Interesting facts about US presidential trips

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of US President Donald Trump's visit to Vietnam, scheduled to take place from November 6. Let's find out some interesting numbers about the overseas trips of some US presidents.

1. The first US President to travel abroad

President Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919), the 26th President of the United States, visited Puerto Rico (a new American colony at that time) and Panama in 1906. With this event, Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to travel abroad as part of an official visit.

2. The first person to go abroad before becoming US president

When John Adams (1735 - 1826) served as an envoy of the so-called "Revolutionary Era" mission to Europe in the late 1770s, he was a leading candidate for future President, having traveled abroad before taking office, but once he became President, John Adams never traveled abroad.

3. The first US President to visit Europe

When the American supercarrier SS George Washington sailed to France in 1918, President Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924) became the first White House head to visit Europe for the purpose of attending the World War I peace conference.

4. The first US President to go to Africa

In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) became the first sitting US president to set foot on the black continent. The purpose of the trip was to meet British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Casablanca to discuss strategy regarding World War II.

5. The first visit of a US President to China

In 1972, US President Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994) visited China. This event made Nixon the first US president to visit a country not diplomatically recognized by Washington. It paved the way for improved relations between a communist state and a capitalist country.

6. The first US President to visit the Soviet Union

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first US President to set foot in the Soviet Union, when he attended the Yalta Conference held in Crimea during World War II. Pictured: From left: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Soviet General Secretary Josef Stalin at the Yalta Conference in February 1945.

7. The first US President to visit Japan

Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006) became the first US President to visit Japan. After President Eisenhower's planned but unsuccessful visit in 1960. In the photo: US President Gerald Ford and his wife are welcomed by Emperor Hirohito and Empress during their visit to Japan in 1974.

8. The US President who traveled abroad the most while in office

During his 8 years and 2 terms, President Bill Clinton made 133 trips abroad, exceeding the total of other presidents such as Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon combined. On November 17, 2000, Bill Clinton, along with his wife and daughters, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, paid a 4-day visit to Vietnam. Clinton was the first US president to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War 25 years ago.

9. The most expensive foreign trip by a US President

With 31 trips abroad, a total of 119 days abroad, President Obama is currently setting an impressive record. The cost of TSS's Air Force One costs 228,000 USD (nearly 5 billion VND) for each flight hour. The entourage accompanying the president can be up to 900 people, 45 cars, 2 Air Force Ones, 3 planes carrying the entourage. The annual cost of supporting the White House is estimated at 1.4 billion USD.

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