List of international presidential trips made by Javier Milei

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Countries visited by Milei during his presidency (in blue) and Argentina (in orange) (updated to January 2026)

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, since December 2023.

Number of visits Country
14 United States
5 Spain
4 Italy and Switzerland
3 Brazil, Israel, and Vatican City
2 Chile, France, and Paraguay
1 Bolivia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Germany, Hungary and Norway

2023

Milei (center) praying in the grave of Menachem Mendel Schneerson on 27 November 2023.

In 2023, Milei made a single trip overseas as president-elect.

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Photograph
United States New York City 27 November While serving as president-elect, Milei made a trip to New York City, citing personal reasons. While on this trip, he first visited and connected with the Hasidic community, notably paying tribute to Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson and meeting Rabbi Simon Jacobson, who has had a great influence on him. Afterward, Milei met with former President Bill Clinton, as well as several officials from the American government and the International Monetary Fund.[1]

2024

Milei and Isaac Herzog shake hands in Beit HaNassi in Jerusalem on 6 February 2024.
Milei with Italian president Sergio Mattarella.
Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa and Milei shaking hands at the second inauguration of Nayib Bukele.
Milei with Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida at the 50th G7 summit.

Foreign trips made by Javier Milei as president.

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Photograph
 Switzerland Davos 15–19 January Milei travelled to the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he delivered a speech critical of certain World Economic Forum policies and ideals while appealing to entrepreneurs to invest in Argentina.[2]
Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
6 February Despite having said that his first presidential trip abroad would be to Israel, it became his second official visit as president. During his visit to Israel, he met with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called Milei a "great friend of the Jewish State".[3] While visiting the area near the conflict with Hamas, Milei met with the families of the victims of the Gaza war hostage crisis.[4] During his trip, Milei also vowed to move the Argentine embassy to Jerusalem.[5]
Vatican City
Italy
Vatican City
Rome
9 February Milei visited Pope Francis in his first visit to the Vatican as president, where they also commemorated and Francis canonized Argentina's first female saint. After that, Milei met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, along with prominent business and religious leaders during his trip.[6][7][8]
United States Washington, D.C.
National Harbor
23 February After having met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Casa Rosada, Milei boarded a plane bound for Washington, D.C. and later attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, where he delivered a speech and also met with former President Donald Trump.[9][10]
United States Miami
Austin
10–12 April On 10 April, Milei visited a Chabad Lubavitch synagogue in Miami, which honored him with a distinction. On 12 April, he met with Elon Musk in Austin, Texas, where he toured the Tesla Gigafactory.[11][12]
Los Angeles 5–6 May Milei travelled to the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. He gave a speech on 6 May and encouraged business leaders present at the meeting to invest in Argentina. He later met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Musk, in his second meeting with the businessman in 2024.[13][14]
Spain Madrid 17–19 May On 17 May, Milei presented his book El camino del libertario in Madrid. On 18 May, he held a meeting with business executives and Santiago Abascal, leader of the Spanish Vox party. On 19 May, he gave a speech at the "Europa Viva 24" political event.[15]
United States San Francisco Bay Area 28–30 May On 28 May, Milei met with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. On 29 May, he met with Condoleezza Rice, director of the Hoover Institution and former Secretary of State, and Richard Saller, president of Stanford University, where he also gave a speech. On the same day he met with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google. On 30 May he gave a speech at the Pacific Summit conference and later met with Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms.[16]
El Salvador San Salvador 1 June Attended the second inauguration of President Nayib Bukele.[17]
Italy Fasano, Apulia 13–15 June Argentina was one of the countries invited to the 50th G7 summit hosted by Italy at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Apulia. There, Milei met with heads of state of the G7 such as French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden, as well as other invited leaders. He also met with Pope Francis.[18]
 Switzerland Bürgenstock
Lucerne
15–16 June After his presidential trip to Italy, Milei attended the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland.[19]
Spain Madrid 21 June Milei made a private, non-official visit to Madrid. There, he received the International Medal of the Community of Madrid and the Medal of the Juan de Mariana Institute. He also met with political opponents to Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, whom he and his wife, Begoña Gómez, had accused of corruption, which soured diplomatic tensions between the two countries.[20][21][22]
Germany Hamburg
Berlin
22–23 June The day after meeting Spanish opposition politicians, Milei travelled to Germany, where he received the Hayek Medal and held a working meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Negotiations over a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur were discussed. The German government had also organised a greeting with military honors and a joint press conference between Milei and Scholz, but this was later canceled.[20][23]
Czech Republic Prague 24 June Milei visited the Czech Republic and met with businessmen and Prime Minister Petr Fiala. He also met with Czech President Petr Pavel and spoke at the Liberal Institute, a libertarian think tank.[24]
Brazil Balneário Camboriú 6–7 July Milei travelled to Balneário Camboriú as an invitee to CPAC Brazil, where he met with former President Jair Bolsonaro.[25]
United States Sun Valley 12–14 July Milei travelled to Sun Valley, Idaho as an invitee to the Allen & Company meeting with business and technology executives.[26][27]
France Paris 25–27 July Attended the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. He also held a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron.[28]
Paraguay Asunción 27 July Held a meeting with Argentine ambassador to Paraguay Guillermo Nielsen.[29]
Chile Santiago 8 August Attended a commemorative event for the anniversary of the GasAndes company.[30]
United States New York City 22–25 September On 23 September, Milei rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange and also met with Musk. On 24 September, he gave a speech at the General debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.[31]
Palm Beach
Mar-a-Lago
14–15 November Visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago and spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference.[32]
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 18–19 November Attended the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit. He also held bilateral meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, and IMF head Kristalina Georgieva.[33][34]

