List of international presidential trips made by François Hollande
Country Areas visited Date ( s ) Details
Netherlands The Hague , Amsterdam 20 January President Hollande travelled to The Hague on a state visit to meet with King Willem-Alexander , Queen Máxima , and Prime Minister Mark Rutte . He also met with the House of Representatives and the Senate , where he addressed the diplomatic and political ties between the two countries
Vatican City Vatican City 24 January President Hollande met with Pope Francis during his visit to Vatican City . The two held private talks inside the Apostolic Palace , where they discussed the Central African Republic conflict , Christianity in the Middle East , the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , and the Syrian Civil War
Turkey Ankara , Istanbul 27-28 January President Hollande travelled to Ankara on a state visit to meet with President Abdullah Gül . A bilateral meeting was held for the two presidents , in which political and economic issues were discussed , as well as cooperation and partnership between the two countries . He also attended a ceremony at the Anıtkabir . President Hollande then travelled to Istanbul , where he attended an economic forum with French and Turkish business leaders
United Kingdom London 31 January President Hollande travelled to London to attend the UK-France Summit 2014 . He also met with Prime Minister David Cameron
Tunisia Tunis 7 February President Hollande assisted to the presidential ceremony of the Tunisian Constitution of 2014
United States Washington , D.C. , Charlottesville , San Francisco 10-12 February President Hollande travelled to Washington , D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama . The two presidents travelled to the Monticello in Charlottesville on board the U.S. President 's Air Force One , the residence of the third President and Founding Father Thomas Jefferson , who also served as a United States Minister to France . At the White House , President Hollande and President Obama discussed the Economy of France , the Eurozone , and the comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear program . President Hollande also travelled to San Francisco to meet with chiefs in Silicon Valley
Nigeria Abuja 27 February During a one-day official visit to Nigeria , President Hollande attended the International Conference on Peace and Security and met with President Goodluck Jonathan
Central African Republic Bangui 28 February President Hollande travelled to the Central African Republic for the second time within three months . In Bangui , he delivered a speech to French military personnel and met with acting President Catherine Samba-Panza
Belgium Brussels 6 March President Hollande travelled to Brussels in order to attend an extraordinary summit of the European Council on Ukraine
Belgium Brussels 20-21 March President Hollande travelled to Brussels in order to attend to the European Council which focused on Ukraine , energy , and growth
Netherlands The Hague 24 March President Hollande travelled to The Hague for the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit
Mexico Mexico City , Querétaro 10-11 April President Hollande met with President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City during his two-day state visit to Mexico . The two presidents signed bilateral agreements regarding several industries , including aerospace , energy , health , and technology . He also met with a French community in Mexico City and toured the site of Airbus Helicopters in Querétaro
Germany Berlin , Sassnitz 9-10 May President Hollande visited Berlin to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel . The two discussed the European Union 's decision on imposing sanctions on Russia due to its involvement in the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine . President Hollande and Chancellor Merkel also toured the Baltic Sea on the MS Nordwind off the coast of Sassnitz
Azerbaijan Baku 11 May President Hollande visited Baku for commercial discussions and exchanges of views around the Ukrainian crisis
Armenia Yerevan 12-13 May President Hollande travelled to Yerevan to pay a two-day state visit , where he met with President Serzh Sargsyan . He then attended the Armenian-French Business Forum , visited the construction site of a Carrefour store , inaugurated the Missak Manouchian Park in Yerevan , and met with a French community at the Embassy of France in Yerevan , and attended a concert by French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour at the Karen Demirchyan Complex . President Sargsyan also hosted a state dinner for President Hollande at the Presidential Palace . The following day , President Hollande visited Tsitsernakaberd in order to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide
Georgia Tbilisi 13 May President Hollande visited Tbilisi and showed support in the shadow of the Ukrainian crisis
Belgium Brussels 27 May President Hollande attended the meeting of the European Council to prepare the designation of the new European Commission President
Poland Warsaw 4 June President Hollande travelled to Warsaw to participate in the 25th anniversary of the Polish freedom
Belgium Brussels 4-5 June President Hollande attended the 40th G7 summit , which was relocated to Brussels instead of Sochi , Russia and without President Vladimir Putin
Belgium Ypres , Brussels 26-27 June President Hollande travelled to Ypres and Brussels in order to attend to the European Council which focused once again on Ukraine , energy , and growth . Jean-Claude Juncker was designated as new President of the European Commission
2014
President François Hollande with United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House during his state visit to Washington , D.C. , 11 February 2014 In 2014 , President François Hollande made 30 international trips to 27 different countries . The following were the international trips made by President Hollande during the year :
This is a list of international presidential trips made by François Hollande, the 24th President of France. During his presidency, which began with his inauguration on 15 May 2012 and ended with the inauguration of Emmanuel Macron on 14 May 2017, François Hollande made 183 presidential trips to 83 states internationally. The number of visits per country where he travelled are: