List of state visits received by Elizabeth II
Since acceding to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has received a number of state and official visits.[1] She usually hosts one or two visiting heads of state each year.
List of visits[]
| No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | ||||
| 1 | 28 June – 1 July 1954 |  Sweden
|
Monarchy | King Gustaf VI Adolf Queen Louise |
| 2 | 14–16 October 1954 |  Ethiopia
|
Monarchy | Emperor Haile Salassie I |
| 3 | 25–28 October 1955 |  Portugal
|
Republic | President Francisco Craveiro Lopes First Lady Berta Ribeiro Artur |
| 4 | 16–19 July 1956 |  Iraq
|
Monarchy | King Faisal II |
| 5 | 13–16 May 1958 |  Italy
|
Republic | President Giovanni Gronchi Mme Carla Gronchi |
| 6 | 21–23 October 1958 |  West Germany
|
Republic | President Theodor Heuss |
| 7 | 5–8 May 1959 |  Iran
|
Monarchy | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| 1960s | ||||
| 8 | 5–8 April 1960 |  France
|
Republic | President Charles de Gaulle Mme Yvonne de Gaulle |
| 9 | 19–21 July 1960 |  Thailand
|
Monarchy | King Bhumibol Adulyadej Queen Sirikit |
| 10 | 17–20 October 1960 |  Nepal
|
Monarchy | King Mahendra Queen Ratna |
| 11 | 10–13 July 1962 |  Liberia
|
Republic | President William Tubman First Lady Antoinette Tubman |
| 12 | 16–19 October 1962 |  Norway
|
Monarchy | King Olav V |
| 13 | 14–17 May 1963 |  Belgium
|
Monarchy | King Baudouin I Queen Fabiola |
| 14 | 12–23 June 1963 |  India
|
Republic | President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[2] |
| 15 | 9–12 July 1963 |  Greece
|
Monarchy | King Paul I Queen Frederika |
| 16 | 26 May – 4 June 1964 |  Sudan
|
Republic | President Ibrahim Abboud |
| 17 | 13–17 July 1965 |  Chile
|
Republic | President Eduardo Frei Montalva First Lady María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez |
| 18 | 17–21 May 1966 |  Austria
|
Republic | President Franz Jonas First Lady Margarete Jonas |
| 19 | 19–28 July 1966 |  Jordan
|
Monarchy | King Hussein I Princess Muna al-Hussein |
| 20 | 17–25 November 1966 |  Pakistan
|
Republic | President Ayub Khan[2] |
| 21 | 9–17 May 1967 |  Saudi Arabia
|
Monarchy | King Faisal |
| 22 | 1–8 November 1967 |  Turkey
|
Republic | President Cevdet Sunay First Lady Atıfet Sunay |
| 23 | 22–30 April 1969 | Italy
|
Republic | President Giuseppe Saragat Mme Ernestina Santacatterina |
| 24 | 15–20 July 1969 |  Finland
|
Republic | President Urho Kekkonen First Lady Sylvi Kekkonen |
| 1970s | ||||
| 25 | 5–8 October 1971 |  Japan
|
Monarchy | Emperor Hirohito Empress Kōjun |
| 26 | 7–10 December 1971 |  Afghanistan
|
Monarchy | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 27 | 11–15 April 1972 |  Netherlands
|
Monarchy | Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard |
| 28 | 13–16 June 1972 |  Luxembourg
|
Monarchy | Grand Duke Jean Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte |
| 29 | 24–27 October 1972 | West Germany
|
Republic | President Gustav Heinemann Mme Hilda Heinemann |
| 30 | 3–6 April 1973 |  Mexico
|
Republic | President Luis Echeverría First Lady María Esther Zuno |
| 31 | 12–15 June 1973 |  Nigeria
|
Republic | General Yakubu Gowon[2] First Lady Victoria Gowon |
| 32 | 11–14 December 1973 |  Zaire
|
Republic | President Mobutu Sese Seko First Lady Marie-Antoinette Mobutu |
