List of international presidential trips made by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the current President of Portugal.

First term (2016–2021)

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2016

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Country Locations Date Details
  Vatican City 17 March Visit to the Vatican City to meet Pope Francis and Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and then to Spain to meet King Felipe VI.[1][2]
  Spain Madrid
  Mozambique Maputo 3–6 May Four-day state visit.[3][4][5]
  Morocco Casablanca 28 June About eight-hour visit to meet King Mohammed VI.[6][7][8]
  Brazil Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Recife 3–8 August Attended the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]
   Switzerland Geneva, Bern 17–18 October [10]
  Cuba Havana 26–27 October 26 October: Visit to Old Havana;[11] opening of a Portuguese-language library named after Eça de Queirós;[12] closing speech at the Portugal–Cuba Business Forum;[13] meeting with Fidel Castro;[14][15] meeting and dinner with Raúl Castro.[16][17]

27 October: Visit to the Cohiba cigar factory;[18] conference on "Portugal and Latin America" at the University of Havana;[19] reception of the Portuguese Cuban community at the Portuguese embassy;[20] visit to the "Cuban Art Factory".[21]

  United Kingdom London 16–17 November 16 November: Meetings with City businessmen, bankers, and investors. Lunch offered by recently elected Lord Mayor Andrew Parmley. Meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street. Event with members of the local Anglo-Portuguese community at the Portuguese embassy.[22]

17 November: Visit to artist Paula Rego's workshop. Reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.[22]

2018

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Rebelo de Sousa with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, June 2018.
 
Rebelo de Sousa at the United Nations in 2018
Country Locations Date Details
  São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé, Fernão Dias, Neves, Santo António 20–22 February [23]
  Greece Athens, Thebes 12–14 March Visit to Greece to meet Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikos Voutsis, with a dinner hosted by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. He received an Honorary Degree from the University of Athens and visited the International Organization for Migration's refugee camp in Thebes.[24]
  United States Washington, D.C. 26–27 June Official meeting with President Donald Trump.[25][26]

2020

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Country Locations Date Details
  India New Delhi, Mumbai, Panaji 13–16 February Visited India on a state visit between 13 and 16 February 2020. During his visit, he was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 14 February, following which he hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The President Ram Nath Kovind hosted his banquet in his honour. He also visited Mumbai and Goa as a part of his state visit to India.

Second term (2021–present)

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2021

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Country Locations Date Details
  Vatican City 12 March Visit to the Vatican City to meet Pope Francis and Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and then to Spain to meet King Felipe VI.[27][28]
  Spain Madrid

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vaticano: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa em audiência com o Papa Francisco" (in Portuguese). Agência Ecclesia. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ Ribeiro, Nuno (16 March 2016). "Marcelo inicia hoje visita oficial ao Vaticano e Espanha". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Marcelo chegou a Moçambique". TVI (in Portuguese). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa termina hoje visita a Moçambique". Dinheiro Vivo (in Portuguese). Lusa. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa termina hoje visita de Estado a Moçambique". Jornal de Negócios (in Portuguese). Lusa. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Em Marrocos, a falar de energia, 'Brexit', Espanha e sanções". Público (in Portuguese). Lusa. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recebido pelo rei de Marrocos". Caras (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ Vicente, Sérgio; Ribeiro, Pedro (28 June 2016). "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa diz que saída do Reino Unido é "oportunidade para a Europa" - Mundo - RTP Notícias". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa em visita oficial ao Brasil". RTP (in Portuguese). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ^ Group, Global Media. "Marcelo: Presidente aterra na Suíça para visita oficial". TSF Rádio Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Visita ao centro histórico de Havana". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Inauguração de Biblioteca de Língua Portuguesa em Cuba". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Fórum Empresarial Portugal-Cuba em Havana". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Presidente da República encontrou-se com Fidel Castro". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Cuba - A imagem do encontro entre Marcelo e Fidel Castro". DN (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Presidente Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa reuniu-se com Raúl Castro". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Cuba - Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recebido por Raúl Castro no Palácio da Revolução". DN (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Presidente da República visitou fábrica de charutos". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Portugal e a América Latina na Universidade de Havana". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Receção à comunidade Lusófona de Havana". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Visita à Fábrica de Arte Cubano". www.presidencia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  22. ^ a b Lusa, Agência. "Em visita oficial a Londres, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa encontra-se com financeiros e primeira-ministra". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Alteração da data da deslocação do Presidente da República a São Tomé e Príncipe" (PDF). Assembly of the Republic of Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  24. ^ "PROJETO DE RESOLUÇÃO N.º 1288/XIII/3.ª Deslocação do Presidente da República à Grécia" (PDF). Assembly of the Republic of Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  25. ^ Group, Global Media (26 June 2018). "Diplomacy - Marcelo arrives in Washington today for official visit and meeting with Trump". Plataforma (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  26. ^ "Diplomacy: President Rebelo de Sousa to meet President Donald Trump – Washington,DC - Portuguese American Journal". portuguese-american-journal.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  27. ^ "Presidente da República chega ao Vaticano para ser recebido por Papa Francisco". Público (in Portuguese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recebido pelo rei de Espanha em Madrid". Observador (in Portuguese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.