List of international prime ministerial trips made by Lawrence Wong

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Lawrence Wong, the 4th Prime Minister of Singapore.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took the office of Prime Minister of Singapore on 15 May 2024, made his first prime ministerial trip to meet with his counter-part Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on 11 June 2024 at Bandar Seri Begawan. ^[1] As of July 2025, Wong has made 13 international trips to 12 countries since becoming Prime Minister.

By convention, the Prime Minister of Singapore does not usually attend the UN General Assembly or the COP Summits and instead is represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment respectively.

Singapore is not an official member of G20, however, it has been regularly invited to all G20 Summits from 2010, with the exception of the 2012 Summit.

Summary

The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Wong traveled are:

• One: Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Thailand, and Vietnam
• Two: Indonesia
• Three: Malaysia

2024

#	Country	Areas visited	Dates	Details
1	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	June 11	Introductory visit to Brunei as Prime Minister. Met separately with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and His Royal Highness Senior Minister Al-Muhtadee Billah together with Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah. [2]
	Malaysia	Putrajaya	June 12	Introductory visit to Malaysia as Prime Minister. Met with PM Anwar Ibrahim. [3]
2	Laos	Vientiane	9–12 October	Introductory Visit to Laos, visit also considered attendance for the 44th & 45th ASEAN Summits, first ASEAN Summits as Singapore PM. Also attended the East Asia Summit and other related summits. Held a bilateral meeting with and was hosted to dinner by Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. A new Leadership and Governance Training Programme for senior Lao officials was announced during the dinner along with Scoot’s increase of flights from Singapore to Vientiane from December 2024. Called on Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith. Held bilateral meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines. [4]
3	Indonesia	Jakarta	20 October	Attended Prabowo Subianto's inauguration as President of Indonesia, offered personal congratulations to Prabowo. The visit reaffirmed importance of Singapore-Indonesia relationship and commitment to further substantive strengthen bilateral ties including in key priority areas discussed at the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in April 2024. [5] [6]
4	Samoa	Apia	23–26 October	Led the Singapore delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, first CHOGM as Prime Minister. Along with other leaders, reviewed developments in the Commonwealth and discussed global issues. Held bilateral meetings with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Attended a reception hosted by His Majesty King Charles for new Commonwealth Leaders.. [7] [8]
5	Indonesia	Jakarta	5–6 November	Introductory Visit to Indonesia as Prime Minister. Met President Prabowo Subianto, Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ahmad Muzani and Regional Representative Council (DPD) Sultan Bachtair Najamudin. The visit reaffirmed the close friendship between the two countries, as well as their shared commitment to building resilience amidst an uncertain geopolitical environment. Both leaders looked forward to convening the 8th Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat in Singapore in 2025, which would be the first between both leaders. Both commended the significant progress in bilateral cooperation in the emerging priority area of the green economy. Discussed ways to expand cooperation in other priority areas of human capital development, people-to-people exchanges and food security. During his meetings with Vice President Gibran and the Speakers, both sides acknowledged the excellent state of bilateral relations, and looked forward to strengthening mutually beneficial areas of bilateral cooperation. [9]
6	Peru	Lima	14–16 November	Led Singapore’s Delegation to the APEC Peru 2024 Summit, accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan and discussed on the global economic outlook, managing the challenges ahead - such as rising protectionism, supply chain disruption and climate change. Held bilateral meetings with Peru President Dina Boluarte, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Taiwan Representative Lin Hsin-i on the sidelines.
	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	17–20 November	Led Singapore's delegation to the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit. Wong met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and announced the upgrade of bilateral relations to a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" in 2025. [10] Wong met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, where both Scholz and Wong announced the upgrade of the Singapore-Germany relations to a Strategic Partnership. [11] Wong also met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines. [12] Met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and thanked him for facilitating Singapore's aid to Gaze. Made a telephone call with President-elect Donald Trump on the sidelines and congratulated him on his election victory. [13] Wong also joined other leaders at the launch of a "Declaration on Digital Public Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence and Data Governance". [14]
7	Thailand	Bangkok	28 November	Introductory visit to Thailand as Prime Minister. Met with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, discussed on possible areas of cooperation-digital economy, renewable energy, carbon credits and food security. Invited her to visit Singapore in 2025 as part of the 60th year of bilateral relations. [15] Met with King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida before returning. [16] [17]

