John Foster Dulles - Travels of the
President - Travels - Department History
John Foster Dulles
| Country | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Rome | Met with senior Italian officials. | January 31–February 1, 1953 |
| France | Paris | Met with senior French officials and with representatives of NATO and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation. | February 1–3, 1953 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden. | February 3–5, 1953 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Met with President Heuss and Chancellor Adenauer. | February 5–6, 1953 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Met with Queen Juliana and Foreign Minister Beyen. | February 6, 1953 |
| Belgium | Brussels | Met with senior Belgian officials. | February 7–8, 1953 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Met with representatives of the European Coal and Steel Community. | February 8, 1953 |
| France | Paris | Attended 11th meeting of the North Atlantic Council. | April 21–26, 1953 |
| Egypt | Cairo | Met with Prime Minister Naguib, Foreign Minister Fawzi, and Egyptian military leaders. Attended regional conference of U.S. Ambassadors. | May 11–13, 1953 |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | Met with Prime Minister Ben Gurion and Foreign Minister Sharett. | May 13–14, 1953 |
| Jordan | Amman | Met with Prime Minister Mulqui and Foreign Minister Khalidy. | May 14–15, 1953 |
| Syria | Damascus | Met with President Shishakli. | May 15–16, 1953 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Met with President Chamoun and senior Lebanese officials. | May 16–17, 1953 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Met with Prime Minister Madfai and senior Iraqi officials. | May 17–18, 1953 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Dhahran | Met with King Ibn Saud and senior Saudi officials. | May 18–19, 1953 |
| India | New Delhi | Met with Prime Minister Nehru and senior Indian officials. | May 20–22, 1953 |
| Pakistan | Karachi | Met with Prime Minister Ali and senior Pakistani officials. | May 22–25, 1953 |
| Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul | Met with President Bayer, Prime Minister Menderes, and senior Turkish officials. | May 25–27, 1953 |
| Greece | Athens | Met with Prime Minister Papagos and senior Greek officials. | May 27–28, 1953 |
| Libya | Tripoli | Met with Prime Minister Muntasser and senior Libyan officials. | May 28, 1953 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Stopped en route to Korea. | August 2, 1953 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Signed Korean Mutual Defense Treaty. | August 3–7, 1953 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Yoshida while returning to U.S. Announced return of the Amami Islands to Japan. Returned to U.S. August 10. | August 8, 1953 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with the British and French Foreign Ministers. | October 15–18, 1953 |
| United Kingdom | Bermuda | Accompanied President Eisenhower to the Three-Power Conference. | December 4–8, 1953 |
| France | Paris | Attended 12th NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. | December 12–16, 1953 |
| Germany | Berlin | Attended Big Four Foreign Ministers Meeting. Sessions of February 1-6, 15, and 17 were held in East Berlin. | January 22–February 18, 1954 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Met with Chancellor Adenauer. | February 18, 1954 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Attended 10th Inter-American Conference. | February 28–March 13, 1954 |
| United Kingdom | London | Discussed the situation in Indochina with Foreign Secretary Eden. | April 11–13, 1954 |
| France | Paris | Discussed the situation in Indochina with Foreign Minister Bidault. | April 13–14, 1954 |
| France | Paris | Attended meeting of the North Atlantic Council. | April 21–24, 1954 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Attended Geneva Conference on Indochina and Korea. | April 24–May 3, 1954 |
| Italy | Milan | Met with Prime Minister Scelba while returning to U.S. Returned May 4. | May 3, 1954 |
| France | Paris | Conferred with Prime Ministers Eden and Mendes-France on the Genera Conference. | July 13–15, 1954 |
| Philippines | Manila | Signed the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty (Manila Pact). | September 3–9, 1954 |
