Cyrus Roberts Vance - Travels of the President - Travels - Department
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Cyrus Roberts Vance
| Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Rabin and Foreign Minister Allon; reviewed the Middle East peace process. | February 15–17, 1977 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy; reviewed the Middle East peace process. | February 17–18, 1977 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials. | February 18, 1977 |
| Jordan | Amman | Met with King Hussein; reviewed the Middle East peace process. | February 18–19, 1977 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Met with Crown Prince Fahd and Foreign Minister Prince Saud; reviewed the Middle East peace process. | February 19–20, 1977 |
| Syria | Damascus | Met with President Assad; reviewed the Middle East peace process. | February 20–21, 1977 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended a special session of the North Atlantic Council. | March 26, 1977 |
| U.S.S.R. | Moscow | Presented arms reduction proposal to General Secretary Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko. | March 27–30, 1977 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Briefed Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher on meetings with Soviet leaders. | March 31, 1977 |
| United Kingdom | London | Briefed Prime Minister Callaghan on meetings with Soviet leaders. | April 1, 1977 |
| France | Paris | Briefed President Giscard d'Estaing and senior French officials on meetings with Soviet leaders. | April 1, 1977 |
| United Kingdom | London | Accompanied President Carter to Economic Summit Meeting. Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting (May 10-11). Met May 11 with Israeli Foreign Minister Allon. | May 5–11, 1977 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Accompanied President Carter to a meeting with Syrian President Assad. | May 9, 1977 |
| Spain | Madrid | Attended the first regular session of the U.S.-Spanish Council. | May 11–12, 1977 |
| Iran | Tehran | Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting. | May 12–15, 1977 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Signed Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques. | May 18–21, 1977 |
| France | Paris | Attended the Conference on International Economic Development. | May 28–June 2, 1977 |
| Grenada | St. George's | Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting. | June 14–16, 1977 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | Met with President Clarke and Prime Minister Williams. | June 16–17, 1977 |
| France | Paris | Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting. | June 22–24, 1977 |
| Egypt | Alexandria | Met with President Sadat; discussed the Middle East peace process. Revisited. | August 1–3, 1977 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials; reviewed the Middle East peace process. | August 3, 1977 |
| Syria | Damascus | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. Revisited Syria August 11. | August 3–5, 1977 |
| Jordan | Amman | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein. Revisited Jordan August 11. | August 5–7, 1977 |
| Saudi Arabia | Taif | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Khalid and senior Saudi officials. | August 7–9, 1977 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Reviewed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Begin and Foreign Minister Dayan. | August 9–11, 1977 |
| United Kingdom | London | Discussed Rhodesia with Foreign Secretary Owen. | August 11–13, 1977 |
| China | Peking | Met with Chairman Hua, Foreign Minister Huang, and senior Chinese officials. | August 20–26, 1977 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Minister Hatoyama. | August 26–27, 1977 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Met with President Videla and senior Argentinian officials. | November 20–22, 1977 |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Met with President Geisel and senior Brazilian officials. | November 22–23, 1977 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Met with President Perez and senior Venezuelan officials. | November 23, 1977 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | December 8–9, 1977 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Reviewed the Middle East peace process. | December 9–10, 1977 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Reviewed the Middle East peace process. | December 10–12, 1977 |
| Jordan | Amman | Reviewed the Middle East peace process. | December 12–13, 1977 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Reviewed the Middle East peace process. | December 13, 1977 |
| Syria | Damascus | Reviewed the Middle Eastpeace process. | December 13–14, 1977 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Reviewed the Middle East peace process. | December 14–15, 1977 |
| Poland | Warsaw | Accompanied President Carter on an official visit. | December 29–31, 1977 |
| Iran | Tehran | Accompanied President Carter on an official visit. | December 31, 1977–January 1, 1978 |
| India | New Delhi | Accompanied President Carter. | January 1–3, 1978 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Accompanied President Carter. | January 3–4, 1978 |
| Egypt | Aswan | Accompanied President Carter. | January 4, 1978 |
| France | Paris | Accompanied President Carter. | January 4–6, 1978 |
| Hungary | Budapest | Returned the Crown of St. Stephen to Hungary. | January 5–7, 1978 |
| Ireland | Shannon | Met with Foreign Minister O'Kennedy while returning to U.S. | January 7, 1978 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Attended the opening session of the Egyptian- Israeli Political Committee. | January 16–20, 1978 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Sadat regarding the peace process. | January 20, 1978 |
| Turkey | Ankara | Met with Prime Minister Ecevit and senior Turkish officials. | January 20–21, 1978 |
| Greece | Athens | Met with Prime Minister Karamanlis and senior Greek officials. | January 21–22, 1978 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Accompanied President Carter. | March 28–29, 1978 |
| Brazil | Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro | Accompanied President Carter on an official visit. | March 29–31, 1978 |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. | March 31–April 3, 1978 |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Accompanied President Carter. | April 3, 1978 |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Met with Foreign Minister al-Tahir. | April 13, 1978 |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Discussed the Rhodesian question with British Foreign Secretary Owen and leaders of Zimbabwe's Patriotic Front. | April 13–16, 1978 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Discussed Rhodesia and Namibia with Foreign Minister Botha and British Foreign Secretary Owen. | April 16–17, 1978 |
| Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) | Salisbury | Discussed the Rhodesian question with members of the Transitional Government and British Foreign Secretary Owen. | April 17, 1978 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting. | April 18–19, 1978 |
| U.S.S.R. | Moscow | Met with General Secretary Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko. | April 19–23, 1978 |
| Mexico | Mexico, D.F., Puerto Vallarta | Official visit. Met with President Lopez Portillo and Foreign Relations Secretary Roel. | May 3–5, 1978 |
| France | Paris | Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting. | June 13–15, 1978 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission. | June 16–17, 1978 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. | July 11–13, 1978 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Frankfurt, Bonn | Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit Meeting. | July 14–17, 1978 |
| Germany | West Berlin | Accompanied President Carter. | July 15, 1978 |
| United Kingdom | London, Hollingbourne | Discussed the Rhodesia question with Foreign Secretary Owen. Also met with the Egyptian and Israeli Foreign Ministers at Leeds Castle, July 18. | July 17–20, 1978 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Begin and delivered an invitation to meet with Presidents Carter and Sadat at Camp David. | August 5–7, 1978 |
| Egypt | Alexandria | Met with President Sadat and delivered an invitation to meet with President Carter and Prime Minister Begin at Camp David. | August 7–9, 1978 |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Attended the inauguration of President Guzman. | August 16, 1978 |
| Jordan | Amman | Reviewed the Camp David Accords with King Hussein. | September 20–21, 1978 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Reviewed the Camp David Accords with King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd. | September 21–24, 1978 |
| Syria | Damascus | Reviewed the Camp David Accords with President Assad. | September 24, 1978 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Discussed the Namibian question with South African officials. | October 14–18, 1978 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Met with the U.S. delegation prior to SALT negotiations in Moscow. | October 19–21, 1978 |
| U.S.S.R. | Moscow | Discussed SALT negotiations with President Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko. | October 21–24, 1978 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. | November 21–22, 1978 |
| United Kingdom | London | Addressed the Royal Institute for International Affairs. | December 9–10, 1978 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Discussed the Egyptian- Israeli peace process. Visited Cairo December 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15. | December 10–15, 1978 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process and attended the funeral of former Prime Minister Meir. | December 11–12, 1978 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process. | December 13–14, 1978 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Held SALT negotiations with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. | December 21–23, 1978 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Met with the Egyptian and Israeli Foreign Ministers. | December 23–24, 1978 |
| Mexico | Mexico, D.F. | Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. | February 14–16, 1979 |
| Egypt | Cairo, Alexandria | Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. | March 7–10, 1979 |
| Israel | Jerusalem | Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. | March 10–13, 1979 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Accompanied President Carter during final Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations. | March 13, 1979 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister Thatcher and Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington. Also met with Israeli Prime Minister Begin May 24. | May 20–24, 1979 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with President Sadat. | May 24, 1979 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Beersheva, El Arish | Attended opening session of Egyptian-Israeli autonomy talks on the West Bank and Gaza at Beersheva, and the exchange of ratifications of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. | May 25–27, 1979 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Pertini and Prime Minister Andreotti. | May 27–29, 1979 |
| Vatican City | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | May 29, 1979 | |
| Netherlands | The Hague | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | May 29–31, 1979 |
| Spain | Madrid | Attended a meeting of the U.S.-Spanish Council. | June 1–2, 1979 |
| Austria | Vienna | Accompanied President Carter to U.S.-Soviet Summit and the signing of the SALT II Treaty. | June 14–18, 1979 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Signed Lajes Base Agreement. | June 19, 1979 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit Meeting. | June 25–29, 1979 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. | June 30–July 1, 1979 |
| Indonesia | Bali | Attended meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers. | July 1–3, 1979 |
| Australia | Canberra | Attended ANZUS Council Meeting. | July 3–5, 1979 |
| Ecuador | Quito | Attended the inauguration of President Roldos. | August 9–12, 1979 |
| Bolivia | La Paz | Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting. | October 20–23, 1979 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Attended the funeral of President Park. | November 1–4, 1979 |
| United Kingdom | London | Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with Prime Minister Thatcher and Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington. | December 10, 1979 |
| France | Paris | Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet. Also met with Japanese Foreign Minister Okita. | December 10–11, 1979 |
| Italy | Rome | Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President Pertini and Prime Minister Cossiga. | December 11, 1979 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher. | December 11–12, 1979 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a special meeting of NATO Foreign and Defense Ministers. | December 12–14, 1979 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher. | February 19–20, 1980 |
| Italy | Rome | Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with President Pertini and Foreign Minister Ruffini. | February 20–21, 1980 |
| France | Paris | Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet. | February 21, 1980 |
| United Kingdom | London | Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington. | February 21–22, 1980 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Signed a nuclear cooperation agreement. | April 23, 1980 |