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

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

1990s

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

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
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

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

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

1990s

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

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	Luis Inacio 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

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)