Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the Singapore Parliament and Mrs. Abdullah |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Senate of Chile and Mrs. Larraechea |
| February |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Luxembourg |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Albania and Mrs. Berisha |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the European Parliament |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Israel and Mrs. Olmert (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the State Great Hural of Mongolia and Mrs. Oyuntsetseg |
| March |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Assembly of Portugal |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Croatia (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Supreme Court of Denmark and Mrs. Melchior |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Peru (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Chairman of the National Assembly of Viet Nam and Mrs. Man |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Tonga |
| April |
His Majesty the Emperor |
H.H. Haitham of Oman |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Marshall Islands and Mrs. Tomeing |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the House of Councilors of Tunisia and Mrs. Kallel |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of France and Mrs. Fillon (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Sweden and Mrs. Reinfeldt |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Korea and Mrs. Kim Yoon-Ok (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Slovenia (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the European Commission |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of China and Mrs. Liu (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Hassan and H.R.H. Princess Sarvath of Jordan |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Laos and Mrs. Sayasone |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. King Mswati III and H.R.H. Inkhosikati LaNkambule of Swaziland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Gabon |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Uganda |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Burkina Faso and Mrs. Compaore |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Sudan |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Senegal |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Guinea-Bissau and Mrs. Vieira |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Ghana |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Cape Verde |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Mali and Mrs. Toure |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Madagascar and Mrs. Ravalomanana |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Central Africa and Mrs. Bozize |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Malawi |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Mozambique |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Namibia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Liberia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Tanzania |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Mauritania |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Sierra Leone |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Vice President of Gambia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Second Vice President of Brundi and Mrs. Ntisezerana |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Vice President of Nigeria |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Vice President of Botswana |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Lesotho |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Tunisia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Angola |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Niger |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Morocco and Mrs. El Fassi |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Togo |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Turkey and Mrs. Gül (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Finland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Rudd (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Kazakhstan (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Ban (Official Visit) |
| July |
Her Majesty the Empress |
Mrs. Yar'Adua, First Lady of Nigeria |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs. Harper (Official Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
H.H. Sheikh Nasser, Prime Minister of Kuwait (Official Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Prince Mohamed Bolkiah and H.R.H. Pengiran Zariah of Brunei Darussalam |
| September |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the National Assembly of France |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the German Bundestag |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the House of Commons of the U.K. |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U.S.A. |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
First Vice-President of the European Parliament |
| October |
His Majesty the Emperor |
H.H. Shaikh Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of India and Mrs. Singh (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
T.R.H. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall of the U.K. (Official Visit) |
| November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
T.M. the King Juan Carlos I and the Queen Sofia of Spain (State Visit) |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Argentina and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Saudi Arabia, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mozambique and his spouse |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Micronesia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.K. and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iraq and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Singapore and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Chile and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan and his spouse |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Oman and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Viet Nam and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Djibouti and his spouse |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Maldives and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark, his spouse and daughter |
| June |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Marshall Islands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.K. 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 Micronesia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands and his spouse |
| July |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia |
| 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 Slovak Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy 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 Jordan and his spouse |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guatemala |
| 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 Marshall Islands |
| 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 Brazil |
| 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 Dominican Republic |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia |
| 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 Djibouti and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.K. and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyz and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam and his spouse |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.A.E. and his 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 Sri Lanka and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Myanmer and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bhutan |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cameroon 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 Italy 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 Denmark and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland |
| December |
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 Kyrgyz and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Morocco and his spouse |
The Imperial Family