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Carter was the first president to make a state visit to Sub-Saharan Africa when he went to Nigeria in 1978. His travel included five trips to Europe and three trips to Asia. He also made several trips to the Middle East to broker peace negotiations. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking efforts. [34]
Western Europe. Thirteen United States presidents have made presidential visits to Western Europe. [a] The first visits by an incumbent president to countries in Western Europe were made in 1918 and 1919 by Woodrow Wilson in the aftermath of World War I. He was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking efforts. [2]
The first trip by an incumbent president to Northern Asia was made by Gerald Ford in 1974, also to the Soviet Union, and was an offshoot of U.S.–Soviet Détente during the Cold War. The first presidential visits to other Eastern European countries occurred during this era of easing geo-political tensions as well.
First president to visit Europe while in office. [bl] [214] First president to meet with the pope while in office. [bm] [214] First president to meet with a reigning British monarch while in office. [bn] [214] First president to hold a press conference or regular news briefings. [215] First president to appoint a Jew (Louis Brandeis) to the ...
2.1 Trips by president. 2.1.1 Jimmy Carter. ... First Presidency. ... United States presidential visits to Eastern Europe and Northern Asia;
Carter visited five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. He was the first president to make a state visit to Sub-Saharan Africa when he went to Nigeria in 1978. His travel included five trips to Europe and three trips to Asia. He also made several trips to the Middle East to broker peace negotiations.
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at boosting EU ties as tensions mount with the world ...
Map of Europe featuring the countries of Southern Europe (highlighted in dark green). Thirteen United States presidents have made presidential visits to Southern Europe.Woodrow Wilson became the first incumbent president to visit a Southern European country in January 1919 in the aftermath of World War I.