The United Kingdom is the most common international destination for a sitting United States president. This is partly because of the importance of London as a global city, the convenience of meeting in Bermuda, a British territory in the Western Hemisphere, the importance of the UK as a strategic ally of the US and the relative ease of being able to communicate in English, thereby avoiding language problems.
| Dates | President | Location | Reason |
| November 18–December 13, 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | Bermuda | Vacation. [Visit made as President-elect.] |
| December 26–28, 1918 | Woodrow Wilson | London, Carlisle, Manchester | Met with Lloyd George (Prime Minister) and King George V. |
| November 30, 1920 | Warren G. Harding | Kingston, Jamaica | Stopped while returning to the U.S. [Visit made as President-elect.] |
| February 6–14, 1933 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Bahamas | Fishing trip. [Visit made as President-elect.] |
| March 29–April 11, 1934 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Bahamas | Fishing trip. |
| March 27–April 6, 1935 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Bahamas | Fishing trip. |
| March 24–April 7, 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Bahamas | Fishing trip. |
| November 21, 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Trinidad | Stopped on the way to South America. |
| December 11, 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Trinidad | Stopped while returning to the U.S. |
| August 17–20, 1939 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Bay of Islands and Bonne Bay (Newfoundland) | Fishing trip. |
| December 5, 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Jamaica | Inspected British base sites for possible American use. |
| December 8, 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Saint Lucia | Inspected British base sites for possible American use. |
| December 9, 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Antigua | Inspected British base sites for possible American use. |
| December 12–13, 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Bahamas | Inspected British base sites for possible American use. Met the Duke of Windsor at Eleuthera, Bahamas, December 13. |
| August 9–12, 1941 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Argentia (Newfoundland) | Attended conference with Winston Churchill (Prime Minister). Announced the Atlantic Charter. |
| January 11, 1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Trinidad | Overnight stop en route to Casablanca. |
| January 13, 1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Bathurst (The Gambia) | Overnight stop en route to Casablanca. |
| January 25, 1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Bathuret (The Gambia) | Overnight stop en route from Casablanca. |
| January 29, 1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Trinidad | Overnight stop en route from Casablanca. |
| December 8, 1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Malta | Visited Allied military installations. |
| February 2, 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Malta | Attended Malta Conference with Winston Churchill (Prime Minister). |
| August 2, 1945 | Harry S. Truman | Plymouth | Informal meeting with King George VI. |
| December 4–8, 1953 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Bermuda | Attended Bermuda Conference with Winston Churchill (Prime Minister) and French President Joseph Laniel. |
| March 20–24, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Bermuda | Met with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. |
| August 27–September 2, 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | London, Balmoral, Chequers | Informal visit; met Macmillan (Prime Minister) and Queen Elizabeth II. |
| September 4–7, 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Culzean Castle | Rested before returning to the United States. |
| June 4–5, 1961 | John F. Kennedy | London | Private visit; met with Queen Elizabeth II and Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister). |
| December 21–22, 1961 | John F. Kennedy | Bermuda | Met with Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister). |
| December 18–21, 1962 | John F. Kennedy | Nassau (The Bahamas) | Conferred with Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister); concluded Nassau agreement on nuclear defence systems. |
| June 29–30, 1963 | John F. Kennedy | Birch Grove, Sussex | Informal visit with Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister) at his home. |
| February 24–26, 1969 | Richard M. Nixon | London | Informal visit; held conversations with Harold Wilson (Prime Minister). Received by Queen Elizabeth II. |
