List of state visits made by King Harald V of Norway

H.M. King Harald V inspects an honour guard during an official visit (not a state visit) to the United States.

Below is a complete list of state visits made by His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. Four state visits are usually made each year: two visits by King Harald and Queen Sonja to a foreign head of state and two visits by another head of state to Norway. The amount of state visits have increased greatly during the 1900s. King Haakon VII reigned for 52 years from 1905 and made a total of 13 state visits to foreign countries. King Harald V has as of 2011 reigned for 20 years and has already conducted 39 state visits. Today a state visit is accompanied by large trade delegations and is seen as an important venue to promote trade and other business relations as well as cultural and political ties between the two countries.

1990s

• 28–30 October 1991: Kingdom of Denmark, visiting H.M. Queen Margrethe II and H.R.H. Prince Henrik
• 12–14 May 1992: Kingdom of Sweden, visiting H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia
• 7–9 September 1992: Republic of Iceland, visiting H.E. President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
• 18–21 October 1994: : Republic of Finland visiting President Martti Ahtisaari
• 18–21 April 1994: Federal Republic of Germany, visiting H.E. President Richard von Weizsäcker and Marianne von Weizsäcker
• 6–9 July 1994: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, visiting H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. Prince Philip
• 25–28 April 1995: Kingdom of Spain, visiting H.M. King Juan Carlos og H.M. Queen Sofia
• 30–31 October 1995: United States of America, visiting H.E. President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
• 14–16 March 1996: Republic of Poland, visiting H.E. President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwasniewska
• 15–17 April 1996: Kingdom of the Netherlands, visiting H.M. Queen Beatrix and H.R.H. Prince Claus
• 18–19 April 1996: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, visiting H.R.H. Grand Duke Jean and H.R.H. Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte
• 28–31 August 1996: Republic of Austria, visiting H.E. President Thomas Klestil
• 18–20 March 1997: Czech Republic, visiting H.E. President Václav Havel and Dagmar Havlová
• 23–30 October 1997: People's Republic of China, visiting H.E. President Jiāng Zémín and Wang Yeping
• 22–28 February 1998: Republic of South Africa, visiting H.E. President Nelson Mandela
• 25–30 May 1998: Russian Federation, visiting H.E. President Boris Yeltsin and Nina Jeltsina
• 31 August-1 September 1998: Republic of Estonia, visiting H.E. President Lennart Meri and Helle Meri
• 2–3 September 1998: Republic of Latvia, visiting H.E. President Guntis Ulmanis and Aina Ulmane
• 4–5 September 1998: Republic of Lithuania, visiting H.E. President Valdas Adamkus and Alma Adamkus
• 20–22 September 1999: Romania, visiting H.E. President Emil Constantinescu and Nadina Ileana Constantinescu

2000s

H.M. King Harald V escorts the first lady of Brazil Marisa Silva to a state dinner in the Royal Palace, Oslo on their return visit in 2007. Princess Astrid, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in the background.

• 1–3 March 2000: French Republic, visiting H.E. President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac
• 25–31 March 2001: Japan, visiting H.I.M. Emperor Akihito and H.I.M. Empress Michiko
• 23–25 October 2001: Republic of Italy, visiting H.E. President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
• 25 October 2001: State of the Vatican City, visiting H.H. Pope John Paul II
• 6–11 May 2002: Canada, visiting H.E. Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul
• 8–10 October 2002: Republic of Hungary, visiting H.E. President Ferenc Mádl and Dalma Mádl
• 20–22 June 2003: Kingdom of Belgium, visiting H.M. King Albert II and H.M. Queen Paola
• 7–11 October 2003: Federative Republic of Brazil, visiting H.E. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
• 8–10 June 2004: Hellenic Republic, visiting H.E. President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
• 28-29. October 2004: Republic of Singapore, visiting H.E. President Sellapan Rama Nathan and Urmila Nandey
• 1–5 November 2004: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, visiting H.E. President Tran Duc Luong
• 5–6 April 2006: Swiss Confederation, visiting H.E. President Moritz Leuenberger
• 18–20 September 2006: Republic of Ireland, visiting H.E. President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese
• 5–7 June 2007: Republic of Finland, visiting H.E. President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
• 15–17 October 2007 Federal Republic of Germany, visiting H.E. President Horst Köhler and Eva Bohnet
• 27–29 May 2008: Portuguese Republic, visiting H.E. President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Maria Cavaco Silva
• 24–27 November 2009: Republic of South Africa, visiting H.E. President Jacob Zuma

2010s

• 26–28 October 2010: Slovak Republic, visiting H.E. President Ivan Gašparovič and Silvia Gašparovičová
• 9–10 May 2011: Republic of Slovenia, visiting H.E. President Danilo Türk and Barbara Türk
• 12–13 May 2011: Republic of Croatia, visiting H.E. President Ivo Josipović and Tatjana Josipović

State visits hosted by King Harald

H.M. King Harald V and Dimitri Medvedev, President of Russia outside the Royal Palace, Oslo.

