This is a list of presidential visits to foreign countries made by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current President of Germany. Steinmeier was elected on 12 February 2017 and assumed the office for a five-year term on 19 March 2017, succeeding Joachim Gauck.
| Date | Countries | Places visited | Narrative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 30 March |  France | Paris | Inaugural visit to President François Hollande.[1] [2] |
| 4 April | Strasbourg | Steinmeier addressed the European Parliament. He met with the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani and the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker.[3] | ||
| 7–8 April |  Greece | Athens | Inaugural visit to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos; Steinmeier also met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and attended the opening ceremony of documenta 14.[4] | |
| 3–4 May |  Italy | Rome | Inaugural visit to President Sergio Mattarella; Steinmeier also met with Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and former President Giorgio Napolitano.[5] | |
| 6–9 May |  Israel | Tel Aviv Jerusalem Herzliya | Inaugural visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Steinmeier met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Isaac Herzog. During his stay he visited the gravesites of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, the Yad Vashem memorial, the meeting center Beit Ben-Yehuda, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the educational institute Givat Haviva. He also met with survivors of the Holocaust. In Ramallah, he met with the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas and visited the gravesite of Yasser Arafat.[6] | |
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| 19 May |  Poland | Warsaw | Inaugural visit to Poland; Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Beata Szydło.[7] | |
| 3 June |  Slovenia | Brdo Castle near Kranj | Steinmeier attended a meeting of leaders from Southeast Europe. He also held bilateral meetings with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi.[8] | |
| 15–16 June |  Belgium | Brussels | Steinmeier met with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk and with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.[9] | |
| 1 July | France | Strasbourg | Steinmeier attended the European ceremony of honour for former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.[10] | |
| 11–12 July |  Kazakhstan | Astana | Steinmeier met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and visited the Expo 2017.[11] | |
| 13 July |  Afghanistan | Mazar-i-Sharif Kabul | Steinmeier visited German troops and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah.[12] | |
| 14–15 July |  Austria | Inaugural visit to Austria; Steinmeier met with President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian Kern and former President Heinz Fischer.[13] | ||
| 22–23 August |  Estonia | Steinmeier met with President Kersti Kaljulaid and Prime Minister Jüri Ratas.[14] | ||
| 23–24 August |  Latvia | Steinmeier met with President Raimonds Vējonis and Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis.[15] | ||
| 24–25 August |  Lithuania | Steinmeier met with President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and visited the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence command post in Rukla.[16] | ||
| 12 September |  Czech Republic | Steinmeier met with President Miloš Zeman.[17] | ||
| 14–15 September |  Malta | Valletta Siġġiewi | Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.[18] | |
| 27 September |  Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German speaking heads of state. He met with Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, King Philippe of Belgium, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Swiss President Doris Leuthard.[19] | |
| 8–9 October | Steinmeier was granted an audience by Pope Francis. He also met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and visited the seat of the Community of Sant'Egidio.[20] | |||
| 25–26 October | Moscow | Steinmeier met with President Vladimir Putin.[21] | ||
| 2–3 November |  Singapore | Singapore | Steinmeier met with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He then delivered remarks at the Singapore Management University, met with representatives of the Asia–Europe Foundation, and visited the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[22] | |
| 3–5 November |  Australia | Perth Sydney | Steinmeier met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the Governor of Western Australia, Kerry Sanderson, and the Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, in Perth. He then traveled to Sydney and met with the Governor-General of Australia, Peter Cosgrove, and the Governor of New South Wales, David Hurley. He also visited the Sydney Opera House. | |
| 5–7 November |  New Zealand | Wellington Auckland | Steinmeier met with the Governor-General of New Zealand, Patsy Reddy, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and the Leader of the Opposition, Bill English. He also visited the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. | |
| 10 November | France | Paris Soultz-Haut-Rhin Wattwiller | Steinmeier met President Emmanuel Macron and visited the memorial at Hartmannswillerkopf[23] | |
| 17 November |  Slovakia | Bratislava Žilina | Steinmeier met with President Andrej Kiska, Prime Minister Robert Fico and the Speaker of the National Council, Andrej Danko | |
| 28 November |  United Kingdom | London | Steinmeier met with Queen Elizabeth II and visited Westminster Abbey | |
| 11–13 December |  Ghana | Accra | Steinmeier met with President Nana Akufo-Addo | |
