2003 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2003
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Aleksander Kwasniewski | Poland | Working visit. | January 12–14, 2003 |
| President Ismail Guelleh | Djibouti | Working visit. | January 19–24, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | January 30, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit at Camp David, Maryland. | January 31, 2003 |
| King Hamad Bin Essa al-Khalifa | Bahrain | Working visit. | February 3–4, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Leszek Miller | Poland | Working visit. | February 4–7, 2003 |
| Prime Minister John Howard | Australia | Working visit. | February 8–10, 2003 |
| President Lucio Gutierrez | Ecuador | Working visit. | February 9–12, 2003 |
| President Vairi Vike-Freiberga | Latvia | Working visit. | February 15–19, 2003 |
| President Jose Maria Aznar | Spain | Official select visit in Crawford, Texas. | February 21–22, 2003 |
| President Heydar Aliyev | Azerbaijan | Working visit. | February 23–27, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | Bulgaria | Working visit. | February 24–25, 2003 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Afghanistan | Working visit. | February 25–28, 2003 |
| President Paul Kagame | Rwanda | Working visit. | March 3–6, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Working visit. | March 13–14, 2003 |
| President Paul Biya | Cameroon | Working visit. | March 20–21, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Official select visit. Discussed the war with Iraq at Camp David, Maryland. Also met with UN Secretary-General Annan in New York City, March 27. | March 26–27, 2003 |
| President Rudolf Schuster | Slovakia | Working visit | April 8–9, 2003 |
| President Alfonso Portillo | Guatemala | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American free trade agreement. | April 10, 2003 |
| President Francisco Flores | El Salvador | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American free trade agreement. | April 10, 2003 |
| President Ricardo Maduro | Honduras | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American free trade agreement. | April 10, 2003 |
| President Enrique Bolonas | Nicaragua | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American free trade agreement. | April 10, 2003 |
| President Abel Pacheco | Costa Rica | Working visit. Discussed negotiations for a Central American free trade agreement. | April 10, 2003 |
| President Jorge Batlle | Uruguay | Working visit. | April 23, 2003 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Working visit. | April 29–May 5, 2003 |
| Prime Minister John Howard | Australia | Official select visit at Crawford, Texas. | May 1–3, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong | Singapore | Working visit. Signed free-trade agreement. | May 6, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar | Spain | Working visit. | May 7–8, 2003 |
| Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani | Qatar | Working visit. | May 8–9, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Denmark | Working visit. | May 12, 2003 |
| President Roh Moo-Hyun | South Korea | Working visit. Visited New York City May 12 and San Francisco May 15. | May 12–16, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik | Norway | Working visit. | May 16, 2003 |
| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | Philippines | State Visit. Arrived in Los Angeles May 17. | May 17–21, 2003 |
| President Hipolito Mejia | Dominican Republic | Working visit. | May 20, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Japan | Working visit at Crawford, TX. | May 22–23, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Jose Durao | Portugal | Working visit. | June 5–6, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra | Thailand | Working visit. | June 9–11, 2003 |
| President Yoweri Museveni | Uganda | Working visit. | June 9–14, 2003 |
| President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva | Brazil | Working visit. | June 19–20, 2003 |
| King Mswati III | Swaziland | Attended United States-Africa Business Summit; met with President Bush during a private visit June 26. | June 21–26, 2003 |
| President Yahya Jammeh | The Gambia | Attended United States-Africa Business Summit; met with President Bush during a private visit June 26. | June 21–29, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Peter Musonge | Cameroon | Attended United States-Africa Business Summit; met with President Bush during a private visit June 26. | June 22–29, 2003 |
| President Pervez Musharraf | Pakistan | Working visit. Met with President Bush in Washington, DC and Camp David, MD. Arrived in Boston June 20; later visited Los Angeles. | June 23–27, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth | Mauritius | Working visit. Also attended United States-Africa Business Summit. | June 23–27, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi | Uganda | Attended United States-Africa Business Summit; met with President Bush during a private visit June 26. | June 23–27, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Konstandinos Simitis | Greece | Working visit. Met with President Bush at the U.S.-EU Summit Meeting. | June 24–26, 2003 |
| President Mireya Moscoso | Panama | Working visit. | June 24–27, 2003 |
| President Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Congo, Republic of | Attended United States-Africa Business Summit; met with President Bush during a private visit June 26. | June 24–27, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla | Czech Republic | Working visit. | July 14–17, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair | United Kingdom | Working visit; addressed a Joint Session of Congress. | July 17, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Official select visit at Crawford, TX. | July 20–21, 2003 |
| President Nestor Kirchner | Argentina | Working visit. | July 22–23, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Ariel Sharon | Israel | Working visit. | July 27–30, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende | Netherlands | Working visit. | September 3, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Sabah al-Sabah | Kuwait | Working visit. | September 9–12, 2003 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Met with President Bush at Camp David Sept. 18–19. | September 15–19, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar | Spain | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2003 |
| President Jacques Chirac | France | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2003 |
| President Megawati Sukarnoputri | Indonesia | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2003 |
| King Mohamed VI | Morocco | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2003 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Afghanistan | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2003 |
| Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder | Germany | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Perry Christie | Bahamas | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Keith Mitchell | Grenada | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| President Bharrat Jagdeo | Guyana | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Kenny Davis Anthony | Saint Lucia | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| President John Agyekum Kufuor | Ghana | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| President Pervez Musharraf | Pakistan | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| President Joaquim Chissano | Mozambique | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee | India | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 24, 2003 |
| President Nicanor Duarte Frutos | Paraguay | Working visit. | September 26, 2003 |
| President Vladimir Putin | Russia | Official select visit at Camp David, MD. | September 26–27, 2003 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Working visit. | September 30–October 1, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali | Pakistan | Working visit. | September 30–October 4, 2003 |
| President Mwai Kibaki | Kenya | State Visit. | October 5–7, 2003 |
| President Ion Iliescu | Romania | Working visit. | October 27–29, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe | Sri Lanka | Working visit. | November 2–5, 2003 |
| President Joseph Kabila | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | Working visit. | November 2–6, 2003 |
| President Carlo Ciampi | Italy | Working visit. | November 12–16, 2003 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. | December 3–7, 2003 |
| President Rolandas Paksas | Lithuania | Working visit. | December 8, 2003 |
| Premier Wen Jiabao | China, People’s Republic of | Official visit. | December 9, 2003 |