Date / Name of the Person / Title / Place of Meeting / Country of Dignitary
Nov. 20, 2010 / Abdul APJ Kalam / Former President of India / Delhi / India
Nov. 12, 2010 / Frederik Willem De Klerk / Former President of South Africa / Hiroshima / South Africa
Nov. 12, 2010 / Mohamed ElBaradei / 2005 Nobel Peace Laureate / Hiroshima / Egypt
Oct. 22, 2010 / Jason Kenney / Canadian Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Identity / Toronto / Canada
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 DC / U.S.A
Feb. 18, 2010 / Hillary Clinton / U.S. Secretary of State / Washington DC / 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 DC / 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 / UK
May 23, 2008 / Dr. Rowan Williams / Archbishop of Canterbury / London / UK
May 22, 2008 / H.R.H. Prince Charles / Prince of Wales / London / UK
May 22, 2008 / Nick Clegg / Leader of the U.K. Liberal Democrats / London / UK
May 21, 2008 / David Cameron / Leader of the U.K. Conservative Party & Leader of Opposition / London / UK
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 DC / U.S.A
Oct. 17, 2007 / Nancy Pelosi / Speaker of the U.S. House / Washington DC / U.S.A
Oct. 17, 2007 / Harry Reid / Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate / Washington DC / U.S.A
Oct. 17, 2007 / Mitch McConnell / Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate / Washington DC / U.S.A
Oct. 17, 2007 / Steny Hoyer / Majority Leader of the U.S. House / Washington DC / U.S.A
Oct. 17, 2007 / John Boehner / Minority Leader of the U.S. House / Washington DC / U.S.A
Oct. 16, 2007 / George W. Bush / President of the U.S. / Washington DC / 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 / UK
Nov. 16, 2005 / Harry Reid / Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate / Washington DC / U.S.A
Nov. 16, 2005 / Nancy Pelosi / Minority Leader of the U.S. House / Washington DC / U.S.A
Nov. 16, 2005 / Dennis Hastert / Speaker of the U.S. House / Washington DC / U.S.A
Nov. 9, 2005 / Condoleeza Rice / U.S. Secretary of State / Washington DC / U.S.A
Nov. 9, 2005 / George W. Bush / President of the U.S. / Washington DC / 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 / Jordan
May 19, 2005 / Bill Clinton / Former President of the U.S. / Petra / U.S.A
May 18, 2005 / Bassem Awadallah / Finance Minister of Jordan / Petra / Jordan
May 18, 2005 / H.M. King Abdullah II & Queen Rania / King & Queen of Jordan / Petra / Jordan