Date / Name of the Person / Title / Place of Meeting / Country of Dignitary
December 9, 1999 / Ben Ngubane / Minister of Arts and Culture / Cape Town / South Africa
November 24, 1999 / Abraham Burg / Speaker of the Israeli Knesset / Jerusalem / Israel
November 24, 1999 / Yossi Sarid / Minister of Education of Israel / Jerusalem / Israel
October 28, 1999 / HH Pope John Paul II / Pope / Vatican City / Italy
October 28, 1999 / Luciano Violante / President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy / Rome / Italy
October 28, 1999 / Giovanna Melandri / Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities of Italy / Milan / Italy
October 27, 1999 / Nicola Mancino / President of Senate of Italy / Rome / Italy
October 26, 1999 / Massimo D'Alema / Prime Minister of Italy / Rome / Italy
October 19, 1999 / Roberto Formigoni / President of Lombardy Region / Milan / Italy
October 18, 1999 / Wim Kok / Prime Minister of The Netherlands / The Hague / The Netherlands
October 18, 1999 / Jozias van Aartsen / Foreign Minister of The Netherlands / The Hague / The Netherlands
August 16, 1999 / Frank O'Bannon / Governor of Indiana / Indianapolis / USA
August 10, 1999 / Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan / Aga Khan / Geneva / Switzerland
August 10, 1999 / Cornelio Sommaruga / President of the International Committee of the Red Cross / Geneva / Switzerland
August 9, 1999 / Mary Robinson / UN High Commissioner for Human Rights / Geneva / Switzerland
June 22, 1999 / Erwin Teufel / Minister-President of Baden Wuerttemberg / Stuttgart / Germany
June 22, 1999 / Roland Koch / Minister-President of Hessen / Wiesbaden / Germany
June 19, 1999 / Luis Durnwalder / Governor of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol / Bonn / Italy
June 17, 1999 / Otto Schily / Interior Minister of Germany / Bonn / Germany
June 16, 1999 / Joschka Fisher / Foreign Minister of Germany / Bonn / Germany
June 16, 1999 / Gerd Poppe / Federal Commissioner for Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of Germany / Bonn / Germany
May 12, 1999 / HRH Prince Charles / Prince of Wales / Highgrove / UK
May 12, 1999 / Robert Cook / Foreign Secretary of UK / London / UK
May 11, 1999 / Betty Boothroyd / Speaker of the House of Commons of UK / London / UK
May 11, 1999 / William Hague / Leader of the Opposition of UK / London / UK
May 11, 1999 / George Carey / Archbishop of Canterbury / London / UK
May 10, 1999 / Tony Blair / Prime Minister of UK / London / UK
May 6, 1999 / Laurette Onkelinx / Minister-President of the French Community of Belgium / Huy / Belgium
May 6, 1999 / Charles Picqué / Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium / Brussels / Belgium
May 4, 1999 / Jean Luc Dehaene / Prime Minister of Belgium / Brussels / Belgium
April 16, 1999 / Jeb Bush / Governor of Florida / Miami / USA
April 14, 1999 / Eduardo Frei / President of Chile / Santiago / Chile
April 14, 1999 / Carlos Montes / President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile / Valparaiso / Chile
April 12, 1999 / Andres Saldivar / President of the Senate of Chile / Santiago / Chile
April 8, 1999 / Eduardo Duhalde / Governor of Buenos Aires / Buenos Aires / Argentina
April 7, 1999 / Fernando Henrique Cordoso / President of Brazil / Brasilia / Brazil
April 7, 1999 / Antonio Carlos Magalhaes / President of the Brazilian Senate / Brasilia / Brazil
April 7, 1999 / Michel Temer / President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies / Brasilia / Brazil
April 6, 1999 / Jaime Lerner / Governor of Parana / Curitiba / Brazil
December 8, 1998 / Kofi Annan / Secretary General of the UN / Paris / Ghana
December 8&10, 1998 / Lionel Jospin / Prime Minister of France / Paris / France
December 8, 1998 / Jack Lang / Minister of Culture of France / Paris / France
December 7&8, 1998 / Jacques Chirac / President of France / Paris / France
December 7&8, 1998 / Mary Robinson / UN High Commissioner for Human Rights / Paris / Ireland
December 7&8, 1998 / Federico Mayor Zaragoza / UNESCO Director-General / Paris / Spain
