List of international prime ministerial trips made by Mark Rutte

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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Mark Rutte, the current Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

Summary of international trips[edit]

As of May 2024, Mark Rutte has made more than 353 prime ministerial trips to more than 81 states internationally since his inauguration on 14 October 2010. National trips are not included.

World map highlighting countries visited by Mark Rutte during his term as prime minister, as of 22 June 2023.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte's visits by country
Number of visits Country or Dutch overseas territory
1 visit (33) Argentina, Bangladesh, Bonaire (Netherlands), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Kosovo, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Qatar, Saba (Netherlands), Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Sint Eustatius (Netherlands), Somalia, Suriname
2 visits (19) Afghanistan, Aruba (Netherlands), Australia, Brazil, Curaçao (Netherlands), Denmark, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Moldova, Romania, Sint Maarten (Netherlands), Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates
3 visits (12) Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, India, Ireland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Vatican City, Vietnam
4 visits (4) Austria, Indonesia, Lithuania, Palestine, Spain
5 visits (2) China, Ukraine
6 visits (1) Luxembourg
7 visits (1) Israel
8 visits (1) Italy
10 visits (1) Poland
12 visits (1) United Kingdom
14 visits (1) Switzerland
20 visits (1) United States
21 visits (1) France
26 visits (1) Germany
97 visits (1) Belgium

2010[edit]

Rutte at the 2010 Lisbon summit.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Belgium Brussels 28-29 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Germany Berlin 19 November Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[1]
 Portugal Lisbon 19-20 November Rutte attended the NATO 2010 Lisbon summit.[2]
 France Paris 29 November Rutte met with President Nicolas Sarkozy.[3]
 Kazakhstan Astana 30 November-1 December Rutte attended the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Summit.[4]
  Switzerland Zürich 2 December Rutte attended the FIFA World Cup host announcement.[5]
 Belgium Brussels 15-17 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.

2011[edit]

Mark Rutte visiting Russia on a trade mission to tighten economic relations. (October 2011)
Mark Rutte and other government officials opening the Nord Stream pipeline. (November 2011)
Mark Rutte visits the Dutch military in Afghanistan. (November 2011)
Impressions of Rutte's other trips in 2011.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 United Kingdom London 24 January Rutte met with PM David Cameron.[6]
 Belgium Brussels 25 January Rutte met with the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso.[7]
 Belgium Brussels 3-4 February Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Belgium Brussels 24-25 March Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Poland Warsaw 17 May Rutte met with PM Donald Tusk.
 Belgium Brussels 22-24 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Belgium Brussels 21 July Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 France Paris 1 September Rutte attended the NATO International Conference on the Future of Libya.[8]
 Poland Warsaw 29 September Rutte attended the Eastern Partnership Summit.[9]
 Germany Berlin 7 October Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[10]
 France Paris 17 October Rutte met with President Nicolas Sarkozy[11]
 Russia Moscow, Saint Petersburg 21 October Rutte was part of a trade mission.[12]
 Belgium Brussels 23 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Belgium Brussels 27-28 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Germany Lubmin 8 November Rutte opened Nord Stream 1 together with Francois Fillon, Angela Merkel, Dmitry Medvedev, Günther Oettinger and Erwin Sellering.[13][14]
 United Kingdom Birmingham, London 14-15 November Rutte met with PM David Cameron.[15]
 United States Washington, D.C. 29 November Rutte met with President Barack Obama.[16]
 Italy Rome 5 December Rutte met with PM Mario Monti.[17]
 Sweden Stockholm 5 December Rutte met with PM Fredrik Reinfeldt.[18][17]
 Belgium Brussels 8-9 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Afghanistan Kunduz 14-15 December Rutte visited the Dutch military's police instructors.[19]

2012[edit]

Impressions of Rutte's trips in 2012.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
  Switzerland Davos 26-27 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum where he met with Bill Gates.[20]
 Belgium Brussels 30-31 January Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Germany Berlin 13 February Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and his Danish and Estonian counterparts.[21]
 Belgium Brussels 1-2 March Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 United States Chicago 19-22 May Rutte attended the NATO 2012 Chicago summit.[22]
 United States Chantilly, Virginia 1-2 June Rutte attended the 2012 Bilderberg Conference.[23]
 Spain Madrid 7 June Rutte met with PM Mariano Rajoy.[24]
 Portugal Lisbon 7 June Rutte met with PM Passos Coelho.[24]
 Germany Berlin 20 June Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[25]
 Belgium Brussels 28-29 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 United Kingdom London 28 July Rutte attended the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[26]
 Belgium Brussels 18-19 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Turkey Ankara 5-6 November Rutte was part of a trade mission.[27]
 Belgium Brussels 22-23 November Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Norway Oslo 10 December Rutte attended the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.[28]
 France Paris 12 December Rutte met with President François Hollande.[29]
 Belgium Brussels 13-14 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.

