2011 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 2011
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Nicolas Sarkozy | France | Working visit. | January 9–10, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Saad Hariri | Lebanon | Working visit. | January 12, 2011 |
| President Mikheil Saakashvili | Georgia | Attended the Richard Holbrooke Memorial Service. | January 14, 2011 |
| President Asif Ali Zardari | Pakistan | Attended the Richard Holbrooke Memorial Service. | January 14, 2011 |
| President Hu Jintao | China, People’s Republic of | State Visit. Also visited Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 20–21. | January 18–20, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Working visit. | February 4, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Borut Pahor | Slovenia | Working visit. | February 9, 2011 |
| President Felipe Calderon | Mexico | Working visit. | March 3, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Julia Gillard | Australia | Working visit. Addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress. | March 7, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen | Denmark | Working visit. | March 14, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Enda Kenny | Ireland | Working visit. | March 17, 2011 |
| President Shimon Peres | Israel | Working visit. | April 4–5, 2011 |
| President Juan Manuel Santos | Colombia | Working visit. | April 7, 2011 |
| Amir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani | Qatar | Working visit. | April 13–14, 2011 |
| President Ricardo Martinelli | Panama | Working visit. | April 28, 2011 |
| King Abdullah II | Jordan | Working visit. | May 17, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Israel | Working visit. Addressed a joint session of Congress May 24. | May 20–25, 2011 |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel | Germany | Official Visit. | June 6–7, 2011 |
| President Goodluck Jonathan | Nigeria | Working visit. | June 8, 2011 |
| President Ali Ben Bongo Odimba | Gabon | Working visit. | June 9, 2011 |
| President Tsakhia Elbegdorj | Mongolia | Working visit. | June 16, 2011 |
| President-elect Ollanta Humala | Peru | Working visit. | July 6, 2011 |
| Prime Minister John Key | New Zealand | Working visit. | July 22, 2011 |
| President Alpha Conde | Guinea | Working visit. | July 29, 2011 |
| President Mahamadou Issoufou | Niger | Working visit. | July 29, 2011 |
| President Alassane Dramane Ouattara | Cote d’Ivoire | Working visit. | July 29, 2011 |
| President Thomas Boni Yayi | Benin | Working visit. | July 29, 2011 |
| President Hamid Karzai | Afghanistan | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 20, 2011 |
| President Dilma Rousseff | Brazil | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 20, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Turkey | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 20, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Israel | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda | Japan | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 2011 |
| Prime Minister David Cameron | United Kingdom | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 2011 |
| President Nicolas Sarkozy | France | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 2011 |
| President Salva Kiir Mayardit | South Sudan | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 2011 |
| President Porfirio Lobo | Honduras | Working visit. | October 5, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi | Tunisia | Working visit | October 7, 2011 |
| President Lee Myung-bak | South Korea | State Visit. Also visited Lake Orion, Michigan | October 12–14, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg | Norway | Working visit. | October 20, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Petr Necas | Czech Republic | Working visit. | October 27, 2011 |
| President Anibal Cavaco Silva | Portugal | Working visit. | November 9, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda | Japan | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Dimitry A. Medvedev | Russia | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Hu Jintao | China, People’s Republic of | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Ollanta Humala | Peru | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Benigno Aquino 3rd | Philippines | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Lee Myung-bak | South Korea | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Sebastian Pinera | Chile | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Truong Tan Sang | Vietnam | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Indonesia | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Julia Gillard | Australia | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong | Singapore | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Najib ben Abdul Razak | Malaysia | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Peter Paire O’Neill | Papua New Guinea | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei Darussalam | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Mark Rutte | Netherlands | Working visit. | November 28–29, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper | Canada | Working visit. | December 7, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki | Iraq | Working visit. | December 12, 2011 |