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List of international prime ministerial trips made by David Cameron

This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by David Cameron, who served as the 53rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 11 May 2010 to 13 July 2016. David Cameron made 148 trips to 62 countries (in addition to visiting the Occupied Palestinian Territories) during his premiership.

The number of visits per country:

  • One visit to Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
  • Two visits to Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain and Sweden.
  • Three visits to the Czech Republic, India, the Netherlands, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
  • Five visits to Italy and Poland.
  • Six visits to Switzerland.
  • Nine visits to Afghanistan.
  • Ten visits to the United States.
  • Twelve visits to Germany.
  • Eighteen visits to France.
  • Fifty visits to Belgium.

2010 edit

Country Location Date Details
1   France Paris 20 May Cameron met President Nicolas Sarkozy.[1][2]
  Germany Berlin 21 May Cameron met Chancellor Angela Merkel.
2   UAE Abu Dhabi 9–12 June Cameron met with President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
  Afghanistan Camp Bastion Cameron met with President Hamid Karzai and visited troops.[3]
3   Belgium Brussels 16–17 June Cameron attended the European Council.
4   Canada Toronto 24–27 June Cameron attended the 36th G8 summit and the 4th G20 summit
5   United States Washington, D.C.,
New York City 		19–22 July Cameron met President Barack Obama, the Mayor of New York and Inward investors.[4]
6   Turkey Ankara 26–27 July In Ankara, Cameron met President Abdullah Gül and spoke in favour of accession of Turkey to the European Union.[5]
  India Bangalore 28–30 July Cameron visited India to discuss trade and met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.[6] He travelled with Business Secretary Vince Cable.[7]
7   Italy Rome 4–5 August Cameron met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
8   Belgium Brussels 15–16 September Cameron attended the European Council.
9   Belgium Brussels 28–29 October Cameron attended the European Council.
10   China Beijing 8–12 November Cameron made a Trade and Bilateral visit.
  South Korea Seoul Cameron attended the 5th G20 summit.
11   Portugal Lisbon 19–20 November Cameron attended the 25th NATO summit.
12    Switzerland Zürich 30 November – 2 December Cameron visited Zürich in connection with the England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid.
13   Afghanistan Camp Bastion 5–7 December Cameron visited troops and held bilateral talks with President Karzai.[8]
14   Belgium Brussels 16–17 December Cameron attended the European Council.

2011 edit

Country Location Date Details
15    Switzerland Davos 27–29 January Cameron attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
16   Belgium Brussels 4–5 February Cameron attended the European Council.
  Germany Munich Cameron attended the 47th Munich Security Conference.
17   Egypt 21–24 February Cameron made bilateral visits.
  Kuwait
  Qatar
  Oman
18   Belgium Brussels 11 March Cameron attended an extraordinary European Council summit.
19   France Paris 19 March Cameron attended the Libya conference.
20   Belgium Brussels 24–25 March Cameron attended the European Council.
21   Italy Gioia del Colle 4–5 April Cameron visited UK forces personnel.
  Pakistan Islamabad Cameron took part in a bilateral visit.
22   Ireland Dublin 18 May Cameron travelled to Dublin as part of Her Majesty's State Visit.
23   France Deauville 26 May Cameron attended the 37th G8 summit.
24   Czech Republic Prague 23 June Cameron took part in a bilateral visit.
25   Belgium Brussels 24 June Cameron attended the European Council.
26   Afghanistan Camp Bastion 3–5 July Cameron met troops, local leaders and held a bilateral meeting with President Karzai.
27   South Africa Johannesburg 17–19 July Cameron met President Jacob Zuma, business leaders and Archbishop Tutu.
  Nigeria Lagos Cameron meet President Goodluck Jonathan and business leaders.
28   France Paris 1 September Cameron attended a multilateral summit on Libya.
29   Libya Tripoli, Benghazi 15 September Cameron met with members of the National Transitional Council.
30   Russia Moscow 11–12 September Cameron met Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, President Dmitry Medvedev and business leaders.[9]
31   United States New York City 21–22 September Cameron attended the 66th United Nations General Assembly and held bilateral meetings.
  Canada Ottawa Cameron met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
32   Belgium Brussels 23 October Cameron attended the European Council.
33   Belgium Brussels 26–30 October Cameron attended the European Council.
  Australia Perth Cameron attended the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
34   France Cannes 3–4 November Cameron attended the 6th G20 summit.
35   Belgium Brussels 18 November Cameron met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.
  Germany Berlin Cameron met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
36   France Paris 2 December Cameron met with President Nicolas Sarkozy.
37   Belgium Brussels 8–9 December Cameron attended the European Council.
38   Afghanistan Kandahar Airfield 19 December Cameron met with British Forces and local leaders.
39   Czech Republic Prague 23 December Cameron attended the funeral of Vaclav Havel.

