This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Gordon Brown, who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 27 June 2007 until 11 May 2010. Gordon Brown made 63 trips to 30 countries during his premiership.
Summary The number of visits per country where Brown travelled are: One: Brazil, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Japan, Palestine, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, and the Vatican City. Two: China, India, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. Three: Kuwait. Four: Iraq. Five: Oman and Germany. Seven: Afghanistan and the United States. Thirteen: France. Sixteen: Belgium.
2007 CountryLocationDateDetailsImage1Berlin16 JulyBrown's first overseas trip as prime minister was to Berlin, where he spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The meeting was overshadowed by the expulsion of four Russian diplomats in response to a lack of Russian cooperation on the investigation of the poising of Alexander Litvinenko.2 FranceParis20 JulyBrown met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The two leaders vowed to intensify France–UK cooperation on terrorism, and make a joint push in the United Nations Security Council to deploy peacekeeping troops in Sudan in response to the killing of civilians in western Darfur.3Washington, D.C.,Camp David,New York City29–31 JulyBrown met with US President George W. Bush at Camp David. Brown later met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and made a speech to the United Nations.4Kuwait City1–2 OctoberBrown travelled to Kuwait en route to Iraq. IraqBaghdad,Basra2 OctoberBrown met with Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad. Following the meeting, Brown announced that British forces in Iraq would reduce by 1,000 troops. Later that day, Brown travelled to Basra to meet British troops.5Lisbon18–19 OctoberBrown attended his first EU summit since becoming prime minister, where finalisation of the Treaty of Lisbon occurred. Brown also threatened to skip a future EU-Africa summit if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was to be there.6 FranceParis20 OctoberBrown attended the 2007 Rugby World Cup final, in which England lost to South Africa.7Kampala22–25 NovemberBrown attended the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Brown agreed to give Uganda £700m in aid.9Kuwait City9 DecemberBrown travelled to Kuwait en route to Iraq. IraqBasra9 DecemberBrown addressed British troops as they prepared to hand over the region to Iraqi forces at the end of the month.Muscat9–10 DecemberBrown travelled to Oman en route to Afghanistan.Lashkargah,Kabul10 DecemberBrown met and spoke with British troops in Camp Bastion; he later visited Kabul to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.10Lisbon12–13 DecemberBrown turned up late to the ceremony for the Signing of the Treaty of Lisbon, overshadowing the event.Brussels13 DecemberBrown attended a European Council summit.
2008 CountryLocationDateDetailsImage11Beijing,Shanghai17–20 JanuaryBrown met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People, the two leaders discussed international issues relating to Iran, Darfur, Myanmar, Sudan, and the Middle East. Brown opened an office of the London Stock Exchange in Beijing. On the final day of his trip to China, Brown visited a Chinese Eco-city in Dongtan.New Delhi20–21 JanuaryBrown had dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh where the two discussed common issues, such as climate change and the need to boost counter-terrorism links. During the trip, Brown expressed support for India's bid to become a Permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.12Davos25 JanuaryBrown attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting.12Brussels21 FebruaryBrown held a 3 hour long meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Brown declared that Britain and the European Union were inseparable.1313–14 MarchBrown attended a European Council summit.14Bucharest2–4 AprilBrown attended the 2008 Bucharest NATO summit.15New York City,Washington, D.C.,Boston16–18 AprilBrown attended a United Nations General Assembly meeting. Brown had breakfast with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, followed by a UN Security Council session on peacemaking in Africa in which Brown raised the recent controversy surrounding elections in Zimbabwe. Brown's visited coincided with Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the US. On his second day of the trip, Brown held meetings with 3 potential candidates for the 2008 presidential election in Washington, D.C.: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain. Brown met with US President Bush, where the two promoted the Special Relationship between the two countries. On the final day of his trip, Brown travelled to Boston where he made a speech at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, in which he highlighted the significance of the Transatlantic relations between Europe and the United States. 