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Germany
1 visit
2 visits
3–7 visits
8–10 visits
11 or more visits
The following is a list of international trips made by Olaf Scholz as Chancellor of Germany, since his assumption of office on 8 December 2021.
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The following is a list of international trips made by Olaf Scholz as Chancellor of Germany, since his assumption of office on 8 December 2021.
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| Country | Location(s) | Date | Details |
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 France | Paris | 10 December | Met with French President Emmanuel Macron. [1] |
 Belgium | Brussels | Met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. [2] | |
 Poland | Warsaw | 12 December | Met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. |
| Belgium | Brussels | 15–16 December |
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 Italy | Rome | 20 December | Met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. |
| Country | Location(s) | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | Madrid | 17 January | Met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. [3] |
 United States | Washington, D.C. | 7 February | Met with US President Joe Biden, and had a dinner with various senators. [4] |
 Ukraine | Kyiv | 14 February | Met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [5] |
 Russia | Moscow | 15 February | Met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. [6] |
| Belgium | Brussels | 17-18 February | Attended the 2022 European Union–African Union summit. [7] |
| Belgium | Brussels | 24 February | Attended the extraordinary European Council summit. |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 16 June | Met with French President Macron, Ukrainian President Zelensky, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis |
| Belgium | Brussels | 23–24 June | Attended the European Council summit. |
| Spain | Madrid | 28–30 June | Attended the 2022 NATO Madrid summit. |
 Czech Republic | Prague | 6 October | Attended the 2022 1st European Political Community Summit. |
 China | Beijing | 4 November | Met with Chinese President Xi Jinping |
 Vietnam | Hanoi | 13-14 November | Met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. |
 Indonesia | Bali | 15-16 November | Attended the 2022 G20 summit. |
| Country | Location(s) | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vatican City | 5 January | Attended the funeral service of former Pope Benedict XVI. [8] | |
 Moldova | Bulboaca | 1 June | Attended the 2023 2nd European Political Community Summit. |
 Lithuania | Vilnius | 11–12 July | Attended the 2023 NATO Vilnius summit. |
 India | New Delhi | 9–10 September | Attended the 2023 G20 summit. [9] |
| Spain | Granada | 5 October | Attended the 2023 3rd European Political Community Summit. |
 United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 1 December | Attended the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [10] |
| Country | Location(s) | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Brussels | 31 January | Attended the memorial service for former European Commission president Jacques Delors. [11] |
| China | Beijing | 16 April | Met with Chinese President Xi Jinping |
| France | Omaha Beach | 4 June | Attended a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. [12] |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 9–11 July | Attended the 2024 NATO Washington summit. |
 United Kingdom | Woodstock | 18 July | Attended the 2024 4th European Political Community Summit. |
 Serbia | Belgrade | 19 July | Met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and signed a joint lithium agreement with Serbia and the European Union. [13] |
| France | Paris | 26–27 July | Attended the 2024 Summer Olympics. [14] [15] |
| United States | New York City | 21–24 September | Attended the general debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly. [16] |
 Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 18-19 November | Attended the 2024 G20 summit. |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 2 December | Met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky |
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