List of international prime ministerial trips made by Scott Morrison
This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Scott Morrison , the 30th Prime Minister of Australia. During his time in office (August 2018 to May 2022), Scott Morrison made twenty-nine international trips to eighteen sovereign countries.
The number of visits per country are as follows:
Argentina , East Timor , Iraq , Italy , Papua New Guinea , the Solomon Islands , Thailand , Tuvalu , Vanuatu , and Vietnam .
Fiji , France , Indonesia , Japan , and the United States .[ a]
New Zealand , Singapore , and the United Kingdom .
2018
Country
Locations
Dates
Details
Indonesia
31 August–1 September
Morrison met President Joko Widodo , visited the SMPN 2 Babakan Madang school, and spoke at the Indonesia-Australia Business Forum.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Singapore
Singapore
13–15 November
Morrison attended the 33rd ASEAN Summit , and met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang , Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong , and Indonesian President Widodo.[ 4] [ 5]
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
17–19 November
Morrison attended the 2018 APEC Summit , met with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence , and visited HMAS Adelaide .[ 6] [ 7]
Argentina
Buenos Aires
30 November–2 December
Morrison attended the 2018 G20 summit , and met with U.S. President Donald Trump , British Prime Minister Theresa May , German Chancellor Angela Merkel , and French President Emmanuel Macron .[ 8] [ 9]
Iraq
20 December
Morrison visited Australian Operation Okra troops at Camp Taji , and met with Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi .[ 10] [ 11]
2019
Country
Locations
Dates
Details
Vanuatu
Port Vila
15–16 January
Morrison met with Prime Minister Charlot Salwai .[ 12]
Fiji
17–18 January
Morrison met with Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama .[ 13]
New Zealand
Auckland
22 February
Morrison met with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern .[ 14]
New Zealand
Christchurch
29 March
Morrison attended the memorial service for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings .[ 15]
Solomon Islands
Honiara
2–3 June
Morrison met with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare .[ 16] [ 17]
United Kingdom
4–6 June
Morrison met with Queen Elizabeth II and Charles, Prince of Wales , and attended the official commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day .[ 18] [ 19]
Singapore
Singapore
7 June
Morrison met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong .[ 20]
Japan
Osaka
27–29 June
Morrison attended the 2019 G20 summit , and met with U.S. President Donald Trump .
Tuvalu
Funafuti
14–16 August
Morrison attended the 2019 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.[ 21]
Vietnam
Hanoi
22–24 August
Morrison met with Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc .[ 22]
France
Biarritz
24–26 August
Morrison attended the 45th G7 summit , and met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , U.S. President Donald Trump , British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , French President Emmanuel Macron , and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi .[ 23]
East Timor
Dili
30–31 August
Morrison met with Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak and attended the 20th anniversary of the 1999 East Timorese independence referendum .[ 24]
United States
19–27 September
Morrison attended a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House , opened a Visy paper mill in Ohio alongside Trump and Anthony Pratt , gave a keynote speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs , and delivered the Australian National Statement to the seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly .[ 25] [ 26]
Fiji
Suva
11–12 October
Morrison met with Prime Minister Bainimarama and attended a Prime Minister's XIII rugby league match.[ 27]
Indonesia
Jakarta
19–20 October
Morrison attended the inauguration of President Joko Widodo following his re-election .[ 28]
Thailand
Bangkok
3–4 November
Morrison attended the fourteenth East Asia Summit , and met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang , Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , and several Southeast Asian leaders.[ 29]
United States
Hawaii
16–21 December
Morrison and his family went to Hawaii for a holiday. Morrison returned home early on December 21 following strong public criticism for being absent during the Black Summer Bushfires .[ 30]
2020
Morrison was scheduled to visit India and Japan in January 2020, but postponed these trips due to the Black Summer bushfires ,[ 31] [ 32] and later due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . The India-Australia summit was eventually held virtually in June 2020.[ 33] Morrison was also due to visit Papua New Guinea in November 2020, but deferred this trip due to Prime Minister James Marape 's sudden decline in parliamentary support.[ 34]
Country
Locations
Dates
Details
Japan
Tokyo
17–18 November
Morrison became one of the first world leaders to meet with new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga .[ 35]
2021
2022
Morrison did not make any prime ministerial overseas visits in the period between attending COP26 in Glasgow and his loss of the 2022 Australian federal election .
Multilateral meetings
Scott Morrison attended the following summits during his prime ministership:
Group
Year
2018
2019
2020
2021
UNGA
28 September , New York City
24–27 September , New York City
25 September , (videoconference ) New York City
21–24 September , New York City
APEC
17–18 November , Port Moresby
16–17 November , (cancelled ) Santiago
20 November , (videoconference ) Kuala Lumpur
12 November , (videoconference ) Auckland
EAS (ASEAN )
14–15 November , Singapore
4 November , Bangkok
14 November , (videoconference ) Hanoi
26–27 October , (videoconference ) Bandar Seri Begawan
G7
24–26 August , Biarritz
10–12 June , (cancelled ) Camp David
11–13 June , Carbis Bay
G20
30 November – 1 December , Buenos Aires
28–29 June , Osaka
21–22 November , (videoconference ) Riyadh
30–31 October , Rome
CHOGM
None
PIF
5 September, Yaren
14–16 August, Funafuti
None
6 August, (videoconference ) Suva
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
See also
References
^ While Morrison's trip to Hawaii in December 2019 attracted significant media attention for occurring during the Black Summer bushfires , this was understood to be a family vacation, not an official prime ministerial visit.
