List of state visits made by King 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

1990s

• 1994
  • 17–20 March 1994 : Luxembourg, hosted by Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, his sister (received in 1999)
  • 03-5 May 1994 : Sweden, by King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia (received in 2001)
  • 19–22 September 1994 : Spain, hosted by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain (received in 2000)
• 1995
  • 16–18 May 1995 : Denmark hosted by Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (received in 2002)
  • 10–12 July 1995 : Germany hosted by President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog (received in 1998)
• 1996
  • 05-7 June 1996 : Finland hosted by President Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Irmeli Ahtisaari, née Hyvärinen
  • 21–25 October 1996 : Japan (with Prince Philippe), hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (received in 1993)
• 1997
  • 28–30 April 1997 : Norway, hosted by King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway (received in 2003)
  • 06-8 October 1997 : Austria, visiting President Thomas Klestil (Audience 01/04/2004 Wolfgang Schüssel)
• 1998
  • 19–21 February 1998 : Russia, Prince Philippe arrived on 18/02 for own program. (Audience to Igor IVANOV 07/2003)
  • 12–15 May 1998 : Italy, visiting President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
• 1999
  • 10–12 May 1999 : Poland, visiting President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwaśniewska (received in 2004)
  • 23–25 November 1999 : Portugal, visiting by. President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta (received in 2005)

2000s

• 2000
  • 04-6 April 2000 : Netherlands, visiting Queen Beatrix (received in 2006) and Prince Claus of the Netherlands (dead in 2002)
  • 24–26 October 2000 : Czech Republic, visiting President Václav Havel and Dagmar Havlová
  • 21–22 November 2000 : Switzerland, visiting President Adolf Ogi
• 2001
  • 19–21 June 2001 : Greece, visiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (received in 2005)
• 2002
  • 24–26 June 2002 : Hungary, visiting President Ferenc Mádl and Dalma Mádl
• 2003
  • 14–16 October 2003 : Bulgaria, visiting President Georgi Parvanov and Zorka Parvanova (Audiences on 05/02/2002, 03/10/2002, 12/02/2004 and on 03/10/2007)
  • 27–29 October 2003 : France, visiting President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac^[1]
• 2004
  • 05-7 October 2004 : Morocco, visiting King Muhammad VI and Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
• 2005
  • 04-11 June 2005 : China, visiting President Hu Jintao and Liu Yongqing
• 2006
  • 20–22 March 2006 : Lithuania, visiting President Valdas Adamkus and Alma Adamkienė (Audience on 16/12/2004)
• 2007
  • 23–25 April 2007 : Latvia, visiting Madame President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and Imants Freibergs (Audience on 02/10/2006)
  • 08-10 October 2007 : Ireland, visiting President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese (Audience in 11/2003 & 03/2007)
• 2008
  • 10–12 June 2008 : Estonia, visiting President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Evelin Ilves (Audience 20/12/2006)
  • 02-12 November 2008 : India, visiting Madame President Pratibha Devisingh Patil
• 2009
  • 07-9 July 2009 : Romania, visiting President Traian Băsescu and Maria Băsescu (Audience on 16/06/2005 and on 03/10/2007)

2010s

• 2011
  • 29–30 March 2011 : Germany (second time)

Countries of Europe to which the royal couple had not made a state visit

Countries listed as of 2013:

• Western Europe
  • Iceland, United Kingdom °
  • Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Malta °
• Eastern Europe
  • Slovakia °, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
• Balkans and South-East
  • Albania & formerly Yugoslavian countries : Slovenia °, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia
  • Cyprus °, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Rem : Member countries of the European Union are shown with the ° sign

