Dignitaries Met: 2005 - 2010
|
Date |
Name of the Person |
Title |
Place of Meeting |
Country of Dignitary |
| Apr. 8, 2010 |
Pascale Bruderer Wyss | Speaker of Swiss Parliament |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
| Apr. 7, 2010 |
Dr. Bostjan Zeks |
Minister for Slovenians Abroad |
Maribor | Slovenia |
| Apr. 6, 2010 |
Janez Jansa |
Former Prime Minister of Slovenia |
Maribor |
Slovenia |
| Feb. 18, 2010 |
Barack Obama |
President of the U.S. |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Feb. 18, 2010 |
Hillary Clinton |
U.S. Secretary of State |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Dec. 19, 2009 |
Mallikarjun Kharge |
Minister of Labor & Employment of India | Gulbarga |
India |
| Dec. 4, 2009 | Phil Goff |
Leader of New Zealand Opposition | Auckland |
New Zealand |
| Dec. 4, 2009 |
Peter Garrett |
Minister for the Environment, Heritage & the Arts of Australia |
Sydney |
Australia |
| Dec. 3, 2009 |
Tony Abbott | Leader of Australian Opposition | Sydney |
Australia |
| Nov. 18, 2009 |
Gianfranco Fini | President of the Italian Lower House | Rome | Italy |
| Oct. 6, 2009 | Nancy Pelosi | Speaker of the U.S. House |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Sept. 13, 2009 | Sukhbaatar Batbold | Foreign Minister of Mongolia | New Delhi |
Mongolia |
| Sept. 12, 2009 | Jan Kohout | Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Czech Republic | Prague |
Czech Republic |
| Sept. 11, 2009 | Jan Fischer | Prime Minister of Czech Republic |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
| Sept. 11, 2009 | Vaclav Havel | Former President of Czech Republic | Prague | Czech Republic |
| Sept. 11, 2009 | Willem De Klerk | Former President of South Africa |
Prague | South Africa |
| Sept. 1, 2009 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Chairwoman of Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party | Kaohsiung | Taiwan |
| August 6, 2009 |
Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi |
President of the Swiss Parliament |
Lausanne | Switzerland |
| July 30, 2009 |
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | Minister for Economic Cooperation & Development of Germany |
Frankfurt | Germany |
| July 29, 2009 | Roland Koch | Minister President of Hessen | Frankfurt |
Germany |
| July 8, 2009 | L.K. Advani | Former Deputy Prime Minister of India |
New Delhi |
India |
| July 7, 2009 | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | Former President of India |
New Delhi |
India |
| July 7, 2009 | Atal Behari Vajpayee | Former Prime Minister of India |
New Delhi |
India |
| July 6, 2009 |
Sonia Gandhi | Chairperson of the Indian United Progressive Alliance | New Delhi | India |
| June 11, 2009 | Hamid Ansari | Vice President of India | New Delhi | India |
| Feb. 13, 2009 |
Luvsanvandan Bold | Defence Minister of Mongolia | New Delhi |
Mongolia |
| Feb. 10, 2009 | Roland Koch | Minister President of Hessen | Baden Baden | Germany |
| Jan. 2, 2009 | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | Former President of India | Dharamsala |
India |
| Dec. 11, 2008 | Bogdan Borusewicz | Speaker of the Polish Senate | Warsaw | Poland |
| Dec. 11, 2008 | Bronislaw Komorowski | Speaker of the Polish House | Warsaw | Poland |
| Dec. 10, 2008 |
Lech Kaczynski | President of Poland | Warsaw | Poland |
| Dec. 6, 2008 | Nicolas Sarkozy | President of France | Gdansk |
France |
| Dec. 5, 2008 | Donald Tusk | Prime Minister of Poland | Gdansk |
Poland |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | Harman Van Rompuy | President of the Belgian House | Brussels | Belgium |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | Armand De Decker | President of the Belgian Senate | Brussels | Belgium |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | Dr. Hans-Gert Pottering | President of the European Parliament | Brussels | Belgium |
| Dec. 2, 2008 | Yves Leterme | Prime Minister of Belgium | Brussels | Belgium |
| Dec. 2, 2008 | Karel Schwarzenberg | Foreign Minister of Czech Republic | Prague | Czech Republic |
