List of international trips made by Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General of the United Nations

This is a list of international trips made by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ban assumed office on January 1, 2007. He visited 155 countries.

2015 Date Countries Places visited Narrative10–13 JanuaryNew DelhiAhmedabadVadodaraBan met with the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Rajendra K. Pachauri. In Ahmedabad het attended the 8th Vibrant Gujarat Summit. He met also with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and with Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay In Vadodara Ban inaugurated a solar energy plant. Back in New Delhi he met with several Indian officials.14–15 JanuaryTegucigalpaCopán RuinasBan met with the president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, and several other officials. He also visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Copán Ruinas.15–17 JanuarySan SalvadorJoya de CerénBan attended the 23rd anniversary of the peace agreements that put an end to civil war in El Salvador. He met with Salvadoran President Salvador Sánchez Cerén and other officials. He also visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Joya de Cerén.22–24 JanuaryDavosBan attended the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. This trip included meetings with Word Bank President Jim Yong Kim and European Parliament President Martin Schulz.29–31 JanuaryAddis AbabaBan attended the 24th summit of the African Union. He met with the Chairperson of the African Union Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and with several African heads of state.7–8 FebruaryRiyadhBan met with Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. He also had an audience with King Salman of Saudi Arabia.8–10 FebruaryDubaiAbu DhabiBan attended the 2015 Government Summit in Dubai. He met with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, in Abu Dhabi.18–19 FebruaryWashington, D.C.Ban attended the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism25–26 FebruaryAsunciónBan met with Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes and other officials. He also visited the Itaipu Dam.26 February – 1 MarchSantiagoIsla NegraBan attended a high-level event on "Women in Power and Decision-Making". He met with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė and other officials. He also visited the Pablo Neruda museum.13–17 MarchSendaiTokyoBan met with Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe. He then opened and attended the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. He also met with Baldwin Lonsdale, President of Vanuatu, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand, Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, King Mswati III of Swaziland, and several other international and Japanese officials. He also had an audience with Crown Prince Naruhito.17–21 MarchRomeTurinBan met with Italian president Sergio Mattarella and Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi. He then attended the 2015 Secretary-General's retreat in Turin.28–30 MarchSharm el-SheikhBan attended the Summit of the Arab League. This trip included several bilateral meetings with heads of state from the region.30 MarchBaghdadBan met with Iraqi president Fuad Masum and Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi. 30 March – 1 AprilKuwait CityBan attended the 3rd Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria. He attended several bilateral meetings, including with the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.9–10 AprilPanama CityBan attended the 7th Summit of the Americas. This trip included several bilateral meetings with regional leaders.11–13 AprilDohaBan attended the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. He also met with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar.15–18 AprilWashington, D.C.Ban attended the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. He also met with United States officials.26–28 AprilRomeVatican CityBan visited the Italian navy ship San Giusto off the coast of Sicily. He was accompanied by Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. In Rome, he also met with Queen Silvia of Sweden and had an audience with Pope Francis. 28 April −1 MayParisBan met with the secretary-general of the OECD José Ángel Gurría. He then visited the UNESCO headquarters for several meetings. He also met with French president François Hollande.6–8 MayGdańskBan attended the commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. He also met with Polish president Bronisław Komorowski, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Polish prime minister Ewa Kopacz.8 MayKyivBan attended the commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. He also met with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.8–10 MayMoscowBan attended the Victory Day military parade. He also met with Russian president Vladimir Putin and the president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades.15–16 MayWashington, D.C.College ParkBan met with students at University of Maryland at College Park and held the commencement address at Georgetown University.15–16 MaySeoulIncheonBan met with the president of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye and other senior officials. He also attended the 6th Asian Leadership Conference, the UN Global Compact Korea Leader's Summit, the World Education Forum 2015, and the Seoul Digital Forum.22–23 MayHanoiBan met with Vietnamese president Trương Tấn Sang, Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, and other senior officials.24–26 MayTipperaryCounty KildareDublinBan accepted the Tipperary International Peace Award. In County Kildare he visited the Curragh Defence Forces Training Camp. He then met with Irish president Michael D. Higgins and Irish prime minister Enda Kenny in Dublin.25–28 MayBrusselsLeuvenBan met with EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and other senior officials. He was also awarded an honorary degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.7–8 