# List of international trips made by Winston Peters as Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand

This is a list of international visits undertaken by Winston Peters while Minister of Foreign Affairs within New Zealand. Peters served as Foreign Minister under three different Prime Ministers, Helen Clark, Jacinda Ardern, and Christopher Luxon.
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## International Trips as Foreign Minister under Helen Clark

Peters as Foreign Minister from 19 October 2005 to 29 August 2008. Among the notable trips during this tenure was Peters' visit to North Korea, which marked the one of the first times a western Foreign Minister beyond the U.S. Secretary of State had visited the nation.
| | Country | Locations | Details | Dates |
| 1 | Korea | Busan | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting, alongside Minister of Trade Phil Goff and Minister for Trade Negotiations Jim Sutton. | 15–16 November 2005 |
| 2 | Malta | Valletta | 2005 Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Meeting | 25–27 November 2005 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | London, Glasgow, Edinburgh | Met with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and other junior ministers. | 28 November – 3 December 2005 |
| 4 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Attended the inaugural Foreign Minister meeting prior to the first East Asia Summit. | 8–11 December 2005 |
| 5 | Fiji | Suva | Met with Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, holding discussions surrounding the integrity and security of the Fijian Election Process, and regarding aid. | 9–11 February 2006 |
| 6 | Tonga, Samoa and Niue | | Met with Tongan Prime Minister Feleti Sevele and then Crown Prince Tupouto'a. Met with Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi. | 12–14 March 2006 |
| 7 | Austria | Vienna | Met with Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. | 15–19 April 2006 |
| 8 | Russia | Moscow | Met with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | 19 April 2006 |
| 9 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Met with President Viktor Yushchenko and Acting Foreign Minister Tarasyuk. | 19–21 April 2006 |
| 10 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | | 21–23 April 2006 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | London | Served as New Zealand's representative for Anzac Day ceremonies. | 23–26 April 2006 |
| 12 | Ireland | Dublin | Met with Irish Minister's responsible for Foreign Affairs and racing. | 26–28 April 2006 |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Met with Foreign Minister Rabbie Namaliu and Acting Prime Minister Moi Avei. | 25 May 2006 |
| 14 | Japan | Okinawa (city) | Attended the Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting (PALM 4). | 27–29 May 2006 |
| 15 | Vanuatu | Port Vila | Led a delegation of New Zealand Ministers, Members of Parliament, and other New Zealand government, civic, and business leaders. | 5–9 June 2006 |
| 16 | Cook Islands | Avarua | Led a delegation of New Zealand Ministers, Members of Parliament, and other New Zealand government, civic, and business leaders. | 10–11 June 2006 |
| 17 | France, Hungary, Germany, Poland, and Switzerland | Paris, Budapest, Berlin, Warsaw, and Bern | Met with the French Foreign Minister and Minister of Cooperation and Development and the leaders of the French Pacific territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna. Met with the German Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister. | 25 June – 9 July 2006 |
| 18 | United States | Washington, D.C. | Met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, Senators Richard Lugar and John McCain. | 18–19 July 2006 |
| 19 | Australia | Adelaide | Met with Alexander Downer. | 22 July 2006 |
| 20 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Attended the Post-Ministerial Conference for ASEAN. | 26–28 July 2006 |
| 21 | United States | New York City | Attended a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly | 20–25 September 2006 |
| 22 | Finland | Helsinki | Met with the Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, regarding New Zealand and the European Union's relationship. | 25–28 September 2006 |
| 23 | Estonia | Tallinn | Met with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet. | 28–29 September 2006 |
| 24 | Vietnam | Hanoi | Attended a joint meeting of Foreign and Trade Ministers alongside Phil Goff, ahead of the APEC Leader's Summit. | 13–17 November 2006 |
| 25 | Philippines | Cebu | Attended the second East Asia Summit, which was originally scheduled to occur from the 8th of December to the 11th of December in the prior year, but was delayed due to a strong cyclone. | 10–15 January 2007 |
| 26 | Vanuatu | Port Vila | Attended a Pacific Islands Forum meeting, discussing the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. | 16 March 2007 |
| 27 | Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay | | Met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, and Uruguay's President and Foreign Minister Tabaré Vázquez and Reinaldo Gargano respectively. | 20 March – 3 April 2007 |
| 28 | Australia | Sydney | Spoke at the annual Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum | 22 April 2007 |
| 29 | Turkey | Gallipoli | Attended Anzac Day commemorations. | 24 – 26 April 2007 |
| 30 | Italy | Rome | Met Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema. | 4 May 2007 |
| 31 | Germany | Berlin | Met with German officials as part of New Zealands meetings with the European Union Presidency. | 5 May 2007 |
| 32 | Indonesia | Jakarta | First meeting of a Joint Ministerial Commission between New Zealand and Indonesia. | 8 – 9 May 2007 |
| 33 | China | Xinjiang, Beijing | Met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. | 20 – 26 May 2007 |
| 34 | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Met with Tongan Foreign Minister Tu'a Taumoepeau, Prime Minister Feleti Sevele, and George Tupou V along with various other Tongan cabinet ministers. | 7 June 2007 |
| 35 | Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and Samoa | | Led a delegation of New Zealand Members of Parliament, business officials, and other New Zealand-based officials. | 8 – 15 July 2007 |
| 36 | South Korea | Seoul | Met with South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon. | 29 July – 3 August 2007 |
| 37 | Philippines | Manila | Attended ASEAN summit. | 3–6 August 2007 |
| 38 | Australia | Sydney | Attended an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Additionally met with counterparts from the United States, Russia, and Canada. | 4–9 September 2007 |
| 39 | Spain, Portugal | Madrid, Lisbon | Met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos, then with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luís Amado. | 17–21 September 2007 |
| 40 | Netherlands, Sweden, and France | The Hague, Stockholm, Paris | Met with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and International Development Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson, and the Vice President of the National Assembly of France. | 14–20 October 2007 |
| 41 | North Korea | Pyongyang | Met with President Kim Yong-nam and Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun. | 16–18 November 2007 |
| 42 | United States | Washington, D.C. | Met with American officials regarding Peters' talks in North Korea. | 18–20 November 2007 |
| 43 | Singapore | Singapore | Attended the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ meeting. | 20–22 November 2007 |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Met with Prime Minister Michael Somare and Foreign Minister Sam Abal. | 7–11 December 2007 |
| 45 | Antarctica | Scott Base | Visited a New Zealand held outpost in the Ross Dependency. | 30 January – 2 February 2008 |
| 46 | South Africa and Zambia | | Met with South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Met with Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande, and Finance and National Planning Minister Ng'andu Peter Magande. | 10–23 February 2008 |
| 47 | South Korea | Seoul | Attended the inauguration of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. | 25 February 2008 |
| 48 | Samoa | Apia | Met with Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi, alongside then Labour Minister of Immigration and future New Zealand First MP, Shane Jones. | 3 February 2008 |
| 49 | Turkey | Gallipoli | Attended Anzac Day commemorations. | 21–29 April 2008 |
| 50 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | Met with Slovenian Officials for New Zealand's 6 month meetings with the European Union Presidency. | 30–31 April 2008 |
| 51 | Fiji | Suva | The Foreign Ministers of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu visited Fiji, aiming to return the country to democratic rule following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. | 16–17 July 2008 |
| 52 | Singapore | Singapore | Attended an ASEAN summit. | 21–25 July 2008 |

