List of international presidential trips made by Emmanuel Macron
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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Emmanuel Macron, the 25th and current President of France. As of November 2024, Emmanuel Macron has made 260 presidential trips to 88 states internationally since his inauguration on 14 May 2017. National trips are not included.
Summary
[edit]The number of visits per country where President Macron traveled are:
- One visit to Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Croatia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Poland, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vanuatu
- Two visits to Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Niger, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden and Ukraine
- Three visits to China, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Tunisia and Vatican City
- Four visits to the Netherlands, Russia and the United Arab Emirates
- Five visits to Qatar and Spain
- Six visits to Switzerland
- Eight visits to the United States
- Nine visits to the United Kingdom
- Ten visits to Italy
- Thirty-one visits to Germany
- Forty-nine visits to Belgium
2017
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
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Germany | Berlin | 15 May | Macron's state visit to Germany was his first international trip as President. He chose Germany as the first foreign trip of his presidency in a demonstration of a pro-European sign, as well as to follow the tradition of French presidents making their first international trip to Germany.[1] During his first full day in office, Macron met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.[2] The two leaders agreed to construct a plan to reform the European Union amidst the rise of right-wing populism and Euroscepticism.[3] |
Mali | Gao | 19 May | Macron met with French troops committed to Operation Barkhane. It was his first trip outside Europe as President.[4] |
Belgium | Brussels | 25–26 May | Macron attended the NATO summit, his first summit meeting as President. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including U.S. President Donald Trump.[5] |
Italy | Taormina | 26–27 May | Macron attended the G7 summit in Taormina.[6] He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. |
Morocco | Rabat | 14–15 June | Macron met the King of Morocco Mohammed VI during this private and friendly trip.[7] |
Belgium | Brussels | 22–23 June | Macron attended his first European Council. He held separate bilateral meetings with Angela Merkel, and the representants of the Visegrád Group.[8] |
Germany | Berlin | 29 June | Macron met with other European heads of state and government, as part of the preparations for the G20 summit.[9] |
Mali | Bamako | 2 July | Macron attended a security summit of the G5 Sahel to boost support for the creation of a regional counter-terror force.[10] |
Germany | Hamburg | 7–8 July | Macron attended the G20 summit in Hamburg. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.[11] |
Switzerland | Lausanne | 10–11 July | Macron travelled to Lausanne to visit the International Olympic Committee for the presentation of the Paris bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. During this trip Macron was accompanied by his wife Brigitte, the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and the chairs of the bid, Bernard Lapasset and Tony Estanguet.[12] |
Italy | Trieste | 12–13 July | Macron attended the 2017 Western Balkans Summit. One day before, he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.[13] |
Austria | Salzburg | 23 August | Macron met with Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern.[14] |
Romania | Bucharest | 24 August | Macron met with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.[15] |
Bulgaria | Varna | 25 August | Macron met with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Euxinograd Palace.[16] |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg City, Niederanven | 28 August | Macron met with Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. He also held political talks at Senningen Castle with Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.[17] |
Greece | Athens | 6–7 September | Macron paid a state visit to Greece where he called to rebuild European Union.[18] |
United States | New York City | 18–20 September | Macron participated to the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with several heads of state.[19] |
Estonia | Tallinn, Tapa Army Base | 28–29 September | Macron attended the EU Digital Summit and held a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.[20] He then visited troops together with British Prime Minister Theresa May and Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas at Tapa Army Base.[21] |
Germany | Frankfurt | 10 October | Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair.[22] |
Belgium | Brussels | 19–20 October | Macron attended the European Council. |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Dubai | 8–9 November | Macron inaugurated the Louvre Abu Dhabi.[23] |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 9 November | Macron made an emergency Saudi Arabia trip over Lebanon war fears.[24] |
