List of vice presidential trips made by JD Vance
List of trips made by JD Vance as vice president
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This is a list of vice presidential trips made by JD Vance during his tenure as the 50th vice president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the Number One Observatory Circle, the official residence of the vice president, is located. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president, as well as Joint Base Andrews. International trips are included. The list is organized chronologically by month. As of February 8, 2026, Vice President Vance has made 47 domestic trips to 26 states and 9 international trips visiting 12 countries/territories. Here are the number of visits per state (completed trips only):
State trips:
- One: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Two: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Tennessee
- Three: Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania
- Four: Michigan, Texas
- Five: California
- Six: Virginia
- Eight: Ohio
International trips:
9 trips, 12 countries/territories: France, Germany, Greenland, Vatican City (2), Italy (3), India, United Kingdom, Israel, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Pakistan, and Switzerland.
2025
January
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Virginia |
Damascus | January 27 | Arriving via Bristol Tennessee-Virginia Regional Airport, Vice President Vance visited victims of Hurricane Helene and surveyed recovery efforts in the affected region.[1] |
February
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio |
East Palestine | February 3 | Visited the site of the 2023 train-derailment chemical incident to review cleanup and recovery progress, meeting with local officials and residents.[2] |
 France |
Paris, Barbizon | February 10–13 | Arriving via Paris Orly Airport, JD Vance attended the AI Action Summit at the Grand Palais. Was hosted by President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. Met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss energy diversification and Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian War. Visited the Louvre Museum, the Forest of Fontainebleau and Seine-et-Marne.[3][4][5] |
 Germany |
Munich | February 13–15 | Attended the 61st Munich Security Conference. Held bilateral meetings with president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.[6] |
 California |
San Diego | February 16 | Private trip. Attended a wedding.[7] |
 Maryland |
National Harbor | February 20 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.[8] |
 Vermont |
Warren | February 28 | Vice President Vance and his family planned a ski-vacation weekend at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont; large protests lined Route 100 in Waitsfield and Warren in response to the trip.[9] |
March
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont |
Warren | March 1–2 | Despite protests, Vice President Vance continued his family trip to Sugarbush Resort. |
 Texas |
Eagle Pass | March 5 | Visited the U.S.–Mexico border to inspect facilities and meet with border patrol agents.[10] |
 Michigan |
Warren | March 14 | Visited manufacturing facilities with Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler.[11] |
| Virginia |
Quantico | March 27 | Visited U.S. Marines at Marine Corps Base Quantico.[12] |
 Greenland |
Pituffik | March 28–29 | Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Pituffik Space Base to meet with U.S. Space Force personnel.[13] |
April
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
Houston | April 8 | Vice President Vance attended a high-dollar fundraising luncheon in Houston as part of an RNC fundraising trip across Texas.[14] |
| Dallas | Later the same day, Vice President Vance traveled to Dallas for a private GOP dinner that raised over $2 million.[15] | ||
 Vatican City |
Vatican City | April 18–20 | Attended Holy Week events, including Good Friday liturgy at St. Peter's Basilica, Easter Mass. Briefly met Pope Francis.[16][17] |
 Italy |
Rome | Participated in additional diplomatic events as part of the Italy–India trip.[18] | |
 India |
New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur | April 21–24 | Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance conducted an official visit, toured Taj Mahal and met with Indian officials including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[19] |
May
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama |
Tuscaloosa | May 1 | Visited the Nucor steel mill to highlight American manufacturing.[20] |
 Florida |
Mar-a-Lago, West Palm Beach | May 1–2 | Arriving via Palm Beach International Airport, alongside President Trump, Vice President Vance attended an event for 2026 Florida gubernatorial election candidate Byron Donalds. On May 2, he participated in the RNC Spring Gala.[21] |
| Italy |
Rome | May 17–19 | Arriving via Rome Fiumicino Airport, Vice President Vance met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss trade negotiations.[22] |
| Vatican City |
Vatican City | May 18–19 | Attended the papal inauguration mass and met with Pope Leo XIV.[23] |
