List of international presidential trips made by Klaus Iohannis

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Klaus Werner Iohannis during his time as President of Romania (21 December 2014 to 12 February 2025).

Date	Country	City	Notes
2015
11 January	France	Paris	Republican marches in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris
15–16 January	Belgium	Brussels	Official visit to Brussels Meeting with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg
10 February	France	Paris	Official visit to France Talks with President François Hollande on French–Romanian relations, combating terrorism and Ukraine^[1]
12 February	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
25 February	Moldova	Chișinău	Official visit to the Republic of Moldova Meeting with President Nicolae Timofti. Talks with pro-European parties on bilateral relations and the process of European integration of Moldova^[2]
26 February	Germany	Berlin	Official visit to Germany Talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the situation in Ukraine, investments, European projects and strengthening the rule of law^[3] Meeting with the German President
12–13 March	Poland	Warsaw	Official visit to Poland Talks with President Bronisław Komorowski on Ukraine, NATO and Moldova^[4] Meeting with the Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz
17 March	Ukraine	Kyiv	Official visit to Ukraine
19–20 March	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
23 April	Belgium	Brussels	Special meeting of the European Council
27–28 April	Italy	Rome	Official visit to Italy
7 May	Poland	Gdańsk	Events to commemorate 70 years since the end of the Second World War
14–15 May	Italy	Milan, Rome	Meeting with Romanian community in Milan and Pope Francis^[5] Official visit to the Holy See Visit to the Romanian Pavilion at the World Expo in Milano
21–22 May	Latvia	Riga	Eastern Partnership Summit^[6]
11 June	Belgium	Brussels	UE-CELAC Summit
15–16 June	Croatia	Zagreb	Official visit to Croatia Meeting with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Prime Minister Zoran Milanović and President of the Sabor Josip Leko^[7]
25–26 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
12–13 July	Spain	Madrid	Official visit to Spain Meeting with King Felipe VI, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Romanian community representatives^[8]^[9]
16 July	Serbia	Belgrade	Official visit to Serbia
26 July	Austria	Salzburg	Work meeting with the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
24–30 September	United States	New York City, Washington, D.C.	Represented Romania at the United Nations General Assembly Met with the United States President Barack Obama and Vice-president Joe Biden^[10]
23–24 September	Belgium	Brussels	Special informal meeting of the European Council
15–16 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
25 October	Belgium	Brussels	Meeting organised by the European Commission on migration in the Western Balkans
11–12 November	Belgium	Brussels	Informal meeting of the European Council EU-Africa Summit
18–19 November	Slovakia	Bratislava	Official visit to Slovakia
29 November	Belgium	Brussels	European Union – Türkiye Summit
30 November	France	Paris	United Nations Conference on Climate Change – COP21
2016
11–13 February	Germany	Munich	Munich Security Conference Meetings with the authorities of the Land of Bavaria
18–20 February	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
7–9 March	Israel	Jerusalem	State visit to the State of Israel
10 March	Palestine	Ramallah	State visit to the State of Palestine
17–18 March	Belgium	Brussels	European Council Working meeting between the EU leaders and the Prime Minister of Türkiye
23–24 March	Turkey	Ankara	State visit to Türkiye
31 March–1 April	United States	Washington, D.C.	Nuclear Security Summit Meeting with the Romanian Community Visit to the Holocaust Museum Working Dinner at the White House hosted by US President Barack Obama
1 May	Afghanistan	Military base	Visiting the Romanian Troops deployed to Afghanistan
18 May	Lithuania	Vilnius	State visit to Lithuania
6–7 June	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Official visit to Luxembourg
15–16 June	Bulgaria	Sofia, Pordim, Giurgiu-Ruse, Grivița, Pleven	Official visit to Bulgaria
28 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
8–9 July	Poland	Warsaw	NATO Summit^[11]
10 July	Poland	Warsaw	Official visit to Poland
9 September	Germany	Berlin	Work meeting with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Prime-Minister of Belgium, Charles Michel, and the Prime-Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel
16 September	Slovakia	Bratislava	Informal meeting of the European Council
