# List of international presidential trips made by Jakaya Kikwete

Jakaya Kikwete became President of Tanzania on 21 December 2005 following the 2005 Tanzanian general election. Kikwete was president for 10 years and ended his tenure on 5 November 2015, the following is a list of international presidential trips made by Jakaya Kikwete while in office.

## Summary of International Trips

| Number of Visits | Country |
| 1 visit | Democratic Republic if Congo, India, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Vatican City |
| 2 visits | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom |
| 5(+) visits | United States (5) |

## 2006

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| United States | New York City | 23–25 September | Attended the Sixty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly. |
| South Korea | Seoul | November | South Korea - Africa Forum. |

## 2007

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | March | Kikwete gave a speech at the Copenhagen University. |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | 19 October | Held a private audience with Pope Pope Benedict XVI. |

## 2008

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 26–29 August | State visit. Met with President George W. Bush at the white house. |
| United States | New York City | 23–25 September | Attended the Sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. |

## 2009

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 5–7 May | Attended the Denmark–Africa Commission meeting. |
| South Africa | Pretoria | 9 May | Jacob Zuma inauguration. |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 21–24 May | State visit. Met with Rodney Bent acting CEO of Millennium Challenge Corporation. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 28–30 November | 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. |

## 2010

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| Turkey | | | State visit. |

## 2011

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| Australia | Perth | 28–30 October | 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. |

## 2012

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| Oman | Muscat | 15–18 October | State visit. |

## 2013

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| France | Paris | 20–24 January | State visit. Invitation by François Hollande. |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 5–6 May | State visit. |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | 17–18 August | 33rd Heads of State and Government SADC Summit. |
| Canada | Guelph | 20–23 September | Kikwete received his honorary degree from the University of Guelph. |
| United Kingdom | London | 31–1 November | Attended the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit. |
| South Africa | Qunu | 13–15 December | Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela. |

## 2014

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | 23–24 May | |
| Canada | Toronto | 28–30 May | Global Summit on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health |
| United Kingdom | London, Aberdeen | 31–1 April | State visit, met with Prime Minister David Cameron and held bilateral talks on trade and investment, defence and governance and human rights. Kikwete also visited Scotland to explore the North Sea oil and gas industry. |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 5–6 August | Attended the first United States–Africa Leaders Summit. |
| China | Beijing, Shandong | 23–30 October | State visit. |

## 2015

| Country | Location(s) | Date(s) | Notes |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | April | Spoke at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. |
| India | New Delhi | 17–21 June | State visit. Met with Pranab Mukherjee and Narendra Modi. |
| Australia | Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney | 27–31 July | State visit. |
| Mozambique | Maputo, Pemba | 10–11 October | State visit. Held talks with Filipe Nyusi. |