Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and Mrs. De Venecia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
The President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and Mrs. Kalemli |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.H. Fahad, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers and H.H. Berthe of Oman (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel and Mrs. Levy |
| March |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the Congress of Spain |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Mexico and Mrs. Zedillo (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh of the U.K. |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and Mrs. Siazon |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Honduras and Mrs. Reina |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Vice President of the U.S.A. and Mrs. Gore |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Slovak Republic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Estonia and Mrs. Meri |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Malaysia and Mrs. Siti Hasmah (Official Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Federal Council of Austria |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the Senate of Canada and Mrs. Molgat |
| April |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Luxembourg |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Croatian Parliament |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Germany (State Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Finland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary and Mrs. Kovacs |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the 15th National Assembly of Korea and Mrs. Shin |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Annan |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Lithuania |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
8 Journalists from Brazil and Argentina where T.M. the Emperor and Empress were planning to visit |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. Queen Sirikit and H.R.H. Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of Argentina and Mrs. Ruckauf |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of Australia and Mr. Reid |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of Belgium and Mrs. Gobin |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Congress of Colombia and Mrs. Franco |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Lagting and Mrs. Syse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of the Philippines |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Marshal of the Senate of the Poland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of Romania and Mrs. Roman |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Alexandra of the U.K. and Sir Angus Ogilvy |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium |
| July |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Peru |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy and Mrs. Dini |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Romania and Mrs. Constantinescu (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Former President of Portugal |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Chile and Mrs. Frei (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Finland (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Vice President and Minister of Finance of Malawi |
| October |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Thailand (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Palau |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Kiribati |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Marshall Islands |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Nauru |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Micronesia |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Cook Islands |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Tonga |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Fiji Islands |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Premier of Niue |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Vanuatu |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Samoa |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Papua New Guinea |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Secretary General of the South Pacific Forum Secretariat |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of El Salvador |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Italy |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Government of Spain and Mrs. Botella (Official Working Visit) |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Vice-President of Switzerland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon and Mrs. Hariri (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Mrs. Macapagal, Former First Lady of the Philippines with Mrs. Macapagal-Arroyo and Mr. Arroyo |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Premier of the State Council of China and Mrs. Zhu (Official Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Bulgaria and Mrs. Stoyanova (State Visit) |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Bavaria of Germany and Mrs. Stoiber |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and Mrs. Pithartova |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Ghana and Mrs. Agyeman-Rawlings (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Costa Rica |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
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 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Fiji Islands 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 Myanmar and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Head of the Delegation of the European Commission |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania 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 Sri Lanka and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India and his spouse |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Haiti |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Africa and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam and his spouse |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guinea |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Côte d'Ivoire and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay |
| 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 Nicaragua |
| June |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt |
| July |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bolivia and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gabon and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada and his spouse |
| August |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala and his spouse |
| 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 India and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Czech Republic, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Qatar 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 Belgium 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 |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Croatia and his spouse |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Apostolic Nuncio |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Micronesia and his spouse |
| November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Singapore and his spouse |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Laos |
| 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 Sweden 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 Brunei Darussalam and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of New Zealand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovenia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria 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 the U.S.A. and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belgium |
The Imperial Family