By May 2024, the cost of the trips had risen to more than 650 million pesos, of which 362.7 million corresponded to fuel and various fleet taxes, and 287.8 million were spent on hotels, per diems, and private flights.[35][36][37]

2025

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Photograph
United States Washington, D.C. 19–20 January Attended the second inauguration of Donald Trump.[38]
 Switzerland Davos 21–23 January Attended the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.[39]
United States Washington, D.C. 19–22 February Attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).[40]
Palm Beach 2–3 April Attended an event at Mar-a-Lago, where he was supposed to meet U.S. president Donald Trump, but the meeting did not take place.[41]
Paraguay Asunción 9 April Met with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña.[42]
Italy
Vatican City
Rome
Vatican City
25–26 April Attended the funeral of Pope Francis together with several ministers and secretaries, and held a private meeting with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni.[43][44]
Italy Rome 6 June Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and signed a strategic agreement between YPF and ENI for Argentina to export LNG, while also ratifying the "Italy–Argentina Plan 2025–2030".[45][46]
Vatican City Vatican City 7 June Met with Pope Leo XIV in his first audience with the new pope.[47]
Spain Madrid 7–8 June Met with Santiago Abascal, leader of Vox, Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, football manager Diego Simeone, and with President of the Community of Madrid Isabel Díaz Ayuso. He also gave a speech at the Madrid Economic Forum.[48]
France Nice 9 June Met with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the United Nations Ocean Conference, in which both participated.[49]
Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
9–11 June Met with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Milei also visited the Western Wall, met relatives of Argentines kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza, received the Genesis Prize and signed with Netanyahu a "Memorandum in favor of Democracy and Freedom". During this visit he announced that the Argentine embassy in Israel would be relocated to Jerusalem.[50][51][52]
United States Los Angeles 4–5 September Travelled with Luis Caputo and Gerardo Werthein to meet astronaut Noel del Castro, economist Michael Milken, Mark A. Nelson of Chevron Corporation, Andy Kleinman, and a group of businessmen.[53]
Spain Madrid 13–14 September Attended the Patriots for Europe event "Europa VIVA 25".[54]
United States New York City 22–25 September Gave a speech at the general debate of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. On the sidelines of the assembly, he met with U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. He also attended the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards gala, where he received the Global Citizen Award from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.[55][56]
United States Washington, D.C. 14 October Met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.[57]
United States Miami 5–8 November Participated in the "America Business Forum".[58]
Bolivia La Paz 8 November Attended the inauguration ceremony of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira.
Norway Oslo 5 December Travelled to Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize gala; planned interviews with King Harald V and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre ultimately did not take place.[59][60]
Brazil Foz do Iguaçu 21 December Attended the Mercosur summit.[61]

2026

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Photograph
 Switzerland Davos 21 January Attended the 2026 World Economic Forum summit in Davos.[62]
United States Washington, D.C. 19 February Attended the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace.[63]
United States Miami
Doral
New York City
6–10 March Participated in the "Shield of the Americas" summit in Miami and the Hispanic Prosperity Gala in Doral. In New York, he visited the tomb of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, delivered a speech at Yeshiva University, and attended the opening of Argentina Week 2026.[64][65][66]
Chile Valparaíso 11 March Attended the inauguration ceremony of José Antonio Kast.[67][68]
Spain Madrid 12–21 March Participated in the Madrid Economic Forum and met with Santiago Abascal.[69][70]
Hungary Budapest 20–22 March Attended CPAC Hungary and met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.[71]
Israel Jerusalem, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, and Hebron 19 April – 22 April[72]

Scheduled trips

Multilateral meetings

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