President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is scheduled to visit the United States from July 20 to 22, both Malacañang and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Friday.
The announcement follows the statement of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who disclosed the upcoming visit during the ASEAN Regional Forum and the U.S.-Philippines-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
“Hindi ko po dini-deny. Kinu-confirm po ang pagbisita po ng ating Pangulo sa US, July 20 to 22 (I am not denying. I am confirming the visit of our President to the US, July 20 to 22),” said Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro during a Palace briefing.
In a separate statement, the DFA said: “The Philippine Government confirms the statement made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that President Marcos will visit the United States from 20-22 July. We are working with the US State Department to finalize the details of the visit. We will share more information once these are finalized.”
This will be President Marcos’s fourth visit to the United States since taking office in 2022. Previous trips have yielded what the Palace described as “tangible benefits” for the Philippines, such as increased foreign investment pledges, stronger economic partnerships, and expanded development cooperation, particularly in infrastructure and energy.
The President’s most recent US visit was in April 2024, when he attended the inaugural US-Philippines-Japan Trilateral Summit in Washington D.C. That summit launched the Luzon Economic Corridor, a flagship initiative aimed at developing key industrial and trade zones in Luzon.
In November 2023, Marcos joined the 30th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco, followed by working visits to Los Angeles and Honolulu where he engaged with business leaders and the Filipino diaspora. His first official visit as head of state was in September 2022, when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
