![]() David Cameron (The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton) in his 2023 official portrait | |
David Cameron's tenure as Foreign Secretary 13 November 2023 – present | |
Party | Conservative |
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Nominated by | Rishi Sunak |
Appointed by | Charles III |
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Former Prime Minister David Cameron (The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton) has served as foreign secretary since 2023. As a member of Rishi Sunak's government, Cameron was appointed to the role during the November 2023 cabinet reshuffle. His tenure as Foreign Secretary has been dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, and the Gaza–Israel conflict and humanitarian crisis. He has visited 35 countries and territories during his tenure as Foreign Secretary.
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As Cameron was not a sitting MP at the time of his appointment, he received a life peerage, thus making him a member of the House of Lords. Cameron is the first former prime minister to be appointed to a ministerial post since Alec Douglas-Home in 1970, and the first former prime minister to be raised to the peerage since Margaret Thatcher. [1] He was created Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire on 17 November 2023. Cameron has been deputised in the House of Commons by Andrew Mitchell, who was appointed to the honorific title of Deputy Foreign Secretary on 12 April 2024.
David Cameron served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, as Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016, and as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, while serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. Internationally, Cameron's government intervened militarily in the First Libyan Civil War and authorised the bombing of the Islamic State. Cameron introduced a referendum on the UK's continuing membership of the European Union in 2016. He supported the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign. Following the success of the Leave vote, Cameron resigned as prime minister and was succeeded in the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election by Theresa May. [2]
Although no longer serving as prime minister, Cameron originally stated that he would continue inside Parliament, on the Conservative backbenches. On 12 September, however, he announced that he was resigning his seat with immediate effect, and was succeeded as MP for Witney by fellow Conservative Robert Courts. Cameron maintained a low profile following his resignation as prime minister and the subsequent Brexit negotiations, saying he did not want to be a distraction to May's premiership. [3]
In Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle on 13 November 2023, Cameron was appointed foreign secretary, replacing James Cleverly, who became home secretary to replace Suella Braverman. It was also announced simultaneously that he would receive a life peerage, thus making Cameron a member of the House of Lords and the first former prime minister to be raised to the peerage since Margaret Thatcher. [1] He was created Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire on 17 November 2023. [4] [5] Lord Carrington, a hereditary peer, was the last foreign secretary to sit in the Lords, serving from 1979 until his resignation in 1982. [6] Cameron was introduced to the House of Lords on 20 November, supported by Nicholas True, Baron True and Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford. [7] [8] Cameron has been deputised in the House of Commons by Andrew Mitchell, who was appointed to the honorific title of Deputy Foreign Secretary on 12 April 2024.
Taking office amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cameron made his first working visit to Ukraine as foreign secretary on 16 November, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where he reiterated the UK's commitment to provide moral, diplomatic and "above all military support for... however long it takes". [9] In November 2023, lawyers representing Cameron in his capacity as foreign secretary fought for sanctions on British journalist Graham Phillips to remain in place. Phillips's barrister Joshua Hitchens, challenging the government, described the sanctions on Phillips as " Orwellian". [10]
Cameron visited the site of the Be'eri massacre, part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, on 23 November to meet Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen. Afterwards, he met the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss among other urgent matters, facilitating further aid to Gaza. [11] Cameron said in an interview with the BBC that he told Israeli officials that "they must abide by international humanitarian law" and that the number of Palestinian casualties was "too high". He also said that the "settler violence" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is "completely unacceptable". [12] Cameron backed a "sustainable ceasefire" in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on 17 December, called for more aid to reach Gaza, and called for the Israeli government to "do more to discriminate sufficiently between terrorists and civilians". He, however, rejected calls for a "general and immediate ceasefire", differentiating this from the "sustainable ceasefire" he called for alongside German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock. [13]
In January 2024, he expressed concern about potential breaches of international law by Israel, specifically addressing the need for Israel to restore water supplies to Gaza. [14] Cameron said in the same month that "Israel is acting in self-defence after the appalling attack on October 7" and denied that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. He dismissed South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel as "nonsense", saying that Israel is "a democracy, a country with the rule of law, a country with armed forces that are committed to obeying the rule of law". [15]
Cameron announced in late January that the government would consider recognising Palestine as a country, while also adding that would help to make a two-state solution "irreversible". [16]
