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 Chung Hee Park 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