2001 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2001
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Canada | Working visit. Also addressed Permanent Council of the OAS. | February 4–5, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit at Camp David, MD. | February 22–24, 2001 |
| President Andres Pastrana | Colombia | Working visit; arrived in the US February 24, addressed the National Governors’ Association. | February 24–27, 2001 |
| President Francisco Flores | El Salvador | Private visit. Met with President Bush March 2. | February 28–March 3, 2001 |
| President Kim Dae-Jung | South Korea | Working visit. Later visited Chicago. | March 6–9, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | March 14–16, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori | Japan | Working visit. | March 18–19, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon | Israel | Working visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed the U.S. March 22. | March 19–20, 2001 |
| King Juan Carlos I | Spain | Met with President Bush during a private visit. Also received International Democracy Medal. Arrived in US March 22. Afterwards visited Dallas, TX, St. Augustine and Miami, FL. | March 27–29, 2001 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Germany | Working visit. | March 28–29, 2001 |
| President Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | Working visit. | March 29–April 1, 2001 |
| President Hosni Mubarak | Egypt | Working visit. | March 30–April 4, 2001 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. | April 3–11, 2001 |
| President Geidar Aliyev | Azerbaijan | Met with President Bush April 9 during a private visit after peace talks in Key West, Florida, beginning April 3. | April 7–11, 2001 |
| President Robert Kocharian | Armenia | Met with President Bush April 9 during a private visit after peace talks in Key West, Florida, beginning April 3. | April 8–9, 2001 |
| President Ricardo Lagos | Chile | Working visit. | April 15–16, 2001 |
| President Fernando de la Rua | Argentina | Working visit. | April 19, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri | Lebanon | Working visit. | April 23–26, 2001 |
| President Boris Trajkovski | Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | Working visit. | April 30–May 3, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Ilir Meta | Albania | Met with President Bush May 1 during a private visit. | May 1–3, 2001 |
| Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa | Bahrain | Working visit. | May 6–8, 2001 |
| President Vojislav Kostunica | Yugoslavia | Met with President Bush during a private visit. Also visited New York, May 8. | May 9, 2001 |
| President Olesegun Obasanjo | Nigeria | Working visit. | May 10–12, 2001 |
| President Moshe Katsav | Israel | Working visit. | May 29–June 1, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong | Singapore | Met with President Bush June 11 during a private visit. | June 9–14, 2001 |
| President-elect Alejandro Toledo | Peru | Met with President Bush June 26 during a private visit. | June 25–27, 2001 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | South Africa | Working visit. | June 25–27, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon | Israel | Discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with President Bush and Secretary of State Powell during a private visit. | June 26–27, 2001 |
| President Alpha Oumar Konare | Mali | Working visit; attended a forum of the Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa. | June 26–28, 2001 |
| President John Kufuor | Ghana | Working visit; attended a forum of the Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa. | June 27–29, 2001 |
| President Abdoulaye Wade | Senegal | Working visit; attended a forum of the Partnership to Cut Hunger in Africa. | June 28, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Japan | Working visit at Camp David, Maryland. | June 30, 2001 |
| President Alfonso Portillo | Guatemala | Working visit. | July 1–6, 2001 |
| President Miguel Angel Rodriguez | Costa Rica | Working visit. | July 11–14, 2001 |
| President Abdelaziz Boutefilka | Algeria | Working visit. | July 11–14, 2001 |
| President Vicente Fox | Mexico | State Visit. Addressed joint session of Congress. Visited Toledo, Ohio September 6. | September 4–7, 2001 |
| Prime Minister John Howard | Australia | Official working visit. Commemorated the 50th anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty. | September 8–12, 2001 |
| President Jacques Chirac | France | Working visit. | September 18, 2001 |
| President Megawati Sukarnoputri | Indonesia | Official working visit. | September 18–21, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit. | September 20, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Jean Chretien | Canada | Working visit. | September 23–24, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Japan | Working visit. | September 24–25, 2001 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. | September 26–28, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt | Belgium | Working visit. | September 27–28, 2001 |
| Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani | Qatar | Working visit. | October 2–5, 2001 |
| President Vicente Fox | Mexico | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | October 4, 2001 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Germany | Working visit. | October 9, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Working visit. | October 14–15, 2001 |
| Prime Minster Adrian Nastase | Romania | Met with President Bush November 1 during a private visit. | October 29–November 1, 2001 |
| Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel | Austria | Working visit. | October 30–November 1, 2001 |
| President Olusegun Obasanjo | Nigeria | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | November 2, 2001 |
| President Eduard Sheverdnadze | Georgia | Working visit. | November 3–5, 2001 |
| President Abdelaziz Bouteflika | Algeria | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | November 5, 2001 |
| President Jacques Chirac | France | Working visit. | November 6, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit. | November 7, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee | India | Official working visit. | November 7–9, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Milos Zeman | Czech Republic | Met with President Bush November 9 during a private visit. | November 7–10, 2001 |
| President Henrique Cardoso | Brazil | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | November 8, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | November 8, 2001 |
| President Pervez Musharraf | Pakistan | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | November 10, 2001 |
| President Thabo Mbeki | South Africa | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | November 11, 2001 |
| President Andres Pastrana | Colombia | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | November 11, 2001 |
| President Fernando de la Rua | Argentina | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | November 11, 2001 |
| President Vladimir Putin | Russia | Met with President Bush in Washington, D.C., and Crawford, Texas. Also visited “Ground Zero” in New York City. | November 12–15, 2001 |
| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | Philippines | Working visit. | November 18–20, 2001 |
| President Ali Abdallah Salih | Yemen | Working visit. | November 25–27, 2001 |
| President Jose Maria Aznar | Spain | Working visit. | November 27–30, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Goran Persson | Sweden | Working visit. | December 3, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon | Israel | Working Visit. | December 3–4, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik | Norway | Met with President Bush December 5 during a private visit. | December 3–5, 2001 |
| President Jorge Quiroga Ramirez | Bolivia | Working visit. | December 6, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Thaksin Chinnawat | Thailand | Working visit. | December 13–15, 2001 |
| President Nursultan Nazarbayev | Kazakhstan | Working visit. | December 20–21, 2001 |