Dignitaries Met: 1990 - 1999

Date

Name of the
Person

Title

Place of
Meeting

Country of
Dignitary

Nov. 24, 1999
 Abraham Burg
 Speaker of the Israeli Knesset
 Jerusalem
 Israel
Nov. 24, 1999
 Yossi Sarid
 Minister of Education of Israel
 Jerusalem
 Israel
Oct. 28, 1999
 H.H. Pope John Paul II
 Pope
 Vatican City
 Vatican State
Oct. 26, 1999 Massimo D'Alema Prime Minister of Italy Rome Italy
Oct. 18, 1999 Wim Kok Prime Minister of The Netherlands The Hague The Netherlands
Oct. 18, 1999 J.J. Van Aartsen
 Foreign Minister of The Netherlands The Hague The Netherlands
June 17, 1999 Otto Schily Interior Minister of Germany Bonn Germany
June 16, 1999 Joschka Fisher Foreign Minister of Germany Bonn Germany
May 12, 1999 H.R.H. Prince Charles Prince of Wales Highgrove U.K.
May 12, 1999 Robert Cook Foreign Secretary of U.K. London U.K.
May 11, 1999 Dr. George Carey Archbishop of Canterbury London U.K.
May 10, 1999 Tony Blair Prime Minister of U.K. London U.K.
May 4, 1999
 Jean Luc Dehaene Prime Minister of Belgium Brussels Belgium
April 13, 1999 Eduardo Frei President of Chile Santiago Chile
April 7, 1999
 Fernando Henrique Cordoso President of Brazil Brasilia Brazil
Dec. 8, 1998
 Mary Robinson UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Paris Ireland
Dec. 8, 1998
 Kofi Annan Secretary General of the UN Paris Ghana
Dec. 8, 1998
 Lionel Jospin Prime Minister of France Paris France
Dec. 8, 1998
 Jacques Chirac President of France Paris France
Nov. 10, 1998 Madeline Albright U.S. Secretary of State Washington U.S.A.
Nov. 10, 1998 Al Gore Vice President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
Nov. 10, 1998 Bill Clinton President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
June 17, 1998 Laurent Fabius President of the French National Assembly Paris France
June 9, 1998
 Wolfgang Schussel Foreign Minister of Austria Vienna Austria
May 11, 1998 Jimmy Carter Former President of the U.S. Atlanta U.S.A.
May 7, 1998
 Todd Whitman Governor of New Jersey New Jersey U.S.A.
May 5, 1998
 Mary Robinson UN High Commissioner for Human Rights New York Ireland
May 4, 1998
 Bill Richardson U.S. Ambassador to the UN New York U.S.A.
April 6, 1998
 Mikhail Gorbachev Former President of USSR Kyoto Russia
April 2, 1998
 Krishan Kanth Vice President of India New Delhi India
April 2, 1998
 K.R. Narayanan President of India New Delhi India
Sept. 5, 1997 Vaclav Havel President of Czech Republic Prague Czech Republic
June 16, 1997 I.K. Gujral Prime Minister of India New Delhi India
April 23, 1997 Madeline Albright U.S. Secretary of State Washington U.S.A.
April 23, 1997 Al Gore Vice-President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
April 23, 1997 Bill Clinton President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
April 16, 1997
 Jose Antonio Ardanza Garro
 President of the Basque Government
 Vitoria-Gasteiz
 Spain
April 16, 1997
 Joseba Andoni Leizaola Azpiazu
 President of the Basque Parliament
 Gernika
 Spain
March 27, 1997 Lee Teng-Hui President of Taiwan Taipei Taiwan
Oct. 23, 1996 Jacques Santer President of the European Union Strasbourg France
Oct. 23, 1996 Dr. Klaus Hansch President of the European Parliament Strasbourg France
Oct. 23, 1996 Halmo van Mierlo Foreign Minister of The Netherlands Amsterdam The Netherlands
Sept. 14, 1996 Alexander Downer Foreign Minister of Australia Melbourne Australia