| Maryland |
Annapolis | May 23 | Delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy, calling for a cautious but strong approach to military engagement.[24] |
| Virginia |
Arlington | May 26 | Alongside President Trump, for Memorial Day, Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.[25] |
 Nevada |
Las Vegas | May 28 | Participated in the Bitcoin 2025 Conference and held a MAGA fundraiser.[26] |
June
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tennessee |
Nashville | June 5 | Vance traveled to Nashville (coinciding with the start of CMA Fest) and attended a Republican National Committee fundraising event that evening. During this trip he also stopped for dinner at Kid Rock’s newly opened restaurant, “The Detroit Cowboy,” in downtown Nashville.[27] |
 Montana |
Dillon | June 11 | Visited the ranch of Rupert Murdoch and spoke with media executives including Lachlan Murdoch.[28] |
| California |
Los Angeles | June 20 | Arriving via Los Angeles International Airport, JD Vance met with U.S. Marines and National Guard troops, toured a federal joint operations center amid immigration enforcement protests.[29] |
| Ohio |
Lima | June 24 | Vance attended an Ohio Republican Party dinner at the Veterans Memorial Civic Center.[30] |
July
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Dakota |
Mount Rushmore, Rapid City | July 3 | Vance made an unannounced stop at Mount Rushmore ahead of Independence Day, joining South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden to discuss plans for a Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) fireworks celebration in 2026. He greeted tourists at the monument and received a formal welcome from Rapid City’s mayor. [31] |
 North Dakota |
Medora | July 4 | Vice President Vance and family vacationed in southwestern North Dakota, visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park.[32] |
| California |
San Diego, Anaheim | July 5–14 | Attended the Claremont Institute's 2025 Statesmanship Award dinner. Spent vacations in California, visitig Disneyland.[33] |
 Pennsylvania |
West Pittston | July 16 | Attended a rally to promote the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in a machine-shop venue.[34] |
 New Jersey |
Linwood | On the same day, Vance made an unannounced visit to New Jersey to pay condolences to the family of his chief of staff, Jacob Reses.[35] | |
| Ohio |
Canton | July 28 | Visited the Metallus steel manufacturing plant in Canton to promote the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and American industry as well as advanced materials innovation.[36] |
 Wyoming |
Jackson Hole | July 29 | Headlined a high-dollar GOP fundraiser in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which raised over $2 million for the RNC.[37] |
| Montana |
Big Sky | Following the fundraising event in Wyoming, J. D. Vance appeared at a private donor retreat at a ski resort in Big Sky hosted by GOP megadonors, alongside Republican lawmakers. |
August
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
Indianapolis | August 7 | Vice President Vance held a meeting with Indiana Governor Mike Braun and state legislative leaders in Indianapolis to press for mid-cycle redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections. [38] |
 United Kingdom |
Cotswolds, Kilmarnock | August 7–17 | Private trip. Vacationed with his family in the Cotswolds and Scotland. Addressed U.S. troops at RAF Fairford. Met Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Conservative MPs Robert Jenrick and Chris Philp, as well as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.[39] |
 Georgia |
Peachtree | August 21 | Vance spoke at an event in Peachtree City (south of Atlanta) to promote President Trump’s new tax policy, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and to rally support against Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff ahead of his 2026 re-election bid. The vice president touted the law’s family tax cuts and was joined by several Georgia Republican Senate hopefuls during his campaign-style appearance[40] |
 Wisconsin |
La Crosse | August 28 | Visited a steel-fabrication facility to promote the administration’s new tax and spending bill, highlighting domestic manufacturing and economic revitalization efforts.[41] |
September
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
Minneapolis | September 3 | Arriving via Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, JD Vance and the Second Lady visited Minneapolis one week after Annunciation Catholic Church shooting to pay respects to the victims. They laid flowers at a memorial outside the church, met privately with families of the two children killed and other survivors, and later visited an injured child at a local hospital. [42] |
 Utah |
Salt Lake City | September 11 | Vice President Vance visited the site of Charlie Kirk's assassination and, via Air Force Two, accompanied his casket back to Arizona.[43] |
 Arizona |
Scottsdale | ||
| Michigan |
Howell | September 17 | Visited Hatch Stampling plant. |
| Arizona |
