List of international trips made by David Cameron as Foreign Secretary

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This is a list of international visits undertaken by David Cameron (in office since 2023)[1] while serving as the Foreign Secretary. The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Foreign Secretary made during his tenure in the position.

Summary[edit]

Cameron has visited 33 countries and territories during his tenure as Foreign Secretary. The number of visits per country or territory where Secretary Cameron traveled are:

Map of international trips made by David Cameron as Foreign Secretary - March 2024:
  United Kingdom
  3 visits
  2 visits
  1 visit

Table[edit]

Country Locations Details Dates
1  Ukraine Kyiv Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.[2] 16 November 2023
 Moldova Chisnau Met with President Maia Sandu.[3] 16 November 2023
2  Israel Jerusalem, Be'eri Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and toured southern Israel.[4] 23 November 2023
3  Belgium Brussels Met with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Foreign Ministers.[5] 28-29 November 2023
 North Macedonia Skopje Attended the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council.[6] 30 November 2023
 UAE Dubai Met with President Narendra Modi during COP28.[7] 1 December 2023
4  USA Washington, D.C., Aspen Met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reaffirm both the strength of the UK’s relationship with its closest strategic ally and support for Ukraine.[8] 6-7 December 2023
5  Kuwait Kuwait City Traveled to the funeral of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Emir of Kuwait.[9] 18 December 2023
6  France Paris Met with President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as well as maintaining support for Ukraine over the winter period.[10] 19 December 2023
 Italy Rome Met with Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to address Italian ambassadors gathered at the Italian foreign ministry for their annual Heads of Mission conference.[10] 19 December 2023
7  Egypt Al-Arish Met with representatives from the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to discuss UK aid to Gaza.[11] 20-21 December 2023
 Jordan Amman Met with Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.[12] 21 December 2023
8  Kosovo Pristina Met with the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Foreign Minister Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz.[13] 4 January 2024
9   Switzerland Davos Attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Met with President Javier Milei of Argentina, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian of Iran, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.[14] 15-17 January 2024
10  Israel Jerusalem Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz.[15] 24 January 2024
 Palestinian National Authority Ramallah Met with President Mahmoud Abbas.[16] 24 January 2024
 Qatar Doha Met with Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Al Khater to discuss Gaza aid deliveries.[17] 25 January 2024
 Turkey Ankara Met with Turkish Officials.[16] 25 January 2024
11  Oman Muscat Met with Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi.[18] 30 January 2024
12  Bulgaria Sofia Met with Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel.[19] 13 February 2024
 Poland Warsaw Met with Polish Officials to discuss support for Ukraine and tacjkling illegal migration.[19] 14 February 2024
 Germany Munich Attended the annual Munich Security Conference. Met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.[20] 15-16 February 2024
13  Falkland Islands Port Stanley, Mount Pleasant First visit to the islands by a sitting UK cabinet Minister since 2016.[21] 19 February 2024
 Paraguay Asunción First visit to Paraguay by a UK Foreign Secretary. Met with President Santiago Peña and Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano.[22] 20 February 2024
 Brazil Rio De Janeiro Attended a meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers. Met with the Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.[23] 21-22 February 2024
 USA New York City Attended a meeting of United Nations General Assembly to mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[24] 23 February 2024
14  France Paris Attended President Macron's conference of European leaders to discuss further assistance for Ukraine.[25] 27 February 2024
15  Germany Berlin Met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the second UK-Germany annual Strategic Dialogue.[26] 7-8 March 2024
16  Thailand Bangkok Met with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara.[27] 20 March 2024
 Australia Canberra, Adelaide Traveled to Australia for the 18th UK-Australia AUKIMIN with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.Met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle gender-based violence in the Pacific, as well as meeting business leaders and traveling to Osborne Naval Shipyard.[28] 21-22 March 2024
17  Belgium Brussels Attended the two day NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, which included meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, on NATO's 75th anniversary.[29] 3-4 April 2024
18  USA Mar-a-Lago, Washington, D.C. Visited Mar-a-Lago to meet with former President Donald Trump, then travelled to Washington D.C to speak to the US partners regarding Ukraine and other world issues. Met with Antony Blinken, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer.[30] 9-10 April 2024
19  Belgium Brussels Traveled to Brussels to progress the post Brexit treaty negotiations on Gibraltar. He met with European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo.[31] 12 April 2024
20  Israel Jerusalem Traveled to Jerusalem in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel to press of regional deescalation. He met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz.[32] 17 April 2024
 Palestinian National Authority Ramallah Lord Cameron then traveled to Ramallah to meet with newly appointed Prime Minister of the Palestinian Palestinian National Authority Mohammad Mustafa.[32] 17 April 2024
 Italy Capri Traveled to Capri for the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel.[33] 17-19 April 2024
21  Tajikistan Dushanbe The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Tajikistan. Met with President Emomali Rahmon.[34] 22 April 2024
 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Kyrgyzstan. Met with President Sadyr Zhaparov.[35] 22-23 April 2024
 Uzbekistan Tashkent The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Kyrgyzstan. Met with Foreign Minister Baxtiyor Saidov.[36] 23 April 2024
 Turkmenistan Ashgabat The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Turkmenistan. Met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.[37] 24 April 2024
 Kazakhstan Astana David Cameron's first visit to the country since his 2013 visit as Prime Minister. Met with Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu. The two signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.[38] 24-25 April 2024
 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Met with President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. Signed a joint co-operation road map.[39] 26 April 2024
22  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Attended the World Economic Forum (WEF).[40] 29 April 2024
23  Ukraine Kyiv Visited Kyiv to reiterate UK support for Ukraine and confirm a £36 million package of energy support. Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. [41] 2 May 2024

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References[edit]

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  41. ^ "Foreign Secretary visits Ukraine after UK's multi-year commitment to deliver £3 billion of military support". United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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