Chen Shui-bian left on August 13 for a 13-day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, as well as the west African nations of Gambia, Burkina Faso, and Chad.
陳水扁總統於八月十三日正式出訪位於中美洲的多明尼加、尼加拉瓜、哥斯大黎加，以及西非的甘比亞、布吉納法索、查德等六個邦交國，展開為期十三天、就任以來首度的「民主外交、友誼之旅」。