November 13, 1998 / Walter Mondale / Former Vice President of USA / New York / USA
November 10, 1998 / Bill Clinton / President of USA / Washington / USA
November 10, 1998 / Al Gore / Vice President of USA / Washington / USA
November 10, 1998 / Madeline Albright / Secretary of State of USA / Washington / USA
November 5&6, 1998 / Betty Williams / 1976 Nobel Peace Laureate / Charlottesville / Northern Ireland
November 5&6, 1998 / Desmond Tutu / 1984 Nobel Peace Laureate / Charlottesville / South Africa
November 5&6, 1998 / Oscar Arias Sanchez / 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate / Charlottesville / Costa Rica
November 5&6, 1998 / Rigoberta Menchu / 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate / Charlottesville / Guatemala
November 5&6, 1998 / Jose Ramos-Horta / 1996 Nobel Peace Laureate / Charlottesville / East Timor
November 5&6, 1998 / Jody Williams / 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate / Charlottesville / USA
November 3, 1998 / Antje Vollmer / Vice President of the German Parliament / Oldenburg / Germany
November 3, 1998 / Gerhard Schroeder / Minister-President of Lower Saxony / Oldenburg / Germany
June 17, 1998 / Laurent Fabius / President of the French National Assembly / Paris / France
June 16, 1998 / Elisabeth Guigou / Minister of Justice of France / Paris / France
June 12, 1998 / Waltraud Klasnic / Governor of Styria / Graz / Austria
June 9, 1998 / Wolfgang Schussel / Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Austria / Vienna / Austria
June 8, 1998 / Antje Vollmer / Vice President of the German Parliament / Berlin / Germany
June 8, 1998 / Wolfgang Gearhardt / Chairman of FDP Party / Berlin / Germany
May 13, 1998 / Tommy Thompson / Governor of Wisconsin / Madison / USA
May 11, 1998 / Jimmy Carter / Former President of USA / Atlanta / USA
May 7, 1998 / Todd Whitman / Governor of New Jersey / New Jersey / USA
May 5, 1998 / Mary Robinson / UN High Commissioner for Human Rights / New York / Ireland
May 4, 1998 / Bill Richardson / US Ambassador to the UN / New York / USA
April 6, 1998 / Mikhail Gorbachev / Former President of the Soviet Union and Nobel Peace Laureate / Kyoto / Russia
April 2, 1998 / K.R. Narayanan / President of India / New Delhi / India
April 2, 1998 / Krishan Kanth / Vice President of India / New Delhi / India
September 12, 1997 / Giancarlo Cruder / President of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia / Trieste / Italy
September 8, 9 & 10, 1997 / Luis Durnwalder / Governor of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol / Bolzano / Italy
September 5, 1997 / Vaclav Havel / President of Czech Republic / Prague / Czech Republic
September 5, 1997 / Petr Pithart / President of the Czech Senate / Prague / Czech Republic
June 16, 1997 / I.K. Gujral / Prime Minister of India / New Delhi / India
April 23, 1997 / Bill Clinton / President of USA / Washington / USA
April 23, 1997 / Al Gore / Vice President of USA / Washington / USA
April 23, 1997 / Madeline Albright / Secretary of State of USA / Washington / USA
April 16, 1997 / Jose Antonio Ardanza Garro / President of the Basque Government / Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque / Spain
April 16, 1997 / Joseba Leizaola / President of the Basque Parliament / Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque / Spain
April 14, 1997 / Joan Reventos i Carner / President of the Catalonia Parliament / Barcelona / Spain
March 27, 1997 / Lee Teng-Hui / President of Taiwan / Taipei / Taiwan
March 27, 1997 / Lien Chan / Vice President of Taiwan / Taipei / Taiwan
October 23, 1996 / Jacques Santer / President of the European Commission / Strasbourg / France
October 23, 1996 / Klaus Hansch / President of the European Parliament / Strasbourg / France
October 23, 1996 / Emma Bonino / European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection / Strasbourg / France
October 23, 1996 / Halmo van Mierlo / Foreign Minister of The Netherlands / Amsterdam / The Netherlands
September 26, 1996 / John Howard / Prime Minister of Australia / Sydney / Australia