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

1990s

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

2000s

• 2000
  • 16–18 May : Spain, visited by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain
    • first state visit with new Princess Mathilde of Belgium attending
• 2001
  • 08 - 11 May : Sweden, visited by King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
• 2002
  • 28–30 May : Denmark, visited by Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
  • 15–17 October: Italy, visited by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi (& Audience 10/2003)
• 2003
  • 20–22 May : Norway, visited by King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
    • first state visit with new Princess Claire of Belgium attending
• 2004
  • 30 March - 1 April : Finland, visited by President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
  • 26–28 October: Poland, visited by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwasniewska
• 2005
  • 1–3 February: Greece, visited by President Constantinos Stephanopoulos
  • 18–20 October: Portugal, visited by President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta
• 2006
  • 20–22 June: Netherlands, visited by Queen Beatrix
• 2007
  • 20–22 March : Luxembourg, visited by Henri, Grand Duke and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
• 2008
  • 15–17 April : Hungary, visited by President László Sólyom

Audiences granted to personalities present in Belgium

As the City of Brussels is an international capital city, hosting European Union and NATO, King Albert II grants frequently audiences to international personalities, present for a short stay in Belgium.

2001

• 01/10/2001 : Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland
• 02/10/2001 : Vladimir Putin, President of Russia and his wife, audience followed by a lunch
• 10/10/2001 : African Heads of State gathered in Brussels in the frame of the "New African Initiative"
• 15/10/2001 : Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela
• 23/10/2001 : Dinner for Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, attended by King and Queen
• 29/11/2001 : Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia
• 04/12/2001 : Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi
• 19/12/2001 : Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria,

2002

• 15/01/2002 :Felipe, Prince of Asturias, Crown Prince of Spain
• 05/02/2002 : Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
• 19/03/2002 : Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia
• 24/04/2002 : Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia
• 11/06/2002 : King Albert II and Queen Paola receive King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan.
• 27/06/2002 : Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco
• 26/09/2002 : Audience of Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam with Prince Philippe
• 03/10/2002 : Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria. 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.
• 19/11/2002 : Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal
• 04/12/2002 : Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia
• 05/12/2002 : Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru
• 10/12/2002 : Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria, audience followed by a lunch

2003

• 29/01/2003 : Prince Philippe attends lunch for and in presence of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza and his wife at the residence of the Ambassador of Portugal in Brussels.
• 11/02/2003 : Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia
• 17/02/2003 : Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 22/02/2003 : Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi
• 13/03/2003 : Abdou Diouf, Secretary-General of La Francophonie
• 25/03/2003 : Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tajikistan
• 04/04/2003 : Lunch offered to Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand, at Royal Castle of Laeken, attended by the King, the Queen, Queen Fabiola, Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde and Prince Laurent
• 19/05/2003 : James Wolfensohn, 9th President of the World Bank (1995–2005) - lunch with Prince Philippe.
• 24/06/2003 : Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova
• 08/07/2003 : Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi
• 10/07/2003 : Igor Ivanov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
• 08/09/2003 : Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin
• 01/10/2003 : Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy and Franca Pilla. Audience and lunch
• 20/11/2003 : Mary McAleese, President of Ireland
• 04/12/2003 : Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia

2004

• 15/01/2004 : Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi
• 20/01/2004 : Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General of NATO
• 29/01/2004 : Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 09/02/2004 : Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia
• 10/02/2004 : Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("Congo-Kinshasa")
• 12/02/2004 : Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
• 11/03/2004 : Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
• 01/04/2004 : Mr Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria
• 05/05/2004 : Wen Jiabao, Premier of China
• 12/10/2004 : Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tajikistan
• 25/10/2004 : "Farewell audience" to Romano Prodi, former President of the European Commission and his wife, in presence of the Queen.
• 16/11/2004 : Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa
• 25/11/2004 : Abdullah II, King of Jordan, followed by a lunch
• 16/12/2004 : Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania & his wife

2005

• 18/01/2005 : Horst Köhler, President of Germany in presence of the Queen
• 01/02/2005 : Kōichirō Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
• 21/02/2005 : George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
• 22/02/2005 : Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso
• 02/03/2005 : Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority
• 08/03/2005 : Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi
• 16/06/2005 : Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
• 20/06/2005 : El hadj Omar Bongo, head of state of Gabon
• 12/10/2005 : Mr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand
• 12/10/2005 : Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru
• 16/11/2005 : Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali in presence of Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde
• 07/12/2005 : Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi

