# List of international trips made by David Lammy as Foreign Secretary

This is a list of international visits undertaken by David Lammy (in office from July 2024) while serving as the Foreign Secretary. The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Foreign Secretary made during his tenure in the position.

## Summary

Lammy has visited 32 countries and territories during his tenure as Foreign Secretary. The number of visits per country or territory where Secretary Lammy has traveled are:
* One visit to Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Canada, China,France, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Nigeria, Norway, Palestinian National Authority, the Philippines, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates
* Two visits to Belgium, Germany, Poland, South Africa and Ukraine
* Three visits to the United States

## Table

| | Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| 1 | Germany | Berlin | 6 July 2024 | Met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. |
| 1 | Poland | Bydgoszcz | 7 July 2024 | Met with Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. |
| 1 | Sweden | Stockholm | 7 July 2024 | Met with Foreign Minister Tobias Billström. |
| 2 | USA | Washington D.C | 10-11 July 2024 | To attend the annual NATO summit (2024 Washington summit) and met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. |
| 3 | Israel | Jerusalem | 14 July 2024 | Inaugural visit to encourage de-escalations in the Middle East. Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu. |
| 3 | Palestinian National Authority | Ramallah | 15 July 2024 | Inaugural visit to encourage de-escalations in the Middle East. Met with Prime Minister Mahmood Abbas. |
| 4 | India | New Delhi | 24-25 July 2024 | Met with India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. |
| 4 | Laos | Vientiane | 25-27 July 2024 | To attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. During which he held bilateral meetings with ASEAN members, as well as the Foreign Ministers of Japan and New Zealand and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn. |
| 5 | Qatar | Doha | 31 July 2024 | Joint visit with Defence Secretary John Healey to reiterate the UK's support to Qatar for the country's role in mediating and end to the war in Gaza. Met with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. |
| 5 | Lebanon | Beirut | 1 August 2024 | Joint visit with Defence Secretary John Healey to call for deescalation. Met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun. |
| 6 | UAE | Abu Dhabi | 4-5 September 2024 | Met with the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to disuses the UK-UAE relationship and how to build on existing ties. |
| 7 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 11-12 September 2024 | Joint visit with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Announced for the UK at least £242 million of funding to support Ukraine and the deployment of $484 million of fiscal support and military equipment deliveries, as well as meeting with President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. |
| 8 | USA | Washington D.C | 12-13 September 2024 | Accompanied the first official visit to the USA of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. |
| 9 | Norway | Bodø | 18 September 2024 | Visited the Norwegian Joint Headquarters with Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide to discuss UK-Norway defence ties. |
| 9 | France | Paris | 19 September 2024 | Met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as well as the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Italy to discuss the ongoing war in Lebanon. |
| 9 | Belgium | Brussels | 19 September 2024 | Met with European Commission Executive Vice-president Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares and Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo to discuss ongoing UK-EU Gibraltar negotiations. |
| 10 | USA | Washington D.C | 23-26 September 2024 | To attend the annual UN General Assembly High Level week and meet with other G7 Foreign Ministers. |
| 11 | Ireland | Dublin | 3 October 2024 | The first UK Foreign Secretary to visit Ireland since 2017. Met with Tánaiste Micheál Martin to reset the UK and EU's relationship and discuss UK-Ireland ties. |
| 12 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | 14 October 2024 | Attended the EU's Foreign Affairs Council and met with EU High Representative and Vice-president Josep Borrell. |
| 13 | China | Beijing and Shanghai | 17-19 October 2024 | Met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing and British Business leaders in Shanghai. |
| 13 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 20 October 2024 | Attended the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto who he met with. |
| 13 | South Korea | Seoul | 21-22 October 2024 | Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Tae-yul. |
| 14 | Samoa | Apia | 25-26 October 2024 | Accompanied Charles III and PM Keir Starmer to attend the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. He also held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa of Samoa, Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong of Australia, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain of Bangladesh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Hilton Todd of Guyana, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith of Jamaica, Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi of Kenya, Foreign Minister Dr Abdulla Khaleel of Maldives, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar of Pakistan, and Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe of Rwanda. |
| 15 | Nigeria | Lagos | 3 November 2024 | Met with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar and Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. |
| 15 | South Africa | Cape Town | 4-5 November 2024 | Attended the biennial UK-South Africa bilateral forum and met with Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola. |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | Baku | 11-13 November 2024 | Attended COP29. |
| 17 | Poland | Warsaw | 19 November 2024 | Attended the Weimar Triangle Foreign Ministers meeting. |
| 17 | Moldova | Chișinău | 20 November 2024 | Visited Moldova to sign the UK-Moldova Defence and Security Partnership and an agreement on readmissions with President Maia Sandu. He was also joined by Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu. |
| 18 | Italy | Rome | 25 November 2024 | Attended G7 Foreign Ministers meeting to discuss Lebanese ceasefire. |
| 19 | Belgium | Brussels | 4 December 2024 | Attended the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels. |
| 19 | Malta | Valetta | 5 December 2024 | Attended the 31st OSCE Foreign ministers meeting |
| 20 | Barbados | Bridgetown | 12 December 2024 | Met with Prime Minister Mia Mottley and visited people impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Beryl accompanied by UK minister for the Caribbean, Baroness Chapman. |
| 20 | Guyana | Georgetown | 13 December 2024 | Met with President Irfaan Ali and discussed commercial ties and support for Guyana against Venezuela. |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 12 January 2025 | Met with international partners to discuss the future of Syria, including with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. |
| 22 | Tunisia | Tunis | 31 January 2025 | Travelled to Tunisia to unveil a new package of up to £5 million to boost UK funded programmes in the region to upskill migrants in-country and reduce migration. |
| 23 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 5 February 2025 | Travelled to Ukraine to announce UK support totalling £55m to boost resilience and growth in the UK and Ukraine. Met with President Volodomyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha |
| 24 | Germany | Munich | 14-15 February 2025 | Attended the Munich Security Conference, and met with other G7 Foreign Ministers. |
| 25 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 20 February 2025 | Attended the G20 Foreign Ministers meting, and met with other G20 Foreign Ministers. |
| 26 | Austria | Vienna | 24 February 2025 | Attended a reinforced meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. |
| 27 | Japan | Tokyo | 6-7 March 2025 | Visited Japan with Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for a '2+2' with their Japanese counterparts Takeshi Iwaya and Yoji Muto respectively, where they signed a new economic partnership worth £27 billion annually. |
| 27 | Philippines | Manila | 7-8 March 2025 | Official visit. Met with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and President Bongbong Marcos to discuss the advancement of Philippines–United Kingdom relations. |
| 28 | Canada | Charlevoix | 13-14 March 2025 | Attended the G7 Foreign Ministers Summit, attending eight sessions, focusing on Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and maritime security. |