List of international prime ministerial trips made by David Cameron explained

This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by David Cameron, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 11 May 2010 until his resignation on 13 July 2016. David Cameron made 148 trips to 62 countries (in addition to visiting the Occupied Palestinian Territories) during his premiership.

Summary

The number of visits per country where Cameron travelled are:

2010

CountryLocationDateDetails
1 FranceParis20 MayCameron met with President Nicolas Sarkozy.[1] [2]
GermanyBerlin21 MayCameron met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
2 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi9–12 JuneCameron met with President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
AfghanistanCamp BastionCameron met with President Hamid Karzai and visited troops.[3]
3 BelgiumBrussels16–17 JuneCameron attended the European Council summit.
4 CanadaHuntsville,
Toronto		24–27 JuneCameron attended the G8 summit in Huntsville and the G20 summit in Toronto.
5 United StatesWashington, D.C.,
New York City		19–22 July Cameron met with President Barack Obama, the Mayor of New York and Inward investors.[4]
6 TurkeyAnkara26–27 JulyCameron met with President Abdullah Gül and spoke in favour of accession of Turkey to the European Union.[5]
IndiaBangalore28–30 JulyCameron discussed trade and met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.[6] He travelled with Business Secretary Vince Cable.[7]
7 ItalyRome4–5 AugustCameron met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
8 BelgiumBrussels15–16 SeptemberCameron attended the European Council summit.
928–29 OctoberCameron attended the European Council summit.
10 ChinaBeijing8–12 NovemberCameron made a Trade and Bilateral visit.
SeoulCameron attended the G20 summit.
11 PortugalLisbon19–20 NovemberCameron attended the NATO summit.
12 SwitzerlandZürich30 November – 2 DecemberCameron visited Zürich in connection with the England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid.
13 AfghanistanCamp Bastion5–7 DecemberCameron visited troops and held bilateral talks with President Hamid Karzai.[8]
14 BelgiumBrussels16–17 DecemberCameron attended the European Council summit.

2011

CountryLocationDateDetails
15 SwitzerlandDavos27–29 JanuaryCameron attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
16 BelgiumBrussels4–5 FebruaryCameron attended the European Council summit.
GermanyMunichCameron attended the 47th Munich Security Conference.
17 Egypt21–24 FebruaryCameron made bilateral visits.
Kuwait
Qatar
Oman
18 BelgiumBrussels11 MarchCameron attended an extraordinary European Council summit.
19 FranceParis19 MarchCameron attended the Libya conference.
20 BelgiumBrussels24–25 MarchCameron attended the European Council summit.
21 ItalyGioia del Colle4–5 AprilCameron visited UK forces personnel.
PakistanIslamabadCameron took part in a bilateral visit.
22 IrelandDublin18 MayCameron travelled to Dublin as part of Her Majesty's State Visit.
23 FranceDeauville26 MayCameron attended the G8 summit.
24 Czech RepublicPrague23 JuneCameron took part in a bilateral visit.
25 BelgiumBrussels24 JuneCameron attended the European Council summit.
26 AfghanistanCamp Bastion3–5 JulyCameron met troops, local leaders and held a bilateral meeting with President Hamid Karzai.
27 South AfricaJohannesburg17–19 JulyCameron met with President Jacob Zuma, business leaders and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
NigeriaLagosCameron met with President Goodluck Jonathan and business leaders.
28 FranceParis1 SeptemberCameron attended a multilateral summit on Libya.
29 LibyaTripoli, Benghazi15 SeptemberCameron met with members of the National Transitional Council.
30Moscow11–12 SeptemberCameron met with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, President Dmitry Medvedev and business leaders.[9]
31 United StatesNew York City21–22 SeptemberCameron attended the 66th United Nations General Assembly and held bilateral meetings.
CanadaOttawaCameron met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
32 BelgiumBrussels23 OctoberCameron attended the European Council summit.
3326–30 OctoberCameron attended the European Council summit.
AustraliaPerthCameron attended the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
34 FranceCannes3–4 NovemberCameron attended the G20 summit.
35 BelgiumBrussels18 NovemberCameron met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy.
GermanyBerlinCameron met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
36 FranceParis2 DecemberCameron met with President Nicolas Sarkozy.
37 BelgiumBrussels8–9 DecemberCameron attended the European Council summit.
38 AfghanistanKandahar Airfield19 DecemberCameron met with British Forces and local leaders.
39 Czech RepublicPrague23 DecemberCameron attended the funeral of Vaclav Havel.

