state visit
Americannoun
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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia paid a state visit to China last November, the first by a Spanish monarch in 18 years, highlighting the closeness of ties.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
So far there have been no signs that the state visit will include any reference to Epstein or his survivors.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Pope Francis never made a state visit to France and declined to attend the opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2024, five years after its devastation by fire.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
There might not be answers from the royal visitors, but the questions are inescapably going to be part of the state visit story.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
In 2012, I’d hosted students from the school at the White House during the British prime minister’s state visit.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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