Davos
From Francos’ report it emerges, first of all, that the president visited the city of Davos, in Swiss, between the January 16 and 18, 2024where he lectured at World Economic Forum (WEF). He also held meetings with the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Gerogieva, and with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, David Cameron.
The transfer of the president and the entourage took place in a flight commercial line and the Total expenditure was $36,457,666.54.
Israel, Rome and Vatican
The next trip abroad of Milei went to State of Israel between the February 6 and 9, 2024There he met with the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and with the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also held meetings with businessmen from leading Israeli technology companies and later visited the Museum of Holocaust. He also went to one of the areas hit by the attacks in Hamas last October.
On the same trip he also visited the city of Rome, Italy, between February 9 and 12, 2024, where he spoke with the President Sergio Mattarella and the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. And he went to the Vatican to have an audience with the Pope Francis and participate in the canonization of María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, “Mama Antula.”
For the President’s tour of Israel, Italy and the Vatican, the State had to pay a total of $105,138,924.69.
First trip to the US: conservative conference and meeting with Donald Trump
In the same month, Milei traveled to the city of Washington, in the USAto participate in the Conservative Political Action Conference which took place on February 24 and 25, 2024. There he met with Heritage Foundation Vice President Derrick Morgan and held a meeting with CPAC President Matt Schlapp.
During the conservative conference, the first meeting with the former president and US presidential candidate, Donald Trump, took place. Both held a brief conversation. According to the report of the Cabinet Office, the disbursement of the public treasury was $38,023,927.81.
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CPAC
Second trip to the USA: award as Ambassador of Light and meeting with Elon Musk
The president did not leave the country during the month of March. It was not until April 10 that he made another international trip, again to the United States, to visit the states of Florida and Texas.
The Argentine head of state gave a speech at the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy (FIU). However, the main objective of the trip was to attend a dinner organized by the Chabad Lubavitch community to receive the distinction of “International Ambassador of Light.” The ceremony took place at the “The Shul, Our Jewish Home” Synagogue, during the inauguration of the Menachem Mendel Schneerson Center.
During the trip, he met with the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mr. Ilan Goldfajn, and according to the information from the Chief of Staff, he held a meeting with the Argentine businessman Daniel Hadad. In addition, he spoke with businessmen Daniel Pinto (JP Morgan), Martín Migoya (Globant), Francisco Alvarez Demalde (Riverwood Capital), Guibert Englebienne (Globant), Gastón Taratuta (Aleph), Marc Lisker (DFO Partners), and, finally, he met with the Co-founder and CEO of TESLA, Elon Musk, and visited the Tesla Giga Texas factory.
The official report accounts for a total expenditure of $65,147,591.45, to which is added a disbursement of about US$ 39,750.95.
Third trip to the USA
On May 5-6, he traveled to the United States again to visit Los Angeles to speak at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference “Shaping a Shared Future.” He also held a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and met for the second time with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
According to the Government, the transfer was carried out on a presidential aircraft and had a total cost of $71,526,830.05 and $197,791.62.
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First visit to Spain
Also in May, the President left the country again to travel to Spain, more precisely to the city of Madrid. The trip took place between the 17th and 19th. The main reason was the presentation of his book “El Camino del Libertario” (The Libertarian Way) in the auditorium of the newspaper La Razón, which was accompanied by meetings with CEOs of Spanish companies at the Argentine embassy in Madrid.
Milei crowned her first trip to Spain with an audience with the leader of VOX and Spanish National Deputy, Santiago Abascal, with whom she attended the “Europa Viva 24” meeting, a meeting of leaders of the far right. During that trip, she was involved in a heated dispute with the Spanish president, Pedro Sánchez, after accusing the first lady of that country of being “corrupt.”
The trip was made on an aircraft from the presidential fleet and involved an outlay from the public treasury of $78,564,889.61, to which were added US$92,354.93.
