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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk Yeol, the 13th President of South Korea. As of December 2024, Yoon Suk Yeol has made 21 presidential foreign trips to 27 countries since his inauguration.
On 9 December 2024, South Korea's Ministry of Justice issued an overseas travel ban against Yoon following an investigation into allegations of rebellion linked to his brief imposition of martial law.
Summary of presidential visits
The number of visits per country where he travelled are:
- One visit to: Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, India, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam
- Two visits to: France, Indonesia, Japan and United Kingdom
- Five visits to: United States
2022
| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details | Image |
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| 1 |  Spain
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Madrid | 27–30 June | Main article: 2022 Madrid summit Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Madrid summit. | .jpg)
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| 2 |  United Kingdom
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London | 18–19 September | Attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. | |
 United States
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New York City | 20–21 September | Attended the UN General Assembly and Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference. | .jpg)
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 Canada
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Ottawa | 22–23 September | Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | ||
| 3 |  Cambodia
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Phnom Penh | 11–13 November | Main article: Seventeenth East Asia Summit Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2022 East Asia Summit. | 
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 Indonesia
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Bali | 13–16 November | Main article: 2022 G20 Bali summit |
2023
| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details | Image |
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| 4 |  United Arab Emirates
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Abu Dhabi | 14–17 January | State visit. Met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. | |
 Switzerland
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Davos | 17–21 January | Attended the World Economic Forum. | ||
| 5 |  Japan
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Tokyo | 16–17 March | Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. | 
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| 6 | United States
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Washington, D.C. | 24–29 April | State visit. Met with President Joe Biden. | 
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| 7 | Japan
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Hiroshima | 19–21 May | Main article: 49th G7 summit Working visit. Invited to the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. | 
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| 8 |  France
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Paris | 20–21 June | Working visit. Attended the 172nd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Met with President Emmanuel Macron. | |
 Vietnam
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Hanoi | 22–24 June | State visit. Met with President Võ Văn Thưởng. | ||
| 9 |  Lithuania
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Vilnius | 10–12 July | Main article: 2023 Vilnius summit Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Vilnius summit. | .jpg)
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 Poland
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Warsaw | 12–14 July | Official visit. Met with President Andrzej Duda. | ||
 Ukraine
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Kyiv | 15 July | Unannounced visit. Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | ||
| 10 | United States
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Camp David | 18 August | Main article: American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact Working visit. Attended the United States–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. | 
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| 11 | Indonesia
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Jakarta | 5–7 September | Main article: Eighteenth East Asia Summit Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2023 East Asia Summit. | |
 India
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New Delhi | 9–10 September | Main article: 2023 G20 New Delhi summit | ||
| 12 | United States
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New York City | 18–22 September | Attended the UN General Assembly. | |
| 13 |  Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh | 22–24 October | State visit. Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. | |
 Qatar
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Doha | 25–26 October | State visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. | ||
| 14 | United States
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San Francisco | 15–17 November | Main article: APEC United States 2023 | 
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| 15 | United Kingdom
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London | 20–23 November | State visit. Met with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. | |
| France
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Paris | 23–25 November | Working visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron. | ||
| 16 |  Netherlands
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Amsterdam | 11–14 December | State visit. Met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. |
2024
| # | Country | Locations | Dates | Details | Image |
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| 17 |  Turkmenistan
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Ashgabat | 10–11 June | State Visit. | |
 Kazakhstan
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Astana | 11–13 June | State Visit. | ||
 Uzbekistan
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Tashkent | 13–15 June | State visit. | ||
| 18 | United States
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Hawaii, Washington, D.C. | 8–12 July | Main article: 2024 Washington summit Working visit. Invited to the NATO Summit in Washington summit. | |
| 19 |  Czech Republic
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Prague | 19–22 September | Official visit. The leaders of the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation in various areas, including the Dukovany Nuclear Power Station and economic cooperation. | |
| 20 |  Philippines
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Manila | 6–7 October | State visit at the invitation of President Bongbong Marcos. Laid a wreath at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to honor Filipino Korean War victims and met surviving veterans of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea. Hosted to a state luncheon by President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos at the Malacañang Palace. Agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a "strategic partnership" level as part of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. 20 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were signed, including a feasibility study on reviving the long-dormant Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Delivered a keynote speech at the Philippines–Korea Business Forum at the Manila Hotel, where he stayed. | 
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 Singapore
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Singapore | 8–9 October | State visit at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Hosted to lunch by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and to a State Banquet by President Tharman. Met with President Tharman, Prime Minister Wong and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a “Strategic Partnership” Level as part of 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations. 6 MOUs including Treaty of Extradition, Supply Chain Partnership Agreement, MOUs in Cooperation in the Field of Food Safety, Field of Liquified Natural Gas, SME and Start-up cooperation and Technological Cooperation were signed. | ||
 Laos
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Vientiane | 10–11 October | Main article: Nineteenth East Asia Summit Attended the ASEAN-Korea Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit, 2024 East Asia Summit. | ||
| 21 |  Peru
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Lima | 14–17 November | Main article: APEC Peru 2024 | 
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 Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro | 17–19 November | Main article: 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit | .jpg)
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Multilateral meetings
Yoon Suk-yeol is scheduled to attend the following summits as South Korean President.
| Group | Year | ||
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| UNGA | 20–21 September, New York City |
18–22 September, New York City |
27 September, New York City
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| ASEM | None | None | None |
| EAS (ASEAN+3) |
11–13 November, Phnom Penh |
5–7 September, Jakarta |
9–11 October, Vientiane
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| ASEAN–Korea | 12 November, Phnom Penh |
6 September, Jakarta |
10 October, Vientiane
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| APEC | 18–19 November, Bangkok |
15–17 November, San Francisco |
15–16 November, Lima
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| G20 | 13–16 November, Bali |
9–10 September, New Delhi |
18–19 November, Rio de Janeiro
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| NATO | 28–30 June, Madrid |
11–12 July, Vilnius |
9–11 July, Washington, D.C.
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| UNCCC | 6-22 November, Sharm el-Sheikh |
30 November - 13 December, Dubai |
11-22 November, Baku
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| China–Japan–Korea | None | None | 26–27 May, Seoul
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| Others | G7 19–21 May, Hiroshima |
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| ██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend ^a Cho Tae-yul attended in the president's place. ^b South Korea was not a full member. | |||
See also
References
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- "Yoon visits Uzbekistan". Yonhap News Agency. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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- Cabato, Luisa (3 October 2024). "South Korean president to visit Philippines Oct. 6-7". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- Espiritu, Rex (7 October 2024). "Yoon visits Libingan's Korean War Memorial". Manila Standard. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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- Park, Anna (7 October 2024). "Korea-Philippines Business Forum attracts Asia's business tycoons". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- "State Visit of President of the Republic of Korea His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, 7 to 9 October 2024".
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