JuneBonnMunichSchloss ElmauBan met with German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Bonn. In Munich, he attended a dinner hosted by Horst Seehofer, Minister-President of the State of Bavaria. He then attended the 41st G7 summit.9 JuneDushanbeNurekBan met with Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, and Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan. He also visited the largest dam of the country in Nurek.9–10 JuneAstanaBan attended the 5th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. He also met with Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev and Finnish president Sauli Niinistö.10–11 JuneBishkekOshBan met with the president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambaev and with the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, Temir Sariev.11–12 JuneTashkentBukharaBan met with Uzbek president Islam Karimov and visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bukhara.13–14 JuneAshgabatBan met with the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov14–15 JuneGenevaBan attended meetings concerning the war in Yemen.21–22 JuneLuxembourgBan had an audience with Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and met with the prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel.25–27 JuneSan FranciscoStanfordBan attended a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Charter. He also attended a round table meeting with technology entrepreneurs, a round table with United States climate change leaders and met with students of Stanford University.1–3 JulyBridgetownBan met with Freundel Stuart, President of Barbados, and attended the meeting of the Caribbean Community. He also attended bilateral meetings with David Granger, President of Guyana, and Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago.5–9 JulyOsloLongyearbyenNy-ÅlesundBan attended the Global Launch of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2015. He also attended a bilateral meeting with Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg and had an audience with Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. He then flew to Longyearbyen to meet with polar researchers. He visited the Blomstrandbreen glacier to view the changes since his las visit in 2009.12–16 JulyAddis AbabaBan attended the 3rd International Financing for Development Conference.4 AugustWashington, D.C.Ban met with the president of the United States, Barack Obama.23–24 AugustAbujaBan met with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and attended meetings on how to confront Boko Haram violence.25–26 AugustParisBan met with French president François Hollande and attended several events on climate change.2–6 SeptemberBeijingBan met with Chinese president Xi Jinping and Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang. 8–10 OctoberLimaBan attended the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. He also met with the president of Peru, Ollanta Humala.10–11 OctoberCochabambaVila VilaBan attended the People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life. He also met with Bolivian president, Evo Morales.14–17 OctoberRomeTurinMilanBan addressed a joint meeting of the Italian Chamber of Senate and Deputies to mark the 60th anniversary of Italy's membership to the United Nations. He also attended the World Forum of Local Economic Development in Turin and visited the Expo 2015 in Milan. 17–20 OctoberPopradLevočaSpiš CastleBratislavaGabčíkovoBan visited Lomnický Peak and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Levoča and Spiš Castle. He met with Slovak president Andrej Kiska and Slovak prime minister Robert Fico. He was awarded honorary doctorate at the Comenius University in Bratislava and visited the Humanitarian Centre in Gabčíkovo, which houses Syrian refugees.19–21 OctoberJerusalemBan met with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.21 OctoberRamallahBan met with the president of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas and with the prime minister of the State of Palestine Rami Hamdallah.21–22 OctoberAmmanBan met with King Abdullah II of Jordan.28–30 OctoberMadridAlcobendasBan travelled to Spain to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Spain's membership in the United Nations. He met with Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy and King Felipe VI. He also visited a refugee centre in Alcobendas.30 October – 1 NovemberGenevaBan met with ICRC President Peter Maurer and attended other meetings.9-11 NovemberRiyadhBan attended the 4th Summit of Arab and South American countries. He also met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia.9-11 NovemberAntalyaBan attended the G-20 Summit. This trip included bilateral meetings with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff.22 NovemberKuala LumpurBan attended the Tenth East Asia Summit and the 7th ASEAN-UN Summit. This trip included bilateral meetings with the prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, Indonesian president Joko Widodo, the president of Myanmar, Thein Sein, Lao prime minister Thongsing Thammavong, Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev.26–28 NovemberVallettaMdinaBan attended a special session on climate change of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015. This trip included an audience with Queen Elizabeth II, and bilateral meetings with British prime minister David Cameron and the president of Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.28 November – 1 DecemberParisBan attended the opening of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. This trip included bilateral meetings with French president François Hollande and several other world leaders.4–8 DecemberParisBan attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. This trip included bilateral meetings with several world leaders.8–9 DecemberHelsinkiBan travelled to Finland to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Finland's membership in the United Nations. He met with Finnish president Sauli Niinistö and several other Finnish officials.9–12 DecemberPa