Carl Bildt's travels

As staff have been on holiday the details on this page have not been updated since 25 June.

Ehud Olmert and Carl Bildt in Tel Aviv, January 2008. Photo: Sara Malmgren

Foreign policy is mainly conducted via contacts with representatives of other countries and organisations. These provide opportunities for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to put forward the Government's viewpoints on foreign policy. This is why a large part of the Minister for Foreign Affairs' time is taken up with meeting foreign colleagues, participating in political meetings and taking stock of the political situation on the ground in other countries. The Minister makes use of the time spent in transit to prepare himself for the visits. He is always accompanied on his visits by colleagues who assist him in his work in different ways and who have prepared background material.

Date	Destination	Assignment	Total distance (km)




24 June	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law	135 625
23 June	Strasbourg, France	Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe	135 033
19-20 June	Brussels, Belgium	European Council	133 664
18 June	Berlin, Germany	Conference on Europe's economic development	131 729
15-16 juni	Luxembourg	GAERC	130 918
12 June	Paris, France	Conference in Support of Afghanistan	128 270
3-8 June	Washington, USA	Speech at House of Sweden	125 180
27 May	Prague, Czech Republic	Trilateral meetings	111 898
25-26 May	Brussels, Belgium	GAERC	110 122
24-25 May	Belgrade, Serbia	Meetings and Eurovision Song Contest	108 746
16 May	Lima, Peru	EU-Latin America summit	107 124
13 May	Paris, France	Transatlantic discussions	96 860
12 May	Tblisi, Georgia	Discussions about Georgia-Russia	93 488
6 May	Strasbourg, France	Sweden takes over the Chair of the Council of Europe	88 106
5 May	Berlin, Germany	Dinner in honour of Kofi Annan's seventieth birthday	86 145
2 May	Ankara, Turkey	Receive the 'Bosphorus Prize for European Understanding'	85 344
29 April	Luxembourg	EU Council meeting (GAERC)	80 552
20-22 April	Jakarta, Indonesia	Bilateral talks	77 904
18 April	New Delhi, India	IISS-Citi India Global Forum 2008	62 364
16 April	Warszaw, Poland	Polish-Swedish Forum	56 788
5-9 April	The Middle East		55 170
4-5 April	Tblisi, Georgia	Discussions with Saakashvili and others	49 521
4 April	Helsinki, Finland	Meeting with Alexander Stubb	47 059
3 April	London, England	IISS 50th anniversary	45 239
3 April	Bucharest, Romania	ISAF-meeting	43 148
31 March	Helsinki, Finland	Meeting of foreign ministers	41 403
28-30 March	Brdo, Slovenia	Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers	40 611
27 March	Zagreb, Croatia	Discussions with Sanader and Jandrokovic	38 997
13 March	Brussels, Belgium	European Council	37 485
10 March	Brussels, Belgium	EU Council meeting (GAERC)	34 919
8 March	Pristina, Kosovo		32 353
7 March	Skopje, Macedonia	Meetings with Gruevski och Milososki	30 409
5 March	The Hague, The Netherlands	Meeting with Maxime Verhagen	28 466
29 February	Bucharest, Romania	Bilateral meetings	26 114
28 February	Chisinau, Moldova	Bilateral meetings	23 812
27 February	Sofia, Bulgaria	Meeting with the Stability Pact	23 163
22-23 February	London, England	Ditchley Foundation Conference	21 275
17-18 February	Brussels, Belgium	EU Council meeting (GAERC)	18 413
8-10 February	Munich, Germany	The Munich Conference on Security Policy	15 907
31 January-1 February	Berlin, Germany	"The Balkans in Europe's Future" seminar	12 197
29 January	Åbo, Finland	Bilateral meeting	10 575
28 January	Brussels, Belgium	EU Council meeting (GAERC)	10 043
23-24 January	Davos, Switzerland	World Economic Forum	7 477
20-22 January	Tel Aviv, Israel	Herzliya Conference	3 303
17-18 January	Vilnius, Lithuania	Informal political discussions	678

24 June, Berlin, Germany

Carl Bildt will take part in the Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law

Press release: Carl Bildt to take part in conference on judicial system in Palestinian territories

23 June, Strasbourg, France

Carl Bildt will speak at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.In addition, Mr Bildt will have talks with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Lluis de Puig, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Terry Davis and President of the European Court of Human Rights Jean Paul Costa.

Press release: Carl Bildt to visit Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

1920 June, Brussels, Belgium

European Council

18 June, Berlin, Germany

Mr Bildt will attend a major conference on Europe's economic development. At the conference Mr Bildt will give a speech on the demand that exists in the world for a clearer European voice and role in various issues.

15-16 June, Luxemburg

GAERC

12 June, Paris, France

Carl Bildt is taking part in the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan in Paris.

Press release: Carl Bildt to take part in conference on Afghanistan in Paris

3-8 June, Washington, USA

Keynote speaker at a seminar at a seminar at House of Sweden arranged by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on the theme The Future Transatlantic Agenda.
Opening of the US Institute for Peace (USIP).