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
2000s
2010s
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
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
Sources
References
^ He was also received at French National Assembly - [http||//www.assemblee-nationale.fr/international/RoiDesBelges-video.asp film]