| August 3, 1969 | Richard M. Nixon | RAF Mildenhall | Informal meeting with Harold Wilson (Prime Minister). |
| October 3, 1970 | Richard M. Nixon | Chequers | Met informally with Queen Elizabeth II and Edward Heath (Prime Minister). |
| December 20–21, 1971 | Richard M. Nixon | Bermuda | Met with British Edward Heath (Prime Minister). |
| May 5–11, 1977 | Jimmy Carter | London, Newcastle | Attended Economic Summit Meeting May 7-8 of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with the Prime Ministers of Greece, Belgium, Turkey, Norway, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and with the President of Portugal. Addressed the NATO Ministers meeting, May 10. |
| June 7–9, 1982 | Ronald Reagan | London, Windsor Castle | State visit; met with Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister). Addressed Parliament. |
| June 4–10, 1984 | Ronald Reagan | London | Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister). Attended Economic Summit Meeting June 7-9 of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. |
| June 2–3, 1988 | Ronald Reagan | London | Met with Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister), and Noboru Takeshita, Prime Minister of Japan. |
| May 31–June 2, 1989 | George H. W. Bush | London | Met with Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister). |
| April 13–14, 1990 | George H. W. Bush | Bermuda | Informal meeting with Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister). |
| July 5–6, 1990 | George H. W. Bush | London | Attended NATO Summit meeting. |
| March 14–16, 1991 | George H. W. Bush | Bermuda | Discussed the Middle East peace process with John Major (Prime Minister). |
| July 14–18, 1991 | George H. W. Bush | London | Attended Economic Summit Meeting with the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with Soviet. |
| June 4–5, 1994 | Bill Clinton | Cambridge, London, Portsmouth | Visited U.S. Military Cemetery. Met with John Major (Prime Minister). Attended state dinner with Queen Elizabeth II and heads of state and government of Canada, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and Belgium. Attended D-Day commemorative ceremonies. |
| June 8, 1994 | Bill Clinton | Oxford | Received honorary degree from Oxford University. |
| November 28–December 1, 1995 | Bill Clinton | London, Belfast, Derry | Met with Queen Elizabeth II and John Major (Prime Minister); addressed Parliament; and delivered several public addresses in Northern Ireland. |
| May 28–29, 1997 | Bill Clinton | London | Met with Tony Blair (Prime Minister) and attended a Cabinet meeting. |
| May 14–18, 1998 | Bill Clinton | Birmingham, Weston-under-Lizard, London | Attended G8 Economic Summit and U.S.-EU Summit. |
| September 3, 1998 | Bill Clinton | Belfast, Armagh, Omagh | Met with Tony Blair (Prime Minister) and Northern Irish political leaders; addressed the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| December 12–14, 2000 | Bill Clinton | Belfast, London, Coventry | Met with Tony Blair (Prime Minister) and Northern Irish political leaders in Belfast; met with Queen Elizabeth II; made a speech at the University of Warwick. |
| July 18–20, 2001 | George W. Bush | London, Chequers, Halton, Brize Norton | Met with Tony Blair (Prime Minister) and Queen Elizabeth II. |
| April 7–8, 2003 | George W. Bush | Belfast, Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) | Met with Tony Blair (Prime Minister) to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq. Also met with the Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Northern Irish political leaders. |
| November 18–21, 2003 | George W. Bush | London, Sedgefield | First full state visit of a U.S. president to the United Kingdom. Met with Queen Elizabeth and stayed at Buckingham Palace, where a formal state reception was held. In lieu of formal address to parliament, gave an address at Whitehall Palace. Later accompanied Prime Minister Blair on a tour of the latter's constituency in Sedgefield. |
| Jul 6–8, 2005 | George W. Bush | Gleneagles (Scotland) | 31st G8 Summit |
| June 15–16,2008 | George W. Bush | London, Belfast | Met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. Met with Gordon Brown (Prime Minister) and Tony Blair (Quartet Representative). In Belfast, met with the Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. |
| April 1–2, 2009 | Barack Obama | London | G20 Economic Summit.[1] |
| May 24-26, 2011 | Barack Obama | London | State visit to the United Kingdom. Met with Queen Elizabeth II and stayed at Buckingham Palace where a ceremonial welcome and state dinner was given. Laid a wreath at the Tomb of The Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey. Addressed a joint session of the British Parliament in Westminster Hall. Met with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street for meetings. |