2013[edit]

Impressions of Rutte's encounters with Angela Merkel in 2013.
Impressions of Rutte's visits in 2013.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
  Switzerland Davos 24-25 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[30]
 Belgium Brussels 7-8 February Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Belgium Brussels 14-15 March Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Vatican City Vatican City 19 March Rutte attended the inauguration of Pope Francis together with Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima Zorreguieta.[31]
 Somalia Gulf of Aden 6 April Rutte visited an anti-pirate mission.
 Belgium Brussels 22-23 May Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Afghanistan Kunduz 1 June Rutte visited the Dutch military post in Afghanistan.[32]
 Russia Saint Petersburg 20 June Rutte attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.[33]
 Germany Berlin 25 June
 Belgium Brussels 27-28 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Germany Berlin 3 July Rutte attended a summit on youth employment.
 United States Texas 7-9 July Rutte was part of a trade mission.[34]
 Aruba Oranjestad 14-15 July Rutte visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[35]
 Curaçao Willemstad 16-17 July Rutte visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[35]
 Sint Maarten Philipsburg 18-20 July Rutte visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[35]
 Belgium Brussels 23-25 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 China Beijing 15-17 November Rutte was part of a trade mission, and met with PM Li Keqiang President Xi Jinping.[36]
 Indonesia Jakarta 20-22 November Rutte was part of a trade mission, and met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.[37]
 Israel Tel Aviv, Jerusalem 6-7 December Rutte met with PM Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres.[38]
 Palestine Jerusalem, Betlehem 8-9 December Rutte met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and PM Rami Hamdallah.[38]
 Luxembourg Luxembourg 12 December Rutte met with his Benelux counterparts.[39]
 Belgium Brussels 19-20 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.

2014[edit]

Impressions of Rutte's visits in 2014.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Germany North Rhine-Westphalia 15 January Rutte met PM Hannelore Kraft.[40]
  Switzerland Davos 22-23 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[41]
 Russia Sochi 7-8 February Rutte visited the Winter Olympics.[42]
 Belgium Brussels 13 February Rutte met with his Benelux counterparts.
 Belgium Brussels 20-21 March Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Germany Hanover 6-7 June Rutte visited the Hannover Messe together with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[43]
 Belgium Brussels 27-28 May Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 France Arromanches 6 June Rutte commemorated the soldiers that sacrificed their lives during D-Day.[44]
 Sweden Harpsund 9-10 June Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, PM David Cameron and PM Reinfeldt.[45]
 Ireland Dublin 10 June Rutte visited PM Enda Kenny.[46]
 Vietnam Hanoi 15-17 June Rutte visited PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and was part of a trade mission.[47]
 Belgium Brussels 26-27 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Belgium Brussels 16-17 July Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Belgium Brussels 30-31 August Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 United Kingdom Newport, Wales 4-5 September Rutte attended the NATO 2014 Wales summit.[48]
 United States New York City 23-27 September Rutte attended the UN Climate Summit, United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council meeting.
 Italy Milan 16 October Rutte attended the Asia–Europe Meeting and met with President Vladimir Putin.[49]
 Belgium Brussels 23-24 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 4-5 November Rutte met with PM Najib Razak to talk about MH17.[50]
 Australia Canberra 6-7 November Rutte met with PM Tony Abbott to talk about MH17.[51]
 Mali Gao 8 December Rutte visited the Dutch military that contributes to a UN peacekeeping mission.[52]
 Belgium Brussels 18-19 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[53]

2015[edit]

Impressions of Rutte's visits in 2015.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
  Switzerland Davos 21 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[54]
 Poland Oświęcim 27 January Rutte commemorated the victims that died in Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz together with the King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.[55]
 Belgium Brussels 11-12 February Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[56]
 Belgium Brussels 19-20 March Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[57]
 China Boao, Shenzhen 25-29 March Rutte was part of a trade mission, and attended the Boao Forum.[58]
 Panama Panama City 10-13 April Rutte attended the 7th Summit of the Americas and was part of a trade mission.[59]
 Belgium Brussels 23 April Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[60]
 Belgium Brussels 29 April Rutte met with his counterparts from the Benelux.[61]
 Belgium Brussels 7 May Rutte met with President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
 France Paris 3 June Rutte visited the OECD and met with President François Hollande.[62]
 India New Delhi, Mumbai 4-6 June Rutte was part of a trade mission.[63]
 Belgium Brussels 10 June Rutte attended the EU-CELAC meeting.[64]
 Belgium Brussels 25-26 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.
 Belgium Brussels 7-8 July Rutte attended the Euro summit.[65]
 Belgium Brussels 12-13 July Rutte attended the Euro summit.[66]
 Luxembourg Luxembourg 8-9 September Rutte met with PM Xavier Bettel and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.[67]
 Belgium Brussels 23-24 September Rutte attended the European Council Meeting.
 United States New York City 25-30 September Rutte attended the United Nations General Assembly where he met with Bono, Mahmoud Abbas and Ban Ki-moon. And he was part of a Dutch trade mission.[68]
 United States Atlanta 5-7 October Rutte commemorated the soldiers that fought during World War II, and visited Dutch companies as part of a trade mission.[68]
 Belgium Brussels 15-16 October Rutte addressed the Flemish parliament, and attended the European Council meeting.[69]
 Bangladesh Dhaka 4 November Rutte visited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to talk about collaboration in the field of water management, harbour development and agriculture.[70]
 Japan Tokyo 8-10 November Rutte visited Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Dutch businesses in Japan as part of a trade mission.[71]
 Malta Valletta 11-12 November Rutte attended the Valletta Summit on Migration.[citation needed]
 South Africa Cape Town 17 November Rutte met with President Jacob Zuma.[72]
 France Paris 30 November Rutte attended the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[73]
 Kazakhstan Astana 2 December Rutte meets with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.[74]
 Belgium Brussels 10 December Rutte met with Jean-Claude Juncker and Frans Timmermans.
 Belgium Brussels 18 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.

