This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Simon Harris, who served as the 16th Taoiseach from 9 April 2024 to 23 January 2025.
Summary The number of visits per country where he has travelled are:
One visit to: Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, Ukraine Two visits to: the United Kingdom and the United States Four visits to: Belgium
2024 Country Location(s) DatesDetails Image1Brussels17–18 AprilHarris attended an extraordinary European Council summit.2Lucerne15–16 JuneAttended the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Bürgenstock Resort.3Brussels17 JuneHarris attended an informal European Council summit and European People's Party summit.4Brussels27–28 JuneHarris attended the European Council summit and European People's Party summit.5London, Woodstock17–18 JulyMet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers. Attended the 4th European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace.6Kyiv4 SeptemberFirst official visit to Ukraine. Met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and signed a 10-year bilateral agreement on support and cooperation.Rzeszów5 SeptemberMet with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. They discussed issues related to Russian aggression against Ukraine and both countries' support for the authorities in Kyiv and the Ukrainian population.7New York City22–26 SeptemberAttended the 79th United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future.8Washington, D. C.9 OctoberMet with President Joe Biden.9Brussels16–17 OctoberHarris attended the first EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit and the European Council summit to discuss migration and the war in Ukraine.10Budapest7–8 NovemberAttended the 5th European Political Community Summit and an informal European Council meeting.11Edinburgh6 DecemberMet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the British-Irish Summit. The pair discussed the history of the Council, and its important origins in the historic Good Friday Agreement. They remarked on the valuable cooperation between the UK government, Irish government, devolved governments and crown dependencies - twenty-five years since its first meeting in December 1999. They also discussed legacy issues, including work to make progress to support communities and victims in Northern Ireland.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-taoiseach-harris-6-december-2024
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