2008 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2008
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Abdullah Gul | Turkey | Working visit. | January 7–8, 2008 |
| President Amadou Toumani Toure | Mali | Working visit. | February 11–13, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek | Czech Republic | Working visit. | February 25–28, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Denmark | Working visit. Met with President Bush in Crawford, TX. | February 27–March 1, 2008 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. | March 2–6, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Donald Tusk | Poland | Working visit. | March 9–10, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Working visit. | March 16–18, 2008 |
| President Mikheil Saakashvili | Georgia | Working visit. | March 18–20, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham | Bahamas | Working visit. | March 19–20, 2008 |
| Prime Minister David Thompson | Barbados | Working visit. | March 19–20, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Dean Barrow | Belize | Working visit. | March 19–20, 2008 |
| King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa | Bahrain | Working visit. | March 22–25, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | Australia | Working visit. | March 27–April 1, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker | Luxembourg | Working visit | April 9–12, 2008 |
| Pope Benedict XVI | Vatican City | Pastoral visit. Met with President Bush at the White House. Also visited New York City April 18–20 and addressed the UN General Assembly. | April 15–18, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown | United Kingdom | Working visit. | April 16–18, 2008 |
| President Lee Myung-bak | South Korea | Working visit. Met with President Bush at Camp David, MD. | April 16–19, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Attended the North American Leaders Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana. | April 21–22, 2008 |
| President Feilipe Calderon | Mexico | Attended the North American Leaders Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana. | April 21–22, 2008 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. | April 22–23, 2008 |
| President Alvaro Colom Caballeros | Guatemala | Working visit. | April 26–30, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Bertie Ahern | Ireland | Working visit. | April 29–May 1, 2008 |
| President Martin Torrijos | Panama | Working visit. | May 5–8, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert | Israel | Working visit. | June 3–5, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende | Netherlands | Working visit. | June 5–8, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev | Bulgaria | Working visit. | June 16–18, 2008 |
| President Jalal Talabani | Iraq | Working visit. | June 21–27, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung | Vietnam | Working visit. | June 22–25, 2008 |
| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | Philippines | Working visit. | June 24, 2008 |
| President Blaise Compaore | Burkina Faso | Working visit | July 13–16, 2008 |
| President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci | Kosovo | Working visit. | July 17–21, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Yousuf Gillani | Pakistan | Working visit. | July 27–30, 2008 |
| President Jakaya Kikwete | Tanzania | Working visit. | August 26–31, 2008 |
| President Jalal Talabani | Iraq | Working visit. | September 10, 2008 |
| President John Kufuor | Ghana | State Visit. | September 14–17, 2008 |
| President Martin Torrijos | Panama | Working visit. | September 15–17, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Sabah | Kuwait | Working visit. | September 17–19, 2008 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Working visit. | September 18–21, 2008 |
| President Asif Zardari | Pakistan | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2008 |
| President Jalal Talabani | Iraq | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2008 |
| President Yoweri Museveni | Uganda | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2008 |
| President Jakaya Kikwete | Tanzania | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh | India | Working visit. | September 23–25, 2008 |
| President Saca | El Salvador | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. Discussed temporary protected status for Salvadoreans in the United States. | September 24, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Michele Bachelet | Chile | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Alvaro Uribe | Colombia | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Oscar Arias | Costa Rica | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Leonel Fernandez | Dominican Republic | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Alvaro Colom Caballeros | Guatemala | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Manuel Zelaya Rosales | Honduras | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Felipe Calderon | Mexico | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Fernando Lugo | Paraguay | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Alan Garcia | Peru | Met with President Bush at the Council of the Americas in New York City. | September 24, 2008 |
| President Michel Sleiman | Lebanon | Working visit. | September 24–25, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown | United Kingdom | Working visit. | September 26, 2008 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Afghanistan | Working visit. | September 26, 2008 |
| President Valdas Adamkus | Lithuania | Working visit. | September 28–29, 2008 |
| President Viktor Yushchenko | Ukraine | Working visit. | September 28–29, 2008 |
| President Ivan Gasparovic | Slovak Republic | Working visit. | October 7–9, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Tillman Thomas | Grenada | Working visit. | October 7–9, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Official visit. | October 12–13, 2008 |
| President Nicolas Sarkozy | France | Met with President Bush at Camp David, Maryland. Accompanied by President Barroso of the European Commission. | October 18, 2008 |
| President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Liberia | Working visit. Also addressed the White House Summit on International Development, October 21. | October 20–22, 2008 |
| President Fernando Lugo | Paraguay | Working visit. | October 29, 2008 |
| President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner | Argentina | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | Australia | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Luiz Lula da Silva | Brazil | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown | United Kingdom | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Hu Jintao | China, People’s Republic of | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Nicolas Sarkozy | France | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh | India | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Indonesia | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | Italy | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Taro Aso | Japan | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Felipe Calderon | Mexico | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende | Netherlands | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Dimitry Medvedev | Russia | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| King Abdullah bin Albdul Aziz | Saudi Arabia | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Kgalema Motlanthe | South Africa | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| President Lee Myung-Bak | South Korea | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero | Spain | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Turkey | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert | Israel | Working visit. | November 22–25, 2008 |
| President Elias Antonio Saca | El Salvador | Working visit. | December 14–16, 2008 |