In Beijing, Sturgeon opened a new Whisky Experience Centre at the Single Malt Club, gave a speech at the Chinese Friendship Association and met with State Councillor Yang Jiechi. In Shanghai she opened a new factory for J & D Wilkie. In Hong Kong she met with Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam and opened the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation.
Sturgeon went to Paris to attend the UN global climate change summit. She also met former Irish President Mary Robinson, Governor of California Jerry Brown and German Social Democrat politician Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter. Before the summit started Sturgeon visited the Bataclan.[3]
Sturgeon met with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and leaders of the European Parliament.
Sturgeon met with Chairman of the Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdic, the Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak and the British Ambassador Edward Ferguson. She also visited the site of the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica.
In Sacramento, Sturgeon met with the Governor of California Jerry Brown at the State Capitol Building and visited Silicon Valley where she met with Tim Cook.Sturgeon gave a speech at Stanford University to make a speech on Scotland’s Place in the World. In New York, shevisited the United Nations and met with Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and UN Commissioner on Human Rights Andrew Gilmour.She also visited New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Carnegie Hall.
In Beijing, Sturgeon met Scottish students studying in China,Vice Premier Hu Chunhua and Minister of Culture and Tourism Luo Shugang. She also visited the Forbidden City. In Shanghai she met Vice Mayor of Shanghai Weng Tiehui and Chancellor of Fudan University Jiao Yang and toured Fudan University. In Hong Kong she met with Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Sturgeon met with the Mayor of Berlin Michael Muller, Minister of State at the Foreign Office Niels Annen. She also held business reception with the German Chambers of Commerce.[6]
In Washington, D.C. Sturgeon visited Georgetown University. In New Jersey, Sturgeon met with the Governor Phil Murphy. In New York City, she visited a Scotland Is Now investor lunch and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcukaand Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour.
In Ottawa, Sturgeon opened the Scottish Government office in Canada. In Toronto, Sturgeon opened the Toronto Stock Exchange and met with the Toronto Region Board of Trade.
Sturgeon in Paris met with Minister for European Affairs Nathalie Loiseau. She also met with ambassador from New Zealand and Iceland and the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo.[7]
Sturgeon met the Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth, had a breakfast meeting with the German Council on Foreign Relations and the Association of German Chambers of Commerce.[9]