Germany | Bonn | 15 November | Macron attended the opening ceremony of the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[25] |
Sweden | Gothenburg | 17 November | Macron attended the EU Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth.[26] |
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 28–29 November | Macron met with Burkinabe President, delivered a speech about Africa, exchanged with students and visited a solar-powered plant.[27] |
Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | 29–30 November | Macron attended the fifth African Union – European Union summit.[27] |
Ghana | Accra | 30 November | Macron met with Ghanaian President and visited some local start-ups.[27] |
Algeria | Algiers | 6 December | Macron made a work and friendship visit in Algeria.[28] |
Qatar | Doha | 7 December | Macron paid an official visit to Qatar.[29] |
Belgium | Brussels | 14–15 December | Macron attended the European Council.[30] |
Niger | Niamey | 22–23 December | Macron visited the French troops from Operation Barkhane.[31] |
2018
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China | Xi'an, Beijing | 8–10 January | Macron arrived in Xi'an first, visited the Terracotta Army, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi'an great mosque. He also delivered a speech about multilateralism at Daming Palace National Heritage Park. Later he flew to Beijing, visited the Palace Museum and met with the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.[32] He gifted Xi one of the elite cavalry corps’ horses in response to a leased panda from China's "panda diplomacy".[33] |
Italy | Rome | 10 January | Macron met Southern European Union leaders to talk about migration and budgets at EU Med summit.[34] |
United Kingdom | Camberley, London | 18–19 January | Official visit in the UK in a Brexit context. Macron met with Prime Minister Theresa May in Sandhurst Military Academy for a UK-France Summit to strengthen the Paris-London special relationship on Defence and Security issues. Met with the French Community in London. Macron also accorded an interview to the BBC where he insisted on the importance of the UK-EU relationship after Brexit.[35] |
Switzerland | Davos | 24 January | Macron made a speech in Davos at the World Economic Forum.[36] |
Tunisia | Tunis | 31 January–1 February | Macron met with President Beji Caid Essebsi. |
Senegal | Dakar, Saint-Louis | 2–3 February | Macron met with President Macky Sall. |
Belgium | Brussels | 23 February | Macron attended an extraordinary European Council on Brexit. |
India | New Delhi, Varanasi, Mirzapur | 9–12 March | Macron met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.[37] |
Netherlands | The Hague | 21 March | Macron met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and King Willem-Alexander. |
Belgium | Brussels | 22–23 March | Macron attended the European Council. |
Germany | Berlin | 19 April | Macron met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
United States | Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon | 23–25 April | Macron met with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Congressional leaders during an official State Visit. |
Australia | Sydney | 1–3 May | Macron met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. |
Germany | Aachen | 9–10 May | Macron received the Charlemagne Prize. |
Bulgaria | Sofia | 16–17 May | Macron attended the EU-Western Balkans summit. |
Russia | Saint Petersburg | 24–25 May | Macron met with President Vladimir Putin. He also attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. |
Canada | Ottawa, Montreal, La Malbaie | 6–9 June | Macron met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa and Premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard in Montreal. Macron also attended the G7 summit in La Malbaie. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and U.S. President Donald Trump. |
Germany | Gransee | 19 June | Macron met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
Vatican City | Vatican City | 26 June | Macron met with Pope Francis. |
Belgium | Brussels | 28–29 June | Macron attended the European Council. |
Mauritania | Nouakchott | 2 July | Macron attended the 31st African Union summit. |
Nigeria | Abuja, Lagos | 3–4 July | Macron met with President Muhammadu Buhari. |
Russia | Saint Petersburg | 10 July | Macron attended the semi-final between France and Belgium of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. |
Belgium | Brussels | 11–12 July | Macron attended the NATO summit. |
Russia | Moscow | 15 July | Macron attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia with the final victory (4–2) of France national football team.[38][39] |
Spain | Madrid | 26 July | Macron met with the Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI. |
Portugal | Lisbon | 27 July | Macron met with the Prime Minister Antonio Costa, attended a summit on energy and held a consultation about the future of the European Union along with Antonio Costa. |
Denmark | Copenhagen | 28–29 August | Macron paid a state visit to Denmark. He met with Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Margrethe II. |