2006

• 06/03/2006 : Sulejman Tihić, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 09/03/2006 : Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro
• 15/05/2006 : Nicanor Duarte, President of Paraguay
• 16/05/2006 : Evo Morales, President of Bolivia
• 13/07/2006 : José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
• 19/07/2006 : Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique
• 02/10/2006 : Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia
• 17/10/2006 : Yayi Boni, President of Benin
• 11/11/2006 : Sonia Gandhi, President of Indian National Congress - Lunch in presence of the Queen, Philippe and Mathilde.
• 16/11/2006 : Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar - Lunch in presence of the Queen, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde.
• 05/12/2006 : Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
• 20/12/2006 : Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia

2007

• 23/01/2007 : Amr Moussa, Secretary-General of the Arab League
• 24/01/2007 : Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 12/02/2007 : Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
• 15/03/2007 : Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (Jan. 2006 - )
• 19/03/2007 : Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (Nov. 1997 – Nov 2011)
• 05/06/2007 : Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico (Dec. 2006 - )
• 10/07/2007 : Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (Lunch with the King)
• 24/09/2007 : Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 03/10/2007 : Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria and Zorka Parvanova, hosted by King & Queen
• 03/10/2007 : Traian Băsescu, President of Romania and Maria Băsescu, hosted by King & Queen

2008

• 13/02/2008 : Charles, Prince of Wales, hosted by Philippe & Mathilde
• 13/02/2008 : Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament (Lunch with the King and Prime Minister)
• 30/04/2008 : Felipe, Prince of Asturias, Crown Prince of Spain, hosted in Laeken by Prince Philippe
• 16/12/2008 : Professor Rajendra K. Pachauri, General Director of TERI and President of IPCC (Lunch with the King)

2009

• 06/02/2009 : Yusuf Kalla, Vice-President of Indonesia
• 26/03/2009 : Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey
• 14/05/2009 : Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia
• 17/06/2009 : Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan
• 18/06/2009 : Lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan
• 04/10/2009  : Lunch with Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (Philippe attending)
• 07/10/2009 : Xi Jinping, Vice-President of China
• 14/10/2009 : Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
• 21/10/2009 : Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
• 29/10/2009 : Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania
• 26/11/2009 : Rafael Correa Delgado, President of Ecuador

2010

• 01/09/2010 : Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland
• 29/09/2010 : Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa
• 05/10/2010 : King & Queen receive Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea and Madame Kim Yoon-ok
• 05/10/2010 : Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
• 06/10/2010 : Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister of China
• 02/11/2010 : Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
• 08/12/2010 : Lunch with Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia and Svetlana Medvedeva (Queen and Philippe present)
• 15/12/2010 : Lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan

2011

• 25/01/2011 : Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary
• 25/05/2011 : Vaclav Klaus, President of Czech Republic
• 19/10/2011 : José Mujica, President of Uruguay

2012

• 06/03/2012 : Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the United Nations General Assembly
• 17/04/2012 : Prince Philippe receives Mme Liu Yandong, Member of the State Council of the Republic of China
• 02/05/2012 : Li Keqiang, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
• 26/06/2012 : Anand Sharma, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India, received by Prince Philippe in the afternoon
• 27/06/2012 : Pham Binh Minh, Foreign Minister of Vietnam, received by Prince Philippe in the afternoon
• 13/11/2012 : Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland and Mme Anna Komorowska :
  audience by King and Queen, and Lunch joined by Philippe & Mathilde
• 14/11/2012 : Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile

See also

• List of honours of the Belgian Royal Family by country
• Template:Belgian Royal Family

Sources

• Royal family's website, State visits in Belgium (French)
• Royal family's website, State visits abroad (French)
• Royal family's website, Audiences (French)

References

1. He was also received at French National Assembly - film