| Dec. 1, 2008 | Vaclav Havel | Former President of Czech Republic | Prague | Czech Republic |
| Nov. 30, 2008 | Mirek Topolamek | Prime Minister of Czech Republic | Prague | Czech Republic |
| Aug. 22, 2008 | Carla Bruni Sarkozy | First Lady of France | Roqueredonde | France |
| Aug. 22, 2008 | Bernard Kouchner | Foreign Minister of France | Roqueredonde | France |
| Aug. 22, 2008 | Rama Yade | Deputy Foreign Minister of France |
Roqueredonde | France |
| Aug. 16, 2008 | Segolene Royal |
Socialist Leader of France |
Nantes | France |
| July 25, 2008 | John McCain | Republican U.S. Presidential Candidate | Aspen | U.S.A. |
| July 21, 2008 | Jim Doyle | Governor of Wisconsin | Madison | U.S.A. |
| June 18, 2008 |
H.M. King Abdullah II & Queen Rania |
King & Queen of Jordan |
Petra | Jordan |
| June 17, 2008 |
H.R.H. Prince Ghazi Bin Mohammed |
Personal Envoy & Senior Advisor to H.M. the King of Jordan |
Amman |
Jordan |
| June 15, 2008 | Stephen Smith | Foreign Minister of Australia | Perth | Australia |
| June 13, 2008 | Chris Evans | Minister for Immigration & Citizenship of Australia |
Sydney | Australia |
| June 11, 2008 | Dr. Brendan Nelson | Leader of Australian Opposition | Sydney | Australia |
| May 23, 2008 | Gordon Brown | Prime Minister of U.K. |
London | U.K. |
| May 23, 2008 | Dr. Rowan Williams | Archbishop of Canterbury | London | U.K. |
| May 22, 2008 | H.R.H. Prince Charles | Prince of Wales | London | U.K. |
| May 22, 2008 | Nick Clegg | Leader of the U.K. Liberal Democrats | London | U.K. |
| May 21, 2008 | David Cameron | Leader of the U.K. Conservative Party & Leader of Opposition | London | U.K. |
| May 19, 2008 | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation & Development of Germany |
Berlin | Germany |
| May 15, 2008 | Dr. Jurgen Ruettgers |
Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia |
Bochum |
Germany |
| May 15, 2008 |
Dr. Norbert Lammert |
Speaker of the German Parliament |
Bochum | Germany |
| May 15, 2008 | Roland Koch | Minister President of Hessen | Frankfurt | Germany |
| April 12, 2008 |
Christine Gregoire | Governor of Washington | Seattle | U.S.A. |
| March 21, 2008 |
Nancy Pelosi |
Speaker of the U.S. House |
Dharamsala |
U.S.A. |
| Dec. 14, 2007 | Giovanni Melandri | Minister of Youth & Sports Activity of Italy |
Rome | Italy |
| Dec. 13, 2007 | Franco Marini | President of the Italian Senate | Rome | Italy |
| Dec. 13, 2007 | Fausto Bertinotti | President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies | Rome | Italy |
| Dec. 13, 2007 | Gianni Vernetti | Deputy Foreign Minister of Italy | Rome | Italy |
| Dec. 12, 2007 | Ricardo Illy | President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region | Udine | Italy |
| Dec. 7, 2007 | Roberto Formigoni | President of the Lombardi Region | Milan | Italy |
| Oct. 30, 2007 | Stephane Dion | Leader of the Canadian Liberal Party | Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 30, 2007 | Gilles Duceppe | Leader of the Canadian Block Quebecois Party | Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 30, 2007 | Jack Layton | Leader of the Canadian New Democratic Party | Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 29. 2007 | Michaelle Jean | Governor General of Canada | Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 29, 2007 | Stephen Harper | Prime Minister of Canada | Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 29, 2007 | Maxime Bernier | Foreign Minister of Canada | Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 29, 2007 | Stockwell Day | Minister for Public Safety of Canada |
Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 29, 2007 | Jason Kenney | Canadian Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Identity | Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 29, 2007 | Peter Milliken | Speaker of Canadian Parliament |
Ottawa | Canada |
| Oct. 19, 2007 |
John Negroponte | Deputy U.S. Secretary of State | Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 |
Nancy Pelosi | Speaker of the U.S. House |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 |
