United States presidential visits to Central America

The countries of Central America and their capital cities

Eleven United States presidents and three presidents-elect have made thirty-four presidential visits to Central America. The first visit by an incumbent president to a country in Central America was made in 1906 by Theodore Roosevelt. The trip, to Panama, was the first international presidential trip in U.S. history, and signaled the start of a new era in how presidents conducted diplomatic relations with other countries.[1] Of the seven countries in the region, Belize is the only one not as of yet visited by an American president.

 Costa Rica

President Dates Location Notes
Herbert Hoover November 28, 1928 San José Good will trip. (Visit made as President-elect.)[2]
John F. Kennedy March 18–20, 1963 Attended Conference of Presidents of the Central American Republics.[3]
Lyndon B. Johnson July 8, 1968 Informal visit; met with President José Joaquín Trejos Fernández.[4]
Ronald Reagan December 3–4, 1982 Official working visit; met with President Luis Alberto Monge and President Álvaro Magaña of El Salvador.[5]
George H. W. Bush October 27–28, 1989 Attended Hemispheric Summit Meeting.[6]
Bill Clinton May 7–9, 1997 Attended a Summit Meeting of Presidents of the Central American Republics.[7]
Barack Obama May 3–4, 2013 Met with President Laura Chinchilla and leaders of the Central American Integration System.[8]

 El Salvador

President Dates Locations Notes
Herbert Hoover November 26, 1928 Cutuco Good will trip. (Visit made as President-elect.)[2]
Lyndon B. Johnson July 8, 1968 San Salvador Attended meeting of the Presidents of Central American Republics.[4]
Bill Clinton March 10, 1999 Met with President Armando Calderón Sol and Addressed the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.[7]
George W. Bush March 24, 2002 Attended a summit meeting with Central American heads of state.[9]
Barack Obama March 22–23, 2011 Met with President Mauricio Funes.[8]

 Guatemala

President Dates Locations Notes
Lyndon B. Johnson July 8, 1968 Guatemala City Informal visit; met with President Julio César Méndez Montenegro.[4]
Bill Clinton March 10–11, 1999 Guatemala City,
Antigua		 Attended Central American Summit.[7]
George W. Bush March 11–12, 2007 Guatemala City,
Santa Cruz del Quiché,
Santa Cruz Balanyá,
Iximche		 Informal visit; met with President Óscar Berger. Visited Iximche archaeological site.[9]

 Honduras

President Dates Locations Notes
Herbert Hoover November 26, 1928 Amapala Good will trip. (Visit made as President-elect.)[2]
Lyndon B. Johnson July 8, 1968 San Pedro Sula Informal visit; met with President Oswaldo López Arellano.[4]
Ronald Reagan December 4, 1982 San Pedro Sula Official working visit; met with President Roberto Suazo Córdova and with Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt.[5]
Bill Clinton March 8–9, 1999 Soto Cano Air Base,
Tegucigalpa		 Discussed reconstruction aid with President Carlos Roberto Flores; addressed U.S. military personnel.[7]

 Nicaragua

President Dates Locations Notes
Herbert Hoover November 27, 1928 Corinto Good will trip. (Visit made as President-elect.)[2]
Lyndon B. Johnson July 8, 1968 Managua Informal visit; met with President Anastasio Somoza Debayle.[4]
Bill Clinton March 8, 1999 Managua,
Posoltega,
El Porvenir		 Discussed reconstruction aid with President Arnoldo Alemán and visited the El Porvenir Maya city site.[7]

 Panama

President Dates Locations Notes
Theodore Roosevelt November 14–17, 1906 Colón,
Panama City		 Inspected Panama Canal construction.[10]
William Howard Taft January 29 –
February 7, 1909		 Colón,
Panama City		 Inspected Panama Canal construction and met with President José Domingo de Obaldía. (Visit made as President-elect.)[11]
Warren G. Harding November 24, 1920 Colón,
Baihos		 Informal visit to Panama Canal Zone. (Visit made as President-elect.)[12]
Franklin D. Roosevelt July 11–12, 1934 Panama City Informal visit.[13]
October 16, 1935 Balboa Informal visit with President Harmodio Arias Madrid.[13]
August 4–5, 1938 Informal visit with President Juan Demóstenes Arosemena.[13]
February 27, 1940 Cristóbal,
Balboa		 Met informally with President Augusto Samuel Boyd.[13]
Dwight D. Eisenhower July 21–23, 1956 Panama City Attended a meeting of the Presidents of the American Republics.[14]
Jimmy Carter June 16–17, 1978 Invited by President Demetrio B. Lakas and General Omar Torrijos to sign protocol confirming exchange of documents ratifying the Panama Canal treaties. Also met informally with Presidents Carlos Andrés Pérez of Venezuela, Alfonso López Michelsen of Colombia, José López Portillo of Mexico, Rodrigo Carazo Odio of Costa Rica, and Prime Minister Michael Manley of Jamaica.[15]
George H. W. Bush June 11, 1992 Met with President Guillermo Endara and delivered public addresses.[6]
George W. Bush November 6–7, 2005 Met with President Martín Torrijos.[9]
Barack Obama April 10–11, 2015 Attended the 7th Summit of the Americas.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "This Day In History: 1906-Teddy Roosevelt travels to Panama". history.com. A+E Networks.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Travels of President Herbert C. Hoover". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  3. ↑ "Travels of President John F. Kennedy". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Travels of President Lyndon B. Johnson". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  5. 1 2 "Travels of President Ronald Reagan". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  6. 1 2 "Travels of President George H. W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Travels of President William J. Clinton". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  8. 1 2 "Travels of President Barack Obama". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  9. 1 2 3 "Travels of President George W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  10. ↑ "Travels of President Theodore Roosevelt". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  11. ↑ "Travels of President William Howard Taft". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  12. ↑ "Travels of President Warren G. Harding". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Travels of President Franklin D. Roosevelt". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  14. ↑ "Travels of President Dwight D. Eisenhower". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  15. ↑ "Travels of President Jimmy Carter". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  16. ↑ "Seventh Summit of the Americas Panama City, Panama, April 10-11, 2015". summit-americas.org.


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