William Ruto became President of Kenya on 13 September 2022 following the 2022 Kenyan general election.[1] While, William Ruto travelled extensively for official business as Deputy President of Kenya, the following is a list of international presidential trips made by William Ruto since assuming office.
Summary of international trips
Number of Visits | Country |
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1 visit | Belgium, China, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Israel, Mozambique, Netherlands, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Zambia |
2 visits | Burundi, Germany, Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom |
3 visits | Ethiopia, France, Uganda, United States |
4 visits | Tanzania |
2022
The following international trips were made by William Ruto in 2022.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | ||
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United Kingdom | London | 19–20 September | State funeral of Elizabeth II |
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United States | New York City, NY | 20–24 September | Seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 6 October | Launch of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia |
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Uganda | Kampala | 8–9 October | State Visit – Uganda 60th Independence Day celebrations |
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Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 9–10 October | State Visit |
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Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 6–8 November | 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference |
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Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | 21 November | State Visit |
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South Korea | Seoul | 22–24 November | State Visit |
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Eritrea | Asmara | 9–10 December | State Visit |
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United States | Washington, D.C., New York City | 13–16 December | United States–Africa Leaders Summit 2022 |
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2023
The following international trips were made by William Ruto in 2023.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | ||
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France | Paris | 24 January | State Visit |
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Senegal | Dakar | 25–26 January | Feed Africa Summit |
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Burundi | Bujumbura | 4 February | 20th Extraordinary summit of EAC heads of state |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 17–19 February | 36th ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly |
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Germany | Berlin | 27–28 March | 9th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue |
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Belgium | Brussels | 29–30 March | State Visit |
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Rwanda | Kigali | 4–5 April | State Visit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 26 April | Heads of State Summit |
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United Kingdom | London | 6–7 May | Coronation of Charles III and Camilla |
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Netherlands | The Hague, Rotterdam | 7–8 May | Summit |
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Israel | Jerusalem | 9–10 May | State Visit |
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South Africa | Midrand | 17 May | 3rd Pan African Parliamentarians Summit |
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Burundi | Bujumbura | 31 May | 21st Extraordinary summit of EAC heads of state |
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Zambia | Lusaka | 7–8 June | 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) heads of State and Government Summit |
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Djibouti | Djibouti City | 11–12 June | State Visit & Ordinary Summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
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Switzerland | Geneva | 15–16 June | 111th Annual International Labour Organisation conference |
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France | Paris | 22–23 June | Global Pact Finance Summit |
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Comoros | Moroni | 6 July | State Visit |
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Republic of Congo | Brazzaville, Oyo | 7–8 July | State Visit |
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 10 July | IGAD Summit |
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Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 25–26 July | World Bank Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit |
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Mozambique | Maputo | 10–12 August | State Visit |
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Uganda | Kampala | 13 August | State Visit |
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Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 7 September | Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 |
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United States | California, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., New York City | 15–25 September | Business Visit and Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly |
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China | Beijing | 15–18 October | Third Belt and Road Initiative summit |
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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 24–25 October | Future Investment Initiative |
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Republic of Congo | Brazzaville | 28 October | Three Basins Summit |
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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 10–11 November | Saudi Arabia – Africa Summit |
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Germany | Berlin | 20–21 November | 5th G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Summit |
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France | Strasbourg | 21 November | European Union Parliament Sitting |
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Tanzania | Arusha | 23–24 November | EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security |
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United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 1–4 December | 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference |
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India | New Delhi | 4–6 December | State visit |
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