2016[edit]

Impressions of Rutte's visit to the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington (2016).
Impressions of Rutte's visit to the Bratislava Summit in 2016.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 France Strasbourg 20 January Rutte spoke for the European Parliament.[75]
  Switzerland Davos 20-21 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum, and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and British Prime Minister David Cameron.[76]
 United States San Francisco 1-2 February Rutte visited Silicon Valley and accompanied the Dutch trade mission.[77]
 United Kingdom London 4 February Rutte attended the "Supporting Syria & the Region" Summit and met with his European and Middle Eastern counterparts.[78]
 France Paris 12 February Rutte met with French President François Hollande.[79]
 Belgium Brussels 16-20 February Rutte attended the European Council meeting and preparatory meetings with his counterparts.[80]
 Belgium Brussels 17-18 March Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[81]
 United States Washington, D.C. 1 April Rutte attended the Nuclear Security Summit.[82]
 Lebanon Beirut 3 May Rutte met with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam and visited a temporary refugee camp in the region.[83]
 Italy Rome 19 May Rutte met with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.[84]
 Belgium Brussels 19 May Rutte gave a speech at the BusinessEurope Council of presidents.[85]
 Turkey Istanbul 23 May Rutte attended the World Humanitarian Summit, and met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[86]
 Cuba Havana 4-5 June Rutte attend the ACS Summit.[87]
 Vatican City Vatican City 15 June Rutte met with Pope Francis.[88][89]
 Slovakia Bratislava 15 June Rutte met with his Slovakian and Maltese counterparts, and attended the Bratislava Summit.[89]
 Belgium Brussels 28-29 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[90]
 France Strasbourg 5 July Rutte gave a speech for the European Parliament.[91]
 Poland Warsaw 8-9 July Rutte attended the NATO Summit.[92]
 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 15-16 July Rutte attended the ASEM Summit where he met with Russian Prime Minister Medvedev.[93]
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6 August Rutte attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.[94]
 Iraq Erbil 9 August Rutte visited the Dutch military in the country.[95]
 Poland Warsaw 26 August Rutte attended a Brexit meeting with his counterparts from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.[96]
 South Korea Seoul 26-28 September Rutte met with President Park Geun Hye, visited the demilitarized zone and accompanied the Dutch trade mission among other things.[97]
 Israel Jerusalem 30 September Rutte has a meeting about MH17 and the Dutch Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement referendum with Ukrainian President Poroshenko. In addition the prime minister commemorated former Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres.[98]
 Luxembourg Schengen 3 October Rutte attends Benelux meeting.[99]
 Malta Valletta 4 November Rutte attends European Council meeting.[100]
 Indonesia Semarang, Jakarta 22-23 November Rutte visited water management sites that collaborate with Dutch companies and institutions, and paid a tribute to Dutch war victims at the Kalibanteng cemetery. Rutte spoke to the parliament of Indonesia, met with President Joko Widodo and accompanied the Dutch trade mission.[101][102]
 Singapore Singapore 24 November Rutte met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and accompanied the Dutch trade mission.[103]
 Tunisia Tunis 6 December Rutte visits the country together with his Benelux counterparts.[104]

2017[edit]

