<sod>Hollande made a [[state visit]] to the United States in February 2014; a state dinner was given in his honor by U.S. President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/politics/gallery/france-state-visit/index.html?hpt=po_c2 |title=French President visits America |publisher=CNN.com |date= |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/politics/state-dinner/index.html?hpt=po_c2 |title=Politics with side of caviar: Obama welcomes Hollande at state dinner |publisher=CNN.com |date=12 February 2014 |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/francois-hollande/10629639/Francois-Hollande-arrives-in-United-States-No-more-freedom-fries-as-Obama-rolls-out-red-carpet.html|title=François Hollande arrives in United States: No more 'freedom fries' as Obama rolls out red carpet|date=10 February 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref> On 27 February 2014, Hollande was a special guest of honor in Abuja, received by Nigerian President [[Goodluck Jonathan]] in celebration of Nigeria's amalgamation in 1914, a 100-year anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.news24.com/nigeria/National/News/Security-issues-dominate-as-Frances-Hollande-visits-Nigeria-20140227-9 |title=Security issues dominate as France's Hollande visits Nigeria |work=M.news24.com |date=27 February 2014 |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> In September 2015, Hollande warned former [[Eastern Bloc]] countries against rejecting the [[European migrant crisis#Relocation and resettlement of asylum seekers|EU mandatory migrant quotas]], saying: "Those who don't share our values, those who don't even want to respect those principles, need to start asking themselves questions about their place in the European Union".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/migrant-crisis-hungarian-pm-viktor-orban-proposes-eu-border-force-patrol-greek-frontier-1520934 |title=Migrant crisis: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban proposes EU border force to patrol Greek frontier |publisher=''[[International Business Times]]'' |date=23 September 2015}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Hollande made a [[state visit]] to the United States in February 2014; a state dinner was given in his honor by U.S. President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/politics/gallery/france-state-visit/index.html?hpt=po_c2 |title=French President visits America |publisher=CNN.com |date= |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/politics/state-dinner/index.html?hpt=po_c2 |title=Politics with side of caviar: Obama welcomes Hollande at state dinner |publisher=CNN.com |date=12 February 2014 |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/francois-hollande/10629639/Francois-Hollande-arrives-in-United-States-No-more-freedom-fries-as-Obama-rolls-out-red-carpet.html|title=François Hollande arrives in United States: No more 'freedom fries' as Obama rolls out red carpet|date=10 February 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref> On 27 February 2014, Hollande was a special guest of honor in Abuja, received by Nigerian President [[Goodluck Jonathan]] in celebration of Nigeria's amalgamation in 1914, a 100-year anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.news24.com/nigeria/National/News/Security-issues-dominate-as-Frances-Hollande-visits-Nigeria-20140227-9 |title=Security issues dominate as France's Hollande visits Nigeria |work=M.news24.com |date=27 February 2014 |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, Hollande expressed support for [[Israel]]'s right to defend itself during the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]] and told Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], "France strongly condemns these aggressions [by Hamas]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/182721 |title=France, Germany 'Strongly Condemn' Rockets on Israel |work=Israel national news |date=9 July 2014}}</ref><eod>