September 19, 1996 / Bob Carr / Premier of New South Wales / Sydney / Australia
September 14, 1996 / Alexander Downer / Foreign Minister of Australia / Sydney / Australia
September 14, 1996 / David Lange / Former Prime Minister of New Zealand / Auckland / New Zealand
September 13, 1996 / Helen Clarke / Leader of the Opposition of New Zealand / Auckland / New Zealand
September 11, 1996 / Jim Bolger / Prime Minister of New Zealand / Wellington / New Zealand
September 11, 1996 / Don McKinnon / Minister of External Affairs & Trade of New Zealand / Wellington / New Zealand
August 23, 1996 / FW de Klerk / Former President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Laureate / 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 18, 1996 / HM Queen Mother / HM Queen Mother / London / UK
July 17, 1996 / Douglas Hurd / Foreign Secretary of UK / London / UK
July 16, 1996 / Tony Blair / Leader of the Opposition in UK / London / UK
June 14, 1996 / Erwin Teufel / Minister-President of Baden Wurttemberg / Baden-Baden / Germany
June 14, 1996 / Kurt Beck / Minister-President of Rheinland-Palatinate / Baden-Baden / Germany
May 28, 1996 / Bjorn Tore Godal / Foreign Minister of Norway / Oslo / Norway
May 28, 1996 / Bjorn Tore Godal / Foreign Minister of Norway / Oslo / Norway
May 28, 1996 / Ase Kleveland / Minister of Culture of Norway / Oslo / Norway
May 23, 1996 / Lena Hjelm-Waln / Foreign Minister of Sweden / Stockholm / Sweden
May 20, 1996 / HH Pope John Paul II / Pope / Vatican City / Italy
May 15, 1996 / Niels Helveg Petersen / Foreign Minister of Denmark / Copenhagen / Denmark
May 13, 1996 / Erling Olsen / Chairman of the National Parliament / Copenhagen / Denmark
August 1, 1995 / Nambaryn Enkhbayar / Minister of Culture of Mongolia / Ulan Bator / Mongolia
June 25, 1995 / Jesef Kranier Jr. / Governor of Styria / Graz / Austria
May 3, 1995 / Antje Vollmer / Vice President of the German Parliament / Bonn / Germany
December 9, 1994 / Jordi Pujol / President of Catalonia Government / Barcelona / Spain
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 / HH Pope John Paul II / Pope / Vatican City / Italy
June 17, 1994 / Irene Pivetti / President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies / 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 16, 1994 / Giuliano Giuliani / President of the Regional Council of Abruzzo / L'Aquila / Italy
June 14, 1994 / Gabriele Gatti / Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs of San Marino / San Marino / San Marino
June 9, 1994 / Hans van den Broek / European Commissioner for External Relations / Brussels / Belgium
June 9, 1994 / Leon Brittan / European Commissioner for Trade / Brussels / Belgium
June 9, 1994 / Manuel Marin Gonzalez / Vice President of European Commission / Brussels / Belgium
June 7, 1994 / Jean-Luc Dehaene / Prime Minister of Belgium / Brussels / Belgium
June 7, 1994 / Willy Claes / Foreign Minister of Belgium / Brussels / Belgium
June 7, 1994 / Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb / President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives / Brussels / Belgium
June 6, 1994 / Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans / Foreign Minister of The Netherlands / The Hague / The Netherlands
June 5, 1994 / Wim Kok / Deputy Prime Minister of The Netherlands / The Hague / The Netherlands
June 4, 1994 / HRH Princess Juliana / Princess of The Netherlands / Amsterdam / The Netherlands
April 29, 1994 / Rita Sussmuth / President of the German Parliament / Konigswinter / Germany
April 29, 1994 / Dieter-Julius Cronenberg / Vice President of the German Parliament / Konigswinter / Germany
April 14, 1994 / John D. Waihee III / Governor of Hawaii / Honolulu / USA
March 21, 1994 / Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron / Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel / Jerusalem / Israel
March 21, 1994 / Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lav / Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel / Jerusalem / Israel