28 September	Germany	Kiel	Receiving the Hermann Ehlers award, Hermann Ehlers Foundation
30 September	Israel	Jerusalem	International funeral of the former President of Israel, Shimon Peres
20–21 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
15 December	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
2017
24–25 January	France	Strasbourg	Official visit to the Council of Europe, as well as the European Court of Human Rights^[12]
3 February	Malta	Valletta	Informal meeting of the European Council
9–10 March	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
24–25 March	Italy	Rome	Informal meeting of the European Council Celebration of 60 years since the Rome Treaties
30 March	Malta	Valletta	EPP Summit
29 April	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
25 May	Belgium	Brussels	NATO Leaders Reunion
5–9 June	United States	Washington, D.C.	Visit to the United States Meeting at the White House with the President of the United States Joint press conference with United States President Donald Trump Meeting with the Romanian community Meetings with the American authorities
19–20 June	Germany	Berlin	Visit to Germany Meetings with the President of Germany and the Federal Chancellor Receiving the Semper Opera Ball Dresden Medal of St. George
22–23 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
6 July	Poland	Warsaw	The Three Seas Initiative Summit
19–22 September	United States	New York CityPhiladelphia	Represented Romania at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations Meeting with the Romanian Community
28–29 September	Estonia	Tallinn	Informal meeting of the European Council – Digital Summit
19–20 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
17 November	Sweden	Gothenburg	Social Summit
24 November	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
14–15 December	Belgium	Brussels	Eastern Partnership Summit
2018
31 January	Belgium	Brussels	Visit to Brussels Meetings with the leaders of the European institutions
23 February	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
22–23 March	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
4 May	Bulgaria	Ruse	Informal meeting of the Presidents of Romania, Bulgaria and Austria
16 May	Bulgaria	Sofia	Informal meeting of the European Council
17 May	Bulgaria	Sofia	European Union – Western Balkans Summit
1–2 June	Germany	Munich	Visit to Bavaria Receiving the Franz Josef Strauss award, Hanns Seidel Foundation
7 June	Poland	Warsaw	Bilateral visit to Poland
8 June	Poland	Warsaw	Bucharest Nine Format Summit
28–29 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
11–12 July	Belgium	Brussels	NATO Summit
19–20 September	Austria	Salzburg	Informal meeting of the European Council
24–27 September	United States	New York City	Represented Romania at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations
14–17 October	Italy	Rome, Napoli	State visit in Italy
18 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
18–19 October	Belgium	Brussels	ASEM 12 Summit
23 October	France	Strasbourg	Debate regarding the Future of Europe in the European Parliament
10–11 November	France	Paris	Centenary of the end of World War I and first Paris Peace Forum
14 November	United Kingdom	London	Event dedicated to his Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, on the occasion of his 70th birthday
25 November	Belgium	Brussels	Special meeting of the European Council
26–27 November	France	Paris	Official visit to France Official opening of the Romania-France Cultural Season
13–14 December	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
17–18 December	Austria	Vienna	Europa-Africa High-Level Forum
2019
22 January	Germany	Aachen	The signing of the Treaty of Aachen on Franco-German Cooperation and Integration
16 February	Germany	Munich	The 55th Munich Security Conference Bilateral meeting with the Vicepresident of the United States of America, Mike Pence
23–25 February	Egypt	Sharm El-Sheikh	EU – League of Arab States Summit
28 February	Slovakia	Košice	Bucharest Nine Format Summit
21–22 March	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit Anual Trans-Atlantic Conference (AmCham EU)
10 April	Belgium	Brussels	Special meeting of the European Council
3–4 May	Italy	Florence	The State of the Union Conference
13 May	Belgium	Brussels	Meeting of the representatives of the Eastern Partnership
28 May	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
5–6 June	Slovenia	Brdo	The Three Seas Initiative Summit
20–21 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
30 June–2 July	Belgium	Brussels	Special meeting of the European Council EPP Summit
20 August	United States	Washington, D.C.	Visit to the White House
24–26 September	United States	New York City	Represented Romania at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations
1 October	Belgium	Brussels	Official opening of the Europalia International Art Festival
17–18 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
21–22 October	Japan	Tokyo	The enthronement festivities of Emperor Naruhito
20 November	Croatia	Zagreb	EPP Summit
3–4 December	United Kingdom	Watford	NATO Summit
12–13 December	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
2020
7 January	Germany	Bavaria	Working visit to the Land of Bavaria
21–23 January	Israel	Jerusalem	The Fifth World Holocaust Forum
20–21 February	Belgium	Brussels	Special meeting of the European Council
17–20 July	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
1–2 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
14 October	Germany	Magdeburg	Receiving the Emperor Otto Prize, awarded by the City of Magdeburg
15–16 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
10 December	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
29 December	Moldova	Chișinău	Official visit to the Republic of Moldova
2021
7–8 May	Portugal	Porto	Informal meeting of the European Council (Social Summit) Work meeting of the EU-India Format
24–25 May	Belgium	Brussels	Special meeting of the European Council
14 June	Belgium	Brussels	NATO Summit
16–17 June	Estonia	Tallinn	State visit in Estonia
24–25 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council EPP Summit
8–9 July	Bulgaria	Sofia	The Three Seas Initiative Summit
27 August	Moldova	Chișinău	Took part in Independence Day Celebrations Meeting with the Presidents of the Republic of Moldova, Poland and Ukraine
9 September	Switzerland	Bern	Official visit to Switzerland
21–22 September	United States	New York City	Represented Romania at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly^[13]
1–2 October	Germany	Aachen	Receiving the Charlemagne Prize, awarded by the City of Aachen
5–6 October	Slovenia	Bled	Informal meeting of the European Council European Union – Western Balkans Summit
13 October	Sweden	Malmö	Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism
21–22 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
27 October	Egypt	Cairo	State visit in Egypt Meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi^[14]
1–2 November	United Kingdom	Glasgow	2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP26
15 December	Belgium	Brussels	Eastern Partnership Summit^[15]
16 December	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
2022
16 February	France	Versailles	Attended the informal meeting of European Council regarding security situation in Sahel at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron^[16]
17 February	Belgium	Brussels	Informal meeting of the European Council
17–18 February	Belgium	Brussels	European Union – African Union Summit
10 March	France	Versailles	Informal meeting of European Council
16 March	Moldova	Chișinău	Meeting with President Maia Sandu in the context of war in Ukraine^[17]
24 March	Belgium	Brussels	Extraordinary NATO Summit^[18]
24–25 March	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
30–31 May	Belgium	Brussels	Special meeting of the European Council
4 June	Germany	Hof	Receiving the European Charles IV Prize of the Sudeten German Homeland Association
14 June	Netherlands	The Hague	Informal meeting of leaders before the NATO Summit in Madrid
16 June	Ukraine	Kyiv	Visit with the President of France, the Chancellor of Germany, and the Prime Minister of Italy
20 June	Latvia	Riga	The Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum
23 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Union – Western Balkans Summit
23–24 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
28–30 June	Spain	Madrid	NATO Summit
18–19 September	United Kingdom	London	Attended the state funeral of Elizabeth II
20–23 September	United States	New York City, San Francisco	Represented Romania at the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations Visit to San Francisco, meetings with the Romanian Community from the West Coast of the US
6–7 October	Czech Republic	Prague	Informal Summit of the European Council
20–21 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
7–8 November	Egypt	Sharm El-Sheikh	2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27
11–12 November	France	Paris	Paris Peace Forum
23 November	Latvia	Riga	Official visit to Latvia
24 November	Lithuania	Vilnius Kaunas	Official visit to Lithuania Meeting of the Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Romania
2 December	Greece	Athens	Working visit to Greece
3 December	Greece	Athens	EPP Leaders Summit
6 December	Albania	Tirana	European Union – Western Balkans Summit
14 December	Belgium	Brussels	EU-ASEAN Summit
15 December	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
