List of international prime ministerial trips made by Rishi Sunak

This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Rishi Sunak, who has served as the 57th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 25 October 2022. Rishi Sunak has made sixteen international trips to seventeen countries during his premiership.

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Rishi Sunak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his first visit to Kyiv in November 2022.

Summary

The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Sunak travelled are:

Map of international trips made by Rishi Sunak as prime minister: (March 2023)
  United Kingdom
  1 visit
  2 visits

2022
# Country Location Date Details
1  Egypt Sharm El Sheikh 6–7 November Sunak attended the high level segment of COP27.[1]
2  Indonesia Bali 14–16 November Sunak attended the 2022 G20 summit.
3  Ukraine Kyiv 19 November Sunak travelled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and pledged £50 million in aid.[2]
4  Latvia Riga 19 December Sunak attended a Joint Expeditionary Force leaders summit.
 Estonia Tallinn Sunak met with British troops.[3]

2023
# Country Location Date Details
5  Germany Munich 18 February Sunak attended the Munich Security Conference.[4]
6  France Paris 10 March Sunak travelled by Eurostar to Paris to meet with President Emmanuel Macron for a UK–France Summit.[5] It was the first time a British Prime Minister had travelled to Paris for a summit by train.
7  United States San Diego 13 March Sunak travelled to San Diego to meet with President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and made an announcement on the next stage of the AUKUS pact.[6]
8  Iceland Reykjavík 16 May Sunak attended the fourth Council of Europe summit.[7]
9  Japan Tokyo, Hiroshima 17–21 May Sunak travelled to Japan to announce a new defence partnership and host a reception with business leaders in Tokyo. Following this, he held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and attended the G7 summit in Hiroshima.[8][9]
10  Moldova Chișinău, Bulboaca 1 June Attended the second summit of the European Political Community. First visit of a UK prime minister to Moldova.
11  United States Arlington, Washington, D.C. 7–8 June The trip was primarily focused on business. On the first day of the trip, Sunak laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery.[10] He addressed a major gathering of US business executives. Sunak met with Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate. Additionally, he and US President Joe Biden gave a joint press conference. He also watched the Washington Nationals play the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game.[11][12]
12  Lithuania Vilnius 11–12 July Sunak attended the 2023 NATO summit.[13]
13  India New Delhi 8–10 September Sunak attended the 2023 G20 summit.[14] Sunak became both the first British Prime Minister of Indian descent and first Hindu British Prime Minister to visit India.[15]
14  Spain Granada 5 October Sunak attended the 3rd EPC summit.[16]
15  Sweden Visby 12–13 October Sunak visited Sweden to attend a UK Joint Expeditionary Force summit.[17] Sweden and the UK signed a strategic partnership, while Sunak also pledged to deploy more than 20,000 British troops across northern Europe in 2024. Sunak stayed on destroyer HMS Diamond, the first time a UK Prime Minister had stayed overnight on a Royal Navy warship since 1968.[18]
16  Israel Jerusalem 19 October Sunak met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the outbreak of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[19][20]
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 19–20 October Sunak met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss regional security.[21][22] Sunak also met the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the following morning. Sunak thanked Qatar for its involvement in securing the release of hostages taken by Hamas, including British nationals.[23]
 Egypt Cairo 20 October Sunak visited Egypt as part of a two day visit to Middle Eastern capitals.[24] He met with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas.[25][26]

Future trips

The following international trips are scheduled to be made by Sunak within the next 6 months:

Country Location Date Details Ref.
 India Delhi,
Mumbai		 October 2023 Sunak is scheduled to visit India at the end of October, in order to finalise a free trade agreement between the two countries. [27]
 United Arab Emirates Dubai November 2023 Sunak is expected to attend COP28. [28]

Multilateral meetings

Sunak is scheduled to attend the following summits during his prime ministership:

GroupYear
202220232024
UNGASeptember,
United States New York City		TBD,
United States New York City
G719–21 May,
Japan Hiroshima		June,
Italy Apulia
G2015–16 November,
Indonesia Bali		8–10 September,
India New Delhi		18–19 November,
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
NATO11–12 July,
Lithuania Vilnius		9–11 July,
United States Washington, D.C.
CHOGM5–6 May,
United Kingdom London		TBD,
Samoa Apia
EPC1 June,
Moldova Bulboaca		TBD
United Kingdom TBD
5 October,
Spain Granada		TBD
UNCCC6–7 November
Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh		November
United Arab Emirates Dubai		TBD
██ = Future event.
██ = Did not attend.
^a Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden attended in the Prime Minister's place.[29]

See also

References
  1. "UK's Sunak to attend COP27 climate talks". Politico. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. "Ukraine war: Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv". BBC News. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. "Rishi Sunak to meet UK troops in Estonia and attend Baltic summit". The Guardian. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Rishi Sunak to join world leaders in Munich for conference on international security". Sky News. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. "Channel migrants: Rishi Sunak to meet Emmanuel Macron". BBC News. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. "Australia's Nuclear Subs Will Use a UK Design to Counter China". Bloomberg. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. "PM on diplomatic drive to push UK priorities on the world stage". GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. "Japanese firms commit record £17.7 billion investment into the UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. "PM meets with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan: 18 May 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. "Rishi Sunak lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on first day of US visit". Sky News. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  11. "UK's Sunak seeks stronger economic ties with U.S. on Washington trip | Reuters". Reuters. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  12. "Wednesday briefing: Inside Rishi Sunak's whirlwind US visit | Joe Biden | The Guardian". The Guardian. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  13. "Joe Biden will meet with King Charles at Windsor Castle on UK visit this month". iNews. 2 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  14. "Rishi Sunak makes 'historic' G20 visit to India". BBC News. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  15. "Rishi Sunak looks to boost UK profile at G20 summit". Financial Times. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  16. "Pictured: Volodymyr Zelensky hugs Rishi Sunak in warm welcome at Spain summit". The Telegraph. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  17. "PM meets Joint Expeditionary Force heads of state in Sweden". The Chronicle. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  18. "PM accelerates military support to Northern Europe following visit to Sweden". GOV.UK. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  19. "Sunak Visits Israel in Display of British Support". The New York Times. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  20. "Rishi Sunak calls for stability after backing Israel against Hamas". BBC News. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  21. "PM meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia: 19 October 2023". GOV.UK. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  22. "Saudi crown prince to British PM: kingdom considers targeting civilians in Gaza 'a heinous crime'". Reuters. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  23. "PM meeting with the Amir of Qatar: 20 October 2023". GOV.UK. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  24. "UK's Sunak Visits Egypt to Hold Talks on Israel-Hamas Conflict". Bloomberg. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  25. "PM meeting with President el-Sisi of Egypt: 20 October 2023". GOV.UK. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  26. "PM meeting with the President of the Palestinian Authority: 20 October 2023". GOV.UK. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  27. "UK PM Rishi Sunak's India visit targets resolving crucial India-UK FTA sticking points". The Hindu Business Line. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  28. "Rishi Sunak avoiding UN summit after being warned about potential rejection". The Guardian. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  29. "UK's Sunak Plans to Skip UN General Assembly in September". Bloomberg. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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