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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1962 |
Date | Visitor | Country | Description |
February 5-6, 1962 | Prime Minister Adoula | Congo (Leopoldville) (Zaire) | Informal visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. February 8. |
February 13-14, 1962 | King Saud | Saudi Arabia | Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. November 22, 1961 for medical treatment in Boston; also visited Palm Beach. |
March 13-15, 1962 | President Ahidjo | Cameroon | Presidential guest. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. March 18. |
March 20-22, 1962 | President Olympio | Togo | Presidential guest. In the U.S. March 19-30, visiting New York City, Niagara Falls (New York), and the Virgin Islands. |
April 3-5, 1962 | President Goulart | Brazil | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City, Omaha (Nebraska), and Chicago. Departed U.S. April 8. |
April 11-14, 1962 | Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi | Iran | State visit at Washington and Onslow Beach (North Carolina). In U.S. April 10-18, visiting Cape Canaveral (Florida), Fort Bragg (North Carolina), and New York City. |
April 27-29, 1962 | Prime Minister Macmillan | United Kingdom | Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. April 25; visiting New York City. |
May 2-4, 1962 | Chancellor Gorbach | Austria | Informal visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. May 5. |
May 9-11, 1962 | Prime Minister Gerhardsen | Norway | Presidential guest. In U.S. May 8-18, visiting Cape Canaveral and St. Augustine (Florida), and New York City. |
May 22-25, 1962 | President Houphouet-Boigny | Ivory Coast | State visit. Private visit to New York City May 5-15. Later visited Boston (Massachusetts), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), and New York City. Departed U.S. May 29. |
June 5-7, 1962 | President Makarios | Cyprus | Presidential guest. In U.S. June 2-9, visiting Boston and New York City. |
June 12-14, 1962 | President Chiari | Panama | Official visit. In U.S. June 11-16, visiting Miami (Florida), Williamsburg (Virginia), and New York City. |
June 17-20, 1962 | Prime Minister Menzies | Australia | Informal visit. In the U.S. June 14-21; visited New York City and San Francisco. |
June 23-27, 1962 | President-elect Valencia | Colombia | Informal visit. In U.S. June 20-July 28, visiting New York City and Baltimore (Maryland); obtained medical treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. |
July 23-24, 1962 | President Arosemena | Ecuador | Official visit. In U.S. July 22-29, visiting Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Chicago, and New York City. |
July 26-30, 1962 | Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma | Laos | Official visit. Later visited Philadelphia and New York City. Departed U.S. July 31. |
September 19-22, 1962 | President Kayibanda | Rwanda | Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly. |
September 24, 1962 | President Ayub Khan | Pakistan | Informal meeting at Newport (Rhode Island). Afterwards visited Washington and New York City. Departed U.S. September 27. |
September 24-26, 1962 | Prime Minister Menzies | Australia | Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly. |
September 27-28, 1962 | Prime Minister Holyoake | New Zealand | Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly. |
October 10, 1962 | President Toure | Guinea | Informal visit. In U.S. October 9-12; visited New York City. |
October 14-15, 1962 | Prime Minister Ben Bella | Algeria | Informal visit to Washington while attending UN General Assembly session. Arrived in U.S. October 9. First foreign leader to receive a welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. |
October 22-23, 1962 | Prime Minister Obote | Uganda | Presidential guest. |
November 13-16, 1962 | Chancellor Adenauer | Germany, Federal Republic of | Informal visit. |
November 27-29, 1962 | Prime Minister Abdirascid | Somalia | Presidential guest. In U.S. November 25-December 2, visiting New York City, Philadelphia, and San Juan. |
November 30- December 1, 1962 | President Villeda Morales | Honduras | Informal visit. In U.S. November 29-December 5. Also visited Williamsburg, and made a private visit to Miami. |
December 11-13, 1962 | President Alessandri | Chile | Presidential guest. In U.S. December 10-17, visiting Miami (Florida), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), and New York City. |
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