List of presidential trips made by Frank-Walter Steinmeier

This is a list of presidential visits to foreign countries made by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current President of Germany. Steinmeier was elected on 12 February 2017 and assumed the office for a five-year term on 19 March 2017, succeeding Joachim Gauck.

2017
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
30 March  France Paris Inaugural visit to President François Hollande.[1][2]
4 April  France Strasbourg Steinmeier addressed the European Parliament. He met with the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani and the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker.[3]
7–8 April  Greece Athens Inaugural visit to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos; Steinmeier also met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and attended the opening ceremony of documenta 14.[4]
3–4 May  Italy Rome Inaugural visit to President Sergio Mattarella; Steinmeier also met with Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and former President Giorgio Napolitano.[5]
6–9 May  Israel
 Palestine		 Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Herzliya
Ramallah
Qubeibeh		 Inaugural visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Steinmeier met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Isaac Herzog. During his stay he visited the gravesites of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, the Yad Vashem memorial, the meeting center Beit Ben-Yehuda, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the educational institute Givat Haviva. He also met with survivors of the Holocaust. In Ramallah, he met with the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas and visited the gravesite of Yasser Arafat.[6]
19 May  Poland Warsaw Inaugural visit to Poland; Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Beata Szydło.[7]
3 June  Slovenia Brdo Castle near Kranj Steinmeier attended a meeting of leaders from Southeast Europe. He also held bilateral meetings with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi.[8]
15–16 June  Belgium Brussels Steinmeier met with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk and with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.[9]
1 July  France Strasbourg Steinmeier attended the European ceremony of honour for former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.[10]
11–12 July  Kazakhstan Astana Steinmeier met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and visited the Expo 2017.[11]
13 July  Afghanistan Mazar-i-Sharif
Kabul		 Steinmeier visited German troops and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah.[12]
14–15 July  Austria Vienna Inaugural visit to Austria; Steinmeier met with President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian Kern and former President Heinz Fischer.[13]
22–23 August  Estonia Tallinn Steinmeier met with President Kersti Kaljulaid and Prime Minister Jüri Ratas.[14]
23–24 August  Latvia Riga Steinmeier met with President Raimonds Vējonis and Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis.[15]
24–25 August  Lithuania Vilnius
Rukla		 Steinmeier met with President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and visited the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence command post in Rukla.[16]
12 September  Czech Republic Prague Steinmeier met with President Miloš Zeman.[17]
14–15 September  Malta Valletta
Siġġiewi		 Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.[18]
27 September  Luxembourg Luxembourg City Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German speaking heads of state. He met with Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, King Philippe of Belgium, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Swiss President Doris Leuthard.[19]
8–9 October  Italy
  Vatican		 Rome
Vatican City		 Steinmeier was granted an audience by Pope Francis. He also met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and visited the seat of the Community of Sant'Egidio.[20]
25–26 October  Russia Moscow Steinmeier met with President Vladimir Putin.[21]
2–3 November  Singapore Singapore Steinmeier met with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He then delivered remarks at the Singapore Management University, met with representatives of the Asia–Europe Foundation, and visited the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[22]
3–5 November  Australia Perth
Sydney		 Steinmeier met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the Governor of Western Australia, Kerry Sanderson, and the Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, in Perth. He then traveled to Sydney and met with the Governor-General of Australia, Peter Cosgrove, and the Governor of New South Wales, David Hurley. He also visited the Sydney Opera House.
5–7 November  New Zealand Wellington
Auckland		 Steinmeier met with the Governor-General of New Zealand, Patsy Reddy, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and the Leader of the Opposition, Bill English. He also visited the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
10 November  France Paris
Soultz-Haut-Rhin
Wattwiller		 Steinmeier met President Emmanuel Macron and visited the memorial at Hartmannswillerkopf[23]
17 November  Slovakia Bratislava
Žilina		 Steinmeier met with President Andrej Kiska, Prime Minister Robert Fico and the Speaker of the National Council, Andrej Danko
28 November  United Kingdom London Steinmeier met with Queen Elizabeth II and visited Westminster Abbey
11–13 December  Ghana Accra Steinmeier met with President Nana Akufo-Addo
13–14 December  Gambia Banjul Steinmeier met with President Adama Barrow

