Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
His Majesty the Emperor |
H.R.H. Prince Turki of Saudi Arabia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and Mrs. Moussa |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the National Assembly of France |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and Mrs. Romulo |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Boutros-Ghali (Official Visit) |
| March |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Chancellor of Germany (Official Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Philippines and Mrs. Ramos (State Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Viet Nam (Official Working Visit) |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. Sultan Azlan Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong and H.M. Tuanku Bainun, Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. Queen Sirikit of Thailand |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Albert, Crown Prince of Belgium |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Kyrgyzstan and Mrs. Akaeva (Official Working Visit) |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Singapore and Mrs. Goh (Official Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and Mrs. Alexandrova |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State Council of China |
| June |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Peru |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross |
| July |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Indonesia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of France |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Russia and Mrs. Yeltsina |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the U.S.A. and Mrs. Clinton |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Chancellor of Germany |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the U.K. |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Italy |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Canada |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the European Council |
| August |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
8 Journalists from Italy, Belgium and Germany where T.M. the Emperor and Empress were planning to visit |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the House of Representatives of Belgium |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of the U.K. and Mrs. Major (Official Visit) |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela and Mrs. Ochoa |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Botswana and Mrs. Masire |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Ghana and Mrs. Rawlings |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Uganda and Mrs. Museveni |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Burkina Faso |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Benin |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Lower House of Mexico |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Christina of Sweden and Mr. Magnuson |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Russia and Mrs. Yeltsina (State Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the German Bundestag |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Basma of Jordan and Mr. Al-Kurdi |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Portugal and Mrs. Soares (State Visit) |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of El Salvador and Mrs. Cristiani |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Governor of Penang of Malaysia and Mrs. Hamdan |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Democratic Constituent Congress of Peru and Mrs. Yoshiyama |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Mongolia and Mrs. Jasrai (Official Working Visit) |
| December |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Argentina (Official Working Visit) and Miss Menem |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense of Jordan |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Boutros-Ghali |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Mexico |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Luxembourg |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nicaragua and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Qatar |
| 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 Venezuela and his spouse |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey and his spouse |
| March |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Fiji Islands and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala and his spouse |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea and his spouse |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Luxembourg and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of South Africa and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Costa Rica and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada 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 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh and his spouse |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tanzania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gabon |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea 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 Paraguay and his spouse |
| July |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt, his spouse and daughter |
| 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 Greece and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Senegal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of New Zealand, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy and his spouse |
| August |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Argentina and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burundi |
| September |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominica |
| October |
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 Israel and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Croatia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tanzania |
| 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 Argentina and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bolivia |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe and his spouse |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Oman |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Jamaica and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malawi and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guinea and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico and his spouse |
| December
|
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominican Republic |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uruguay |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Marshall Islands and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mauritania |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela and his spouse |
The Imperial Family