Cameron supported the February 2024 US Senate bill to allocate military aid to Ukraine Taiwan and Israel, saying that he did not want the West to "show weakness displayed against Vladimir Putin in 2008, when he invaded Georgia, or the uncertainty of the response in 2014, when he took Crimea and much of the Donbas—before coming back to cost us far more with his aggression in 2022". [17] In the event the Senate bill failed to pass in the House of Representatives, where it was stalled by the GOP partisans of Donald Trump. [18] [19] At last a redrafted legislative package was put forward by Speaker Mike Johnson each of which passed the House with bipartisan support and large majorities on 20 April, [20] but not before Cameron was snubbed by Johnson. [21]
Iran attacked Israel in April 2024 with 301 drones and missiles, and the UK aided Israel to shoot them all down with RAF Eurofighter Typhoons. [22] Cameron told LBC radio host Nick Ferrari that, were the UK to offer the same sort of support to Ukraine, it would represent a "dangerous escalation." [23] In the same month, he became the first British foreign secretary to visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. [24]
Cameron attended D-Day commemorations on 6 June, the 80th anniversary. He met with world leaders including Joe Biden. Sunak was heavily criticised for leaving events early to do an interview with ITV, a decision Cameron defended. [25] [26] [27] Cameron has been involved in the Conservative campaign in the 2024 general election.
This is a list of international visits undertaken by Cameron while serving as the Foreign Secretary. [28] The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Foreign Secretary made during his tenure in the position. During his tenure he has made a number of original visits, including being the first Minister to visit the Falkland Islands since 2016 and the first to ever visit Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Cameron has visited 35 countries and territories during his tenure as Foreign Secretary. The number of visits per country or territory where Secretary Cameron traveled are:
Country | Locations | Details | Dates | |
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Kyiv | Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. [29] | 16 November 2023 |
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Chisnau | Met with President Maia Sandu. [30] | 16 November 2023 | |
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Jerusalem, Be'eri | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and toured southern Israel. [31] | 23 November 2023 |
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Brussels | Met with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Foreign Ministers. [32] | 28-29 November 2023 |
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Skopje | Attended the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council. [33] | 30 November 2023 | |
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Dubai | Met with President Narendra Modi during COP28. [34] | 1 December 2023 | |
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Washington, D.C., Aspen | Met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reaffirm both the strength of the UK’s relationship with its closest strategic ally and support for Ukraine. [35] | 6-7 December 2023 |
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Kuwait City | Traveled to the funeral of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Emir of Kuwait. [36] | 18 December 2023 |
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Paris | Met with President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as well as maintaining support for Ukraine over the winter period. [37] | 19 December 2023 |
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Rome | Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to address Italian ambassadors gathered at the Italian foreign ministry for their annual Heads of Mission conference. [37] | 19 December 2023 | |
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Al-Arish | Met with representatives from the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to discuss UK aid to Gaza. [38] | 20-21 December 2023 |
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Amman | Met with Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. [39] | 21 December 2023 | |
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Pristina | Met with the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Foreign Minister Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz. [40] | 4 January 2024 |
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Davos | Attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Met with President Javier Milei of Argentina, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian of Iran, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. [41] | 15-17 January 2024 |
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Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz. [42] | 24 January 2024 |
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Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. [43] | 24 January 2024 | |
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Doha | Met with Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Al Khater to discuss Gaza aid deliveries. [44] | 25 January 2024 | |
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Ankara | Met with Turkish Officials. [43] | 25 January 2024 | |
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Muscat | Met with Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi. [45] | 30 January 2024 |
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Sofia | Met with Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel. [46] | 13 February 2024 |
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Warsaw | Met with Polish Officials to discuss support for Ukraine and tacjkling illegal migration. [46] | 14 February 2024 | |
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Munich | Attended the annual Munich Security Conference. Met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. [47] | 15-16 February 2024 | |
13 | ![]() |
Port Stanley, Mount Pleasant | First visit to the islands by a sitting UK cabinet Minister since 2016. [48] | 19 February 2024 |
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Asunción | First visit to Paraguay by a UK Foreign Secretary. Met with President Santiago Peña and Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano. [49] | 20 February 2024 | |
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Rio de Janeiro | Attended a meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers. Met with the Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. [50] | 21-22 February 2024 | |
