List of international prime ministerial trips made by Dick Schoof

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Dick Schoof, the current Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

Summary of international trips

Further information: Foreign relations of the Netherlands

As of September 2025, Dick Schoof has made more than 10 prime ministerial trips to at least 8 states internationally since his inauguration on 2 July 2024. National trips are not included.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof's visits by country

Number of visits	Country or Dutch overseas territory
1 visit (7)	Albania, Bonaire (Netherlands), Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
2 Visits (4)	France, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City.
3 visits (1)	United Kingdom.
4 visits (1)	Belgium.

2024

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Details
Belgium	Brussels	8 July	Newly appointed prime minister Dick Schoof goes to Brussels for an introduction. Among others, he meets with the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. [1]
United States	Washington D.C.	9–11 July	Schoof attends the 2024 NATO summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by President Joe Biden, to commemorate the landmark 75th anniversary of NATO and to participate in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting. [2]
Belgium	Brussels	15 July	Schoof meets Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo for an introductory visit. [3]
Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	15 July	Schoof meets Luxembourgish prime minister Luc Frieden for an introductory visit. [3]
United Kingdom	Woodstock	18 July	Schoof attends the 4th European Political Community Summit. [4]
France	Paris	26–27 July	Schoof attends the 2024 Summer Olympics [5]
Ukraine	Zaporizhzhia	2 September	Announced a new aid package for Kyiv worth over €200 million. [6] [7]
United States	New York City	24–27 September	Attended General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly
Hungary	Budapest	7–8 November	Schoof attends the 5th European Political Community Summit in Budapest. [8]
Estonia	Tallinn	16 December	Schoof attends the 2024 Joint Expeditionary Force summit. [9]
Belgium	Brussels	18 December	Schoof attends the 2024 EU-Western Balkans summit. [10]
Lithuania	Rukla	24 December	Visited Dutch troops stationed there for NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence. Held bilateral discussions with Lithuanian PM Gintautas Paluckas on collective defence and deterrence. [11] [12]

2025

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Details	Image
Switzerland	Davos	21–22 January	Schoof attends the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025. [13]
United Kingdom	London	6 February	Meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss security and cooperation.
Ukraine	Kyiv	15 February	Meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; discussion of support for Ukraine. [14]
United Kingdom	London and Sandringham House	1–3 March	Schoof travelled to London, United Kingdom to attend the Summit on Ukraine and met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III.
France	Paris	27 March	Schoof attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron. [15]
Vatican City	Vatican City	26 April	Schoof is expected to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. [16]
Norway	Oslo	9 May	Attended Joint Expeditionary Force summit. [17]
Bonaire	Kralendijk	10 May	[18]
Albania	Tirana	16 May	6th European Political Community Summit
Vatican City	Vatican City	18 May	Attended the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV.
Belgium	Brussels	21 May	Travelled to Brussels to met with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte in NATO Headquarters. They discussed the boosting defence spending, support for Ukraine and the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague. [19]
Italy	Rome	10–11 July	Attended Ukraine Recovery Conference. [20]

Multilateral meetings

Dick Schoof participated in the following summits during his premiership:

Group	Year
	2024	2025
UNGA	24–27 September, New York City	September, New York City
NATO	9–11 July, Washington, D.C.	24–26 June, The Hague
Ukraine Recovery Conference		10–11 July, Rome
EPC	18 July, Woodstock	16 May, Tirana
	7 November, Budapest	2 October, Copenhagen
JEF	16–17 December, Tallinn	9 May, Oslo
Others	None	Securing our future 2 March, London
		15 March, (videoconference) United Kingdom
		27 March, Paris
██ = Future event.

See also

• Foreign relations of the Netherlands
• List of international prime ministerial trips made by Mark Rutte

References

1. "Wekdienst 8/7: Dick Schoof naar Brussel • Rustdag in Tour de France". NOS.nl. 8 July 2024.
2. "Minister-president Schoof, minister Veldkamp en minister Brekelmans naar NAVO-top in Washington". rijksoverheid.nl. 8 July 2024.
3. "Minister-president Schoof bezoekt België en Luxemburg". rijksoverheid.nl. 13 July 2024.
4. "UK at last confirms European Political Community summit date". politico.eu. 13 July 2024.
5. "Koninklijk Paar, minister-president en staatssecretaris Karremans naar Olympische Spelen in Parijs". rijksoverheid.nl. 23 July 2024.
6. "Dutch PM visits Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and announces aid package worth over €200 million – photos". Ukrainska Pravda. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
7. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Dick Schoof Meet with Veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian War in Zaporizhzhia". Official website of the President of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
8. "Schoof vervroegd terug uit Boedapest voor gesprek met joodse gemeenschap". nu.nl. 8 November 2024.
9. "Minister-president Schoof en minister Brekelmans naar de JEF-top in Estland". rijksoverheid.nl. 12 December 2024.
10. "Minister-president Schoof bij EU-Westelijke Balkan Top in Brussel". rijksoverheid.nl. 16 December 2024.
11. https://lrv.lt/en/news/n-rukla-lithuanian-and-dutch-prime-ministers-stress-the-need-for-strengthening-collective-defence-and-deterrence/
12. https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/26/prime-minister-schoof-visits-dutch-troops-lithuania-holidays
13. "Kabinetsdelegatie naar World Economic Forum in Davos". rijksoverheid.nl. 14 January 2025.
14. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Dick Schoof Discussed Steps to Strengthen Ukraine". Official website of the President of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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