Selected Foreign Dignitaries Met From Year 2000 to Present
| Date | Name of the Person | Title | Place of Meeting | Country of Dignitary |
|
April 12, 2008 |
Christine Gregoire |
Governor of Washington |
Seattle |
U.S.A. |
|
March 21, 2008 |
Nancy Pelosi |
U.S. Speaker |
Dharamsala |
U.S.A. |
|
Dec. 14, 2007 |
Giovanni Melandri |
Italian Minister of Youth & Sports Activity |
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 |
Under Secretary for the Italian Foreign Ministry |
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 |
Canadain Foreign Minister |
Ottawa |
Canada |
|
Oct. 29, 2007 |
Stockwell Day |
Canadian Minister for Public Safety |
Ottawa |
Canada |
|
Oct. 29, 2007 |
Jason Kenney |
Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity |
Ottawa |
Canada |
|
Oct. 29, 2007 |
Peter Milliken |
Canadian Speaker |
Ottawa |
Canada |
| Oct. 19, 2007 |
John Negroponte |
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State | Washington | U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 |
Nancy Pelosi |
U.S. Speaker | Washington |
U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 | Harry Reid |
U.S. Senate Majority Leader | Washington | U.S.A. |
|
Oct. 17, 2007 |
Mitch McConnell |
U.S. Senate Minority Leader |
Washington | U.S.A. |
| Oct. 17, 2007 |
Steny Hoyer |
U.S. House Majority Leader | Washington | U.S.A. |
|
Oct. 17, 2007 | John Boehner | U.S. House Minority Leader | Washington |
U.S.A. |
|
Oct. 17, 2007 |
Harry Reid |
U.S. Speaker |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
|
Oct. 16, 2007 |
George W. Bush |
President of the U.S.A. |
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 Opposition in Australia |
Canberra |
Australia |
|
May 4, 2007 |
Walter Mondale |
Former U.S. Vice President | Madison |
U.S.A. |
|
May 3, 2007 |
Jim Doyle |
Governor of Wisconsin |
Madison |
U.S.A. |
|
April 27, 2007 |
Nancy Pelosi |
U.S. Speaker |
San Francisco |
U.S.A. |
|
Oct. 13, 2006 |
Massimo D'Allema |
Italian Foreign Minister |
Rome |
Italy |
|
Oct. 13, 2006 |
H.H. Pope Benedict XVI |
The 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 |
Czech Foreign Minister |
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 U.S.A. |
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 |
Canadian Minister of Citizenship & Immigration |
Vancouver |
Canada |
|
Sept. 9, 2006 |
Jason Kenny |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Canadian P.M. |
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 and Supreme Judge |
Amman |
Jordan |
|
June 1, 2006 |
Mr. Armand De Decker |
Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation |
Brussels |
Belgium |
|
June 1, 2006 |
Mr. Herman De Croo |
President of the Belgian House |
Brussels |
Belgium |
| June 1, 2006 | Mrs. Anne Marie Lizen | President of the Belgian Senate | Brussels | Belgium |
| June 1, 2006 | Mr. Guy Verhofstadt |
Prime Minister of Belgium | Brussels | Belgium |
|
May 31, 2006 |
Mr. Josep Borrell |
President of the European Parliament | Brussels |
Belgium |
| May 31, 2006 | Mr. Gunter Verheugen |
Vice President of the European Commission | Brussels | Belgium |
|
May 30, 2006 |
Mr. Wolfgang Schussel |
Chancellor of Austria & President of the European Council |
Brussels |
Belgium |
|
May 30, 2006 |
Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso |
President of the European Commission |
Brussels |
Belgium |
|
May 14, 2006 |
Mrs. Karin Gastinger |
Austrian Minister of Justice |
St. Veit |
Austria |
|
May 14, 2006 |
Mrs. Maria Rauch-Kallat |
Austrian Minister for Health |
St. Veit |
Austria |
|
May 14, 2006 |
Mr. Hubert Gorbach |
Vice Chancellor of Austria |
St. Veit |
Austria |
|
May 14, 2006 |
Dr. Jorg Haider |
Governor of Carinthia |
St. Veit |
Austria |
|
May 11, 2006 |
Mr. Mario Iguaran |
