| 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 |
| South Korea |
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 (Sri Lanka) |
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 |
| South Korea |
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 |
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