Glendale | September 21 | Arriving via Luke Air Force Base, Vance attended the funeral of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated earlier in the month.[44] |
 North Carolina |
Concord | September 24 | Arriving via Concord–Padgett Regional Airport, Vice President Vance delivered remarks on tax cuts and public-safety policy. During the same visit, he toured a NASCAR team facility.[45] |
October
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana |
Indianapolis | October 8 | Vice President Vance traveled to Indianapolis to meet with Indiana Senate Republicans amid a stalled push for redistricting. [46] |
 Kentucky |
Covington | October 17 | Vance, accompanied by Second Lady Usha Vance and their children, attended Sunday Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and unexpectedly greeted a just-married couple outside the church.[47] |
| California |
San Diego, Camp Pendleton | October 17–19 | Vice President Vance visited Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton for the Marine Corps 250th Birthday Beach Bash and delivered remarks to troops.[48][49][50] |
 Israel |
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv | October 21–23 | Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Israel to support the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire. He met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at Ben Gurion Airport, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and families of hostages. He also visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and observed Gaza from the HaKirya in Tel Aviv.[51][52][53][54] |
 Mississippi |
Oxford | October 29 | Attended a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi with Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk.[55] |
November
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
Austin, San Antonio | November 7–8 | On November 7, Vance headlined the Texas Republican Party’s “Victory Dinner” in Austin. On November 8 he visited Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio to meet with troops and tour new border-security training facilities.[56][57] |
| Maryland |
Bethesda | November 10 | On the eve of Veterans Day, Vice President Vance visited military personnel at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.[58] |
| Virginia |
Arlington | November 11 | Alongside President Trump on Veterans Day, Vice President Vance participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and delivered brief remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater.[59] |
| Pennsylvania |
Monroeville | November 21 | Vice President Vance visited a small-business manufacturing plant outside Pittsburgh to highlight the administration’s latest tariff adjustments and promote the “America First Trade Policy.”[60] |
| Kentucky |
Fort Campbell | November 26 | Accompanied by Second Lady Usha Vance and his kids, Vice President JD Vance met with American soliders and served an early Thanksgiving meal before delivering remarks.[61] |
| Ohio |
Cincinnati | November 26-27 | Returned briefly to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving with family; no public events. |
December
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
New York City | December 3 | Vice President Vance attended a fundraising event for the Republican National Committee in Manhattan and met with business leaders to discuss economic policies.[62] |
| Florida |
Miami, Palm Beach | December 6–7 | On December 6, Vance spoke at a conservative conference in Miami on foreign policy. On December 7, he visited Mar-a-Lago to confer with President Trump on upcoming legislative priorities.[63][64] |
| California |
Los Angeles | December 10 | Vice President Vance toured a tech innovation hub in Los Angeles and delivered remarks on regulating artificial intelligence and big tech companies.[65] |
| Michigan |
Detroit | December 14 | Vance attended a roundtable with auto industry workers in Detroit to promote the administration's trade deals and manufacturing incentives.[66] |
| Ohio |
Columbus | December 16 | Returned to Ohio for a brief visit to the state capital; met with local officials on infrastructure projects; no major public events. |
| Pennsylvania |
Alburtis | Arriving via Lehigh Valley International Airport, Vice President Vance delivered remarks on the economy at a Uline warehouse.[67] | |
| Arizona |
Phoenix | December 21 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks at AmericaFest 2025 at the Phoenix Convention Center.[68] |
2026
January
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio |
Toledo | January 22 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks at Midwest Terminals.[69] |
| Minnesota |
Minneapolis | Vice President Vance visited Minneapolis, where he held a roundtable with local leaders and community members and delivered remarks on restoring law and order in the state.[70] | |
| Florida |
Naples, Miami Beach | January 28 | Vice President Vance attended a fundraising event at the Naples Yacht Club. He later attended a private fundraising dinner on the Venetian Islands in Miami Beach.[71] |
February
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