| Republic of China | Taipei | Met with President Chiang Kai-shek while returning from Manila. | September 9, 1954 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Yoshida and Foreign Minister Okazaki en route from Manila. | September 9–10, 1954 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Met with Chancellor Adenauer. | September 16–17, 1954 |
| United Kingdom | London | Conferred with British officials during return from Bonn. | September 17–18, 1954 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended Nine-Power Conference on Germany. | September 26–October 3, 1954 |
| France | Paris | Attended NATO, Four- and Nine-Power Conferences. Returned to U.S. October 25. | October 20–23, 1954 |
| France | Paris | Attended North Atlantic Council meeting. | December 15–19, 1954 |
| United Kingdom | The Bahamas | Vacation. | January 29–February 6, 1955 |
| Philippines | Manila | Met with President Magsaysay en route to Bangkok. | February 21–22, 1955 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Attended First Meeting of the SEATO Ministerial Council. | February 22–26, 1955 |
| Burma | Rangoon | Met with Premier U Nu and senior Burmese officials. | February 26, 1955 |
| Laos | Vientiane | Met with Crown Prince Savang and senior Laotian officials. | February 27, 1955 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Met with King Sihanouk and senior Cambodian officials. | February 28, 1955 |
| Vietnam | Saigon | Met with Premier Diem and senior Vietnamese officials. | February 28–March 1, 1955 |
| Philippines | Manila | Attended the opening session of a Chiefs of Mission Conference. | March 1–2, 1955 |
| Republic of China | Taipei | Exchanged instruments of ratification of the Mutual Defense Treaty. | March 3, 1955 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Official visit. | March 17–19, 1955 |
| France | Paris | Attended North Atlantic Council meeting. | May 7–12, 1955 |
| Austria | Vienna | Signed the Austrian State Treaty. | May 13–15, 1955 |
| France | Paris | Met with the French and British Foreign Ministers and attended a North Atlantic Council meeting. | July 14–16, 1955 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Accompanied President Eisenhower to the Heads of Government Conference. | July 16–23, 1955 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Attended meeting of the Joint U.S.-Canadian Commission on Trade and Economic Affairs. | September 25–26, 1955 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Gronchi and Foreign Minister Martino. Left Washington October 21. | October 22–23, 1955 |
| Vatican City | Audience with Pope Pius XII. | October 23, 1955 | |
| France | Paris | Attended working group and NATO Ministerial Meetings. | October 23–26, 1955 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Attended meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. | October 26–November 16, 1955 |
| Spain | Madrid | Met with Generalissimo Franco. | November 1, 1955 |
| Austria | Vienna | Unofficial visit. Attended opening of the Vienna State Opera. | November 5–6, 1955 |
| Yugoslavia | Pula, Brioni | Met with President Tito. | November 6, 1955 |
| France | Paris | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | December 14–17, 1955 |
| United Kingdom | Malta | Stopped en route to Pakistan. | March 3–4, 1956 |
| Pakistan | Karachi | Attended Second SEATO Council Meeting. | March 5–9, 1956 |
| India | New Delhi | Met with Prime Minister Nehru and senior Indian officials. | March 9–11, 1956 |
| Ceylon | Colombo | Met with Prime Minister Kotelawala. | March 11, 1956 |
| Indonesia | Djakarta | Met with President Sukarno and senior Indonesian officials. | March 12–13, 1956 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Met with Premier Pibul and senior Thai officials. | March 13–14, 1956 |
| Vietnam | Saigon | Met with President Diem and senior Vietnamese officials. | March 14–15, 1956 |
| Philippines | Manila | Met with President Magsaysay and senior Philippine officials. | March 15–16, 1956 |
| Republic of China | Taipei | Met with President Chiang and senior Chinese Nationalist officials. | March 16–17, 1956 |
| Korea, Republic of | Seoul | Met with President Rhee and senior Korean officials. | March 17–18, 1956 |
| Japan | Tokyo | Met with Premier Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu. | March 18–19, 1956 |
| France | Paris | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | May 2–7, 1956 |
| Panama | Panama City | Accompanied President Eisenhower to a meeting of the Presidents of the American Republics. | July 21–24, 1956 |
| Colombia | Bogota | Met with President Rojas Pinilla and senior Colombian officials. | July 24–25, 1956 |
| Ecuador | Quito | Met with Foreign Minister Villagomez Yepez. | July 25, 1956 |
| Peru | Lima | Attended the inauguration of President Prado Ugarteche. | July 26–28, 1956 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended Tripartite Conference on the Suez Canal with the British and French Foreign Ministers. | August 1–2, 1956 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended 22-Power conference on Suez Canal. | August 15–24, 1956 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended Second Suez Conference. | September 18–21, 1956 |
| France | Paris | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | December 9–14, 1956 |
| Australia | Canberra | Attended Third Meeting of SEATO Council of Ministers. Left Washington March 6; returned March 17. | March 9–14, 1957 |
| United Kingdom | Bermuda | Attended a meeting between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan. | March 21–24, 1957 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | May 2–4, 1957 |
| France | Paris | Met with Prime Minister Mollet and attended meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to European countries. | May 5–6, 1957 |
| Canada | Kingston, Ottawa | Personal and private visit. Met informally with Prime Minister Diefenbaker. | July 26–28, 1957 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended UN disarmament conference. | July 29–August 2, 1957 |
| France | Paris | Accompanied President Eisenhower to meeting of NATO Heads of Government. | December 13–20, 1957 |
| Spain | Madrid | Met with Generalissimo Franco and senior Spanish officials while returning from Paris. | December 20, 1957 |
| Morocco | Marrakesh | Met with King Mohammed V, Foreign Minister Balafrej, and senior Moroccan officials. | January 23, 1958 |
| Iran | Tehran | Met with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and senior Iranian officials. | January 24–26, 1958 |
| Turkey | Ankara | Attended Baghdad Pact Ministerial Meeting. | January 26–30, 1958 |
| Philippines | Manila | Attended Fourth Meeting of the SEATO Ministerial Council. Left U.S. March 7. | March 10–13, 1958 |
| Republic of China | Taipei | Met with President Chiang and attended a conference of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries. Returned March 18. | March 14–16, 1958 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. | May 3–8, 1958 |
| Germany | West Berlin | Met with city and U.S. officials. | May 8, 1958 |
| France | Paris | Attended the opening session of a conference of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to European countries. | May 8–10, 1958 |
| France | Paris | Discussed nuclear armaments with President De Gaulle. | July 4–6, 1958 |
| Canada | Ottawa | Accompanied President Eisenhower on an informal visit. | July 8–11, 1958 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Met with Chancellor Adenauer on way to meeting of the Baghdad Pact. | July 26, 1958 |
| United Kingdom | London | Attended the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Baghdad Pact. | July 26–28, 1958 |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia | Official visit. | August 4–6, 1958 |
| Italy | Rome | Met with President Gronchi and senior Italian officials. | October 18–19, 1958 |
| Vatican City | Attended funeral ceremonies for Pope Pius XII. | October 19, 1958 | |
| United Kingdom | Brize Norton | Met with Foreign Secretary Lloyd en route to Taipei. | October 19, 1958 |
| Republic of China | Taipei | Consultations concerning the Mutual Defense Treaty. | October 21–23, 1958 |
| Mexico | Mexico, D.F. | Attended the inauguration of President Lopez Mateos. | November 30–December 2, 1958 |
| France | Paris | Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a Big Four Ministers meeting. | December 13–18, 1958 |
| United Kingdom | High Rock (Jamaica) | Vacation. | December 19, 1958–January 3, 1959 |
| United Kingdom | London | Met with Prime Minister Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Lloyd. | February 4–5, 1959 |
| France | Paris | Met with President De Gaulle, Foreign Minister Couve de Murville, and NATO Secretary General Spaak. | February 6–7, 1959 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | Bonn | Met with Chancellor Adenauer and Foreign Minister Von Brentano. | February 7–8, 1959 |