This is a list of presidential trips made by George W. Bush during 2005, the fifth year of his presidency as the 43rd president of the United States.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2005, Book I, January 1 to June 30, 2005. United States Government Printing Office, 2007.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, 2005, Book II, July 1 to December 31, 2005. United States Government Printing Office, 2009. International trips are highlighted in blue.
This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal capital in which the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is located. It also excludes the capital's immediate surroundings in Maryland and Virginia, such as Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, where the president typically boards Air Force One for all trips outside the area. Also excluded are trips to Camp David, the country residence of the president, and to the Bush family's Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford and Walker's Point Estate in Kennebunkport, Maine.
January State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsIllinoisCollinsvilleJanuary 5Spoke on medical liability reform at the Gateway Center.MichiganClinton TownshipJanuary 7Spoke on asbestos litigation reform at the Macomb Community College Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.FloridaJacksonvilleJanuary 14Visited Florida Community College at Jacksonville South Campus.OhioClevelandJanuary 27Toured the Cleveland Clinic to view a demonstration of health care information technology.West VirginiaWhite Sulphur SpringsJanuary 28Spoke to the Congress of Tomorrow luncheon at The Greenbrier.
February State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsNorth DakotaFargoFebruary 3Took questions on Social security reform at North Dakota State University's Bison Sports Arena.MontanaGreat FallsFebruary 3Took questions on Social Security reform at the Four Seasons Arena.NebraskaOmahaFebruary 3–4Took questions on Social Security reform at Qwest Center Omaha.ArkansasLittle RockFebruary 4Took questions on Social Security reform at the Robinson Center.FloridaTampaFebruary 4Took questions on Social Security reform at the Tampa Convention Center.MichiganDetroitFebruary 8Spoke to the Detroit Economic Club at Cobo Center.North CarolinaRaleighFebruary 10Took questions on Social Security reform at the BTI Center for the Performing Arts.PennsylvaniaBlue BellFebruary 10Took questions on Social Security reform at the Montgomery County Community College.New HampshirePortsmouthFebruary 16Took questions on Social Security reform at the Pease International Tradeport. Belgium Brussels February 20–23 Attended the NATO and EU Summit Meetings. Germany Mainz,Wiesbaden February 23 Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Visited U.S. military personnel. Slovakia Bratislava February 23–24 Attended the summit meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country. Also met with Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda.
March State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsNew JerseyNewark,WestfieldMarch 4Took questions on Social Security reform at the Westfield Armory.IndianaSouth Bend,Notre DameMarch 4Took questions on Social Security reform at the University of Notre Dame's Joyce Center.PennsylvaniaPittsburghMarch 7Spoke at the Community College of Allegheny County Allegheny Campus.OhioColumbusMarch 9Spoke on energy policy at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial after touring Battelle Memorial Institute.KentuckyLouisvilleMarch 10Took questions on Social Security reform at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.AlabamaMontgomeryMarch 10Took questions on Social Security reform at Auburn University.TennesseeMemphisMarch 10–11Took questions on Social Security reform at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.LouisianaShreveportMarch 11Took questions on Social Security reform at the Centenary College of Louisiana's Gold Dome.FloridaPensacola,OrlandoMarch 18Took questions on Social Security reform at Pensacola Junior College and the Lake Nona YMCA Family Center.ArizonaTucsonMarch 21Visited the Morris K. Udall Recreation Center. Took questions on Social Security reform at the Tucson Convention Center alongside Senator John McCain.ColoradoDenverMarch 21Took questions on Social Security reform at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum alongside Senator John McCain.New MexicoAlbuquerqueMarch 21Toured the Bear Canyon Senior Center. Took questions on Social Security reform at the Kiva Auditorium.TexasWacoMarch 23Hosted Mexican president Vicente Fox and Canadian prime minister Paul Martin at Baylor University's Armstrong Browning Library & Museum before taking them to his ranch at Crawford.TexasFort HoodMarch 27Attended Easter Sunday services at the 4th Infantry Division Memorial Chapel.IowaCedar RapidsMarch 30Took questions on Social Security reform at Kirkwood Community College.
