List of international presidential trips made by Boris Yeltsin

World map highlighting countries visited by Boris Yeltsin during his presidency.
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Yeltsin with George Bush at the White House, Washington, DC in 1992

This is a list of presidential trips made by Boris Yeltsin during his presidency, which began with his appointment on 10 July 1991. He traveled to 50 countries internationally, in addition to many more trips made domestically.

First term as president

Bill Clinton with Yeltsin during a meeting at the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt on 23 October 1995

1991–1996

Date(s) Country Locations Description
1991 Germany[1] Bonn
1991 Kazakhstan[2] Alma-Ata State visit.
1991 Vatican City Vatican City State visit.
1991 France Paris State visit.
1991 Germany Bonn
1992 United States[3] Washington DC
1992 United Kingdom[4] London
1992 Uzbekistan Samarkand State visit.
1992 South Korea[5] Seoul State visit.
1992 France Paris
1992 Canada[6] Ottawa, Montreal[7]
1992 Bulgaria Sofia[8]
1992 China Beijing
1993 Greece Athens
1993 Turkmenistan Ashgabat State visit.
1993 Belgium[9] Brussels
1993 India Delhi State visit.
1993 Belarus Minsk CIS Summit
1993 Poland[10] Warsaw
1993 Czech Republic[11] Prague
1993 Slovakia Bratislava
1993 Japan Tokyo
1994 Spain Barcelona
1994 Greece Corfu
1994 United Kingdom London
1994 Spain Madrid
1994 Georgia[12][13][14] Tbilisi State visit.
1994 Germany Stuttgart Participation in the parting ceremony of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.
1994 United States Washington D.C.
30 September 1994 Ireland
(Shannon incident) 		Dublin Yeltsin was scheduled for an official state visit to Ireland but failed to get off his plane when it landed at Shannon Airport. The incident embarrassed the Irish government, in particular Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, who was left standing at the foot of the stairs to Yeltsin's plane, and raised questions about Yeltsin's health and fitness to serve.[15]
1995 Belarus[16] Minsk
1995 Kazakhstan Alma-Ata CIS Summit
1995 Belarus Minsk CIS Summit
1995 United States Washington D.C. Participation in the 50th session of the UN General Assembly.

Second term as president

1996–1999

Date(s) Country Locations
1996 Belarus Brest Participation in the 55th anniversary of the start of the Great Patriotic War .
1996 China Beijing
1996 Norway Oslo
1997 Germany Baden-Baden
1997 China[17] Beijing
1997 Ukraine[18] Kyiv
1997 United States Denver G8 Summit
1997 Moldova Chișinău CIS Summit
1997 Sweden[19] Stockholm
1998 Italy Rome
1998 Vatican City[20] Vatican City
1998 Japan Kanagawa
1998 United Kingdom Birmingham G8 Summit
1998 Germany Bonn
1998 Uzbekistan[21][22] Tashkent State visit.
1999 Germany Cologne G8 Summit
1999 Turkey Istanbul OSCE Summit
1999 China Beijing State visit.

See also

References

  1. ^ JONES, TAMARA (22 November 1991). "Bonn Pledges Broad Help to Yeltsin : Germany: Kohl treats the Russian leader as a chief of state. The two vow industrial, economic and cultural cooperation" – via Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Clines, Francis X. (23 December 1991). "THE END OF THE SOVIET UNION; Yeltsin Roots: Firmly in Soil". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Rosenthal, Andrew (18 June 1992). "Summit in Washington; Yeltsin Cheered at Capitol as He Pledges Era of Trust and Asks for Action on Aid". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Schmidt, William E. (10 November 1992). "Yeltsin, in London, Seeks Aid on Debt". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Yeltsin Gives South Korea Flight Recorders". The New York Times. Associated Press. 19 November 1992.
  6. ^ "Boris Yeltsin visits Canada". CBC.
  7. ^ Leo Teatero (20 June 1992). "Yeltsin arrives in Montreal". United Press International.
  8. ^ Vladimit Zhelyazkov (3 August 1992). "Yeltsin to discuss new Russia-Bulgaria relations". United Press International.
  9. ^ "Yeltsin invited to Brussels Dec. 9". United Press International. 11 November 1993.
  10. ^ Perlez, Jane (26 August 1993). "Yeltsin 'Understands' Polish Bid for a Role in NATO". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Perlez, Jane (27 August 1993). "YELTSIN AND HAVEL TRY TO BURY PAST". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Bohlen, Celestine (4 February 1994). "Russia and Georgia Sign Military Cooperation Treaty". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "Yeltsin, Shevardnadze sign Russian-Georgian accords". United Press International. 3 February 1994.
  14. ^ "Yeltsin signs Georgia treaty". The Independent.
  15. ^ Miller, Arthur H; Reisinger, William M; Hesli, Vicki L (1998). "The Russian 1996 presidential election: referendum on democracy or a personality contest?". Electoral Studies. 17 (2): 175–196. doi:10.1016/s0261-3794(98)00017-1.
  16. ^ "Yeltsin visits Belarus". United Press International. 21 February 1995.
  17. ^ "Yeltsin in China To Put an End To Border Issue". New York Times. Reuters. 10 November 1997.
  18. ^ "Yeltsin to Press Kiev Ties". New York Times. Reuters. 30 March 1997.
  19. ^ "Yeltsin, in Sweden, Speaks of Nuclear Cuts". The New York Times. Reuters. 3 December 1997.
  20. ^ New York Times News Service (11 February 1998). "POPE, YELTSIN HOLD WARM, LONG MEETING". Chicago Tribune.
  21. ^ Melvin, Neil J. (2 August 2004). Uzbekistan: Transition to Authoritarianism. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135287511 – via Google Books.
  22. ^ Fazendeiro, Bernardo Teles (25 August 2017). Uzbekistan's Foreign Policy: The Struggle for Recognition and Self-Reliance under Karimov. Routledge. ISBN 9781351967877 – via Google Books.
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