## International trips as foreign minister under Jacinda Ardern

Peters as Foreign Minister from 26 October 2017 to 6 November 2020
| | Country | Locations | Details | Dates |
| 1 | Vietnam | | | 7–15 November 2017 |
| 2 | Australia | Sydney | | 1–2 March 2018 |
| 3 | Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Nauru | | | 4–9 March 2018 |
| 4 | Belgium, United Kingdom, Singapore | | 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | 12–25 April 2018 |
| 5 | New Caledonia | | | 4–6 May 2018 |
| 6 | Japan | | | 18–21 May 2018 |
| 7 | China | Beijing | | 24–27 May 2018 |
| 8 | Singapore | | | 2–8 August 2018 |
| 9 | Samoa | Apia | | 9-11 August 2018 |
| 10 | Australia | Canberra | | 21–23 August 2018 |
| 11 | Vanuatu | Port Vila | | 23–25 August 2018 |
| 12 | Nauru | | | 3–6 September 2018 |
| 13 | Thailand, Indonesia | Bangkok Jakarta | | 1–6 October 2018 |
| 14 | Australia | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne | | 6 November 2018 |
| 15 | Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Ireland | | | 8–14 November 2018 |
| 16 | Singapore | | | 14–15 November 2018 |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | | | 15–16 November 201 |
| 18 | United States | Washington, D.C. | | 13–19 December 2018 |
| 19 | Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu | | | 26 February – 2 March 2019 |
| 20 | Turkey, Indonesia | | | 20 March 2019 |
| 21 | Malaysia | | | 26–28 March 2019 |
| 22 | Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland | | | 21–28 April 2019 |
| 23 | Fiji | Suva | | 14–16 May 2019 |
| 24 | Cook Islands | | | 24–26 May 2019 |
| 25 | Vanuatu, Solomon Islands | | | 4–8 June 2019 |
| 26 | Chile, Peru | Santiago Lima | | 2–6 July 2019 |
| 27 | United States | Washington, D.C. | | 15–20 July 2019 |
| 28 | Fiji | Suva | | 25–27 July 2019 |
| 29 | Thailand | Bangkok | | 31 July – 4 August 2019 |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea, Australia | | | 2–5 October 2019 |
| 31 | South Korea, Japan | | | 28 October – 3 November 2019 |
| 32 | United States | Washington, D.C. | | 13–17 November 2019 |
| 33 | Japan | | | 22–24 November 2019 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | | | 26–30 November 2019 |
| 35 | Samoa | Apia | | 13–14 December 2019 |
| 36 | India | | | 25–29 February 2020 |