16 FranceParis19 JuneBrown had lunch with French President Sarkozy.Brussels19–20 JuneBrown attended a European Council summit, the summit primarily focused on rising oil and food prices, the 2008 financial crisis, sanctions against Zimbabwe, and the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon.17Jeddah21–22 JuneBrown attended an oil summit which focused on tackling the escalating 2000s energy crisis. Brown called upon oil and gas producers to increase supply meanwhile urging countries to become more energy efficient.18Tōyako7–9 JulyBrown attended the 2008 G8 summit. Brown helda tense meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev focusing on bilateral issues including visas for BP workers; the closure of British Council offices; and Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoy for the alleged poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.19 FranceParis13 JulyBrown attended the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean.20Baghdad,Basra19 JulyBrown met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and later Iraqi President Jalal Talibani. Later that day, Brown visited British trips in Basra.Tel Aviv,Jerusalem19–21 JulyBrown arrived in Tel Aviv, where he had a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres. Returning from Palestine, Brown and his wife, Sarah Brown, toured Yad Vashem. Brown became the first UK prime minister to address the Knesset.Bethlehem20 JulyBrown met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, where he demanded that Israel cease its settlement expansion in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Brown announced £30m of additional financial support for the Palestinian Authority.21Muscat21 JulyBrown held a bilateral meeting with Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Lashkargah,KabulBrown visited British troops, toured a field hospital, and met injured soldiers at Camp Bastion. Brown later met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, where he announced $120 million more in aid for Afghan development, and extra support for training and building the army and police forces.Beijing22–24 JulyBrown held meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao, and later Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Brown attended the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, including the handover to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.22Brussels1 SeptemberBrown attended an emergency European Council summit in the wake of the Russo-Georgian War.23New York City,Washington, D.C.24–27 SeptemberBrown attended the United Nations General Assembly and the Global Initiative Conference. Brown held a meeting with US President Bush, where the two discussed Bush's global bail-out plan, as well as the situations in Afghanistan, Georgia, and Iraq.24 FranceParis4 OctoberBrown attended an E4 meeting, in which the European leaders agreed to work together to combat the 2008 financial crisis.2512 OctoberBrown joined 15 Eurozone leaders at the Élysée Palace, where he convinced them to adopt the "Brown plan" last night to tackle the financial crisis by spending billions of euros to guarantee loans and the survival of leading banks.26Brussels15–16 OctoberBrown attended a European Council meeting.27 FranceVersailles,Paris28 OctoberBrown met with French President Sarkozy at his residency at La Lanterne. The two held a meeting in Paris where they coordinated there positions on tackling the 2008 financial crisis.28Riyadh1–2 NovemberBrown held a 3 hour meeting bilateral meeting with Saudi King Abdullah, in which he tried to persuade Saudi Arabia to increase its investment in the International Monetary Fund.Doha2–3 NovemberBrown held a bilateral meeting with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, in which he continues pushing Gulf state leaders to invest in the IMF.Abu Dhabi,Dubai3–4 NovemberBrown held a meeting with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, with British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Edward Oakden also present. Brown also signed joint £250m low carbon investment fund deal with Masdar.29Brussels7 NovemberBrown attended an informal European Council meeting.30New York City,Washington, D.C.13–15 NovemberBrown attended a United Nations meeting. Later in the trip he attended the 2008 G20 Washington summit.31Brussels11–12 DecemberBrown attended a European Council meeting.32Lashkargah,Kabul13 DecemberBrown visited British troops at Camp Bastion. Later in Kabul, Brown held a bilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.New Delhi13–14 DecemberBrown held a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The two discussed 2008 Mumbai attacks, with Brown backing India's assertion that Lashkar-e-Taiba was responsible for the attack.Islamabad14 DecemberBrown held a bilateral meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, in which they discussed the 2008 Mumbai attacks and Pakistan's connections with terrorism; Brown warned that ‘linked to 75% of all UK terror plots’.33Kuwait City17–18 DecemberBrown was received at Kuwait International Airport by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. Brown later held talks with Kuwaiti Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.Kabul,Basra,Umm Qasr18 DecemberBrown signed an agreement with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the end of British involvement in the Iraq War. Later that day, Brown visited UK troops, and toured Umm Qasr Port by boat.
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