List of international prime ministerial trips made by Boris Johnson

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This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Boris Johnson, who served as the 55th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 24 July 2019 until his resignation on 6 September 2022. Boris Johnson made 26 trips to 18 countries during his premiership.

Contents

The number of visits per country:

2019

Johnson and US President Donald Trump in New York City, 24 September 2019. -UNGA (48791446772).jpg
Johnson and US President Donald Trump in New York City, 24 September 2019.
CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin 21–22 AugustJohnson travelled to Berlin to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Flag of France.svg  France Paris 22 AugustJohnson travelled to Paris to meet with President Emmanuel Macron.
2Flag of France.svg  France Biarritz 24–26 AugustJohnson travelled to Biarritz to attend the 45th G7 summit.
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dublin 9 SeptemberJohnson travelled to Dublin to meet with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg City 16 SeptemberJohnson travelled to Luxembourg City to meet with Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City 23–25 SeptemberJohnson travelled to New York City to attend the 74th United Nations General Assembly.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 17–18 OctoberJohnson travelled to Brussels to attend the European Council Summit.
7Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tallinn 21 DecemberJohnson travelled to Tallinn to meet with Prime Minister Jüri Ratas and met with British troops in Tapa Army Base.

2020

Meeting of world leaders in Berlin, 19 January 2020 Secretary Pompeo meets with World Leaders in Berlin Germany (49408226253).jpg
Meeting of world leaders in Berlin, 19 January 2020
CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
8Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Muscat 12–13 JanuaryJohnson travelled to Muscat to pay his condolences to the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said and met his successor Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said and senior Omani Government Officials.
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin 19 JanuaryJohnson travelled to Berlin to attend a meeting on ending the Libyan Civil War. Johnson also met French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 9 DecemberJohnson travelled to Brussels to meet with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen about reaching a Brexit deal.

2021

Johnson with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House, 21 September 2021 P20210921AS-1993 (51707173999).jpg
Johnson with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House, 21 September 2021
CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 14 JuneJohnson travelled to Brussels to attend the 31st NATO summit.
12Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Washington, D.C. 20–23 SeptemberJohnson travelled to the United States to attend the 76th United Nations General Assembly and met President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House.
13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome 29–31 OctoberJohnson travelled to Rome to attend the 2021 G20 Rome summit.

2022

Johnson with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, 1 February 2022 Boris Johnson's visit to Ukraine in occasion of the possible Russian invasion (28).jpg
Johnson with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, 1 February 2022
Johnson with British troops and PM Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw, 10 February 2022 Boris Johnson visited Warsaw, showed solidarity with NATO against Russia's action (5).jpg
Johnson with British troops and PM Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw, 10 February 2022
CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
14Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv 1 FebruaryJohnson travelled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
15Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 10 FebruaryJohnson travelled to Brussels to meet with the secretary general of NATO Jens Stoltenberg.
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw 10 FebruaryJohnson travelled to Warsaw to meet with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and President Andrzej Duda. Johnson also visited British troops stationed in Wesoła.
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Munich 19 FebruaryJohnson travelled to Munich to attend the Munich Security Conference. Johnson also met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Latvian President Egils Levits and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
17Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw 1 MarchJohnson travelled to Warsaw to meet with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to discuss the ongoing security in Eastern Europe.
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tallinn 1 MarchJohnson travelled to Tallinn to meet with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Johnson also visited troops at Tapa Army Base.
18Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 16 MarchJohnson met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi.
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 16 MarchJohnson met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh.
19Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels 24 MarchJohnson travelled to Brussels to attend an extraordinary NATO summit. [1]
20Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv 9 AprilJohnson travelled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and to set out a new package of financial and military aid during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2]
21Flag of India.svg  India Gujarat, New Delhi 21–22 April [3] Johnson traveled to Ahmedabad, where he visited Sabarmati Ashram, [4] and later traveled to Delhi, where he was received by Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar following his arrival. [5] While in Delhi, Johnson laid a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's Raj Ghat Memorial. [6] He later traveled to New Delhi to meet with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi [7] During talks between Johnson and Modi which were held at Hyderabad House, Johnson pledged to deepen the UK's trade and defence relations with India. [8] [9] [10] Before Johnson departed from India, he and Modi condemned civilian casualties in the Russia-Ukraine War and called for an immediate ceasefire. [11] However, Johnson also expressed support for India's stance towards the conflict, with Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla also stating that Johnson did not pressure a change in the countries more neutral policy. [12]
22Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Harpsund 11 MayJohnson traveled to Harpsund to meet with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and signed a co-operation deal. [13]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki 11 MayJohnson travelled to Helsinki to meet Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and signed a co-operation deal. [14]
23Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 15 MayJohnson travelled to the United Arab Emirates to pay his condolences following the death of the President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. [15]
24Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv 17 JuneJohnson travelled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and to announce a training programme for Ukrainian forces. [16]
25Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Kigali 23–25 JuneJohnson travelled to Kigali to attend the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and met with President Paul Kagame. [17]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Schloss Elmau 26–28 JuneJohnson travelled to Schloss Elmau to attend the 48th G7 summit. Met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid 28–30 JuneJohnson travelled to Madrid to attend the 32nd NATO Summit at IFEMA. He met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at Palace of Moncloa and Spanish King Felipe VI at Royal Palace of Madrid. Also had a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
26Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv 24 AugustJohnson travelled to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Multilateral meetings

Boris Johnson participated in the following summits during his premiership:

GroupYear
2019202020212022
UNGA 23–25 September,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City
26 September,
(videoconference)
Flag of the United States.svg New York City
20–23 September,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City
G7 24–26 August,
Flag of France.svg Biarritz
10–12 June,
(cancelled)
Flag of the United States.svg Camp David
11–13 June,
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carbis Bay
26–28 June,
Flag of Germany.svg Schloss Elmau
G20 21–22 November,
(videoconference)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh
30–31 October,
Flag of Italy.svg Rome
NATO 3–4 December,
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Watford
none 14 June,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
24 March,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
28–30 June,
Flag of Spain.svg Madrid
EU Summit 17–18 October,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
nonenonenone
CHOGM nonenonenone 23–25 June,
Flag of Rwanda.svg Kigali

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