Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Soamsawali of Thailand |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Ireland |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Latvia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Bulgaria and Mrs. Parvanova (Official Working Visit) |
| February |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste |
| Her Majesty the Empress |
Mrs. Clinton, Former First Lady of the United States of America |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia and Mrs. Daudze |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Timor-Leste (Official Working Visit) |
| April |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Seychelles |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. King Abdullah II, H.R.H. Prince Feisal, H.R.H. Princess Raiyah and H.R.H. Prince Ghazi of Jordan |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Pakistan |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (Official Visit) |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Singapore and Mrs. Nathan (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Premier of Niue and Mrs. Talagi |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Kiribati and Mrs. Tong |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Micronesia and Mrs. Mori |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Nauru |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Marshall Islands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Palau and Mrs. Toribiong |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Samoa |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Cook Islands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Tonga |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Tuvalu and Mrs. Ielemia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands and Mrs. Sikua |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Vanuatu and Mrs. Natapei |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary General of Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
H.H. Sheikh Tamim, Heir Apparent of Qatar (Official Working Visit) |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Philippines and Mr. Arroyo |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Italy and Mrs. Napolitano (Official Working Visit) |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Austria and Mrs. Fischer (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of Thailand and Mrs. Boondech |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Official Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of New Zealand and Mrs. Key (Official Working Visit) |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Peru |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the U.S.A. |
| December |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Hungary (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Uruguay and Mrs. Vázquez |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Vice President of China |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Turkmenistan (Official Working Visit) |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
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 the U.S.A. and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway and his spouse |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tanzania and his spouse |
| March |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominican Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mali |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Apostolic Nuncio |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Botswana and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bahrain and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iraq and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovak Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of South Africa |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jamaica |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Morocco and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Saudi Arabia and his spouse |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zambia and his spouse |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia 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 Palau |
| August |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mozambique and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Croatia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uganda |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Albania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay and his spouse |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Saudi Arabia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Samoa and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zambia 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 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovak Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S.A. and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland and his spouse |
| November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cote d'Ivoire |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Czech Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jordan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominican Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea and his spouse |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Panama and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malawi and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Head of the Delegation of the European Commission and his spouse |
The Imperial Family
