List of international trips made by Angela Merkel
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This is a list of international trips made by Angela Merkel, the 8th Chancellor of Germany, since her assumption of office on 22 November 2005 to December 8, 2021, the date of the election and investiture of Olaf Scholz, new chancellor.
Summary of international trips
[edit]2005
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
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France | Paris | 23 November | First trip abroad as Chancellor of Germany |
Belgium | Brussels | 24 November | |
United Kingdom | London | 24 November | |
Spain | Barcelona | 27 November | |
Poland | Warsaw | 2 December | |
Belgium | Brussels | 16–17 December |
2006
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Image(s) |
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Austria | Vienna | 2 January | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | 12–13 January | |
Russia | Moscow | 16 January | |
France | Versailles | 23 January | |
Israel | Jerusalem | 29 January | |
"Palestinian territories"[a] | Ramallah | ||
United States | New York City and Washington D.C. | 4–5 April | |
Russia | Tomsk | 26 April | |
Slovakia | Bratislava | 11 May | |
Austria | Vienna | 12 May | |
China | Beijing and Shanghai | 22–23 May | |
Russia | Saint Petersburg | 15–17 July | |
France | Paris | 25 August | |
Finland | Helsinki | 10–11 September | |
France | Compiègne | 23 September | |
Italy | Castel Gandolfo | 28 September | |
Turkey | Istanbul | 6 October | |
France | Paris | 12 October | |
Finland | Lahti | 20 October | |
Netherlands | The Hague | 27 October | |
United Kingdom | London | 3 November | |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | 15 November | |
Italy | Milan | 7 December | |
Belgium | Brussels | 15 December | |
Finland | Helsinki | 19 December | |
Denmark | Copenhagen |
2007
[edit]2008
[edit]2009
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
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France | Paris | 8 January | |
Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 13 January | |
Israel | Jerusalem | 13 January | |
Switzerland | Davos | 30 January | |
Belgium | Brussels | 1 March | |
20 March | |||
United Kingdom | London | 1 April | |
France | Strasbourg | 4 April | |
Czech Republic | Prague | 5 April | |
Afghanistan | Kunduz | 6 April | |
Czech Republic | Prague | 7 May | |
Poland | Kraków | 4 June | |
France | Paris | 11 June | |
Belgium | Brussels | 19 June | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | 26 June | |
Italy | L'Aquila | 8–10 July | |
Russia | Sochi | 14 August | |
Hungary | Sopron | 19 August | |
Poland | Gdańsk | 1 September | 70th anniversary of the September campaign |
Belgium | Brussels | 17 September | |
United States | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | 24–25 September | |
Belgium | Brussels | 29–30 October | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | 2–3 November | |
France | Paris | 11 November | |
Belgium | Brussels | 19 November | |
10–11 December | |||
Denmark | Copenhagen | 17–18 December |
2010
[edit]2011
[edit]2012
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
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Switzerland | Davos | 25 January | |
Belgium | Brussels | 30 January | |
China | Beijing and Guangzhou | 1 February | |
France | Paris | 6 February | |
Belgium | Brussels | 1–2 March | |
Italy | Rome | 13 March | |
Czech Republic | Prague | 3 April | |
United States | Camp David and Chicago | 18–20 May | See 38th G8 summit and 2012 Chicago summit |
Belgium | Brussels | 23 May | |
Mexico | Los Cabos | 18–19 June | See 2012 G20 Los Cabos summit |
Italy | Rome | 22 June | |
France | Paris | 27 June | |
Belgium | Brussels | 28–29 June | |
Italy | Rome | 4 July | |
France | Reims | 8 July | |
Indonesia | Jakarta | 9–11 July | |
Canada | Ottawa and Gatineau | 15–16 August | |
Moldova | Chișinău | 22 August | |
China | Beijing and Tianjin | 29–30 August | |
Spain | Madrid | 6 September | |