Harry Reid |
Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate | Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 | Mitch McConnell | Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate | Washington | U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 |
Steny Hoyer | Majority Leader of the U.S. House | Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 | John Boehner |
Minority Leader of the U.S. House | Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Oct. 16, 2007 | George W. Bush | President of the U.S. | Washington | U.S.A. |
| Sept. 23, 2007 | Dr. Angela Merkel | Chancellor of Germany |
Berlin | Germany |
| Sept. 22, 2007 | Roland Koch | Minister President of Hessen | Wiesbaden | Germany |
| Sept. 20, 2007 | Dr. Jurgen Ruettgers | Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia | Muenster | Germany |
| Sept. 20, 2007 | Alfred Gusenberger | Chancellor of Austria |
Vienna | Austria |
| Sept. 18, 2007 | Dr. Jorg Haider | Governor of Carinithia | Melk | Austria |
| Sept. 17, 2007 | Dr. Erwin Proll | Governor of Lower Austria | Hinterbruhl | Austria |
| Sept. 14, 2007 | Mario Soares | Former President of Portugal |
Lisbon | Portugal |
| Sept. 14, 2007 | Jorge Sampaio | Former President of Portugal |
Lisbon | Portugal |
| Sept. 13, 2007 | Jaime Gama | President of Portuguese Parliament | Lisbon | Portugal |
| Sept. 10, 2007 | Ernest Benach Pascaul | President of Catalonia Parliament | Barcelona | Spain |
| Sept. 10, 2007 | Josep-Lluis Carod-Rovira | Vice President of Catalonia Government | Barcelona | Spain |
| June 19, 2007 | Winston Peters | Foreign Minister of New Zealand |
Wellington | New Zealand |
| June 15, 2007 | John Howard | Prime Minister of Australia |
Sydney | Australia |
| June 14, 2007 | Helen Clark | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
Brisbane | New Zealand |
| June 12, 2007 | Kevin Rudd | Leader of Australian Opposition | Canberra | Australia |
| May 4, 2007 | Walter Mondale | Former Vice President of the U.S. |
Madison |
U.S.A. |
| May 3, 2007 | Jim Doyle | Governor of Wisconsin | Madison | U.S.A. |
| April 27, 2007 | Nancy Pelosi | Speaker of the U.S. House |
San Francisco | U.S.A. |
| Oct. 13, 2006 | Massimo D'Allema | Foreign Minister of Italy | Rome | Italy |
| Oct. 13, 2006 | H.H. Pope Benedict XVI | Pope | Vatican City | Vatican State |
| Oct. 12, 2006 | Franco Marini | President of the Italian Senate | Rome | Italy |
| Oct. 12, 2006 | Fausto Bertinotti | Speaker of the Italian Parliament | Rome | Italy |
| Oct. 10, 2006 | Sasha Vondra | Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic | Prague | Czech Republic |
| Oct. 9, 2006 | Vaclav Havel | Former President of the Czech Republic | Prague | Czech Republic |
| Sept. 26, 2006 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Governor of California | Long Beach | U.S.A. |
| Sept. 22, 2006 | Bill Clinton | Former President of the U.S. |
New York | U.S.A. |
| Sept. 17, 2006 | H.M. Queen Noor | Former Queen of Jordan |
Denver | U.S.A. |
| Sept. 16, 2006 | Oscar Arias Sanchez | President of Costa Rica |
Denver | U.S.A. |
| Sept. 9, 2006 | Monte Solberg | Minister of Citizenship & Immigration of Canada |
Vancouver | Canada |
| Sept. 9, 2006 | Jason Kenny | Parliamentary Secretary of Canada | Vancouver | Canada |
| Sept. 8, 2006 | Gordon Campbell | Premier of British Columbia | Vancouver | Canada |
| June 22, 2006 | H.R.H. Prince Ghazi Bin Mohammed | Personal Envoy & Senior Advisor to H.M. the King of Jordan | Amman | Jordan |
| June 21, 2006 | H.M. King Abdullah II & Queen Rania | King & Queen of Jordan |
Petra | Jordan |
| June 20, 2006 | H.H. Ahmad Helail | Imam to the Royal Hashemite Court & Supreme Judge | Amman | Jordan |
| June 1, 2006 | Armand De Decker | Minister of Development Cooperation of Belgium |
Brussels | Belgium |
| June 1, 2006 | Herman De Croo | President of the Belgian House | Brussels | Belgium |
| June 1, 2006 |
Anne Marie Lizen |
President of the Belgian Senate |
Brussels |
Belgium |
| June 1, 2006 |
