# List of official overseas trips made by George VI

King George VI succeeded to the thrones of the United Kingdom and the dominions in December, 1936. As Duke of York, he made official tours of British colonies in East Africa as well as New Zealand and Australia. Due to the outbreak of World War II and his poor health in post-War years, he only made two state visits to other countries as King, one of which was the first state visit of a British monarch to the United States. He also made a few official tours of different parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth, making him the first reigning British monarch to set foot on North America and Southern Africa as well as the first King of Canada and the only King of South Africa to visit the respective countries.

## Official tours of Dominions and territories of the British Empire as Duke of York

Tour of East Africa from December 1924 to April 1925: :
| Date | Country/Territory | Areas visited | Host |
| 22 December 1924 – 7 February 1925 | Kenya | Mombasa, Nairobi, Isiolo | Governor Sir Robert Coryndon |
| 13 February – 11 March 1925 | Uganda | Jinja, Entebbe, Kampala, Fort Portal | Acting Governor Edward Blackwell Jarvis |
| 8–9 April 1925 | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | Khartoum | Governor-General Sir Geoffrey Archer |
| Tour of Australia, New Zealand and overseas territories from January to June 1927: ||||
| Date | Country/Territory | Areas visited | Host |
| 20–23 January 1927 | Jamaica | Kingston, Spanish Town | Governor Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs |
| 17–19 February 1927 | Fiji | Suva | Governor Sir Eyre Hutson |
| 22 February – 22 March 1927 | New Zealand | Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin | Governor-General Sir Charles Fergusson |
| 27 March – 23 May 1927 | Australia | New South Wales (Sydney, Newcastle), Queensland (Toowoomba, Brisbane), Tasmania (Hobart, Launceston), Victoria (Melbourne), South Australia (Adelaide), Federal Capital Territory (Canberra), Western Australia (Perth) | Governor-General Lord Stonehaven Governor Sir Dudley de Chair Governor Sir James O'Grady Governor Lord Somers Governor Sir Tom Bridges Governor Sir William Campion |
| 1–3 June 1927 | Mauritius | Port Louis, Curepipe | Governor Sir Herbert James Read |
| 17–20 June 1927 | Malta | Valletta, Attard | Governor Sir John Du Cane |
| 23 June 1927 | Gibraltar | | Governor Sir Charles Monro |

## State visits as King

As King of the United Kingdom :
| Date | Country | Areas visited | Host |
| 19–22 July 1938 | France | Paris, Versailles | President Albert Lebrun |
| As King of Canada ||||
| Date | Country | Areas visited | Host |
| 7–11 June 1939 | United States | Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon, New York City, Hyde Park | President Franklin Roosevelt |

## Official tours of Dominions and territories of the British Empire as King

Tour of North America from May to June 1939: :
| Date | Country/Territory | Areas visited | Host |
| 17 May – 7 June, 12–15 June, 1939 | Canada | Quebec (Quebec City, Montreal, Sherbrooke), Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto, Greater Sudbury, Fort William, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Stratford, Windsor, London, Brantford, Hamilton, Niagara Falls), Manitoba (Winnipeg, Brandon, Portage la Prairie), Saskatchewan (Regina, Saskatoon), Alberta (Calgary, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Banff, Jasper, Edmonton), British Columbia (Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster, Chilliwack), New Brunswick (Saint John), Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown), Nova Scotia (Truro, Halifax) | Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir |
| 17 June 1939 | Dominion of Newfoundland | St. John's | Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn |
| Tour of Southern Africa from February to April 1947: ||||
| Date | Country/Territory | Areas visited | Host |
| 17 February – 11 March, 13–24 March, 26 March – 7 April, 17–24 April, 1947 | Union of South Africa | Cape Province (Cape Town, Simon's Town, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Worcester, George, Graaff-Reinet, Port Elizabeth, New Brighton, Uitenhage, Grahamstown, East London, King William's Town, Umtata, Queenstown, Kimberley), Orange Free State (Bloemfontein, Kroonstad, Bethlehem, Harrismith), Natal (Ladysmith, Estcourt, Eshowe, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Vryheid), Transvaal (Ermelo, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Pietersburg) | Governor-General Gideon Brand van Zyl |
| 11–12 March 1947 | Basutoland | Maseru | High Commissioner Sir Evelyn Baring Resident Commissioner Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson Regent 'Mantšebo |
| 25 March 1947 | Swaziland | Goedgegun | High Commissioner Sir Evelyn Baring Resident Commissioner Edward Beetham Chief Sobhuza II |
| 7–10, 12–16, April 1947 | Southern Rhodesia | Salisbury, Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, Matopos | Governor Sir John Kennedy |
| 11 April 1947 | Northern Rhodesia | Livingstone | Governor Sir John Waddington |
| 17 April 1947 | Bechuanaland | Loatsi | Resident Commissioner Anthony Sillery |
| 29 April 1947 | Saint Helena | | Acting Governor Frank Edward Gilpin |

## Visits during the Second World War

| Date | Country/Territory | Areas visited |
| 4–10 December 1939 | France | Boulogne, Bachy, Amiens |
| 12 June 1943 | Morocco | |
| 12–17 June 1943 | Algeria | Algiers, Bone Areodrome |
| 17–19 June 1943 | Tunisia | Sabala Aerodrome, Tunis |
| 20–21 June 1943 | Malta | Valletta |
| 21–22 June 1943 | Libya | Tripoli |
| 16 June 1944 | France | Courseulles |
| 24 July – 3 August 1944 | Italy | Umbertide, Naples, Perugia, Castiglione del Lago |
| 11–12 October 1944 | Belgium | |
| 12–17 October 1944 | Netherlands | Nijmegen |