Jamaica 's prime minister says President Barack Obama will visit the Caribbean country next month . Portia Simpson Miller told lawmakers Tuesday that Obama will pay a state visit to Jamaica on April 9 before departing for Panama to attend the Summit of the Americas . That regional summit is scheduled for April 10-11 . The Jamaican prime minister announced on Tuesday that President Barack Obama will be visiting the island nation next month . Mr Obama pictured above on Tuesday , following a luncheon with the Irish prime minister . During his one-day visit to Jamaica , Simpson Miller says the island will host a meeting between Obama and heads of the Caribbean Community political grouping for discussions on security , trade and other topics . That meeting will be organized by Simpson Miller and the Bahamian Prime Minster Perry Christie . She says her government is 'delighted that President Obama will be visiting Jamaica at this time . ' The last time a sitting U.S. president visited the Caribbean island was during a 1982 visit from former President Ronald Reagan . Obama has visited the Caribbean region twice during his time in office , going to Puerto Rico in 2011 and Trinidad in 2009 .
The April 9 trip will be the first time an American president has visited the island nation since Ronald Reagan in 1982 . Mr Obama will stop in the country on the way to a regional summit in Jamaica . Panaman Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said her government is 'delighted that President Obama will be visiting Panama at this time '