2012 edit

Country Location Date Details
40   Saudi Arabia Riyadh 12 January Cameron took part in a bilateral visit.
41   France Strasbourg 25–27 January Cameron attended a meeting of the Council of Europe.
   Switzerland Davos Cameron attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
42   Belgium Brussels 30 January Cameron attended the European Council.
43   Sweden Stockholm 8–9 February Cameron attended the Nordic Future Forum.
44   France Paris 17 February Cameron attended the UK-France summit.
45   Belgium Brussels 1–2 March Cameron attended the European Council.
46   United States Washington, D.C.,
New York City 		13–15 March Cameron met President Barack Obama.
47   Japan Tokyo 9–13 April Cameron made bilateral and economic visits, including meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi after the historic by-elections
  Indonesia Jakarta
  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
  Singapore Singapore
  Myanmar Naypyidaw, Rangoon
48   United States Camp David, Chicago 18–21 May Cameron attended the 38th G8 summit and the 26th NATO summit.
49   Belgium Brussels 23 May Cameron attended the European Council.
50   Norway Oslo 6–7 June Cameron made bilateral visits.
  Germany Berlin
51   Mexico Los Cabos, Mexico City 18–20 June Cameron made a bilateral visit and attended the 7th G20 summit.
52   Belgium Brussels 28–29 June Cameron attended the European Council.
53   Afghanistan Helmand Province 17–19 July Cameron met with British forces and local leaders.
54   United States New York City 25–28 September Cameron attended the 67th United Nations General Assembly.
  Brazil São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro Cameron made a bilateral and trade visit to Brazil.
55   Belgium Brussels 18–19 October Cameron attended the European Council.
56   UAE 5–7 November Cameron made bilateral visits.
  Saudi Arabia
  Jordan
57   Italy Rome 13 November Cameron made bilateral visits.
  Netherlands The Hague
58   Belgium Brussels 22–23 November Cameron attended the European Council.
59   Belgium Brussels 13–14 December Cameron attended the European Council.
60   Afghanistan Camp Bastion 20–21 December Cameron met with British forces and local leaders.

2013 edit

Country Location Date Details
61    Switzerland Davos 22–25 January Cameron attended the World Economic Forum at Davos.[10]
62   Algeria Algiers 30 January – 1 February Cameron travelled to Algeria on the first visit to the country by a British prime minister post Independence, meeting with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, attended a meeting of the UN High Level Panel in Monrovia and held bilateral meetings.[11]
  Libya Tripoli
  Liberia Monrovia
63   Belgium Brussels 7–8 February Cameron attended the European Council.
64   India Mumbai, Delhi, Amritsar 17–20 February Cameron undertook an overseas trade mission and held bilateral meetings.
65   Latvia Riga 27–28 February Cameron attended the Northern Future Forum.
66   Belgium Brussels 14–15 March Cameron attended the European Council.
67   Spain Madrid 8 April Cameron held bilateral meetings.
68   Germany Berlin 12–14 April Cameron held bilateral meetings.
69   Russia Sochi 10 May Cameron held bilateral meetings.
70   United States Washington, D.C., Boston, New York City 12–15 May Cameron attended the UN High Level Panel and held bilateral meetings.
71   Belgium Brussels 22 May Cameron attended the European Council and held bilateral meetings.
  France Paris
72   Belgium Brussels 27–28 June Cameron attended the European Council.
73   Afghanistan Kabul 29 June – 1 July Cameron met with British forces.
  Pakistan Islamabad Cameron held bilateral meetings.
  Kazakhstan Atyrau, Astana Cameron met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[12]
74   Russia Saint Petersburg 5–6 September Cameron attended the 8th G20 summit.
75   Belgium Brussels 24–25 October Cameron attended the European Council and held bilateral meetings.
76   India Delhi, Kolkata 13–17 November Cameron attended the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo and held bilateral meetings.
  Sri Lanka Colombo
  UAE Dubai, Abu Dhabi
77   Lithuania Vilnius 28–29 November Cameron attended the Eastern Partnership summit.
78   China Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu 1–3 December Cameron undertook an overseas trade mission and held bilateral meetings.
79   South Africa Johannesburg 9–11 December Cameron attended the memorial service of Nelson Mandela.
80   Afghanistan Camp Bastion 15–16 December Cameron met with British forces.
81   Belgium Brussels, Ypres 19–20 December Cameron attended the European Council and held bilateral meetings.

