List of state visits received by Queen Elizabeth II
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Since acceding to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has received a number of state and official visits.[1]
Here is the list :
As Queen of the United Kingdom
Date | Country | Regime | Guests |
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28 June - 1 July 1954 | Sweden | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Gustaf VI Adolf, KG (1954) and Queen Louise |
14–16 October 1954 | Ethiopia | Monarchy | HM. Emperor Haile Selassie I, KG (1954) |
25–28 October 1955 | Portugal | Republic | HE. President Francisco Craveiro Lopes RVC (1957) and Mme, née Berta Ribeiro Artur |
16–19 July 1956 | Iraq | Monarchy | HM. King Faisal II of Iraq, GCVO (1952) RVC (1956) |
13–16 May 1958 | Italy | Republic | HE President Giovanni Gronchi and Mme Gronchi, née Carla Bissatini |
21–23 October 1958 | West Germany | Republic | HE. President Theodor Heuss (widower) |
5–8 May 1959 | Iran | Monarchy | HIM. Shahanshah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, GCB (1942) RVC (1948) |
5–8 April 1960 | France | Republic | HE. President Charles de Gaulle, RVC (1960) and Mme Yvonne de Gaulle |
19–21 July 1960 | Thailand | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, RVC (1960) and Queen Sirikit |
17–20 October 1960 | Nepal | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Mahendra, RVC (1961) and Queen Ratna of Nepal |
10–13 July 1962 | Liberia | Republic | HE. President William Tubman and Mrs. Antoinette Tubman |
16–19 October 1962 | Norway | Monarchy | HM. King Olav V of Norway, RVC (1955) KG (1959) |
14–17 May 1963 | Belgium | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Baudouin, KG (1963) and Queen Fabiola of Belgium |
12–23 June 1963 | India | Republic | The President Radhakrishnan of India (a Commonwealth visit) |
9–12 July 1963 | Greece | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Paul I, KG (1963) and Queen Frederika of Greece |
26 May - 4 June 1964 | Sudan | Republic | The President Ferik Ibrahim Abbood of Sudan |
13–17 July 1965 | Chile | Republic | HE. President and Mrs. Eduardo Frei Montalva, née María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez |
17–21 May 1966 | Austria | Republic | HE. President Franz Jonas and Mrs. Margarete Jonas |
19–28 July 1966 | Jordan | Monarchy | HM. King Hussein, GCVO (1953) GCStJ (1955) RVC (1966) GCB (1984) and HRH Princess Muna al-Hussein |
17–25 November 1966 | Pakistan | Republic | The President Ayub Khan of Pakistan (a Commonwealth visit) |
9–17 May 1967 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | HM. King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, RVC (1967) |
1–8 November 1967 | Turkey | Republic | The President Cevdet Sunay and Mrs. Atıfet Sunay of Turkey |
22–30 April 1969 | Italy | Republic | HE President Giuseppe Saragat and Mme Santacatterina |
15–20 July 1969 | Finland | Republic | The President and Madame Kekkonen of Finland |
5–8 October 1971 | Japan | Monarchy | TT.MM. Emperor Hirohito, KG (1929–41, 1971-) GCB & GCVO (1921–41)) and Empress Kōjun |
7–10 December 1971 | Afghanistan | Monarchy | HM. King Mohammed Zahir Shah, RVC (1972) |
11–15 April 1972 | Netherlands | Monarchy | H.M. Queen Juliana, KG (1958) and HRH. Prince Consort Bernhard |
13–16 June 1972 | Luxembourg | Monarchy | TT.RR.HH. Grand Duke Jean, KG (1972) and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte |
24–27 October 1972 | West Germany | Republic | HE. President Gustav Heinemann and Mme Hilda Heinemann |
3–6 April 1973 | Mexico | Republic | The President and Señora de Echeverria of Mexico |
12–15 June 1973 | Nigeria | Republic | General and Mrs. Gowon of Nigeria |
11–14 December 1973 | Zaire | Republic | The President and Madame Mobutu of Zaire |
30 April - 3 May 1974 | Denmark | Monarchy | HM. Queen Margrethe II, RVC (1974) KG (1979) GCVO and HRH. Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, GCB GCMG GCVO |
9–12 July 1974 | Malaysia | Monarchy | TT.MM. Abdul Halim of Kedah, Yang di - Pertuan Agong, GCB KStJ and Tuanku Bahiyah, Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia |
