Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. - Travels of the
President - Travels - Department History
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr.
| Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Ottawa | Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit. | March 10–11, 1981 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Ali. | April 4–5, 1981 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Begin and Foreign Minister Shamir. | April 5–6, 1981 |
| Jordan | Amman | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein and Prime Minister Rifai. | April 6–7, 1981 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Discussed the Middle East peace process and AWACS sales with King Fahd and Foreign Minister Prince Saud. | April 7–8, 1981 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with Foreign Minister Colombo. | April 8, 1981 |
| Spain | Madrid | Met with King Juan Carlos, Prime Minister Calvo Sotelo, and senior Spanish officials. | April 8–9, 1981 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister Thatcher and Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington. | April 9–11, 1981 |
| France | Paris | Met with President Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet. | April 11, 1981 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Met with Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher. | April 12, 1981 |
| Italy | Rome | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | May 2–5, 1981 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Stopped en route to U.S. from NATO meeting. | May 5, 1981 |
| United Kingdom | Hong Kong | Official visit. Stopped en route to China. | June 12–14, 1981 |
| China | Beijing | Met with Chairman Hua, Premier Zhao, and senior Chinese officials. | June 14–17, 1981 |
| Philippines | Manila | Attended ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting. | June 17–20, 1981 |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Attended ANZUS Council Meeting. | June 21–23, 1981 |
| Bahamas | Nassau | Attended a meeting with the Canadian, Mexican, and Venezuelan Foreign Ministers on economic cooperation in the Caribbean. | July 10–11, 1981 |
| Canada | Ottawa, Montebello | Accompanied President Reagan to Economic Summit Meeting. | July 19–21, 1981 |
| Mexico | Cancun | Attended a Foreign Ministers meeting preliminary to Conference on Cooperation and Development. | July 31–August 2, 1981 |
| Spain | Marbella | Met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Fahd. | September 11–12, 1981 |
| Yugoslavia | Belgrade | Official visit; met with President Kraigher and senior Yugoslav officials. | September 12–13, 1981 |
| Germany | West Berlin | Addressed the Berlin Press Association. | September 13, 1981 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Met with Foreign Minister Genscher. | September 13–14, 1981 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Attended the funeral of President Sadat. | October 9–12, 1981 |
| Mexico | Cancun | Accompanied President Reagan to the International Meeting on Cooperation and Development. | October 21–24, 1981 |
| Mexico | Mexico, D.F. | Deposited the instrument of ratification of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America. | November 23–24, 1981 |
| St. Lucia | Castries | Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting. | December 2–4, 1981 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | December 9–13, 1981 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended a special NATO Ministerial meeting on the situation in Poland. | January 10–12, 1982 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Discussed the Egyptian- Israeli peace process with President Mubarak. | January 12–14, 1982 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process with Prime Minister Begin. | January 14–15, 1982 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. | January 24–27, 1982 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Discussed prospects for Palestinian autonomy talks with Israeli officials. | January 27–28, 1982 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Discussed prospects for Palestinian autonomy talks with Egyptian officials. | January 28–29, 1982 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister Thatcher while returning to U.S. | January 29, 1982 |
| Spain | Madrid | Attended CSCE Follow-up Meeting. | February 7–10, 1982 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Met with Prime Minister Pinto and senior Portuguese officials. | February 10–11, 1982 |
| Morocco | Marrakesh | Met with King Hassan II and senior Moroccan officials. | February 11–12, 1982 |
| Romania | Bucharest | Met with President Ceausescu and Foreign Minister Andrei. | February 12–13, 1982 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attempted to resolve the Falkland/Malvinas Islands crisis. | April 8–9, 1982 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Attempted to resolve the Falkland/Malvinas crisis. Stopped in Dakar, Senegal, April 9 on way from London. | April 9–11, 1982 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attempted to resolve the Falkland/Malvinas crisis. | April 12–13, 1982 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Attempted to resolve the Falkland/Malvinas crisis. | April 15–19, 1982 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Discussed the Falkland/ Malvinas crisis with Foreign Minister Zambrano. | April 19, 1982 |
| Turkey | Ankara | Official visit. Met with President Evren and senior Turkish officials. | May 13–15, 1982 |
| Greece | Athens | Official visit. Met with President Karamanlis, Prime Minister Papandreou, and senior Greek officials. | May 15–16, 1982 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | May 16–18, 1982 |
| France | Paris, Versailles | Accompanied President Reagan on State visit and to Economic Summit Meeting. | June 2–7, 1982 |
| Italy | Rome | Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit. | June 7, 1982 |
| Vatican City | Accompanied President Reagan. | June 7, 1982 | |
| United Kingdom | London | Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit. | June 7–9, 1982 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Accompanied President Reagan on a State visit and to a NATO Summit Meeting. | June 9–11, 1982 |
| Germany | West Berlin | Accompanied President Reagan. | June 11, 1982 |