1978 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1978
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Anwar Sadat | Egypt | Official visit. | February 3–8, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Anker Jorgensen | Denmark | Official visit. Private visit afterwards to Colorado, California, and Washington State. | February 21–23, 1978 |
| President Josip Broz Tito | Yugoslavia | State visit. | March 6–9, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official visit. | March 21–23, 1978 |
| Prime Minister James Callaghan | United Kingdom | Private visit. | March 23, 1978 |
| President Nicolae Ceausescu | Romania | State visit. Afterwards visited Chattanooga, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, and New York City. Departed U.S. April 17. | April 11–14, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Private visit. Met with President Carter on May 1 | April 30–May 7, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda | Japan | Official visit. | May 1–3, 1978 |
| President Kenneth D. Kaunda | Zambia | State visit. In U.S. May 16–23; visited Williamsburg, Atlanta, Houston, and Los Angeles. Private visit to New York City, May 21–23. | May 17–19, 1978 |
| President Valery Giscard d’Estaing | France | Private visit while attending U.N. Special Session on Disarmament. Met with President Carter May 26. | May 26–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister James Callaghan | United Kingdom | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 29–June 2, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Leo C. Tindemans | Belgium | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Anker Jorgensen | Denmark | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis | Greece | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Geir Hallgrimmsson | Iceland | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti | Italy | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Gaston Thorn | Luxembourg | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Andreas A. M. van Agt | Netherlands | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Odvar Nordli | Norway | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| President Antonio dos Santos Ramalho Eanes | Portugal | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit | Turkey | Attended North Atlantic Alliance Summit conference. | May 30–31, 1978 |
| President Leopold-Sedar Senghor | Senegal | Private visit. | June 8, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Morarji Desai | India | Official visit. In U.S. June 8; visited New York City, San Francisco, and Omaha. | June 12–15, 1978 |
| Prime Minister James Callaghan | United Kingdom | Private visit. | June 26, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official visit (Camp David summit talks). | September 3–19, 1978 |
| President Anwar Sadat | Egypt | Official visit (Camp David summit talks). | September 5–19, 1978 |
| President Jaafar Nimieri | Sudan | Private visit. | September 21, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea | Solomon Islands | Private visit. | September 22, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | New Zealand | Private visit. | September 28, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew | Singapore | Private visit. | October 3, 1978 |
| President Spyros Kyprianou | Cyprus | Private visit. | October 6, 1978 |
| King Khalid | Saudi Arabia | Private visit. Had luncheon with President Carter. Was receiving medical treatment at the Cleveland Clinic. | October 27, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Informal meeting in New York City. | November 2, 1978 |
| King Hassan II | Morocco | State visit. Afterwards visited Chicago. Departed U.S. November 29. | November 13–16, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Hadi Nouira | Tunisia | Official visit. Afterwards visited Dallas, Phoenix, Fresno, and New York City. Departed U.S. December 5. | November 28–December 1, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil | Egypt | Private visit to discuss progress of peace negotiations between Egypt and Israel. | December 1, 1978 |