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Some State visits managed by the Visits and Ceremonial Office

His Excellency Mr László Sólyom, President of the Republic of Hungary - 24 September 2009 to 27 September 2009
HE Mr Jose Manuel Barroso, President, European Commission - 14-16 February
Dr Jacques Rogge, President OF THE International Olympic Committee - 29 March 2009 to 2 April 2009
His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs Kim Yoon-ok - 3 March 2009 to 4 March 2009
Mr Alex Fergusson, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament - Saturday 17 October 2009 to Saturday 24 October 2009
Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain 20 June 2009 to 24 June 2009
Hon Dr Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister Kingdom of Tonga - 13 May 2009 to 19 May 2009
His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG KCVO - 2 November 2009 to 5 November 2009

His Excellency Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General - 16 August 2008 to 23 August 2008
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal - 14-18 November 2008
His Excellency Sergey Mironov, Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly Russian Federation - 20 January 2008 to 23 January 2008
His Excellency Mr S R Nathan, President Republic of Singapore and Mrs Nathan - 26 April 2008 to 30 April 2008
His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão Prime Minister Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste - 28 August to 29 August 2008
Dr Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, United States of America - 25 July 2008 to 27 July 2008

The Honourable John Howard MP, Prime Minister Australia and Mrs Janette Howard - 15-16 February 2007
Her Excellency Ms Tarja Halonen, President Republic of Finland and Dr Pentti Arajärvi - 17-21 February 2007
HE Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President The Phillipines - 28-30 May 2007
His Royal Highness The Duke of York KG, KCVO - 14-21 March 2007
Her Excellency Mrs Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner For External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, European Union - 27-28 June
His Excellency Mr Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic and Mrs Natasa Karamanlis - 20-21 May 2007

The Right Honourable Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Mrs Cherie Blair - 28-29 March
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands - 31 October-4 November
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal - 9-12 July 2006

2005 was an incredibly busy year for high level visits and included:

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales - 5-10 March 2005
Prime Minister Howard, Australia - 19-20 February
His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain - 28-30 March
Sir Nathaniel Waena GCMG K St J CSI, Governor-General Solomon Islands and Lady Alice Waena - 17-23 June
His Excellency Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs Hj Ani Bambang Yudhoyono - 6-7 April
His Excellency Mr Göran Persson , Prime Minister Sweden - 13-16 February
HRH Prince William of Wales - 30 June – 10 July
His Excellency Mr Phan Van Khai - Prime Minister Socialist Republic of Viet Nam - 7-11 May
His Excellency Mr Borislav Paravac, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 9-11 June
Mrs Mary Robinson, Former President of the Republic of Ireland and Mr Nicholas Robinson - 7-11 May
The Honourable Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Prime Minister Malaysia - 30 March-1 April
His Excellency Mr Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister Kingdom of Norway and Mrs Bjørg Bondevik - 13-15 March
His Excellency General Pervez Musharraf, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Her Excellency Mrs Sehba Musharraf - 16-19 June
His Excellency Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Republic of Turkey and Mrs Emine Erdoğan - 4-7 December

His Excellency Mr Ricardo Lagos, President of the Republic of Chile and Mrs Luisa Durán de Lagos - 2-4 May
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex KCVO - 17 – 22 March
His Excellency Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand - 6-7 July
The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP, Speaker of the House of Commons United Kingdom and Mrs Mary Martin - 31 July-7 August

His Royal Highness Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam - 10-13 March
The Honourable Tuila’epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa and Mrs Gillian Malielegaoi - 17-21 August
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal - 18 – 23 October

Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh - 22-27 February 2002
His Royal Highness Prince Philippe Crown Prince of Belgium and Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde, in association with the Economic Mission presided over by His Royal Highness and led by Federal Minister Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck Deputy for Foreign Affairs - 23-27 November
His Excellency Mr Constantinos Stephanopoulos President of the Hellenic Republic - 9-11 June
The Honourable Dr Edward Fenech-Adami KUOM, MP, Prime Minister of the Malta and Mrs Mary Fenech-Adami - 12-16 August
The Right Honourable Helen Liddell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, United Kingdom and Dr Alistair Liddell - 17-19 October
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan - 12-16 December

His Excellency Dr Johannes Rau, President Federal Republic of Germany and Mrs Christina Rau - 6-9 May
His Excellency KH Abdurrahman Wahid, President of the Republic of Indonesia and Madame S Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid - 27-28 June

His Excellency Mr Ricardo Lagos, President of the Republic of Chile - 12 November
Their Majesties The King and Queen of Tonga - 28-29 November
His Excellency Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs Nane Annan - 22-24 February