List of international trips made by Olaf Scholz

Countries visited by Olaf Scholz during his chancellorship.

  Germany

  1 visit

  2 visits

  3–7 visits

  8–10 visits

  11 or more visits

This is the list of international trips made by Olaf Scholz , who served as Chancellor of Germany from 8 December 2021 until 6 May 2025.

List

2021

Country	Location(s)	Date	Details	Image
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	Attended the Eastern Partnership summit. Attended a European Council summit.
Italy	Rome	20 December	Met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

2022

Country	Location(s)	Date	Details	Image
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]
		24 February	Attended the extraordinary European Council summit.
France	Paris	28 February	Discussion with Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen and representatives of the European Round Table for Industry.
Israel	Jerusalem	1–2 March	Visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Talks with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
France	Versailles	10–11 March	Participation in the informal meeting of EU Heads of State and Government.
Turkey	Ankara	14 March	Conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Belgium	Brussels	24–25 March	Attended an extraordinary NATO summit. Participation in the European Council
United Kingdom	London	8 April	Met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Japan	Tokyo	27–29 April	Met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Speech on German-Japanese relations at an economic event commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan
Denmark	Esbjerg	18 May	Participation in the first North Sea Summit
Netherlands	The Hague	19 May	Meeting with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Senegal	Dakar	22 May	Meeting with President Macky Sall. Discussion with business representatives. Inauguration of the Diass solar park
Niger	Niamey	22–23 May	Visit to the base of the EUTM's Gazelle Special Forces Mission and the soldiers stationed there. Meeting with President Mahamed Bazoum.
South Africa	Johannesburg	24 May	Meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. Visit to the Sasol company. Participation in the anniversary celebration of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Southern Africa
Switzerland	Davos	26 May	Speech at the World Economic Forum.
Belgium	Brussels	30–31 May	Participation in the extraordinary European Council
Lithuania	Vilnius	7 June	Meeting with President Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš. Visit to the EFP Battlegroup Lithuania
Kosovo	Pristina	10 June	Meeting with Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Visit of the German KFOR troops.
Serbia	Belgrade		Meeting with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and President Aleksandar Vučić.
Greece	Thessaloniki		Participation in a meeting of the countries of the Regional Cooperation Council initiative
North Macedonia	Skopje	11 June	Meeting with Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski
Bulgaria	Sofia		Meeting with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov
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.
France	Paris	4 July	Meeting with President Emmanuel Macron
United Kingdom	London	31 July	Attending the final match of the 2022 Women's European Football Championship
Norway	Oslo	15 August	Participation in the Nordic-German Meeting. Meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Sweden	Stockholm and Södertälje	16 August	Meeting with Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. Visit to the truck manufacturer Scania
Canada	Montreal, Toronto, Stephenville	21–24 August	Met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. [8]
Czech Republic	Prague	29 August	Meeting with Prime Minister Petr Fiala. Speech at Charles University
France	Évian-les-Bains	2 September	Participation in a panel discussion and a banquet on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Franco-German business meeting.
United States	New York City	19–21 September	Attended the general debate of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	24–25 September	Meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi		Meeting with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Qatar	Doha	Meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Spain	A Coruña	5–6 October	Participation in the German-Spanish government consultations and meetings with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Czech Republic	Prague	6–7 October	Attended the 2022 1st European Political Community Summit.
Belgium	Brussels	20–21 October	Participation in the European Council
France	Paris	26 October	Meeting with President Emmanuel Macron
Greece	Athens	27 October	Meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
China	Beijing	4 November	Met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Egypt	Sharm El Sheikh	7–8 November	Scholz attended the COP27.
Vietnam	Hanoi	13–14 November	Met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.
Indonesia	Bali	15–16 November	Attended the 2022 G20 summit.
Albania	Tirana	6 December	Attended EU-Western Balkans summit

2023

Country	Location(s)	Date	Details	Image
Vatican City		5 January	Attended the funeral service of former Pope Benedict XVI. [9]
Argentina	Buenos Aires	28 January	Met with President Alberto Fernández.
Brazil	Brasília	30 January	Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
India	New Delhi, Bengaluru	24–26 February	Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
United States	Washington, D.C.	2–4 March	Met with US President Joe Biden.
Iceland	Reykjavík	16–17 May	Scholz attended the 4th Council of Europe summit.
Japan	Hiroshima	19–21 May	Attended 49th G7 summit.
Estonia	Tallinn	26 May	Met with the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš, Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė and President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda. During the visit, issues of NATO security, defense cooperation and support for Ukraine were discussed. [10]
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. [11]
United States	New York City	17–20 September	Attended the general debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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. [12]

