List of state visits made by Norodom Sihamoni

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

King Sihamoni is pictured fifth from left at the 2022 Winter Olympics leaders' 'family photo' in Beijing, China on 5 February

2000s

2004

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
18 October – 20 October	China	Beijing	Official visit with President Hu on 18 October, prior to King Sihamoni's coronation on 29 October	President Hu Jintao	[1][2]

2005

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
10 August – 14 August	China	Beijing	State visit	President Hu Jintao	[3][4]

2006

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
14 March – 15 March	Laos	Vientiane	State visit	President Khamtai Siphandon	[5][6]
16 March – 18 March	Vietnam	Hanoi	State visit	President Tran Duc Luong	[7][8]
27 March – 29 March	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	State visit	Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sirajuddin of Perlis	[9]
29 March – 31 March	Singapore	Singapore	State visit	President S. R. Nathan	[10]
17 April – 19 April	North Korea	Pyongyang	State visit	President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam	[11][12][13]
11 June – 14 June	Thailand	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	[14][15][16]
18 September – 24 September	Czech Republic	Prague	State Visit	President Vaclav Klaus	[17][18][19]
25 September – 26 September	Slovakia	Bratislava	State visit	President Ivan Gasparovic	[20][21][22]
20 November – 24 November	France	Paris	State visit	President Jacques Chirac	[23][24][25][26]
14 December	Germany	Bonn	Official visit	President Horst Koehler	[27][28]
24 – 27 December	China	He Fei, Chizhou	Official visit	Governor Wang Jinshan, Party Secretary Guo Jinlong	[29][30][31][32]

2007

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
27 May – 1 June	Switzerland	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	[33][34][35][36]
28 November – 12 December	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[37][38]

2008

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
24 March – 26 March	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	State visit	Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah	[39][40][41]
24 June – 26 June	Vietnam	Hanoi	Official visit	President Nguyen Minh Triet	[42]
1 August – 15 August	China	Beijing	Official visit to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics	President Hu Jintao	[43][44][45][46]
15 October – 21 October	Canada	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	[47][48][49][50][51]

2009

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
4 February – 25 February	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[52][53]
3 September – 20 September	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with Vice President Xi on 16 September	Vice President Xi Jinping	[54][55][56]

2010s

2010

King Sihamoni with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Mrs Miyuki Hatoyama at the Kantei in Tokyo on 18 May 2010

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
22 February – 31 March	China	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	[57][58][59][60][61][62]
11 March – 12 March	France	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	[63][64][65]
14 March – 21 March	Czech Republic	Prague	Private/ official visit	President Vaclav Klaus, First Lady Livia Klausová	[66][67][68][69]
16 May – 22 May	Japan	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	[70][71][72][73][74]
27 September – 10 October	China	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	[75][76][77]

2011

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
18 April – 12 May	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[78][79]
8 August – 27 October	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[80][81]

2012

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
19 January – 15 February	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with the Premier on 20 January	Premier Wen Jiabao	[82][83][84]
24 September – 26 September	Vietnam	Hanoi	State visit	President Truong Tan Sang	[85][86][87][88]
15 October – 17 October	China	Beijing	Private/ official visit, accompanied by Prime Minister Hun Sen to escort the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk who passed away 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	[89][90][91][92]

2013

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
21 February – 26 March	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with the Premier on 21 February.	Premier Wen Jiabao	[93][94][95]
12 August – 11 September	China	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	[96][97][98][99][100][101][102]

2014

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
19 February – 25 March	China	Beijing	Routine visit; state dinner on 21 March	Vice President President Li Yuanchao	[103][104][105]
19 April – 12 May	France	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	[106][107][108][109][110]
25 August – 27 September	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with the President and First Lady on 25 September	President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan	[111][112][113]
8 December – 9 December	Japan	Tokyo	Official visit to attend the VI World Buddhist Summit	Non-applicable	[114][115][116]

2015

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
5 March – 3 May	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with Chairman Yu on 17 April	Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng	[117][118][119]
14 August – 27 September	China	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	[120][121][122][123][124][125]
22 November – 6 December	France	Paris	Official visit to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21)	Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Segolene Royale	[126][127][128][129]
21 December – 23 December	Laos	Vientiane	Official visit	President Choummaly Sayasone	[130][131]

2016

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
2 June – 4 June	China	Beijing	State visit	President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang	[132][133][134][135]
5 July – 17 August	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[136][137]

2017

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
3 March – 11 April	China	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	[138][139][140][141][142]
23 July – 4 October	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[143][144]

2018

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
22 February – 2 April	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with State Councilor Yang on 25 February	State Councilor Yang Jiechi	[145][146][147]
6 April – 9 April	Japan	Kato	Official visit to attend the commemoration of the 4th International Buddhist Day and the inauguration ceremony of Nalanda Mahavihara (monasteries complex)	Non-applicable	[148][149][150]
10 September – 9 October	China	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	[151][152][153][154]
18 – 21 December	Vietnam	Hanoi, Da Nang	State visit	President Nguyen Phu Trong	[155]

2019

King Sihamoni greeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in Tokyo, at the Akasaka Palace for Emperor Naruhito's enthronement on 22 October 2019

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
17 March – 7 April	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[156][157]
13 May – 16 May	China	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	[158][159][160]
23 May – 26 May	France	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	[161]
10 September – 2 October	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with Chairman Wang on 27 September	Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang	[162][163][164]
21 October – 24 October	Japan	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	[165][166][167][168]

2020s

2020

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
1 April – 11 May	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with Councilor/ Foreign Minister on 8 May	State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi	[169][170]
6 October – 8 November	China	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	[171][172][173][174][175]

2021

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref
1 March – 16 March	China	Shanghai, Jiaxing	Routine visit; official visits to Shanghai and Jiaxing on 16 March.	Party Secretary Li Qiang, Mayor Gong Zheng, Party Secretary Yuan Jiajun	[176][177]
10 November – 15 November	France	Paris	Official visit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of UNESCO on 12 November	UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay	[178][179][180]
16 August – 25 September	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[181][182]

2022

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
3 February – 6 February	China	Beijing	Official visit to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics, including the state banquet on 5 February.	President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan	[183][184][185]
4 March – 13 April	China	Beijing	Routine visit	Non-applicable	[186][187]
21 August – 1 October	China	Beijing	Routine visit; Official reception commemorating the 100th anniversary since the birth of former King Norodom Sihanouk on 15 September.	Vice President Wang Qishan	[188][189][190][191]

2023

King Sihamoni is seen with Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi during his state visit on 30 May 2023

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
12 February – 16 March	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with the President and First Lady on 24 February	President Xi Jinping, First Lady Peng Liyuan	[192][193][194]
29 – 31 May	India	New Delhi	State visit; to commemorate 70th anniversary of Indo-Cambodian diplomatic relations	President Droupadi Murmu	[195][196]
28 August – 1 October	China	Beijing, Hangzhou	Routine visit; courtesy call with President Xi on 23 September alongside attendance for the Asian Games in Hangzhou	President Xi Jinping	[197][198][199][200]
12 November – 18 November	France	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	[201][202]
19 December – 21 December	China	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	[203][204]

2024

Date	Country	City	Details	Host	Ref.
5 April – 9 April	Japan	Osaka, Kato	State visit and to partake in International Buddhist Day celebrations on 8 April	Non-Applicable	[205][206][207]
26 February – 28 March	China	Beijing	Routine visit; courtesy call with Vice President Han on 21 March	Vice President Han Zheng	[208][209][210]