This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Matteo Renzi, who served as the 56th Prime Minister of Italy from 22 February 2014 until his resignation on 12 December 2016.
Summary of international trips
Number of visitsCountry1 visitAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Republic of Congo, Cuba, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Palestine, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.2 visitsBelgium, China, Egypt, Japan, Poland, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey3 visitsUnited Kingdom4 visits France, Germany7 visits United States
2014 The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in 2014: CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Notes TunisiaTunis4 March Prime Minister Renzi's state visit to Tunisia was his first trip outside Italy as head of the government. He chose Tunisia as the first foreign trip of his premiership in a demonstration of his new foreign policy towards Africa. Renzi met President Moncef Marzouki and Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa.Visita del Presidente del Consiglio in Tunisia FranceParis15 March Renzi's visit to France was his first trip in a country of the European Union. In Paris, Prime Minister Renzi met French President François Hollande.Visita del Presidente Renzi all'Eliseo GermanyBerlin17 March Matteo Renzi went to Berlin where he met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with whom discussed about the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and the economic policies of the EU.Berlino: Renzi al vertice italo-tedesco United KingdomLondon1 April Renzi met in London the UK Prime Minister David Cameron, the leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband and the Mayor of London Boris Johnson.Visita del Presidente Renzi a Londra BelgiumBrussels4–5 JunePrime Minister Renzi went in Brussels to participate to the 40th G7 summit. The first one after the suspension of Russia from the G8. The main topics where the Pro-Russian protests in Ukraine and the economic crisis.Renzi a Bruxelles per il G7 del 4-5 giugno VietnamHanoi9–10 June With his wife Agnese Landini, Renzi started his official trip to Asia, from Vietnam. He met President Trương Tấn Sang and Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, as well as Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. In doing so, Renzi became the first Italian Prime Minister to officially visit Vietnam since 1973, when diplomacy first began between Italy and North Vietnam.Renzi e la missione Asia, tappa ad Hanoi ChinaBeijing10–12 June In Beijing Renzi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, who congratulated him for the "important reforms" being undertaken by his government. Xi also stated that China would continue cooperation with Italy ahead of Expo 2015 in Milan.Renzi in Cina: dobbiamo aprirci di più KazakhstanAstana12 JunePrime Minister Renzi met Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana, where they discussed withdrawal of Italian troops from Afghanistan.Renzi in Vietnam, Cina e Kazakistan BelgiumYpres26 JuneMatteo Renzi visited Ypres for the commemoration of the centenary from the First World War.Renzi a Ypres per commemorazione Centenario Prima Guerra Mondiale MozambiqueMaputo19 JulyPrime Minister Renzi's started a major trip to Africa, meeting the Mozambique President Armando Guebuza, with whom signed economic pacts to create investments by the Italian government-onwned oil company Eni in the African country for 50 billion dollars.Renzi in Mozambico: «Da Eni un investimento da 50 miliardi». Descalzi assicura: «Non andremo via da Gela» Republic of CongoBrazzaville20 JulyMatteo Renzi visited the Republic of Congo where he met President Denis Sassou Nguesso, with whom he signed a cooperation for the extraction of oil in the country.Renzi arrivato in Congo Brazzaville AngolaLuanda20 JulyRenzi met with Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos in Luanda; it was the final stage of his trip to Africa.Visita di Renzi in Mozambico, Congo-Brazaville e Angola EgyptCairo2 August Matteo Renzi met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, holding talks about a variety of issues, including the Israel-Gaza conflict. Renzi stated that Italy would support the Egyptian truce proposal, with the two leaders calling for an immediate cease-fire and the beginning of peace treaties.Renzi in Egitto per gli incontri istituzionali IraqBaghdad20 August Renzi met the Head of State Fuad Masum, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his immediate predecessor Nouri al-Maliki to discussed about the insurgency of the Islamic State.Visita di Renzi in Iraq Iraqi KurdistanErbil20 AugustIn Erbil Renzi met the President of Iraqi Kurdistan Mas'ud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechervan Barzani.Visita di Renzi in Iraq United KingdomNewport4–5 September Prime Minister Renzi participated to the NATO Summit in Newport. United StatesNew York City21–26 September On 22 September, Renzi visited Silicon Valley, California, where he met young Italian emigrants who created startups in the USA.cervelli italiani emigrati nella Silicon Valley: "Spiegheremo a Renzi come attirare i talenti He also visited the headquarters of Twitter, Google and Yahoo! to hold talks with chief executives. Renzi was accompanied by former US Secretaries of State, Condoleezza Rice and George Shultz, and by the former American ambassador to Italy, Ronald P. Spogli.Cena a Stanford per Renzi, poi un tour digitale nelle sedi di Twitter, Yahoo e Google
The following day, Renzi spoke at a United Nations summit in New York City, focussing on the problem of climatic change.Renzi al summit di New York: "I cambiamenti climatici sono la sfida del nostro tempo" Following the summit, Renzi met former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton."Renzi a New York, incontro con i coniugi Clinton e l'assemblea dell'Onu" At the end of his trip, Renzi participated in a reception offered by President Barack Obama."Renzi a New York: Via al vertice Onu su clima e incontro con Ban Ki-moon" United KingdomLondon2 October Renzi met in London the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron.Renzi in visita a Londra RomaniaBucharest13 November With his wife, Agnese Landini, Renzi met in Bucharest the Prime Minister of the Romania Victor Ponta.Renzi a Bucarest incontra il Primo Ministro della Repubblica di Romania AustraliaBrisbane15–16 November Matteo Renzi participated with his wife Agnese Landini at the G20 summit in Brisbane. Renzi had also a bilateral meeting with the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.Renzi al G20 a Brisbane TurkmenistanAshgabat18 NovemberIn Ashgabat, with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Renzi signed a number of economic pacts securing increased gas supply.Turkmenistan: Renzi, con Ashgabat "amicizia" anche oltre il gas AustriaVienna24 November Matteo Renzi met the Austrian Prime Minister Werner Faymann in Vienna.Visita del Presidente del Consiglio a Vienna AlgeriaAlgiers2 December Renzi met in Algiers the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal. With the two leaders of the country, Renzi discussed the Libyan crisis, immigration from North Africa, and also about gas imports from Algeria as an alternative to Russian imports, following the tensions between the European Union and Russia.Visita Renzi in Algeria TurkeyIstanbul11 December On 11 December Renzi then travelled to Ankara for a second meeting with Erdoğan, during which Renzi expressed his support for Turkish accession to the European Union. On the same day he met Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.Renzi in visita in Turchia AlbaniaTirana30 DecemberPrime Minister Renzi met in Tirana the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the President Bujar Nishani.Renzi in visita a Tirana
2015 The following international trips were made by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in 2015: