List of international prime ministerial trips made by Jacinda Ardern

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Jacinda Ardern met with Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida in 2022.

40th prime minister of New Zealand from 26 October 2017 until her resignation on 25 January 2023, travelled internationally to attend bilateral and multilateral diplomatic meetings and to lead trade delegations. During her premiership, Ardern made 27 international trips to 21 sovereign countries and to two associated states and one dependent territory
of New Zealand.

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, Ardern did not travel internationally between early 2020 and 2022.[1] Extensive travel in 2022 was undertaken to make up for this, and to promote the reopening of New Zealand to international visitors.[2]

Summary

States visited

  1 visit
  2 visits
  3 visits
  4 visits
  5 visits
  New Zealand

Ardern made the following visits to overseas locations:

Multilateral meetings

Jacinda Ardern attended the following summits during her prime ministership:

Group Year
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
UNGA 24–28 September,
United States New York City
23–28 September,
United States New York City
29 September,
(videoconference)
United States New York City
24 September,
(videoconference)
United States New York City
23 September,
United States New York City
APEC
Đà Nẵng
17–18 November,
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
16–17 November,
(cancelled)
Chile Santiago
20 November,
(videoconference)
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
12 November,
(videoconference)
New Zealand Auckland
18–19 November,
Thailand Bangkok
ASEAN
)
13–14 November,
Philippines Pasay
14–15 November,
Singapore Singapore
4 November,
Thailand Bangkok
14 November,
(videoconference)
Vietnam Hanoi
26–27 October,
(videoconference)
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan
12–13 November,
Cambodia Phnom Penh
CHOGM 18–20 April,
United Kingdom London
None 20–26 June,
Rwanda Kigali
PIF 5 September,
Nauru Yaren
14–16 August,
Tuvalu Funafuti
None 6 August,
(videoconference)
Fiji Suva
11–14 July,
Fiji Suva
NATO 28–30 June,
Spain Madrid
██ = Did not attend ██ = Was an Invited Guest

2017

Country Locations Dates Details
 Australia Sydney 5 November Ardern held a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.[3]
 Vietnam 9–11 November Ardern attended the
Shinzō Abe and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.[4]
 Philippines 12–14 November Ardern attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit and met with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[5]

2018

Country Locations Dates Details
 Australia Sydney 1–2 March Ardern met Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to discuss Closer Economic Relations and spoke at the Australia–New Zealand Leadership Forum.[6][7]
 Samoa 5–6 March Ardern met Prime Minister
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi and visited the National University of Samoa and Robert Louis Stevenson Museum.[8]
 Niue[note 1] Alofi 6 March Ardern met her father and New Zealand High Commissioner Ross Ardern and discussed economic and environmental sustainability with Prime Minister Toke Talagi.[9][10]
 Tonga Nukuʻalofa 6–8 March Ardern met with Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva.[11][12]
 Cook Islands[note 1] Rarotonga 8 March Ardern met with Prime Minister Henry Puna and discussed pension portability.[13] Later that day changes were announced to make it easier for residents of the Realm of New Zealand to access New Zealand superannuation payments.[14]
 Australia Gold Coast 13–14 April Ardern met with Team New Zealand's medal winners and watched the women's hockey final at the Commonwealth Games.[15][16]
 France Paris 16 April Ardern held a bilateral meeting with French President
CPTPP with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and spoke about climate change at Sciences Po.[19][20]
 Germany Berlin 17 April Ardern met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed trade which included Merkel's support of a Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, Brexit, the ongoing tensions with Russia, the Syrian bombings, climate change and co-operation over science and space.[21]
 United Kingdom London 17–21 April Ardern met with
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 and had an audience with Elizabeth II.[22][23]
 Nauru Yaren 5 September Ardern attended the Pacific Islands Forum.[24]
 United States New York City 24–28 September Ardern delivered a keynote speech at the Social Good Summit, met with
Pedro Sánchez and attended US President Donald Trump's reception for heads of delegation. Thereafter Ardern spoke at the Global Planet Summit, the Bloomberg Global Business Forum and held a tri-lateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chilean President Sebastián Piñera; that evening, she appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The following day Ardern spoke at a meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, made a speech at the International Conference on Sustainable Development, attended the inaugural meeting of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition and delivered New Zealand's national statement at the Seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly.[25][26]
 Singapore Singapore 13–17 November Ardern attended the 33rd
Shinzō Abe and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.[27][28][29]
 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 17–19 November Ardern attended the 2018 APEC Summit.[27]