Davos 2017 – Which Europe Now
Treaty of Rome anniversary group photograph 2017-03-25 03
Mark Rutte visiting the Dutch Military in Rukla, Lithuania.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
  Switzerland Davos 18-19 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[105]
 Belgium Brussels 9-10 March Rutte attended the European Council Meeting.[106]
 Vatican City Vatican City 24 March Rutte visits the Vatican with his 27 EU-counterparts.[107]
 Italy Rome 25 March Rutte attends the Rome Treaty celebration.[107]
 Belgium Brussels 29 April Rutte attended the European Council Meeting.[108]
 Belgium Brussels 25 May Rutte attended the NATO Summit to discuss counter-terrorism and burden sharing.[109]
 France Paris 16 June Rutte met with French President Emmanuel Macron.[110]
 Poland Warsaw 19 June Rutte met with his Benelux and Visegrad counterparts.[111]
 Belgium Brussels 22-23 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[112]
 Germany Berlin 29 June Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[113]
 Germany Hamburg 7-8 July Rutte attended the G20, and met with Angela Merkel and Lee Hsien Loong.[114]
 Lithuania Rukla 10-11 August Rutte visited the Dutch military that takes part in a NATO mission.[115]
 France Paris 31 August Rutte met with President Emmanuel Macron.[116]
 United States New York City 20-21 September Rutte spoke at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum and the UN General Assembly, and attended the UN Security Council.[117]
 Estonia Tallinn 28-29 September Rutte attended the Tallinn Digital Summit.[118]
 Belgium Brussels 4 October Rutte met with President of the European Commission Donald Tusk.[119]
 Belgium Brussels 19-20 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[119]
 Sweden Gothenburg 17 November Rutte attended the Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth.[120]
 Mali Bamako, Gao 28-29 November Rutte met with the Malinese President Keïta together with his Belgian and Luxembourgish counterparts. Rutte visited the Dutch military.[121]
 Ivory Coast Abidjan 29 November Rutte accompanied a Dutch trade mission to the country, and attended the EU-Africa Summit.[122]
 Ghana Accra 30 November Rutte accompanied a Dutch trade mission to the country.[123]
 Ireland Dublin 6 December Rutte visited Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.[124]
 France Paris 12 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[125]
 Belgium Brussels 14-15 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[125]

2018[edit]

Global Shapers Agnes Aistleitner and Simon Engelke Receive Top Honors for their Contributions to the Report Renew Europe; Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Mark Rutte shake hands at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Tarō Kōno, Mark Rutte and Ivan Krastev at the Munich Security Conference.
Group Photo of Mark Rutte on Saba.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Mr. Mark Rutte, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on 24 May 2018.
Mateusz Morawiecki and Mark Rutte encounter at the EU-Afrika Forum.
PM Trudeau and PM Rutte of the Netherlands hold a joint media availability.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Austria Vienna 1 January Rutte met with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and visited the Wiener Philharmoniker.[126]
  Switzerland Davos 24-25 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[127]
 Slovenia Ljubljana 6 February Rutte met with Prime Minister Miro Cerar and was accompanied by his Belgian and Luxembourgish counterparts.[128]
 Bulgaria Sofia 6 February Rutte met with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.[129]
 South Korea Pyeongchang 9-11 February Rutte met with President Moon and attended the Olympic Winter Games.[130]
 Germany Munich 16 February Rutte attended the Munich Security Conference.[131]
 Germany Berlin 19 February Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[132]
 United Kingdom London 21 February Rutte met with Prime Minister Theresa May.[133]
 Belgium Brussels 23 February Rutte attended the Sahel and European Council Summit.
 Germany Berlin 2 March Rutte gave a speech about European cooperation on the invitation of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.[134]
 Belgium Brussels 23 March Rutte attended the European Council Meeting.[135]
 United States New York City 27-28 March Rutte met with Secretary-General António Guterres. Rutte opened the debate on the modernization of peace missions at the United Nations Security Council. The Netherlands had the presidency of the UNSC.[136]
 China Hong Kong, Bo'ao, Guangzhou, Beijing 9-12 April Rutte accompanied a Dutch trade mission to the cities. Rutte met with President Xi Jinping. He spoke at the Bo'ao Forum for Asia where he encountered Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz. Rutte met with Prime Minister Li Keqiang, and visited the Beijing Foreign Studies University.[137][138][139][140]
 Sint Eustatius Oranjestad 13 May Rutte visited the Dutch Caribbean to monitor progress on the redevelopment of the region after the destroying hurricanes of the year prior.[141]
 Saba The Bottom 14 May Rutte visited the Dutch Caribbean to monitor progress on the redevelopment of the region after the destroying hurricanes of the year prior.[141]
 Sint Maarten Philipsburg 15 May Rutte visited the Dutch Caribbean to monitor progress on the redevelopment of the region after the destroying hurricanes of the year prior.[141]
 Bulgaria Sofia 17 May Rutte attended the EU-Western Balkans Summit.[142]
 India Delhi 24 May Rutte met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[143]
 France Strasbourg 13 June Rutte gave a speech about the future of Europe in front of the European Parliament.[144]
 Belgium Brussels 24 June Rutte attended the EU Migration Summit.[145]
 Belgium Brussels 29 June Rutte attended the European Council Meeting.[146]
 United States Arlington, Washington, D.C. 2 July Rutte visited the Arlington Cemetery to commemorate the Unknown Soldier. Rutte visited the White House and met with President Trump.[147]
 Belgium Brussels 11-12 July Rutte attended the NATO Summit.[148]
 Luxembourg Luxembourg 6 September Rutte met with President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Prime Minister Charles Michel.[149]
 Romania Bucharest 12 September Rutte met with President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă.[150]
 Austria Salzburg 20 September Rutte attended an informal European Council Meeting.[151]
 United States New York City 25-27 September Rutte attended the United Nations General Assembly.[152]
 Belgium Brussels 18-19 October Rutte attended the Asia–Europe Meeting Summit.[153]
 Denmark Copenhagen 20 October Rutte attended the P4G Summit.[154]
 Canada Ottawa 25 October Rutte met with President Trudeau, and accompanied a Dutch trade mission to the country.[155]
 Germany Nordrhein Westfalen 19 November Rutte met with Armin Laschet.[156]
 Colombia Bogotá 28-29 November Rutte met with President Ivan Duque, and accompanied a Dutch trade mission to the country.
 Argentina Buenos Aires 30 November - 1 December Rutte attended the G20 Summit where he had bilateral meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[157]
 Poland Katowice 3 December Rutte attended the COP24.[158]
 Belgium Brussels 14 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[159]
 Austria Vienna 18 December Rutte attended the EU-Africa High Level Forum which focused on the enhancement of the economic relations between the EU and Africa emphasizing innovation, digitalisation and employment.[160]

