1979 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1979
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister John Malcolm Fraser | Australia | Private visit. Met with President Carter January 2. | January 1–3, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Ola Ullsten | Sweden | Private visit. Met with President Carter January 18. | January 16–18, 1979 |
| Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping | China, People’s Republic of | Met with President Carter and attended a State Dinner. Also traveled to Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, and Los Angeles during his visit. | January 29–February 5, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan | Thailand | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. Departed February 16. | February 4–8, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil | Egypt | Official visit. Second Camp David Summit. | February 20–25, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official visit. Departed U.S. March 8. | March 1–4, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Private visit. Discussed plans for the Northern Gas Pipeline with President Carter. | March 3, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official visit. Signed Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty March 26. | March 23–29, 1979 |
| President Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil | Egypt | Official visit. Signed Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty March 26. | March 24–29, 1979 |
| Prince Joseph II | Liechtenstein | Private visit. | April 30, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira | Japan | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City and Los Angeles. Departed May 6. | April 30–May 4, 1979 |
| President Aristide Royo | Panama | Private visit. Met with President Carter May 10. | May 8–11, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Taisto K. Sorsa | Finland | Informal visit while serving as Chairman of the Socialist International Study Group on Disarmament. | May 17, 1979 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Private visit. In U.S. June 6–8. Met with President Carter June 6; visited Cambridge (Mass.), Columbia (S.C.), and New York City. | June 6, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Odvar Nordli | Norway | Private visit. Met with President Carter June 12. | June 10–13, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa | Zimbabwe Rhodesia | Unofficial visit. Met with President Carter July 11. | July 9–11, 1979 |
| President-elect Jaime Roldos | Ecuador | Informal visit. | July 20, 1979 |
| President Sekou Toure | Guinea | Private visit. Met with President Carter August 8. Also visited Los Angeles, Denver, Pittsburgh, and New York City. Departed U.S. August 15. | August 8, 1979 |
| President Mobutu Sese Seko | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | Private visit; attended IMF meeting. Met with President Carter September 11. | September 10–13, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | New Zealand | Private visit. Opened new Chancery. | September 18–20, 1979 |
| Junta Member Daniel Ortega | Nicaragua | Private visit to Washington en route to U.N. General Assembly session. | September 24, 1979 |
| President William R. Tolbert | Liberia | Private visit. Met with President Carter October 2. | September 25–October 2, 1979 |
| President Jose Lopez Portillo | Mexico | Official visit. | September 28–29, 1979 |
| Pope John Paul II | Vatican City | Pastoral visit. In the U.S. October 1; visited Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Des Moines, and Chicago. Met with President Carter October 6. | October 6–7, 1979 |
| Chancellor Bruno Kreisky | Austria | Private visit. | October 26, 1979 |
| Prime Minister John M. Lynch | Ireland | Official visit. In U.S. November 7–15; visited Williamsburg, Boston, New Orleans, Houston, Chicago, and New York City. | November 8–10, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Odvar Nordli | Norway | Private visit. Met with President Carter December 7. | December 6–7, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Andreas A. M. van Agt | Netherlands | Private visit. | December 7, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher | United Kingdom | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. December 18. | December 16–17, 1979 |