• 1992
  • 13–15 October: Denmark, visited by H.M. Queen Margrethe II and H.R.H. Prince Henrik
• 1993
  • 7–9 June: Sweden, visited by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia
  • 26–29 October: Iceland, visited by H.E. President Vigdis Finnbogadóttir
• 1994
  • 18–21 October: Finland, visited by H.E. President Martti Ahtisaari and Eeva Ahtisaari
• 1995
  • 14–16 March: Poland, visited by H.E. President Lech Wałęsa and Danuta Walesa
  • 29–30 May: Austria, visited by H.E. President Thomas Klestil
• 1996
  • 25–26 March: Russia, visited by H.E. President Boris Yeltsin and Naina Jeltsina
  • 27–29 June: China, visited by H.E. President Jiang Zemin and Wang Yeping
• 1997
  • 11–14 February: Iceland, visited by H.E. President Ólafur R. Grimsson and Gudrún K. Thorbergsdóttir
  • 28–30 April: Belgium, visited by H.M. King Albert II and H.M. Queen Paola
• 1998
  • 17–19 June: Germany, visited by H.E. President Roman Herzog and Christiane Herzog
• 1999
  • 16–17 March: South Africa, visited by H.E. President Nelson Mandela and Graca Manchel
  • 22–24 March: Hungary, visited by H.E. President Árpád Göncz and Zsuzsanna Göncz
  • 1 November: USA, visited by H.E. President Bill Clinton

• 2000
  • 10–12 April: Jordan, visited by H.M. King Abdullah II and H.M. Queen Rania
  • 20–21 September: Latvia, visited by H.E. President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Imants Freiberg
  • 25–26 October: Finland, visited by H.E. President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
• 2001
  • 30 May-1 June: United Kingdom, visited by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. Prince Philip
• 2002
  • 10–11 April: Estonia, visited by H.E. President Arnold Rüütel and Ingrid Rüütel
  • 12 November: Russia, visited by H.E. President Vladimir Putin
• 2003
  • 16–17 September: Poland, visited by H.E. President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwasniewska
• 2004
  • 3–5 February: Portugal, visited by H.E. President Jorge Sampaio and Maria José Ritta
  • 21–23 September: Italy, visited by H.E. President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
• 2005
  • 10–13 May: Japan, visited by H.I.M. Emperor Akihito and H.I.M. Empress Michiko
• 2006
  • 6–8 June: Spain, visited by H.M. King Juan Carlos and H.M. Queen Sofia
  • 29–31 August: Bulgaria, visited by H.E. President Georgi Parvanov and Zorka Parvanova
• 2007
  • 17–19 April: Austria, visited by H.E. President Heinz Fischer and Margit Fischer
  • 13–14 September: Brazil, visited by H.E. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia da Silva
• 2008
  • 5–6 June: Vietnam, visited by H.E. President Nguyen Minh Triet and Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi
  • 14–16 October: Ireland, visited by President Mary McAleese and Dr. Martin McAleese
• 2009
  • 28–30 April: Canada, visited by H.E. Governor-General Michaëlle Jean and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond
• 2010
  • 26–27 April: Russia, visited by H.E. President Dimitri Medvedev and Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva
  • 1–3 May: Netherlands, visited by H.M. Queen Beatrix
  • 14–15 October: Switzerland, visited by H.E. President Doris Leuthard and Mr. Roland Hausin
• 2011
  • 5–6 April: Lithuania, visited by H.E. President Dalia Grybauskaitė
  • 30 May–June 1: Luxembourg, visited by H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri and H.R.H. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa

External links

• Video from the Royal family's visit to the United Kingdom in 2005
• Short video from the Portuguese state visit to Norway when the Crown Prince acted as regent

See also

• List of state visits made by King Haakon VII of Norway
• List of state visits made by King Olav V of Norway

Source

• Royal House list of state visits