List of official overseas trips made by Norodom Sihamoni

Since acceding to the throne of Cambodia in 2004, King Norodom Sihamoni has made numerous state and official visits.

2000s

2004 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 18 October – 20 October Beijing Official visit with President Hu on 18 October, prior to King Sihamoni's coronation on 29 October President Hu Jintao

2005 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 10 August – 14 August Beijing State visit President Hu Jintao

2006 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 14 March – 15 March Vientiane State visit President Khamtai Siphandon 16 March – 18 March Hanoi State visit President Trần Đức Lương 27 March – 29 March Kuala Lumpur State visit Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sirajuddin of Perlis 29 March – 31 March Singapore State visit President S. R. Nathan 17 April – 19 April Pyongyang State visit President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam 11 June – 14 June Bangkok Official visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the throne, including royal banquet King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Sirikit 18 September – 24 September Prague State Visit President Václav Klaus 25 September – 26 September Bratislava State visit President Ivan Gašparovič 20 November – 24 November Paris State visit President Jacques Chirac 14 December Bonn Official visit President Horst Köhler 24 – 27 December He Fei, Chizhou Official visit Governor Wang Jinshan, Party Secretary Guo Jinlong

2007 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 27 May – 1 June Zürich, Bern Private/ Official visit. Visits to Bern on 29 May, including official reception by President Calmy-Rey and to Zürich on 31 May President Micheline Calmy-Rey 28 November – 12 December Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable

2008 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 24 March – 26 March Bandar Seri Begawan State visit Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah 24 June – 26 June Hanoi Official visit President Nguyen Minh Triet 1 August – 15 August Beijing Official visit to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics President Hu Jintao 15 October – 21 October Quebec Official visit to attend the XII summit of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Governor General Michaëlle Jean, Premier Jean Charest

2009 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 4 February – 25 February Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable 3 September – 20 September Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with Vice President Xi on 16 September Vice President Xi Jinping

2010s

2010

Date Country City Details Host Ref. 22 February – 31 March Beijing, Fuzhou, Quanzhou Routine visit; courtesy call with Congress Chairman Wu on 23 February. Visits to Fujian province, including the cities of Fuzhou on 1 March, Quanzhou on 3 March. Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo 11 March – 12 March Paris Official visit for the induction ceremony of King Sihamoni into the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres Jean Leclant 14 March – 21 March Prague Private/ official visit President Václav Klaus, First Lady Livia Klausová 16 May – 22 May Tokyo, Kato State visit from 16 – 20 May in Tokyo, then visit to the Nenbutsushu Sampozan Muryojuji Head Temple from May 20 to 22 in Kato Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Mrs Miyuki Hatoyama, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko 27 September – 10 October Beijing, Shanghai Routine visit; courtesy call with Chairman Wu on 2 October. Attendance of the Shanghai World Expo on 1 October Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo

2011 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 18 April – 12 May Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable 8 August – 27 October Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable

2012 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 19 January – 15 February Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with the Premier on 20 January Premier Wen Jiabao 24 September – 26 September Hanoi State visit President Trương Tấn Sang 15 October – 17 October Beijing Private/ official visit, accompanied by Prime Minister Hun Sen to escort the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk who died in Beijing on 15 October back home. Condolence visit from Premier Wen on the same day. Further visits from the Premier, along with President Hu on 17 October. Premier Wen Jiabao, President Hu Jintao

2013 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 21 February – 26 March Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with the Premier on 21 February. Premier Wen Jiabao 12 August – 11 September Beijing, Nanjing Routine visit; courtesy call with the Foreign Minister on 1 September. Attendance of the Asian Youth Games on 16 August in Nanjing, including meeting with provincial and local leaders Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Party Secretary Luo Zhijun, Party Secretary Yang Weize, Vice Premier Liu Yandong

2014 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 19 February – 25 March Beijing Routine visit; state dinner on 21 March Vice President President Li Yuanchao 19 April – 12 May Paris Official visit to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie on 7 May and attendance at a special function organized by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres on 9 May Organisation internationale de la Francophonie General Secretary Abdou Diouf 25 August – 27 September Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with the President and First Lady on 25 September President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan 8 December – 9 December Tokyo Official visit to attend the VI World Buddhist Summit Non-applicable