2014 edit

Country Location Date Details
82    Switzerland Davos 23–24 January Cameron attended the World Economic Forum at Davos.
83   Belgium Brussels 6 March Cameron attended the European Council.
84   Germany Hanover 9–10 March Cameron attended the CeBIT trade fair.
85   Israel & OPTs 12–13 March Cameron undertook a trade mission and held bilateral meetings.
86   Belgium Brussels 20–21 March Cameron attended the European Council.
87   Netherlands The Hague 24–25 March Cameron attended the Nuclear Security Summit and held bilateral meetings.
88   Belgium Brussels 27–28 May Cameron attended the European Council.
89   Belgium Brussels 4–5 June Cameron attended the 40th G7 summit.
90   France Normandy 5–6 June Cameron attended D-Day commemorations.
91   Sweden Harpsund 9–10 June Cameron attended a meeting with Chancellor Merkel, Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Prime Minister Rutte.
92   Belgium Brussels, Ypres 26–27 June Cameron attended the European Council.
93   Belgium Brussels 16–17 July Cameron attended the European Council.
94   France 4 August Cameron attended First World War centenary Commemorations.
  Belgium
95   Belgium Brussels 30 August Cameron attended the European Council.
96   United States New York City 22–24 September Cameron attended the 69th United Nations General Assembly.
97   Afghanistan Kabul 3 October Cameron became the first foreign leader to visit new President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani.[13]
98   Italy Milan 16–17 October Cameron attended the Asia-Europe meeting.
99   Belgium Brussels 23–24 October Cameron attended the European Council.
100   Finland Helsinki 6–7 November Cameron attended the Northern Future Forum.
101   Australia Brisbane 13–17 November Cameron attended the 9th G20 summit.
102   Turkey Ankara 9–10 December Cameron held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Davutoğlu and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
  Poland Oświęcim Cameron visited the Auschwitz concentration camp.[14]
103   Belgium Brussels 18 December Cameron attended the European Council.

2015 edit

Country Location Date Details
104   France Paris 11 January Cameron met with President Hollande and other leaders and to attend march.
105   United States Washington, D.C. 15–16 January Cameron undertook a Global economy security visit and attended bilateral meetings.
106   Saudi Arabia Riyadh 24 January Cameron paid condolences following the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.
107   Belgium Brussels 12 February Cameron attended the European Council.
108   Belgium Brussels 19–20 March Cameron attended the European Council.
109   Belgium Brussels 23 April Cameron attended the European Council.
110   Latvia Riga 21 May Cameron attended the Eastern partnership Summit.
111   Netherlands The Hague 28–29 May Cameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Rutte, President Hollande, Prime Minister Kopacz and Chancellor Merkel.
  France Paris
  Poland Warsaw
  Germany Berlin
112   Germany Schloss Elmau 7 June Cameron attended the 41st G7 summit.
113   Belgium Brussels 10 June Cameron attended the EU-CELAC meeting.
114   Italy Milan 17 June Cameron visited Expo 2015 and held bilateral meetings.
  Luxembourg Luxembourg Cameron held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Bettel.
115   Slovenia Ljubljana 18–19 June Cameron held Bilateral talks with Prime Minister Cerar, Prime Minister Sobotka and attended the GLOBSEC Conference.
  Slovakia Bratislava
116   Germany Berlin 24–25 June Cameron took part in the German State Visit.
117   Belgium Brussels 25–26 June Cameron attended the European Council.
118   Indonesia Jakarta 26–31 June Cameron took a Trade Mission and held bilateral talks.
  Singapore Singapore
  Vietnam Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
119   Portugal Lisbon 3–4 September Cameron held Bilateral talks with Prime Minister Passos Coelho and Prime Minister Rajoy.
  Spain Madrid
120   Lebanon Beirut 14 September Cameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Salam and King Abdullah II.
  Jordan Amman
121   Belgium Brussels 23–24 September Cameron attended the European Council.
122   United States New York City 27 September – 1 October Cameron attended the 70th United Nations General Assembly and held Bilateral talks with Prime Minister Simpson Miller and Prime Minister Mitchell.
  Jamaica Kingston
  Grenada St. George's
123   Belgium Brussels 15–16 October Cameron attended the European Council.
124   Iceland Reykjavík 22–29 October Cameron attended the Northern Future Forum.
125   Malta Valletta 11–12 November Cameron attended a Migration Summit and held bilateral talks.
126   Turkey Antalya 15–16 November Cameron attended the 10th G20 summit.
127   France Paris 23 November Cameron held bilateral talks with President Hollande.
128   Austria Vienna 26 November Cameron held bilateral talks.
  Malta Valletta Cameron attended the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
129   Belgium Brussels 29–30 November Cameron attended the EU-Turkey summit.
  France Paris Cameron attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
130   Bulgaria Sofia 3–4 December Cameron held bilateral talks.
131   Romania Bucharest 9–10 December Cameron held bilateral talks.
  Poland Warsaw
132   Belgium Brussels 17 December Cameron attended the European Council.

