page_title: List of state visits made by King Harald V of Norway
section_title: 2000s
hierarchical_section_title: List of state visits made by King Harald V of Norway / 2000s
caption_attribution_description: English: Norway's monarch, Harald V walks the Brazilian First Lady, Marisa Silva to a state dinner. Princess Astrid, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in the background.
context_page_description: Below is a complete list of state visits made by King Harald V of Norway. Four state visits are usually made each year: two visits by King Harald and Queen Sonja to a foreign head of state and two visits by another head of state to Norway. The number of state visits has increased greatly during the 1900s. King Haakon VII reigned for 52 years from 1905 and made a total of 13 state visits to foreign countries. King Harald V had as of 2016 reigned for 25 years and had conducted 45 state visits. Today a state visit is accompanied by large trade delegations and is seen as an important venue to promote trade and other business relations as well as cultural and political ties between the two countries.
context_section_description: 1–3 March 2000: French Republic, visiting President Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac
  25–31 March 2001: Japan, visiting Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
  23–25 October 2001: Republic of Italy, visiting President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Franca Ciampi
  25 October 2001: State of the Vatican City, visiting Pope John Paul II
  6–11 May 2002: Canada, visiting Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul
  8–10 October 2002: Republic of Hungary, visiting President Ferenc Mádl and Dalma Mádl
  20–22 June 2003: Kingdom of Belgium, visiting King Albert II and Queen Paola
  7–11 October 2003: Federative Republic of Brazil, visiting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
  8–10 June 2004: Hellenic Republic, visiting President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
  28-29. October 2004: Republic of Singapore, visiting President Sellapan Rama Nathan and Urmila Nandey
  1–5 November 2004: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, visiting President Trần Đức Lương
  5–6 April 2006: Swiss Confederation, visiting President Moritz Leuenberger
  18–20 September 2006: Republic of Ireland, visiting President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese
  5–7 June 2007: Republic of Finland, visiting President Tarja Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi
  15–17 October 2007 Federal Republic of Germany, visiting President Horst Köhler and Eva Bohnet
  27–29 May 2008: Portuguese Republic, visiting President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Maria Cavaco Silva
  24–27 November 2009: Republic of South Africa, visiting President Jacob Zuma
caption: King Harald V escorts the first lady of Brazil Marisa Silva to a state dinner in the Royal Palace, Oslo on their return visit in 2007. Princess Astrid, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in the background.
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