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Jimmy Carter
| Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | London, Newcastle | Attended Economic Summit Meeting May 7-8 of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with the Prime Ministers of Greece, Belgium, Turkey, Norway, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and with the President of Portugal. Addressed NATO Ministers meeting on May 10. | May 5–10, 1977 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Official visit; met with President Furgler. Also met with Syrian President Assad. | May 9, 1977 |
| Poland | Warsaw | Official visit; met with First Secretary Gierek. | December 29–31, 1977 |
| Iran | Tehran | Official visit; met with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and King Hussein of Jordan. | December 31, 1977–January 1, 1978 |
| India | New Delhi, Daulatpur-Nasirabad | Met with President Reddy and Prime Minister Desai. Addressed Parliament. | January 1–3, 1978 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd. | January 3–4, 1978 |
| Egypt | Aswan | Met with President Sadat and German Chancellor Schmidt. | January 4, 1978 |
| France | Paris, Normandy, Bayeux, Versailles | Met with President Giscard d'Estaing and Prime Minister Barre. | January 4–6, 1978 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Met with King Baudouin and Prime Minister Tindemans; attended meetings of the Commission of the European Communities and the North Atlantic Council. | January 6, 1978 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Met with President Perez, addressed Congress, and signed maritime boundary agreement. | March 28–29, 1978 |
| Brazil | Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro | Official visit; met with President Geisel and addressed Brazilian Congress. | March 29–31, 1978 |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Met with President Obasanjo; first State visit of a U.S. President to sub-Saharan Africa. | March 31–April 3, 1978 |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Met with President Tolbert. | April 3, 1978 |
| Panama | Panama City | Invited by President Lakas and General Torrijos to sign protocol confirming exchange of documents ratifying Panama Canal treaties. Also met informally with Presidents Perez of Venezuela, Lopez Michelson of Colombia, Lopez Portillo of Mexico, Carazo of Costa Rica, and Prime Minister Manley of Jamaica. | June 16–17, 1978 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim Air Base, Frankfurt | State visit; met with President Scheel and Chancellor Schmidt. Addressed U.S. and German military personnel. | July 14–15, 1978 |
| Germany | West Berlin | Spoke at the Airlift Memorial. | July 15, 1978 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Attended Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. | July 16–17, 1978 |
| France | Guadeloupe | Met informally with President Giscard d'Estaing, German Chancellor Schmidt, and British Prime Minister Callaghan. | January 4–9, 1979 |
| Mexico | Mexico, D.F. | State visit; met with President Lopez Portillo and addressed the Mexican Congress. | February 14–16, 1979 |
| Egypt | Cairo, Alexandria, Giza | State visit; met with President Sadat and addressed People's Assembly. | March 7–10, 1979 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | State visit; met with President Navon and Prime Minister Begin. Addressed the Knesset. | March 10–13, 1979 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Sadat. | March 13, 1979 |
| Austria | Vienna | State visit; met with President Kirchschlaeger and Chancellor Kreisky. Met with Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev to sign SALT II Treaty June 16-18. | June 14–18, 1979 |
| Japan | Tokyo, Shimoda | State visit; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Ohira. Attended Economic Summit Meeting June 28-29 of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. | June 24–29, 1979 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | State visit; met with President Park Chung Hee and Prime Minister Choi Kyu Hah. | June 29–July 1, 1979 |
| Italy | Rome, Venice | State visit; met with President Pertini. Attended Economic Summit Conference June 21-24 of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. | June 19–24, 1980 |
| Vatican City | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | June 21, 1980 | |
| Yugoslavia | Belgrade | Official visit; met with President Mijatovic. | June 24–25, 1980 |
| Spain | Madrid | Official visit; met with King Juan Carlos I and Prime Minister Suarez. | June 25–26, 1980 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Official visit; met with President Eanes and Prime Minister Sa Carneiro. | June 26, 1980 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Official visit; attended memorial services for former Prime Minister Ohira; met with Emperor Hirohito, President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Fraser of Australia, Prime Minister Prem of Thailand, and Premier Hua Guofeng of China. | July 9–10, 1980 |