2016 edit

Country Location Date Details
133   Germany Bavaria 6–7 January Cameron held bilateral meetings.
  Hungary Budapest
134    Switzerland Davos 20–22 January Cameron attended the World Economic Forum
  Czech Republic Prague Cameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Sobotka and President Zeman.
135   Belgium Brussels 29 January Cameron had a working lunch with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and a bilateral meeting with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
136   Poland Warsaw 4–5 February Cameron held bilateral talks.
  Denmark Copenhagen
137   Germany Hamburg 12 February Cameron had a working dinner with Chancellor Merkel
138   France Paris 15–16 February Cameron held a bilateral meeting with President Hollande
  Belgium Brussels Cameron attended the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament.
139   Belgium Brussels 18–19 February Cameron attended the European Council.
140   France Amiens 3 March Cameron attended the UK-France Defence summit.
141   Belgium Brussels 7 March Cameron attended the EU-Turkey Summit.
142   Belgium Brussels 17–18 March Cameron attended the European Council.
143   United States Washington, D.C. 31 March – 1 April Cameron attended the Nuclear Security Summit and held bilateral meetings.
144   Germany Hanover 25 April Cameron attended the Quint Meeting.
145   Japan Ise-Shima 25–27 May Cameron attended the 42nd G7 summit.
146   Belgium Brussels 28 June Cameron attended the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament.
147   France Thiepval 1 July Cameron attended the Somme Centenary Commemoration.
148   Poland Warsaw 8–9 July Cameron attended the 27th NATO summit.

Multilateral meetings edit

David Cameron participated in the following summits during his premiership:

Group Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
UNGA September,[a]
  New York City		 September,
  New York City		 September,
  New York City		 September,[a]
  New York City		 September,
  New York City		 September,
  New York City
G7 25–26 June,
  Huntsville		 26–27 May,
  Deauville		 18–19 May,
  Camp David		 17–18 June,
  Enniskillen		 4–5 June,
  Brussels		 7–8 June,
  Krün		 26–27 May,
  Shima
G-20 26–27 June,
  Toronto		 3–4 November,
  Cannes		 18–19 June,
  Los Cabos		 5–6 September,
  Saint Petersburg		 15–16 November,
  Brisbane		 15–16 November,
  Antalya
11–12 November,
  Seoul
NATO 19–20 November,
  Lisbon		 none 20–21 May,
  Chicago		 none 4–5 September,
  Newport		 none 8–9 July,
  Warsaw
EU Summit 17 June,
28–29 October,
16–17 December,
  Brussels		 4 February,
24–25 March,
23–24 June,
23 October,
8–9 December,
  Brussels		 1–2 March,
28–29 June,
18–19 October,
13–14 December,
  Brussels		 7–8 February,
14–15 March,
22 May,
27–28 June,
19–20 December,
  Brussels		 20–21 March,
26–27 June,
23–24 October,
18 December,
  Brussels		 19–20 March,
25–26 June,
15 October,
17–18 December,
 		 18–19 February,
17–18 March,
 
CHOGM none 28–30 October,
  Perth		 none 15–17 November,
  Colombo		 none 27–29 November,
  Valletta		 none
██ = Did not attend
^a Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg attended in the Prime Minister's place.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "David Cameron to visit Paris and Berlin". Reuters. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Office: ministers' transparency publications". gov.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ "This is a war of necessity, David Cameron tells troops in Afghanistan". the Guardian. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "David Cameron on first Washington visit". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ "PM's speech in Turkey". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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  7. ^ "What was the real purpose of David Cameron's visit to India?". openDemocracy. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. ^ "David Cameron visits troops in Afghanistan". gov.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  11. ^ "David Cameron visits Algeria". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ^ "David Cameron making historic Kazakhstan visit". BBC News. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  13. ^ Walsh, Declan (3 October 2014). "Cameron Is First Leader to Visit New Afghan President Ghani". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  14. ^ "David Cameron makes first visit to Auschwitz". ITV News. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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