Guy Verhofstadt |
Prime Minister of Belgium |
Brussels |
Belgium |
| May 31, 2006 | Josep Borrell | President of the European Parliament | Brussels |
Belgium |
| May 31, 2006 |
Gunter Verheugen |
Vice President of the European Commission | Brussels |
Belgium |
| May 30, 2006 | Wolfgang Schussel | Chancellor of Austria & President of the European Council | Brussels | Belgium |
| May 30, 2006 | Jose Manuel Barroso | President of the European Commission | Brussels | Belgium |
|
May 14, 2006 |
Karin Gastinger | Minister of Justice of Austria |
St. Veit | Austria |
|
May 14, 2006 |
Maria Rauch-Kallat | Minister of Health of Austria |
St. Veit | Austria |
|
May 14, 2006 |
Hubert Gorbach | Vice Chancellor of Austria |
St. Veit | Austria |
| May 14, 2006 | Dr. Jorg Haider | Governor of Carinthia | St. Veit | Austria |
| May 11, 2006 | Mario Iguaran | Attorney General of Colombia |
Bogota | Colombia |
| May 7, 2006 | Elaine Karp de Toledo | First Lady of Peru |
Lima | Peru |
| May 6, 2006 | Sergio Espejo | Minister of Transport of Chile |
Santiago | Chile |
| May 5, 2006 | Felipe Harboe Bascunan | Deputy Minister of Interior of Chile |
Santiago | Chile |
| May 5, 2006 | Cardinal Errazuriz Ossa | Archbishop of Chile | Santiago | Chile |
| May 5, 2006 | Paulina Urrutia | Minister of Culture of Chile |
Santiago | Chile |
| May 5, 2006 | Martin Zilic | Minister of Education of Chile |
Santiago | Chile |
| May 4, 2006 | Antonio Leal Labrin | President of the Chilean House of Chambers | Valpairaso | Chile |
| May 3, 2006 | Jaime Naranjo Ortiz | Vice President of the Chilean Senate | Santiago | Chile |
| May 1, 2006 | Adolfo Perez Esquivel | 1980 Nobel Peace Laureate |
Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| April 26, 2006 | Gilberto Gil | Minister of Culture of Brazil |
Sao Paulo | Brazil |
| April 26, 2006 | Jose Luiz de Franco Pena | President of the Brazilian Green Party | Sao Paulo | Brazil |
| Feb. 19, 2006 | Rabbi Shlomo Amar | Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel | Jerusalem | Israel |
|
Feb. 19, 2006 |
Rabbi Yona Metzger | Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel | Jerusalem | Israel |
| Nov. 18, 2005 | Dr. M.G. Buthelezi | President of the South African Inkatha Freedom Party | Edinburgh | U.K. |
| Nov. 16, 2005 | Harry Reid | Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate | Washington | U.S.A. |
| Nov. 16, 2005 | Nancy Pelosi | Minority Leader of the U.S. House | Washington | U.S.A. |
| Nov. 16, 2005 | Dennis Hastert | Speaker of the U.S. House |
Washington | U.S.A. |
| Nov. 9, 2005 | Condoleeza Rice | U.S. Secretary of State | Washington | U.S.A. |
| Nov. 9, 2005 | George W. Bush | President of the U.S. |
Washington | U.S.A. |
| Nov. 6, 2005 | Jimmy Carter | Former President of the U.S. |
San Francisco | U.S.A. |
| Oct. 27, 2005 | Renuka Chowdhury | Minister of Tourism of India |
New Delhi | India |
| Sept. 11, 2005 | Dirk Kempthorne | Governor of Idaho | Sun Valley | U.S.A. |
| Sept. 9, 2005 | Frank H. Murkowski | Governor of Alaska | Anchorage | U.S.A. |
| Aug. 16, 2005 | Natwar Singh | Foreign Minister of India |
New Delhi | India |
| Aug. 4, 2005 | Pascal Couchepin | Interior Minister of Switzerland |
Zurich | Switzerland |
| Aug. 1, 2005 | Giuliano Amato | Former Prime Minister of Italy |
Bolzano | Italy |
| June 18, 2005 | Wolfgang Thierse | President of the German Parliament | Berlin | Germany |
| June 17, 2005 | Dr. Angela Merkel | Leader of the German CDU/CSU Party | Berlin | Germany |
| June 15, 2005 | Kjell Magne Bondevik | Prime Minister of Norway |
Oslo | Norway |
| June 14, 2005 | Jorgen Kosmo | President of the Norwegian Parliament | Oslo | Norway |
| May 19, 2005 | H.R.H. Prince Ghazi Bin Mohammed | Personal Envoy & Senior Advisor to H.M. the King of Jordan | Amman | Jordan |
| May 19, 2005 | Bill Clinton | Former President of the U.S. |
Petra | U.S.A. |
| May 18, 2005 | H.M. King Abdullah II & Queen Rania | King & Queen of Jordan |
Petra | Jordan |
| May 18, 2005 | Bassem Awadallah | Finance Minister of Jordan |
Petra | Jordan |