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New York City | Attended a meeting of United Nations General Assembly to mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [51] | 23 February 2024 | |
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Paris | Attended President Macron's conference of European leaders to discuss further assistance for Ukraine. [52] | 27 February 2024 |
15 | ![]() |
Berlin | Met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the second UK-Germany annual Strategic Dialogue. [53] | 7-8 March 2024 |
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Bangkok | Met with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara. [54] | 20 March 2024 |
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Canberra, Adelaide | Traveled to Australia for the 18th UK-Australia AUKIMIN with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.Met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle gender-based violence in the Pacific, as well as meeting business leaders and traveling to Osborne Naval Shipyard. [55] | 21-22 March 2024 | |
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Brussels | Attended the two day NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, which included meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, on NATO's 75th anniversary. [56] | 3-4 April 2024 |
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Mar-a-Lago, Washington, D.C. | Visited Mar-a-Lago to meet with former President Donald Trump, then travelled to Washington D.C to speak to the US partners regarding Ukraine and other world issues. Met with Antony Blinken, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer. [57] | 9-10 April 2024 |
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Brussels | Traveled to Brussels to progress the post Brexit treaty negotiations on Gibraltar. He met with European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo. [58] | 12 April 2024 |
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Jerusalem | Traveled to Jerusalem in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel to press of regional deescalation. He met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz. [59] | 17 April 2024 |
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Ramallah | Lord Cameron then traveled to Ramallah to meet with newly appointed Prime Minister of the Palestinian Palestinian National Authority Mohammad Mustafa. [59] | 17 April 2024 | |
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Capri | Traveled to Capri for the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel. [60] | 17-19 April 2024 | |
21 | ![]() |
Dushanbe | The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Tajikistan. Met with President Emomali Rahmon. [61] | 22 April 2024 |
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Bishkek | The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Kyrgyzstan. Met with President Sadyr Zhaparov. [62] | 22-23 April 2024 | |
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Tashkent | Met with Foreign Minister Baxtiyor Saidov. [63] | 23 April 2024 | |
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Ashgabat | The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Turkmenistan. Met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. [64] | 24 April 2024 | |
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Astana | David Cameron's first visit to the country since his 2013 visit as Prime Minister. Met with Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu. The two signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. [65] | 24-25 April 2024 | |
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Ulaanbaatar | Met with President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. Signed a joint co-operation road map. [66] | 26 April 2024 | |
22 | ![]() |
Riyadh | Attended the World Economic Forum (WEF). [67] | 29 April 2024 |
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Kyiv | Visited Kyiv to reiterate UK support for Ukraine and confirm a £36 million package of energy support. Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. [68] | 2 May 2024 |
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Brussels | Traveled to Brussels for the next round of the post Brexit treaty negotiations on Gibraltar. He met with European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo. [69] | 20 May 2024 |
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Tirana | Traveled to Tirana for bilateral discussions focused on migration. He met with Albania President Bajram Begaj, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani. [70] The trip was cut short, as Lord Cameron had to return to the UK at short notice for the calling of the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [71] | 22 May 2024 |
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Prague | Traveled to Prague for an informal meeting of NATO ministers of Foreign Ministers. [72] | 30-31 May 2024 |
![]() David Cameron (The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton) in his 2023 official portrait | |
David Cameron's tenure as Foreign Secretary 13 November 2023 – present | |
Party | Conservative |
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Nominated by | Rishi Sunak |
Appointed by | Charles III |
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Former Prime Minister David Cameron (The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton) has served as foreign secretary since 2023. As a member of Rishi Sunak's government, Cameron was appointed to the role during the November 2023 cabinet reshuffle. His tenure as Foreign Secretary has been dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, and the Gaza–Israel conflict and humanitarian crisis. He has visited 35 countries and territories during his tenure as Foreign Secretary.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
First ministry and term
Second ministry and term
Post-premiership
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As Cameron was not a sitting MP at the time of his appointment, he received a life peerage, thus making him a member of the House of Lords. Cameron is the first former prime minister to be appointed to a ministerial post since Alec Douglas-Home in 1970, and the first former prime minister to be raised to the peerage since Margaret Thatcher. [1] He was created Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire on 17 November 2023. Cameron has been deputised in the House of Commons by Andrew Mitchell, who was appointed to the honorific title of Deputy Foreign Secretary on 12 April 2024.
