List of state visits received by Queen Elizabeth II
Since acceding to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has received a number of state and official visits.[1] She usually hosts one or two visiting heads of state each year.
Date | Country | Regime | Guests |
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28 June – 1 July 1954 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Gustaf VI Adolf, KG (1954) and Queen Louise |
14–16 October 1954 | ![]() | Monarchy | Emperor Haile Selassie I, KG (1954) |
25–28 October 1955 | ![]() | Republic | President Francisco Craveiro Lopes RVC (1957) and Mme, née Berta Ribeiro Artur |
16–19 July 1956 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Faisal II of Iraq, GCVO (1952) RVC (1956) |
13–16 May 1958 | ![]() | Republic | President Giovanni Gronchi and Mme Gronchi, née Carla Bissatini |
21–23 October 1958 | ![]() | Republic | President Theodor Heuss (widower) |
5–8 May 1959 | ![]() | Monarchy | Shahanshah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, GCB (1942) RVC (1948) |
5–8 April 1960 | ![]() | Republic | President Charles de Gaulle, RVC (1960) and Mme Yvonne de Gaulle |
19–21 July 1960 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Bhumibol Adulyadej, RVC (1960) and Queen Sirikit |
17–20 October 1960 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Mahendra, RVC (1961) and Queen Ratna of Nepal |
10–13 July 1962 | ![]() | Republic | President William Tubman and Mrs. Antoinette Tubman |
16–19 October 1962 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Olav V of Norway, RVC (1955) KG (1959) |
14–17 May 1963 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Baudouin, KG (1963) and Queen Fabiola of Belgium |
12–23 June 1963 | ![]() | Republic | President Radhakrishnan of India (a Commonwealth visit) |
9–12 July 1963 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Paul I, KG (1963) and Queen Frederika of Greece |
26 May – 4 June 1964 | ![]() | Republic | President Ferik Ibrahim Abboud of Sudan |
13–17 July 1965 | ![]() | Republic | President and Mrs. Eduardo Frei Montalva, née María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez |
17–21 May 1966 | ![]() | Republic | President Franz Jonas and Mrs. Margarete Jonas |
19–28 July 1966 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Hussein, GCVO (1953) GCStJ (1955) RVC (1966) GCB (1984) |
17–25 November 1966 | ![]() | Republic | President Ayub Khan of Pakistan (a Commonwealth visit) |
9–17 May 1967 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, RVC (1967) |
1–8 November 1967 | ![]() | Republic | President Cevdet Sunay and Mrs. Atıfet Sunay of Turkey |
22–30 April 1969 | ![]() | Republic | President Giuseppe Saragat and Mme Santacatterina |
15–20 July 1969 | ![]() | Republic | President Urho Kekkonen and Madame Kekkonen of Finland |
5–8 October 1971 | ![]() | Monarchy | Emperor Hirohito, KG (1929–41, 1971-) GCB & GCVO (1921–41)) and Empress Kōjun |
7–10 December 1971 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Mohammed Zahir Shah, RVC (1972) |
11–15 April 1972 | ![]() | Monarchy | Queen Juliana, KG (1958) and Prince Consort Bernhard |
13–16 June 1972 | ![]() | Monarchy | Grand Duke Jean, KG (1972) and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte |
24–27 October 1972 | ![]() | Republic | President Gustav Heinemann and Mme Hilda Heinemann |
3–6 April 1973 | ![]() | Republic | President Luis Echeverría and Señora de Echeverria of Mexico |
12–15 June 1973 | ![]() | Republic | General Yakubu Gowon and Mrs. Gowon of Nigeria |
11–14 December 1973 | ![]() | Republic | President Mobutu Sese Seko and Madame Mobutu of Zaire |
30 April – 3 May 1974 | ![]() | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II, RVC (1974) KG (1979) GCVO |
9–12 July 1974 | ![]() | Monarchy | Abdul Halim of Kedah, Yang di - Pertuan Agong, GCB KStJ and Tuanku Bahiyah, Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia |
8–11 July 1975 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, RVC (1975) KG (1983) (unmarried) |
18–21 November 1975 | ![]() | Republic | President Nyerere of Tanzania |
4–7 May 1976 | ![]() | Republic | President Ernesto Geisel and Mrs. Lucy Geisel |