2023
2–3 February	Azerbaijan	Baku	Official visit to Azerbaijan
9 February	Belgium	Brussels	Extraordinary European Council
22 February	Poland	Warsaw	Bucharest Nine Format Summit
27 February	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	European Investment Bank Group Forum
6–8 March	Japan	Tokyo and Kyoto	Official visit to Japan
9–10 March	Singapore	Singapore	State visit to Singapore
15 March	Bulgaria	Sofia	Official visit to Bulgaria
March	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi and Dubai	Official visit to the United Arab Emirates
23–24 March	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
April	Argentina, Chile, Brazil	Buenos Aires Santiago de Chile Brasília, Rio de Janeiro	Official visit to Argentina, Chile and Brazil
5–6 May	United Kingdom	London	Attended the coronation of Charles III and Camilla
16–17 May	Iceland	Reykjavík	Council of Europe Summit
1 June	Moldova	Chișinău	European Political Community Summit, in Bulboaca
3–4 June	Germany	Düsseldorf and Frankfurt	Receiving the German Civic Award, conferred by the Bad Harzburg Civic Foundation Receiving the Franz Werfel Human Rights Award, granted by the Centre Against Expulsions in Bonn
6 June	Slovakia	Bratislava	Bucharest Nine Format Summit
27 June	Netherlands	The Hague	Informal meeting of leaders before the NATO Summit in Lithuania
29–30 June	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
11–12 July	Lithuania	Vilnius	2023 NATO Summit
17–18 July	Belgium	Brussels	EU-CELAC Summit
19–21 September	United States	New York	Represented Romania at the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations
5 October	Spain	Granada	European Political Community Summit
6 October	Spain	Granada	Informal summit of the European Council
7–9 October	Portugal	Porto and Lisbon	State visit in the Republic of Portugal
11 October	Hungary	Budapest	Official visit to Hungary
26–27 October	Belgium	Brussels	European Council
2024
11 June	Latvia	Riga	^[19]
9–11 July	United States	Washington D.C.	2024 NATO summit
18 July	United Kingdom	Woodstock	4th European Political Community Summit
7 November	Hungary	Budapest	5th European Political Community Summit

Group	Year
Group	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
NATO	None	8–9 July, Warsaw	25 May, Brussels	11–12 July, Brussels	3–4 December, Watford	None	14 June, Brussels	24 March, Brussels	11–12 July, Vilnius	9–11 July, Washington, D.C.
NATO	None	8–9 July, Warsaw	25 May, Brussels	11–12 July, Brussels	3–4 December, Watford	None	14 June, Brussels	28–30 June, Madrid	11–12 July, Vilnius	9–11 July, Washington, D.C.
Bucharest Nine	4 November, Bucharest	None	None	8 June, Warsaw	25 February, Košice	None	10 May, Bucharest	25 February, Warsaw	22 February, Warsaw	11 June, Riga
Bucharest Nine	4 November, Bucharest	None	None	8 June, Warsaw	25 February, Košice	None	10 May, Bucharest	10 June, Bucharest	6 June, Bratislava	11 June, Riga
Three Seas Initiative	None	25–26 August, Dubrovnik	6–7 July, Warsaw	17–18 September, Bucharest	5–6 June, Ljubljana	19 October, (videoconference) Tallinn	8–9 July, Sofia	20–21 June, Riga	6–7 September, Bucharest	11 April, Vilnius
EU–CELAC	10 June, Brussels	None	26–27 October, San Salvador	None					17–18 July, Brussels	None
EPC	Didn't exist							6 October, Prague	1 June, Bulboaca	18 July, Woodstock
EPC	Didn't exist							6 October, Prague	5 October, Granada	7 November, Budapest
OIF	None	26–27 November, Antananarivo	None	11–12 October, Yerevan	None			19–20 November, Djerba	None	4–5 October, Villers-Cotterêts
Others	None	Nuclear Security Summit 31 March – 1 April, Washington, D.C.	None	None	None	None	None	None	5–6 May, London	Global Peace Summit 15–16 June, Lucerne

v t e Klaus Iohannis
5th President of Romania Born (1959-06-13)13 June 1959
Political activities	President of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (2001–13) President of the National Liberal Party (2014) President of Romania (2014–2025) Official trips Bucharest Nine (founded in 2015 with Andrzej Duda)
Parties	Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (1990–2013) National Liberal Party (2013–14) Independent (2014–present)
Elections	2000 local elections 2004 local elections 2008 local elections 2012 local elections 2014 presidential election 2019 presidential election
Family	Carmen Iohannis (wife)
Events	Investigations involving Victor Ponta Colectiv nightclub fire 2015 Romanian protests 2017–2019 Romanian protests 2020 Ditrău xenophobic incident COVID-19 pandemic in Romania vaccination Piatra Neamț Bucharest Constanța Moldovan–Romanian collaboration 2021 Romanian political crisis 2023 Romanian teachers' strike Russian interference in the 2024 Romanian presidential election
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