February 4, 1994 / Vaclav Havel / President of Czech Republic / Delhi / Czech Republic
November 16, 1993 / Francois Mitterrand / President of France / Paris / France
November 4, 1993 / Philippe Seguin / President of the French National Assembly / Paris / France
November 4, 1993 / Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan / Aga Khan / Paris / France
October 26, 1992 / Lucette Michaux-Chevry / Minister for Humanitarian Action and Human Rights of France / Paris / France
September 23, 1993 / Omar Bongo Ondimba / President of Gabon / Libreville / Gabon
September 3, 1993 / Jim Edgar / Governor of Illinois / Chicago / USA
June 14, 1993 / Thomas Klestil / President of Austria / Vienna / Austria
May 17, 1993 / Lech Walesa / President of Poland and Nobel Peace Laureate / Warsaw / Poland
May 16, 1993 / Jacek Kuroń / Minister of Labor & Social Policy of Poland / Warsaw / Poland
May 12, 1993 / Douglas Hurd / Foreign Secretary of UK / London / UK
May 10, 1993 / George Carey / Archbishop of Canterbury / London / UK
May 4, 1993 / Paddy Ashdown/ Leader of the Liberal Democrats / London / UK
April 28, 1993 / George Mitchell / Majority Leader of the US Senate / Washington / USA
April 28, 1993 / Robert Dole / Minority Leader of the US Senate / Washington / USA
April 27, 1993 / Bill Clinton / President of USA / Washington / USA
April 27, 1993 / Al Gore / Vice President of USA / Washington / USA
April 27, 1993 / Thomas Foley / Speaker of the US House / Washington / USA
April 26, 1993 / Warren Christopher / Secretary of State of USA / Washington / USA
September 24, 1992 / Leonid Potapov / Chairman of the Supreme Council of Buryatia Republic / Ulan Ude / Russian Federation
September 20, 1992 / Kaadyr-ool Bicheldey / Chairman of the Great Khural (Parliament) of Tuva Republic / Kyzyl / Russian Federation
September 19, 1992 / Sherig-ool Oorzhak / President of Tuva Republic / Kyzyl / Russian Federation
September 14, 1992 / Vladimir Basanov / Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Kalmykia Republic / Elista / Russian Federation
September 12, 1992 / Shankar D. Sharma / President of India / New Delhi / India
July 26, 1992 / Thomas Klestil / President of Austria / Salzburg / Austria
July 26, 1992 / Rudolf Scholten / Minister of Culture of Austria / Salzburg / Austria
July 26, 1992 / Hans Katschthaler / Governor of Salzburg State / Salzburg / Austria
July 25, 1992 / Christof Zernatto / Governor of Carinthia State / Huettenberg / Austria
July 22, 1992 / Arpad Goncz / President of Hungary / Tarr / Hungary
June 19, 1992 / Patricio Aylwin / President of Chile / Santiago / Chile
June 12, 1992 / Eduardo Angeloz / Governor of Cordoba Provine / Cordoba / Argentina
June 11, 1992 / Carlos Menem / President of Argentina / Buenos Aires / Argentina
June 9, 1992 / Luiz Antonio Fleury Filho / Governor of Sao Paulo State / Sau Paulo / Brazil
May 14, 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 13, 1992 / Helen Clark / Leader of Opposition of New Zealand / Wellington / New Zealand
May 8, 1992 / Paul Keating / Prime Minister of Australia / Canberra / Australia
May 7, 1992 / John Hewson / Leader of Opposition 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
April 29, 1992 / Carmen Lawrence / Premier of Western Australia / Perth / Australia
March 3, 1992 / PV Narasimha Rao / Prime Minister of India / New Delhi / India
December 8, 1991 / Gro Harlem Brundtland / Prime Minister of Norway / Oslo / Norway
December 7, 1991 / Lech Walesa / President of Poland and Nobel Peace Laureate / Oslo / Norway
December 7, 1991 / Bishop Desmond Tutu / 1984 Nobel Peace Laureate / Oslo / Norway
December 5, 1991 / Alf Svensson / Minister for International Development, Cooperation & Human Rights Issues of Sweden / Stockholm / Sweden
December 4, 1991 / Margaretha af Ugglas / Foreign Minister of Sweden / Stockholm / Sweden
December 3, 1991 / HM King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia / King & Queen of Sweden / Stockholm / Sweden
December 2, 1991 / John Major / Prime Minister of UK / London / UK