| 13–14 December |  Gambia | Banjul | Steinmeier met with President Adama Barrow | |
| Date | Countries | Places visited | Narrative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 27–29 January |  Jordan | Amman Jerash Azraq | Steinmeier met with King Abdullah II, visited the Azraq refugee camp, and met with soldiers at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. |
| 29–31 January |  Lebanon | Beirut | Steinmeier met with President Michael Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He also met with the Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri. The President addressed students at Lebanese University and visited the National Museum of Beirut. | |
| 6–7 February |  Japan | Tokyo | Steinmeier met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | |
| 7–11 February | Seoul Alpensia Resort Gangneung | Steinmeier met with President Moon Jae-in, attended the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, and visited competitions at the Olympics. He also met with the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, and the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons. | ||
| 16 February | Lithuania | Vilnius | Steinmeier attended the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood. | |
| 1–2 March |  Portugal | Lisbon Porto | Steinmeier met with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister António Costa | |
| 21–26 March |  India | Varanasi New Delhi Chennai Mamallapuram | Steinmeier visited the Sarnath Museum and Dashashwamedh Ghat, where he participated in an Aarti ceremony. He delivered a speech at University of Delhi and met with President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and foreign minister Sushma Swaraj. In Chennai, he visited a Daimler AG production facility and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He concluded his trip by visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Mahabalipuram.[24] | |
| 25–26 April |  Switzerland | Kehrsatz Bern Fribourg Kilchberg | Steinmeier met with President Alain Berset and all members of the Federal Council. He delivered a speech at University of Fribourg and visited the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. He concluded his trip with a flight over the Aletsch Glacier and a visit to the family grave of Thomas Mann.[25] | |
| 15–16 May |  Netherlands | Amsterdam Delft | Steinmeier met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. He visited the Delft University of Technology and the Rijksmuseum.[26] | |
| 29–30 May |  Ukraine | Kyiv Lviv | Steinmeier met with President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, and writer Serhiy Zhadan. He delivered a speech at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and visited the University of Lviv.[27] | |
| 5–6 June | Poland | Warsaw | Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda. | |
| 17–21 June | Los Angeles San Francisco Stanford | Steinmeier met with mayor Eric Garcetti, Condoleezza Rice and Governor Jerry Brown. | ||
| 29 June | Minsk | Steinmeier attended the opening of the Maly Trostenets memorial, and met with President Alexander Lukashenko. | ||
| 5–6 September | Sils Maria Riom-Parsonz | Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking heads of state and met with King Philippe of Belgium, Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen und Swiss President Alain Berset.[28] | ||
| 13–14 September | Riga Rundāle Palace | President Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting. | ||
| 17–19 September | Oulu Helsinki | President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. He also visited the sea fortress Suomenlinna. | ||
| 9 October | Vienna | President Steinmeier met with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Slovak President Andrej Kiska. | ||
| 10–12 October | Athens Haidari Kalamata | President Steinmeier met with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and the Leader of the Opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He received an honorary doctorate by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, visited the Haidari concentration camp and the ancient city of Messene.[29] | ||
| 24–25 October | Madrid Badajoz Mérida | President Steinmeier met with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. He then flew to Badajoz and met with the President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara. Steinmeier also visited the Amphitheatre of Mérida.[30] | ||
| 4 November | Strasbourg | President Steinmeier attended a concert in remembrance of the end of World War I 100 years ago. He also met with French President Emmanuel Macron.[31] | ||
| 11 November | London | Attended WW1 centenary remembrance services in Whitehall and Westminster Abbey.[32] | ||
| 18–21 November | Cape Town Johannesburg | President Steinmeier met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Leader of the Opposition, Mmusi Maimane. He visited the Ponte Tower and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, and the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.[33] | ||
| 21–22 November | Gaborone | President Steinmeier met with President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community, Stergomena Tax.[34] | ||
| 4–10 December | Beijing Guangdong Sichuan | President Steinmeier met with President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Keqiang. He visited Sichuan University and gave a speech. He also visited the Cantonese Opera Museum.[35] |
| Date | Countries | Places visited | Narrative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 23 January | Schaan | President Steinmeier attended the ceremony of 300 years of the Principality of Liechtenstein. | |