Finland | Helsinki | 30 August | Macron paid an official visit and met with President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. |
Luxembourg | Bourglinster, Luxembourg City | 6 September | Macron met with the Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte. |
Austria | Salzburg | 19–20 September | Macron attended an informal summit with the other heads of state or government of the European Union concerning mainly Brexit and the European migrant crisis. |
United States | New York City | 24–26 September | Macron participated to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with several heads of state. |
Armenia | Yerevan | 10–12 October | Macron travelled to Yerevan to attend the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Summit. |
Belgium | Brussels | 17–19 October | Macron travelled to Brussels to attend a European Council and the 12th Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM). |
Slovakia | Bratislava | 26 October | Macron met with President Andrej Kiska and Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini. |
Czech Republic | Prague | 26–27 October | Macron met with President Milos Zeman and Prime Minister Andrej Babis. |
Turkey | Istanbul | 27 October | Macron attended a summit hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Syria conflict along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
Morocco | Tangier, Rabat | 15 November | Macron travelled to Morocco to inaugurate along with King Mohammed VI the first high-speed railway line in Africa. |
Germany | Berlin | 18 November | Macron travelled to Berlin to commemorate Volkstrauertag along with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Neue Wache. He also made a speech at the Bundestag about the European Union. |
Belgium | Brussels, Ghent, Molenbeek, Louvain-la-Neuve | 19–20 November | Macron paid a state visit to Belgium. He met with King Philippe of Belgium and Prime Minister Charles Michel. |
Belgium | Brussels | 25 November | Macron attended an extraordinary summit on Brexit along with the other European Union leaders. |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | 28 November – 1 December | Macron met with President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires. Macron also attended the G20 summit. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
Belgium | Brussels | 13–14 December | Macron travelled to Brussels to attend a European Council. |
Chad | N’Djamena | 22–23 December | Macron visited the French troops from Operation Barkhane and met with President Idriss Déby. |
2019
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
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Germany | Aachen | 22 January | Macron met with Chancellor Angela Merkel to sign the Aachen Treaty. |
Egypt | Cairo, Abu Simbel | 27–29 January | Macron paid an official visit and met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. |
Cyprus | Nicosia | 29 January | Macron attended a EU Med summit along with Southern European Union leaders. |
Djibouti | Djibouti City | 12 March | Macron met with President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and visited the French troops based in Djibouti. |
Ethiopia | Lalibela, Addis Ababa | 12–13 March | Macron paid a state visit, met with President Sahle-Work Zewde and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. |
Kenya | Nairobi | 13–14 March | Macron paid a state visit, the first of a French President in Kenya and met with President Uhuru Kenyatta. He also attended the 3rd edition of the One Planet Summit. |
Belgium | Brussels | 21–22 March | Macron attended the European Council. |
Belgium | Brussels | 10 April | Macron attended an extraordinary European Council on Brexit. |
Germany | Berlin | 29 April | Macron attended along with Chancellor Angela Merkel an informal summit with Western Balkans countries. |
Romania | Sibiu | 9 May | Macron attended an informal European summit of heads of state or government about the future of the European Union. |
Belgium | Brussels | 28 May | Macron attended an informal European summit along with European Union leaders after 2019 European Parliament election. |
United Kingdom | Portsmouth | 5 June | Macron attended the 75th anniversary of D-Day commemorative ceremonies alongside international leaders. |
Switzerland | Geneva | 11 June | Macron attended the centenary of the International Labour Organization. |
Malta | Valletta | 14 June | Macron attended a EU Med summit along with Southern European Union leaders. |
Belgium | Brussels | 20–21 June | Macron attended the European Council. |
Japan | Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka | 26–29 June | Macron paid an official visit, met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Emperor Naruhito and with the French community in Tokyo. Macron also attended the G20 summit in Osaka. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Chinese President Xi Jinping. |
Belgium | Brussels | 30 June – 2 July | Macron attended an extraordinary European summit. |
Serbia | Belgrade | 15–16 July | Macron paid an official visit and met with President Aleksandar Vučić. |
Tunisia | Tunis | 27 July | Macron attended the funeral of late President Beji Caid Essebsi. |
