Dignitaries Attending John Paul II's Funeral

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Turkey's Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II

Pope John Paul II visited Turkey in November 1979.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Head of Uganda's Catholic Church Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala

Pope John Paul II visited Uganda in February 1993.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: President Viktor Yushchenko

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Secretary General Kofi Annan

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President Bush and first lady Laura Bush greet Pope John Paul II at the Vatican on June 4, 2004.

The president and the pope were in accord in opposing abortion, but John Paul II was a staunch, vocal opponent of the Iraq war.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush, former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Pope John Paul II visited the United States in September 1979, February 1980, May 1984, September 1987, August 1993, October 1995 and January 1999. (Reuters Photo)

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: first lady Maria Auxiliadora Delgado de Vazquez and son Aluaro Vazquez

Pope John Paul II visited Uruguay in March 1987 and May 1988.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: Foreign Relations Minister Ali Rodriguez, Planning Minister Jorge Giordanni

Pope John Paul II visited Venezuela in January 1985 and February 1996.

Delegation attending Pope John Paul II's funeral led by: President Robert Mugabe, who is defying travel restrictions imposed by member nations of the European Union to attend.

Pope John Paul II visited Zimbabwe in September 1988.