| 27–30 January | Addis Ababa Lalibela | President Steinmeier met with President Sahle-Work Zewde, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He visited the African Union Headquarters and met with the head of African Union Moussa Faki.[36] | ||
| 11–13 February | Cartagena Isla Grande Bogotá | President Steinmeier met with President Iván Duque Márquez. He also met with Kogi indigenous community.[37] | ||
| 13–16 February | Quito Baltra Santa Cruz Island Guayaquil | President Steinmeier met with President Lenín Moreno.[38] | ||
| 20–22 March | Zagreb Split | President Steinmeier met with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Speaker Gordan Jandroković. He then flew to Split where he had breakfast with the Mayor of the City of Split Andro Krstulović Opara.[39] | ||
| 4–5 April | Sofia Plovdiv | President Steinmeier met with President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, President of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Tsetska Karayantcheva and met with Mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totev.[40] | ||
| 9–10 May | Ljubljana Kobarid | President Steinmeier met with President Borut Pahor, Speaker of the National Assembly Dejan Židan and Prime Minister Marjan Šarec. He also attend a concert in celebration of Europe Day.[41] | ||
| 27–29 May | Tashkent Urgench Xiva | President Steinmeier met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. He met students of Urgench State University.[42] | ||
| 3–4 June | Linz | President Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking head of states. | ||
| 5 June | Ljubljana | President Steinmeier attended the summit of the Three Seas Initiative.[43] | ||
| 12–14 June | Reykjavík Vestmannaeyjar | President Steinmeier met with President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir. He also visited the Sólheimajökull glacier and Eldfell volcano.[44] | ||
| 15–16 June | Kultaranta | President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö. He also inaugurated the "Kultaranta talks".[45] | ||
| 25 August | Fivizzano | President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella. He also commemorated the victims of the Vinca massacre.[46] | ||
| 31 August–1 September | Łódź Wieluń Warsaw | President Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda. He also had a speech to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War.[47] | ||
| 19–20 September | Rome Naples | President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, President of the Italian Senate Elisabetta Casellati and President of the Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico. He also visited the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità.[48] | ||
| 30 September | Paris | President Steinmeier attended the funeral of President Jacques Chirac.[49] | ||
| 6–8 October | Tbilisi Telavi | President Steinmeier met with President Salome Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, President of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze and Ilia II, Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He also visited the Alaverdi Monastery.[50] | ||
| 10–12 October | Athens | President Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.[51] | ||
| 20–23 October | Tokyo | President Steinmeier attended the ceremony of the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan. He also met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.[52] | ||
| 30 October–1 November | Boston | President Steinmeier visited the Gropius House. He also met with the governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, and had a panel discussion at the Harvard Law School.[53] | ||
| 16 December | Bastogne | President Steinmeier had a speech at the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the start of the Ardennes offensive.[54] |
| Date | Countries | Places visited | Narrative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 22–23 January | Tel Aviv Jerusalem | President Steinmeier attended the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. He also had a speech at the 5th World Holocaust Forum.[55] | |
| 27 January | Oświęcim | President Steinmeier visited the Auschwitz and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camps.[56] | ||
| 23–26 February | Nairobi Kiambu Kakuma | President Steinmeier met with President Uhuru Kenyatta. He also visited refugees in the Turkana County.[57] | ||
| 27–28 February | Khartoum | President Steinmeier met with Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He also visited the Sudan National Museum.[58] | ||
| 22–23 August | Salzburg | President Steinmeier attended the Salzburg Festival. He also visited the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, and met with President Alexander Van der Bellen.[59] | ||
| 17–18 September | Milan | President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella and emergency workers affected during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also attended a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 and toured Milan Cathedral.[60] |
| Date | Countries | Places visited | Narrative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 26 April | Paris | President Steinmeier met with President Emmanuel Macron for talks.[61] | |
| nowrap | 30 May | Ljubljana | President Steinmeier met with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Slovenian President Borut Pahor for talks on the EU Trio Council Presidency of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia..[62] | |
| nowrap | 12–13 June | Haderslev Aabenraa Sønderborg | President Steinmeier met with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. He also attended a service at Haderslev Cathedral for the 100th anniversary of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites which led to South Jutland County joining Denmark and also to have a dinner on the HDMY Dannebrog (A540).[63] | |
