Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Benin and Mrs. Soglo (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the Knesset of Israel and Dr. Weiss |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Vice Premier of the State Council of China |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Romanian Senate |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Colombia and Mrs. Gaviria |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
T.R.H. Prince Ranariddh (First Prime Minister) and Princess Marie, Second Prime Minister and Mrs. Hun Sen and H.R.H. Prince Sirivudh (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) of Cambodia |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Parliament of Norway |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Ecuador and Mrs. Durán Ballén (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Nauru and Madam Dowiyogo |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of the External Relations of Burkina Faso |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Korea and Mrs. Kim (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (Official Visit) |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Kazakhstan and Mrs. Nazarbaeva (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark and Mrs. Petersen |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Marshal of the Sejm of Poland and Mrs. Oleksy |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Uzbekistan and Mrs. Karimova (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
9 Journalists from the U.S.A. where T.M. the Emperor and Empress were planning to visit |
| June |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Peru |
| July |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Former President of the U.S.A. and Mrs. Carter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Former President of Chile and Mrs. Aylwin |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Thailand (Official Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Uganda and Mrs. Museveni (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Boutros-Ghali |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
6 Journalists from France and Spain where T.M. the Emperor and Empress were planning to visit |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia and Mrs. Bagabandi |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt and Mrs. Sorour |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Fiji Islands and Mrs. Rabuka (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania and Mrs. Nastase |
| November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Vice President of China and Mrs. Rong |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Chile and Mrs. Frei |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Senate of South Africa |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Paraguay (Official Working Visit) |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Poland and Mrs. Walesa (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Former President of the U.S.A. with Mrs. Dorothy Bush Koch, daughter of Former President |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Israel and Mrs. Rabin (Official Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Crown Prince Tupouto'a of Tonga |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Governor of Hong Kong and Mrs. Patten |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jamaica and his spouse |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of New Zealand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Head of the Delegation of the European Commission and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea and his spouse |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chile and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Côte d'Ivoire and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Costa Rica and his spouse |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon and his spouse |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Honduras and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burundi and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of New Zealand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chile and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jamaica |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mauritania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Panama and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway |
| September |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovak Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Myanmar and his spouse |
| November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gabon and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Marshall Islands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bolivia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Côte d'Ivoire and his spouse |
| December
|
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Madagascar and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malawi and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominican Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovak Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico and his spouse |
The Imperial Family
