Visits by Heads of State
Visits by Heads of State to the University can occur at any time in the academic year. Whether they are here to open a new building, give a lecture or to visit a department or college, the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor is present to welcome them to the University.
Honorary degrees given to Heads of State
|
Year of visit |
Head of State |
Country |
|
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1986 |
King Juan Carlos I |
Spain |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
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1991 |
Crown Prince Naruhito |
Japan |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
1993 |
President Mary Robinson |
Ireland |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
1994 |
President Bill Clinton |
United States of America |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
1996 |
His Excellency Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela |
President of the Republic of South Africa |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
1997 |
His Excellency Professor Roman Herzog |
President of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
1998 |
Václav Havel |
President of the Czech Republic |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
2002 |
His Excellency Fernando Henrique Cardoso |
President of The Federative Republic of Brazil |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
2005 |
His Excellency Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
President of the Italian Republic |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
2006 |
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway |
|
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
|
2008 |
His Majesty King Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein |
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma |
Royal (UK) Visits to the University
|
Year of visit |
Head of State |
|
|
2004 |
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh |
Opened the Chemistry Research Laboratory |
|
2006 |
Her Majesty The Queen |
Opened a garden in memory of Princess Margaret at the University of Oxford’s Rothermere American Institute |
|
2008 |
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh |
Opened the Children’s Hospital at the John Radcliffe Hospital |
|
2009 |
Her Majesty The Queen |
Opened the new Ashmolean Museum |