| nowrap | 17 June | Warsaw | President Steinmeier met with Polish President Andrzej Duda and President of the International Auschwitz Committee Marian Turski. Also marked 30 years of the German-Polish Treaty on Good-Neighbourliness.[64] | |
| nowrap | 30 June–2 July | Tel Aviv Jerusalem Sde Boker | President Steinmeier met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. He also visited the grave of Theodor Herzl in Jerusalem, the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem and the grave of Ben Gurion and his wife Paula Ben-Gurion in Sde Boker. Also on the trip he met Holocaust survivor Regina Steinitz, writer David Grossman, artist Michal Rovner and former head of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center Avner Shalev.[65] | |
| nowrap | 7–9 September | Stockholm Kiruna | President Steinmeier paid a state visit to the Kingdom of Sweden. He met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and attended a state dinner at Stockholm Palace. He held talks with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. He also gave a speech to the Riksdag and attended a lunch hosted by Cecilia Brinck, President of Stockholm County Council and Anna König Jerlmy, the Mayor of Stockholm. President Steinmeier travelled onto Kiruna, where he met with Lotta Finstorp, Norrbotten County Governor.[66] | |
| nowrap | 15 September | President Steinmeier attended the 16th Arraiolos Group meeting.[67] | ||
| nowrap | 29–30 September | Chișinău Străşeni | President Steinmeier paid a working visit to Moldova. In Chișinău he met with President Maia Sandu, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița and Speaker of Parliament Igor Grosu. He also opened a business conference and met German Academic Exchange Service alumni. In Străşeni, he visited the Engineering College in Străşeni.[68] | |
| nowrap | 6 October | Kyiv Koriukivka | President Steinmeier attended the 80th Anniversary of the Koriukivka massacre. He attended a memorial to the victims in Koriukivka and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and attended the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.[69] | |
| nowrap | 27–29 October | Dublin Limerick | President Steinmeier paid a state visit to the Republic of Ireland. He met with President Michael D. Higgins and First Lady Sabina Higgins and attended a state banquet in his honour. He held talks with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Speaker of the Lower House Seán Ó Fearghaíl and talks figures involved in the Northern Ireland peace process on the impact of Brexit. He visited Trinity College Dublin, Dogpatch Lab startup hub and the National Gallery of Ireland with the Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland. He talked with students at the University of Limerick.[70] | |
| nowrap | 4–5 November | Oslo Utoya | President Steinmeier travelled to Norway where he met Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre who also held a dinner in his honour. He gave a speech at the Storting and had a meeting with President of the Storting Eva Kristin Hansen. He met and had a luncheon with King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway. He visited the University of Oslo and Oslo Opera House. He travelled to Utoya Island to a wreath laying ceremony.[71] | |
| nowrap | 18 November | New York City | President Steinmeier travelled to New York City to visit the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Center for Jewish History and spoke at the award ceremony for the Leo Baeck Medal.[72] | |
| 2 December | Strasbourg | President Steinmeier gave a speech at a memorial service for former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing[73] |
| 15–16 February | Riga | President Steinmeier gave a speech at the international conference celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Constitution of Latvia.[74] | ||
| 20–23 February | Dakar Gorée Bargny | President Steinmeier gave a speech at the laying of the foundation stone for the new building of Goethe-Institut Senegal.[75] | ||
| 3 March | Vilnius Rukla | President Steinmeier visited of the German operational contingent of the NATO EFP Battlegroup Lithuania in Rukla together with Gitanas Nausėda.[76] | ||
| 8 April | Helsinki | President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö, for talks about the public debate on relations between Finnish civil society and Russia.[77] | ||
| 12 April | Warsaw | President Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda. He also had a conversation with Elżbieta Penderecka, the widow of the composer Krzysztof Penderecki.[78] | ||
| 27 April | Košice Sliač | President Steinmeier met with President Zuzana Čaputová. He also visited the German contingent of the NATO battlegroup in Sliač.[79] | ||
| 4 May | Bucharest | President Steinmeier met with President Klaus Johannis. He also had a discussion with representatives of the German and Jewish minorities in Romania.[80] | ||
| 15 May | Abu Dhabi | President Steinmeier attended the funeral of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[81] | ||
| 14–15 June | Singapore | President Steinmeier met with President Halimah Yacob, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. He also visited the Asian Civilisations Museum and National Gallery Singapore.[82] | ||
| 15–16 June | Jakarta Yogyakarta | President Steinmeier met with President Joko Widodo, Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo and Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono X and Princess Mangkubumi. He laid wreath at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery, and also visited the German School Jakarta, Borobudur, Gadjah Mada University and Jogja National Museum.[83] | ||