April State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsWest VirginiaParkersburgApril 5Visited Bureau of the Public Debt offices. Took questions on Social Security reform at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Vatican City St. Peter's Basilica April 6–8 Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Italy Rome April 6–8 Met with President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.TexasFort HoodApril 12Met with military personnel and families of servicemembers killed in action in Iraq.OhioCleveland,Mentor,KirtlandApril 15Visited a local business, Yours Truly Restaurant. Took questions on Social Security reform at Lakeland Community College.South CarolinaColumbiaApril 18Visited the Rockaway Athletic Club. Spoke on Social Security reform at the South Carolina State House.IllinoisSpringfieldApril 19Dedicated the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum at its opening.TennesseeKnoxvilleApril 22Spoke about Earth Day at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, after weather forced the cancellation of his intended visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park."Bad weather forces Bush to shift Earth Day visit", NBC News, April 22, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2026.TexasGalvestonApril 26Took questions on Social Security reform at the University of Texas Medical Branch's William C. Levin Hall.
May State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsMississippiCantonMay 3Took questions on Social Security reform at a Nissan North America plant. Latvia Riga May 6–7 Met with the Presidents of the Baltic states. Netherlands Maastricht,Valkenburg,Margraten May 7–8 Met with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. Delivered address at the Netherlands American Cemetery, marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Russia Moscow May 8–9 Met with President Vladimir Putin. Attended the 60th anniversary of VE Day ceremonies. Georgia Tbilisi May 9–10 Met with President Mikheil Saakashvili, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the country.VirginiaWest PointMay 16Toured Virginia BioDiesel refinery.WisconsinMilwaukeeMay 19Took questions on Social Security reform at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Visited offices of OnMilwaukee.com.MichiganGrand RapidsMay 21Gave the commencement address at Calvin College.New YorkRochester,GreeceMay 24Took questions on Social Security reform at the Greece Athena Middle and High School Performing Arts Center.MarylandAnnapolisMay 27Gave the commencement address at the United States Naval Academy.
June State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsKentuckyHopkinsvilleJune 2Took questions on Social Security reform at Hopkinsville Christian County Conference and Convention Center.MissouriSt. LouisJune 2Spoke at a fundraising reception for Senator Jim Talent at the Millennium Hotel St. Louis.FloridaFort LauderdaleJune 6Attended the opening of the 35th General Assembly of the Organization of American States at the Broward County Convention Center.OhioColumbusJune 9Spoke about the Patriot Act at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy.PennsylvaniaBryn Mawr,University ParkJune 14Took questions on Social Security reform at Pennsylvania State University's Eisenhower Auditorium.MinnesotaMinneapolis,Maple GroveJune 17Met with volunteers participating in a training session on Medicare enrollment and spoke about the Medicare Modernization Act at Maple Grove Community Center.MarylandLusbyJune 22Toured Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.North CarolinaFort BraggJune 28Met with military personnel and families of servicemembers killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan at the Watters Center for Family Life and Religious Education. Gave a national address on the status of the Iraq War.
July State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsWest VirginiaMorgantownJuly 4Celebrated Independence Day at West Virginia University. Denmark Kastrup,Fredensborg,Copenhagen July 5–6 Met with Queen Margrethe II and Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. United Kingdom Gleneagles July 6–8 Attended the 31st G8 summit.IndianaIndianapolisJuly 14Spoke at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon at the RCA Dome.North CarolinaBelmont,DallasJuly 15Spoke about the Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement at Gaston College.MarylandBaltimoreJuly 20Viewed a U.S. Customs and Border Protection demonstration at the Dundalk Marine Terminal.GeorgiaAtlantaJuly 22Visited the Wesley Woods Center. Spoke at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center.
August State or countryAreas visitedDatesDetailsTexasGrapevineAugust 3Received the Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award from the American Legislative Exchange Council at the Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center.New MexicoAlbuquerqueAugust 8Signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 at Sandia National Laboratories.IllinoisChicago,MontgomeryAugust 10Signed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act at a Caterpillar Inc. facility.TexasWacoAugust 13Attended the Little League Baseball Southwest Regional Championship at Marvin Norcross Stadium.UtahSalt Lake CityAugust 22Addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention at the Salt Palace.IdahoDonnelly,NampaAugust 22–24Stayed at the Tamarack Resort. Spoke on the War on Terror at the Idaho Center.ArizonaGlendale,El MirageAugust 29Took questions on Medicare policy at the Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort and Country Club.CaliforniaOntario,Coronado,San DiegoAugust 29–30Took questions on Medicare policy at the James L. Brulte Senior Center. Commemorated the 60th anniversary of V-J Day at Naval Air Station North Island.
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