2019

Country Locations Dates Details
 United Kingdom London 20–21 January Ardern held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss post Brexit trade.[30]
  Switzerland Davos 22–23 January Ardern attended the 49th Annual Meeting of the
GDP with the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the future of the international trading system with the head of the World Trade Organization.[31][32]
 Belgium Brussels 24–25 January Ardern met with the President of the European Commission 
Jean Claude Juncker, President of the European Council Donald Tusk and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to further discussions of a free trade agreement. She also held a bilateral meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[33]
 China Beijing 1 April Ardern met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang and opened the new Embassy of New Zealand building.[34]
 France Paris 14–16 May Ardern and French President
Christchurch Call summit to see world leaders and CEOs of tech companies agree to a pledge to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online in the wake of the 15 March Christchurch mosque shootings.[35][36]
 Singapore Singapore 17 May Ardern held bilateral meetings with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Halimah Yacob and launched the New Zealand-Singapore Enhanced Partnership.[37]
 Australia Melbourne 18–19 July Ardern held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and delivered a keynote speech at an event for the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.[38]
 Samoa Apia 27–28 July Ardern met with Prime Minister
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, visited the New Zealand funded Waterfront Events Space and Clocktower Boulevard and launched a national strategy document at the New Zealand High Commission.[39]
 Tokelau[note 3] 29–31 July Ardern became the first New Zealand Prime Minister to visit in over 15 years. She talked with community leaders and members about climate change, healthcare and education, as well as preserving their cultural identity and language as part of the government's Pacific re-set strategy.[40]
 Tuvalu Funafuti 14–16 August Ardern attended the Pacific Islands Forum and announced $150 million for climate change resilience in the region.[41]
 Japan Tokyo 18–22 September Ardern held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzō Abe and promoted trade, economic and tourism opportunities.[42]
 United States New York City 23–28 September Ardern gave the keynote speech at the UN Secretary General's Climate Action Summit, had bilateral meetings with US President
Christchurch Call. She then delivered New Zealand's national statement at the Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly and met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The following day, Ardern spoke at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum and a Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation) event and held bilateral meetings with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[43][44][45][46]
 Thailand Bangkok 3–4 November Ardern attended the 2019 ASEAN Summit and the Fourteenth East Asia Summit.[47]

2020

Country Locations Dates Details
 Fiji 24–27 February Ardern met with Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, addressed students at the University of the South Pacific and met Fijian women leaders in government, business and civil society. She also paid respects to the three Fijian nationals killed in the Christchurch terror attacks.[48]
 Australia Sydney 27–28 February Ardern attended the annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and met with Australian Governor-General David Hurley and the New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian.[49]

2021

There were no trips in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2022

Country Location Date Details
 Singapore Singapore 18–20 April Ardern held bilateral meetings with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Halimah Yacob and led a trade delegation.[50][51]
 Japan Tokyo 21–22 April Ardern held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss global and regional challenges. She also addressed the Japan-New Zealand Business Council and met with high-profile business and industry leaders, including the clean energy, tech, tourism and education sectors.[50][51]
 United States 23 May – 2 June Ardern travelled to New York to appear on
green technology.[55] She also met with various tech company executives in Seattle.[56] Ardern attended meetings at the White House with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on 31 May.[57]
 Australia Sydney 9–10 June Ardern met with newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.[58]
 Spain Madrid 28–30 June Ardern attended the
King of Spain.[59][60][61]
 Belgium Brussels 1 July Ardern met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, where they signed a trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union.[62]
 United Kingdom London 2–3 July Ardern met with British Prime Minister
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.[63][64]
 Australia 4–8 July Ardern led a trade mission and re-met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as part of the Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum. She also had meetings with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet.[65]
 Fiji Suva 11–14 July Ardern attended the 51st Pacific Islands Forum.[66]
 Samoa Apia 1–2 August Ardern commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, between New Zealand and Samoa.[67]
 United Kingdom London 16–19 September Ardern met with new monarch
state funeral of Elizabeth II.[69]
 United States New York City 20–24 September Ardern co-hosted the Christchurch Call to Action Leader's Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron.[70] Ardern also delivered New Zealand's national statement at the Seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly.[71]
 Ross Dependency[note 2] Scott Base 26–28 October Ardern visited Antarctica to see research undertaken by New Zealanders and mark the 65th year of Scott Base.[72]
 Cambodia Phnom Penh 12–13 November Ardern attended the 2022 ASEAN Summit and the Seventeenth East Asia Summit. She also had a bilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.[73][74]
 Vietnam 14—17 November Ardern led a trade mission and held bilateral meetings with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Following meetings, Ardern and Chính signed two agreements on aviation cooperation and working holiday visas.[75]
 Thailand Bangkok 18–19 November Ardern attended the 2022 APEC Summit and held bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Filipino President Bongbong Marcos.[76][77]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The Cook Islands and Niue are associated states of New Zealand.
  2. ^ a b The Ross Dependency is claimed by New Zealand. However, this claim is subject to the Antarctic Treaty System and is not recognised by most other countries.
  3. ^ a b Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand.

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