2015 International Visitors Summary

In 2015, delegations comprised of 873 international dignitaries representing 132 countries made official visits to the California Senate. The countries, ranked by number of visitors, were as follows:

COUNTRY# VISITORSCOUNTRY# VISITORS
CHINA179VENEZUELA3
JAPAN92ZAMBIA3
MEXICO37BANGLADESH2
INDIA30BELGIUM2
HONDURAS22BOTSWANA2 
ITALY19GREECE2 
DENMARK18KUWAIT2
INDONESIA16LAOS2 
CHILE15LITHUANIA2 
GERMANY14MACEDONIA2 
PAKISTAN14MAURITANIA2 
VIETNAM14MAURITIUS2 
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES12MONGOLIA2 
ZIMBABWE12MYANMAR2 
KAZAKHSTAN11NAMIBIA2 
KENYA11NETHERLANDS2 
UKRAINE11NEW ZEALAND2
ISRAEL10PARAGUAY2
RUSSIA10SENEGAL2
HAITI9SERBIA2
NIGERIA9SOMALIA2
EGYPT8SURINAME2
SRI LANKA8TAIWAN2
TUNISIA8ALBANIA1
UNITED KINGDOM8AUSTRALIA1 
AFGHANISTAN7AUSTRIA1 
CANADA7BELARUS1 
GEORGIA7BHUTAN1 
GHANA7BURUNDI1 
TURKEY7CAMBODIA1 
BRAZIL6CAPE VERDE1 
KYRGYSTAN6COMOROS1 
PHILIPPINES6CONGO1 
ALGERIA5COSTA RICA1 
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)5CYPRUS1 
MOLDOVA5DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1 
MOROCCO5EQUITORIAL GIUNES1 
SOUTH AFRICA5FIJI1 
UGANDA5FINLAND1 
BOLIVIA4GAMBIA1 
BULGARIA4GUINEA1 
BURKINA FASO4JAMAICA1 
CAMEROON4KOSOVO1 
COLOMBIA4LATVIA1 
EL SALVADOR4LEBANON1 
HUNGARY4LESOTHO1 
IRAQ4MACAU1 
LIBERIA4MADAGASCAR1 
MOZAMBIQUE4MALAWI1 
SOUTH KOREA4MALI1 
SPAIN4MALTA1 
TANZANIA4NAURU1
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES4NEPAL1
ARGENTINA3PANAMA1
CROATIA3PERU1
ECUADOR3POLAND1
ETHIOPIA3PORTUGAL1
FRANCE3ROMANIA1
GUATEMALA3RWANDA1
IVORY COAST3SINGAPORE1
JORDAN3SUDAN1
MALAYSIA3SWAZILAND1
MONTENEGRO3SWITZERLAND1
NICARAGUA3TOGO1
NORWAY3  
SAUDI ARABIA3  
SLOVAKIA3  
TURKMENISTAN3  

The delegations studied a wide range of subjects, which are ranked below according to the number of visitors who studied them:
 
SUBJECT# VISITORSSUBJECT# VISITORS
International Relations333Media Relations8
Government/Legislative Process316Agriculture7
Budget/Finance58High Technology7
Energy32Transportation6
Education21Natural Resources/Water5
Social19Gender4
Public Safety17International Trade/Econimic Development4
Environment14Immigration3
Note: As some delegations studied more than one subject, the subject area numbers will not coincide with the number of visitors.