Fourth trip to the US and visit to El Salvador
Less than ten days after returning from Spain, Milei boarded a plane again to travel to the city of San Francisco, on her fourth trip to the United States of America, which took place between May 28 and 31. There she gave a lecture at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
He also led meetings with entrepreneurs from the Artificial Intelligence sector and the world of technology. He spoke with the CEO of Open AI, Sam Altman, the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook and met with the CEO of Goal, Mark Zuckerberg.
He then left the United States to visit the city of San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 31 and June 1. The president participated in the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of Nayib Bukele, with whom he met the following day.
The total expenditure of the trips was $66,163,009.59 and $208,866.91.
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Presidency
Second trip to Italy and Switzerland
The following month he visited the city of Bari, in Italy, to participate in the G7 Heads of State SummitThere he held a bilateral meeting with the president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, and spoke with the Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva.
He also held meetings with the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, and spoke with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. He then gave a speech at the G7 Heads of State Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Energy.
On June 15, during the same trip, he visited Zurich, Switzerland, to attend the Global Peace Summit in Ukraine. Milei held a bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and received the decoration “Order of Liberty”.
According to the management report of the Cabinet Office, the trip involved an outlay of $108,392,374.86 and US$185,578.04.
Spain, Germany and Czech Republic
The following week he returned to Spain, between June 21 and 22, to attend a meeting with the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, from whom he received the International Medal of the Community of Madrid.
He then traveled to Germany to receive the Hayek Society Awardin Hamburg. During this visit he met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In Berlin he visited the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
During his European tour, he also travelled to the Czech Republic on 23-24 June. According to the official agenda, he held a meeting with Czech President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and received another award from the Liberal Institute.
The total disbursement by the State was $102,787,077.22, to which were added US$138,629.11 and 4,135.80 euros.
First trip to Brazil
The following month, on July 6 and 7, he traveled to Brazil to visit the town of Camboriú. The Argentine president did not meet with the local president, Lula da Silva, but instead held official meetings with the governor of the State of Santa Catarina, Jorginho Mello, and with the governor of the State of São Paulo, Mr. Tarcísio de Freitas. He also participated in a meeting with the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina (FIESC).
Total amount of the trip: $13,690,962.99 + US$8,660.29
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Fifth trip to the USA
From July 12 to 14, 2024, he got back on a plane to travel to the United States. During the trip he visited the city of Sun Valley to speak at the Sun Valley Conference.
There he held meetings with CEOs and investors including Preylock Holdings CEO Brett Lipman; Timberland co-founder Noah Swartz; Venture Capital Group Partner Abraham Zilkha; and Adelson Family Group Representative Ezra Gontownik.
The trip was made on a private flight. The total cost, according to official information, was $33,344,750.50 and US$376,000.
France: meeting with Macron and attending the Olympic Games
At the end of July, between the 25th and 27th, Milei visited the city of Paris, France. The trip took place days after the increase in the bilateral tension over a controversial tweet by Vice President Victoria Villarruelin support of a xenophobic song against players of the national team France.
Amidst this controversy, the Argentine head of state attended a meeting with the President of France, Macron, and then met with French businessmen: the president and CEO of Total, Patrick Pouyanné; the founder of Iliad Free Station, Xavier Niel; the president and CEO of the Rotschild Bank, Alexandre de Rotschild; the CEO of Sanofi Pasteur, Thomas Triomphe; and the CEO of Veolia, Estelle Brachlianoff.
The trip, which took place on a private flight, also included attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The total expenditure was $25,278,668.66 and $343,600.
Chili
The last trip abroad of Javier Milei He went to the city of Santiago de Chili, on August 8. According to details, the president participated in the “Commemorative Act of the First TFC (Trillon Cubic Feet) of Natural Gas Transported by GasAndes.
The outlay for this trip was $9,955,839.51 and US$1,741.67. There was no official meeting with authorities of Chili.
Between January and August, the total expenditure of the State for the president’s trips abroad Milei and the official delegation was $754,472,513.48, US$1,592,973.52 and 4,135.80 euros. At the official dollar, the total expenditure exceeds $2.308 million in just 8 months of management.
Source: Ambito
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