| 33 | 30 April – 3 May 1974 |  Denmark
|
Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik |
| 34 | 9–12 July 1974 |  Malaysia
|
Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah[2] Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bahiyah |
| 35 | 8–11 July 1975 | Sweden
|
Monarchy | King Carl XVI Gustaf |
| 36 | 18–21 November 1975 |  Tanzania
|
Republic | President Julius Nyerere[2] |
| 37 | 4–7 May 1976 |  Brazil
|
Republic | President Ernesto Geisel First Lady Lucy Geisel |
| 38 | 22–25 June 1976 | France
|
Republic | President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Mme Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing |
| 39 | 13–16 June 1978 |  Romania
|
Republic | President Nicolae Ceaușescu First Lady Elena Ceaușescu |
| 40 | 14–17 November 1978 | Portugal
|
Republic | President António Ramalho Eanes First Lady Manuela Ramalho Eanes |
| 41 | 12–15 June 1979 |  Kenya
|
Republic | President Daniel arap Moi[2] |
| 42 | 13–16 November 1979 |  Indonesia
|
Republic | President Suharto First Lady Siti Hartinah |
| 1980s | ||||
| 43 | 18–21 November 1980 | Nepal
|
Monarchy | King Birendra Queen Aishwarya |
| 44 | 17–20 March 1981 | Nigeria
|
Republic | President Shehu Shagari[2] |
| 45 | 9–12 June 1981 | Saudi Arabia
|
Monarchy | King Khalid |
| 46 | 16–19 March 1982 |  Oman
|
Monarchy | Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said |
| 47 | 16–19 November 1982 | Netherlands
|
Monarchy | Queen Beatrix Prince Claus |
| 48 | 22–25 March 1983 |  Zambia
|
Republic | President Kenneth Kaunda[2] First Lady Betty Kaunda |
| 49 | 10–13 April 1984 |  Bahrain
|
Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
| 50 | 23–26 October 1984 | France
|
Republic | President François Mitterrand Mme Danielle Mitterrand |
| 51 | 16–19 April 1985 |  Malawi
|
Republic | President Hastings Banda[2] |
| 52 | 11–14 June 1985 | Mexico
|
Republic | President Miguel de la Madrid First Lady Paloma Cordero |
| 53 | 12–15 November 1985 |  Qatar
|
Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani |
| 54 | 22–25 April 1986 |  Spain
|
Monarchy | King Juan Carlos I Queen Sofía |
| 55 | 1–4 July 1986 | West Germany
|
Republic | President Richard von Weizsäcker Mme Marianne von Weizsäcker |
| 56 | 24–27 March 1987 | Saudi Arabia
|
Monarchy | King Fahd |
| 57 | 14–17 July 1987 |  Morocco
|
Monarchy | King Hassan II |
| 58 | 12–15 April 1988 | Norway
|
Monarchy | King Olav V |
| 59 | 12–15 July 1988 | Turkey
|
Republic | President Kenan Evren |
| 60 | 8–11 November 1988 |  Senegal
|
Republic | President Abdou Diouf First Lady Elizabeth Diouf |
| 61 | 9–12 May 1989 | Nigeria
|
Republic | President Ibrahim Babangida[2] First Lady Maryam Babangida |
| 62 | 18–21 July 1989 |  UAE
|
Monarchy | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
| 1990s | ||||
| 63 | 3–6 April 1990 | India
|
Republic | President R. Venkataraman[2] First Lady Janaki Venkataraman |
| 64 | 23–26 October 1990 | Italy
|
Republic | President Francesco Cossiga |
| 65 | 23–26 April 1991 |  Poland
|
Republic | President Lech Wałęsa First Lady Danuta Wałęsa |
| 66 | 23–26 July 1991 |  Egypt
|
Republic | President Hosni Mubarak First Lady Suzanne Mubarak |
| 67 | 3–6 November 1992 |  Brunei
|
Monarchy | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah[2] Queen Saleha |
| 68 | 27–30 April 1993 | Portugal
|