Attorney General of Colombia |
Bogota |
Colombia |
|
May 7, 2006 |
Mrs. Elaine Karp de Toledo |
First Lady of Peru |
Lima |
Peru |
|
May 6, 2006 |
Mr. Sergio Espejo |
Chilean Minister of Transport |
Santiago |
Chile |
|
May 5, 2006 |
Mr. Felipe Harboe Bascunan |
Chilean Deputy Minister of Interior |
Santiago |
Chile |
|
May 5, 2006 |
Cardinal Errazuriz Ossa |
Archbishop of Chile |
Santirago |
Chile |
|
May 5, 2006 |
Mrs. Paulina Urrutia |
Chilean Minister of Culture |
Santiago |
Chile |
| May 5, 2006 |
Mr. Martin Zilic |
Chilean Minister of Education |
Santiago |
Chile |
|
May 4, 2006 |
Mr. Antonio Leal Labrin |
President of the Chilean House of Chambers |
Valpairaso |
Chile |
|
May 3, 2006 |
Mr. Jaime Naranjo Ortiz |
Vice President of the Chilean Senate |
Santiago |
Chile |
|
May 1, 2006 |
Mr. Adolfo Perez Esquivel |
1980 Nobel Peace Prize |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
|
April 26, 2006 |
Mr. Gilberto Gil |
Brazilian Minister of Culture |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil |
|
April 26, 2006 |
Mr. 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 Inkatha Freedom Party, South Africa |
Edinburgh |
U.K. |
|
Nov. 16, 2005 |
Mr. Harry Reid |
U.S. Senate Minority Leader |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
|
Nov. 16, 2005 |
Mrs. Nancy Pelosi |
U.S. House Minority Leader |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
|
Nov. 16, 2005 |
Mr. Dennis Hastert |
Speaker of the U.S. Congress |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
|
Nov. 9, 2005 |
Ms. Condoleeza Rice |
U.S. Secretary of State |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
|
Nov. 9, 2005 |
Mr. George W. Bush |
President of the U.S.A. |
Washington |
U.S.A. |
|
Nov. 6, 2005 |
Mr. Jimmy Carter |
Former President of U.S.A. |
San Francisco |
U.S.A. |
|
Oct. 27, 2005 |
Mrs. Renuka Chowdhury |
Tourism Minister of India |
New Delhi |
India |
|
Sept. 11, 2005 |
Mr. Dirk Kempthorne |
Governor of Idaho |
Sun Valley |
U.S.A. |
|
Sept. 9, 2005 |
Mr. Frank H. Murkowski |
Governor of Alaska |
Anchorage |
U.S.A. |
|
Aug. 16, 2005 |
Mr. Natwar Singh |
Foreign Minister of India | New Delhi | India |
|
Aug. 4, 2005 |
Mr. Pascal Couchepin |
Interior Minister of Switzerland |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
|
Aug. 1, 2005 |
Mr. Giuliano Amato |
Former Prime Minister of Italy |
Bolzano |
Italy |
|
Jun. 18, 2005 |
Mr. Wolfgang Thierse |
President of the German Parliament |
Berlin |
Germany |
|
Jun. 17, 2005 |
Dr. Angela Merkel |
Leader of the CDU/CSU Party | Berlin | Germany |
| Jun. 15, 2005 | Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Prime Minister of Norway | Oslo | Norway |
| Jun. 14, 2005 | Mr. 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 |
Mr. Bill Clinton |
Former President of the U.S. |
Petra | USA |
|
May 18, 2005 |
H.M. King Abdullah II & Queen Rania | King & Queen of Jordan | Petra | Jordan |
| May 18, 2005 | Mr. Bassem Awadallah |
Finance Minister of Jordan | Petra | Jordan |
|
Nov. 7, 2004 | Dr. M.G. Buthelezi |
President of the Inkatha Freedom Party | Durban | South Africa |
|
Nov. 5, 2004 | Mr. Nelson Mandela |
Former President of South Africa | Johannesburg | South Africa |
|
Oct. 5, 2004 | Mr. Santiago Creel |
Secretary of Interior of Mexico | Mexico | Mexico City |
|
Oct. 1, 2004 | Mrs. Maria del Carmen Acena |
Education Minister of Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala |
|
Oct. 1, 2004 | Mr. Jorge Briz Abularach |
Foreign Minister of Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala |
|
Oct. 1, 2004 | Mr. Eduardo Stein Barrillas |
Vice President of Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala |
|
Oct. 1, 2004 |
Mr. Oscar Jose Rafael Berger Perdomo | President of Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala |
