William Ruto became President of Kenya on 13 September 2022 following the 2022 Kenyan general election.[1] While, William Ruto travelled extensively for official business as Deputy President of Kenya, the following is a list of international presidential trips made by William Ruto since assuming office.
Number of Visits | Country | |
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1 visit | Belgium, China, Comoros, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Israel, Japan, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe | |
2 visits | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Germany, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom | |
3 visits | France | |
4 visits | Ethiopia, United States | |
5+ visits | Uganda (5), Tanzania (6) |
The following international trips were made by William Ruto in 2022.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
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London | 19–20 September | State funeral of Elizabeth II | |||
New York City, NY | 20–24 September | Seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly | |||
Addis Ababa | 6 October | Launch of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia | |||
Kampala | 8–9 October | State Visit – Uganda 60th Independence Day celebrations | See also: Kenya–Uganda relations. | ||
Dar es Salaam | 9–10 October | State Visit | See also: Kenya–Tanzania relations. | ||
Sharm El Sheikh | 6–8 November | 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference | |||
Kinshasa | 21 November | State Visit | |||
Seoul | 22–24 November | State Visit | See also: Kenya–South Korea relations. | ||
Asmara | 9–10 December | State Visit | See also: Eritrea–Kenya relations. | ||
Washington, D.C., New York City | 13–16 December | United States–Africa Leaders Summit 2022 |
The following international trips were made by William Ruto in 2023.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
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Paris | 24 January | State Visit | See also: France–Kenya relations. | ||
Dakar | 25–26 January | Feed Africa Summit | |||
Bujumbura | 4 February | 20th Extraordinary summit of EAC heads of state | See also: M23 offensive (2022–2023). | ||
Addis Ababa | 17–19 February | 36th ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly | |||
Berlin | 27–28 March | 9th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue | |||
Brussels | 29–30 March | State Visit | |||
Kigali | 4–5 April | State Visit | See also: Kenya–Rwanda relations. | ||
Kampala | 26 April | Heads of State Summit | See also: African Union Mission to Somalia. | ||
London | 6–7 May | Coronation of Charles III and Camilla | |||
The Hague, Rotterdam | 7–8 May | Summit | |||
Jerusalem | 9–10 May | State Visit | See also: Israel–Kenya relations. | ||
Midrand | 17 May | 3rd Pan African Parliamentarians Summit | |||
Bujumbura | 31 May | 21st Extraordinary summit of EAC heads of state | See also: M23 offensive (2022–2023). | ||
Lusaka | 7–8 June | 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) heads of State and Government Summit | |||
Djibouti City | 11–12 June | State Visit & Ordinary Summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development | |||
Geneva | 15–16 June | 111th Annual International Labour Organisation conference | |||
Paris | 22–23 June | Global Pact Finance Summit | |||
Moroni | 6 July | State Visit | |||
Brazzaville, Oyo | 7–8 July | State Visit | |||
Addis Ababa | 10 July | IGAD Summit | See also: 2023 Sudan conflict. | ||
Dar es Salaam | 25–26 July | World Bank Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit | |||
Maputo | 10–12 August | State Visit | See also: Kenya–Mozambique relations. | ||
Kampala | 13 August | State Visit | See also: Kenya–Uganda relations. | ||
Dar es Salaam | 7 September | Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 | |||
California, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., New York City | 15–25 September | Business Visit and Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly | |||
Beijing | 15–18 October | Third Belt and Road Initiative summit | See also: China–Kenya relations. | ||
Riyadh | 24–25 October | Future Investment Initiative | |||
Brazzaville | 28 October | Three Basins Summit | |||
Riyadh | 10–11 November | Saudi Arabia – Africa Summit | |||
Berlin | 20–21 November | 5th G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Summit | |||
Strasbourg | 21 November | European Union Parliament Sitting | |||
Arusha | 23–24 November | EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security | |||
Dubai | 1–4 December | 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference | |||
New Delhi | 4–6 December | State visit | See also: India–Kenya relations. |
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
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Kampala | 18–19 January | 42nd IGAD Extraordinary Summit & Non-Aligned Movement Summit | |||
Kinshasa | 20 January | Swearing in ceremony of Félix Tshisekedi | See also: 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election. | ||
Rome | 28–30 January | Italy-Africa Summit 2024 | |||
Tokyo | 6–9 February | State visit | See also: Japan–Kenya relations. | ||
Dubai | 11–13 February | World Governments Summit 2024 | |||
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 16–18 February | 37th ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly | ||
Namibia | Windhoek | 24 February | Funeral of President Hage Geingob | ||
26 February | Official Meeting | ||||
Zanzibar | 14 March | Official Meeting | |||
Accra | 2–4 April | State Visit | See also: Ghana–Kenya relations. | ||
Bissau | 4–5 April | State Visit | |||
Malabo | 6 April | Official Visit | |||
Bangui | 6 April | Official Visit | |||
Dar es Salaam | 25–26 April | Tanzania Union Day Celebrations | |||
Bulawayo | 27–28 April | State Visit | See also: Kenya–Zimbabwe relations. | ||
Kigali | 17–18 May | Africa CEO Forum | |||
Atlanta, Washington D.C. | 21–24 May | State Visit | See also: Kenya–United States relations. | ||
Goyang, Seoul | 3–5 June | Africa–Korea Summit | See also: Kenya–South Korea relations. | ||
Apulia | 14–15 June | 50th G7 summit | |||
Bürgenstock | 15–15 June | Summit on Peace in Ukraine |