8–11 July 1975 | Sweden | Monarchy | HM. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, RVC (1975) KG (1983) (unmarried) |
18–21 November 1975 | Tanzania | Republic | The President Nyerere of Tanzania |
4–7 May 1976 | Brazil | Republic | HE. President Ernesto Geisel and Mrs. Lucy Geisel |
22–25 June 1976 | France | Republic | HE President and Madame Valéry Giscard d'Estaing of France |
13–16 June 1978 | Romania | Republic | The President and Madame Ceausescu of Romania |
14–17 November 1978 | Portugal | Republic | HE President António Ramalho Eanes RVC (1985) and Mme Manuela Eanes |
12–15 June 1979 | Kenya | Republic | The President Arap Moi of Kenya |
13–16 November 1979 | Indonesia | Republic | The President and Madame Soeharto of Indonesia |
18–21 November 1980 | Nepal | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Birendra RVC (1975) and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal |
17–20 March 1981 | Nigeria | Republic | The President Shagari of Nigeria |
9–12 June 1981 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | HM. King Khaled of Saudi Arabia |
16–19 March 1982 | Oman | Monarchy | HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, GCB GCMG GCStJ GCVO RVC |
16–19 November 1982 | Netherlands | Monarchy | HM. Queen Beatrix, GCVO & RVC (1982) KG (1989) and HRH. Prince Claus of the Netherlands |
22–25 March 1983 | Zambia | Republic | The President and Mrs. Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia |
10–13 April 1984 | Bahrain | Monarchy | HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain |
23–26 October 1984 | France | Republic | HE President and Madame François Mitterrand RVC (1992) |
16–19 April 1985 | Malawi | Republic | The President Banda of Malawi |
11–14 June 1985 | Mexico | Republic | The President and Señora de la Madrid of Mexico |
12–15 November 1985 | Qatar | Monarchy | HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani |
22–25 April 1986 | Spain | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Juan Carlos, RVC (1986) KG (1988) and Queen Sofía of Spain |
1–4 July 1986 | West Germany | Republic | HE. President and Mme Richard von Weizsäcker RVC (1992) |
24–27 March 1987 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | HM. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, RVC |
14–17 July 1987 | Morocco | Monarchy | HM. King Hassan II of Morocco |
12–15 April 1988 | Norway | Monarchy | HM. King Olav V of Norway, RVC (1955) KG (1959) |
12–15 July 1988 | Turkey | Republic | The President Kenan Evren of Turkey |
8–11 November 1988 | Senegal | Republic | The President and Madame Diouf of Senegal |
9–12 May 1989 | Nigeria | Republic | The President and Mrs. Babangida of Nigeria |
18–21 July 1989 | United Arab Emirates | Monarchy | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of United Arab Emirates |
3–6 April 1990 | India | Republic | The President and Shrimati Venkataraman of India |
23–26 October 1990 | Italy | Republic | HE President Francesco Cossiga GCB GCMG |
23–26 April 1991 | Poland | Republic | HE. President Lech Wałęsa GCB and Mrs. Danuta Wałęsa |
23–26 July 1991 | Egypt | Republic | HE. President Hosni Mubarak GCMG and Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak |
3–6 November 1992 | Brunei | Monarchy | HM. Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and Pengiran Anak Saleha, The Raja Isteri |
27–30 April 1993 | Portugal | Republic | HE. President Mário Soares and Mme, née Maria Barroso |
9–12 November 1993 | Malaysia | Monarchy | TT.MM. Azlan Shah of Perak, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, GCB KStJ and Tuanku Bainun, Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia |
17–20 May 1994 | Zimbabwe | Republic | The President Mugabe of Zimbabwe |
5–8 July 1994 | Norway | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Harald, RVC (1994) KG (2001) and Queen Sonja of Norway |
23–26 May 1995 | Kuwait | Monarchy | HM. Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (The Amir) of Kuwait |