Andorra | Andorra la Vella, Canillo | 13 September | Macron in his capacity as Co-Princes of Andorra met with the other Co-Prince Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, the General Syndics of the General Council Roser Suñé Pascuet and Prime Minister Xavier Espot. |
Italy | Rome | 18 September | Macron met with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. |
United States | New York City | 22–24 September | Macron participated to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with several heads of state. |
Belgium | Brussels | 17–18 October | Macron attended the European Council. |
Germany | Frankfurt | 28 October | Macron attended the farewell event for European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. |
China | Shanghai, Beijing | 4–6 November | Macron met with President Xi Jinping, attended the China International Import Expo and inaugurated the Centre Pompidou West Bund Museum. Macron and Xi signed business and trade deals worth $45 billion during his visit.[40][41] |
Germany | Berlin | 10 November | Macron met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
United Kingdom | London, Watford | 3–4 December | Macron attended the 30th NATO summit. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès and Polish President Andrzej Duda. |
Belgium | Brussels | 12–13 December | Macron attended the European Council. |
Côte d'Ivoire | Port-Bouët, Abidjan, Bouaké | 20–22 December | Macron visited the French troops based in Côte d'Ivoire and met with President Alassane Ouattara. He also paid tribute to French soldiers killed in Bouaké in 2004. |
Niger | Niamey | 22 December | Macron made a quick stop in Niamey where he met with President Mahamadou Issoufou and paid tribute to the 71 soldiers from Niger killed the week before. |
2020
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Germany | Berlin | 19 January | Macron attended a meeting on the Libyan Civil War. He also met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
Israel | Jerusalem | 21–23 January | Macron travelled to Jerusalem for the World Holocaust Forum to commemorate the 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Macron also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin and Benny Gantz. |
Palestine | Ramallah | 22 January | Macron paid a short visit to meet with President Mahmoud Abbas. |
Poland | Warsaw, Kraków | 3–4 February | Macron paid an official visit. He met with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. |
Germany | Munich | 14–15 February | Macron travelled to Bavaria to attend the 56th Munich Security Conference. |
Belgium | Brussels | 20–21 February | Macron attended a special European Council. |
Italy | Naples | 27 February | Macron attended the 35th Franco-Italian summit. He met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and President Sergio Mattarella. |
United Kingdom | London | 18 June | Macron travelled to London to commemorate the Appeal of 18 June and to give the city the Legion of Honour. He also met with Charles, Prince of Wales and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
Netherlands | The Hague | 23 June | Macron met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte. |
Germany | Gransee | 29 June | Macron met with Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
Mauritania | Nouakchott | 30 June | Macron attended a G5 Sahel summit and met with President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. |
Belgium | Brussels | 17–21 July | Macron attended an extraordinary European Council to decide the EU economic response to the COVID-19 recession which deeply affected the continent. The summit was among the longest ones in history. |
Lebanon | Beirut | 6 August | Macron travelled to Lebanon two days after the 2020 Beirut explosion. He toured the Port of Beirut, the site of the explosions and met with rescuers and local firemen. Macron also met with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hassan Diab. |
Lebanon | Beirut, Jaj | 31 August–1 September | Macron travelled to Lebanon for the second time in a month. He visited Lebanese singer Fairuz in Rabieh. On the next day, he went to Jaj to plant a cedar tree marking the centennial of Greater Lebanon. Then, he met UN representatives and NGO members to discuss reconstruction efforts in Beirut. He also met with President Michel Aoun, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi and other political leaders, in addition to visiting injured people at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital.[42] |
Iraq | Baghdad | 2 September | Macron travelled to Iraq to assert its "sovereignty", despite regional tensions.[43] He met with President Barham Salih, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani.[44] |
Lithuania | Vilnius | 28–29 September | Macron met with President Gitanas Nausėda and Belarusian Opposition Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. |
Latvia | Riga | 29–30 September | Macron met with President Egils Levits and Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš. |
Belgium | Brussels | 1–2 October | Macron attended an extraordinary European Council. |
Belgium | Brussels | 15–16 October | Macron attended the European Council. |