2019[edit]

Rutte visits Curaçao.
Rutte attending a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
75th anniversary of the landing of Allied forces in Normandy.
President Trump meets with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
President Trump shakes hands with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
European Council meeting on 13 December 2019.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Bonaire Kralendijk 20 January Rutte met with Governor Edison Rijna.[161]
 Curaçao Willemstad 21 January Rutte met with Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath.[161]
 Aruba Oranjestad 22 January Rutte met with Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes.[161]
  Switzerland Davos 23-24 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum, and met with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Ban Ki-moon, Bill Gates and Kristalina Georgieva.[162]
  Switzerland Bern, Zürich 13 February Rutte met with Federal President Ueli Maurer. Rutte gave his 'Churchill Lecture' at the Europe Institute of the University of Zürich.[163]
 Finland Helsinki 19 February Rutte met with Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä.[164]
 Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh 24-25 February Rutte attended the first-ever LAS-EU (Arab League and EU) Summit.[165]
 Belgium Brussels 21-22 March Rutte attended the European Council meeting on Brexit.[166]
 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2 April Rutte attended the Benelux Summit.[167]
 Portugal Lisbon 3 April Rutte met with Prime Minister António Costa, and visited the University of Lisbon and Sporting Portugal.[168]
 Vietnam Hanoi 9 April Rutte attended the Dutch trade mission to Vietnam, and met with Prime Minister Phuc.[169]
 Belgium Brussels 10-11 April Rutte attended the European Council meeting on Brexit.[170]
 Romania Sibiu 9 May Rutte attended the Sibiu Summit on the state of the European Union.[171]
 Germany Berlin 16 May Rutte met Chancellor Angela Merkel.[172]
 Belgium Brussels 28 May Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[173]
 United Kingdom Portsmouth 5 June Rutte attended the commemoration of D-Day.[174]
 Belgium Brussels 20-21 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting on the distribution of top functions for the new EU commissions.[175]
 China Beijing 27 June Rutte met with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, and kicked off the Global Center on Adaptation in Beijing together with Ban Ki-moon.[176]
 Japan Osaka 28-29 June Rutte attended the G20 Summit.[177]
 Belgium Brussels 30 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting on the distribution of top functions for the new EU commissions.[178]
 France Paris 18 July Rutte attended the celebration of Quatorze Juillet.[179]
 United States Washington, D.C., Boston 18-20 July Rutte met with President Donald Trump in the White House. Rutte went on a trade mission together with a delegation of Dutch companies. They have visited Boston Dynamics and other companies focusing on robotics, AI, healthcare and climate.[180][181]
 United States New York City 23-25 September Rutte attended the United Nations General Assembly together with Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag, King Willem-Alexander and Minister Stef Blok. Within the margins of the General Assembly, the prime minister met with the prime ministers of the UK and Malaysia. In addition, Rutte received the Global Citizen Award for the Netherlands' contribution to transatlantic cooperation.[182]
 Germany Berlin 2 October Rutte and his cabinet met with Chancellor Angela Merkel and her cabinet.[183]
 Indonesia Bogor, Jakarta 7 October Rutte met with President Joko Widodo. Rutte visited the Erasmus Huis.[184][185]
 New Zealand Auckland 8 October Rutte met with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and visited Dutch companies as well as the University of Auckland.
 Australia Sydney, Melbourne 9-11 October Rutte visited Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss MH17 among other things. In addition Rutte visited the State Library of New South Wales to view the original diary of Tasman, and accompanied the Dutch trade delegation in the Opera House. Rutte visited Dutch companies and diaspora in Melbourne.[186][187]
 Nigeria Abuja 26 November Rutte visited President Buhari.[188]
 Spain Madrid 2 December Rutte attended the COP25.[189]
 United Kingdom London 3-4 December Rutte attended the NATO Summit, participated in a town hall discussion together with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and met with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.[190]
 Belgium Brussels 12-13 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting with climate policy and the EU Green Deal as main topics.[191]

