Iraq visits by US presidents and British prime…

Visits to Baghdad: 7 April 2009: Barack Obama arrives in Baghdad

7 April 2009: Barack Obama is greeted by General Ray Odierno, the top US commander in Iraq, as he arrives in Baghdad Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP

Visits to Iraq: 29 May 2003: Tony Blair addresses troops in Basra

29 May 2003: Tony Blair addresses British troops in Basra Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty

Visits to Iraq: 2006: Tony Blair walks to a press conference with Nouri Al-Maliki

17 December 2006: Tony Blair walks to a joint press conference with the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, after a meeting in the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad Photograph: Getty

Visits to Iraq: 17 December 2006: Tony Blair walks to his helicopter at Baghdad airport

17 December 2006: Tony Blair walks to his helicopter at Baghdad airport Photograph: Eddie Keogh/AFP/Getty

Visits to Iraq: 19 May 2007: Tony Blair speaks to British soldiers in Basra

19 May 2007: Tony Blair speaks to British soldiers at divisional headquarters in Basra Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Visits to Iraq: Tony Blair after a final visit as Prime Minister to Iraq

19 May 2007: Tony Blair on board a Hercules aircraft after his final visit to Iraq as prime minister Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Visits to Baghdad: 2003: George Bush with a turkey during a visit to troops in Baghdad

27 November 2003: George Bush holds up a turkey during a Thanksgiving visit to US troops at Baghdad airport Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Visits to Iraq: 13 June 2006: George Bush shakes hands with prime minister Nuri al-Maliki

13 June 2006: George Bush shakes hands with Nouri al-Maliki during a meeting in Baghdad Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty

Visits to Iraq: 3 September 2007: George Bush arrives at Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq

3 September 2007: George Bush arrives at al-Asad airbase in Anbar province Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP

Visits to Iraq: 3 September 2007: George Bush speaks at Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq

3 September 2007: George Bush speaks at al-Asad airbase Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty

Visits to Iraq: 2008: George Bush speaks with US troops at Camp Victory in Baghdad

14 December 2008: George Bush speaks to US troops at Camp Victory in Baghdad Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Visits to Iraq: A man throws a shoe at George Bush during a news conference

14 December 2008: A man throws a shoe at George Bush during a press conference in Baghdad Photograph: AP

Visits to Iraq: 2 October 2007: Gordon Brown talks with British troops in Basra

2 October 2007: Gordon Brown talks to British troops at their base in Basra Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/Reuters

Visits to Iraq: 2008: Gordon Brown with prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad

December 17 2008: Gordon Brown with Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

Visits to Iraq: 9 December 2007: Gordon Brown meets with British soldiers at Basra airbase

9 December 2007: Gordon Brown meets British soldiers at Basra airbase Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

Visits to Iraq: 19 July 2008: Gordon Brown addresses British troops in Basra, Iraq

19 July 2008: Gordon Brown with British troops in Basra Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty

Visits to Iraq: 17 December 2008: Gordon Brown with British soldiers in Basra

17 December 2008: Gordon Brown poses for a photograph with British soldiers at Basra airbase Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Visits to Iraq: 17 December 2009: Gordon Brown on arrival in Baghdad

17 December 2008: Gordon Brown arriving in Baghdad for an unannounced visit Photograph: Reuters

Iraq visits by US presidents and British prime ministers