Annalena Baerbock
German politician
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| 2025 | Commented on the meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, describing Trump's conduct as representing a 'new era of ruthlessness' and calling on European countries to defend the rules-based international order. |
| March 2025 | Nominated by the German federal government as the candidate for the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly for the 2025/26 session. |
| January 2025 | Became the first EU minister to visit Damascus since the fall of the Assad regime, meeting Syria's de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa with French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot. |
| January 2025 | Visited Damascus with French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot to meet Ahmed al-Sharaa, becoming the first EU ministers to visit since the fall of the Assad regime. |
| February 2024 | Hosted foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia for two days of peace talks in Berlin. |
| January 2024 | Became the first EU minister to visit Damascus since the fall of the Assad regime, meeting with de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. |
| 2023 | Expressed concern over the legal and constitutional implications of the proposed Israeli judicial reform. |
| November 11 2023 | Visited Israel to express solidarity, rejected calls for a ceasefire, but supported humanitarian pauses to deliver aid to Palestinian civilians. |
| November 11 2023 | Visited Israel to express solidarity, rejecting calls for a ceasefire but supporting humanitarian pauses. |
| October 23 2023 | Blocked an EU ministerial declaration calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| October 23 2023 | Blocked an EU ministers' declaration calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| September 2023 | Criticized the European Union's migration deal with Tunisia and advocated for German government financial support to NGOs like SOS Humanity that conduct migrant rescues in the Mediterranean. |
| September 2023 | Named Chinese President Xi Jinping 'a dictator' alongside comments about Vladimir Putin. |
| September 2023 | Accused Azerbaijan of breaking promises and called for halting military action in Armenian-held Nagorno-Karabakh. |
| September 2023 | Named Chinese President Xi Jinping 'a dictator' and accused Azerbaijan of breaking its promise regarding military action in Armenian-held Nagorno-Karabakh. |
| September 2023 | Names Chinese President Xi Jinping 'a dictator' and accuses Azerbaijan of breaking its promise regarding military action in Armenian-held Nagorno-Karabakh. |
| July 6 2023 | Opposed the Biden administration's decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine. |
| May 2023 | Urged China to take a clear stance on the Russo-Ukrainian War and visited Saudi Arabia, praising their efforts to find solutions to conflicts in Yemen and Sudan. |
| May 2023 | Urged China to take a clear stance on the Russo-Ukrainian War, stating 'neutrality means taking the side of the aggressor'. |
| March 2023 | Visited Baghdad and called on Iran to cease missile attacks on Iraqi territory. |
| January 2023 | Visited Ethiopia with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to support the Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement. |
| January 2023 | Made her third visit to Ukraine, touring Kharkiv, following previous visits to Bucha and Kyiv. |
| January 2023 | Visited Ethiopia with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to support the Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement, and made her third visit to Ukraine by touring Kharkiv. |
| January 2023 | Visits Ethiopia with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to support the Ethiopia-Tigray peace agreement, and makes her third visit to Ukraine, touring Kharkiv. |
| January 24 2023 | Gave a controversial keynote speech to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, stating 'We are fighting a war against Russia, not against each other'. |
| 2022 | Chaired meetings of G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs during Germany's rotating presidency. |
| 2022 | Chaired the meetings of G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs during Germany's rotating presidency. |
| July 2022 | Rejected Turkey's territorial claims to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea and warned about potential Turkish offensives in northern Syria. |
| April 2022 | Expelled 40 Russian diplomats and embassy staff from Berlin in response to the Bucha massacre, and hosted a donor conference providing 659.5 million euros in aid to Moldova. |
| April 2022 | Expelled 40 Russian diplomats and embassy staff from Berlin in response to the Bucha massacre, and hosted a donor conference providing aid to Moldova for Ukrainian refugees. |
| February 2022 | Initially refused to supply German weapons to Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia. |
| February 2022 | Argued against blocking Russian access to SWIFT following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| January 2022 | Concludes her role as co-leader of Alliance 90/The Greens party. |
| 2021 | Baerbock ran in the constituency of Potsdam – Potsdam-Mittelmark II – Teltow-Fläming II, losing to Olaf Scholz by over 15,000 votes but still being elected to the Bundestag through the Green list in Brandenburg. |
| 2021 | Became an Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees at the German-Italian Centre for the European Dialogue. |
| 2021 | Became an Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. |
| 2021 | Became an Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors at KfW. |
| 2021 | Baerbock opposed an EU proposal to label nuclear power as a green energy source, reaffirming her stance against nuclear power. |
| 2021 | Took a pro-Israel stance during the Israel-Palestine crisis, criticizing the UN's number of resolutions against Israel as 'absurd'. |
| 2021 | The Greens, under Baerbock's leadership, won 14.8% of the national vote and 118 seats in the Bundestag, achieving the party's best result in history, though the performance was considered somewhat disappointing. |
| 2021 | Baerbock's CV was scrutinized, revealing false claims about membership in organizations like the German Marshall Fund and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. |
| 2021 | During her chancellor campaign, plagiarism was discovered in her 2021 book, with researcher Stefan Weber identifying at least 100 instances of unattributed work. |
| December 2021 | Visits Warsaw to meet Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, discussing Poland's dispute with the EU and migration issues from Belarus. |
| December 2021 | Proposed a 'values-driven' foreign policy aligned with European democracies and NATO partners, and called for EU sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik. |
| December 2021 | Visited Warsaw to meet with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, discussing Poland's dispute with the EU and migration issues from Belarus. |
| December 23 2021 | Warned about the humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, emphasizing the need to prevent children's deaths and promising to speed up evacuation of vulnerable Afghans. |
| December 23 2021 | Warned about the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, highlighting that over 24 million people need humanitarian assistance and promising to expedite evacuation of vulnerable Afghans. |
| December 8 2021 | Sworn in as Germany's first female foreign minister, serving in the traffic light coalition government led by Olaf Scholz. |
| December 8 2021 | Baerbock became Foreign Minister, becoming the first woman ever to hold this role in Germany, as part of the traffic light coalition government led by Olaf Scholz. |
| June 12 2021 | Baerbock received 98.5% confirmation votes at the party congress, officially confirming her as the chancellor candidate. |
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