This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Gordon Brown, who served as the 52nd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 27 June 2007 until 11 May 2010. Gordon Brown made 64 trips to 27 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his premiership.

Summary edit

The number of visits per country where Gordon Brown travelled are:

 
Map of international trips made by Gordon Brown as prime minister
  United Kingdom
  7 or more visits
  6 visits
  5 visits
  4 visits
  3 visits
  2 visits
  1 visit

2007 edit

# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
1   Germany Berlin 16 July Met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
2   France Paris 20 July Met with President Nicolas Sarkozy.
3   United States Camp David, New York City 29–31 July Met with President George W. Bush at Camp David. Speech at the United Nations.[1]
 
4   Iraq Baghdad, Basra 1–2 October Met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Visited British troops.
5   Portugal Lisbon 18–19 October Attended Special European Council.
6   France Paris 20 October Attended Rugby World Cup Final.
7   Uganda Kampala 22–25 November Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting
8   Iraq Basra 9–10 December Met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Visited British troops at the Shaibah Logistics Base.
 
  Afghanistan 9–10 December Met with President Hamid Karzi.
9   Portugal Lisbon 13 December Attended signing of Reform Treaty in Lisbon.
  Belgium Brussels 14 December Attended meeting of the European Council.

2008 edit

# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
1   China Beijing, Shanghai 17–21 January [2]
  India 17–21 January
2    Switzerland Davos 25 January
 
3   Belgium Brussels 21 February
4   Belgium Brussels 13–14 March
5   Romania Bucharest 2–4 April Attended NATO summit.
6   United States New York, Washington DC, Boston 16–18 April
7   France Paris 19–20 June
8   Belgium Brussels 19–20 June
9   Saudi Arabia Jeddah 21–22 June
10   Japan Tōyako 7–9 July
 
11   France Paris 13 July
12   Iraq 18–21 July
  Israel
  Palestinian Authority
13   Oman Muscat 20–25 August
  Afghanistan
  China Beijing
14   Belgium Brussels 1 September
15   United States New York, Washington D.C. 24–27 September
16   France Paris 4 October
17   France Paris 12 October
18   Belgium Brussels 15–16 October
19   France Paris 28 October
20   Saudi Arabia Riyadh 1–4 November
  Qatar Doha
  United Arab Emirates Dubai
21   Belgium Brussels 7 November
22   United States New York, Washington D.C. 13–15 November
 
23   Belgium Brussels 11–12 December
24   Afghanistan 12–14 December
  India Delhi
  Pakistan Islamabad
25   Kuwait 16–18 December
  Iraq

2009 edit

# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
1   France Paris 14-16 January
  Germany Berlin 14-16 January
2   Egypt Sharm El Sheik 18 January
  Israel 18 January
3    Switzerland Davos 29-31 January
 
4   Italy Rome 19 February
5   Germany Berlin 22 February
6   Belgium Brussels 1 March
7   United States Washington D.C. 2-4 March
 
8   France Paris 19-20 March
  Belgium Brussels 19-20 March
9   France Strasbourg 24-28 March
  United States New York City 24-28 March
  Brazil Brasília 24-28 March
 
  Chile Santiago, Vina del Mar 24-28 March
 
10   France 2-4 April
11   Czech Republic 5 April
12   Afghanistan 26-28 April
  Pakistan
  Poland
13   France Colleville-sur-Mer 6 June
 
14   Belgium Brussels 18-19 June
15   France Évian-les-Bains 6 July
16   Italy L’Aquila 8-10 July
 
17   Oman 29-30 August
  Afghanistan
18   Germany Berlin 6 September
19   France Paris 15 September
20   Belgium Brussels 17 September
21   United States New York City, Pittsburgh 22-24 September
 
22   Germany Berlin 9 November
23   Belgium Brussels 19 November
24   Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 26-28 November
 
25   Belgium Brussels 10-11 December
26   Oman 15-18 December
  Afghanistan
27   Denmark Copenhagen 12-13 December
 

2010 edit

# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
1   Belgium Brussels 11 February
2   Oman
  Afghanistan
3   Belgium Brussels 25 March

Multilateral meetings edit

Group Year
2007 2008 2009 2010
CHOGM 22–25 November
  Kampala
none 27–29 November
  Port of Spain
none
EU Council 18–19 October,
13 December,
  Lisbon
13–14 March,
19–20 June,
1 September,
7 November,
11–12 December,
  Brussels
1 March,
19–20 March,
18-19 June,
17 September,
19 November,
10-11 December,
  Brussels
11 February,
25 March,
  Brussels
14 December,
  Brussels
5 April
  Prague
G8 7–9 July
  Tōyako
8–10 July
  L'Aquila
G20 none 14–15 July
  Washington D.C.
2 April
  London
24–25 September
  Pittsburgh
NATO none 2–4 April
  Bucharest
3–4 April
  Strasbourg
  Kehl
UNCCC 3–15 December
  Nusa Dua
1–12 December
  Poznań
15–18 December
  Copenhagen
██ = Did not attend / participate.
  1. ^ "President Bush to Welcome British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Camp David". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. ^ "British PM visits Shanghai". gb.china-embassy.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-10.