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
HONDURAS22BOTSWANA
ITALY19GREECE
DENMARK18KUWAIT2
INDONESIA16LAOS
CHILE15LITHUANIA
GERMANY14MACEDONIA
PAKISTAN14MAURITANIA
VIETNAM14MAURITIUS
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES12MONGOLIA
ZIMBABWE12MYANMAR
KAZAKHSTAN11NAMIBIA
KENYA11NETHERLANDS
UKRAINE11NEW ZEALAND2
ISRAEL10PARAGUAY2
RUSSIA10SENEGAL2
HAITI9SERBIA2
NIGERIA9SOMALIA2
EGYPT8SURINAME2
SRI LANKA8TAIWAN2
TUNISIA8ALBANIA1
UNITED KINGDOM8AUSTRALIA
AFGHANISTAN7AUSTRIA
CANADA7BELARUS
GEORGIA7BHUTAN
GHANA7BURUNDI
TURKEY7CAMBODIA
BRAZIL6CAPE VERDE
KYRGYSTAN6COMOROS
PHILIPPINES6CONGO
ALGERIA5COSTA RICA
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)5CYPRUS
MOLDOVA5DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MOROCCO5EQUITORIAL GIUNES
SOUTH AFRICA5FIJI
UGANDA5FINLAND
BOLIVIA4GAMBIA
BULGARIA4GUINEA
BURKINA FASO4JAMAICA
CAMEROON4KOSOVO
COLOMBIA4LATVIA
EL SALVADOR4LEBANON
HUNGARY4LESOTHO
IRAQ4MACAU
LIBERIA4MADAGASCAR
MOZAMBIQUE4MALAWI
SOUTH KOREA4MALI
SPAIN4MALTA
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.