## International Trips as Foreign Minister under Christopher Luxon

Peters as Foreign Minister from 27 November 2023 to present.
| | Country | Locations | Details | Dates |
| 1 | Fiji | Suva | Met with Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna. | 15–16 December 2023 |
| 2 | Australia | Melbourne | Attended the inaugural Australia and New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting, alongside Minister of Defence Judith Collins to meet their Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Minister for Defence Richard Marles. | 31 January 2024 |
| 3 | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Met with the Prime Minister of Tonga Siaosi Sovaleni, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu, Minister of Health Siale ʻAkau'ola, and Minister of Finance Tiofilusi Tiueti. | 6 February 2024 |
| 4 | Cook Islands | Avarua | Met with the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown. | 7 February 2024 |
| 5 | Samoa | Apia | Met with the Samoan Head of State Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II and Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa. | 8 February 2024 |
| 6 | India | Ahmedabad New Delhi | Met with the Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel, External Affair's Minister S. Jaishankar, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. | 10–13 March 2024 |
| 7 | Indonesia | Jakarta | Met with then Minister of Defence and President-Elect Prabowo Subianto and Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi. | 14–15 March 2024 |
| 8 | Singapore | Singapore | Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman, Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen, and Chair of the Clermont Group Richard Chandler. | 15 March 2024 |
| 9 | Egypt | Cairo | Met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. | 1 April 2024 |
| 10 | Poland | Warsaw | Met with Radosław Sikorski and Ukrainian refugees. | 2 April 2024 |
| 11 | Belgium | Brussels | Met with Foreign Ministers from across NATO including Antony Blinken and David Cameron. | 3–4 April 2024 |
| 12 | Sweden | Stockholm | Met with Foreign Minister Tobias Billström. | 5–6 April 2024 |
| 13 | United States United Nations | New York City Washington, D.C. | Met with Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations Dennis Francis (diplomat), Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Senators Lindsey Graham and Chris Van Hollen. | 6–12 April 2024 |
| 14 | Turkey | Istanbul Gallipoli | Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, and American Ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake for Anzac Day celebrations. | 22–28 April 2024 |
| 15 | Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Tuvalu | Various | Led a delegation of NZ MPs including Health Minister and Pacific Peoples Minister Dr Shane Reti, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts, the NZ Parliament's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee chairperson Tim van de Molen, and Labour's foreign affairs spokesperson David Parker on a tour of several Pacific states to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation on climate change, development and stability. On 12 May, Peters met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, who had succeeded Manasseh Sogavare following the 2024 Solomon Islands general election. The New Caledonia visit was cancelled due to the 2024 New Caledonia unrest. | 11-18 May 2024 |
| 16 | Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor Leste | Various | Visited several heads of government, state and foreign ministers in Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor Leste including Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Filipino President Bongbong Marcos, Filipino Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and East Timorese President José Ramos-Horta. | 4-13 June 2024 |
| 17 | Japan | Tokyo | Attended the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting hosted by the Japanese Government in Tokyo with other members of the Pacific Islands Forum and French Polynesia. Peters outlined New Zealand's "foreign policy reset" in response to an increasingly multipolar world and called on the Forum to facilitate mediation following the 2024 New Caledonia unrest. Peters also met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara to reaffirm bilateral cooperation in engaging with the Pacific. | 16-18 July 2024 |
| 18 | Fiji, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau | Various | Led a delegation to visit Fiji and the three Micronesian states of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau as part of New Zealand's renewed Pacific reset strategy. Peters announced that New Zealand would invest NZ$6.2 million to help the Marshall Islands prepare for and adapt to risks related to natural disasters and climate change. | 8-16 August 2024 |
| 19 | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Attended the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum alongside Prime Minister Luxon and Minister for Pacific Peoples Shane Reti. During the Leaders Forum, Peters downplayed the effects of climate change on rising sea levels. | 24–27 August 2024 |
| 20 | Samoa | Apia | Attended the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting with Luxon. Peters and Luxon jointly announced that New Zealand would contribute $20 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, which aims to help Pacific states prepare for disasters and boost climate resilience. | 25-26 October 2024 |
| 21 | China | Beijing | Peters met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to raise New Zealand's concerns about ongoing Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea and China's strategic partnership agreement with the Cook Islands. | 26 February 2025 |