October 10, 1991 / HM Empress Farah Pahlavi / Empress of Iran / Hartford / USA
October 7, 1991 / Hennning Voscherau/ President of the Senate of Hamburg / Hamburg / Germany
October 5, 1991 / Zhelyu Zhelev / President of Bulgaria / Sofia / Bulgaria
October 4, 1991 / Olo Nugis / Chairman of the Supreme Council of Estonia / Tallinn / Estonia
October 4, 1991 / Indrek Toome Kadriorg / Foreign Affairs Commissioner of Estonia / Tallinn / Estonia
October 2 & 3, 1991 / Tunne Kelam / Chairman of the Estonian Committee of the Congress of Estonia / Valka / Estonia
October 2, 1991 / Anatolijs Gorbunovs / Acting President of Latvia / Vilnius / Latvia
October 1, 1991 / Gediminas Vagnorius / Prime Minister of Lithuania / Vilnius / Lithuania
October 1, 1991 / Algirdas Saudargas / Foreign Minister of Lithuania / Vilnius / Lithuania
September 30 & October 1, 1991 / Vytautas Landsbergis / President of Lithuania / Vilnius / Lithuania
September 2, 1991 / Kurt Waldheim / President of Austria / Vienna / Austria
August 30, 1991 / Claudio Podeschi / Head of State of San Marino / San Marino / San Marino
August 30, 1991 / Domenico Bernardini / Head of Government of San Marino / San Marino / San Marino
August 30, 1991 / Gabriele Gatti / Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs of San Marino / San Marino / San Marino
August 25, 1991 / Roland Dumas / Foreign Minister of France / Dordogne / France
August 19, 1991 / Rene Felber / Foreign Minister of Switzerland / Bern / Switzerland
August 17, 1991 / Hans Brunhart / Prime Minister of Liechtenstein / Vaduz / Liechtenstein
August 16 & 17, 1991 / HRH Prince Hans-Adam II / Prince of Liechtenstein / Vaduz / Liechtenstein
July 9, 1991 / PV Narasimha Rao / Prime Minister of India / New Delhi / India
April 18, 1991 / Thomas Foley / Speaker of the US House / Washington / USA
April 18, 1991 / George Mitchell / Majority Leader of the US Senate / Washington / USA
April 16, 1991 / George Bush / President of USA / Washington / USA
April 16, 1991 / Dan Quayle / Vice President of USA / Washington / USA
April 16, 1991 / Jean Kirkpatrik / Former US Permanent Representative to the UN / Washington / USA
April 16, 1991 / Fruto Chamorro Perez / President of Nicaragua / Washington / Nicaragua
April 16, 1991 / Jiri Dienstbier / Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia / Washington / Czechoslovakia
March 22, 1991 / Mary Robinson / President of Ireland / Dublin / Ireland
March 21, 1991 / Neil Kinnock / Leader of the UK Opposition / London / UK
March 20, 1991 / Bernard Weatherhill / Speaker of the UK House of Commons / London / UK
March 20, 1991 / Lord Mackay / Lord Chancellor of the UK / London / UK
March 18, 1991 / HRH Prince Charles / Prince of Wales / London / UK
March 18, 1991 / HRH Prince Richard / Duke of Gloucester / London / UK
January 30, 1991 / Zail Singh / Former President of India / New Delhi / India
January 29, 1991 / Chandra Shekhar / Prime Minister of India / Delhi / India
December 13, 1990 / Shankaracharaya of Kanchi Kamakoti / Shankaracharya / Madras / India
October 8, 1990 / Laurent Fabius / President of the French National Assembly / Paris / France
October 8, 1990 / Jack Lang / Minister of Culture for France / Paris / France
October 4, 1990 / Richard von Weizsaeker / President of Germany / Bonn / Germany
October 2, 1990 / Jean Chretine / Leader of Opposition in Canada / Ottawa / Canada
September 10, 1990 / H. van den Broek / Foreign Minister of The Netherlands / Amsterdam / The Netherlands
September 5, 1990 / Gabriel Canellas / President of the Autonomous Government of Beleares / Mallorca / Spain
June 4, 1990 / Gabriel Urralburu / President of the Autonomous Government of Navarre / Pamplona / Spain
June 1, 1990 / HH Pope John Paul II / Pope / Vatican City / Italy
June 1, 1990 / Nilde Iotti / President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies / Rome / Italy
April 24, 1990 / Mark Eyskens / Foreign Minister of Belgium / Brussels / Belgium
February 3 & 4, 1990 / Vaclav Havel / President of Czechoslovakia / Prague / Czechoslovakia