What was the first foreign country President Reagan visited after
becoming president?

Hello Jefffromgreen,
 

The first foreign country that President Reagan visited after
being elected President ( Nov. 4, 1980) was Mexico On January 5, 1982.

The first foreign country President Reagan visited after his
inauguration (Jan. 20, 1981) was Canada on March 10, 1981.


The references below confirm that this is the correct information:


Ronald Wilson Reagan was elected the 40th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES on Nov. 4, 1980, and was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 1981.
Grolier ncorporated : Presidents
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/aae/bios/40preag.html


The State Department web lists Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Visits
Abroad:

January 5, 1981
Mexico
Ciudad Juarez
Met with President Lopez Portillo. [Visit made as President-elect.] 


March 10-11, 1981
Canada
Ottawa
State visit; met with Prime Minister Trudeau and addressed Parliament.

State Department:  Presidential Visits Abroad
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/prestravels/ptravel4.html


Search Criteria:
Ronald Reagan foreign travels OR visits


I hope this helps. 

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 22 Apr 2003 13:01 PDT

I apologize for the typo.

It should read:

The first foreign country that President Reagan visited after 
being elected President ( Nov. 4, 1980) was Mexico On January 5, 1981.

Very well done.  Don't worry about the typo - it was fairly obvious
that you meant 1981.  Good job :)

bobbie7 - please reread your answer for any typos, the information is
incorrect and does not make sense as posted.  How could the first
country he visited as president elect be a the year after his first
visit as president?