Belgium | Brussels | 10–11 December | Macron attended the European Council. |
2021
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
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Chad | N'Djamena | 22–23 April | Macron attended the funeral of former President Idriss Déby. |
Portugal | Porto | 7–8 May | Macron attended the EU Social Summit. |
Belgium | Brussels | 24–25 May | Macron attended the European Council. |
Rwanda | Kigali | 27–28 May | Macron paid an official visit to Rwanda where he met with President Paul Kagame and visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial. |
South Africa | Pretoria, Johannesburg | 28–29 May | Macron paid an official visit to South Africa. He met with President Cyril Ramaphosa and visited the Nelson Mandela Foundation. |
United Kingdom | Carbis Bay | 11–13 June | Macron travelled to Carbis Bay to attend the G7 summit. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and U.S. President Joe Biden. |
Belgium | Brussels | 14 June | Macron travelled to Brussels to attend the 31st NATO summit. |
Germany | Berlin | 18 June | Macron travelled to Berlin to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
Belgium | Brussels | 24–25 June | Macron attended the European Council. |
Japan | Tokyo | 23–24 July | Macron travelled to Tokyo to attend the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. |
Ireland | Dublin | 26 August | Macron travelled to Dublin where he met with President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin. |
Iraq | Baghdad, Mosul, Erbil | 28–29 August | Macron attended a regional conference in Baghdad to which several leaders of countries neighboring Iraq were invited, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey. |
Greece | Athens | 17 September | Macron travelled to Athens to attend the 8th EU Med summit along with Southern European Union leaders. |
Slovenia | Ljubljana | 5–6 October | Macron attended an informal European Council and the EU-Western Balkans summit. |
Belgium | Brussels | 21–22 October | Macron attended the European Council. |
Italy | Rome | 29–31 October | Macron attended the G20 summit. He also met the day before the summit with U.S. President Joe Biden. |
United Kingdom | Glasgow | 1 November | Macron travelled to Scotland to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. |
Croatia | Zagreb | 24–25 November | Macron paid an official visit to Croatia, the first of a French President since the country's independence in 1991. He met with President Zoran Milanović and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. |
Italy | Rome | 25–26 November | Macron travelled to Rome where he met with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi. |
Vatican City | Vatican City | 26 November | Macron met with Pope Francis. |
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 3 December | Macron met with Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. He also visited the French pavilion at the Expo 2020. |
Qatar | Doha | 3–4 December | Macron met with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. |
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 4 December | Macron met with Mohammed bin Salman. |
Hungary | Budapest | 13 December | Macron met with President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He also attended a Visegrád Group meeting. |
Belgium | Brussels | 15–16 December | Macron attended in Brussels the sixth Eastern Partnership summit and a European Council. |
2022
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
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Germany | Berlin | 25 January | Macron met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. |
Russia | Moscow | 7 February | Macron met with President Vladimir Putin. |
Ukraine | Kyiv | 8 February | Macron met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
Germany | Berlin | 8 February | Macron met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda. |
Belgium | Brussels | 17–18 February | Macron attended in Brussels the sixth European Union – African Union summit. |
Belgium | Brussels | 24 February | Macron attended a special meeting of the European Council to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
Belgium | Brussels | 24–25 March | Macron travelled to Brussels to attend an extraordinary NATO summit and a G7 Leaders meeting about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also attended the European Council. |
Germany | Berlin | 9 May | Macron travelled to Berlin to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on his first trip abroad after his re-election in April 2022. |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 15 May | Macron travelled to Abu Dhabi to pay tribute to the late President of the United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who died two days earlier. |
Belgium | Brussels | 30–31 May | Macron attended a special meeting of the European Council. |
Romania | Constanța | 14–15 June | Macron visited the French troops based in Constanța. He also met with President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă. |
Moldova | Chișinău | 15 June | Macron met with President Maia Sandu. |
