List of international prime ministerial trips made by Anthony Albanese

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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Anthony Albanese, the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. As of November 2024, Albanese has made fifteen international trips to twenty-five sovereign states since assuming office on 23 May 2022.

Summary

The number of visits per country where Albanese travelled are:

World map highlighting countries visited by Anthony Albanese during his premiership, as of January 2025.
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  Four visits
  Australia

2022

Country Locations Dates Details
 Japan Tokyo 23–25 May Two days after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, and only hours after being sworn in, Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong flew to Tokyo for a pre-scheduled meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Albanese met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and U.S. President Joe Biden.[1][2][3]
 Indonesia
5–7 June Albanese made his first official bilateral trip to Indonesia, accompanied by several of his new ministers, Darwin-based MP Luke Gosling, and Australian business leaders. He met with President Joko Widodo at Bogor Palace; the two leaders rode bicycles through the palace gardens.[4][5][6][7] Further east, the delegation also visited Makassar, a city with historic ties to Aboriginal Australians and the site of a new Australian diplomatic mission.[8]
 United Arab Emirates Al Minhad Air Base 27 June During a stopover to the NATO leaders summit, Albanese visited Australian Defence Force troops at Camp Baird, near Dubai.[9]
 Spain Madrid 27 June–1 July Albanese was invited and attended the NATO leaders summit in Madrid as a NATO partner.[10][11] Albanese also had a meeting individually with other world leaders, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Madrid.[12][13]
 France Paris 1–2 July Albanese was invited to visit Paris in mid-June by French President Emmanuel Macron, and did so after attending the NATO leaders summit.[14] The meeting followed the previous Morrison government's abrupt cancellation of a French submarine contract.[15]

Albanese also visited the OECD in Paris.[16]

 Ukraine
3–4 July Albanese was invited to visit Ukraine by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and made the surprise visit after his visit to Paris. Albanese was shown around the wreckage from the Russian invasion including Bucha and Irpin. He then announced additional Australian military aid for Ukraine.[17] This visit made him the first Australian Prime Minister to visit Ukraine.[18]

Prior to the visit, Albanese was understood to be considering the security risks of the journey.[19] Due to the security risks, it was not announced whether he would visit Ukraine until his visit to Ukraine was revealed on social media.[20]

 Fiji
13–14 July Albanese attended the 51st Pacific Islands Forum in Suva, Fiji.[21] It was Albanese's first PIF meeting, and the first time the Pacific Islands Forum has met in person since 2019.
 United Kingdom London 16–20 September Albanese and others, including Governor-General David Hurley, attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Albanese met with new monarch King Charles III and also held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Liz Truss and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[22][23][24]
 Japan Tokyo 26–28 September Albanese, along with three of his predecessors, travelled to Japan to attend the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, held on 27 September.[25] Albanese also held a bilateral meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.[26]
 Cambodia Phnom Penh 11–14 November Albanese attended the East Asian Summit, the ASEAN Summit and the 2nd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit.[27]
 Indonesia Bali 14–17 November Albanese attended the G20 summit. He joined Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a keynote address at the Business 20 Summit.[27]
 Thailand Bangkok 17–19 November Albanese attended the 29th APEC summit.[27]

2023

Country Locations Dates Details
 Papua New Guinea
12–13 January Albanese attended the Annual Leaders' Dialogue alongside PNG Prime Minister James Marape.[28] and visited the gravesite of Papua New Guinea's inaugural Prime Minister Michael Somare.[29] The trip was originally planned for December 2022 but was postponed due to Albanese contracting COVID-19.[30]
 India
8—11 March
Albanese along with Indian PM Modi during the 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event.

Albanese visited New Delhi to attend the Australia–India Annual Leaders' Summit and met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, he also led a trade delegation, which included Trade Minister Don Farrell and Resources Minister Madeleine King, after the implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between Australia and India on 29 December 2022. Albanese and Modi also attended the Fourth Test Match of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad, at the 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event. This event was a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the strong ties between India and Australia.[31]

