List of international presidential trips made by Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Below is a list of international presidential trips made by Aníbal Cavaco Silva as President of the Portuguese Republic.[1][2][3]

His Excellency
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
President of the Portuguese Republic
In office
9 March 2006 (2006-03-09) – 9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
Preceded byJorge Sampaio
Succeeded byMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Personal details
ResidenceBelém Palace
Websiteanibalcavacosilva.arquivo.presidencia.pt

2006

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 Guinea-BissauBissauJuly6th CPLP Summit.
 SpainMadrid25-28 SeptemberVisit to his Spanish counterpart King Juan Carlos I and his wife, Queen Sofía.[4]
 UruguayMontevideoNovember16th Ibero-American Summit.

2007

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 India10-28 JanuaryVisit to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.[5]
 Luxembourg9 March
 LatviaRigaApril4th Arraiolos meeting
 United States20-23 JuneDuring this visit, President Cavaco Silva plans to open an exhibition concerning Portugal's role in the discovery and convergence of diverse cultures, and to contact some Portuguese communities on the North American Eastern Seaboard, including the city of Fall River, Massachusetts whose Portuguese-descended population (43.9 percent at the 2000 census) is the highest of any municipality in the United States. Fall River features a replica of "The Gates of the City of Ponta Delgada" or "Portas da Cidade" in Portuguese.
 France

 Belgium

European institutions in

Strasbourg and Brussels

3-5 September[6]
 ChileSantiago6-10 NovemberMeeting with President Michelle Bachelet.[7] 17th Ibero-American Summit.

2008

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 SpainLeón10-11 February[8]
 Jordan16-18 FebruaryMeeting with King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.[9]
 BrazilRio de Janeiro6-9 MarchVisit to his Brazilian counterpart President Lula da Silva.[10]
 Mozambique24-26 MarchMeeting with President Armando Guebuza.[11]
 AustriaGrazApril5th Arraiolos meeting
 ItalyNaplesJune4th COTEC Europa meeting
 Poland1-4 SeptemberMeeting with Polish President Lech Kaczyński.[12]
 Slovakia4-5 SeptemberVisit to President Ivan Gašparovič.[13]
 USANew York City22-25 September[14]

2009

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 GermanyOsnabrück2-6 MarchVisit to his German counterpart President Horst Köhler.[15]
 Turkey11-15 MayMeeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül.[16]
 ItalyNaplesJune6th Arraiolos meeting
 Austria23-26 JulyMeeting with the former Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky and President Heinz Fischer.[17]
 SpainMadridOctober5th COTEC Europa meeting

2010

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 SpainBarcelona[18]
 Andorra5-7 March
 Czech Republic14-17 AprilMeeting with President Václav Klaus. The trip had to be extended due to the air traffic disruptions because of the eruption(s) of Eyjafjallajökull.[19]
 Cape Verde4-7 JulyMeeting with his counterpart of Cape Verde, President Pedro Pires. Cavaco Silva also met with the Prime Minister of Cape Verde.[20]
 Angola18-23 JulySilva made a strong effort to speak to business owners and to strengthen relations between Portuguese and Angolan businesses. met with the President Eduardo dos Santos along with many of the governors of the different regions of Angola. This trip is expected to be the last state visit that Cavaco Silva will make during his first term of the presidency.[21] 8th CPLP Summit (23 July).
 ArgentinaMar del PlataNovember20th Ibero-American Summit.

2011

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 HungaryBudapestApril7th Arraiolos meeting.
 ParaguayAsunciónOctober21st Ibero-American Summit.
 ItalyGenoaOctober7th COTEC Europa meeting.
 USANew York City,

Washington, D.C.,

San Jose

9-14 November[22]

2012

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 FinlandHelsinkiFebruary8th Arraiolos meeting.
 East Timor19-22 May
 Indonesia22-24 May
 Australia24-26 May
 Singapore27-28 May
 MozambiqueMaputoJuly9th CPLP Summit.
 SpainMadridOctober
 SpainCádizNovember22nd Ibero-American Summit.

2013

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 Colombia15-17 April
 Peru18-19 April
 Sweden1-3 OctoberWelcomed by the King and Queen of Sweden, Silva visited a series of technological, economic and cultural enterprises.[23]
 PolandKrakówOctober9th Arraiolos meeting.
 PanamaPanama City16-18 October23rd Ibero-American Summit.

2014

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 China13-18 May
 Korea19-21 July
 East TimorDiliJuly10th CPLP Summit.
 UAE26-27 November
 MexicoVeracruz8-9 December24th Ibero-American Summit.

2015

CountryLocationsDateDetails
 Norway4-6 May
 Bulgaria15-16 June
 Romania17-18 June
 GermanyWartburg,

Erfurt

September11th Arraiolos meeting
 ItalyRomeOctober

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