Ukraine | Kyiv, Irpin | 16 June | Macron met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis for the first time since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He travelled to Kyiv by train from Rzeszów for safety reasons. |
Belgium | Brussels | 23–24 June | Macron attended in Brussels a EU-Western Balkans Leaders meeting, a European Council and a Euro summit. |
Germany | Schloss Elmau | 25–28 June | Macron travelled to the Bavarian Alps to attend the 48th G7 summit. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. |
Spain | Madrid | 28–30 June | Macron attended the 32nd NATO summit. |
Portugal | Lisbon | 30 June | Macron attended the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference. |
Cameroon | Yaoundé | 25–26 July | Macron met with Presidents Paul Biya, Patrice Talon and Umaro Sissoco Embaló and french local communities. |
Benin | Cotonou | 26–27 July | |
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 27–28 July | |
Algeria | Algiers, Oran | 25–27 August | Macron met with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. |
United Kingdom | London | 18–19 September | Macron attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey and met with King Charles III at a reception at Buckingham Palace. |
United States | New York City | 19–21 September | Macron attended the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with several heads of state. |
Germany | Berlin | 3 October | Macron travelled to Berlin to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a working dinner. |
Czech Republic | Prague | 6–7 October | Macron attended at Prague Castle the 1st European Political Community Summit and an informal European Council. |
Belgium | Brussels | 20–21 October | Macron attended the European Council. |
Italy | Rome | 23–24 October | Macron participated in an international forum on peace. He also met with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. |
Vatican City | Vatican City | 24 October | Macron met with Pope Francis.[45] |
Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 7 November | Macron attended the COP27. |
Indonesia | Bali | 14–16 November | Macron travelled to Bali to attend the G20 summit. He held separate bilateral meetings with other heads of government, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. |
Thailand | Bangkok | 16–18 November | Macron attended the APEC summit. He also met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and with the French community in Bangkok. |
Tunisia | Djerba | 19 November | Macron attended the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Summit. |
United States | Washington, D.C., New Orleans | 29 November – 2 December | Macron met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Congressional leaders during an official State Visit. He also met with the French community in Washington and travelled to New Orleans. |
Albania | Tirana | 6 December | Macron attended the EU-Western Balkans summit. |
Spain | Alicante | 9 December | Macron attended the 9th EU Med summit along with Southern European Union leaders. |
Qatar | Al Khor | 14 December | Macron attended the semi-final between France and Morocco of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. |
Belgium | Brussels | 15 December | Macron attended the European Council. |
Qatar | Lusail | 18 December | Macron attended the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Argentina. |
Jordan | Amman | 20–21 December | Macron attended the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership. He also met with King Abdullah II. |
2023
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
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Spain | Barcelona | 19 January | Macron attended the Franco-Spanish Summit alongside Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. |
Netherlands | The Hague | 30 January | Macron met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte. |
Belgium | Brussels | 9 February | Macron attended the European Council. |
Germany | Munich | 17 February | Macron attended the 59th Munich Security Conference. |
Gabon | Libreville | 1–2 March | Macron attended the One Forest Summit, met with President Ali Bongo Ondimba and with the French community in Libreville. |
Angola | Luanda | 3 March | Macron met with Presidents João Lourenço, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi and french local communities. |
Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 3 March | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | 4 March | |
Belgium | Brussels | 23–24 March | Macron attended a European Council and a Euro summit. |
China | Beijing, Guangzhou | 5–8 April | Macron paid a state visit to China and met with President Xi Jinping. |
Netherlands | Amsterdam, The Hague | 11–12 April | Macron paid a state visit to the Netherlands. He met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. |
Belgium | Ostend | 24 April | Macron attended the second edition of the North Sea Summit. |
United Kingdom | London | 6–7 May | Macron attended the coronation of King Charles III. |
Iceland | Reykjavík | 16–17 May | Macron attended the 4th Council of Europe summit. |
