Argentine President Javier Milei embarked on a four-day trip to the United States on Tuesday, with a packed agenda that includes meetings with the CEOs of some of the world’s leading technology companies in San Francisco, California. Milei’s visit is primarily focused on seeking investments in the fields of technology and artificial intelligence from U.S. tech giants and other entrepreneurs.
This marks the fourth time Milei has visited the United States since being elected President in November 2023. Previously, in mid-April, he met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a trip to Texas.
After departing Argentina late Monday evening, Milei landed in California on Tuesday, with his first scheduled meeting being with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman later that day, according to information from the office of the Argentine presidency reported by local media.
On Wednesday, Milei’s itinerary includes a 45-minute dissertation at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, followed by meetings with Stanford President Richard Saller, Hoover Institution director Condoleezza Rice, and Hoover Institution professors and economic policy experts. He will then meet with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and a group of entrepreneurs and investors in the field of artificial intelligence.
Thursday promises to be another busy day for the Argentine President, as he is expected to meet with artificial intelligence start-up entrepreneurs before delivering the closing talk at the Pacific Summit, organized by the Bay Area Council. Milei will conclude his Thursday agenda with a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
After his engagements in California, Milei will depart the United States on Friday afternoon for El Salvador, where he has been invited to participate in President Nayib Bukele’s inauguration ceremony for his second term on Saturday, June 1.
“By the end of the trip, the President will have met with 4 of the 10 companies with the highest market capitalization in the world in this, [the] intention to reposition Argentina in the world,” Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni said on Monday while announcing Milei’s U.S. itinerary. Adorni stated that while President Milei has no scheduled meetings with officials from the administration of President Joe Biden, the possibility of such meetings being arranged in the coming days cannot be ruled out.
Shortly after his U.S. trip, Milei is slated to begin a tour of Europe in mid-June, which is expected to include a visit to Italy to participate in the upcoming G7 meeting from June 13 to 15, following an invitation extended by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni earlier this year.