List of international trips made by Angela Merkel
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This is a list of international trips made by Angela Merkel, the 8th Chancellor of Germany, since her assumption of office on 22 November 2005 to 8 December 2021, the date of the election and investiture of Olaf Scholz, new chancellor.
Summary of international trips


2005
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 23 November | First trip abroad as Chancellor of Germany | |
| Brussels | 24 November | ||
| London | 24 November | ||
| Barcelona | 27 November | ||
| Warsaw | 2 December | ||
| Brussels | 16–17 December |
2006
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | 2 January | ||
| Washington, D.C. | 12–13 January | ![]() | |
| Moscow | 16 January | ||
| Versailles | 23 January | ||
| Jerusalem | 29 January | ||
| Ramallah | |||
| New York City and Washington D.C. | 4–5 April | ||
| Tomsk | 26 April | ![]() | |
| Bratislava | 11 May | ||
| Vienna | 12 May | ||
| Beijing and Shanghai | 22–23 May | ||
| Saint Petersburg | 15–17 July | ||
| Paris | 25 August | ||
| Helsinki | 10–11 September | ||
| Compiègne | 23 September | ||
| Castel Gandolfo | 28 September | ||
| Istanbul | 6 October | ||
| Paris | 12 October | ||
| Lahti | 20 October | ||
| The Hague | 27 October | ||
| London | 3 November | ||
| Luxembourg City | 15 November | ||
| Milan | 7 December | ||
| Brussels | 15 December | ||
| Helsinki | 19 December | ||
| Copenhagen |
2007
2008
2009
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 8 January | ||
| Sharm El Sheikh | 13 January | ||
| Jerusalem | 13 January | ||
| Davos | 30 January | ||
| Brussels | 1 March | ||
| 20 March | |||
| London | 1 April | ||
| Strasbourg | 4 April | ||
| Prague | 5 April | ||
| Kunduz | 6 April | ||
| Prague | 7 May | ||
| Kraków | 4 June | ||
| Paris | 11 June | ||
| Brussels | 19 June | ||
| Washington, D.C. | 26 June | ||
| L'Aquila | 8–10 July | ||
| Sochi | 14 August | ||
| Sopron | 19 August | ||
| Gdańsk | 1 September | 70th anniversary of the September campaign | |
| Brussels | 17 September | ||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | 24–25 September | ||
| Brussels | 29–30 October | ||
| Washington, D.C. | 2–3 November | ||
| Paris | 11 November | ||
| Brussels | 19 November | ||
| 10–11 December | |||
| Copenhagen | 17–18 December |
2010

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2011

2012
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 25 January | ||
| Brussels | 30 January | ||
| Beijing and Guangzhou | 1 February | ||
| Paris | 6 February | ||
| Brussels | 1–2 March | ||
| Rome | 13 March | ||
| Prague | 3 April | ||
| Camp David and Chicago | 18–20 May | See 38th G8 summit and 2012 Chicago summit | |
| Brussels | 23 May | ||
| Los Cabos | 18–19 June | See 2012 G20 Los Cabos summit | |
| Rome | 22 June | ||
| Paris | 27 June | ||
| Brussels | 28–29 June | ||
| Rome | 4 July | ||
| Reims | 8 July | ||
| Jakarta | 9–11 July | ||
| Ottawa and Gatineau | 15–16 August | ||
| Chișinău | 22 August | ||
| Beijing and Tianjin | 29–30 August | ||
| Madrid | 6 September | ||
| Vienna | 7 September | ||
| Athens | 9 October | ||
| Brussels | 18–19 October | ||
| Brussels | 7 November | ||
| London | 7 November | ||
| Lisbon | 12 November | ||
| Moscow | 16 November | ||
| Brussels | 22–23 November | ||
| Oslo | 10 December | ||
| Brussels | 13–14 December |
2013
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| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
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| Limassol | 12 January | ||
| Davos | 24 January | ||
| Santiago | 26–27 January | ||
| Paris | 6 February | ||
| Brussels | 7–8 February | ||
| Oslo | 20 February | ||
| Ankara, Kahramanmaraş and Göreme | 24–25 February | ||
| Warsaw | 6 March | ||
| Brussels | 15–15 March | ||
| Vatican City | 19 March | ||
| Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz | 10 May | ||
| Vatican City | 18 May | ||
| Brussels | 22 May | ||
| Nijmegen | 23 May | ||
| London | 25 May | ||
| Paris | 30 May | ||
| Lough Erne | 17–18 June | ||
| Saint Petersburg | 21 June | ||
| Brussels | 28–29 June | ||
| Saint Petersburg | 5–6 September | ||
| Gent | 19 October | ||
| Brussels | 24–25 October | ||
| Paris | 12 November | ||
| Vilnius | 28–29 November | ||
| Paris | 18 December | ||
| Brussels | 19–20 December |
2014
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2015
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2020
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| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
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| Moscow | 11 January | ||
| Davos | 23 January | Attended the World Economic Forum. | |
| Istanbul | 24 January[47] | ||
| Pretoria | 5–6 February | ||
| Luanda | 7 February | ||
| Brussels | 20 February | Attended a European Summit. | |
| 8 July | Speech in the European Parliament. Note: First trip abroad since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 17–21 July | Attended a Special European Summit. | ||
| Bormes-les-Mimosas | 20 August | Discussed the 2020 Belarusian protests and COVID-19 with President Macron. | |
| Brussels | 1–2 October | Participation in the European Council. | |
| 15–16 October | |||
| 10–11 December |
2021
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) | Image |
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| Carbis Bay | 11–13 June | |||
| Brussels | 14 June | |||
| Brussels | 24–25 June | Attended a European Summit. | ||
| Ellesborough, Windsor | 2 July | |||
| Washington, D.C. | 15 July | ![]() | ||
| Moscow | 20 August | |||
| Kyiv | 22–24 August[48] | |||
| Warsaw | 11 September | |||
| Belgrade | 13 September | |||
| Tirana | 14 September | |||
| Paris | 16 September | |||
| Predoslje | 5–6 October | Attended a EU-Western Balkan Summit. | ||
| Rome | 7 October | ![]() | ||
| Vatican City | ||||
| Jerusalem, Yad Vashem | 9–11 October | |||
| Cuacos de Yuste | 14 October | ![]() | ||
| Brussels | 15 October | |||
| Istanbul | 16 October | See Germany-Turkey relations and Turkey-European Union relations. | ||
| Brussels | 21–22 October | Attended a European Summit. | ||
| Athens | 29 October | |||
| Rome | 30–31 October | |||
| Glasgow | 1–3 November | Attended the COP26 Summit. | ||
| Beaune | 3 November | Merkel received the Legion of Honour. | ||
| Paris | 12 November | Attended an international conference on Libya Note: Last trip abroad as Chancellor of Germany. |
Notes
- ^ a b The Federal Republic of Germany does not recognised the State of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.
- ^ The Republic of Macedonia changed its name to Republic of North Macedonia on 12 February 2019.
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