# List of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in, the 12th President of South Korea. During his presidency, which began with his inauguration on 10 May 2017 and ended with the inauguration of Yoon Suk-yeol on 10 May 2022. Moon Jae-in made 32 presidential trips to 40 states internationally.
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2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit
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## Summary of presidential visits

The number of visits per country where he travelled are:
* One visit to Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
* Two visits to China, Italy, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City and Vietnam
* Three visits to North Korea
* Eight visits to the United States

### 2017

| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| 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. Attended the Eastern Economic Forum. |
| 4 | United States | New York City | September 19–21 | Working visit. Attended the UN General Assembly. Held a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump. |
| 5 | Indonesia | Jakarta | November 8–10 | Official visit. |
| 5 | Vietnam | Da Nang | November 10–12 | Main article: APEC Vietnam 2017 Attended the 2017 APEC Summit. |
| 5 | Philippines | Manila | November 12–14 | Main article: Twelfth East Asia Summit Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2017 East Asia Summit. |
| 6 | China | Beijing | December 13–16 | State visit. |

### 2018

| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| 7 | Vietnam | Hanoi | March 22–24 | Official visit. |
| 7 | 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. Met with President Donald Trump. |
| 10 | 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. |
| 12 | 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. 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. |
| 15 | Italy | Rome | October 16–17 | Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. |
| 15 | Vatican City | Vatican City | October 18 | Official visit. Met with Pope Francis. |
| 15 | Belgium | Brussels | October 18–19 | Main article: Asia–Europe Meeting |
| 15 | Denmark | Copenhagen | October 19–20 | Official visit. Attended the 1st P4G Summit. |
| 16 | Singapore | Singapore | November 14–16 | Main article: Thirteenth East Asia Summit |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | November 16–18 | Main article: APEC Papua New Guinea 2018 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | Prague | November 27–28 | Official visit. |
| 17 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | November 29–December 1 | Main article: 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit |
| 17 | New Zealand | Auckland | December 2–4 | State visit. |

### 2019

| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| 18 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | March 10–12 | State visit. |
| 18 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | March 12–14 | State visit. Met with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. |
| 18 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | March 14–16 | State visit. |
| 19 | United States | Washington, D.C. | April 10–12 | Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump. |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | April 16–18 | State Visit |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent, Samarkand | April 18–21 | State Visit |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | Nur-Sultan | April 21 | State Visit |
| 21 | Finland | Helsinki | June 9–11 | State Visit |
| 21 | Norway | Oslo | June 11–13 | State Visit |
| 21 | Sweden | Stockholm | June 13–15 | State Visit |
| 22 | Japan | Osaka | June 27–29 | Main article: 2019 G20 Osaka summit |
| 23 | Thailand | Bangkok | September 1–3 | Official Visit |
| 23 | Myanmar | Myanmar | September 3–5 | Official Visit |
| 23 | Laos | Laos | September 5–6 | Official Visit |
| 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. Attended the ASEAN+3 Summit, 2019 East Asia Summit. |
| 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. |

### 2020

In 2020, Moon did not make any international trips, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2021

| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| 27 | United States | Washington, D.C. | May 20–21 | Working visit. Met with President Joe Biden. Also met with Vice President Kamala Harris. |
| 28 | United Kingdom | Cornwall | June 11–13 | Main article: 47th G7 summit Working visit. Invited to the G7 Summit in Cornwall. Also held a bilateral meeting with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, German chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, British prime minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron. |
| 28 | Austria | Vienna | June 13–15 | State visit. Met with President Alexander Van der Bellen. Also met with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. |
| 28 | Spain | Madrid | June 15–17 | State visit. Met with King Felipe VI. Also met with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. |
| 29 | United States | New York City | September 19–23 | Working visit. He attended the UN General Assembly. |
| 30 | Vatican City | Vatican City | October 29 | Official visit. Met with Pope Francis. |
| 30 | Italy | Rome | October 30–31 | Main article: 2021 G20 Rome summit Working visit. Attended the 2021 G20 summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, French president Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. |
| 30 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | November 1–2 | Main article: 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference Working visit. Attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. |
| 30 | Hungary | Budapest | November 2–4 | State visit. Met with Hungarian prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Attended the 2nd Korea-V4 summit. Also held a bilateral meeting with Hungarian president János Áder, Slovak prime minister Eduard Heger, Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš. |
| 31 | Australia | Canberra | December 12–15 | State visit. Met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Also met with Governor-General David Hurley. |

### 2022

| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai, Abu Dhabi | January 16–17 | Working visit. Met with Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | January 18–19 | Official visit. Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. |
| 32 | Egypt | Cairo | January 20–21 | Official visit. Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. |

## Multilateral meetings

Moon Jae-in is scheduled to attend the following summits as South Korean President.
| Group | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year |
| Group | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| UNGA | September 19–21, New York City | September 24–26, New York City | September 23–25, New York City | September 22, (virtual) New York City | September 19–23, New York City |
| ASEM | None | October 18–19, Brussels | None | (postponed) | November 25–26, (virtual) Phnom Penh |
| P4G | None | October 19–20, Copenhagen | None | (postponed) | May 30, (virtual) Seoul |
| EAS (ASEAN+3) | November 13–14, Pasay | November 14–15, Singapore | November 4, Bangkok | November 14, (virtual) Hanoi | October 26–28, (virtual) Bandar Seri Begawan |
| ASEAN-Korea | November 13, Maynila | November 14, Singapore | November 26, Busan | November 12, (virtual) Hanoi | October 26, (virtual) Bandar Seri Begawan |
| APEC | November 10–11, Đà Nẵng | November 17–18 Port Moresby | November 16–17, (cancelled) Santiago | November 20, (virtual) Kuala Lumpur | November 12, (virtual) Auckland |
| G20 | July 7–8, Hamburg | November 30 – December 1, Buenos Aires | June 28–29, Osaka | November 21–22, (virtual) Riyadh | October 30–31, Rome |
| China–Japan–Korea | None | May 9, Tokyo | December 23–25, Chengdu | None | None |
| Others | | | Mekong-Korea November 27, Busan | Mekong-Korea November 13, (virtual) Hanoi | G7 June 11–13, Carbis Bay |
| Others | | | Mekong-Korea November 27, Busan | Mekong-Korea November 13, (virtual) Hanoi | UNCCC November 1–2, Glasgow |
| Others | | | Mekong-Korea November 27, Busan | Mekong-Korea November 13, (virtual) Hanoi | V4-Korea November 4, Budapest |
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