11-Jun-14 Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Brussels Post 2015 Development Goals Event. Support from Scottish Government. 06-Jun-14 Alex Salmond, First Minister France D-Day commemorations. 29-30 May 2014 Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Ireland Listowel Writers Week and political meetings. 19-May-14 Angela Constance MSP Minister for Youth Employment Brussels Event at Scotland House, supported by Scottish Government. 5-6 May 2014 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Cultural and political calls. 4-7 May 2014 Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy and Tourism Houston Offshore Technology Conference. 28 April - 2 May 2014 Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Sport, Equalities and Pensioners' Rights Queen's Baton Relay - Commonwealth Games. 28-29 April Alex Salmond, Minister Brussels/Bruges Supported by Scottish Government. w/c 7 April Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Vancouver / San Francisco Scotland Week. 7-9 April 2014 Alex Salmond, First Minister New York Scotland Week 4-5 April Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Paris “Future of Europe, future of culture” forum. 03-Apr Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Paris Institute for International and Strategic Relations round table. 2013: Date Minister Destination Purpose 23rd - 30th March 2014 Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning New Zealand International Summit on the Teaching Profession, representing the UK 6th - 7th March 2014 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Helsinki Architecture and structural funds.
13th-15th February 2014 Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Vienna Meeting OSCE, Austrian MFA and UN agencies. 12th - 13th February 2014 John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth Oslo Conference on Social Entrepreneurship with side meetings. 10th February 2014 Alex Salmond, First Minister Spain (Valencia) Invited to visit a hydro electric plant. 24th-27th January 2014 Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Malawi/Zambia Queens Baton Relay. 9th - 10th January 2014 Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy Enterprise and Tourism Oslo Holmenkollen Thought Leaders’ Summit on renewable energy. Also undertaking meetings with companies. 16th December 2013 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Paris Meet with Culture minister and sign agreement of cultural cooperation. 9th December Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Denmark and Sweden Discuss infrastructure and heating systems and the Danish process of EU scrutiny. Deliver lecture at Lund University, Southern Sweden. 26th November Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Brussels Briefing on Paper to missions 12-14 November 2013 Shona Robison, Minister for Public Health and Sport Colombo Commonwealth Business Council conference just before CHOGM. 9th- 15 November Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development UAE, and Qatar Oil and gas conference. 3-7 November Alex Salmond, First Minister China & HK Trade and government to government focussed programme. 30-31st October 2013 Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Poland Visit to Auschwitz. No involvement from BE Warsaw.
29 - 31 October 2013 Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Estonia Conference on minimum alcohol pricing. October Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Pakistan No further information. October Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development India, Delhi and Mumbai Queens Baton Relay. 10th - 12th October 2013 Alex Salmond, First Minister Brussels Alex Salmond, First Minister 4-6 October 2013 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Rome Pontignano conference. 28th September 2013 Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice Madrid EUROFEDOP conference. 23 to 25 September Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Geneva Various meetings on international for a. 2-4 September Angela Constance, Minister for Youth Employment Switzerland and Germany Study visit on vocational education and training. 22-24 August Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Stockholm/ Copenhagen Meetings with Swedish counterparts in Stockholm. August 13th- 16th Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Environment & Climate Change Trondheim, Norway To visit Aqua Nor Aquaculture exhibition and political calls. 7-8 July Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Latvia To build cultural and trade and investment links between Scotland and Latvia. 04-Jul Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Philadelphia, USA Speech on Scotland referendum - linked to the American war of independence. Made during holiday. 25 June to 27 June Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development China & Hong Kong Promoting links in the fields of trade, investment, education and culture.
June 11th Keith Brown, Scottish Minister for Transport and Veteran Affairs. Amsterdam On cycling infrastructure and Dutch policy. May 28 2013 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Venice Cultural Event. May 22 2013 Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Qatar Doha Forum May 07 -08 2013 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Dublin Energy conference under the Irish Presidency. May 02 2013 Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development Hanover, Germany The Highland Gathering, Peine. Early May 2013 Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy and Tourism Houston Offshore Technology Conference. May 2013 John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth Seoul No further information April 17 2013 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Berlin Political and cultural calls. April 4-11 2013 Alex Salmond, First Minister Washington Scotland Week,