22–25 June 1976 | ![]() | Republic | President and Madame Valéry Giscard d'Estaing of France |
13–16 June 1978 | ![]() | Republic | President Nicolae Ceaușescu and Madame Ceausescu of Romania |
14–17 November 1978 | ![]() | Republic | President António Ramalho Eanes RVC (1985) and Mme Manuela Eanes |
12–15 June 1979 | ![]() | Republic | President Arap Moi of Kenya |
13–16 November 1979 | ![]() | Republic | President Suharto and First Lady Tien Soeharto (born a noblewoman) of Indonesia |
18–21 November 1980 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Birendra RVC (1975) and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal |
17–20 March 1981 | ![]() | Republic | President Shagari of Nigeria |
9–12 June 1981 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Khalid of Saudi Arabia |
16–19 March 1982 | ![]() | Monarchy | Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, GCB GCMG GCStJ GCVO RVC |
7–9 June 1982 | ![]() | Republic | President Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Nancy Reagan |
16–19 November 1982 | ![]() | Monarchy | Queen Beatrix, GCVO & RVC (1982) KG (1989) |
22–25 March 1983 | ![]() | Republic | President and Mrs. Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia |
10–13 April 1984 | ![]() | Monarchy | Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain |
23–26 October 1984 | ![]() | Republic | President and Madame François Mitterrand RVC (1992) |
16–19 April 1985 | ![]() | Republic | President Hastings Banda of Malawi |
11–14 June 1985 | ![]() | Republic | President Miguel de la Madrid and Señora de la Madrid of Mexico |
12–15 November 1985 | ![]() | Monarchy | Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani |
22–25 April 1986 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Juan Carlos, RVC (1986) KG (1988) and Queen Sofía of Spain |
1–4 July 1986 | ![]() | Republic | President and Mme Richard von Weizsäcker RVC (1992) |
24–27 March 1987 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, RVC |
14–17 July 1987 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Hassan II of Morocco |
12–15 April 1988 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Olav V of Norway, RVC (1955) KG (1959) |
12–15 July 1988 | ![]() | Republic | President Kenan Evren of Turkey |
8–11 November 1988 | ![]() | Republic | President Abdou Diouf and Madame Diouf of Senegal |
9–12 May 1989 | ![]() | Republic | President Ibrahim Babangida and Mrs. Babangida of Nigeria |
18–21 July 1989 | ![]() | Monarchy | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of United Arab Emirates |
3–6 April 1990 | ![]() | Republic | President Venkataraman and Shrimati Venkataraman of India |
23–26 October 1990 | ![]() | Republic | President Francesco Cossiga GCB GCMG |
23–26 April 1991 | ![]() | Republic | President Lech Wałęsa GCB and Mrs. Danuta Wałęsa |
23–26 July 1991 | ![]() | Republic | President Hosni Mubarak GCMG and Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak |
3–6 November 1992 | ![]() | Monarchy | Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and Pengiran Anak Saleha, the Raja Isteri |
27–30 April 1993 | ![]() | Republic | President Mário Soares and Mme, née Maria Barroso |
9–12 November 1993 | ![]() | Monarchy | Azlan Shah of Perak, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, GCB KStJ and Tuanku Bainun, Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia |
17–20 May 1994 | ![]() | Republic | President Mugabe of Zimbabwe |
5–8 July 1994 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Harald, RVC (1994) KG (2001) and Queen Sonja of Norway |
23–26 May 1995 | ![]() | Monarchy | Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (the Amir) of Kuwait |
17–20 October 1995 | ![]() | Republic | President and Madame Martti Ahtisaari of Finland |
28 November – 1 December 1995 | ![]() | Republic | President Bill Clinton and Mrs. Hillary Clinton |
14–17 May 1996 | ![]() | Republic | President Jacques Chirac, GCB and Madame Bernadette Chirac |
9–12 July 1996 | ![]() | Republic | President Nelson Mandela |
25–28 February 1997 | ![]() | Republic | President and Mrs. Ezer Weizman of Israel |
