This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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United States | July 9–11, 1996 | Address to the US Congress | [1] |
China | August 24, 1997 | Working visit | [2] |
Japan | August 24–27, 1997 | [2] | |
South Korea | August 28, 1997 | [3] | |
Azerbaijan | August 29, 1997 | First visit by an Israeli PM to Azerbaijan [4] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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United States | May 18, 2009 | Discussions and working Visit. | [5] |
United Kingdom | August 25–26, 2009 | Discussions | [6] [7] |
Germany | August 26–27, 2009 | State visit | [8] |
United States | March 24, 2010 | Discussions | [9] |
Greece | August 16, 2010 | First Visit by an Israeli Prime Minister | [10] |
Czech Republic | April 7, 2011 | First Visit by an Israeli Prime Minister | [11] |
United States | May 24, 2011 | Address to the US Congress | [12] |
Canada | March 2–4, 2012 | State visit | [13] |
United States | March 5–?, 2012 | Discussions | [14] |
United Nations | September 26–27, 2012 | UNGA address | [15] |
Czech Republic | December 5, 2012 | Discussions | [16] |
Germany | December 5–6, 2012 | State visit | [17] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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China | May 5–10, 2013 [n 1] | State visit | [18] |
Poland | June 12–13, 2013 | State visit | [19] |
Russia | November 20, 2013 | Discussions regarding Iran deal | [20] [21] |
Italy Vatican | December 1–2, 2013 | State visit | [22] |
Switzerland | January 23, 2014 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [23] |
United States | March 4, 2014 | AIPAC policy conference | [24] |
Japan | May 11–14, 2014 | State visit | [25] [26] |
United States | October 1, 2014 | Working Visit. | [5] |
Italy | December 15, 2014 | State visit | [27] |
France | January 11–12, 2015 | Charlie Hebdo and Hypercacher shooting memorial | [28] |
United States | March 1–3, 2015 | Address to the US Congress and AIPAC | [29] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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Jordan | 2014 | Discussions regarding Temple Mount tensions | [30] |
Since May 14, 2015, Netanyahu heads the thirty-fourth government of Israel, acting both as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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Italy | August 27–30, 2015 | Working visit | Netanyahu attended the Expo 2015 in Milan. [31] [32] |
United Kingdom | September 9–10, 2015 | State visit | [33] [34] |
Russia | September 21, 2015 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [35] [36] |
United Nations | October 1, 2015 | UNGA address | [37] |
Germany | October 21, 2015 | State visit | [38] |
United States | November 8–11, 2015 | Discussions | [39] |
France | November 30, 2015 | Working visit | Netanyahu attended Paris Climate Conference. [40] |
Switzerland | January 20–21, 2016 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [41] |
Cyprus | January 28, 2016 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [42] |
Germany | February 15–17, 2016 | Government-to-government meetings | [43] |
Russia | April 21, 2016 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [44] [45] |
Russia | June 6–7, 2016 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War, marking 25 years of Israel–Russia relations | [46] |
Italy | June 26–28, 2016 | State visit | [47] [48] |
Uganda Kenya Rwanda Ethiopia | July 4–7, 2016 | State visit | First visit to Africa by an Israeli PM in 30 years [49] |
Netherlands | September 6–7, 2016 | State visit | [50] |
United States United Nations | September 20–26, 2016 | Discussions with US officials UNGA address | [51] |
Azerbaijan Kazakhstan | December 13–14, 2016 | State visit | First visit by an Israeli PM to Kazakhstan and second to Azerbaijan [52] |
United Kingdom | February 6, 2017 | Discussions | [53] |
United States | February 13–17, 2017 | State visit | [54] |
Singapore | February 19–21, 2017 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited Singapore [55] |
Australia | February 22–25, 2017 | First time an Israeli PM visited Australia [56] | |
Russia | March 9, 2017 | Discussions regarding the Syrian civil war | [57] |
China | March 20–21, 2017 [n 2] | State visit | [58] |
Liberia | June 4, 2017 | Summit of ECOWAS leaders | [59] |
Greece | June 14, 2017 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [60] |
France | June 30 – July 2, 2017 | Funeral of former German chancellor Kohl | [61] [62] |
France Hungary | July 15–19, 2017 | State visit | [63] |
Russia | August 23, 2017 | Discussions regarding the Syrian civil war | [64] |
Argentina | September 10–19, 2017 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited South America [65] |
Paraguay | |||
Colombia | |||
Mexico | |||
United States | Meeting with US President Donald Trump | ||
United Nations | UNGA address | ||
United Kingdom | November 2–5, 2017 | Marking Balfour Declaration centenary | [66] |
Kenya | November 28, 2017 | State visit, meeting with 11 African leaders | [67] |
France Belgium | December 10–11, 2017 | State visit | [68] [69] |
India | January 14–19, 2018 | State visit | [70] [71] |
Switzerland | January 23–26, 2018 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [72] |
Russia | January 29, 2018 | Discussions regarding Iran | [73] |
Germany | February 16–18, 2018 | Munich Security Conference | [74] |
United States | March 4–8, 2018 | State visit, AIPAC conference | [75] |
Cyprus | May 8, 2018 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [76] |
Russia | May 9, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | Netanyahu attended the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade. [77] |
Germany France United Kingdom | June 4–6, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Iran nuclear deal | [78] |
Jordan | June 18, 2018 | Discussions | [79] |
Russia | July 11, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | Netanyahu and Russian president Vladimir Putin watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final game between Croatia and England. [80] [81] |
Lithuania | August 23–25, 2018 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited Lithuania. [82] [83] |
United Nations | September 25–30, 2018 | UNGA address | [84] |
Oman | October 25–26, 2018 | Official visit | First meeting of this kind since 1996. [85] [86] |
Bulgaria | November 1–2, 2018 | Discussions with Craiova Group | [87] |
France | November 11–12, 2018 | Paris Peace Forum | Netanyahu cut his trip short, returning to Israel on November 11 overnight due to events in Gaza. [88] [89] |
Brazil | December 28, 2018 – January 2, 2019 [n 2] | State visit and participation in presidential inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro | First time an Israeli PM visited Brazil [90] |
Chad | January 20, 2019 [n 2] | Re-establishment of diplomatic ties | First time an Israeli PM visited Chad [91] |
Russia | February 27, 2019 [n 2] | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [92] |
United States | March 25, 2019 | State visit | [93] |
Ukraine | August 18–19, 2019 | State Visit | [94] |
United Kingdom | September 5, 2019 | Discussion regarding Iran | [95] |
Russia | September 12, 2019 | Discussions on cooperation between Israeli and Russian forces operating in Syria | [96] |
Greece | January 2, 2020 | Discussions to sign gas pipeline deal with Cyprus | [97] |
United States | January 28, 2020 | Discussions on Middle East peace plan | [98] |
Russia | January 30, 2020 | Discussions on Middle East peace plan | [99] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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Jordan | 2016 | Egypt–Israel–Jordan summit | [79] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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United States | 15 September 2020 | Signing of Abraham Accords peace agreement between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, brokered by the United States. | |
Saudi Arabia | 22 November 2020 | Secret visit for talks with American and Saudi officials. | [100] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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Jordan | January 24, 2023 | Strategic, security and economic cooperation | [101] |
France | February 2, 2023 | State visit | [102] |
Italy | March 4, 2023 | State visit | [103] |
Germany | March 16, 2023 | State visit | [104] |
United Kingdom | March 24, 2023 | State visit | [105] |
Cyprus | September 3, 2023 | State visit | [106] |
India | TBD | Netanyahu will meet with the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. | |
Turkey | TBD | Netanyahu will meet with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
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