List of diplomatic visits to the Philippines

This is a list of diplomatic visits made to the Philippines for diplomatic reasons, which is classified by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs as either a state visit, official visit, or working visit.

The scope of the list includes visits by:
heads of state and heads of government
The top leaders of international organizations whose membership compose of sovereign nations (e.g. United Nations, European Union)

Excluded are visits by (but not limited to):
Government ministers/secretaries, unless if the person makes the visit under the capacity stated above (e.g. Prime Ministers)
Government agency heads
Heads of sub-national jurisdictions (e.g. states, provinces, cities)
Members of royal families aside from the reigning monarch
Spouses of the head of states and governments

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has the most visits, with 8, followed by President Sukarno of Indonesia, with 6. Representatives from Thailand have the most visits, with 25. Representatives from the United States have the most visits outside of Asian countries. Ban Ki-moon has the most visits via a Secretary General of the United Nations, with two visits. Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo's 1943 visit was the first state visit to the Philippines, while Sukarno's first visit in 1951 was the first visit since the Philippines was granted independence.

List of official dignitary visits

By leaders of sovereign nations

By leaders of international organizations

European Union

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

United Nations
By the Secretary-General of the United Nations

Gallery

See also 
 List of diplomatic missions in the Philippines
 List of diplomatic missions of the Philippines
 List of international presidential trips made by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
 List of international presidential trips made by Benigno Aquino III
 List of international presidential trips made by Rodrigo Duterte

References

Bibliography 
 Ho Khai Leong, Connecting and Distancing: Southeast Asia and China. (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009). 
 IBP USA Staff, Philippines Diplomatic Handbook. (International Business Publications USA, 2009). 
 Wilairat, Kawin. Singapore's Foreign Policy: The First Decade. (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1975). 

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