Japan | Hiroshima | 19–21 May | Macron attended the G7 summit. |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 21 May | Macron met with President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh for the first visit of a French President to Mongolia.[46] |
Slovakia | Bratislava | 31 May | Macron met with President Zuzana Čaputová and delivered a speech at GLOBSEC Forum. |
Moldova | Chișinău, Bulboaca | 1 June | Macron attended the 2nd European Political Community Summit. |
Germany | Potsdam | 6 June | Macron met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz for an informal dinner. |
Belgium | Brussels | 29–30 June | Macron attended the European Council. |
Lithuania | Vilnius | 11–12 July | Macron attended the 33rd NATO summit. |
Belgium | Brussels | 17–18 July | Macron attended the EU-CELAC summit |
Vanuatu | Port-Vila | 27–29 July | First French president to travel to non-French Pacific islands, Macron made historic visits to clarify the strategy of French diplomacy in the heart of the Indo-Pacific.[47] |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | ||
Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | 29 July | First time that a French president has visited this island. Met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe.[48] |
India | New Delhi | 9–10 September | Macron attended the G20 summit. |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10–11 September | Macron met with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina |
Italy | Rome | 26 September | Macron attended the state funeral of former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. |
Malta | Valletta | 29 September | Macron attended the EU Med summit. |
Spain | Granada | 5–6 October | Macron attended the 3rd European Political Community Summit. |
Germany | Hamburg | 9–10 October | Macron met with Chancellor Scholz. |
Albania | Tirana | 16–17 October | Macron met with Prime Minister Edi Rama following the Berlin Process Summit to promote stronger cooperation between the European Union and the Western Balkans countries. |
Israel | Tel Aviv | 24 October[49] | Macron met with Benjamin Netanyahu.[49] |
Palestine | Ramallah | 25 October[50] | Macron met with Mahmoud Abbas.[51] |
Jordan | Amman | 25 October[50] | Macron met with King Abdullah II of Jordan. |
Egypt | Cairo | 26 October[50] | Macron met with Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. |
Belgium | Brussels | 26–27 October | Macron attended the European Council. |
Kazakhstan | Astana | 1 November[52] | Macron met with president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. |
Uzbekistan | Samarkand | 2 November[52] | Macron met with president Shavkat Mirziyoyev. |
Switzerland | Bern, Geneva, and Lausanne | 15–16 November | Macron paid a state visit to Switzerland and met with President Alain Berset. |
Germany | Berlin | 20 November | Macron attended the conference of the G20 "Compact with Africa". |
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 1 December | Macron attended the COP 28. |
Qatar | Doha | 2 December | Macron met with Emir sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. |
Belgium | Brussels | 13–15 December | Macron attended the EU-Western Balkans summit followed by the European Council. |
Jordan | Aqaba | 22 December | Macron met with King Abdullah II of Jordan and celebrated Christmas with French troops on an air base. |
2024
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
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Switzerland | Davos | 17 January | Macron spoke at the 54th World Economic Forum. |
Germany | Berlin | 22 January | Macron spoke at the Bundestag during a tribute to Wolfgang Schäuble. He also met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. |
India | Jaipur, New Delhi | 25–26 January | Macron was invited as chief guest to celebrate India's 75th Republic Day celebration. He met with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. |
Sweden | Stockholm, Lund, Malmö | 30–31 January | Macron paid a State Visit to Sweden. Macron met King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, and other members of the Swedish royal family. Macron also met Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. |
Belgium | Brussels | 1 February | Macron attended a Special European Council to discuss budget support to Ukraine. |
Czech Republic | Prague | 5 March | Macron met with President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala. |
Germany | Berlin | 15 March | Macron met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in as part of the Weimar Triangle to discuss aid to Ukraine. |
Belgium | Brussels | 21–22 March | Macron attended the Nuclear Energy Summit and the European Council summit. |
Brazil | Bélem, Itaguai, Brasilia, São Paulo | 26–28 March | Macron made a State visit to Brazil and met with President Lula. It was Macron's first visit to Brazil as President and his first trip to Latin America since 2018.[53] |
Belgium | Brussels | 17–18 April | Macron attended an extraordinary European Council. |
Germany | Berlin, Dresden, Münster | 26–28 May | Macron paid a state visit to Germany, the first for a French President in Germany since 2000. Macron met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. |
