United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Seoul early on the morning of Wednesday, 10 November, after a flight from New York. On arrival, the Secretary-General made brief remarks to waiting South Korean media in Korean, outlining the main purpose of his visit — to attend the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit and to ensure that the voices of the world’s most vulnerable people were heard.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his delegation arrived in Shanghai, China, on the afternoon of 30 October. Led by officials of the Organization working at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the Secretary-General visited the pavilions of the United Nations, MeteoWorld, China, Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Hanoi, Viet Nam in the afternoon of 28 October. After an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace, he met with President Nguyen Minh Triet. The Secretary-General thanked the President for Viet Nam's support for the “One United Nations” reform and commended the country’s progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the evening of 26 October. The next morning, after an official welcoming ceremony, he met with Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, the newly built Government office, becoming the first visiting dignitary to be hosted there.
On the first day of his visit to Asia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, in the morning of 26 October for a meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Strasbourg, France, on Monday evening, 18 October.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Friday, 15 October, in the late afternoon.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon left Alpbach, Austria, early on Tuesday, 7 September, by Austrian military helicopter and flew to Munich, from where he flew to Kigali, Rwanda, via Brussels.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Vienna, Austria, in the morning of Thursday, 2 September, after a flight from Altenrhein, St. Gallen airport in Switzerland. They had driven there from Liechtenstein earlier that morning.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Zurich on the morning of 1 September after an overnight flight from New York. They then flew by Swiss military helicopter to Liechtenstein, where their first engagement was a lunch hosted by Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick.
