Global Leader Movements of the Week

During the seven days prior to 16 September 2026, several world leaders and public figures were reported travelling internationally. Donald Trump, the President of the United States, recorded the greatest minimum reported distance among the tracked figures, covering at least 12,790 km and crossing 11 time zones.

Ranked Distances Covered

• Donald Trump: at least 12,790 km, crossing 11 time zones
• Xi Jinping: at least 7,500 km, crossing 4 time zones
• Narendra Modi: at least 7,500 km, crossing 4 time zones
• Vladimir Putin: at least 4,340 km, crossing 2 time zones
• Volodymyr Zelensky: at least 3,710 km, crossing 2 time zones
• Mark Carney: at least 3,610 km, crossing 3 time zones
• Ursula von der Leyen: at least 3,580 km, crossing 3 time zones
• JD Vance: at least 2,230 km, crossing 1 time zone

Notable Reported Travel

Donald Trump was reported in Dallas, Washington, DC, and Ashe County in the United States, as well as Dublin and other locations in Ireland, according to coverage from the White House and CBS News. Xi Jinping was reported in New Delhi, India, and Kazan, Russia, according to coverage from India Today. Narendra Modi was also reported in Delhi and Kazan, while Vladimir Putin was reported in Moscow and New Delhi.

In other tracked travel, Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, was reported in Calgary and Banff, Canada, and Kent in the United States, according to coverage from Yahoo Sports. Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, was reported in Nuuk, Greenland, and Strasbourg, France, according to coverage from Politico. Andy Burnham was reported in London and Newcastle, according to coverage from Chronicle Live.

The record of movements is thin or entirely absent for several other public figures. This includes individuals such as Friedrich Merz, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Emmanuel Macron, where there was an absence of qualifying travel reporting during this period.

This report is based strictly on public appearances reported in selected news coverage and official schedules. An absence of reporting for any tracked figure indicates only that there was no qualifying coverage during the period, rather than an absence of travel.