a state visit

Nixon's visit to China is one of the few occasions where a state visit brought about a seminal change in international affairs.

The White House decided early on not to call Mr. Hu's trip a state visit, and denied him perquisites like a state dinner.

They even disagreed on the name for the 2006 visit; Mr. Hu called it a "state visit" while Mr. Bush called it an "official visit. "

As with many trade deals announced around a state visit, it seems the headline number might be a little misleading.

The President is doing what he needs to do for his schedule and he's going to the Philippines, he'll have a state visit?

This debate clearly has years to run, but the issue of a state visit to Dublin may be moving towards a resolution by next spring.

French President Jacques Chirac's personal chef could not go because he had to be in France for a state visit.

A few days later, Vclav Havel came to Washington for a state visit, telling the press I was his great friend.

On Monday, it was announced that Cecilia would not accompany her husband on a state visit to Morocco next week.

His spiritual and aesthetic reserves will be tested to the full this weekend, as he arrives on a state visit to China.

Pope Benedict is to make a state visit to Britain in September next year, the first full state visit in history by a pope to Britain.

A black-tie dinner in honor of Singh on Tuesday night will culminate the Obama administration's first hosting of a state visit.

A British diplomat says sourly: "The delegation to Tripoli led by Jacob Zuma looked like a state visit from Tyrants Inc. "

Burma's top leader, General Than Shwe, arrived in Beijing Tuesday for a state visit ahead of national elections this fall.

She has been seen in public only once in the past month and did not accompany her husband on a state visit to Kazakhstan.

On a state visit to China in August, he noted that there is no African country represented.

Its threat came as Myanmar's newly installed "civilian" president, Thein Sein, a former general, embarked on a state visit to China.

The deal has already been cleared by the cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who paid a state visit to Russia last month.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi made a state visit to China last week to extol investment opportunities.

The same week sees London host a World Cup football qualifier, a state visit from Mexico's president and the Oxford and Cambridge boat race.

A: President Hu will pay a state visit to Laos as General Secretary of Chinese Communist Party and Chinese President.

At the invitation of President Lagos, I am very glad to pay a state visit to the beautiful Chilean Republic.

It is the largest contingent of US chief executives to accompany a president on a state visit.

French President Jacques Chirac started a state visit to China Saturday.

I am delighted to once again pay a state visit to Canada on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of our diplomatic relations.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao begins a state visit to visit Pakistan.

After the visit to Chile and attending the APEC informal leadership meeting, he will also pay a state visit to Cuba.

POPE BENEDICT XVI begins a state visit to Britain on Thursday September 16th.

President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to the United States, which was the greatest event in China's foreign affairs in 1997.

A state visit to Britain earlier this month afforded another chance to regain some lost stature.

Princess Diana wore this black crepe evening gown during a state visit in 1992.

President hu will pay a state visit to Japan.

The Chinese leader arrived in Dushanbe on Tuesday from Seoul after a state visit to South Korea.

The talks are believed to have started last year after Mr. Olmert carried out a state visit to Turkey.

It's the first time in 10 years an Indian president has paid a state visit to China.