2015 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 5 March – 3 May Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with Chairman Yu on 17 April Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng 14 August – 27 September Beijing, Nanchang, Jiujiang Routine visit; courtesy call with President Xi on 31 August. Attendance of the Victory Day Parade on 3 September in Beijing hosted by the First Couple. Visits to Jiangxi province, namely the cities of Nanchang and Jiujiang between 7 and 9 September President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan, Party Secretary Qiang Wei, Governor Lu Xinshe 22 November – 6 December Paris Official visit to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royale 21 December – 23 December Vientiane Official visit President Choummaly Sayasone

2016 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 2 June – 4 June Beijing State visit President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang 5 July – 17 August Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable

2017 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 3 March – 11 April Beijing, Hangzhou, Ningbo Routine visit; courtesy call with the President and First Lady on 6 March in Beijing. Visits to Hangzhou and Ningbo between 5 and 8 April President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan, Governor Che Jun, Party Secretary Tang Yijun 23 July – 4 October Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable

2018 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 22 February – 2 April Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with State Councilor Yang on 25 February State Councilor Yang Jiechi 6 April – 9 April Kato Official visit to attend the commemoration of the 4th International Buddhist Day and the inauguration ceremony of Nalanda Mahavihara (monasteries complex) Non-applicable 10 September – 9 October Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with the President and First Lady on 19 September and national day reception on 1 October President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan 18 – 21 December Hanoi, Da Nang State visit President Nguyễn Phú Trọng

2019

Date Country City Details Host Ref. 17 March – 7 April Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable 13 May – 16 May Beijing Official visit to attend the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations on 15 May; formal meeting held with President Xi on 14 May. President Xi Jinping 23 May – 26 May Paris Official visit to attend the 25th Anniversary of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor). Non-applicable 10 September – 2 October Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with Chairman Wang on 27 September Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang 21 October – 24 October Tokyo Official visit to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito on 22 October, along with meeting the Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako

2020s

2020 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 1 April – 11 May Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with Councilor/ Foreign Minister on 8 May State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi 6 October – 8 November Yan'an, Xi'an, Beijing Routine visit; official visits to Yan'an and Xi'an on 1 November meeting with provincial leaders. Attendance of Friendship Medal presentation ceremony to Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath, along with courtesy call with the President and First Lady on 6 November Party Secretary Liu Guozhong, Governor Zhao Yide, President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan

2021 Date Country City Details Host Ref 1 March – 16 March Shanghai, Jiaxing Routine visit; official visits to Shanghai and Jiaxing on 16 March. Party Secretary Li Qiang, Mayor Gong Zheng, Party Secretary Yuan Jiajun 10 November – 15 November Paris Official visit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of UNESCO on 12 November UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay 16 August – 25 September Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable

2022 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 3 February – 6 February Beijing Official visit to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics, including the state banquet on 5 February. President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan 4 March – 13 April Beijing Routine visit Non-applicable 21 August – 1 October Beijing Routine visit; Official reception commemorating the 100th anniversary since the birth of former King Norodom Sihanouk on 15 September. Vice President Wang Qishan

2023

Date Country City Details Host Ref. 12 February – 16 March Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with the President and First Lady on 24 February President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan 29 – 31 May New Delhi State visit; to commemorate 70th anniversary of Indo-Cambodian diplomatic relations President Droupadi Murmu 28 August – 1 October Beijing, Hangzhou Routine visit; courtesy call with President Xi on 23 September alongside attendance for the Asian Games in Hangzhou President Xi Jinping 12 November – 18 November Paris Official visit; meeting with President Macron on 13 November and attendance of UNESCO's 4th Intergovernmental Conference on Angkor on 15 November, including audience with UNESCO Director-General Azoulay President Emmanuel Macron, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay 19 December – 21 December Fuzhou Official visit; attendance of the 30th Anniversary Exhibition of the 3820 Strategic Plan (also referred to as the Strategic Vision for Fuzhou's 20 Year Economic and Social Development) Non-applicable

2024 Date Country City Details Host Ref. 5 April – 9 April Osaka, Kato State visit and to partake in International Buddhist Day celebrations on 8 April Non-Applicable 26 February – 28 March Beijing Routine visit; courtesy call with Vice President Han on 21 March Vice President Han Zheng

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