From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of state visits in 2016. Using the context of the United Kingdom, the Royal Households of the United Kingdom define state visits as "formal visits to a country by heads of state from overseas, with the aim of strengthening a country's relationships with other countries." [1] The list also includes official visits made between heads of government.

List

Accomplished visits

Date Guest country Guest(s) Host country Host(s) Ref(s)
4–6 January   Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif   Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena [2]
9 January   Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi   Serbia Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić [3]
  Montenegro President Filip Vujanović
Prime Minister Milo Đukanović
12 January   Algeria Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal   Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel [4]
18–19 January   Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull   United States President Barack Obama [5]
18–19 January   Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu   United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron [6]
19–20 January   China President Xi Jinping   Saudi Arabia King Salman [7]
20–21 January   Romania Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș   France President François Hollande [8]
20–22 January China China President Xi Jinping   Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [9]
20–22 January   Malta President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca   Algeria Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal [10] [11]
22 January Turkey Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu   Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel [12]
22 January   United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron   Czech Republic Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka [13]
22–23 January China China President Xi Jinping   Iran President Hassan Rouhani [14]
24–26 January   France President François Hollande   India Prime Minister Narendra Modi [15]
25–27 January   Iran President Hassan Rouhani   Italy President Sergio Mattarella
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
[16]
26 January   Vatican City Pope Francis [17]
26 January   Indonesia President Joko Widodo   East Timor President Taur Matan Ruak [18]
26–30 January   Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko   Philippines President Benigno Aquino III [19]
27 January Iran Iran President Hassan Rouhani   France President François Hollande [20]

Upcoming visits

Date Guest country Guest(s) Host country Host(s) Ref(s)
February     Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli   India Prime Minister Narendra Modi [21]
4 February   Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos   United States President Barack Obama [22]
12–17 February   Vatican City Pope Francis   Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto [23]
10 March   Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau   United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama [24]
TBA     Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli   China President Xi Jinping [25]

References

  1. ^ "State Visits". Royal Households of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives in Sri Lanka". The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka. Government of Sri Lanka. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Muscat and Mizzi in official visit to Serbia and Montenegro". Times of Malta. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Algeria: Sellal to Pay Official Visit to Germany On Tuesday". AllAfrica.com. Algeria Press Service. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. ^ Benson, Simon (23 January 2016). "Malcolm Turnbull in Washington: Meeting with President Barack Obama the highlight of gruelling trip". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Davutoglu is protested on London visit". NRT News. Nalia Media Corporation. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ "China's President Xi visits Saudi Arabia to improve ties". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "PM Dacian Ciolos starts today an official visit to Paris". ACTMedia. Romanian News Agency. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ^ Noueihed, Lin; Abdelaty, Ali (21 January 2016). "China's Xi visits Egypt, offers financial, political support". Reuters. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Algeria: Maltese President Starts State Visit to Algeria". AllAfrica.com. Algeria Press Service. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Malta and Algeria have much more to offer each other - President". Times of Malta. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. ^ Rising, David (23 January 2016). "Merkel and Davutoglu seek solutions to migrant crisis". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ^ Maguire, Patrick (23 January 2016). "Dithering Cameron 'to DROP proposals to curb migrant benefits' ahead of EU referendum". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Chinese President Xi Jinping agrees to expand ties with Iran during visit". The Straits Times. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Hollande aims to bolster jet fighter deal in state visit to India". Deutsche Welle. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  16. ^ Politi, James (26 January 2016). "Rouhani accorded generous welcome in Rome". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  17. ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (26 January 2016). "Pope Francis and Hassan Rouhani of Iran Discuss Mideast Unrest". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  18. ^ Diela, Tabita (26 January 2016). "Visit to Timor Leste Sees Joko Pledge Cooperations in Infrastructure". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  19. ^ "Emperor to honor dead in Philippines". Yomiuri Shimbun. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  20. ^ McDonnell, Patrick; Mostaghim, Ramin (27 January 2015). "Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Paris to court investors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  21. ^ Bhattacherjee, Kallol (7 January 2016). "Nepal Prime Minister to visit India in February". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Obama to Host Colombia's President in February". VOA News. Voice of America. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  23. ^ Rocca, Francis; Altahus, Dudley (12 December 2015). "Pope Francis Sets February Trip to Mexico". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  24. ^ Hulse, Carl (2 January 2016). "White House to Host Justin Trudeau of Canada for State Dinner". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  25. ^ Panda, Ankit (30 December 2015). "Sending a Message: Nepal's Prime Minister Will Visit China Before India". The Diplomat. Trans-Asia Inc. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of state visits in 2016. Using the context of the United Kingdom, the Royal Households of the United Kingdom define state visits as "formal visits to a country by heads of state from overseas, with the aim of strengthening a country's relationships with other countries." [1] The list also includes official visits made between heads of government.

