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