2006 - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2006
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Working visit. | January 12–13, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt | Belgium | Working visit. | January 17, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz | Pakistan | Working visit. Arrived in the U.S. January 19; also visited New York City and Boston. | January 22–24, 2006 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. Arrived in the U.S. February 1. Also visited New Orleans. | February 4–8, 2006 |
| President Lech Kaczynski | Poland | Working visit. | February 8–10, 2006 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Working visit. | February 14–18, 2006 |
| President Elias Saca | El Salvador | Working visit. | February 23–25, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Working visit. Addressed a joint session of Congress March 1. | February 28–March 1, 2006 |
| President Alejandro Toledo | Peru | Working visit. | March 8–10, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda | Slovakia | Working visit. | March 12–13, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Working visit. | March 15–17, 2006 |
| President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf | Liberia | Addressed Joint Session of Congress March 15. | March 15–23, 2006 |
| President Olusegun Obasanjo | Nigeria | Working visit. | March 28–29, 2006 |
| President John Kufuor | Ghana | Working visit. | April 11–13, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Fouad Siniora | Lebanon | Working visit. | April 17–20, 2006 |
| President Hu Jintao | China, People’s Republic of | Official visit. Arrived in Seattle April 18. Visited New Haven April 21. | April 20–21, 2006 |
| President Ilham Aliyev | Azerbaijan | Working visit. | April 25–28, 2006 |
| President Tabare Vazquez | Uruguay | Working visit. | April 29–May 4, 2006 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Working visit. | May 3–4, 2006 |
| Prime Minister John Howard | Australia | Official visit. | May 12–17, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert | Israel | Working visit. Addressed joint session of Congress May 24. | May 21–24, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit. | May 25–26, 2006 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. Arrived in the U.S. May 27; also visited Deerfield, Massachusetts; and Jackson, Wyoming. | May 29, 2006 |
| President Paul Kagame | Rwanda | Working visit. | May 30–June 2, 2006 |
| President Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Congo, Republic of | Working visit. | June 4–7, 2006 |
| President Manuel Zelaya | Honduras | Working visit. | June 4–6, 2006 |
| President Michelle Bachelet | Chile | Working visit. | June 8–9, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Denmark | Working visit. Met with President Bush at Camp David, MD. Later visited San Francisco and Sacramento, California; and Seattle Washington. Departed the U.S. June 13. | June 8–11, 2006 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Working visit. | June 13–14, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Japan | Official visit. Also visited Memphis, TN, June 30. | June 28–30, 2006 |
| President Mikheil Saakashvili | Georgia | Working visit. | July 2–6, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Working visit. | July 5–6, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Janez Jansa | Slovenia | Working visit. | July 7–11, 2006 |
| President Alejandro Toledo | Peru | Met with President Bush July 11 during a private visit. | July 9–12, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki | Iraq | Working visit. Addressed joint meeting of Congress July 26. | July 24–26, 2006 |
| President Traian Basescu | Romania | Working visit. | July 26–28, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit. | July 28, 2006 |
| Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah | Kuwait | Working visit. | September 4–5, 2006 |
| President Roh Moo-hyun | Korea | Working visit. | September 12–14, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi | Malaysia | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 18, 2006 |
| President Elias Saca Gonzalez | El Salvador | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 18, 2006 |
| President Manuel Zelaya Rosales | Honduras | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 18, 2006 |
| President Jakaya Kikwete | Tanzania | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 18, 2006 |
| President Jalal Talabani | Iraq | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 19, 2006 |
| President Jacques Chirac | France | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 19, 2006 |
| Sheikh Haya Rashed al-Khalifa | Bahrain | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 19, 2006 |
| President Pervez Musharraf | Pakistan | Working visit. | September 20–22, 2006 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Afghanistan | Working visit. Also met with Pakistani President Musharraf on September 27. | September 24–27, 2006 |
| President Pervez Musharraf | Pakistan | Also met with Afghan President Karzai on September 27. | September 27, 2006 |
| President Nursultan Nazarbayev | Kazakhstan | Working visit. | September 27–29, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Turkey | Working visit. | September 30–October 2, 2006 |
| President Alan Garcia | Peru | Working visit. | October 9–10, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Ivo Sanader | Croatia | Working visit. | October 15–18, 2006 |
| King Carl XVI Gustav | Sweden | Working visit. | October 22–24, 2006 |
| President Leonel Fernandez | Dominican Republic | Working visit. | October 24–27, 2006 |
| President-elect Felipe Calderon | Mexico | Working visit. | November 8–9, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert | Israel | Working visit | November 12–14, 2006 |
| President Oscar Arias | Costa Rica | Working visit. | December 3–6, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit. | December 6–7, 2006 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | South Africa | Working visit | December 7–8, 2006 |
| President Boni Yayi | Benin | Working visit. Also attended White House Summit on Malaria. | December 11–14, 2006 |