| Sept. 29, 2004 | Mr. Francisco Lainez |
Foreign Minister of El Salvador | El Salvador | San Salvador |
| Sept. 29, 2004 | Mrs. Ana Vilma de Escobar |
Vice President of El Salvador | El Salvador | San Salvador |
|
Sept. 29, 2004 | Mr. Tony Saca |
President of El Salvador | San Salvador | El Salvador |
|
Sept. 27, 2004 | Mr. Mario Redondo Poveda |
Speaker of the Costa Rican Parliament | San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
Sept. 27, 2004 | Mr. Gerardo Gonzalez Esquivel |
President of the Costa Rican Congress | San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
Sept. 27, 2004 |
Mr. Roberto Tova Faja | Foreign Minister of Costa Rica | San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
Sept. 27, 2004 | Lineth Sabario |
Vice President of Costa Rica | San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
Sept. 27, 2004 | Mr. Abel Pacheco |
President of Costa Rica | San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
Sept. 26, 2004 | Mr. Guido Saenz |
Minister for Culture of Costa Rica | San Jose | Costa Rica |
|
Sept. 23, 2004 |
Mrs. Sila Calderon |
Governor of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Puerto Rico |
|
Sept. 17, 2004 | Mr. Jeb Bush |
Governor of Florida | Miami | USA |
|
Jul. 3, 2004 | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
Prime Minister of India | New Delhi | India |
|
Jul. 3, 2004 | Mrs. Sonia Gandhi |
Chairperson of Ruling UPA | New Delhi | India |
| May 28, 2004 | Mr. Michael Howard |
Leader of U.K. Opposition | London | UK |
| May 28, 2004 |
H.R.H. Prince Charles | Prince of Wales | London | UK |
| May 27, 2004 | Mr. Jack Straw |
Foreign Secretary of U.K. | London | UK |
| May 27, 2004 | Dr. Rowan Williams |
Archbishop of Canterbury | London | UK |
|
May 6, 2004 | Mr. Dalton McGuinty |
Premier of Ontario | Toronto | Canada |
|
May 6, 2004 | Mr. James Bartelman |
Lt. Governor of Ontario | Toronto | Canada |
| Apr. 23, 2004 | Mr. Paul Martin |
Prime Minister of Canada | Ottawa | Canada |
| Apr. 22, 2004 | Mr. Stephen Harper |
Leader of the Conservative Party | Ottawa | Canada |
| Apr. 18, 2004 | Mr. Gordon Campbell |
Premier of British Columbia | Vancouver | Canada |
| Nov. 28, 2003 | Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev |
Former President of U.S.S.R. | Rome | Russia |
| Nov. 27, 2003 | Mr. Marcello Pera |
President of the Senate | Rome | Italy |
| Nov. 27, 2003 |
H.H. Pope John Paul II | The Pope | Vatican City | Vatican State |
| Nov. 26, 2003 | Mr. Massimo D�Aleama |
Former Italian Prime Minister | Rome | Italy |
| Nov. 26, 2003 | Mr. Pier Ferdinando Casini Deputies |
President of the Chamber of Rome | Rome | Italy |
| Nov. 26, 2003 | Mrs. Margherita Boniver |
Deputy Foreign Minister of Italy | Rome | Italy |
| Oct. 15, 2003 | Mr. Jean Louis Debra |
President of the French National Assembly | Paris | France |
| Oct. 14, 2003 | Mr. Christian Poncelat |
President of the French Senate | Paris | France |
| Oct. 12, 2003 | Mr. Toledo |
President of Peru | Madrid | Peru |
| Sept. 11, 2003 | Mrs. Nancy Pelosi |
Minority Leader of the U.S. House | Washington | USA |
| Sept. 10, 2003 | Mr. George W. Bush |
President of U.S. | Washington | USA |
| Sept. 9, 2003 | Mr. Colin Powell |
U.S. Secretary of State | Washington | USA |
| Sept. 9, 2003 | Mr. Tom Daschle |
U.S. Senate Minority Leader | Washington | USA |
| Sept. 9, 2003 | Mr. Bill Frist |
U.S. Senate Majority Leader | Washington | USA |
|
Jun. 6, 2003 | Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
Prime Minister of Denmark | Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
Jun. 4, 2003 | Mr. Per Stig Moller |
Foreign Minister of Denmark | Copenhagen | Denmark |
|
Jun. 3, 2003 | Mr. Bjorn Von Sydow |