Republic | President Mário Soares First Lady Maria Barroso |
| 69 | 9–12 November 1993 | Malaysia
|
Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of Perak[2] Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bainun |
| 70 | 17–20 May 1994 |  Zimbabwe
|
Republic | President Robert Mugabe[2] |
| 71 | 5–8 July 1994 | Norway
|
Monarchy | King Harald V Queen Sonja |
| 72 | 23–26 May 1995 |  Kuwait
|
Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
| 73 | 17–20 October 1995 | Finland
|
Republic | President Martti Ahtisaari First Lady Eeva Ahtisaari |
| 74 | 14–17 May 1996 | France
|
Republic | President Jacques Chirac Mme Bernadette Chirac |
| 75 | 9–12 July 1996 |  South Africa
|
Republic | President Nelson Mandela[2] |
| 76 | 25–28 February 1997 |  Israel
|
Republic | President Ezer Weizman Mme Reuma Weizman |
| 77 | 2–5 December 1997 |  Brazil
|
Republic | President Fernando Henrique Cardoso First Lady Ruth Cardoso |
| 78 | 26–29 May 1998 | Japan
|
Monarchy | Emperor Akihito Empress Michiko |
| 79 | 27–31 October 1998 |  Argentina
|
Republic | President Carlos Menem Zulema Menem, daughter of the president[3] |
| 80 | 1–4 December 1998 | Germany
|
Republic | President Roman Herzog Mme Christiane Herzog |
| 81 | 22–25 June 1999 |  Hungary
|
Republic | President Árpád Göncz First Lady Zsuzsanna Göncz |
| 82 | 19–22 October 1999 |  China
|
Republic | President Jiang Zemin Mme Wang Yeping |
| 2000s | ||||
| 83 | 16–18 February 2000 | Denmark
|
Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik |
| 84 | 12–15 June 2001 | South Africa
|
Republic | President Thabo Mbeki[2] First Lady Zanele Dlamini Mbeki |
| 85 | 6–9 November 2001 | Jordan
|
Monarchy | King Abdullah II Queen Rania |
| 86 | 24–27 June 2003 |  Russia
|
Republic | President Vladimir Putin First Lady Lyudmila Putina |
| 87 | 18–21 November 2003 |  United States
|
Republic | President George W. Bush First Lady Laura Bush |
| 88 | 5–7 May 2004 | Poland
|
Republic | President Aleksander Kwaśniewski First Lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska |
| 89 | 1–3 December 2004 |  South Korea
|
Republic | President Roh Moo-hyun First Lady Kwon Yang-sook |
| 90 | 15–17 March 2005 | Italy
|
Republic | President Carlo Ciampi Mme Franca Ciampi |
| 91 | 8–10 November 2005 | China
|
Republic | President Hu Jintao Mrs. Liu Yongqing |
| 92 | 7–9 March 2006 | Brazil
|
Republic | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva First Lady Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva |
| 93 | 13–15 March 2007 |  Ghana
|
Republic | President John Kufuor[2] First Lady Theresa Kufuor |
| 94 | 30 October – 1 November 2007 | Saudi Arabia
|
Monarchy | King Abdullah |
| 95 | 26–27 March 2008 | France
|
Republic | President Nicolas Sarkozy Mme Carla Bruni |
| 96 | 30 March – 2 April 2009 | Mexico
|
Republic | President Felipe Calderón First Lady Margarita Zavala |
| 97 | 27–29 October 2009 | India
|
Republic | President Pratibha Patil[2] First Gentleman Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat |
| 2010s | ||||
| 98 | 2–5 March 2010 | South Africa
|
Republic | President Jacob Zuma[2] First Lady Thobeka Mabhija Zuma |
| 99 | 25–28 October 2010 | Qatar
|
Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikha Moza bint Nasser |
| 100 | 24–26 May 2011 | United States
|
Republic | President Barack Obama First Lady Michelle Obama |