Sept. 14, 1996 John Howard Prime Minister of Australia Melbourne Australia
Sept. 11, 1996 Don McKinnon Foreign Minister of New Zealand Wellington New Zealand
Sept. 11, 1996 Jim Bolger Prime Minister of New Zealand Wellington New Zealand
August 23, 1996 F.W. de Klerk Former President of South Africa Pretoria South Africa
August 21, 1996 Nelson Mandela President of South Africa Cape Town South Africa
August 20, 1996 Bishop Desmond Tutu Nobel Laureate Cape Town South Africa
July 17, 1996
 Douglas Hurd Foreign Secretary of U.K. London U.K.
May 28, 1996 Bjorn Tore Godal Foreign Minister of Norway Oslo Norway
May 23, 1996 Lena Hjelm-Waln Foreign Minister of Sweden Stockholm Sweden
May 20, 1996 H.H. Pope John Paul II Pope Vatican City Vatican State
May 15, 1996 Niels Helveg Petersen Foreign Minister of Denmark Copenhagen Denmark
August 1, 1995 Nambaryn Enkhbayar
 Minister of Culture of Mongolia
 Ulan Bator
 Mongolia
May 3, 1995
 Dr. Antje Vollmer
 Vice President of the German Parliament
 Bonn
 Germany
July 5, 1994 Violeta Chamorro President of Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua
July 5, 1994
 Ernesto Leal Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua
July 4, 1994
 Luis Humberto Guzman
 President of the Nicaraguan National Assembly
 Managua
 Nicaragua
June 17, 1994 H.H. Pope John Paul II Pope Vatican City Vatican State
June 17,1994 Irene Pivetti
 President of the Italian Lower House Rome
 Italy
June 16, 1994
 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
 President of Italy
 Rome
 Italy
June 16, 1994
 Carlo Scognamiglio
 President of the Italian Senate
 Rome
 Italy
June 14, 1994
 Gabriele Gatti
 Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs of San Marino
 San Marino
 San Marino
June 7, 1994
 Willy Claes Foreign Minister of Belgium Brussels Belgium
June 6, 1994
 Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans Foreign Minister of The Netherlands The Hague The Netherlands
June 4, 1994
 H.R.H. Princess Juliana Princess of The Netherlands Amsterdam The Netherlands
April 29, 1994
 Dr. Rita Sussmuth
 President of the German Parliament Frankfurt
 Germany
April 14, 1994
 John D. Waihee III
 Governor of Hawaii
 Honolulu
 U.S.A.
June 14, 1993 Dr. Thomas Klestil President of Austria Vienna Austria
May 17, 1993 Lech Walesa President of Poland Warsaw Poland
May 12, 1993 Douglas Hurd Foreign Secretary of U.K. London U.K.
May 10, 1993 Dr. George Carey
 Archbishop of Canterbury London U.K.
April 27, 1993 Al Gore Vice President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
April 27, 1993 Bill Clinton President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
Sept. 12, 1992 Dr. Shankar D. Sharma President of India New Delhi India
June 20, 1992 Patricio Aylwin President of Chile Santiago Chile
June 11, 1992 Carlos Menem President of Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina
May 13, 1992 Don McKinnon Foreign Minister of New Zealand Wellington New Zealand
May 13, 1992 Jim Bolger Prime Minister of New Zealand Wellington New Zealand
May 8, 1992
 Paul Keating Prime Minister of Australia Canberra Australia
May 6, 1992
 Gareth Evans Foreign Minister of Australia Canberra Australia
May 4, 1992
 Son San Prime Minister of Kampuchea Melbourne Cambodia
March 3, 1992
 P.V. Narasimha Rao Prime Minister of India New Delhi India
Dec. 8, 1991
 Gro Harlem Brundtland Prime Minister of Norway Oslo Norway
Dec. 7, 1991
 Lech Walesa President of Poland Oslo Norway
Dec. 7, 1991
 Bishop Desmond Tutu 1984 Nobel Peace Laureate Oslo Norway
Dec. 5, 1991
 Alf Svensson
 Minister for International Development, Cooperation & Human Rights Issues of Sweden Stockholm
 Sweden
Dec. 4, 1991
 Margaretha af Ugglas Foreign Minister of Sweden Stockholm Sweden
Dec. 3, 1991
 H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia King & Queen of Sweden Stockholm Sweden
Dec. 2, 1991
 John Major Prime Minister of U.K. London U.K.
Oct. 10, 1991
 H.M. Empress Farah Pahlavi
 Empress of Iran
 Hartford
 U.S.A.
Oct. 5, 1991
 Zhelyu Zhelev President of Bulgaria Sofia Bulgaria
Oct. 4, 1991
 Indrek Toome Kadriorg Foreign Affairs Commissioner of Estonia Tallinn Estonia
Oct. 4, 1991
 Olo Nugis Chairman of the Supreme Council of Estonia Tallinn Estonia
Oct. 2, 1991
 Anatolijs Gorbunovs
 Acting President of Latvia
 Vilnius
 Latvia
Sept. 30, 1991 K. Palkalniskis Deputy Prime Minister of Lithuania Vilnius Lithuania
Sept. 30, 1991 Gediminas Vagnorius Prime Minister of Lithuania Vilnius Lithuania
Sept. 29, 1991 Vytautas Landsbergis President of Lithuania Vilnius Lithuania
August 19, 1991 Rene Feler Foreign Minister of Switzerland Bern Switzerland
August 16, 1991 H.R.H. Prince Hans-Adam II Prince of Liechtenstein
 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
July 9, 1991
 P.V. Narasimha Rao Prime Minister of India New Delhi India
April 18, 1991
 Thomas Foley
 Speaker of the U.S. House
 Washington
 U.S.A.
April 18, 1991
 George Mitchell
 Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate
 Washington U.S.A.
April 16, 1991 Jean Kirkpatrik Former U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Washington U.S.A.
April 16, 1991 Jiri Dienstbier Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia Washington Czechoslovakia
April 16, 1991 Dan Quayle Vice President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
April 16, 1991 Fruto Chamorro Perez President of Nicaragua Washington Nicaragua
April 16, 1991 George Bush President of the U.S. Washington U.S.A.
March 22, 1991 Mary Robinson President of Ireland Dublin Ireland
March 21, 1991 Neil Kinnock Leader of the U.K. Opposition London U.K.
March 20, 1991 Bernard Weatherhill Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons London U.K.
March 20, 1991 Lord Mackay Lord Chancellor of the U.K.
 London U.K.
March 18, 1991 H.R.H. Prince Charles Prince of Wales London U.K.
March 18, 1991 H.R.H. Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester London U.K.
Jan. 29, 1991 Chandra Shekhar Prime Minister of India Delhi India
Dec. 1990
 H.H. Shankarachariya of Kanchi Kamakoti Shankaracharya Madras India
Oct. 4, 1990
 Richard von Weizsaeker President of Germany Bonn Germany
Sept. 10, 1990 H. van den Broek Foreign Minister of The Netherlands
 Amsterdam
 The Netherlands
Sept. 5, 1990 Gabriel Canellas President of the Autonomous Government of Beleares
 Mallorca Spain
June 4, 1990
 Urralburu President of the Autonomous Government of Navarra
 Pamplona
 Spain
June 1, 1990
 H.H. Pope John Paul II Pope Vatican City Vatican State
April 24, 1990 Mark Eyskens Foreign Minister of Belgium Brussels Belgium
Feb. 3, 1990
 Vaclav Havel President of Czechoslovakia Prague Czechoslovakia

 

 

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