Overview of state visits by Queen Beatrix 24-25 January 2013: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President Tony Tan Keng Yam, Singapore 21-22 January 2013: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan (head of state) Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei Darussalam 20-22 March 2012: Queen Beatrix to Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Luxembourg 10-12 January 2012: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, Oman 8-9 January 2012: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, United Arab Emirates 12-15 April 2011: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President and Mrs Wulff, Germany 9-10 March 2011: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar 6-8 March 2011: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, Oman. Because of unrest in the Middle East, this was changed to a private visit. 1-3 June 2010: Queen Beatrix to King Harald V and Queen Sonja, Norway 3-6 November 2009: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President Felipe Calderón, Mexico 24-26 June 2008: Queen Beatrix to President Adamkus and Mrs Adamkiené, Lithuania 14-16 May 2008: Queen Beatrix to President and Mrs Ilves, Estonia 24-27 October 2007: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President Prathiba Patil, India 21 May-23 May 2007: Queen Beatrix to President Gašparovič and Mrs Gašparovičová, Slovakia 27 February-2 March 2007: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President and Mrs Sezer, Turkey 20-22 June 2006: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to King Albert II and Queen Paola, Belgium 22-25 May 2006: Queen Beatrix to President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvia 30 March-1 April 2006: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President and Mrs Kirchner, Argentina 19-24 January 2004: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange, to King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit, Thailand March-April 2003 (postponed because of early presidential election in Argentina): Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to Argentina 24-28 March 2003: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President and Mrs Lula da Silva, Brazil 19-22 March 2003: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, to President Lagos Escobar and Mrs Durán de Escobar, Chile 13-15 November 2001: Queen Beatrix to President Iliescu, Romania 5-8 June 2001: Queen Beatrix, accompanied by the Prince of Orange, to President and Mrs Putin, Russia 6-8 October 1999: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Stoyanov and Mrs Stoyanova, Bulgaria 12-19 April 1999: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus, accompanied by the Prince of Orange, to President Jiang Zemin, China 17-19 November 1997: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Mubarak, Egypt 7-9 October 1997: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Stephanopoulos, Greece 2-4 July 1997: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Kwasniewski and Mrs Kwasniewska, Poland 30 September-4 October 1996: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus, accompanied by the Prince of Orange, to President Nelson Mandela, South Africa 21-23 May 1996: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Arpad Göncz, Hungary 21-31 August 1995: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus, accompanied by the Prince of Orange, to President and Mrs Suharto, Indonesia 1-3 June 1995: Queen Beatrix to President and Mrs Ahtisaari, Finland 27-29 March 1995: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Ezer Weizman, Israel 6-8 December 1994: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to King Hussein and Queen Noor, Jordan 30 June-1 July 1994: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Vigdis Finnbogadóttir, Iceland 3-5 November 1993: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Ogi, Switzerland 17-21 March 1992: Queen Beatrix to Governor-General Dame Catherine Tizard, New Zealand 22-26 October 1991: Queen Beatrix and the Prince of Orange to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, Japan 4-6 March 1991: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Mitterrand, Franc 27-29 November 1990: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Soares, Portugal 30 October-1 November 1990: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Hillery, Ireland 24-30 May 1989 (postponed because of the uprising in Tiananmen Square): Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Yang Shangkun, China 24 October-5 November 1988: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen, Australia 9-17 May 1988: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to Governor-General Jeanne Sauvé, Canada 21-23 May 1987: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Sweden 19-21 February 1987: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuela 13-15 May 1986: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to King Olav V, Norway 14-16 January 1986: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President Zail Singh, India, followed from 16 to 22 January 1986 by an official visit to a number of states 8-10 October 1985: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Spain 26-28 March 1985: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Pertini, Italy 8-10 October 1984: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik, Denmark 1983 (postponed because of Prince Claus’s illness): Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik, Denmark 16-19 November 1982: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, Great Britain 16-29 June 1982: Official visit by Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Reagan, United States 19-24 April 1982: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Reagan, United States 1-3 March 1982: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to President and Mrs Carstens, West Germany 31 March-2 April 1981: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola, Belgium 11-13 March 1981: Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus to Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte, Luxembourg .