Monday, September 19, 2022

Dignitaries 2

From Wikipedia:

“List of dignitaries at the state funeral of Elizabeth II” Part 2


(Countries from which at least one representative will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom on Monday, September 19, 2022. Updated 09.18.2022.)

Following the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, and the other Commonwealth realms, on 8 September 2022, multiple representatives and leaders from various countries confirmed their attendance for her state funeral, which will take place on 19 September 2022. In addition to dignitaries, a small number of the Queen's family, friends, courtiers and employees, and volunteers who have supported their communities were expected to attend. To accommodate all countries wishing to be allocated seats, the UK government limited the number of members in each official diplomatic delegation to two.  500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries were expected to be present at the funeral ceremony at Westminster Abbey, which can accommodate up to 2,200 people. As of 17 September, representatives from 121 countries have confirmed attendance, including 19 monarchs, 46 presidents and 20 prime ministers.

International

Heads of state and government: Albania Bajram Begaj, President of Albania, and First Lady Armanda Begaj; Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria; Algeria Aïmene Benabderrahmane, Prime Minister of Algeria; Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, and First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro; Bulgaria Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria; Croatia Zoran Milanović, President of Croatia; Czech Republic Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic; Egypt Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt; Estonia Alar Karis, President of Estonia, and First Lady Sirje Karis; Finland Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, and First Lady Jenni Haukio; France / Andorra Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra, and First Lady Brigitte Macron; Georgia (country) Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia; Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany, and First Lady Elke Büdenbender; Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece; Hungary Katalin Novák, President of Hungary; Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, and First Lady Eliza Reid; Republic of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland; Israel Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, and First Lady Michal Herzog; Italy Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, and de facto First Lady Laura Mattarella; South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol, President of South Korea, and First Lady Kim Keon-hee;Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo, and First Gentleman Prindon Sadriu; Latvia Egils Levits, President of Latvia, and First Lady Andra Levite; Lebanon Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon; Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania, and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė; Moldova Maia Sandu, President of Moldova; Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, Prime Minister of Mongolia; Montenegro Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro; North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia, and First Lady Elizabeta Gjorgievska; State of Palestine Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of Palestine; Poland Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda; Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal; Romania Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania; Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia; San Marino Oscar Mina and Paolo Rondelli, Captains Regent of San Marino; Serbia Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia; Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia; Slovenia Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia; Switzerland Ignazio Cassis, President of Switzerland; United States Joe Biden, President of the United States, and First Lady Jill Biden

 

Foreign ministers: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bisera Turković, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Chile Antonia Urrejola, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile; Colombia Álvaro Leyva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia; Mexico Marcelo Ebrard, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico; Nepal Narayan Khadka, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal; Spain José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain; Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey; Uruguay Francisco Bustillo Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay; Vatican City Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations; Zimbabwe Frederick Shava, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe

Ambassadors: Argentina Javier Esteban Figueroa, Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom; Costa Rica Rafael Ortiz Fábrega, Costa Rican Ambassador to the United Kingdom; Croatia Igor Pokaz, Croatian Ambassador to the United Kingdom; Guatemala José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Kingdom; Honduras Iván Romero-Martínez, Honduran Ambassador to the United Kingdom ; Liberia Gurly Gibson-Schwarz, Liberian Ambassador to the United Kingdom ; Nepal Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepali Ambassador to the United Kingdom

 

Other national representatives: China Wang Qishan, Vice President of China; Colombia Verónica Alcocer, First Lady of Colombia; Cuba Salvador Valdés Mesa, Vice President of Cuba; Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan; Libya Musa Al-Koni, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya; Panama Arístides Royo, Minister for Canal Affairs and former President of Panama; Philippines Irene Marcos, special representative of the President of the Philippines; South Sudan Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs of South Sudan ; Ukraine Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine

 

Supranational organisations: European Union Charles Michel, President of the European Council; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; United Nations Earle Courtenay Rattray, Chief of Staff to the Secretary General of the United Nations; NATO Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO

 

Other notable attendees: Dylan Alcott; Willie Apiata; Gregory Charle; Aivale Cole; Esther Jessop; Helen Milroy; Sandra Oh; Sir Tipene O'Regan; Ben Roberts-Smith; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Mark Tewksbury; Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Bauman; Robbie and Gai Waterhouse

 

Uninvited dignitaries: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, representatives of Russia and Belarus have not been invited. Representatives from Myanmar, which has been governed by the military State Administration Council since the 2021 coup, have also not been invited. Iran, North Korea and Nicaragua may only be represented at an ambassadorial level. Syria and Venezuela were also not invited as relations with their governments have deteriorated over the Syrian civil war and Venezuelan presidential crisis respectively, nor were invitations sent to representatives of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.A delegation representing the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) was also not invited to the funeral because the UK has no official diplomatic relations with the ROC (though the Prime Minister of Palestine was invited despite the UK having no official diplomatic relations with the State of Palestine).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dignitaries_at_the_state_funeral_of_Elizabeth_II

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