Italy | Apulia | 13–15 June | Macron attended the G7 summit. |
Switzerland | Nidwalden | 15 June | Macron attended the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Bürgenstock Resort. |
Belgium | Brussels | 17 June | Macron attended the informal European Council summit. |
Belgium | Brussels | 27–28 June | Macron attended the European Council summit. |
United States | Washington, D.C. | 10–11 July | Macron attended the 75th NATO summit. He met with several leaders including American President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
United Kingdom | Woodstock | 18 July | Macron attended the 4th EPC Summit in the UK. |
Serbia | Belgrade, Novi Sad | 29–30 August | Macron paid an official visit and met with President Aleksandar Vučić. |
United States | New York City | 24–25 September | Macron attended the 79th United Nations General Assembly. |
Canada | Ottawa, Montreal | 25–26 September | Macron paid an official visit to Canada where he met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa and Premier of Quebec François Legault in Montreal. |
Germany | Berlin | 2 October | Macron met Chancellor Olaf Scholz and attended Berlin Global Dialogue. |
Cyprus | Paphos | 11 October | Macron travelled to Paphos to attend the 11th EU Med summit along with Southern European leaders. |
Belgium | Brussels | 16–17 October | Macron attended the first EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit and the European Council summit. |
Germany | Berlin | 18 October | Macron met Chancellor Olaf Scholz, American President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East. |
Morocco | Rabat | 28–30 October | Macron paid a state visit and met with King Mohammed VI. |
Hungary | Budapest | 7–8 November | Macron attended the 5th European Political Community Summit and an informal European Council summit. |
Future trips
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Details |
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Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 18–19 November 2024 | Macron will attend the G20 summit. |
Multilateral meetings
[edit]Group | Year | ||||||||
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2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
UN GA | 18–20 September, New York City |
24–26 September, New York City |
23–25 September, New York City |
22 September, New York City (videoconference) |
27 September,[a] New York City |
20 September, New York City |
21 September,[b] New York City |
25 September, New York City |
TBD, New York City |
G7 | 26–27 May, Taormina |
8–9 June, La Malbaie |
24–26 August, Biarritz |
10–12 June, Camp David (cancelled) |
11–13 June, Carbis Bay |
26–28 June, Schloss Elmau |
19–21 May, Hiroshima |
13–15 June, Apulia |
TBD, Kananaskis |
G-20 | 7–8 July, Hamburg |
30 November – 1 December, Buenos Aires |
28–29 June, Osaka |
21–22 November, Riyadh (videoconference) |
30–31 October, Rome |
15–16 November, Bali |
9–10 September, New Delhi |
18–19 November, Rio de Janeiro |
TBD, South Africa |
NATO | 25 May, Brussels |
11–12 July, Brussels |
3–4 December, Watford |
14 June, Brussels |
24 March, Brussels |
11–12 July, Vilnius |
9–11 July, Washington |
24–26 June, The Hague | |
28–30 June, Madrid | |||||||||
NSS | TBD | TBD | |||||||
OIF | 11–12 October, Yerevan |
19–20 November, Djerba |
4–5 October, Villers-Cotterêts |
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EP | 24 November, Brussels |
15 December, Brussels |
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ASEM | 18–19 October, Brussels |
21–22 November, Phnom Penh (videoconference) |
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EU–CELAC | 26–27 October, San Salvador |
17–18 July, Brussels |
TBD | ||||||
EU | 22–23 June, 19–20 October, 14–15 December, Brussels |
23 February, 22–23 March, 28–29 June, 17–18 October, 25 November, 13–14 December, Brussels |
21–22 March, 10 April, 20–21 June, 30 June – 2 July, 17–18 October, 12–13 December, Brussels |
10 March (videoconference) 17 March (videoconference), 26 March (videoconference), 23 April (videoconference), 19 June (videoconference), 15–16 October, 10–11 December, Brussels |
24–25 May, 24–25 June, 21–22 October, 16 December, Brussels |
24–25 March, 23–24 June, 20–21 October, 15 December, Brussels |
23–24 March, 29–30 June, 26–27 October, 14–15 December, Brussels |
21–22 March, 27–28 June, 16–17 October, Brussels |
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Euro summit | 15 December, Brussels |
23 March, 29 June, 18 October, 14 December, Brussels |
21 June, 13 December, Brussels |
11 December, Brussels |
25 March (videoconference), 25 June, 16 December, Brussels |
24 June, Brussels |
24 March, 27 October Brussels |
22 March, Brussels |
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██ = Did not attend; ██ = Future event. ^a Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian attended in the President's place. ^b Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna attended in the President's place. |
See also
[edit]- Foreign relations of France
- List of international presidential trips made by François Hollande
- List of presidential trips made by Emmanuel Macron
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