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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1980 |
| Date | Visitor | Country | Description |
| January 14, 1980 | Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez | Spain | Private visit. |
| January 24-25, 1980 | Prime Minister Francesco Cossiga | Italy | Official visit. |
| January 31, 1980 | Prime Minister John Malcolm Fraser | Australia | Private visit en route to Europe. Met again with President Carter February 7, on return. |
| February 15, 1980 | King Juan Carlos I | Spain | Private visit. |
| February 19-22, 1980 | President Daniel arap Moi | Kenya | State visit. |
| March 2-4, 1980 | President Policarpo Paz Garcia | Honduras | Private visit. Met with President Carter March 3. |
| March 4-6, 1980 | Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Official visit. |
| April 5-8, 1980 | President Leopold-Sedar Senghor | Senegal | Private visit. Met with President Carter April 8. |
| April 7-10, 1980 | President Anwar Sadat | Egypt | Official visit. |
| April 14-17, 1980 | Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official visit. |
| April 20-22, 1980 | King Baudouin I | Belgium | Private visit. Met with President Carter April 22. |
| April 27-28, 1980 | Prime Minister J.M.G.M. (Tom) Adams | Barbados | Private visit. Met with President Carter April 28. |
| April 30-May 1, 1980 | Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira | Japan | Official visit. |
| June 16-18, 1980 | King Hussein | Jordan | Official visit. |
| June 27-July 2, 1980 | President Jaafar Nimieri | Sudan | Private visit. Met with President Carter July 2. |
| August 21-27, 1980 | Prime Minister Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe | Official visit. |
| August 25-27, 1980 | President Khaleda Ziaur Rahman | Bangladesh | Private visit. Met with President Carter August 27. |
| September 24-26, 1980 | President Juvenal Habyarimana | Rwanda | Private visit. Met with President Carter September 25 |
| September 25, 1980 | President Siaka Stevens | Sierra Giovanni Leone | Private visit. |
| October 3, 1980 | President Muhammad Zia ul-Haq | Pakistan | Private visit while attending UN General Assembly session. |
| October 3-8, 1980 | President Shehu Shagari | Nigeria | Official visit. |
| November 9-18, 1980 | Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Private visit. Met with President Carter November l3. |
| November 18-21, 1980 | Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Private visit. Met with President Carter and President-elect Reagan November 20. |
| November 29- December 1, 1980 | President Rodrigo Carazo Odio | Costa Rica | Private visit. Met with President Carter December 1 |
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