Milei heads to United States for fifth visit of 2026

President Javier Milei will embark on his fifth trip to the United States in 2026, visiting Washington on Tuesday night. He has a packed schedule, including meetings with business leaders, delivering a speech at the US Chamber of Commerce, and receiving two promotional awards during his brief North American stay. The Argentine leader will depart Buenos Aires at 11pm on Tuesday, October 13, arriving in Washington on Wednesday morning.

His first official engagement is a meeting with Argentine-born entrepreneur and investor Andy Kleinman on Wednesday afternoon. Kleinman, president of video game developer Delphi Interactive, has indicated interest in establishing a new games studio in Argentina under Milei's government. Milei will then attend talks with Harold Hamm, billionaire founder and chairman emeritus of US oil company Continental Resources.

Continental has recently expanded its operations in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation. On the same evening, Milei will participate in the official Hispanic Heritage Month gala, where he will receive an award for his leadership and global impact in the Hispanic community. On Thursday, October 15, he will address the US Chamber of Commerce, presenting a speech titled 'The Argentine case: the challenge of economic growth after decades of populism.'

Milei will also be awarded the 'Global Champion of Free Enterprise' for his advocacy of free enterprise and economic freedom. The following day, he will attend an event at Argentina's Embassy in Washington marking the nation's temporary presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). This discussion will focus on regional dialogue on Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism. Milei is set to return to Argentina at 8.30am on Friday, October 16.