17–20 October 1995 | Finland | Republic | The President and Madame Martti Ahtisaari of Finland |
14–17 May 1996 | France | Republic | HE President Jacques Chirac, GCB and Madame Bernadette Chirac |
9–12 July 1996 | South Africa | Republic | HE President Nelson Mandela |
25–28 February 1997 | Israel | Republic | The President and Mrs. Weizman of Israel |
2–5 December 1997 | Brazil | Republic | HE. President Fernando Henrique Cardoso GCB and Mrs. Ruth Cardoso |
26–29 May 1998 | Japan | Monarchy | TT.MM. Emperor Akihito, KG (1998) and Empress Michiko |
1–4 December 1998 | Germany | Republic | HE. President Roman Herzog and Mme, née Christiane Krauß |
22–25 June 1999 | Hungary | Republic | The President and Mrs. Árpád Göncz of Hungary |
19–22 October 1999 | China | Republic | HE. President Jiang Zemin and Mrs. Wang Yeping |
16–18 February 2000 | Denmark | Monarchy | HM. Queen Margrethe II, RVC (1974) KG (1979) GCVO and HRH. Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, GCB GCMG GCVO |
12–15 June 2001 | South Africa | Republic | HE President Thabo Mbeki and Mrs. Mbeki, née Zanele Dlamini |
6–9 November 2001 | Jordan | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Abdullah II GCB GCMG KCVO and Queen Rania of Jordan |
24–27 June 2003 | Russia | Republic | HE President Vladimir Putin and Mrs. Lyudmila Putina |
18–21 November 2003 | United States of America | Republic | HE. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush |
5–7 May 2004 | Poland | Republic | HE President Aleksander Kwaśniewski GCB GCMG and Mrs. Jolanta Kwaśniewska |
18–19 November 2004 | France | Republic | HE President Jacques Chirac, GCB and Mrs. Bernadette Chirac (Official Visit to mark the centenary of the Entente Cordiale) |
1–3 December 2004 | South Korea | Republic | The President and Mrs. Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea |
15–17 March 2005 | Italy | Republic | HE. President Carlo Ciampi GCB (2000) GCStJ and Mrs., née Franca Pilla |
25–27 October 2005 | Norway | Monarchy | TT.MM. King Harald, RVC (1994) KG (2001) and Queen Sonja of Norway (Official visit) |
8–10 November 2005 | China | Republic | HE President Hu Jintao and Mrs. Liu Yongqing |
7–9 March 2006 | Brazil | Republic | HE. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mrs. Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva |
13–15 March 2007 | Ghana | Republic | The President of Ghana and Mrs Kufuor |
30 October - 1 November 2007 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | HM. King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, RVC (2007) |
26–27 March 2008 | France | Republic | HE President Nicolas Sarkozy, GCB (2008) and Mme Carla Bruni-Sarkozy |
30 March - 2 April 2009 | Mexico | Republic | The President of Mexico and Señora Zavala |
27–29 October 2009 | India | Republic | Mme President of India and Dr Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat |
2–5 March 2010 | South Africa | Republic | HE President Jacob Zuma, GCB and Mrs Thobeka Mabhija Zuma |
16–19 September 2010 | Vatican City | Monarchy | HH Pope Benedict XVI |
25–28 October 2010 | Qatar | Monarchy | HH. Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, GCMG (1976) and Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned |
24–26 May 2011 | United States of America | Republic | H.E. President Barack Obama and Mrs Michelle Obama |
22–24 November 2011 | Turkey | Republic | H.E. President Abdullah Gül, GCB (2011) and Mrs Hayrünnisa Gül |
31 October - 3 November 2012 | Indonesia | Republic | The President and Madame Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia |
27–29 November 2012 | Kuwait | Monarchy | H.H. The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah GCB (2012) |
30 April - 1 May 2013 | United Arab Emirates | Monarchy | H.H. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
5 November - 7 November 2013 | South Korea | Republic | H.E. President Park Geun-hye |
See also
List of state visits made by Queen Elizabeth II
Source
- ↑ "Inward State visits since 1952". Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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