2012

CountryLocationDateDetails
40 Saudi ArabiaRiyadh12 JanuaryCameron took part in a bilateral visit.
41 FranceStrasbourg25–27 JanuaryCameron attended a meeting of the Council of Europe.
SwitzerlandDavosCameron attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
42 BelgiumBrussels30 JanuaryCameron attended the European Council summit.
43 SwedenStockholm8–9 FebruaryCameron attended the Nordic Future Forum.
44 FranceParis17 FebruaryCameron attended the UK-France summit.
45 BelgiumBrussels1–2 MarchCameron attended the European Council summit.
46 United StatesWashington, D.C.,
New York City		13–15 MarchCameron met with President Barack Obama and attended the state dinner at the White House.
47 JapanTokyo9–13 AprilCameron made bilateral and economic visits, including meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi after the historic by-elections
IndonesiaJakarta
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
SingaporeSingapore
MyanmarNaypyidaw, Rangoon
48 United StatesCamp David, Chicago18–21 MayCameron attended the G8 summit and the NATO summit.
49 BelgiumBrussels23 MayCameron attended the European Council summit.
50 NorwayOslo6–7 JuneCameron made bilateral visits.
GermanyBerlin
51 MexicoLos Cabos, Mexico City18–20 JuneCameron made a bilateral visit and attended the G20 summit.
52 BelgiumBrussels28–29 JuneCameron attended the European Council summit.
53 AfghanistanHelmand Province17–19 JulyCameron met with British forces and local leaders.
54 United StatesNew York City25–28 SeptemberCameron attended the 67th United Nations General Assembly.
BrazilSão Paulo, Brasília, Rio de JaneiroCameron made a bilateral and trade visit to Brazil.
55 BelgiumBrussels18–19 OctoberCameron attended the European Council summit.
56 United Arab Emirates5–7 NovemberCameron made bilateral visits.
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
57 ItalyRome13 NovemberCameron made bilateral visits.
NetherlandsThe Hague
58 BelgiumBrussels22–23 NovemberCameron attended the European Council summit.
5913–14 DecemberCameron attended the European Council summit.
60 AfghanistanCamp Bastion20–21 DecemberCameron met with British forces and local leaders.

2013

CountryLocationDateDetails
61 SwitzerlandDavos22–25 JanuaryCameron attended the World Economic Forum at Davos.[10]
62 AlgeriaAlgiers30 January – 1 FebruaryCameron travelled to Algeria on the first visit to the country by a British prime minister post Independence, meeting with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, attended a meeting of the UN High Level Panel in Monrovia and held bilateral meetings.[11]
LibyaTripoli
LiberiaMonrovia
63 BelgiumBrussels7–8 FebruaryCameron attended the European Council summit.
64 IndiaMumbai, Delhi, Amritsar17–20 FebruaryCameron undertook an overseas trade mission and held bilateral meetings.
65 LatviaRiga27–28 FebruaryCameron attended the Northern Future Forum.
66 BelgiumBrussels14–15 MarchCameron attended the European Council summit.
67 SpainMadrid8 AprilCameron held bilateral meetings.
68 GermanyBerlin12–14 AprilCameron held bilateral meetings.
69Sochi10 MayCameron held bilateral meetings.
70 United StatesWashington, D.C., Boston, New York City12–15 MayCameron attended the UN High Level Panel and held bilateral meetings.
71 BelgiumBrussels22 MayCameron attended the European Council summit and held bilateral meetings.
FranceParis
72 BelgiumBrussels27–28 JuneCameron attended the European Council summit.
73 AfghanistanKabul29 June – 1 JulyCameron met with British forces.
PakistanIslamabadCameron held bilateral meetings.
KazakhstanAtyrau, AstanaCameron met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.[12]
74Saint Petersburg5–6 SeptemberCameron attended the G20 summit.
75 BelgiumBrussels24–25 OctoberCameron attended the European Council summit and held bilateral meetings.
76 IndiaDelhi, Kolkata13–17 NovemberCameron attended the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo and held bilateral meetings.
Sri LankaColombo
United Arab EmiratesDubai, Abu Dhabi
77 LithuaniaVilnius28–29 NovemberCameron attended the Eastern Partnership summit.
78 ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Chengdu1–3 DecemberCameron undertook an overseas trade mission and held bilateral meetings.
79 South AfricaJohannesburg9–11 DecemberCameron attended the memorial service of Nelson Mandela.
80 AfghanistanCamp Bastion15–16 DecemberCameron met with British forces.
81 BelgiumBrussels, Ypres19–20 DecemberCameron attended the European Council summit and held bilateral meetings.