2024

Country	Location(s)	Date	Details	Image
Belgium	Brussels	31 January	Attended the memorial service for former European Commission president Jacques Delors. [13]
United States	Washington, D.C.	8–9 February	Met with US President Joe Biden.
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. [14]
Italy	Fasano	13–15 June	Attended 50th G7 summit.
Switzerland	Lucerne	15–16 June	Attended the June 2024 Ukraine peace summit.
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. [15]
France	Paris	26–27 July	Attended the 2024 Summer Olympics. [16] [17]
United States	New York City	21–24 September	Attended the general debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly. [18]
India	New Delhi	24–26 October	Met with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	18-19 November	Attended the 2024 G20 summit.
Ukraine	Kyiv	2 December	Met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

2025

Country	Location(s)	Date	Details	Image
Finland	Helsinki	14 January	Scholz attended the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki. He also met with President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Vice-President of the European Commission Henna Virkkunen. [19]
France	Paris	17 February	Scholz joined an Emergency meeting of European leaders, hosted by President Macron, to respond to President Trump's push for peace negotiations to end the Russo-Ukrainian War. [20]
United Kingdom	London	March 1–2	Scholz travelled to London to participate in the summit on European security and Ukraine.
France	Paris	27 March	Scholz attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron. [21]
Vatican City		26 April	Attended the funeral of Pope Francis. [22]
France	Paris	30 April	Scholz met with President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting and a private dinner following the German federal election. It was his last trip as Chancellor.

Multilateral meetings

Olaf Scholz participated in the following summits during his chancellorship:

Group	Year
	2022	2023	2024	2025
UNGA	20–21 September, New York City	19–20 September, New York City	22–24 September, New York City
NATO	24 March, Brussels	11–12 July, Vilnius	9–11 July, Washington, D.C.
	28–30 June, Madrid
G7	26–28 June, Schloss Elmau	19–21 May, Hiroshima	13–15 June, Fasano
G20	15–16 November, Bali	9–10 September, New Delhi	18–19 November, Rio de Janeiro
EPC	6 October, Prague	1 June, Bulboaca	18 July, Woodstock
		5 October, Granada	7 November, Budapest
Others	none	none	Global Peace Summit 15–16 June, Lucerne	Securing our future 2 March, London
				15 March, (videoconference) United Kingdom
				27 March, Paris
██ = Did not attend /participate.

See also

• List of international trips made by Angela Merkel
• List of international trips made by Friedrich Merz

References

1. "Bundeskanzler Scholz reist nach Paris und Brüssel". bundeskanzler.de. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
2. "Bundeskanzler Scholz reist nach Polen". bundeskanzler.de. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
3. "Bundeskanzler Scholz reist nach Spanien". bundeskanzler.de. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
4. "Nun geht es nach Washington: US-Präsident Biden empfängt Kanzler Scholz am 7. Februar". rnd.de. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
5. Ukraine-Krise: Scholz reist am 15. Februar zu Putin – zuvor Gespräche mit Biden und Selenskyj rnd.de, 4 February 2022, retrieved 6 February 2022.
6. "Pressekonferenz von Bundeskanzler Scholz und Präsident Putin zum Besuch des Bundeskanzlers in der Russischen Föderation am 15. Februar 2022" . Retrieved 25 February 2022.
7. "EU und Afrikanische Union erneuern Partnerschaft". Deutsche Welle (in German). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
8. "German chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Canada for 3-day visit | Globalnews.ca".
9. "Papst Benedikt: Steinmeier, Scholz, Bas und Tschentscher reisen in einer Maschine zur Beisetzung". Der Spiegel (in German). 3 January 2023. ISSN   2195-1349 . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. English, LSM+ (26 May 2023). "Baltic states and Germany pledge long-term support for Ukraine". Eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
11. "Scholz reist nächsten Freitag zum G20-Gipfel nach Neu-Delhi". FinanzNachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
12. "28. Weltklimakonferenz (COP28) in Dubai". bundeskanzler.de. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
13. "Teilnahme an der Gedenkzeremonie zu Ehren Jacques Delors". bundeskanzler.de. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
14. "World leaders, veterans mark D-Day's 80th anniversary in France". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
15. "Germany's Scholz set for rare meeting with Serbia's isolated Vučić to finalize lithium deal". Politico. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
16. "Teilnahme an der Eröffnungsfeier der Olympischen Spiele". bundeskanzler.de. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
17. "Sport verbindet die Menschen aus verschiedenen Ländern". bundeskanzler.de. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
18. "Bundeskanzler Scholz reist zum VN-Zukunftsgipfel nach New York". bundesregierung.de. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
19. https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/media-advisories/2025/01/10/nato-secretary-general-to-visit-finland
20. "Ukraine: Scholz calls for US-European unity at Paris summit – DW – 02/18/2025". Deutsche Welle .
21. Visegrád 24 [@visegrad24] (27 March 2025). "List of the leaders & representatives of 31 countries gathering in Paris right now for an emergency summit on Ukraine aimed at providing military aid & setting up a coalition of peacekeeping forces" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2025– via Twitter.
22. "Who will be attending Pope Francis' funeral? A list of world leaders". Reuters. 22 April 2025 [Updated periodically in the days preceding the funeral]. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

External links

• Official calendar of visits on the Federal Chancellery website (in German)