This is a list of international visits undertaken by Yvette Cooper while she served as the Foreign Secretary from 5 September 2025 until 20 July 2026. The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Foreign Secretary made during her tenure.
Her tenure included notably less foreign travel then her immediate Labour predecessor, David Lammy. He visited some 56 countries and territories over his 14 months in post, compared with her visiting 26 countries and territories over her 10 months. This was likely partially due to the instability caused by the 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis, which occupied much of the first half of 2026 in UK politics.
Summary Cooper visited 26 countries during her tenure as Foreign Secretary. The number of visits per country where Secretary Cooper has traveled are:
One visit to Bahrain, Canada, Chad, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the Vatican City. Two visits to Turkey and Ukraine Three visits to Belgium and Germany Four visits to the United States Five visits to France
Table + Country Locations Dates Details 1Kyiv 12 September 2025 Announced £142 million in UK aid. Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. 2New York City 22–25 September 2025 Attended the 80th United Nations General Assembly and met with other G7 Foreign Ministers.3Paris 6 October 2025 Met with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot.Brussels 6 October 2025 Met with the Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte and Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot. 4Paris 9–10 October 2025 Attended a ministerial meeting on the Gaza war peace plan. 5Vatican City 22–23 October 2025 Accompanied Their Majesties The King and Queen on their State visit to the Holy See. Gave a reading at a special ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel.6Manama 6 November 2025 Attended the 21st Manama Dialogue.Amman 6 November 2025 Travelled to Jordan to meet with King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, as well as humanitarian leaders and discuss Gaza aid and the on-going Gaza ceasefire. Announced £6 million in new UK funding for crisis maternity funding for women in conflict zones, including Gaza and £1 million in UK funding going to train Palestinian Security Forces based in the West Bank. 7Niagara 11-12 November 2025 Attended a meeting of the G7 Foreign Ministers, hosted by Canada. 8Naples 16-17 November 2025 Visited the UK Carrier Strike Group with the Defence Secretary John Healey and met with her Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani. 9Berlin 20 November 2025 Met with her German counterpart Johann Wadephul to discuss illegal migration and people smuggling. 10Brussels 3 December 2025 Attended the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting and pledged £10million to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. 11Washington, D.C. 7-8 December 2025 Met with her American counterpart Marco Rubio to discuss the situation in Gaza and American peace proposals for Ukraine. 12Brussels 10 December 2025 To attend the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling conference. 13Athens 19 December 2025 Met with her Greek counterpart and discussed Ukraine, Sudan, the Middle East and illegal migration.14Helsinki 14 January 2026 FMet with Finnish counterpart and met with Finnish border guards onboard the Turva. Camp Viking 15 January 2026 Visited UK marines training at Camp Viking and discussed Arctic security with her Norwegian counterpart, as well as Norway;s recent purchases oof UK Type 26 frigates. Versailles 16 January 2026 VBilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, and attendance at the Franco-British Colloque Conference 2026. 15Davos 21 January 2026 To attend the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos.16Addis Ababa 2 February 2026 First official visit to Africa in role. Met with Ethiopian counterpart Gedion Timothewos to discuss illegal migration and economic development. Adré 3 February 2026 Visited refugees from the Sudanese civil war (2023–present) across the border in Chad. Announced £20 million of UK funding to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence to access medical and psychological support in Sudan.Also met with the Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Chad, and the African Union's Chairperson and Peace and Security Commissioner. 17Munich 13-15 February 2026 To attend the Munich Security Conference. 18New York City 18 February 2026 Spoke at the UN on the ongoing situation in the Middle East. 19Kyiv 23-24 February 2026 Visit to Kyiv on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.. 20Riyadh 12 March 2026 Visited in the context of the 2026 Iran war to express solidarity with Gulf partners. 21Vaux-de-Cernay 26 March 2026 Attended the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting, princially discussed the ongoing 2026 Iran war. 22Berlin 15 April 2026 Attended the international Sudan conference, marking the third anniversary of the war in Sudan, announced £146 million of UK aid and called for a ceasefire.23Antalya17 April 2026Attended the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.Abu Dhabi18 April 2026Visited to discuss strengthening cooperation in the contexct on ongoing threats from Iran.Tokyo 19-20 April 2026 Chaired the 10th annual UK-Japan Strategic Dialogue with her Japanese counterpart Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. Discussions focussed on Defnece and Security cooperation, with a 2+2 including both nations defence ministers promised within the year, as well as the situation in Iran and trade, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
This trip was originally intended to be longer and include a visit to Gulf Allies to discuss ongoing UK-France efforts to build a coalition to police the Straits of Hormuz. This was ultimately cut from the program.24Washington, D.C., New York City27-30 April 2026Accompanied Charles III on his state visit. 25Chișinău 14 May 2026 Travelled to Moldova to discuss a more modern interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). 26Stockholm 22 May 2026 Travelled to Sweden for a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.27Beijing, Shenzhen2-3 June 2026Travelled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng.New Delhi3-5 June 2026Travelled to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.28Paris12 June 2026Trilateral meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand.29Cairo17-18 June 2026Expanding a £9 million North Africa migration support programme.30Gdańsk25 June 2026Attended the Ukraine recovery conference and announced a new package of aid worth £290 million to bolster Ukraine's energy and recovery.31Ankara7–8 July 2026Attended the 2026 Ankara NATO summit.
See also List of international prime ministerial trips made by Keir Starmer List of international trips made by foreign secretaries of the United Kingdom List of international trips made by David Lammy as Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
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