This is a list of international visits undertaken by David Cameron (in office from November 2023 to July 2024) while serving as the Foreign Secretary. The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Foreign Secretary made during his tenure in the position. During his tenure he has made a number of original visits, including being the first Minister to visit the Falkland Islands since 2016 and the first to ever visit Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Summary Cameron visited 34 countries and territories during his tenure as Foreign Secretary. The number of visits per country or territory where Cameron traveled are:
One visit to Albania, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Falkland Islands, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, North Macedonia, Oman, Paraguay, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the UAE and Uzbekistan. Two visits to Germany, Italy, the Palestinian National Authority and Ukraine. Three visits to France, Israel and the US Four visits to Belgium.
List of international trips + Country Locations Dates Details1Kyiv16 November 2023 Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.Chișinău16 November 2023 Met with President Maia Sandu.2Jerusalem, Be'eri23 November 2023 Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and toured southern Israel.3Brussels28-29 November 2023 Met with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Foreign Ministers.Skopje30 November 2023 Attended the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council.Dubai1 December 2023 Met with President Narendra Modi during COP28.4Washington, D.C.6-7 December 2023 Met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reaffirm both the strength of the UK’s relationship with its closest strategic ally and support for Ukraine.5Kuwait City18 December 2023 Traveled to the funeral of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Emir of Kuwait.https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a46167038/prince-william-kuwait-emir-sheikh-nawaf-death/6Paris19 December 2023 Met with President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as well as maintaining support for Ukraine over the winter period.Rome19 December 2023 Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to address Italian ambassadors gathered at the Italian foreign ministry for their annual Heads of Mission conference.7Al-Arish20-21 December 2023 Met with representatives from the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to discuss UK aid to Gaza.Amman21 December 2023 Met with Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.8Pristina4 January 2024 Met with the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Foreign Minister Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz.9Davos15-17 January 2024 Attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Met with President Javier Milei of Argentina, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian of Iran, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.10Jerusalem24 January 2024 Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz.Ramallah24 January 2024 Met with President Mahmoud Abbas.Doha25 January 2024 Met with Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Al Khater to discuss Gaza aid deliveries.Ankara25 January 2024 Met with Turkish Officials.11Muscat30 January 2024 Met with Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi.12Sofia13 February 2024 Met with Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel.Warsaw14 February 2024 Met with Polish Officials to discuss support for Ukraine and tacjkling illegal migration.Munich15-16 February 2024 Attended the annual Munich Security Conference. Met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.13Port Stanley, Mount Pleasant19 February 2024 First visit to the islands by a sitting UK cabinet Minister since 2016.Asunción20 February 2024 First visit to Paraguay by a UK Foreign Secretary. Met with President Santiago Peña and Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano.Rio De Janeiro21-22 February 2024 Attended a meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers. Met with the Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.New York City23 February 2024 Attended a meeting of United Nations General Assembly to mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.14Paris27 February 2024 Attended President Macron's conference of European leaders to discuss further assistance for Ukraine.15Berlin7-8 March 2024 Met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the second UK-Germany annual Strategic Dialogue.16Bangkok20 March 2024 Met with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara.Canberra, Adelaide21-22 March 2024 Traveled to Australia for the 18th UK-Australia AUKIMIN with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. Met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle gender-based violence in the Pacific, as well as meeting business leaders and traveling to Osborne Naval Shipyard.17Brussels3-4 April 2024 Attended the two day NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, which included meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, on NATO's 75th anniversary.18Mar-a-Lago, Washington, D.C.9-10 April 2024 Visited Mar-a-Lago to meet with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, then travelled to Washington D.C to speak to the US partners regarding Ukraine and other world issues. Met with Antony Blinken, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer.19Brussels12 April 2024 Traveled to Brussels to progress the post Brexit treaty negotiations on Gibraltar. He met with European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo.20Jerusalem17 April 2024 Traveled to Jerusalem in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel to press of regional deescalation. He met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz.Ramallah17 April 2024 Cameron then travelled to Ramallah to meet with newly appointed Prime Minister of the Palestinian Palestinian National Authority Mohammad Mustafa.Capri17-19 April 2024 Traveled to Capri for the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel.21Dushanbe22 April 2024 The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Tajikistan. Met with President Emomali Rahmon.Bishkek22-23 April 2024 The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Kyrgyzstan. Met with President Sadyr Zhaparov.Tashkent23 April 2024 Met with Foreign Minister Baxtiyor Saidov.Ashgabat24 April 2024 The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Turkmenistan. Met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.Astana24-25 April 2024 David Cameron's first visit to the country since his 2013 visit as Prime Minister. Met with Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu. The two signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.Ulaanbaatar26 April 2024 Met with President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. Signed a joint co-operation road map.22Riyadh29 April 2024 Attended the World Economic Forum (WEF).23Kyiv2 May 2024 Visited Kyiv to reiterate UK support for Ukraine and confirm a £36 million package of energy support. Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.24Brussels20 May 2024 Traveled to Brussels for the next round of the post Brexit treaty negotiations on Gibraltar. He met with European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo.25Tirana22 May 2024 Traveled to Tirana for bilateral discussions focused on migration. He met with Albania President Bajram Begaj, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani. The trip was cut short, as Cameron had to return to the UK at short notice for the calling of the 2024 United Kingdom general election.26Paris20 June 2024 Traveled to Paris to attend the GAVI Investment Opportunity and African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator launch.
See also List of international trips made by foreign secretaries of the United Kingdom List of international prime ministerial trips made by David Cameron List of international trips made by David Lammy as Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
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