| 20–21 June | Riga | President Steinmeier participated in the Three Seas Initiative summit, then attended a special service at the St. Peter's Church with President Egils Levits.[84] | ||
| 12–13 September | Vaduz Schaan | President Steinmeier participated in the meeting of the heads of state of the German-speaking countries.[85] | ||
| 18–19 September | London | President Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.[86] | ||
| 19–22 September | Mexico City Guadalajara | President Steinmeier met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum. He also gave a speech to the Senate and attended a concert at the Hospicio Cabañas.[87] | ||
| 5–7 October | Valletta Mdina Attard Birżebbuġa | President Steinmeier participated in the meeting of the Arraiolos Group. He also met with President George Vella and the crew of German submarine U-35. He later visited the Church of Our Lady of Victory and German-Maltese Circle.[88] | ||
| 25 October | Kyiv Koriukivka | President Steinmeier reiterated German support to Ukraine following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[89] [90] | ||
| 31 October–3 November | Tokyo Kyoto | President Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender met with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. He also had a discussion on the 25th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol.[91] | ||
| 3–5 November | Seoul Busan | President Steinmeier met with President Yoon Suk-yeol. He also visited the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) and United Nations Memorial Cemetery.[92] | ||
| 16–17 November | New York City | President Steinmeier attended the presentation of the Henry Kissinger Prize by the American Academy in Berlin. He later met governor and former ambassador Phil Murphy, president of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.[93] | ||
| 29–30 November | Skopje Bogdanci Kavadarci | President Steinmeier met with President Stevo Pendarovski and Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski. He also addressed the Parliament, laid wreath at the tomb of Gotse Delchev at the Church of the Ascension of Jesus, and visited Čifte Hammam, followed by discussions about the documentary film Honeyland. He later visited the first wind park in Bogdanci and toured a Dräxlmaier factory in Kavadarci.[94] | ||
| 1–2 December | Tirana Berat | President Steinmeier met with President Bajram Begaj and Prime Minister Edi Rama. He then addressed the Parliament, laid wreath at the Mother Albania Monument in the National Martyrs' Cemetery, and visited Sami Frashëri High School and the Museum of Secret Surveillance. He later went to Berat, where he visited the Lufthansa Industry Solutions, King Mosque, Halveti Tekke and Berat Castle.[95] |
| 1–2 January | Brasília Manaus Boa Vista | President Steinmeier attended the inauguration of elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He then met with the Governor of the state of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, before touring in the Amazon Theatre and Amazon Tall Tower Observatory. He later visited a school in Boa Vista and the Monitoring Center for Deforestation in Manaus.[96] | ||
| 5 January | Rome Vatican City | President Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender met with Pope Francis, then attended the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI.[97] [98] | ||
| 6–7 February | Geneva | President Steinmeier met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. He then had a speech during the awarding of the Grand Cross of Merit with Star to Peter Maurer. He later had a conversation with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger.[99] | ||
| 13–16 February | Siem Reap Phnom Penh | President Steinmeier accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender toured the humanitarian mine clearance project HALO Trust, followed by Angkor Wat, the German Apsara Conservation Project, and Ta Prohm temple complex. He later met with Say Chhum, Senate President of the Kingdom, then attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Independence Monument and Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk. Afterwards, he held talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen, before visiting the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.[100] | ||
| 16–19 February | Penang Kuala Lumpur Kuching | President Steinmeier with his wife Elke Büdenbender visited Infineon and B. Braun company branches in Penang. He then met with King Abdullah and Queen Azizah, and later with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. In Kuching, he toured the Kuching Wetlands National Park and orangutan rehabilitation at the Semenggoh Wildlife Center.[101] | ||
| 15–16 March | Lääne-Harju Tallinn | President Steinmeier visited the German contingent of the Baltic Air Policing mission at Ämari Air Base. In Tallinn, he held a conversation with President Alar Karis, then attended the awarding of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to former Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid. He later met with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and went to Toompea for a statement.[102] | ||
| 18–19 April | Warsaw | President Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace, before visiting the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews along with President Duda and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. He, with his wife Elke Büdenbender, then commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and gave a speech in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, to be the first German official guest to do so. He later attended a memorial service at the Nożyk Synagogue, then a concert at the National Theatre.[103] | ||
