List of state visits made and received by Albert II of Belgium

The list of King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium's state visits is:

State visits abroad by King Albert II and Queen Paola in Belgium

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Map of countries visited by Albert II and Queen Paola in Belgium

1990s

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Date(s) Country Details
17–20 March 1994   Luxembourg hosted by Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, his sister
03–5 May 1994   Sweden by King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia
19–22 September 1994   Spain hosted by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain
16–18 May 1995   Denmark hosted by Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
10–12 July 1995   Germany hosted by President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog
05–7 June 1996   Finland hosted by President Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Ahtisaari
21–25 October 1996   Japan (with Prince Philippe), hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
28–30 April 1997   Norway hosted by King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
06–8 October 1997   Austria visiting President Thomas Klestil
19–21 February 1998   Russia Prince Philippe arrived on 18/02 for own program.
12–15 May 1998   Italy visiting President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
10–12 May 1999   Poland visiting President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwaśniewska
23–25 November 1999   Portugal visiting President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta

2000s

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Date(s) Country Details
04–6 April 2000   Netherlands visiting Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands
24–26 October 2000   Czech Republic visiting President Václav Havel and Dagmar Havlová
21–22 November 2000    Switzerland visiting President Adolf Ogi
19–21 June 2001   Greece visiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
24–26 June 2002   Hungary visiting President Ferenc Mádl and Dalma Mádl
14–16 October 2003   Bulgaria visiting President Georgi Parvanov and Zorka Parvanova
27–29 October 2003   France visiting President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac[1]
05–7 October 2004   Morocco visiting King Muhammad VI and Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
04–11 June 2005   China visiting President Hu Jintao and Liu Yongqing
20–22 March 2006   Lithuania visiting President Valdas Adamkus and Alma Adamkienė
23–25 April 2007   Latvia visiting Madame President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and Imants Freibergs
08–10 October 2007   Ireland visiting President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese
10–12 June 2008   Estonia visiting President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Evelin Ilves
02–12 November 2008   India visiting Madame President Pratibha Devisingh Patil
07–9 July 2009   Romania visiting President Traian Băsescu and Maria Băsescu

2010s

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Date(s) Country Details
29–30 March 2011   Germany hosted by President Horst Köhler and Eva Bohnet

State visits received by King Albert II and Queen Paola in Belgium

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State visits received by King Albert II and Queen Paola in Belgium

1990s

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Date(s) Country Details
09–12 September 1993   Japan visited by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
13–15 July 1998   Germany visited by President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog
16–18 March 1999   Luxembourg visited by Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, his sister

2000s

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Date(s) Guest Title Country Details
08-11/4/2001   Sweden King and Queen Carl XVI Gustaf Silvia of Sweden and Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
16–18/5/2000   Spain King and Queen Juan Carlos and Sofía of Spain first state visit with new Princess Mathilde of Belgium attending
01/10/2001   Poland President Aleksander Kwaśniewski
02/10/2001   Russia Vladimir Putin audience followed by a lunch
10/10/2001   Africa African Heads of State gathered in Brussels in the frame of the "New African Initiative"
15/10/2001   Venezuela President Hugo Chávez
29/11/2001   Republic of Macedonia President Boris Trajkovski
04/12/2001   Burundi Pierre Buyoya
19/12/2001   Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika
05/02/2002   Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov
19/03/2002   Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze
28–30 /5/2002   Denmark Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
11/06/2002   Jordan King and Queen King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
03/10/2002   Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov Audience by the King and Queen, followed by a lunch attended by King and Queen, Queen Fabiola, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, and Prince Laurent.
15–17/10/2002   Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi (& Audience 10/2003)
19/11/2002   Senegal Abdoulaye Wade
04/12/2002   Macedonia Boris Trajkovski
05/12/2002   Peru Alejandro Toledo
10/12/2002   Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika audience followed by a lunch
11/02/2003   Croatia President Stjepan Mesić
22/02/2003   Burundi President Pierre Buyoya
25/03/2003   Tajikistan President Emomalii Rahmon
19/05/2003 World Bank President James Wolfensohn lunch with Prince Philippe.
20–22/2003   Norway King and Queen Harald V and Sonja of Norway first state visit with new Princess Claire of Belgium attending
24/06/2003   Moldova President Vladimir Voronin
08/07/2003   Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye
08/09/2003   Benin President Mathieu Kérékou
01/10/2003   Italy President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Audience and lunch
20/11/2003   Ireland President Mary McAleese
04/12/2003   Armenia President Robert Kocharyan
15/01/2004   Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye
09/02/2004   Colombia President Álvaro Uribe
10/02/2004   Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila
12/02/2004   Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov
11/03/2004   Rwanda President Paul Kagame
30/3/-1/4/2004   Finland President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
12/10/2004   Tajikistan President Emomalii Rahmon
26–28/10/2004   Poland President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwasniewska
16/11/2004   South Africa President Thabo Mbeki
25/11/2004   Jordan King Abdullah II lunch
16/12/2004   Lithuania President Valdas Adamkus
18/01/2005   Germany President Horst Köhler
1–3/2/2005   Greece President Constantinos Stephanopoulos
21/02/2005   United States of America President George W. Bush
22/02/2005   Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré
02/03/2005   Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
08/03/2005   Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika
16/06/2005   Romania President Traian Băsescu
20/06/2005   Gabon President Omar Bongo
12/10/2005   Peru President Alejandro Toledo
18–20/10/2005   Portugal President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta
16/11/2005   Mali President Amadou Toumani Touré presence of Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde
07/12/2005   Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza
06/03/2006   Bosnia and Herzegovina President Sulejman Tihić
09/03/2006   Serbia and Montenegro President Svetozar Marović
15/05/2006   Paraguay President Nicanor Duarte
16/05/2006   Bolivia President Evo Morales
20–22/6/2006   Netherlands Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
19/07/2006   Mozambique President Armando Guebuza
02/10/2006   Latvia President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
17/10/2006   Benin President Yayi Boni
16/11/2006   Qatar Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Lunch in presence of the Queen, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde.
05/12/2006   Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev
20/12/2006   Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
15/03/2007   Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
19/03/2007   Ireland President Mary McAleese
20–22 /3/2007   Luxembourg Grand Duke and Duchess Henri, Grand Duke and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
05/06/2007   Mexico President Felipe Calderón
24/09/2007   Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila
03/10/2007   Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov
03/10/2007   Romania President Traian Băsescu
15–17 /4/2008   Hungary President László Sólyom
26/03/2009   Turkey President Abdullah Gül
14/05/2009   Macedonia President Gjorge Ivanov
17/06/2009   Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari
18/06/2009   Jordan King Abdullah II
04/10/2009   Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
14/10/2009   Ukraine President Victor Yushchenko
21/10/2009   Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza
29/10/2009   Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaite
26/11/2009   Ecuador President Rafael Correa
01/09/2010   Poland President Bronisław Komorowski
29/09/2010   South Africa President Jacob Zuma
05/10/2010   South Korea President Lee Myung-bak
05/10/2010   Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
06/10/2010   China Prime Minister Wen Jiabao
08/12/2010   Russia President Dmitry Medvedev
15/12/2010   Jordan King Abdullah II
25/01/2011   Hungary President Pál Schmitt
25/05/2011   Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus
19/10/2011   Uruguay President José Mujica
13/11/2012   Poland President Bronisław Komorowski
14/11/2012   Chile President Sebastián Piñera

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References

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  1. ^ He was also received at French National Assembly - [http||//www.assemblee-nationale.fr/international/RoiDesBelges-video.asp film]