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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Chris Hipkins, the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins who took the office of Prime Minister of New Zealand on 25 January 2023 made his first prime ministerial trip to meet with his counter-part Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese on 7 February 2023 in Canberra, Australia. [1]
The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Hipkins traveled are:
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Canberra | 7 February 2023 | Hipkins met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to continue on-going discussions on the economies of both Australia and New Zealand but also on their engagement within the Pacific and the wider Indo-Pacific Region. [2] [3] |
| Australia | Brisbane | 22–23 April 2023 | Hipkins met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and led a trade delegation, marking 40 years of Closer Economic Relations between the two countries. [4] |
 United Kingdom | London | 3–7 May 2023 | Hipkins attended the coronation of Charles III with Governor-General Cindy Kiro. Prior to the coronation, Hipkins met with Prince William at Windsor Castle, Charles III at Buckingham Palace and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. [5] [6] [7] |
 Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 22 May 2023 | Hipkins attended a US-Pacific Summit and held bilateral meetings with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [8] |
 China | Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai | 25–30 June 2023 | Hipkins led a trade delegation and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. [9] |
 Belgium | Brussels | 9 July 2023 | Hipkins met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to sign a free trade agreement. [10] |
 Sweden | Stockholm | 10 July 2023 | Hipkins discussed free trade with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. [11] [12] |
 Lithuania | Vilnius | 11–13 July 2023 | Hipkins attended the 2023 NATO summit. [13] |
Prime Minister Hipkins attended the following summits during his prime ministership.
| Group | Year |
|---|---|
| 2023 | |
| UNGA | 23 September,(*) New York City |
| APEC | 15–17 November,(***) San Francisco |
| EAS (ASEAN) | 6–7 September,(*) Jakarta |
| CHOGM | 5–6 May, London |
| PIF | 6–10 November,(**) Rarotonga |
| NATO | 11–12 July, Vilnius |
| ██ = Attended by Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta (*), Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gerry Brownlee (**), Trade Minister Damien O'Connor (***) | |
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