Austria | Vienna | 7 September | |
Greece | Athens | 9 October | |
Belgium | Brussels | 18–19 October | |
Belgium | Brussels | 7 November | |
United Kingdom | London | 7 November | |
Portugal | Lisbon | 12 November | |
Russia | Moscow | 16 November | |
Belgium | Brussels | 22–23 November | |
Norway | Oslo | 10 December | |
Belgium | Brussels | 13–14 December |
2013
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
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Cyprus | Limassol | 12 January | |
Switzerland | Davos | 24 January | |
Chile | Santiago | 26–27 January | |
France | Paris | 6 February | |
Belgium | Brussels | 7–8 February | |
Norway | Oslo | 20 February | |
Turkey | Ankara, Kahramanmaraş and Göreme | 24–25 February | |
Poland | Warsaw | 6 March | |
Belgium | Brussels | 15–15 March | |
Vatican | Vatican City | 19 March | |
Afghanistan | Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz | 10 May | |
Vatican | Vatican City | 18 May | |
Belgium | Brussels | 22 May | |
Netherlands | Nijmegen | 23 May | |
United Kingdom | London | 25 May | |
France | Paris | 30 May | |
United Kingdom | Lough Erne | 17–18 June | |
Russia | Saint Petersburg | 21 June | |
Belgium | Brussels | 28–29 June | |
Russia | Saint Petersburg | 5–6 September | |
Belgium | Gent | 19 October | |
Brussels | 24–25 October | ||
France | Paris | 12 November | |
Lithuania | Vilnius | 28–29 November | |
France | Paris | 18 December | |
Belgium | Brussels | 19–20 December |
2014
[edit]2015
[edit]2016
[edit]2017
[edit]2018
[edit]2019
[edit]2020
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
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Russia | Moscow | 11 January | |
Switzerland | Davos | 23 January | Attended the World Economic Forum. |
Turkey | Istanbul | 24 January[47] | |
South Africa | Pretoria | 5–6 February | |
Angola | Luanda | 7 February | |
Belgium | Brussels | 20 February | Attended a European Summit. |
8 July | Speech in the European Parliament. Note: First trip abroad since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
17–21 July | Attended a Special European Summit. | ||
France | Bormes-les-Mimosas | 20 August | Discussed the 2020 Belarusian protests and COVID-19 with President Macron. |
Belgium | Brussels | 1–2 October | Participation in the European Council. |
15–16 October | |||
10–11 December |
2021
[edit]Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) | Image |
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United Kingdom | Carbis Bay | 11–13 June | ||
Belgium | Brussels | 14 June | ||
Brussels | 24–25 June | Attended a European Summit. | ||
United Kingdom | Ellesborough, Windsor | 2 July | ||
United States | Washington, D.C. | 15 July | ||
Russia | Moscow | 20 August | ||
Ukraine | Kyiv | 22–24 August[48] | ||
Poland | Warsaw | 11 September | ||
Serbia | Belgrade | 13 September | ||
Albania | Tirana | 14 September | ||
France | Paris | 16 September | ||
Slovenia | Predoslje | 5–6 October | Attended a EU-Western Balkan Summit. | |
Italy | Rome | 7 October | ||
Vatican City | Vatican City | |||
Israel | Jerusalem, Yad Vashem | 9–11 October | ||
Spain | Cuacos de Yuste | 14 October | ||
Belgium | Brussels | 15 October | ||
Turkey | Istanbul | 16 October | See Germany-Turkey relations and Turkey-European Union relations. | |
Belgium | Brussels | 21–22 October | Attended a European Summit. | |
Greece | Athens | 29 October | ||
Italy | Rome | 30–31 October | ||
United Kingdom | Glasgow | 1–3 November | Attended the COP26 Summit. | |
France | Beaune | 3 November | Merkel received the Legion of Honour. | |
Paris | 12 November | Attended an international conference on Libya Note: Last trip abroad as Chancellor of Germany. |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The Federal Republic of Germany does not recognised the State of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.
- ^ The Republic of Macedonia changed its name to Republic of North Macedonia on 12 February 2019.
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