| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Met with Prime Minister Rabin and Foreign Minister Allon; reviewed the Middle
East peace process. |
February 15-17, 1977 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Met with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy; reviewed the Middle East
peace process. |
February 17-18, 1977 |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials. |
February 18, 1977 |
| Jordan |
Amman |
Met with King Hussein; reviewed the Middle East peace process. |
February 18-19, 1977 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
Met with Crown Prince Fahd and Foreign Minister Prince Saud; reviewed the Middle
East peace process. |
February 19-20, 1977 |
| Syria |
Damascus |
Met with President Assad; reviewed the Middle East peace process. |
February 20-21, 1977 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended a special session of the North Atlantic Council. |
March 26, 1977 |
| U.S.S.R. |
Moscow |
Presented arms reduction proposal to General Secretary Brezhnev and Foreign
Minister Gromyko. |
March 27-30, 1977 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of |
Bonn |
Briefed Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher on meetings with Soviet
leaders. |
March 31, 1977 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Briefed Prime Minister Callaghan on meetings with Soviet leaders. |
April 1, 1977 |
| France |
Paris |
Briefed President Giscard d'Estaing and senior French officials on meetings with
Soviet leaders. |
April 1, 1977 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Accompanied President Carter to Economic Summit Meeting. Attended NATO
Ministerial Meeting (May 10-11). Met May 11 with Israeli Foreign Minister
Allon. |
May 5-11, 1977 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Accompanied President Carter to a meeting with Syrian President Assad. |
May 9, 1977 |
| Spain |
Madrid |
Attended the first regular session of the U.S.-Spanish Council. |
May 11-12, 1977 |
| Iran |
Tehran |
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting. |
May 12-15, 1977 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Signed Convention on the Prohibition
of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification
Techniques. |
May 18-21, 1977 |
| France |
Paris |
Attended the Conference on International Economic Development. |
May 28-June 2, 1977 |
| Grenada |
St. George's |
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting. |
June 14-16, 1977 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Port-of-Spain |
Met with President Clarke and Prime Minister Williams. |
June 16-17, 1977 |
| France |
Paris |
Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting. |
June 22-24, 1977 |
| Egypt |
Alexandria |
Met with President Sadat; discussed the Middle East peace process.
Revisited |
August 1-3, 1977 |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials; reviewed the Middle
East peace process. |
August 3, 1977 |
| Syria |
Damascus |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. Revisited Syria
August 11. |
August 3-5, 1977 |
| Jordan |
Amman |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein. Revisited Jordan
August 11. |
August 5-7, 1977 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Taif |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Khalid and senior Saudi
officials. |
August 7-9, 1977 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Begin and Foreign
Minister Dayan. |
August 9-11, 1977 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Discussed Rhodesia with Foreign Secretary Owen. |
August 11-13, 1977 |
| China |
Peking |
Met with Chairman Hua, Foreign Minister Huang, and senior Chinese
officials. |
August 20-26, 1977 |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
Met with Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Minister Hatoyama. |
August 26-27, 1977 |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
Met with President Videla and senior Argentinian officials. |
November 20-22, 1977 |
| Brazil |
Brasilia |
Met with President Geisel and senior Brazilian officials. |
November 22-23, 1977 |
| Venezuela |
Caracas |
Met with President Perez and senior Venezuelan officials. |
November 23, 1977 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. |
December 8-9, 1977 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process. |
December 9-10, 1977 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process. |
December 10-12, 1977 |
| Jordan |
Amman |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process. |
December 12-13, 1977 |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process. |
December 13, 1977 |
| Syria |
Damascus |
Reviewed the Middle Eastpeace process. |
December 13-14, 1977 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
Reviewed the Middle East peace process. |
December 14-15, 1977 |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
Accompanied President Carter on an official visit. |
December 29-31, 1977 |
| Iran |
Tehran |
Accompanied President Carter on an official visit. |
December 31, 1977-January 1, 1978 |
| India |
New Delhi |
Accompanied President Carter. |
January 1-3, 1978 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
Accompanied President Carter. |
January 3-4, 1978 |
| Egypt |
Aswan |
Accompanied President Carter. |
January 4, 1978 |
| France |
Paris |
Accompanied President Carter. |
January 4-6, 1978 |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
Returned the Crown of St. Stephen to Hungary. |
January 5-7, 1978 |
| Ireland |
Shannon |
Met with Foreign Minister O'Kennedy while returning to U.S. |
January 7, 1978 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Attended the opening session of the Egyptian- Israeli Political
Committee. |
January 16-20, 1978 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Met with President Sadat regarding the peace process. |
January 20, 1978 |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
Met with Prime Minister Ecevit and senior Turkish officials. |
January 20-21, 1978 |