2014

CountryLocationDateDetails
82 SwitzerlandDavos23–24 JanuaryCameron attended the World Economic Forum at Davos.
83 BelgiumBrussels6 MarchCameron attended the European Council summit.
84 GermanyHanover9–10 MarchCameron attended the CeBIT trade fair.
85 Israel & OPTs12–13 March Cameron undertook a trade mission and held bilateral meetings.
86 BelgiumBrussels20–21 MarchCameron attended the European Council summit.
87 NetherlandsThe Hague24–25 MarchCameron attended the Nuclear Security Summit and held bilateral meetings.
88 BelgiumBrussels27–28 MayCameron attended the European Council summit.
89 BelgiumBrussels4–5 JuneCameron attended the G7 summit.
90 FranceNormandy5–6 JuneCameron attended D-Day commemorations.
91 SwedenHarpsund9–10 JuneCameron attended a meeting with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
92 BelgiumBrussels, Ypres26–27 JuneCameron attended the European Council summit.
93 BelgiumBrussels16–17 JulyCameron attended the European Council summit.
94 France4 AugustCameron attended First World War centenary Commemorations.
Belgium
95 BelgiumBrussels30 AugustCameron attended the European Council summit.
96 United StatesNew York City22–24 SeptemberCameron attended the 69th United Nations General Assembly.
97 AfghanistanKabul3 OctoberCameron became the first foreign leader to visit new President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani.[13]
98 ItalyMilan16–17 OctoberCameron attended the Asia-Europe meeting.
99 BelgiumBrussels23–24 OctoberCameron attended the European Council summit.
100 FinlandHelsinki6–7 NovemberCameron attended the Northern Future Forum.
101 AustraliaBrisbane13–17 NovemberCameron attended the G20 summit.
102 TurkeyAnkara9–10 DecemberCameron held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Davutoğlu and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
PolandOświęcimCameron visited the Auschwitz concentration camp.[14]
103 BelgiumBrussels18 DecemberCameron attended the European Council summit.

2015

CountryLocationDateDetails
104 FranceParis11 JanuaryCameron met with President François Hollande and other leaders and to attend march.
105 United StatesWashington, D.C.15–16 JanuaryCameron undertook a Global economy security visit and attended bilateral meetings.
106 Saudi ArabiaRiyadh24 JanuaryCameron paid condolences following the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.
107 BelgiumBrussels12 FebruaryCameron attended the European Council summit.
10819–20 MarchCameron attended the European Council summit.
10923 AprilCameron attended the European Council summit.
110 LatviaRiga21 MayCameron attended the Eastern partnership summit.
111 NetherlandsThe Hague28–29 MayCameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
FranceParisCameron held bilateral talks with President François Hollande.
PolandWarsawCameron held bilateral talks with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz.
GermanyBerlinCameron held bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
112 GermanySchloss Elmau7 JuneCameron attended the G7 summit.
113 BelgiumBrussels10 JuneCameron attended the EU-CELAC meeting.
114 ItalyMilan17 JuneCameron visited Expo 2015 and held bilateral meetings.
LuxembourgLuxembourgCameron held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
115 SloveniaLjubljana18–19 JuneCameron held Bilateral talks with Prime Minister Miro Cerar.
SlovakiaBratislavaCameron held Bilateral talks with Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and attended the GLOBSEC Conference.
116 GermanyBerlin24–25 JuneCameron took part in the German State Visit.
117 BelgiumBrussels25–26 JuneCameron attended the European Council summit.
118 IndonesiaJakarta26–31 JuneCameron took a Trade Mission and held bilateral talks.
SingaporeSingapore
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
119 PortugalLisbon3–4 SeptemberCameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
SpainMadridCameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
120 LebanonBeirut14 SeptemberCameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Tammam Salam.
JordanAmmanCameron held bilateral talks with King Abdullah II
121 BelgiumBrussels23–24 SeptemberCameron attended the European Council summit.
122 United StatesNew York City27 September – 1 OctoberCameron attended the 70th United Nations General Assembly.
JamaicaKingstonCameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller.
GrenadaSt. George'sCameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Mitchell.
123 BelgiumBrussels15–16 OctoberCameron attended the European Council summit.
124 IcelandReykjavík22–29 OctoberCameron attended the Northern Future Forum.
125 MaltaValletta11–12 NovemberCameron attended a Migration Summit and held bilateral talks.
126 TurkeyAntalya15–16 NovemberCameron attended the G20 summit.
127 FranceParis23 NovemberCameron held bilateral talks with President François Hollande.
128 AustriaVienna26 NovemberCameron held bilateral talks.
MaltaVallettaCameron attended the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
129 BelgiumBrussels29–30 NovemberCameron attended the EU-Turkey summit.
FranceParisCameron attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
130 BulgariaSofia3–4 DecemberCameron held bilateral talks.
131 RomaniaBucharest9–10 DecemberCameron held bilateral talks.
PolandWarsaw
132 BelgiumBrussels17 DecemberCameron attended the European Council summit.

