1 | Papua New Guinea | | 12–13 January | Albanese attended the Annual Leaders' Dialogue alongside PNG Prime Minister James Marape.[28] and visited the gravesite of Papua New Guinea's inaugural Prime Minister Michael Somare.[29] The trip was originally planned for December 2022 but was postponed due to Albanese contracting COVID-19.[30] |
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2 | India | | 8—11 March | Albanese visited New Delhi to attend the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit and met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, he also led a trade delegation, which included Trade Minister Don Farrell and Resources Minister Madeleine King, after the implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between Australia and India on 29 December 2022. Albanese and Modi also attended the Fourth Test Match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad.[31] |
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3 | United States | San Diego | 11–14 March | Albanese visited the United States to reveal Australia's preferred nuclear submarine for AUKUS, alongside President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[32] Albanese also held bilateral meetings with both leaders.[33][34] |
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4 | Fiji | Nadi | 15 March | Albanese visited Fiji to hold bilateral meetings with new Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.[35] |
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5 | United Kingdom | | 3–6 May | Albanese attended the coronation of Charles III with Governor-General David Hurley.[36] Before the coronation, Albanese attended the AUKUS submarine facility in Barrow-in-Furness.[37] |
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6 | Japan | Hiroshima | 19–21 May | Albanese attended the G7 summit in Hiroshima in May. Japan invited Australia to be one of the countries attending even though it is not a member of the G7 (this invitation was hinted as far back as October last year). That year's Quad dialogue, originally due to be held in Australia, was instead held in Japan on 20 May after US President Biden had to cancel his Australian trip to return to the US early. |
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7 | Singapore | Singapore | 1–2 June | Albanese delivered the keynote address at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue and met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for annual bilateral discussions.[38] |
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8 | Vietnam | Hanoi | 3–4 June | Albanese travelled to Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.[38] |
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9 | Germany | Berlin | 10 July | Albanese met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of the Vilnius NATO summit.[39] |
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10 | Lithuania | Vilnius | 11–12 July | Albanese travelled to Lithuania to attend the NATO 2023 Vilnius summit. It was the second time Australia has taken part in a NATO summit following the country's first invitation in 2022. Albanese also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
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11 | New Zealand | Wellington | 26–27 July | Albanese travelled to Wellington to meet with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins for the annual Australia New Zealand Leaders' Meeting.[40] Albanese also met with New Zealand Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon. Albanese's visit occurred three months before the 2023 New Zealand general election.[41] |
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12 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 6–7 September | The Prime Minister made his third trip to Indonesia to attend the 3rd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit. |
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13 | Philippines | Manila | 7–8 September | The Prime Minister travelled to Manila, the first Australian Prime Minister to undertake a bilateral visit to the Philippines since 2003. He met with President Bongbong Marcos to "discuss defence and security cooperation."[42] During his visit, the two leaders signed a strategic partnership agreement between Australia and the Philippines, agreeing to hold annual defence ministers' meetings.[43] |
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14 | India | New Delhi | 9–10 September | The Prime Minister attended the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. |
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15 | United States | Washington, D.C. | 23–26 October | Prime Minister Albanese attended a state dinner hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House. He also met Congressional leaders and visited Arlington National Cemetery. |
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16 | China | | 4–7 November | Prime Minister Albanese met with Premier Li Qiang and attended the China International Import Expo. He also met with President Xi Jinping.[44] |
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17 | Cook Islands | Rarotonga | 7-9 November | Prime Minister Albanese joined Pacific leaders in the Cook Islands for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting. |
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