official visit
Formal diplomatic trip
An official visit is a formal trip made in one's professional or governmental capacity, as opposed to a personal journey.
Diplomats make official visits to foreign capitals; university coaches host recruits on official visits.
The term emphasizes that the visit carries institutional weight and often involves protocol, ceremonies, or formal meetings: The president's official visit to Japan lasted three days.
- head of stateNation's chief representative
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- diplomatic corpsOfficial representatives abroad
foreign dignitary · protocol · dignitary · guest of honor · ambassador · reception · state dinner · formal · entourage · security detail · summit · handshake · joint statement · motorcade · red carpet · bilateral · bilateral talks · host
- visitsdrop-in, drop by, pop in, pop-in, house call
- governorsstate governor, viceroy, lieutenant governor, proconsul, deputy governor
- formal eventsball, wedding, black dress, funeral, winter formal
- recruitingrecruiter, recruiting, recruit, recruiters, headhunter
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- foreign embassiesvisa, passport, consulate, ambassador, diplomat
official visitunofficial visit
Unscheduled, unannounced appearance
vacation · pleasure trip · holiday · dropping by · leisure travel
official, visit, officially, officialdom, unofficially, unofficial, officer, office, offices