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Obama set the record as the most-traveled president for any first year in office: he took the most trips, visited the most countries, and spent the most days abroad. Obama made ten trips to 21 countries (four countries were visited twice) and was out of the U.S. a total of 37 days.
Barack Obama: July 10–11, 2009 Ghana: Accra Met with President John Atta Mills. Delivered a speech to the Ghanaian Parliament. Toured a former departing point of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the Cape Coast Castle. [6] June 26–28, 2013 Senegal: Dakar Met with President Macky Sall. [6] June 28–July 1, 2013 South Africa: Johannesburg ...
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama returned to South Africa on their second visit during the year, traveling along with former U.S. President George W. Bush, former First Lady Laura Bush, and former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, aboard the Air Force One, to attend the state memorial service for Nelson Mandela ...
Between meetings, speeches and news conferences, President Obama has had a long day in Kenya. But his historic trip wouldn't be complete without a true cultural experience. Last night, when The ...
He became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Kenya, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Laos and Cambodia. The commander in chief visited 58 countries , including six trips to France and Germany .
The trip was the first stop on a four-nation tour of Asia. While in Japan, President Obama met with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. [125] Obama also visited the Tokyo Imperial Palace, meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and made a speech at the Suntory Hall [126] in Tokyo. [124] Singapore: Singapore: November 14–15
President Obama is scheduled to land in his ancestral homeland of Kenya on Friday, and the landmark visit has the Secret Service working harder than usual. The State Department has warned that ...
The following articles cover the presidential trips made by Barack Obama while he was President of the United States: List of international presidential trips made by Barack Obama List of presidential trips made by Barack Obama (2009)