List of international prime ministerial trips made by Tony Blair

This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Tony Blair, who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 until 27 June 2007.

1997 Country/TerritoryLocationDateDetailsImage1Noordwijk23 MayBlair's first overseas trip as prime minister was to the Netherlands, where he attended his first European Council meeting.2 FranceParis26–27 MayBlair attended a NATO–Russia summit, in which he signed the NATO–Russia Founding Act.3Malmö6 JuneBlair attended the European Socialist Congress.Bonn6–7 JuneBlair held a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.4 FranceParis11 JuneBlair held a bilateral meeting with French President Jacques Chirac.5Amsterdam15–18 JuneBlair attended a European Council meeting, which focused on drafting the Treaty of Amsterdam.6Denver,New York City20–22 JuneBlair attended the first G8 summit, he travelled to the event on Concorde. Following the G8 summit, Blair attended the United Nations Earth Summit at the United Nations Headquarters, including a meeting with US Vice President Al Gore.6Hong Kong Island30 June–1 JulyBlair attended the Hong Kong handover ceremony. Blair arrived in the British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong, but the sovereignty of the territory was transferred to China during the trip.7Madrid7–9 JulyBlair attended the 1997 NATO summit. Blair backed US President Bill Clinton's approach that NATO expansion should be capped at 3 countries.8San Gimignano2–26 AugustBlair went on holiday with his wife Cherie Blair and children, staying with Geoffrey Robinson in Tuscany. FranceBlair visited France for bilateral talks.9Moscow5–6 OctoberBlair met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, he also signed an agreement on cooperating in the fight against organized crime with Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin.10Luxembourg City9 OctoberBlair met with Luxembourgish Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. FranceStrasbourg9–10 OctoberBlair attended a Council of Europe summit.11Luxembourg City20–21 NovemberBlair attended a Jobs summit, with all European Union leaders.12 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBanja Luka,Sarajevo28 NovemberIn Banja Luka, Blair visited British troops serving in the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Blair met with Republika Sprkpska President Biljana Plavšić, in which Blair offered British support meanwhile Plavšić provided her support for the Dayton Agreement. Blair travelled to Sarajevo for a meeting with Bosnian Chairman Alija Izetbegović, Croat Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Krešimir Zubak, and Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Momčilo Krajišnik.13Luxembourg City11–13 DecemberBlair attended a European Council summit, focusing on creating a European single currency, European Union enlargement to central and Eastern Europe, and issues surrounding Turkey's application to the European Union.

1998 Country/TerritoryLocationDateDetailsImage14 JapanTokyo9–13 JanuaryBlair held meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and Japanese Emperor Akihito. Blair made a speech during the opening of the Festival UK98, a series of events promoting British culture among Japanese, at the British Embassy Tokyo. Japan offered Blair an apology for suffering of British prisoners during World War II.15The Hague20 JanuaryBlair made a speech at the Ridderzaal.16Washington D.C.4–7 FebruaryBlair met with US president Clinton where the two emphasised the significance of the Special Relationship in United Kingdom–United States relations. Blair publicly supported President Clinton over the Lewinsky scandal.17Bonn20 MarchBlair met with German chancellor Kohl, where the two discussed the European single currency, European Union expansion, and the outbreak of the Kosovo War. Later at the British Embassy in Bonn, Blair met with Social Democratic Party Leader Gerhard Schroeder.18 FranceParis24 MarchBlair made a speech to the French National Assembly.19Doñana National Park,Córdoba10–15 AprilBlair met with Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar in Doñana National Park. Blair and his family had a holiday in Andalusia.20Cairo17–18 AprilBlair met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Blair promoted British arms exports, attended the signing ceremony of a new energy deal with British Gas, and announced the creation of an Egyptian British Business Council. Jeddah18 AprilBlair met Saudi Arabian King Abdullah to promote trade ties, and raise the case of two British nurses in jail on murder charges. Amman18–19 AprilBlair met with Jordanian King Hussein to discuss peace talks on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem19–21 AprilBlair visited the Yad Vashem museum and laid a wreath at the grave of an assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. Blair met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gaza20 AprilBlair met with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, in which he discussed peace talks and announced closer cooperation in Palestine–European Union relations. 21The Hague1 MayBlair made a speech for the 'Celebration of Labour Day'. Brussels1–2 MayBlair attended a European Council focused on appointing the first president of the European Central Bank.22Geneva19 MayBlair made a speech to the World Trade Organization on the 50th anniversary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 23Madrid1 JuneBlair visited Madrid for the first stop on his Pre-European Council Tour running up to the Cardiff summit. Dublin1–2 JuneBlair held meetings with Irish President Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, the latter being the first meeting between the two since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. On the second day of the trip, Blair was invited by Ahern to address the Oireachtas.24The Hague4–5 JuneBlair visited the Netherlands, Italy, and Austria during his Pre-European Council Tour running up to the Cardiff summit. RomeVienna25Stockholm8–9 JuneBlair visited Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and France during the final leg of his Pre-European Council Tour running up to the Cardiff summit.HelsinkiCopenhagenBrusselsLuxembourg CityBonn FranceParis26Strasbourg18 JuneBlair made a speech to the European Council marking the end of the UK's presidency of the European Council.27Frankfurt30 JuneBlair attended the inauguration ceremony for the European System of Central Banks, and the launch of the European Central Bank.28Bologna1 AugustBlair met with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi at Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport.29Florence8 AugustBlair met with Italian President Vannino Chiti.30 FranceCintegabelle21 AugustBlair met with French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. The meeting occurred in the wake of Operation Infinite Reach.31Cong26 AugustBlair held a meeting with Taoiseach Ahern at Ashford Castle.32New York City21 SeptemberBlair addressed the United Nations General Assembly and the New York Stock Exchange; he later had a meeting with New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.33Beijing,Shanghai6–9 OctoberBlair travelled to boost Anglo-Chinese relations, where he received a welcoming ceremony in Tiananmen Square. Following the detention of Xu Wenli in Beijing, Blair stated that there was a "fundamental disagreement" between Britain and China over human rights. In Shanghai, Blair awarded the best Chinese midfield player prize to Fan Zhiyi, and accepted a personalised "Blair 1" shirt from Crystal Palace—who had recently bought two Chinese players.Hong Kong Island,Kowloon9–10 OctoberBlair aimed to use the trip to inspect the former British colony following its handover, though he received criticism from lawmakers in relation to his comments on human rights in China. Blair and his wife visited Chi Lin Nunnery.34Pörtschach am Wörthersee24–25 OctoberBlair attended an informal European Council summit. Blair pushed for greater European defence spending, and tilted in favour of divvying up the Western European Union between the European Union and NATO.35Dublin25–26 NovemberBlair held a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Ahern, and made a speech pushing for the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement to the Oireachtas. During the visit, Taoiseach Ahern raised the prospect of Ireland rejoining the Commonwealth, stating that it would "not be an unhealthy discussion" for Ireland.36 FranceSaint-Malo3–4 DecemberBlair attended an Anglo-French summit; Blair discussed harmonising European taxes with French president Chirac, and oversaw the signing of the Saint-Malo declaration.37Vienna10–12 DecemberBlair attended a European Council summit, which focused on European tax rates.

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