2020[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Italy Rome 15 January Rutte met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.[192]
  Switzerland Davos 22-23 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[193]
 Poland Oświęcim 27 January Rutte together with Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander attended a ceremony to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.[194]
 Belgium Brussels 1 February Rutte met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.[195]
 Belgium Brussels 5 February Rutte met with the President of the European Council Charles Michel.[196]
 France Paris 14 February Rutte met with President Emmanuel Macron.[197]
 Germany Munich 15 February Rutte attended the Munich Security Conference where he participated in a panel discussion and met the founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg.[198]
 Belgium Brussels 20 February Rutte attended the European Council meeting that was focused on modernizing the EU budget where he combined forces with his counterparts from Denmark, Sweden and Austria. Thereafter this group of countries was called the 'Frugal Four'.[199]
 Germany Berlin 9 July Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[200]
 Belgium Brussels 17-18 July Rutte attended the European Council meeting that was focused on the EU budget and the recovery fund for overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[201]
 Belgium Brussels 15-16 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting that was focused on Brexit negotiations and the global pandemic.[202]
 Belgium Brussels 10 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting that was focused on linking budgetary commitments to the rule of law and agreeing on greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.[203]

2021[edit]

Narendra Modi met with Mark Rutte at COP26.
Group photo attendants of the European Council Summit October 2021.
Official visit of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte to North Macedonia.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Belgium Brussels 2 June In preparation of the upcoming NATO Summit Rutte spoke with Jens Stoltenberg after which he met with the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen.[204]
 Belgium Brussels 14 June Rutte attended the NATO Summit focusing on innovation and strengthening cooperation. During this summit he had bilateral meetings with President Biden, President Erdogan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.[205]
 Belgium Antwerp, Brussels 24-25 June Rutte opened the new Dutch Consulate-General. Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[206][207]
 France Paris 1 September Rutte met with President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.[208]
 Germany Dresden 9 September Rutte met with Chancellor Angela Merkel.[209]
 United Kingdom London 17 September Rutte met with Boris Johnson to discuss their cooperation in Afghanistan, EU-UK relations and the upcoming COP26.[210]
 United States New York City 24 September Rutte attended the United Nations General Assembly.[211]
 Slovenia Kranj 6 October Rutte attended the EU-Western Balkans summit.[212]
 Belgium Brussels 21-22 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[213]
 Italy Rome 30 October - 1 November Rutte attended the G20 to discuss sustainable economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, climate action and international trade.[214]
 United Kingdom Glasgow 1 November Rutte attended the COP26 to discuss climate change and climate action.[215]
 Greece Athens 9 November Rutte met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss European migration strategies and effective action against climate change following COP26.[216]
 Albania Tirana 10 November Rutte met with Prime Minister Edi Rama to enhance ties between the countries. Aside of this the progress of Albania with regards to the EU Membership was discussed.[217]
 North Macedonia Skopje 11 November Rutte met with President Stevo Pendarovski and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to enhance ties between the countries. Aside of this the progress of North Macedonia with regards to the EU Membership was discussed.[218]
 Belgium Brussels 16 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting where the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Belarus was discussed as well as the European coordination in the fight against the coronavirus.[219]