David Cameron served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, as Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016, and as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, while serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. Internationally, Cameron's government intervened militarily in the First Libyan Civil War and authorised the bombing of the Islamic State. Cameron introduced a referendum on the UK's continuing membership of the European Union in 2016. He supported the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign. Following the success of the Leave vote, Cameron resigned as prime minister and was succeeded in the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election by Theresa May. [2]
Although no longer serving as prime minister, Cameron originally stated that he would continue inside Parliament, on the Conservative backbenches. On 12 September, however, he announced that he was resigning his seat with immediate effect, and was succeeded as MP for Witney by fellow Conservative Robert Courts. Cameron maintained a low profile following his resignation as prime minister and the subsequent Brexit negotiations, saying he did not want to be a distraction to May's premiership. [3]
In Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle on 13 November 2023, Cameron was appointed foreign secretary, replacing James Cleverly, who became home secretary to replace Suella Braverman. It was also announced simultaneously that he would receive a life peerage, thus making Cameron a member of the House of Lords and the first former prime minister to be raised to the peerage since Margaret Thatcher. [1] He was created Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire on 17 November 2023. [4] [5] Lord Carrington, a hereditary peer, was the last foreign secretary to sit in the Lords, serving from 1979 until his resignation in 1982. [6] Cameron was introduced to the House of Lords on 20 November, supported by Nicholas True, Baron True and Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford. [7] [8] Cameron has been deputised in the House of Commons by Andrew Mitchell, who was appointed to the honorific title of Deputy Foreign Secretary on 12 April 2024.
Taking office amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cameron made his first working visit to Ukraine as foreign secretary on 16 November, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where he reiterated the UK's commitment to provide moral, diplomatic and "above all military support for... however long it takes". [9] In November 2023, lawyers representing Cameron in his capacity as foreign secretary fought for sanctions on British journalist Graham Phillips to remain in place. Phillips's barrister Joshua Hitchens, challenging the government, described the sanctions on Phillips as " Orwellian". [10]
Cameron visited the site of the Be'eri massacre, part of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, on 23 November to meet Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen. Afterwards, he met the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss among other urgent matters, facilitating further aid to Gaza. [11] Cameron said in an interview with the BBC that he told Israeli officials that "they must abide by international humanitarian law" and that the number of Palestinian casualties was "too high". He also said that the "settler violence" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is "completely unacceptable". [12] Cameron backed a "sustainable ceasefire" in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on 17 December, called for more aid to reach Gaza, and called for the Israeli government to "do more to discriminate sufficiently between terrorists and civilians". He, however, rejected calls for a "general and immediate ceasefire", differentiating this from the "sustainable ceasefire" he called for alongside German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock. [13]
In January 2024, he expressed concern about potential breaches of international law by Israel, specifically addressing the need for Israel to restore water supplies to Gaza. [14] Cameron said in the same month that "Israel is acting in self-defence after the appalling attack on October 7" and denied that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. He dismissed South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel as "nonsense", saying that Israel is "a democracy, a country with the rule of law, a country with armed forces that are committed to obeying the rule of law". [15]
Cameron announced in late January that the government would consider recognising Palestine as a country, while also adding that would help to make a two-state solution "irreversible". [16]
Cameron supported the February 2024 US Senate bill to allocate military aid to Ukraine Taiwan and Israel, saying that he did not want the West to "show weakness displayed against Vladimir Putin in 2008, when he invaded Georgia, or the uncertainty of the response in 2014, when he took Crimea and much of the Donbas—before coming back to cost us far more with his aggression in 2022". [17] In the event the Senate bill failed to pass in the House of Representatives, where it was stalled by the GOP partisans of Donald Trump. [18] [19] At last a redrafted legislative package was put forward by Speaker Mike Johnson each of which passed the House with bipartisan support and large majorities on 20 April, [20] but not before Cameron was snubbed by Johnson. [21]