Speaker of the Swedish Parliament | Stockholm | Sweden |
| May 30, 2003 | Mr. Wolfgang Thierse |
President of the German Parliament | Berlin | Germany |
| May 30, 2003 | Mrs. Claudia Roth |
German Commissioner for Human Rights | Berlin | Germany |
| May 30, 2003 | Mr. Joschka Fischer |
Foreign Minister of Germany | Berlin | Germany |
| May 27, 2003 | Mr. George Fernandes |
Defence Minister of India | Delhi | India |
|
Nov. 7, 2002 | Nambar Enkhbayar |
Prime Minister of Mongolia | Ulan Bator | Mongolia |
| Oct. 13, 2002 | Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner |
Foreign Minister of Austria | Graz | Austria |
|
Oct. 8, 2002 | Mr. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
Vice President of India | New Delhi | India |
|
Oct. 8, 2002 |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | President of India | New Delhi | India |
|
Jul. 8, 2002 | Mr. Ivica Racan |
Prime Minister of Croatia | Zagreb | Croatia |
|
Jul. 6, 2002 | Dr. Dimitrij Rupel |
Foreign Minister of Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenia |
|
Jul. 5, 2002 | Mr. Milan Kucan |
President of Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenia |
|
Jul. 4, 2002 | Mr. Borut Pahor |
President of the National Assembly of Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenia |
|
Jul. 4, 2002 | Dr. Janez Drnovsek |
Prime Minister of Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenia |
|
Jul. 2, 2002 | Mr. Vaclav Havel |
President of Czech Republic | Prague | Czech Republic |
| May 28, 2002 | Mr. Phil Goff |
Foreign Minister of New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand |
| May 28, 2002 | Mr. Jim Anderton |
Prime Minister of New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand |
| Nov. 30, 2001 | Mr. Giovanni Alemanni |
Italian Minister of Agriculture & Forestry | Pomaia | Italy |
| Nov. 28, 2001 | Mr. Jorge Sampaio |
President of Portugal | Lisbon | Portugal |
| Nov. 27, 2001 | H.M. King of Portugal |
King of Portugal | Fatima | Portugal |
| Oct. 24, 2001 | Mr. Simeon II |
Prime Minister of Bulgaria | Strasbourg | France |
| Oct. 24, 2001 | Mrs. Nicole Fontaine |
President of the European Parliament | Strasbourg | France |
|
Jul. 3, 2001 | Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee |
Prime Minister of India | New Delhi | India |
| Jun. 24, 2001 | Mr. Valdas Adamkus |
President of Lithuania | Vilnius | Lithuania |
| Jun. 23, 2001 | Mr. Andris Berzins |
Prime Minister of Latvia | Riga | Latvia |
| Jun. 21, 2001 |
Mrs. Vaira Vike-Frigbera | President of Latvia | Riga | Latvia |
| Jun. 19, 2001 | Mr. Maart Laar |
Prime Minister of Estonia | Tallinn | Estonia |
| May 23, 2001 | Mr. George W. Bush |
President of the U.S. | Washington | USA |
| May 22, 2001 | Mr. Richard Armitage |
U.S. Dep. Secretary of State | Washington | USA |
| May 22, 2001 | Mr. Colin Powell |
U.S. Secretary of State | Washington | USA |
| May 13, 2001 | Mr. John Kitzhaber |
Governor of Oregon | Portland | USA |
| May 10, 2001 | Mr. Michael Leavitt |
Governor of Utah | Salt Lake City | USA |
|
May 9, 2001 | Mr. Jesse Ventura |
Governor of Minnesota | St. Paul | USA |
|
May 6, 2001 | Mrs. Ruth Dreifuss |
Interior Minister of Switzerland | Basel | Switzerland |
|
Apr. 7, 2001 | Mrs. Hsui-lien Annetta Lu |
Vice President of Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan |
|
Apr. 7, 2001 | Mr. Chan Chung-hsung |
Prime Minister of Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan |
|
Apr. 5, 2001 | Mr. Chen Shui-bian |
President of Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan |
|
Apr. 2, 2001 | Mr. Wang Jin-pyng |
Speaker of the Parliament | Taipei | Taiwan |
| Jan. 29, 2001 | Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee |
Prime Minister of India |
