The Royal Court

State visits 2000–2009

Their Majesties The King and Queen

Dates

Incoming State visits to Sweden

Outgoing State visits
     

2000

    
10-11 April French Republic
President and Mrs. Jacques Chirac 		 
     
2-3 May Republic of Finland
President Tarja Halonen and Dr. Pentti Arajärvi 		 
     
29-31 May Japan
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 		 
     
9-11 November Republic of Bulgaria
President Petar Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova 		 

2001

    
8-11 May   Kingdom of Belgium
Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola
     
8-11 November   Russian Federation
President and Mrs. Vladimir Putin
     

2002

    
3-5 April   Republic of Slovenia
President and Mrs. Rudolf Schuster
     
5-7 November   United Mexican States
President Vicente Fox and Mrs. Martha Sahagun

2003

    
25 February-
1 March 		  Kingdom of Thailand
Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit
     
8-10 April   Romania
President and Mrs. Ion Iliescu
     
20-22 May Federal Republic of Germany
Federal President and Mrs. Johannes Rau 		 
     
26-28 August   Republic of Finland
President Tarja Halonen and Dr. Pentti Arajärvi
     
7-9 October Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Their Majesties King Abdullah II bin al Hussein and Queen Rania al Abdulla 		 

2004

    
2-6 February   Socialist Republic of Vietnam
President Tran Duc Luong
     
7-9 February   Negara Brunei Darussalam
His Majesty the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
     
15-17 June   Republic of Slovenia
President Dr. Janez Drnovsek
     
7-9 September   Republic of Iceland
President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson

2005

    
17-19 January   Kingdom of Thailand (official visit)
Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit
     
31 March-1 April Republic of Latvia
President Vaira Vike-Freiberga 		 
     
14-15 September Malaysia
His Majesty King Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XII 		 
     
7-12 November   Commonwealth of Australia
Governor General Michael Jeffery
2006    
21-23 March Republic of Botswana
President and Mrs. Festus Gontebanye Mogae 		 
     
30 May - 1June   Republic of Turkey
President Ahmey Necdet Sezer
     
17 - 22 July   People's Republic of China
President Hu Jintao
     
24 - 27 October   Canada
Governor General Michaëlle Jean
     

2007

    
26–29 March   Japan
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
     
9–11 May   Kingdom of Denmark
Queen Margrethe
     
8–10 June People's Republic of China
President Hu Jintao 		 
     
11–12 September Federative Republic of Brazil
President Lula 		 
     
9– 11 October Republic of Bulgaria
President Parvanov 		 
     
20–22 November   Republic of Austria
President Heinz Fischer
     

2008

    
11–12 March Romania
President Taian Basescu and Mrs. Maria Basescu 		 
     
15–17 April Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri and H.R.H. Grand Duccess Maria Teresa 		 
     
5–7 May   Portuguese Republic
President Anibal Cavaco Silva and Mrs. Maria Cavaco Silva
     
20–22 May Greece – Hellenic Republic
President Karolos Papoulias 		 
     
30 Sep–3 Oct   Ukraine
President Viktor Jusjtjenko and Mrs. Kateryna Jusjtjenko
     

2009

    
24–26 March   Italian Republic
President Giorgio Napolitano and Mrs. Clio Bittoni
     
20–22 April   Kingdom of the Netherlands
Drottning Beatrix