2025

#	Country	Areas visited	Dates	Details
8	Malaysia	Putrajaya	6–7 January	11th Singapore-Malaysia Annual Leaders' Retreat. Hosted to dinner by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and met Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor on the morning of 7th December. Attended an official welcome ceremony which was followed by a delegation meeting between both leaders and their delegations. Witnessed the exchange of several bilateral agreements and MOUs including on the Singapore-Malaysia Special Economic Zone [18] Wong was accompanied by Mrs Wong, DPM Gan Kim Yong, Ministers Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, K Shanmugam, Chan Chun Sing, Masagos Zulkifli, Desmond Lee, Chee Hong Tat, and Senior Minister of State Sim Ann. [19]
9	Vietnam	Hanoi	25–26 March	Introductory Visit to Vietnam. Received a Welcome Ceremony at the Presidential Palace. Called on Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Tô Lâm and President Lương Cường, and met Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Chairman of the National Assembly Trần Thanh Mẫn. Hosted to an Official Dinner by Prime Minister Chinh. Accompanied by Ministers Ng Eng Hen, Vivian Balakrishnan, Tan See Leng, and Minister of State Rahayu Mahzam. [20] [21]
10	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	26–27 May	Visit to Malaysia for the 46th ASEAN Summit between ASEAN Leaders and the ASEAN-GCC-China and ASEAN-GCC Summits on May 27. [22] [23] [24]
11	Philippines	Manila	June 4-5	Introductory Visit to Philippines at the invitation of Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Rizal Monument and was ceremonially welcomed at Malacanang Palace and called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Hosted to an Official Dinner by President Marcos Jr. following their meeting. [25] [26]
12	China	Beijing, Tianjin	22-26 June	Introductory visit to China as Prime Minister, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Held meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and Chairman of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji. Hosted to a Welcome Ceremony and Dinner Banquet by Premier Li. Attended the 'Annual Meeting of the New Champions', commonly known as Summer Davos. [27] Wong was accompanied by Ministers Vivian Balakrishnan, Grace Fu, Jeffrey Siow, Senior Minister of State Sim Ann, Member of Parliament Syed Harun Alhabsyi and officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry, Transport, and Digital Development and Information. [28]
13	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	2 July	Introductory Visit to Cambodia. Met with Prime Minister Hun Manet, King Norodom Sihamoni, and others. [29]
14	India	New Delhi	2-4 September	Introductory Visit to India as Prime Minister, at the invitation of Narendra Modi. [30]

Future trips

Country	Areas to visit	Dates	Details
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	26-28 October	Second visit to Malaysia from October 26 to 28 for the 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings. [31]
South Korea	Gyeongju	31 October - 1 November	Expected to lead Singapore's delegation to the 2025 South Korea APEC Summit in Gyeongju. [32]
South Africa	Johannesburg	22–23 November	Expected to lead Singapore’s delegation to the G20 Summit in South Africa from 22-23 November [33] for the G20 Summit. [34]
United Kingdom	London	TBC, 2025	Possible visit to the United Kingdom in 2025 to commemorate the 60th year of Singapore-United Kingdom relations, with a possible visit by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in return. [35]
Australia	Sydney	TBC, 2025	Confirmed visit to Australia in 2025 to commemorate the 60th year of Singapore-Australia relations, as confirmed on his Instagram during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to Singapore. [36] 10th Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting to also be held during the meeting, as mentioned in Lee Hsien Loong's speech. [37]
Malaysia	Putrajaya	TBC, 2026	Expected to visit Malaysia in 2026 for the 13th Singapore-Malaysia Annual Leaders' Meeting.
Indonesia	TBC	TBC, 2026	Expected to visit Indonesia in 2026 for the 9th Singapore-Indonesia Annual Leaders’ Retreat - with the 8th taking place in Singapore in 2025.
Philippines	Manila	TBC, 2026	Visit to Philippines for the 48th and 49th ASEAN Summits following Philippines takeover as ASEAN Chair. [38]
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John’s	TBC, 2026	Expected to lead Singapore’s delegation to the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. [39]
United States	TBC	TBC, 2026	Expected to lead Singapore’s delegation to the 2026 G20 Summit - if invited. [40]
China	TBC	TBC, 2026	Expected to lead Singapore’s delegation to the 2026 APEC Summit. [41]
Vietnam	TBC	TBC, 2027	Expected to visit Vietnam in 2027 for APEC, following Vietnam’s selection as host. [42] [43]

Multilateral meetings

Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations that Singapore is a member of (or invited to) are scheduled to take place during Wong's term in office.

Group	Year
	2024	2025	2026	2027
APEC	14-16 November Lima	October 31-1 November Gyeongju	TBC	TBC
ASEAN	9 October Vientiane	26-28 October	TBC	TBC
East Asia Summit	11 October Vientiane	26-28 October	TBC	TBC
G20	November 17-20 Rio de Janeiro	November 22-23 Johannesburg	TBC
CHOGM	23-26 October Apia	None	TBC Saint John’s	None
UNCCC	11–22 November [a] Baku	10—21 November [a] Belém
UNGA	19 - 28 September [b] New York City	TBC [b] New York City
Others	Ukraine peace summit June 15–16 [c] Nidwalden
██ = Did not attend; ██ = Future event ^a Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu attends in Prime Minister Wong's place. ^b Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan attends in Prime Minister Wong's place. ^c Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sim Ann attended the summit as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister

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