List of international prime ministerial trips made by Dick Schoof

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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Dick Schoof, who was the former Prime Minister of the Netherlands from July 2024 to February 2026.

As of April 2026, Dick Schoof has made more than 10 prime ministerial trips to at least 8 states internationally since his inauguration on 2 July 2024. National trips are not included.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof's visits by country
Number of visits Country or Dutch overseas territory
1 visit (16) Albania, Bonaire (Netherlands), Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Saba (Netherlands), Sint Eustatius (Netherlands), Sint Maarten (Netherlands), South Africa, Switzerland.
2 Visits (5) Aruba (Netherlands), Curaçao (Netherlands), Germany, Luxembourg, Vatican City.
3 visits (3) Ukraine, United States.
4 visits (2) France, United Kingdom.
8 visits (1) Belgium

2024

Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Image
 Belgium Brussels 8 July Newly appointed prime minister Dick Schoof goes to Brussels for an introduction. Among others, he meets with the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.[1]
 United States Washington D.C. 9–11 July Schoof attends the 2024 NATO summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by President Joe Biden, to commemorate the landmark 75th anniversary of NATO and to participate in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting.[2]
 Belgium Brussels 15 July Schoof meets Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo for an introductory visit. [3]
 Luxembourg Luxembourg City 15 July Schoof meets Luxembourgish prime minister Luc Frieden for an introductory visit. [3]
 United Kingdom Woodstock 18 July Schoof attends the 4th European Political Community Summit. [4]
 France Paris 26–27 July Schoof attends the 2024 Summer Olympics[5]
 Ukraine Zaporizhzhia 2 September Announced a new aid package for Kyiv worth over €200 million.[6][7]
 United States New York City 24–27 September Attended General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
 Hungary Budapest 7–8 November Schoof attends the 5th European Political Community Summit in Budapest.[8]
 Estonia Tallinn 16 December Schoof attends the 2024 Joint Expeditionary Force summit.[9]
 Belgium Brussels 18 December Schoof attends the 2024 EU-Western Balkans summit.[10]
 Lithuania Rukla 24 December Visited Dutch troops stationed there for NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence. Held bilateral discussions with Lithuanian PM Gintautas Paluckas on collective defence and deterrence.[11][12]

2025

Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Image
  Switzerland Davos 21–22 January Schoof attends the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025.[13]
 Poland Oświęcim 27 January Schoof attended the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.[14]
 United Kingdom London 6 February Meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss security and cooperation.
 Ukraine Kyiv 15 February Meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; discussion of support for Ukraine.[15]
 United Kingdom London 2 March Schoof travelled to London, United Kingdom to attend the Summit on Ukraine and met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III.
Belgium Brussels 20–21 March Schoof attended a European Council summit.[16]
France Paris 27 March Schoof attended a meeting of the "Coalition of the willing" hosted by President Macron.[17]
Vatican City Vatican City 26 April Schoof is expected to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. [18]
Norway Oslo 9 May Attended Joint Expeditionary Force summit.[19]
Bonaire Kralendijk 10 May Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[20]
Aruba Oranjestad 11 May Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Met with Prime Minister Mike Eman.[21]
Curaçao Willemstad 12 May Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Met with Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas.[22]
Saba The Bottom 13 May Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[23]
Sint Eustatius Oranjestad 14 May Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[24]
Sint Maarten Philipsburg 15 May Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[25]
Albania Tirana 16 May 6th European Political Community Summit
Vatican City Vatican City 18 May Attended the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV.
Belgium Brussels 21 May Travelled to Brussels to met with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte in NATO Headquarters. They discussed the boosting defence spending, support for Ukraine and the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague.[26]
Germany Berlin 10 June Met with Chancellor Friedrich Merz.[27]
Belgium Brussels 26–27 June Schoof attended the European Council meeting.[28]
Italy Rome 10–11 July Attended Ukraine Recovery Conference.[29]
France Paris 4 September Met with President Emmanuel Macron. Attended the 7th Coalition of the willing summit.
Luxembourg Luxembourg City 10 September Schoof attended the Benelux Summit.[30]
United States New York City 25 September Attended the General debate of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Met with President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa.[31]
Denmark Copenhagen 2 October Attended the 7th European Political Community Summit.
Ukraine Kyiv 6 October Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During the meeting, the leaders discussed strengthening sanctions against Russia. The President emphasized that Ukraine expects the adoption of the European Union’s 19th sanctions package and continued pressure on Russia’s war machine.[32]
Egypt Sharm El Sheikh 13 October Schoof attended the Sharm El Sheikh summit which included the signing of the Gaza peace plan to end the Gaza war.
Belgium Brussels 22–24 October Attended the 252nd European Council summit.[33]
United Kingdom London 24 October Attended the 8th Coalition of the willing meeting.[34][35]
Brazil Belém 6–7 November Schoof attended the COP30 pre-conference.[36]
Curaçao Willemstad 8 November Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Met with Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas and Governor Mauritsz de Kort.[37]
Aruba Oranjestad 8 November Schoof visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Met with Prime Minister Mike Eman and Governor Alfonso Boekhoudt.[38]
Colombia Santa Marta 9 November Schoof attended the EU-CELAC summit.[39]
South Africa Johannesburg 22–23 November Schoof attended the 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit.[40]
Germany Berlin 14–15 December Attended a meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner along with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, President of France Emmanuel Macron, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni, Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa to discuss the Trump peace plan.[41]

2026

Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Image
France Paris 6 January Schoof attended the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris with fellow leaders.[42]
 Switzerland Davos 20-22 January Schoof attended the 2026 World Economic Forum annual meeting.[43]
Germany Hamburg 26 January Schoof attended the 2026 North Sea Summit.[44]
Italy Milan 6-7 February Schoof attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, and visited the Olympic Village.[45]
Belgium Antwerp, Rijkhoven 11-12 February Schoof attended the 3rd European Industry Summit. Next day he participated in the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government.[46]
Germany Munich 13-14 February Schoof attended the 62nd Munich Security Conference.[47]
India New Delhi 18-20 February Schoof attended the India AI Impact Summit 2026.[48]

Multilateral meetings

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