2016

CountryLocationDateDetails
133 GermanyBavaria6–7 JanuaryCameron held bilateral meetings.
HungaryBudapest
134 SwitzerlandDavos20–22 JanuaryCameron attended the World Economic Forum
Czech RepublicPragueCameron held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and President Miloš Zeman.
135 BelgiumBrussels29 JanuaryCameron had a working lunch with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and a bilateral meeting with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
136 PolandWarsaw4–5 FebruaryCameron held bilateral talks.
DenmarkCopenhagen
137 GermanyHamburg12 FebruaryCameron had a working dinner with Chancellor Angela Merkel
138 FranceParis15–16 FebruaryCameron held a bilateral meeting with President François Hollande
BelgiumBrusselsCameron attended the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament.
139 BelgiumBrussels18–19 FebruaryCameron attended the European Council summit.
140 FranceAmiens3 MarchCameron attended the UK-France Defence summit.
141 BelgiumBrussels7 MarchCameron attended the EU-Turkey Summit.
142 BelgiumBrussels17–18 MarchCameron attended the European Council summit.
143 United StatesWashington, D.C.31 March – 1 AprilCameron attended the Nuclear Security Summit and held bilateral meetings.
144 GermanyHanover25 AprilCameron attended the Quint Meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and U.S. President Barack Obama.
145 JapanIse-Shima25–27 MayCameron attended the G7 summit.
146 BelgiumBrussels28 JuneCameron attended the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament.
147 FranceThiepval1 JulyCameron attended the Somme Centenary Commemoration.
148 PolandWarsaw8–9 JulyCameron attended the NATO summit.

Multilateral meetings

David Cameron participated in the following summits during his premiership:

Group Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
UNGA 24 September,
New York City 		22 September,
New York City 		26 September,
New York City 		27 September,
New York City 		24 September,
New York City 		September,
New York City
G7
G-20
NATO none 20–21 May,
Chicago 		none none 8–9 July,
Warsaw
EU Summit 19–20 March,
25–26 June,
15 October,
17–18 December,
18–19 February,
17–18 March,
CHOGM none none none none
██ = Did not attend
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg attended in the Prime Minister's place.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 18 May 2010 . David Cameron to visit Paris and Berlin. Reuters . 2022-09-19.
  2. Web site: Cabinet Office: ministers' transparency publications . 2022-10-17 . gov.uk.
  3. Web site: 11 June 2010 . This is a war of necessity, David Cameron tells troops in Afghanistan . 2022-10-17 . the Guardian.
  4. News: David Cameron on first Washington visit. . 2022-09-19 . 0307-1235.
  5. Web site: PM's speech in Turkey . 2022-09-19 . gov.uk.
  6. News: 28 July 2010 . David Cameron launches Indian trade drive. BBC News . 2022-09-19.
  7. Web site: What was the real purpose of David Cameron's visit to India? . 2022-09-19 . openDemocracy.
  8. Web site: David Cameron visits troops in Afghanistan . 2022-10-17 . gov.uk.
  9. News: UK PM's Russia visit to boost trade ties. BBC News . 2022-09-19.
  10. Web site: Prime Minister David Cameron's speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos . 2022-09-19 . gov.uk.
  11. Web site: David Cameron visits Algeria . 2022-09-19 . gov.uk.
  12. News: 30 June 2013 . David Cameron making historic Kazakhstan visit. BBC News . 2022-09-19.
  13. News: Walsh . Declan . 3 October 2014 . Cameron Is First Leader to Visit New Afghan President Ghani. The New York Times . 2022-09-19 . 0362-4331.
  14. Web site: David Cameron makes first visit to Auschwitz . 2022-09-19 . ITV News.

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