| 23–27 April | Ottawa Vancouver Yellowknife Tuktoyaktuk | Accompanied by his wife, Elke Büdenbender, President Steinmeier was welcomed by Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada. He then laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial. Afterwards, he met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Parliament Hill, followed by talks with George Furey, Speaker of the Senate, and Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons, before attending a discussion with students of the University of Ottawa, then a concert at the National Arts Centre. In Vancouver, he toured along with David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, a fuel cell manufacturer, the harbor, and smart energy systems at the University of British Columbia. He later traveled with the Governor General from Yellowknife to Tuktoyaktuk to meet representatives of the Inuit community.[104] | ||
| 5–6 May | London | President Steinmeier attended the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.[105] | ||
| 24–26 May | Bucharest Sibiu Timișoara | President Steinmeier held talks with President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, Senate President Alina Gorghiu and Chamber of Deputies President Marcel Ciolacu, before laying wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In Sibiu, he was welcomed by mayor Astrid Fodor, followed by discussions at Samuel von Brukenthal National College. In Timișoara, he visited the Victory Square, Banatul Philharmonic, and the old town along with mayor Dominic Fritz. In addition, he toured the St. George Cathedral, Nikolaus Lenau High School and Cetate Synagogue.[106] | ||
| 29–30 May | Vilnius Pabradė | President Steinmeier met with President Gitanas Nausėda, before attending events at the Vilnius University Library and Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. He later visited the German forces of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.[107] | ||
| 19–21 June | Astana Aqtau Kuryk | President Steinmeier laid wreath at the Otan Qorgaushylar Monument, before he met President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace. He later attended two conferences about the cooperation between the two countries in business and higher education, followed by touring the National Museum. At Aqtau, he visited the Yessenov University and Svevind Energy company. He concluded his visit by touring Kuryk port.[108] | ||
| 21–23 June | Bishkek | President Steinmeier laid wreath at the Ata-Beyit, before he met President Sadyr Japarov. He later visited the OSCE Academy together with Helga Schmid, followed by touring the Ala-Archa Nature Park.[109] | ||
| 9–11 July | Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette | President Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender met with Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa at the Grand Ducal Palace. He then laid wreath at the National Monument of Luxembourg Solidarity, before visiting the Luxembourg National Archives. He later held talks with Parliament President Fernand Etgen, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. Afterward, he toured the capital city with mayor Lydie Polfer. Later on, he visited the birthplace of Robert Schuman and the University of Luxembourg.[110] | ||
| 31 August–1 September | Paris | President Steinmeier attended a dinner hosted by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte at the Élysée Palace.[111] | ||
| 11–12 September | Brussels Eupen | President Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking heads of states.[112] | ||
| 20–22 September | Syracuse Piazza Armerina Catania Venice | President Steinmeier accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender met with President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura. He later gave a speech during the Award ceremony for the second German-Italian town twinning prize, held at Syracuse Municipal Theatre.[113] Afterwards, he toured the island of Ortygia, then attended a theatre performance at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse. On the next day, he went to areas affected by wildfires at Piazza Armerina and Enna, before visiting the Villa Romana del Casale, and the 3Sun factory in Catania. He then flew to Venice, where he visited the German Centre for Venetian Studies and 18th Biennale Architettura.[114] | ||
| 26 September | Rome | President Steinmeier attended the funeral of former president Giorgio Napolitano.[115] | ||
| 3–5 October |  Cape Verde | Praia Cidade Velha Mindelo | President Steinmeier met with President José Maria Pereira Neves, where he was then bestowed the Amílcar Cabral Prize, and the keys to the city of Praia by Mayor Francisco Carvalho. He later laid wreath at the Memorial Amílcar Cabral, and made a speech in the National Assembly. He then held talks with Prime Minister, José Ulisses Correia e Silva in the Várzea Palace. In Cidade Velha, he toured the Fort of São Filipe and Nossa Senhora do Rosário church. On the next day, he flew to Mindelo, where he visited the Ocean Science Centre, Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory and Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design.[116] | |
| 5–6 October | Portugal | Porto | President Steinmeier participated in the 18th Arraiolos Group meeting.[117] | |
| 6 October |  United States | Washington, D.C. | President Steinmeier met with President Joe Biden to mark the occasion of German-American Day.[118] [119] | |