2022[edit]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra in occasion of possible Russian invasion.
Johnson, Trudeau and Rutte Trilateral visit to RAF Northolt to support Ukraine.
Heads of government preparing to take a group photo at the 2022 Versailles informal summit of EU Heads of State and Government.
Group photo of 2022 Madrid Summit.
Hoekstra and Rutte visit Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Rutte attended an emergency meeting after Poland was hit by missile.[220]
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 Germany Berlin 13 January Rutte met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.[221]
 Slovakia Bratislava 27 January Rutte visited Slovakia to meet with Prime Minister Eduard Heger to discuss climate change, strengthening the rule of law, economic matters and the situation at the Ukrainian border. Both prime ministers marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by laying flowers in memory of the victims at the Holocaust Memorial in Bratislava.[222]
 Ukraine Kyiv 1-2 February Rutte visited Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in light of the situation at the border with Russia and the collaboration with regards to flight MH17.[223]
 Moldova Chișinău 2 February Rutte and Wopke Hoekstra visited Moldova to meet with President Maia Sandu to discuss reforms, the geopolitical situation and diplomatic ties between the Netherlands and Moldova.[224]
 Belgium Brussels 3 February Rutte met the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.[225]
 Belgium Brussels 17 February Rutte attended the first EU-AU Summit since 2017 and discussed the situation in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change among other things.[226]
 United Kingdom Northolt 7 March Rutte met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss aid for Ukraine.[citation needed]
 France Paris, Versailles 9-11 March Rutte's cabinet met with the cabinet of President Emmanuel Macron. In addition Rutte gave a speech about the war in Ukraine at Sciences Po. Rutte attended an informal EU Summit to discuss the war in Ukraine and the Union's future economic growth and investment model.[227][228]
 Lithuania Vilnius 21 March Rutte visited Lithuania to meet with President Gitanas Nausėda in light of the war in Ukraine.[229]
 Poland Warsaw 21 March Rutte visited Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda in light of the war in Ukraine.[229]
 Turkey Ankara 22 March Rutte visited Turkey to meet with Turkish President Erdoğan to discuss the war in Ukraine and EU-Turkey relations.[230]
 Belgium Brussels 24 March Rutte visited Belgium to attend the NATO summit to discuss further aid to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.[231]
 Spain Madrid 30 March Prime Minister Rutte went to Madrid to visit Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain, an audience with King Felipe VI and a speech at the Fundación Carlos de Amberes.[232]
 Italy Rome 7 April Prime Minister Rutte went to Rome to visit Prime Minister Mario Draghi to discuss the war in Ukraine, climate policy and modernizing the EU's Stability and Growth Pact.[233]
 Belgium Ghent 19 April Prime Minister Rutte together with his cabinet went to Ghent to visit Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and the cabinet of Belgium.[234]
 Bulgaria Sofia 16 May Rutte went to Bulgaria for a visit to the Dutch military personnel who participate in the NATO force and a meeting with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.[235]
 Denmark Esbjerg 18 May Rutte went to Esbjerg, Denmark to attend the North Sea Summit with his Belgian, Danish, German and EU counterparts to discuss opportunities for turning the North Sea into the 'Green Power Plant of Europe’.[236]
 Ireland Dublin 23 May Rutte met with Prime Minister Micheál Martin.[237]
  Switzerland Davos 24-25 May Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[238]
 Belgium Brussels 30-31 May Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[239]
 United States Washington 2-5 June Rutte attended the Bilderberg conference.[240]
 Belgium Brussels 23 June Rutte attended the Western Balkan Summit.[241]
 Spain Madrid 28-30 June Rutte attended the NATO Summit to discuss the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.[242][243]
 Ukraine Kyiv 11 July Rutte met President Zelenskyy and visited destroyed parts of the city due to the war in Ukraine.[244]
 Suriname Paramaribo 12-13 September Rutte visited Suriname and met with president Chan Santokhi and the South American country's parliament. This was the first trip by a prime minister of the Netherlands since 2008.[245]
 Germany Berlin 4 October Rutte visited the newly installed German government together with ministers Mark Harbers, Micky Adriaansens, Liesje Schreinemacher and Rob Jetten.[246]
 Czech Republic Prague 6-7 October Rutte attended the meeting of the European Political Community and an informal European Council meeting.[247]
 Belgium Brussels 20 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[248]
 Israel Tel Aviv, Jerusalem 24 October Rutte met with former PM Benjamin Netanyahu, PM Yair Lapid and minister of Defense Benny Gantz.[249]
 Palestine Jerusalem, Ramallah 25 October Rutte met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.[249][250]
 Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh 7 November Rutte attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[251]
 Indonesia Bali 15-16 November Rutte attended the 2022 G20 Bali summit.[252]
 Luxembourg Luxembourg 28 November Rutte attended the Benelux Summit.[253]
 Albania Tirana 6 December Rutte attended the EU-Western Balkans Summit.[254]

2023[edit]

