Dignitaries Attending John Paul II's Funeral

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: President Ivan Gasparovic, Parliament Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky

Pope John Paul II visited Slovakia in June 1995, May 1996 and 2002.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: President Janez Drnovsek, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. (Rupel will represent the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.)

Pope John Paul II visited Slovenia in September 1999.

SOUTH AFRICA
South African President Nelson Mandela talks with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican on June 18, 1998. Mandela thanked the pope for the Catholic Church's help with education and health care for black South Africans during apartheid.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Deputy President Jacob Zuma, former president Nelson Mandela

Pope John Paul II visited South Africa in September 1995. (Reuters Photo)

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan

Pope John Paul II visited South Korea in May 1984 and October 1989.

SPAIN
Spain's King Juan Carlos kisses the hand of Pope John Paul II during a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of people in Madrid's central Plaza de Colon on May 4, 2003.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Pope John Paul II visited Spain in October 1982, October 1984, August 1989, June 1993 and 2002. (AFP Photo)

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse

Pope John Paul II visited Sri Lanka in January 1995.

SWEDEN
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria greets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2002, and extends an invitation for the pontiff to visit the following year to honor a Swedish-born saint.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia, Prime Minister Goeran Persson and Swedish Lutheran Archbishop K.G. Hammar

Pope John Paul II visited Sweden in June 1989. (Getty Images Photo)

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: President Samuel Schmid

Pope John Paul II visited Switzerland in June 1982, June 1984 and September 1985.

SYRIA
Pope John Paul II shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad as the pontiff departs Syria for Malta on May 8, 2001.

During the pope's three-day visit, part of a pilgrimage to walk in the footsteps of St. Paul, Assad asked for assistance in the creation of a Palestinian state.

Also, John Paul II became the first pope to enter a mosque when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: President Bashar Assad

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Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Minister for Cooperative Development George Kahama

Pope John Paul II visited Tanzania in September 1990.