Nicola Sturgeon served as the fifth first minister of Scotland from 18 November 2014 until her resignation on 28 March 2023 attended visits internationally to promote Scotland and its economy, encourage inward investment, attend global summits as well as meet with other heads of governments. During her tenure, Sturgeon conducted in a total of thirty-five international visits.
Overview
Six: Belgium (June 2016, July 2017, October 2017, May 2018, June 2019 and February 2020) Five: France (June 2016, April 2017, August 2018, February 2019 and June 2019) Four: United States (June 2015, April 2017, February 2019 and May 2022), Germany (August 2016, November 2017, June 2018 and September 2019), Republic of Ireland (October 2016, October 2017, May 2019 and November 2019) Three: Iceland (October 2016, October 2017 and October 2021) Two: Poland (October 2018 and December 2018) One: Bosnia and Herzegovina (August 2016), Netherlands (July 2017), China (April 2018), Canada (February 2019), Norway (January 2020), Italy (June 2022), Denmark (August 2022) and Egypt (November 2022)
2015 Country Areas visited Dates Details Text was copied from this source, which is available under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. © UK Parliament.1New York City The First Minister attended the Ground Zero 9/11 Memorial site in New York, also appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Morning Joe. In Washington D.C., Sturgeon met with deputy secretary of the US Department of Education, John B. King Jr. In a separate meeting, Sturgeon met with Dr Katie Wilson, deputy under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services. Other engagements including a meeting with Antony Blinken, the deputy secretary of state, Department of State. Sturgeon gave a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations.2 Sturgeon held a series of meetings in Belgium in relation to Scotland's place in Europe in the aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum in which Scotland voted to remain within the European Union (EU) but the United Kingdom as a whole voted to leave.
2016
Country Areas visited Dates Details3Sturgeon attended The National Commemorative event in France to mark the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme - The National Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Thiepval Memorial4Berlin Sturgeon travelled to Berlin in Germany to engage in a number of ministerial meetings.5The First Minister travelled to Srebrenica, Sarajevo for a number of government discussions and meetings. 6Sturgeon attended a meeting of the Arctic Circle in which Scotland was invited to attend as a result of its geographical proximity to the Nordic countries 7DublinSturgeon visited the Republic of Ireland on an official visit to Dublin.
2017
Country Areas visited Dates Details8Trade and investment trip to USA9Battle of Arras Commemoration Ceremonies10Brexit discussions 11 Visit to the Netherlands and also attended the Women's European Championships 2017, Scotland v England 12Government meetings in Dublin13Attended the Arctic Circle14Government discussions with Belgian government officials 15Bonn2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Bonn
2018
Country Areas visited Dates Details16Official government visit to China, promoting Scotland as a place of investment and business. 17Government discussions in Belgium with representatives from the Belgian government. 18Official visit to Germany19Centenary of the Battle of Amiens20Holocaust Educational Trust - School Visit to Auschwitz21Kraków Ministerial visit to Kraków
2019
Country Areas visited Dates Details22 Promoting Scottish links with the United States and Canada, as well as promoting and developing the working relations between the governments of the United States and Canada. 23Promoting Scottish links with France, and relations between the Scottish Government and French Government24DublinMeetings with the Government of Ireland25BayeuxNice Attended the 70th Anniversary of D-Day Landings in Bayeux and the Women's World Cup Match – Scotland vs England in Nice26Brussels Meetings with officials from the Belgian government 27 Official visit to Germany 28DublinOfficial visit to Ireland
2020
Country Areas visited Dates Details29Official ministerial visit to Norway 30Official ministerial visit to Belgium, engaged with government officials from the Belgian government.
2021
Country Areas visited Dates Details31Attended the Arctic Circle Assembly
2022
Country Areas visited Dates Details32Official visit to the United States, meeting with representatives from the United States Government and American based business to promote Scotland for international investment 33Attended the Global Women Leaders Summit 34CopenhagenMinisterial visit35Sharm El SheikhAttended the COP27 summit with other world leaders
See also
Nicola Sturgeon Premiership of Nicola Sturgeon First Sturgeon government Second Sturgeon government Third Sturgeon government International relations of Scotland
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