2–5 December 1997 | ![]() | Republic | President Fernando Henrique Cardoso GCB and Mrs. Ruth Cardoso |
26–29 May 1998 | ![]() | Monarchy | Emperor Akihito, KG (1998) and Empress Michiko |
1–4 December 1998 | ![]() | Republic | President Roman Herzog and Mme, née Christiane Krauß |
22–25 June 1999 | ![]() | Republic | President and Mrs. Árpád Göncz of Hungary |
19–22 October 1999 | ![]() | Republic | President Jiang Zemin and Mrs. Wang Yeping |
16–18 February 2000 | ![]() | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II, RVC (1974) KG (1979) GCVO |
12–15 June 2001 | ![]() | Republic | President Thabo Mbeki and Mrs. Mbeki, née Zanele Dlamini |
6–9 November 2001 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Abdullah II GCB GCMG KCVO and Queen Rania of Jordan |
24–27 June 2003 | ![]() | Republic | President Vladimir Putin and Mrs. Lyudmila Putina |
18–21 November 2003 | ![]() | Republic | President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush |
5–7 May 2004 | ![]() | Republic | President Aleksander Kwaśniewski GCB GCMG and Mrs. Jolanta Kwaśniewska |
18–19 November 2004 | ![]() | Republic | President Jacques Chirac, GCB and Mrs. Bernadette Chirac (Official Visit to mark the centenary of the Entente Cordiale) |
1–3 December 2004 | ![]() | Republic | President Roh Moo-hyun and Mrs. Kwon Yang-sook |
15–17 March 2005 | ![]() | Republic | President Carlo Ciampi GCB (2000) GCStJ and Mrs., née Franca Pilla |
25–27 October 2005 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Harald, RVC (1994) KG (2001) and Queen Sonja of Norway (Official visit) |
8–10 November 2005 | ![]() | Republic | President Hu Jintao and Mrs. Liu Yongqing |
7–9 March 2006 | ![]() | Republic | HE. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mrs. Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva |
13–15 March 2007 | ![]() | Republic | President John Kufuor of Ghana and Mrs Kufuor |
30 October – 1 November 2007 | ![]() | Monarchy | King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, RVC (2007) |
26–27 March 2008 | ![]() | Republic | President Nicolas Sarkozy, GCB (2008) and Mme Carla Bruni-Sarkozy |
30 March – 2 April 2009 | ![]() | Republic | President Felipe Calderón and Señora Zavala of Mexico |
27–29 October 2009 | ![]() | Republic | Mme President Pratibha Patil and Dr Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat of India |
2–5 March 2010 | ![]() | Republic | President Jacob Zuma, GCB and Mrs Thobeka Mabhija Zuma |
16–19 September 2010 | ![]() | Monarchy | Pope Benedict XVI |
25–28 October 2010 | ![]() | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, GCMG (1976) and Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned |
24–26 May 2011 | ![]() | Republic | President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama |
22–24 November 2011 | ![]() | Republic | President Abdullah Gül, GCB (2011) and Mrs Hayrünnisa Gül |
31 October – 3 November 2012 | ![]() | Republic | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono of Indonesia |
27–29 November 2012 | ![]() | Monarchy | the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah GCB (2012) |
30 April – 1 May 2013 | ![]() | Monarchy | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
5–7 November 2013 | ![]() | Republic | President Park Geun-hye |
8–11 April 2014 | ![]() | Republic | President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland and Mrs Sabina Higgins |
21–24 October 2014 | ![]() | Republic | President Tony Tan of Singapore and Mrs Tan |
3–5 March 2015 | ![]() | Republic | President Enrique Peña Nieto of the United Mexican States and Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña |
20–23 October 2015 | ![]() | Republic | President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China and Madame Peng Liyuan |
1–3 November 2016 | ![]() | Republic | President Juan Manuel Santos and First Lady María Clemencia Rodríguez |
16–17 November 2016 | ![]() | Republic | President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (legally separated) |
See also
Sources
- ↑ "Inward State visits since 1952". Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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