Iran attacked Israel in April 2024 with 301 drones and missiles, and the UK aided Israel to shoot them all down with RAF Eurofighter Typhoons. [22] Cameron told LBC radio host Nick Ferrari that, were the UK to offer the same sort of support to Ukraine, it would represent a "dangerous escalation." [23] In the same month, he became the first British foreign secretary to visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. [24]
Cameron attended D-Day commemorations on 6 June, the 80th anniversary. He met with world leaders including Joe Biden. Sunak was heavily criticised for leaving events early to do an interview with ITV, a decision Cameron defended. [25] [26] [27] Cameron has been involved in the Conservative campaign in the 2024 general election.
This is a list of international visits undertaken by Cameron while serving as the Foreign Secretary. [28] The list includes both private travel and official visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Foreign Secretary made during his tenure in the position. During his tenure he has made a number of original visits, including being the first Minister to visit the Falkland Islands since 2016 and the first to ever visit Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Cameron has visited 35 countries and territories during his tenure as Foreign Secretary. The number of visits per country or territory where Secretary Cameron traveled are:
Country | Locations | Details | Dates | |
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Kyiv | Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. [29] | 16 November 2023 |
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Chisnau | Met with President Maia Sandu. [30] | 16 November 2023 | |
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Jerusalem, Be'eri | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and toured southern Israel. [31] | 23 November 2023 |
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Brussels | Met with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Foreign Ministers. [32] | 28-29 November 2023 |
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Skopje | Attended the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council. [33] | 30 November 2023 | |
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Dubai | Met with President Narendra Modi during COP28. [34] | 1 December 2023 | |
4 | ![]() |
Washington, D.C., Aspen | Met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reaffirm both the strength of the UK’s relationship with its closest strategic ally and support for Ukraine. [35] | 6-7 December 2023 |
5 | ![]() |
Kuwait City | Traveled to the funeral of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Emir of Kuwait. [36] | 18 December 2023 |
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Paris | Met with President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as well as maintaining support for Ukraine over the winter period. [37] | 19 December 2023 |
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Rome | Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to address Italian ambassadors gathered at the Italian foreign ministry for their annual Heads of Mission conference. [37] | 19 December 2023 | |
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Al-Arish | Met with representatives from the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to discuss UK aid to Gaza. [38] | 20-21 December 2023 |
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Amman | Met with Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. [39] | 21 December 2023 | |
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Pristina | Met with the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Foreign Minister Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz. [40] | 4 January 2024 |
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Davos | Attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Met with President Javier Milei of Argentina, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian of Iran, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. [41] | 15-17 January 2024 |
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Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz. [42] | 24 January 2024 |
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Ramallah | Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. [43] | 24 January 2024 | |
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Doha | Met with Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Al Khater to discuss Gaza aid deliveries. [44] | 25 January 2024 | |
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Ankara | Met with Turkish Officials. [43] | 25 January 2024 | |
11 | ![]() |
Muscat | Met with Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi. [45] | 30 January 2024 |
12 | ![]() |
Sofia | Met with Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel. [46] | 13 February 2024 |
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Warsaw | Met with Polish Officials to discuss support for Ukraine and tacjkling illegal migration. [46] | 14 February 2024 | |
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Munich | Attended the annual Munich Security Conference. Met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. [47] | 15-16 February 2024 | |
13 | ![]() |
Port Stanley, Mount Pleasant | First visit to the islands by a sitting UK cabinet Minister since 2016. [48] | 19 February 2024 |