2018
Steinmeier with Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine in May 2018
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
27–29 January  Jordan Amman
Jerash
Azraq		 Steinmeier met with King Abdullah II, visited the Azraq refugee camp, and met with soldiers at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.
29–31 January  Lebanon Beirut Steinmeier met with President Michael Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He also met with the Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri. The President addressed students at Lebanese University and visited the National Museum of Beirut.
6–7 February  Japan Tokyo Steinmeier met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
7–11 February  South Korea Seoul
Alpensia Resort
Gangneung		 Steinmeier met with President Moon Jae-in, attended the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, and visited competitions at the Olympics. He also met with the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, and the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons.
16 February  Lithuania Vilnius Steinmeier attended the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood.
1–2 March  Portugal Lisbon
Porto		 Steinmeier met with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister António Costa
21–26 March  India Varanasi
New Delhi
Chennai
Mamallapuram		 Steinmeier visited the Sarnath Museum and Dashashwamedh Ghat, where he participated in an Aarti ceremony. He delivered a speech at University of Delhi and met with President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and foreign minister Sushma Swaraj. In Chennai, he visited a Daimler AG production facility and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He concluded his trip by visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Mahabalipuram.[24]
25–26 April   Switzerland Kehrsatz
Bern
Fribourg
Kilchberg ZH		 Steinmeier met with President Alain Berset and all members of the Federal Council. He delivered a speech at University of Fribourg and visited the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. He concluded his trip with a flight over the Aletsch Glacier and a visit to the family grave of Thomas Mann.[25]
15–16 May  Netherlands Amsterdam
Delft		 Steinmeier met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. He visited the Delft University of Technology and the Rijksmuseum.[26]
29–30 May  Ukraine Kiev
Lviv		 Steinmeier met with President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, and writer Serhiy Zhadan. He delivered a speech at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and visited the University of Lviv.[27]
5–6 June  Poland Warsaw Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda.
17–21 June  United States of America Los Angeles
San Francisco
Stanford		 Steinmeier met with mayor Eric Garcetti, Condoleezza Rice and Governor Jerry Brown.
29 June  Belarus Minsk Steinmeier attended the opening of the Maly Trostenets memorial, and met with President Alexander Lukashenko.
5–6 September   Switzerland Sils Maria
Riom-Parsonz		 Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking heads of state and met with King Philippe of Belgium, Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen und Swiss President Alain Berset.[28]
13–14 September  Latvia Riga
Rundāle Palace		 President Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.
17–19 September  Finland Oulu
Helsinki		 President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. He also visited the sea fortress Suomenlinna.
9 October  Austria Vienna President Steinmeier met with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Slovak President Andrej Kiska.
10–12 October  Greece Athens
Haidari
Kalamata		 President Steinmeier met with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and the Leader of the Opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He received an honorary doctorate by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, visited the Haidari concentration camp and the ancient city of Messene.[29]
24–25 October  Spain Madrid
Badajoz
Mérida		 President Steinmeier met with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. He then flew to Badajoz and met with the President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara. Steinmeier also visited the Amphitheatre of Mérida.[30]
4 November  France Strasbourg President Steinmeier attended a concert in remembrance of the end of World War I 100 years ago. He also met with French President Emmanuel Macron.[31]
11 November  United Kingdom London Attended WW1 centenary remembrance services in Whitehall and Westminster Abbey.
18–21 November  South Africa Cape Town
Johannesburg		 President Steinmeier met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Leader of the Opposition, Mmusi Maimane. He visited the Ponte Tower and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, and the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.[32]
21–22 November  Botswana Gaborone President Steinmeier met with President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community, Stergomena Tax.[33]
4–10 December  China Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan		 President Steinmeier met with President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Keqiang. He visited Sichuan University and gave a speech. He also visited the Cantonese Opera Museum.[34]

2019
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
23 January  Liechtenstein Schaan President Steinmeier attended the ceremony of 300 years of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
27–30 January  Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Lalibela		 President Steinmeier met with President Sahle-Work Zewde, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He visited the African Union Headquarters and met with the head of African Union Moussa Faki.[35]
11–13 February  Colombia Cartagena
Isla Grande
Bogotá		 President Steinmeier met with President Iván Duque Márquez. He also met with Kogi indigenous community.[36]
13–16 February  Ecuador Quito
Baltra
Santa Cruz Island
Guayaquil		 President Steinmeier met with President Lenín Moreno.[37]
20–22 March  Croatia Zagreb
Split		 President Steinmeier met with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Speaker Gordan Jandroković. He then flew to Split where he had breakfast with the Mayor of the City of Split Andro Krstulović Opara.[38]
4–5 April  Bulgaria Sofia
Plovdiv		 President Steinmeier met with President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, President of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Tsetska Karayantcheva and met with Mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totec.[39]
9–10 May  Slovenia Ljubljana
Kobarid		 President Steinmeier met with President Borut Pahor, Speaker of the National Assembly Dejan Židan and Prime Minister Marjan Šarec. He also attend a concert in celebration of Europe Day.[40]
27–29 May  Uzbekistan Tashkent
Urgench
Xiva		 President Steinmeier met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. He met students of Urgench State University.[41]
3–4 June  Austria Linz President Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking head of states.
5 June  Slovenia Ljubljana President Steinmeier attended the summit of the Three Seas Initiative.[42]
12–14 June  Iceland Reykjavík
Vestmannaeyjar		 President Steinmeier met with President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir. He also visited the Sólheimajökull glacier and Eldfell volcano.[43]
15–16 June  Finland Kultaranta President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö. He also inaugurated the "Kultaranta talks".[44]
25 August  Italy Fivizzano President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella. He also commemorated the victims of the Vinca massacre.[45]
31 August–1 September  Poland Łódź
Wieluń
Warsaw		 President Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda. He also had a speech to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War.[46]
19–20 September  Italy Rome
Naples		 President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, President of the Italian Senate Elisabetta Casellati and President of the Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico. He also visited the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità.[47]
30 September  France Paris President Steinmeier attended the funeral of President Jacques Chirac.[48]
6–8 October  Georgia Tbilisi
Telavi		 President Steinmeier met with President Salome Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, President of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze and Ilia II, Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He also visited the Alaverdi Monastery.[49]
10–12 October  Greece Athens President Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.[50]
20–23 October  Japan Tokyo President Steinmeier attended the ceremony of the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan. He also met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.[51]
30 October–1 November  USA Boston President Steinmeier visited the Gropius House. He also met with the governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, and had a panel discussion at the Harvard Law School.[52]
16 December  Belgium Bastogne President Steinmeier had a speech at the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the start of the Ardennes offensive.[53]

2020
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
22–23 January  Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem		 President Steinmeier attended the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. He also had a speech at the 5th World Holocaust Forum.[54]
27 January  Poland Oświęcim President Steinmeier visited the Auschwitz and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camps.[55]
23–26 February  Kenya Nairobi
Kiambu
Kakuma		 President Steinmeier met with President Uhuru Kenyatta. He also visited refugees in the Turkana County.[56]
27–28 February  Sudan Khartoum President Steinmeier met with Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He also visited the Sudan National Museum.[57]

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