19–22 October 2003 | State visit | |
| Russia | Moscow | 11–13 November 2003 | State visit | |
| Tajikistan | | 13–14 November 2003 | State visit | |
| Syria | | 14–16 November 2003 | State visit | |
| Nigeria | Abuja | 4–7 December 2003 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2003 | |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | 3–6 January 2004 | SAARC Summit | |