Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1974

Visitor From Description Date
King Hussein Jordan Private visit. March 12, 1974
President Houari Boumedienne Algeria Private visit to Washington while attending U.N. General Assembly session. April 11, 1974
King Hussein Jordan Private visit. First foreign head of state to be received by President Ford. August 15–18, 1974
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Israel Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. September 10–13, 1974
Prime Minister Kakui Tanaka Japan Private visit. September 21, 1974
President Giovanni Leone Italy State visit. In U.S. September 24–29; visited Williamsburg and New York City. September 25–27, 1974
Prime Minister Mujibur Rahman Bangladesh Private visit. October 1, 1974
Prime Minister Edward Gough Whitlam Australia Private visit. October 4, 1974
First Secretary Edward Gierek Poland Official visit. In U.S. October 6–13; visited Williamsburg, New York City, Pennsylvania, and Texas. October 8–10, 1974
President Mohammed Siad Barre Somalia Private visit. October 11, 1974
President Francisco da Costa Gomes Portugal Private visit. October 18, 1974
President Luis Echeverria Mexico Met with President Ford at Tubac and Tucson, Arizona. October 21, 1974
President William R. Tolbert Liberia Private visit. November 5, 1974
Chancellor Bruno Kreisky Austria Official visit. In U.S. November 9; visited New York City and Williamsburg. November 12–13, 1974
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Official visit. December 4, 1974
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Germany, Federal Republic of Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. December 7. December 4–6, 1974