List

Accomplished visits

Date Guest country Guest(s) Host country Host(s) Ref(s)
4–6 January   Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif   Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena [2]
9 January   Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi   Serbia Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić [3]
  Montenegro President Filip Vujanović
Prime Minister Milo Đukanović
12 January   Algeria Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal   Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel [4]
18–19 January   Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull   United States President Barack Obama [5]
18–19 January   Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu   United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron [6]
19–20 January   China President Xi Jinping   Saudi Arabia King Salman [7]
20–21 January   Romania Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș   France President François Hollande [8]
20–22 January China China President Xi Jinping   Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [9]
20–22 January   Malta President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca   Algeria Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal [10] [11]
22 January Turkey Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu   Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel [12]
22 January   United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron   Czech Republic Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka [13]
22–23 January China China President Xi Jinping   Iran President Hassan Rouhani [14]
24–26 January   France President François Hollande   India Prime Minister Narendra Modi [15]
25–27 January   Iran President Hassan Rouhani   Italy President Sergio Mattarella
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
[16]
26 January   Vatican City Pope Francis [17]
26 January   Indonesia President Joko Widodo   East Timor President Taur Matan Ruak [18]
26–30 January   Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko   Philippines President Benigno Aquino III [19]
27 January Iran Iran President Hassan Rouhani   France President François Hollande [20]

Upcoming visits

Date Guest country Guest(s) Host country Host(s) Ref(s)
February     Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli   India Prime Minister Narendra Modi [21]
4 February   Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos   United States President Barack Obama [22]
12–17 February   Vatican City Pope Francis   Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto [23]
10 March   Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau   United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama [24]
TBA     Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli   China President Xi Jinping [25]

References

  1. ^ "State Visits". Royal Households of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives in Sri Lanka". The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka. Government of Sri Lanka. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Muscat and Mizzi in official visit to Serbia and Montenegro". Times of Malta. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Algeria: Sellal to Pay Official Visit to Germany On Tuesday". AllAfrica.com. Algeria Press Service. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. ^ Benson, Simon (23 January 2016). "Malcolm Turnbull in Washington: Meeting with President Barack Obama the highlight of gruelling trip". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Davutoglu is protested on London visit". NRT News. Nalia Media Corporation. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ "China's President Xi visits Saudi Arabia to improve ties". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "PM Dacian Ciolos starts today an official visit to Paris". ACTMedia. Romanian News Agency. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ^ Noueihed, Lin; Abdelaty, Ali (21 January 2016). "China's Xi visits Egypt, offers financial, political support". Reuters. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Algeria: Maltese President Starts State Visit to Algeria". AllAfrica.com. Algeria Press Service. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Malta and Algeria have much more to offer each other - President". Times of Malta. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  12. ^ Rising, David (23 January 2016). "Merkel and Davutoglu seek solutions to migrant crisis". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  13. ^ Maguire, Patrick (23 January 2016). "Dithering Cameron 'to DROP proposals to curb migrant benefits' ahead of EU referendum". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Chinese President Xi Jinping agrees to expand ties with Iran during visit". The Straits Times. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Hollande aims to bolster jet fighter deal in state visit to India". Deutsche Welle. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  16. ^ Politi, James (26 January 2016). "Rouhani accorded generous welcome in Rome". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  17. ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (26 January 2016). "Pope Francis and Hassan Rouhani of Iran Discuss Mideast Unrest". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  18. ^ Diela, Tabita (26 January 2016). "Visit to Timor Leste Sees Joko Pledge Cooperations in Infrastructure". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  19. ^ "Emperor to honor dead in Philippines". Yomiuri Shimbun. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  20. ^ McDonnell, Patrick; Mostaghim, Ramin (27 January 2015). "Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Paris to court investors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  21. ^ Bhattacherjee, Kallol (7 January 2016). "Nepal Prime Minister to visit India in February". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Obama to Host Colombia's President in February". VOA News. Voice of America. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  23. ^ Rocca, Francis; Altahus, Dudley (12 December 2015). "Pope Francis Sets February Trip to Mexico". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  24. ^ Hulse, Carl (2 January 2016). "White House to Host Justin Trudeau of Canada for State Dinner". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  25. ^ Panda, Ankit (30 December 2015). "Sending a Message: Nepal's Prime Minister Will Visit China Before India". The Diplomat. Trans-Asia Inc. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

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