| 30 October–1 November | Dar es Salaam Songea | President Steinmeier was welcomed with military honors by Minister of Foreign Affairs, January Makamba. The next day, he met with President Samia Suluhu Hassan, and representatives of German and Tanzanian businesses including Twiga Cement and Heidelberg Materials. In Songea, he toured the Maji Maji Memorial Museum and held talks with descendants of Chief Songea Mbano.[120] | ||
| 1–3 November |  Zambia | Lusaka Livingstone | President Steinmeier was welcomed with military honors by President Hakainde Hichilema, then paid a visit to the Fountain Gate Crafts & Trades School, which is affiliated with the Chamber of Skilled Crafts of Frankfurt-Rhine-Main. In Livingstone, he toured a water extraction plant on the Zambezi river, the Victoria Falls and the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.[121] | |
| 26–27 November | Israel | Tel Aviv Jerusalem Be'eri | President Steinmeier, accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender and President of the German Bundestag, Bärbel Bas met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, before they toured the location of Be'eri massacre. Later on, he held talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and visited the Augusta Victoria Hospital.[122] | |
| 28–29 November |  Oman | Muscat Nizwa | President Steinmeier met with Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq. He then toured the Nizwa Fort and Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.[123] | |
| 29 November |  Qatar | Doha | President Steinmeier met with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad. |
| Date | Countries | Place visited | Narrative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | France | Élysée Palace | Participation in the funeral service for Jacques Delors.[124] | |
| 23–24 January | Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City | President Steinmeier was joined by his wife Elke Büdenbender, Labor Minister Hubertus Heil and a delegation of business leaders from top German industrial firms on a four-day tour to Southeast Asia. In Hanoi, he visited the Temple of Literature and laid wreath at the Memorial to the Revolutionary Martyrs. In addition, he met with President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng, and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. In Ho Chi Minh City, he toured the Vietnamese-German University.[125] [126] | ||
| 25–26 January | Bangkok Ubon Ratchathani | President Steinmeier walked through Talat Noi, before he met with King Rama X, Queen Suthida in Dusit Palace, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and leader of the Move Forward Party, Chaithawat Tulathon. He also visited a Mercedes-Benz plant in Samut Prakan. He later toured rice farms in Ubon Ratchathani, as well as Sirindhorn Dam and Pha Taem National Park.[127] | ||
| 6–8 February | Ulaanbaatar Töv Province | President Steinmeier accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender was welcomed by President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh and his wife Luvsandorjiin Bolortsetseg in the Sükhbaatar Square. He also held talks with Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene and Chairman of the State Great Hural Gombojav Zandanshatar. He later toured the Munkh Cashmere knitwear business, Chinggis Khaan National Museum and Alexander von Humboldt Schule, before meeting with a nomadic family holding preparations for celebrating the Tsagaan Sar in Töv Province.[128] | ||
| 11–13 February | Larnaca Nicosia Kofinou Pano Lefkara Kato Drys | President Steinmeier met with President Nikos Christodoulides, President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou and mayor of Nicosia Constantinos Yiorkadjis, as well as Stavros Stavrou, President of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He also visited the UNFICYP headquarters, Goethe-Institut Cyprus, House of Representatives and Presidential Palace. He later toured the Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum and Kofinou Reception, in addition to embroidery and Silversmith-work in Pano Lefkara.[129] | ||
| 23–25 February | Windhoek | President Steinmeier attended the funeral ceremonies for President Hage Geingob.[130] | ||
| 22–24 April | Istanbul Gaziantep Ankara | President Steinmeier met with Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul at the Sirkeci railway station. He then held talks with representatives of German companies in Eminönü, before attending a cultural evening at the Summer Residence of the German Ambassador in Tarabya, followed by visiting The Museum of Innocence where he conversed with author Orhan Pamuk. He later met with representatives of civil society and toured a DHL Express logistics center. In Gaziantep, he visited Gazikent primary school and an accommodation center for earthquake victims in Nurdağı. Afterwards, he laid wreath at Anıtkabir, followed by a meeting at Ankara University with Mayor Mansur Yavaş, culminating in discussions at the Presidential Complex with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Subsequently, he engaged in talks with Özgür Özel, leader of the CHP.[131] | ||
| 29–30 April | Prague | President Steinmeier met with President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle. He then attended a commemoration ceremony at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University for victims of the 2023 shooting rampage. Afterwards, he delivered a speech on the 20th anniversary of the EU's Eastern enlargement. He later visited 's grave at the Vyšehrad Cemetery, followed by touring Josefov marking the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka's death. He subsequently attended a musical performance at State Opera, before meeting Prime Minister Petr Fiala.[132] |