^ McIlroy, Tom (31 August 2018). "Prime Minister Scott Morrison wins hearts in Indonesia" . The Australian Financial Review .
^ Willan, Fiona (31 August 2018). "Scott Morrison holds economic talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo" . 9 News .
^ "INDONESIA-AUSTRALIA BUSINESS FORUM" . PM.gov.au . 1 September 2018.
^ JPhillip, Coorey (14 November 2018). "ASEAN 2018: Indonesian minister confirms embassy shift behind FTA delay" . The Australian Financial Review .
^ Calcutt, Lane (15 November 2018). "ASEAN Summit: Australia finalises free trade agreement with Hong Kong" . 9 News .
^ AAP (17 November 2019). "APEC summit: Australia and the United States partnering for Manus Island naval base" . 9 News .
^ Packham, Ben (19 November 2019). "Scott Morrison's diplomacy helped salvage summit's unhappy ending" . The Australian .
^ Jones, Kieran (1 December 2018). " 'So far, so good': Prime Minister Scott Morrison has first official meeting with US President Donald Trump at G20 summit" . 9 News .
^ Jennett, Greg (3 December 2018). "Scott Morrison and his little black book endured a difficult debut on G20's world stage" . ABC News (Australia) .
^ Doran, Matthew (20 December 2018). "Scott Morrison meets Australian troops in pre-Christmas visit to Iraq" . ABC News (Australia) .
^ AAP (2 December 2018). " 'I understand it's a sacrifice': Scott Morrison makes pre-Christmas visit to Australian troops in Iraq" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Scott Morrison touches down in Vanuatu" . SBS World News . 16 January 2019.
^ Livingston, Angus (17 January 2019). "Australia and Fiji are 'family' after coup" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ Young, Audrey (22 February 2019). "Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a short but sweet encounter with New Zealand" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
^ "Morrison's awkward meeting with Ardern" . NewsComAu . 29 March 2019.
^ "Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledges $250 million for Solomon Islands infrastructure - ABC News" . www.abc.net.au . 2 June 2019.
^ "Morrison receives warm welcome in Solomons as he pushes Pacific 'step up' " . SBS News .
^ Miller, Nick (4 June 2019). "Scott Morrison meets Queen, business leaders in London" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps" . www.theaustralian.com.au .
^ "Morrison talks trade with Singaporean PM - 9News" . www.9news.com.au . 7 June 2019.
^ "Pacific Islands Forum | Prime Minister of Australia" . www.pm.gov.au .
^ "Visit to strengthen Australia-Viet Nam partnership | Prime Minister of Australia" . www.pm.gov.au .
^ Writer, Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political (25 August 2019). "PM seeks G7 action against terror websites" . The Canberra Times . {{cite web }}
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^ "Morrison promises to revamp Timor-Leste military base, upgrade internet speed" .
^ "Media Statement - Visit to the United States of America | Prime Minister of Australia" . www.pm.gov.au .
^ "Gallery: PM Scott Morrison in the US" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 September 2019.
^ "Visit to Fiji | Prime Minister of Australia" . www.pm.gov.au .
^ "Visit to Indonesia for the inauguration of President Widodo | Prime Minister of Australia" . www.pm.gov.au .
^ "Scott Morrison meets Chinese Premier as Australia hopes to emerge from diplomatic freezer - ABC News" . www.abc.net.au . 3 November 2019.
^ Haydar, Nour; Conifer, Dan (21 December 2019). "Scott Morrison returns home to face bushfire crisis after cutting holiday short" . ABC . Retrieved 15 May 2023 .
^ Harris, Rob (4 January 2020). "Morrison officially postpones India, Japan visit during national bushfire crisis" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Aussie leader Scott Morrison postpones trips to Japan and India over bush fire crisis" . The Japan Times . 4 January 2020.
^ "India-Australia Virtual Summit: What Did We Achieve?" .
^ "Scott Morrison cancels PNG visit as PM James Marape faces political challenge" . SBS News .
^ Bagshaw, Anthony Galloway, Eryk (16 November 2020). "Morrison to talk up Australian hydrogen in first meeting with new Japanese PM" . The Sydney Morning Herald . {{cite web }}
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^ McClure, Tess (30 May 2021). "Jacinda Ardern hosts Scott Morrison in New Zealand for talks with post-Covid 'rulebook' on agenda" . The Guardian .
^ Dziedzic, Stephen (10 June 2021). "JAustralia and Singapore commit to working on 'safe and calibrated' travel bubble" . Australian Broadcasting Corporation .
^ "Scott Morrison defends 'innocent' personal visits while in Cornwall for the G7 summit" . ABC News. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 .
^ "Australia and United Kingdom strike agreement for post-Brexit free trade deal" . ABC News. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 .
^ "French President Emmanuel Macron backs Australia amid trade conflict with China" . ABC News. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 .
^ "Scott Morrison not planning to discuss submarine deal with French President Emmanuel Macron while at United Nations General Assembly" . ABC News. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 .
^ "US President Joe Biden meets with 'that fellow Down Under' Scott Morrison after UN assembly" . ABC News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021 .
^ Murphy, Katharine (1 November 2021). "Scott Morrison uses final G20 remarks to defend climate policy ahead of Cop26" . The Guardian .