List of international prime ministerial trips made by Jacinda Ardern

Map of international trips made by Jacinda Ardern as prime minister
  1 visit
  3 visits
  New Zealand

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Jacinda Ardern, the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand. As of September 2018, Jacinda Ardern has made seven international trips to ten sovereign countries and two associated states of New Zealand, since her premiership began on 26 October 2017.

Summary

Number of visits Country
3
1

2017

Country Locations Dates Details
 Australia Sydney 5 November Ardern met Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.[1]
 Vietnam
9–11 November Ardern attended the 2017 APEC Summit and met with Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. [2]
 Philippines
12–14 November Ardern attended the 31st ASEAN Summit and the Twelfth East Asia Summit and met with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [3]

2018

Country Locations Dates Details
 Australia Sydney 1–2 March Ardern met Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to discuss Closer Economic Relations and spoke at the Australia–New Zealand Leadership Forum.[note 2][4]
 Samoa
5–6 March Ardern met Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi. Visited National University of Samoa and Robert Louis Stevenson Museum.[5]
 Niue[note 1] Alofi 6 March Ardern met her father and New Zealand High Commissioner Ross Ardern. Discussed economic and environmental sustainability with Prime Minister Toke Talagi.[6][7]
 Tonga Nuku'alofa 6–8 March Ardern met with Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva.[8][9]
 Cook Islands[note 1] Rarotonga 8 March Ardern met with Prime Minister Henry Puna and discussed pension portability.[10] Later that day changes were announced to make it easier for residents of the Realm of New Zealand to access New Zealand superannuation payments.[11]
 Australia Gold Coast 13–14 April Ardern met with Team New Zealand’s medal winners and watched the women's hockey final at the Commonwealth Games.[12][13]
 France Paris 16 April Ardern met President Emmanuel Macron to discuss climate change,[14] the 2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs and trade, after which Macron declared support for a European Union–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.[15] Discussed the CPTPP with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and spoke about climate change at Sciences Po.[16][17]
 Germany Berlin 17 April Ardern met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed trade which included Ms Merkel’s support of a Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, Brexit the ongoing tensions with Russia, the Syrian bombings, running coalition governments, climate change and co-operation over science and space. [18]
 United Kingdom London 17–21 April

[19]

 Ardern met with Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Then met with British Prime Minister Theresa May where discussions about Russia dominated the meeting. Also attended a Town Hall debate with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, hosted by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and a Five Eyes meeting with Prime Minister May, Trudeau and Turnbull to receive an intelligence briefing. The following day Ardern attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 and met with Elizabeth II. [20]
 Nauru 5 September Ardern attended the Pacific Islands Forum.[21]
 United States New York City 24–28 September Ardern delivered a keynote speech at the Social Good Summit, met with UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. She then made a keynote speech at the opening of Climate Week, made a statement at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit Opening Plenary, held bilateral meetings with Colombian President Iván Márquez, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and attended US President Donald Trump’s reception for heads of delegation. Thereafter Ardern spoke at the Global Planet Summit, the Bloomberg Global Business Forum and held a tri-lateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. The following day Ardern spoke at a meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, made a speech at the International Conference on Sustainable Development, attended the inaugural meeting of the Carbon Nutrality Coalition and delivered New Zealand’s national statement at the Seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Cook Islands and Niue are associated states of New Zealand.
  2. ↑ "Joint statement by the Hon Malcolm Turnbull and Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern" (Press release). 2 March 2018.

References

  1. ↑ McGowan, Michael (5 November 2017). "Warm relations as Turnbull and Ardern stow differences in chilly bin". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Small, Vernon (10 November 2017). "PM Jacinda Ardern appears to be in fine form despite Apec's frenetic pace". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jacinda Ardern meets President of the Philippines". The New Zealand Herald. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Bramwell, Chris (1 March 2018). "PM angling for business deal in Australia". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Cooke, Henry (5 March 2018). "Jacinda Ardern's island honeymoon with Samoa comes with big promises". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "PM's Pacific Island trip becomes a family reunion". Radio New Zealand. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Jancic, Boris (6 March 2018). "Family affair for Ardern in Niue". Newswire. Yahoo!. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Cooke, Henry (6 March 2018). "Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives in a turbulent Tonga". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand PM in Tonga". Radio New Zealand. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Cooke, Henry (8 March 2018). "PM Jacinda Ardern announces pension portability for Cook Islanders, Tokeulauns and Niueans". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Easier access to NZ pension for Realm countries". Radio New Zealand. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to meet the Queen in London next week". Radio New Zealand. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Alderson, Andrew (14 April 2018). "Hockey: Black Sticks women claim first ever Commonwealth Games gold". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ardern, Trudeau and Macron: The young guns share Paris in the springtime". The New Zealand Herald. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "France supports NZ-EU trade negotiations". Radio New Zealand. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. ↑ McCulloch, Craig (17 April 2018). "Ardern hails trade 'vision', France's Macron to visit NZ". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. ↑ Trevett, Claire (17 April 2018). "PM Jacinda Ardern speaks about climate change after meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  18. ↑ McCulloch, Craig (18 April 2018). "Merkel, Ardern discuss threats to world order". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  19. ↑ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/103194073/jacinda-ardern-to-meet-british-pm-prince-charles
  20. ↑ Walters, Laura (11 April 2018). "Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau in London town hall event". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  21. ↑ Perry, Nick (5 September 2018). "PM Jacinda Ardern leader steals limelight in Nauru". Stuff.co.nz.
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