Milan | February 4–9 | Arriving via Milan Malpensa Airport, along with his family and joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ambassador Tilman Fertitta, Vice President Vance went in Milan to support Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics. On Thursday, he attended the USA vs. Czechia women's hockey game and the IOC gala dinner. On Friday, he attended a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Diotti. Then, he visited the Pinacoteca di Brera art museum. He was later hosted by Italian President Sergio Mattarella at a dinner for world leaders, before attending the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at San Siro, where the Vice President was booed. On Saturday, JD Vance attended the USA vs. Finland women's hockey game with social media influencer and boxer Jake Paul.[72] |
 Armenia |
Yerevan | February 9–10 | In the context of the border crisis with Azerbaijan, Vice President Vance held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenia is a country where no sitting U.S. president or vice president has visited before.[73][74] |
 Azerbaijan |
Baku | February 10–11 | In the context of the border crisis with Armenia, Vice President Vance held a bilateral meeting with President Ilham Aliyev. Azerbaijan is a country where no sitting U.S. president or vice president has visited before.[75] |
March
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Delaware |
Dover | March 7 | Vice President Vance attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the bodies of the six US soldiers killed in the Iran war.[76] |
| North Carolina |
Rocky Mount | March 13 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks at The Power House.[77] |
| Michigan |
Auburn Hills | March 18 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks at Engineering Design Services Inc.[78] |
| Texas |
Austin, Dallas | March 23–24 | Vice President Vance attended RNC fundraisers in Austin and Dallas.[79] |
| Tennessee |
Nashville | March 30 | Vice President Vance attended the Rockbridge Network spring summit at the Four Seasons Hotel Nashville.[80] |
April
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary |
Budapest | April 7–8 | Vice President Vance held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election.[81] |
 Pakistan |
Islamabad | April 11–12 | Vice President Vance led US delegation, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, to negotiate with Iran in the Islamabad Talks.[82] |
| Georgia |
Athens | April 14 | Vice President Vance attended a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia.[83] |
May
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio |
Cincinnati | May 5 | Arriving via Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Vice President Vance voted in Ohio's primary election at St. Anthony of Padua church.[84] |
 Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City | Arriving via OKC Will Rogers International Airport, Vice President Vance attended an RNC fundraiser at Devon Energy Center.[85] | |
 Iowa |
Des Moines | Arriving via Des Moines International Airport, Vice President Vance campaigned with Congressman Zach Nunn at Ex-Guard Industries.[86] | |
| Ohio |
Cincinnati | May 8–10 | Vice President Vance visited Cincinnati for the weekend.[87] |
 Maine |
Bangor | May 14 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks about fraud at Bangor International Airport at a Maine Republican Party event, campaigning for Paul LePage.[88] |
 Missouri |
Kansas City | May 18 | Arriving via Kansas City International Airport, Vice President Vance delivered remarks at Milbank Manufacturing Company.[89] |
| Virginia |
Arlington | May 25 | Vice President Vance attended the Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, followed by the National Memorial Day Observance in the Memorial Amphitheater.[90] |
 Colorado |
Colorado Springs | May 28 | Vice President Vance delivered the Air Force Academy's commencement speech at Falcon Stadium.[91] |
June
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York |
New York City | June 16 | Vice President Vance appeared in studio on The View to promote his new memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.[92] |
 Switzerland |
Bürgenstock | June 21-22 | Vice President Vance engaged in talks with a delegation of Iran after the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum.[93] |
| California |
San Diego, Yorba Linda, Palo Alto | June 23-26 | Vice President Vance visited San Diego with Second Lady Usha Vance. He also spoke at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library to promote his new memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.[94] He also attended an RNC fundraiser in Palo Alto.[95] |
July
| Country/
U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia |
Virginia Beach | July 1 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks at Naval Air Station Oceana.[96] |
| Wisconsin |
Milwaukee | July 8 | Vice President Vance delivered remarks at the 128th Air Refueling Wing.[97] |
Scheduled or anticipated future trips
| Country/ U.S. state |
Areas visited | Dates | Details |
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