 United States San Diego 11–14 March Albanese visited the United States to reveal Australia's preferred nuclear submarine for AUKUS, alongside President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[32] Albanese also held bilateral meetings with both leaders.[33][34]
 Fiji Nadi 15 March Albanese visited Fiji to hold bilateral meetings with new Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.[35]
 United Kingdom
3–6 May Albanese attended the coronation of Charles III with Governor-General David Hurley.[36] Before the coronation, Albanese attended the AUKUS submarine facility in Barrow-in-Furness.[37]
 Japan Hiroshima 19–21 May Albanese attended the G7 summit in Hiroshima in May. Japan invited Australia to be one of the countries attending even though it is not a member of the G7 (this invitation was hinted as far back as October last year). That year's Quad dialogue, originally due to be held in Australia, was instead held in Japan on 20 May after US President Biden had to cancel his Australian trip to return to the US early.
 Singapore Singapore 1–2 June Albanese delivered the keynote address at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue and met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for annual bilateral discussions.[38]
 Vietnam Hanoi 3–4 June Albanese travelled to Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.[38]
 Germany Berlin 10 July Albanese met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of the Vilnius NATO summit.[39]
 Lithuania Vilnius 11–12 July Albanese travelled to Lithuania to attend the NATO 2023 Vilnius summit. It was the second time Australia has taken part in a NATO summit following the country's first invitation in 2022. Albanese also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
 New Zealand Wellington 26–27 July Albanese travelled to Wellington to meet with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins for the annual Australia–New Zealand Leaders' Meeting.[40] Albanese also met with New Zealand Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon. Albanese's visit occurred three months before the 2023 New Zealand general election.[41]
 Indonesia Jakarta 6–7 September The Prime Minister made his third trip to Indonesia to attend the 3rd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit.
 Philippines Manila 7–8 September The Prime Minister travelled to Manila, the first Australian Prime Minister to undertake a bilateral visit to the Philippines since 2003. He met with President Bongbong Marcos to "discuss defence and security cooperation."[42] During his visit, the two leaders signed a strategic partnership agreement between Australia and the Philippines, agreeing to hold annual defence ministers' meetings.[43]
 India New Delhi 9–10 September The Prime Minister attended the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi.
 United States Washington, D.C. 23–26 October Prime Minister Albanese attended a state dinner hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House. He also met Congressional leaders and visited Arlington National Cemetery.
 China
4–7 November Prime Minister Albanese met with Premier Li Qiang and attended the China International Import Expo. He also met with President Xi Jinping.[44]
 Cook Islands Rarotonga 7–9 November Prime Minister Albanese joined Pacific leaders in the Cook Islands for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting.
 United States San Francisco 15–17 November Prime Minister Albanese attended the APEC Forum.

2024

Country Locations Dates Details
 Papua New Guinea

Kokoda Track

22–25 April Albanese met with PNG Prime Minister Marape James Marape and walked sections of the Kokoda Track to commemorate Anzac Day.
 Tonga

Nuku'alofa, Vava'u

28–29 August Albanese attended the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum meeting.
 United States

Wilmington

20–21 September Albanese attended the Quad Leaders meeting.
 Laos

Vientiane

9–11 October Albanese attended 4th ASEAN-Australia Summit and 19th East Asia Summit.
 Samoa

Apia

24–26 October Albanese attended the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
 Peru

Lima

14–17 November Albanese attended APEC Peru 2024.
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 17–19 November Albanese attended the G20 summit.

Multilateral meetings

Prime Minister Albanese may attend the following summits during his prime ministership:

Group Year
2022 2023 2024 2025
UNGA 23 September,
United States New York City		 22 September,
United States New York City		 22 September,
United States New York City		 September,
United States New York City
G20 15–16 November,
Indonesia Bali		 9–10 September,
India New Delhi		 18–19 November,
Brazil Rio de Janeiro		 22–23 November,
South Africa Johannesburg
EAS
(ASEAN)		 12–13 November,
Cambodia Phnom Penh		 6–7 September,
Indonesia Jakarta		 10–11 October,
Laos Vientiane		 TBA,
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
G7 Not a G7 Member 19–21 May,
Japan Hiroshima		 Not a G7 Member
NATO 28–30 June,
Spain Madrid		 11–12 July,
Lithuania Vilnius		 9–11 July,
United States Washington, D.C.		 24–26 June,
Netherlands The Hague
APEC 18–19 November,
Thailand Bangkok		 15–17 November,
United States San Francisco		 15–16 November,
Peru Lima		 TBC,
South Korea Gyeongju
COP 6–18 November,
Egypt Sharm El Sheikh		 30 November – 12 December,
United Arab Emirates Dubai		 11–22 November,
Azerbaijan Baku		 TBA
QUAD 24 May,
Japan Tokyo		 20 May,
Japan Hiroshima		 21 September,
United States Wilmington		 TBA,
India New Delhi
CHOGM 24–25 June,
Rwanda Kigali		 5–6 May,
United Kingdom London		 25–26 October,
Samoa Apia		 —
PIF 13–14 July,
Fiji Suva		 6–10 November,
Cook Islands Rarotonga		 26–30 August,
Tonga Nuku'alofa		 TBC,
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend

See also

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