1969 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1969
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Emile D. Zinsou | Dahomey (Benin) | Private visit. | March 5, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Official visit. | March 24–25, 1969 |
| President Charles de Gaulle | France | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon March 31 | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| President Seretse Khama | Botswana | Consultations with IBRD; attended Eisenhower funeral; met with President Nixon March 31. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger | Germany, Federal Republic of | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Mariano Rumor | Italy | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Iran | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Il Kwon Chung | Korea | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| President Ferdinand Marcos | Philippines | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Marcelo Jose das Neves Alves Caetano | Portugal | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| President Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel | Turkey | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| King Baudouin I | Belgium | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon March 31. | March 31–April 1, 1969 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Official visit. In U.S. April 7–18; visited Williamsburg and McDill AFB. Private visit to New York City after April 11. | April 8–10, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson | Iceland | Met with President Nixon April 11 after NATO Ministerial Meeting. | April 10–11, 1969 |
| Prime Minister John G. Gorton | Australia | Official visit. In U.S. May 1–8; visited Williamsburg. | May 5–8, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew | Singapore | Private visit. | May 12–14, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Siaka Stevens | Sierra Leone | Official visit. | May 19, 1969 |
| King Baudouin I | Belgium | Informal visit. In U.S. May 17–23; visited Palm Beach, Cape Kennedy, New York City, and Houston. | May 20–21, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Petrus J. S. de Jong | Netherlands | Official visit. In U.S. May 26–29; visited Williamsburg, Annapolis, and New York City. | May 27–29, 1969 |
| President Nguyen Van Thieu | Vietnam | Met with President Nixon at Midway Island. | June 8, 1969 |
| President Carlos Lleras Restrepo | Colombia | State visit. In U.S. June 11–18; visited Williamsburg and New York City. | June 12–13, 1969 |
| Emperor Haile Selassie | Ethiopia | State visit. Afterwards visited Atlanta and Cape Kennedy. Departed U.S. July 11. | July 7–10, 1969 |
| Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger | Germany, Federal Republic of | Official visit. In U.S. August 5–9; visited New York City. | August 7–9, 1969 |
| President Park Chung Hee | Korea | Official visit at San Francisco. Private visit afterward until August 24. | August 20–22, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake | New Zealand | Official visit. In U.S. September 14–21; visited Los Angeles and New York City. | September 15–18, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | Mauritius | Met with President Nixon in New York City while attending a U.N. General Assembly session. | September 18, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Golda Meir | Israel | Official visit. In U.S. September 24–October 5. Private visit to Washington September 27–28; then visited New York City, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee. | September 25–26, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma | Laos | Official visit. In U.S. October 3–11; visited New York City. | October 6–10, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Egal | Somali Republic | Private visit. | October 6, 1969 |
| President Ahmadou Ahidjo | Cameroon | Private visit. | October 9, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman | Malaysia | Private visit. | October 13, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Kofi Busia | Ghana | Private visit | October 20, 1969 |
| Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Iran | Official visit. In U.S. October 17; visited Williamsburg and New York City. | October 21–23, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Eisaku Sato | Japan | Official visit. In U.S. November 16–25; visited New York City and San Francisco. | November 19–21, 1969 |