Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2012

Visitor From Description Date
King Abdullah II Jordan Working visit. January 17–18, 2012
President Mikheil Saakashvili Georgia Working visit. January 30–February 1, 2012
Prime Minister Mario Monti Italy Working visit. February 9, 2012
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Denmark Working visit. February 24, 2012
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Working visit. March 4–6, 2012
Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib Libya Working visit. March 7, 2012
President John Evans Atta Mills Ghana Working visit. March 7–12, 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron United Kingdom Working visit. Also visited Dayton, OH. March 13–14, 2012
Prime Minister Enda Kenny Ireland Working visit. March 19–21, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended North American Leaders’ Summit. April 2, 2012
President Felipe Calderon Mexico Attended North American Leaders’ Summit. April 2, 2012
President Dilma Roussef Brazil Working visit. April 9, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Japan Working visit. April 30, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. May 18–19, 2012
President Francois Hollande France Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. May 18–19, 2012
Chancellor Angela Merkel Germany Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. May 18–19, 2012
Prime Minister Mario Monti Italy Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. May 18–19, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Japan Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. May 18–19, 2012
Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev Russia Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. May 18–19, 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron United Kingdom Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. May 18–19, 2012
Prime Minister Sali Berisha Albania Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard Australia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Chancellor Werner Faymann Austria Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijan Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Elio de Rupo Belgium Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegovic Bosnia and Herzegovina Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Rosen Plevneliev Bulgaria Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Canada Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic Croatia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Vaclav Klaus Czech Republic Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Denmark Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip Estonia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Sauli Niinistö Finland Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Francois Hollande France Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Mikheil Saakashvili Georgia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Chancellor Angela Merkel Germany Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Viktor Orban Hungary Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir Iceland Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Mario Monti Italy Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Andris Berzins Latvia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Dalia Grybauskaite Lithuania Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker Luxembourg Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Gjorge Ivanov Macedonia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Igor Luksic Montenegro Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Mark Rutte Netherlands Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Norway Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Bronislaw Komorowski Poland Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho Portugal Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Traian Basescu Romania Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Ivan Gasparovic Slovakia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Janez Jansa Slovenia Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Mariano Rajoy Spain Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Sweden Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister Lord Tuivakano Tonga Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Abdullah Gul Turkey Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Viktor Yanukovych Ukraine Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron United Kingdom Attended the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 20–21, 2012
President Asif Zadari Pakistan Met with President Obama at the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 21, 2012
President Hamid Karzai Afghanistan Met with President Obama at the NATO Summit Meeting in Chicago, IL. May 21, 2012
President Benigno Aquino 3rd Philippines Working visit. June 8, 2012
President Shimon Peres Israel Working visit. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. June 13, 2012
President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto Mexico Working visit. November 27, 2012
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Bulgaria Working visit. December 3, 2012