List of international trips made by Winston Peters as Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
This is a list of international visits undertaken by Winston Peters while Minister of Foreign Affairs within New Zealand. Peters served as Foreign Minister under three different Prime Ministers, Helen Clark, Jacinda Ardern, and Christopher Luxon.
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Early political career Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Rise to power, 1990-1999
Fifth Labour Government Sixth Labour Government
Sixth National Government
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International Trips as Foreign Minister under Helen Clark[edit]
Peters as Foreign Minister from 19 October 2005 to 29 August 2008.
International trips as foreign minister under Jacinda Ardern[edit]
Peters as Foreign Minister from 26 October 2017 to 6 November 2020
Country | Locations | Details | Dates | |
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1 | Vietnam | [1] | 7–15 November 2017 | |
2 | Australia | Sydney | [1] | 1–2 March 2018 |
3 | Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Nauru | [1] | 4–9 March 2018 | |
4 | Belgium, United Kingdom, Singapore | 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting[1] | 12–25 April 2018 | |
5 | New Caledonia | [1] | 4–6 May 2018 | |
6 | Japan | [1] | 18–21 May 2018 | |
7 | China | Beijing | [1] | 24–27 May 2018 |
8 | Singapore | [1] | 2–8 August 2018 | |
9 | Samoa | Apia | [1] | 9-11 August 2018 |
10 | Australia | Canberra | [1] | 21–23 August 2018 |
11 | Vanuatu | Port Vila | [1] | 23–25 August 2018 |
12 | Nauru | [1] | 3–6 September 2018 | |
13 | Thailand, Indonesia | Bangkok | [1] | 1–6 October 2018 |
14 | Australia | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne | [1] | 6 November 2018 |
15 | Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Ireland | [1] | 8–14 November 2018 | |
16 | Singapore | [1] | 14–15 November 2018 | |
17 | Papua New Guinea | [1] | 15–16 November 201 | |
18 | United States | Washington, D.C. | [1] | 13–19 December 2018 |
19 | Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu | [2] | 26 February – 2 March 2019 | |
20 | Turkey, Indonesia | [3] | 20 March 2019 | |
21 | Malaysia | [3] | 26–28 March 2019 | |
22 | Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland | [4] | 21–28 April 2019 | |
23 | Fiji | Suva | [5] | 14–16 May 2019 |
24 | Cook Islands | [5] | 24–26 May 2019 | |
25 | Vanuatu, Solomon Islands | [6] | 4–8 June 2019 | |
26 | Chile, Peru | Santiago | [7] | 2–6 July 2019 |
27 | United States | Washington, D.C. | [7] | 15–20 July 2019 |
28 | Fiji | Suva | [7] | 25–27 July 2019 |
29 | Thailand | Bangkok | [7] | 31 July – 4 August 2019 |
30 | Papua New Guinea, Australia | [8] | 2–5 October 2019 | |
31 | South Korea, Japan | [8] | 28 October – 3 November 2019 | |
32 | United States | Washington, D.C. | [9] | 13–17 November 2019 |
33 | Japan | [9] | 22–24 November 2019 | |
34 | United Arab Emirates | [9] | 26–30 November 2019 | |
35 | Samoa | Apia | [10] | 13–14 December 2019 |
36 | India | [11] | 25–29 February 2020 |
International Trips as Foreign Minister under Christopher Luxon[edit]
Peters as Foreign Minister from 27 November 2023 to present.
Country | Locations | Details | Dates | |
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1 | Fiji | Suva | Met with Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna.[12] | 15–16 December 2023 |
2 | Australia | Melbourne | Attended the inaugural Australia and New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting, alongside Minister of Defence Judith Collins to meet their Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Minister for Defence Richard Marles.[13] | 31 January 2024 |
3 | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Met with the Prime Minister of Tonga Siaosi Sovaleni, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu, Minister of Health Siale ʻAkau'ola, and Minister of Finance Tiofilusi Tiueti.[14][15] | 6 February 2024 |
4 | Cook Islands | Avarua | Met with the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown.[15][16] | 7 February 2024 |
5 | Samoa | Apia | Met with the Samoan Head of State Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II and Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa.[15][17][18] | 8 February 2024 |
6 | India | Ahmedabad
New Delhi |
Met with the Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel, External Affair's Minister S. Jaishankar, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.[19][20] | 10–13 March 2024 |
7 | Indonesia | Jakarta | Met with then Minister of Defence and President-Elect Prabowo Subianto and Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi.[19][21][22] | 14–15 March 2024 |
8 | Singapore | Singapore | Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman, Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen, and Chair of the Clermont Group Richard Chandler.[19][23] | 15 March 2024 |
9 | Egypt | Cairo | Met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit.[24] | 1 April 2024 |
10 | Poland | Warsaw | Met with Radosław Sikorski and Ukrainian refugees.[24] | 2 April 2024 |
11 | Belgium | Brussels | Met with Foreign Ministers from across NATO including Antony Blinken and David Cameron.[24] | 3–4 April 2024 |
12 | Sweden | Stockholm | Met with Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.[24] | 5–6 April 2024 |
13 | United States
United Nations |
New York City
Washington, D.C. |
Met with Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations Dennis Francis (diplomat), Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Senators Lindsey Graham and Chris Van Hollen.[25][26][27][28][29] | 6–12 April 2024 |
14 | Turkey | Istanbul | Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, and American Ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake for Anzac Day celebrations.[30][31][32] | 22–28 April 2024 |
15 | Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Tuvalu | Honiara, Solomon Islands | Led a delegation of NZ MPs including Health Minister and Pacific Peoples Minister Dr Shane Reti, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts, the NZ Parliament's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee chairperson Tim van de Molen, and Labour's foreign affairs spokesperson David Parker on a tour of several Pacific states to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation on climate change, development and stability.[33] On 12 May, Peters met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, who had succeeded Manasseh Sogavare following the 2024 Solomon Islands general election.[34] The New Caledonia visit was cancelled due to the 2024 New Caledonia unrest.[35] | 11-18 May 2024 |
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- ^ "Rt Hon Winston Peters Ministerial Diary Summary 1 – 30 April 2019" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Rt Hon Winston Peters Ministerial Diary Summary 1 – 31 May 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "Rt Hon Winston Peters Diary Summary 1 – 30 June 2019" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Rt Hon Winston Peters Diary Summary 1 – 31 July 2019" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Rt Hon Winston Peters Ministerial Diary Summary 1 – 31 October 2019" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Rt Hon Winston Peters Ministerial Diary Summary 1 – 30 November 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "Rt Hon Winston Peters Ministerial Diary Summary 1 – 31 December 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "Rt Hon Winston Peters Ministerial Diary Summary 1 – 29 February 2020" (PDF).
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- ^ "Foreign Affairs minister to lead Pacific delegation". RNZ. 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters meets with new Solomon Islands PM". RNZ. 12 May 2024. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Winston Peters cancels New Caledonia visit amid violent unrest". RNZ. 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.