| 101 | 22–24 November 2011 | Turkey
|
Republic | President Abdullah Gül First Lady Hayrünnisa Gül |
| 102 | 31 October – 3 November 2012 | Indonesia
|
Republic | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono First Lady Kristiani Herrawati |
| 103 | 27–29 November 2012 | Kuwait
|
Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| 104 | 30 April – 1 May 2013 | UAE
|
Monarchy | Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| 105 | 5–7 November 2013 | South Korea
|
Republic | President Park Geun-hye |
| 106 | 8–11 April 2014 |  Ireland
|
Republic | President Michael D. Higgins Mrs Sabina Higgins |
| 107 | 21–24 October 2014 |  Singapore
|
Republic | President Tony Tan[2] First Lady Mary Tan |
| 108 | 3–5 March 2015 | Mexico
|
Republic | President Enrique Peña Nieto First Lady Angélica Rivera |
| 109 | 20–23 October 2015 | China
|
Republic | President Xi Jinping Mme Peng Liyuan |
| 110 | 1–3 November 2016 |  Colombia
|
Republic | President Juan Manuel Santos First Lady María Clemencia Rodríguez[4] |
| 111 | 12–14 July 2017 | Spain
|
Monarchy | King Felipe VI Queen Letizia |
| 112 | 23–24 October 2018 | Netherlands
|
Monarchy | King Willem-Alexander Queen Máxima |
| 113 | 3–5 June 2019 | United States
|
Republic | President Donald Trump First Lady Melania Trump |
Countries who have made state visits[]
| Countries | State Visits | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan
|
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973 |
| Argentina
|
1 | |
| Austria
|
1 | |
| Bahrain
|
1 | |
| Belgium
|
1 | |
| Brazil
|
3 | |
| Brunei
|
1 | |
| Chile
|
1 | |
| China
|
3 | |
| Colombia
|
1 | |
| Denmark
|
2 | |
| Egypt
|
1 | |
| Ethiopia
|
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1975 |
| Finland
|
2 | |
| France
|
5 | |
| Germany[5]
|
4 | |
| Ghana
|
1 | |
| Greece
|
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973 |
| Hungary
|
1 | |
| India
|
3 | |
| Indonesia
|
2 | |
| Iran
|
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1979 |
| Iraq
|
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1958 |
| Ireland
|
1 | |
| Israel
|
1 | |
| Italy
|
4 | |
| Japan
|
2 | |
| Jordan
|
2 | |
| Kenya
|
1 | |
| Kuwait
|
2 | |
| Liberia
|
1 | |
| Luxembourg
|
1 | |
| Malawi
|
1 | |
| Malaysia
|
2 | |
| Mexico
|
4 | |
| Morocco
|
1 | |
| Nepal
|
2 | Monarchy abolished in 2008 |
| Netherlands
|
3 | |
| Nigeria
|
3 | |
| Norway
|
3 | |
| Oman
|
1 | |
| Pakistan
|
1 | |
| Poland
|
2 | |
| Portugal
|
3 | |
| Qatar
|
2 | |
 Romania
|
1 | |
| Russia
|
1 | |
| Saudi Arabia
|
4 | |
| Senegal
|
1 | |
| Singapore
|
1 | |
| South Africa
|
3 | |
| South Korea
|
2 | |
| Spain
|
2 | |
| Sudan
|
1 | |
| Sweden
|
2 | |
| Tanzania
|
1 | |
| Thailand
|
1 | |
| Turkey
|
3 | |
| United Arab Emirates
|
2 | |
| United States
|
3 | |
| Zaire
|
1 | Now called Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Zambia
|
1 | |
| Zimbabwe
|
1 |
See also[]
Sources[]
- ^ "Inward State visits since 1952" (PDF). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Commonwealth Visit
- ^ "Menem to 'build bridges for the future'". BBC News. 27 October 1998.
- ^ "State Visit by the President of the Republic of Colombia". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Including 3 State Visits for West Germany
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