Mark Rutte visiting Joe Biden in the Oval Office (January 2023).
Mark Rutte visiting Brazilian President Lula da Silva (May 2023).
Mark Rutte poses with the Prime Ministers of Dutch overseas territories, and with UNGA staff (September 2023).
Dutch PM Mark Rutte, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni visited Tunisian President Kais Saied to negotiate and close a migration deal. (June and July 2023).
Family photo of the 2023 Vilnius NATO Summit. (July 2023).
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 United States Washington, D.C. 17 January Rutte and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoekstra meet with President Joe Biden.[255]
  Switzerland Davos 18–19 January Rutte attends the World Economic Forum.[256]
 Belgium Brussels 24 January Rutte meets with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in preparation of the European Council meeting in February.[257]
 Austria Vienna 26 January Rutte meets Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in preparation of the European Council meeting in February.[257]
 Belgium Brussels 9 February Rutte attends the EU council meeting.
 Ukraine Kyiv 17 February Rutte meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in light of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Rutte was accompanied by minister Liesje Schreinemacher.[258]
 Italy Rome 8 March Rutte meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[259]
 Belgium Brussels 23–24 March Rutte attends the European Council meeting.[260]
 Belgium Ostend 24 April Rutte attends the North Sea Summit 2023.[261]
 Brazil São Paulo, Brasília & Pecém 8–10 May Rutte accompanied a trade mission to the country, and met with President Lula da Silva.[262]
 Iceland Reykjavík 16–17 May Rutte attended the Reykjavík Summit of the Council of Europe.[citation needed]
 Moldova Chișinău 2–3 June Rutte attends the second European Political Community meeting.[263]
 Tunisia Tunis 11 June Rutte, the President of the European Commission von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Meloni visit Tunisian President Kais Saied and Prime Minister Najla Bouden.[264]
 Namibia Windhoek 19 June Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met with Namibian President Hage Geingob. Both countries led a trade mission aimed at building green hydrogen supply chains to Europe.[265]
 South Africa Pretoria 20 June Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Both countries led a trade mission aimed at building green hydrogen supply chains to Europe. Furthermore the African peace plan initiative to end to ongoing war in Ukraine was discussed.[265]
 Morocco Rabat 21 June Rutte met with Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch. They discussed migration, the Russo-Ukrainian war and the export of green hydrogen from Morocco to the Netherlands.[266]
 Belgium Brussels 29 - 30 June Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[267]
 Serbia Belgrade 3 July Rutte visits Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić together with Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in light of the increasing tensions between Serbia and Kosovo[268]
 Kosovo Pristina 4 July Rutte visits Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani and Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti together with Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in light of the increasing tensions between Serbia and Kosovo[268]
 Lithuania Vilnius 11–12 July Rutte attended the 33rd NATO summit[269]
 Tunisia Tunis 16 July Rutte, the President of the European Commission von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Meloni visit Tunisian President Kais Saied.[270]
 Belgium Brussels 17-18 July Rutte attends the EU-CELAC Summit.[271]
 India New Delhi, Bangalore 9-11 September Rutte attended the 2023 G20 New Delhi summit.[272]
 United States New York 22 September Rutte attended the United Nations General Assembly.[272]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 26 September Rutte met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[273]
 Spain Granada 5–6 October Rutte attended the 3rd European Political Community Summit.
 Poland Sobibór 12 October Rutte attended the annual commemoration of the uprising that took place in the extermination camp Sobibór in 1943.[274]
 Ukraine Odesa 13 October Rutte visited President Zelensky to make a statement that the current escalation of the Israel-Hamas war does not distract from the war in Ukraine.[275]
 Albania Tirana 16 October Rutte attended the Berlin Process Summit.[276]
 Israel Tel Aviv 23 October Rutte visited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the latest developments during the Israel-Hamas war.[277]
 Palestine Ramallah 23 October Rutte visited the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the latest developments during the Israel-Hamas war.[277]
 Belgium Brussels 26-27 October Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[278]
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1 November Rutte accompanied a trade mission to Malaysia and met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.[279]
 Vietnam Hanoi 2 November Rutte accompanied a trade mission to Vietnam and met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.[280]
 Qatar Doha 8 November Rutte met with Qatari Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss the latest developments of the Israel-Hamas war.[281]
 Israel Jerusalem 8 November Rutte visited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the latest developments during the Israel-Hamas war.[282]
 Belgium Brussels 10 November Rutte met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.[283]
 Belgium Brussels 15 November Rutte met with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg.[284]
 Germany Berlin 20 November Rutte attended a dialogue session where leaders of African countries and G20 partners met to tighten cooperation.[285]
 France Paris 28 November Rutte met with his European counterparts in preparation of the upcoming European Council meeting.[286]
 United Arab Emirates Dubai 30 November - 1 December Rutte attended COP28.[287]
 United States Phoenix & San Francisco 4-6 December Rutte accompanied a trade mission to the United States.[288]
 United Kingdom London 7 December Rutte met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[289]
 Germany Berlin 11 December Rutte met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.[290]
 Belgium Brussels 14-15 December Rutte attended the European Council meeting.[286]

2024[edit]

Rutte visited Bosnia and Herzegovina together with the President of the European Commission von der Leyen. Andrej Plenković, Ursula von der Leyen, Borjana Krišto, Mark Rutte, from left to right. (January 2024)
Rutte attending the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels. From left to right, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Mark Rutte and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi (March 2024).
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details
 France Paris 5 January Rutte attended the commemoration ceremony of Jacques Delors.[291]
  Switzerland Davos 16-17 January Rutte attended the World Economic Forum.[292]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Srebrenica, Sarajevo 22-23 January Rutte visited the Srebrenica Memorial Centre and Dutch troops at EUFOR Althea, and met with High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt (politician) and Croation Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.[293]
 Croatia Zagreb 23 January Rutte met with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.[293]
 Belgium Brussels 31 January-1 February Rutte attended the commemoration ceremony of Jacques Delors and an informal European Council meeting.[294]
 Israel Jerusalem 12 February Rutte met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of Defense Benny Gantz to discuss the latest developments revolving around the Israel-Hamas War.[295]
 Palestine Jerusalem 12 February Rutte met with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh to discuss the latest developments revolving around the Israel-Hamas War.[296]
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 13 February Rutte met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman to discuss the latest developments revolving around the Israel-Hamas War.[297]
 Germany Munich 16-17 February Rutte attended the 2024 Munich Security Conference.[298]
 France Paris 26 February Rutte attended an international gathering on the continued support for Ukraine. [299]
 Ukraine Kharkiv 1 March Rutte met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. [300]
 Israel Jerusalem 13 March Rutte met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Hamas-Israel war. [301]
 Egypt Cairo 13 March Rutte met with Egyptian President al-Sisi to discuss the Hamas-Israel war. [302]
 Germany Leipzig 20 March Rutte attends the Leipziger Buchmesse as honorary guest. [303]
 Belgium Brussels 21-22 March Rutte attends the Nuclear Energy Summit and participates in the European Council meeting. [304]
 China Beijing 26-27 March Rutte meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping. [305]
 Lithuania Rukla, Vilnius 2 April Prime Minister Rutte visited the Dutch military personnel participating in NATO forces, a meeting with President Nausėda and a European working dinner at the invitation of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. [306]
 Belgium Brussels 17-18 April Rutte attended an extraordinary European Council meeting.

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