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Asunción | First visit to Paraguay by a UK Foreign Secretary. Met with President Santiago Peña and Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano. [49] | 20 February 2024 | |
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Rio de Janeiro | Attended a meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers. Met with the Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. [50] | 21-22 February 2024 | |
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New York City | Attended a meeting of United Nations General Assembly to mark the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [51] | 23 February 2024 | |
14 | ![]() |
Paris | Attended President Macron's conference of European leaders to discuss further assistance for Ukraine. [52] | 27 February 2024 |
15 | ![]() |
Berlin | Met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the second UK-Germany annual Strategic Dialogue. [53] | 7-8 March 2024 |
16 | ![]() |
Bangkok | Met with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara. [54] | 20 March 2024 |
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Canberra, Adelaide | Traveled to Australia for the 18th UK-Australia AUKIMIN with Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.Met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and signed a memorandum of understanding to tackle gender-based violence in the Pacific, as well as meeting business leaders and traveling to Osborne Naval Shipyard. [55] | 21-22 March 2024 | |
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Brussels | Attended the two day NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, which included meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, on NATO's 75th anniversary. [56] | 3-4 April 2024 |
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Mar-a-Lago, Washington, D.C. | Visited Mar-a-Lago to meet with former President Donald Trump, then travelled to Washington D.C to speak to the US partners regarding Ukraine and other world issues. Met with Antony Blinken, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer. [57] | 9-10 April 2024 |
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Brussels | Traveled to Brussels to progress the post Brexit treaty negotiations on Gibraltar. He met with European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo. [58] | 12 April 2024 |
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Jerusalem | Traveled to Jerusalem in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel to press of regional deescalation. He met with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz. [59] | 17 April 2024 |
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Ramallah | Lord Cameron then traveled to Ramallah to meet with newly appointed Prime Minister of the Palestinian Palestinian National Authority Mohammad Mustafa. [59] | 17 April 2024 | |
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Capri | Traveled to Capri for the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in the wake of the 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel. [60] | 17-19 April 2024 | |
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Dushanbe | The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Tajikistan. Met with President Emomali Rahmon. [61] | 22 April 2024 |
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Bishkek | The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Kyrgyzstan. Met with President Sadyr Zhaparov. [62] | 22-23 April 2024 | |
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Tashkent | Met with Foreign Minister Baxtiyor Saidov. [63] | 23 April 2024 | |
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Ashgabat | The first UK Foreign Secretary to travel to Turkmenistan. Met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. [64] | 24 April 2024 | |
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Astana | David Cameron's first visit to the country since his 2013 visit as Prime Minister. Met with Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu. The two signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. [65] | 24-25 April 2024 | |
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Ulaanbaatar | Met with President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene. Signed a joint co-operation road map. [66] | 26 April 2024 | |
22 | ![]() |
Riyadh | Attended the World Economic Forum (WEF). [67] | 29 April 2024 |
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Kyiv | Visited Kyiv to reiterate UK support for Ukraine and confirm a £36 million package of energy support. Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. [68] | 2 May 2024 |
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Brussels | Traveled to Brussels for the next round of the post Brexit treaty negotiations on Gibraltar. He met with European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo. [69] | 20 May 2024 |
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Tirana | Traveled to Tirana for bilateral discussions focused on migration. He met with Albania President Bajram Begaj, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani. [70] The trip was cut short, as Lord Cameron had to return to the UK at short notice for the calling of the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [71] | 22 May 2024 |
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Prague | Traveled to Prague for an informal meeting of NATO ministers of Foreign Ministers. [72] | 30-31 May 2024 |