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Nicola Sturgeon
Deputy First Minister of Scotland (2004–2014)
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Capital Investment and Cities
Leader of the SNP (2014–2023)

Nicola Sturgeon served as the fifth first minister of Scotland from 18 November 2014 until her resignation on 28 March 2023 attended visits internationally to promote Scotland and its economy, encourage inward investment, attend global summits as well as meet with other heads of governments. During her tenure, Sturgeon conducted in a total of thirty-five international visits.

Overview

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  • Six: Belgium (June 2016, July 2017, October 2017, May 2018, June 2019 and February 2020)
  • Five: France (June 2016, April 2017, August 2018, February 2019 and June 2019)
  • Four: United States (June 2015, April 2017, February 2019 and May 2022), Germany (August 2016, November 2017, June 2018 and September 2019), Republic of Ireland (October 2016, October 2017, May 2019 and November 2019)
  • Three: Iceland (October 2016, October 2017 and October 2021)
  • Two: Poland (October 2018 and December 2018)
  • One: Bosnia and Herzegovina (August 2016), Netherlands (July 2017), China (April 2018), Canada (February 2019), Norway (January 2020), Italy (June 2022), Denmark (August 2022) and Egypt (November 2022)

2015

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][2][3]
1  USA New York City June 7–11, 2015 The First Minister attended the Ground Zero 9/11 Memorial site in New York, also appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Morning Joe. In Washington D.C., Sturgeon met with deputy secretary of the US Department of Education, John B. King Jr. In a separate meeting, Sturgeon met with Dr Katie Wilson, deputy under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services. Other engagements including a meeting with Antony Blinken, the deputy secretary of state, Department of State. Sturgeon gave a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations.
2  Belgium June 29, 16 Sturgeon held a series of meetings in Belgium in relation to Scotland's place in Europe in the aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum in which Scotland voted to remain within the European Union (EU) but the United Kingdom as a whole voted to leave.

2016

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][3]
3  France June 30, 2016 – July 1 Sturgeon attended The National Commemorative event in France to mark the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme - The National Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Thiepval Memorial
4  Germany Berlin August 9, 2016 Sturgeon travelled to Berlin in Germany to engage in a number of ministerial meetings.
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina August 19, 2016 – August 22 The First Minister travelled to Srebrenica, Sarajevo for a number of government discussions and meetings.
6  Iceland October 6, 2016 – October 8 Sturgeon attended a meeting of the Arctic Circle in which Scotland was invited to attend as a result of its geographical proximity to the Nordic countries
7  Ireland Dublin October 28, 2016 – October 29 Sturgeon visited the Republic of Ireland on an official visit to Dublin.

2017

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][3]
8  USA April 2, 2017 – April 8 Trade and investment trip to USA
9  France April 9, 2017 – April 10 Battle of Arras Commemoration Ceremonies
10  Belgium July 13, 2017 Brexit discussions
11  Netherlands July 19, 2017 – July 20 Visit to the Netherlands and also attended the Women's European Championships 2017, Scotland v England
12  Ireland October 5, 2017–October 6 Government meetings in Dublin
13  Iceland October 12, 2017–October 14 Attended the Arctic Circle
14  Belgium October 13, 2017 Government discussions with Belgian government officials
15  Germany Bonn November 14, 2017–16 November 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Bonn

2018

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][3]
16  China April 8, 2018–13 April Official government visit to China, promoting Scotland as a place of investment and business.
17  Belgium 27 May 2018-28 May Government discussions in Belgium with representatives from the Belgian government.
18  Germany 25 June 2018-26 June Official visit to Germany
19  France 8 August 2018 Centenary of the Battle of Amiens
20  Poland 30 October 2018 Holocaust Educational Trust - School Visit to Auschwitz
21  Poland Kraków 3 December 2018-5 December Ministerial visit to Kraków

2019

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][3]
22  USA
 Canada 		3 February 2019-8 February Promoting Scottish links with the United States and Canada, as well as promoting and developing the working relations between the governments of the United States and Canada.
23  France 18 February 2019-19 February Promoting Scottish links with France, and relations between the Scottish Government and French Government
24  Ireland Dublin 26 May 2019-27 May Meetings with the Government of Ireland
25  France Bayeux
Nice 		5 June 2019-10 June Attended the 70th Anniversary of D-Day Landings in Bayeux and the Women's World Cup Match – Scotland vs England in Nice
26  Belgium Brussels 10 June 2019-11 June Meetings with officials from the Belgian government
27  Germany 17 September 2019-18 September Official visit to Germany
28  Ireland Dublin 14 November 2019-15 November Official visit to Ireland

2020

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][3]
29  Norway 7 January 2020-8 January Official ministerial visit to Norway
30  Belgium 9 February 2020-10 February Official ministerial visit to Belgium, engaged with government officials from the Belgian government.

2021

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][3]
31  Iceland 14 October 2021-16 October Attended the Arctic Circle Assembly

2022

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details[1][3]
32  USA 14 May 2022-18 May Official visit to the United States, meeting with representatives from the United States Government and American based business to promote Scotland for international investment
33  Italy 20 June 2022-22 June Attended the Global Women Leaders Summit
34  Denmark Copenhagen 25 August 2022-27 August Ministerial visit
35  Egypt Sharm El Sheikh 5 November 2022-9 November Attended the COP27 summit with other world leaders

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "UK Web Archive". www.webarchive.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024. Text was copied from this source, which is available under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. © UK Parliament.
  2. ^ "Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts".
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "International visits undertaken by First Ministers: FOI release". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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