| Greece |
Athens |
Met with Prime Minister Karamanlis and senior Greek officials. |
January 21-22, 1978 |
| Venezuela |
Caracas |
Accompanied President Carter. |
March 28-29, 1978 |
| Brazil |
Brasilia Rio de Janeiro, |
Accompanied President Carter on an official visit. |
March 29-31, 1978 |
| Nigeria |
Lagos |
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. |
March 31-April 3, 1978 |
| Liberia |
Monrovia |
Accompanied President Carter. |
April 3, 1978 |
| Sudan |
Khartoum |
Met with Foreign Minister al-Tahir. |
April 13, 1978 |
| Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam |
Discussed the Rhodesian question with British Foreign Secretary Owen and leaders
of Zimbabwe's Patriotic Front. |
April 13-16, 1978 |
| South Africa |
Pretoria |
Discussed Rhodesia and Namibia with Foreign Minister Botha and British Foreign
Secretary Owen. |
April 16-17, 1978 |
| Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) |
Salisbury |
Discussed the Rhodesian question with members of the Transitional Government and
British Foreign Secretary Owen. |
April 17, 1978 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting. |
April 18-19, 1978 |
| U.S.S.R. |
Moscow |
Met with General Secretary Brezhnev and Forei |
April 19-23, 1978 |
| Mexico |
Mexico, D.F., Puerto Vallarta |
Official visit. Met with President Lopez Portillo and Foreign Relations
Secretary Roel. |
May 3-5, 1978 |
| France |
Paris |
Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting. |
June 13-15, 1978 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission. |
June 16-17, 1978 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
July 11-13, 1978 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of |
Frankfurt, Bonn |
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit
Meeting. |
July 14-17, 1978 |
| Germany |
West Berlin |
Accompanied President Carter. |
July 15, 1978 |
| United Kingdom |
London, Hollingbourne |
Discussed the Rhodesia question with Foreign Secretary Owen. Also met with the
Egyptian and Israeli Foreign Ministers at Leeds Castle, July 18. |
July 17-20, 1978 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Met with Prime Minister Begin and delivered an invitation to meet with
Presidents Carter and Sadat at Camp David. |
August 5-7, 1978 |
| Egypt |
Alexandria |
Met with President Sadat and delivered an invitation to meet with President
Carter and Prime Minister Begin at Camp David. |
August 7-9, 1978 |
| Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
Attended the inauguration of President Guzman. |
August 16, 1978 |
| Jordan |
Amman |
Reviewed the Camp David Accords with King Hussein. |
September 20-21, 1978 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
Reviewed the Camp David Accords with King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd. |
September 21-24, 1978 |
| Syria |
Damascus |
Reviewed the Camp David Accords with President Assad. |
September 24, 1978 |
| South Africa |
Pretoria |
Discussed the Namibian question with South African officials. |
October 14-18, 1978 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Met with the U.S. delegation prior to SALT negotiations in Moscow. |
October 19-21, 1978 |
| U.S.S.R. |
Moscow |
Discussed SALT negotiations with President Brezhnev and Foreign Minister
Gromyko. |
October 21-24, 1978 |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
Signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. |
November 21-22, 1978 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Addressed the Royal Institute for International Affairs. |
December 9-10, 1978 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Discussed the Egyptian- Israeli peace process. Visited Cairo December 10-11,
12-13, and 14-15. |
December 10-15, 1978 |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem |
Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process and attended the funeral of former
Prime Minister Meir. |
December 11-12, 1978 |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv |
Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process. |
December 13-14, 1978 |
| Switzerland |
Geneva |
Held SALT negotiations with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. |
December 21-23, 1978 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Met with the Egyptian and Israeli Foreign Ministers. |
December 23-24, 1978 |
| Mexico |
Mexico, D.F. |
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. |
February 14-16, 1979 |
| Egypt |
Cairo, Alexandria |
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. |
March 7-10, 1979 |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. |
March 10-13, 1979 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Accompanied President Carter during final Egyptian-Israeli peace
negotiations. |
March 13, 1979 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Met with Prime Minister Thatcher and Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington. Also met
with Israeli Prime Minister Begin May 24. |
May 20-24, 1979 |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Met with President Sadat. |
May 24, 1979 |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv, Beersheva, El Arish |
Attended opening session of Egyptian-Israeli autonomy talks on the West Bank and
Gaza at Beersheva, and the exchange of ratifications of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace
Treaty. |
May 25-27, 1979 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Met with President Pertini and Prime Minister Andreotti. |
May 27-29, 1979 |
| Vatican City |
|
Audience with Pope John Paul II. |
May 29, 1979 |
| Netherlands |
The Hague |
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. |
May 29-31, 1979 |
| Spain |
Madrid |
Attended a meeting of the U.S.-Spanish Council. |
June 1-2, 1979 |
| Austria |
Vienna |
Accompanied President Carter to U.S.-Soviet Summit and the signing of the SALT
II Treaty. |
June 14-18, 1979 |
| Portugal |
Lisbon |
Signed Lajes Base Agreement. |
June 19, 1979 |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit
Meeting. |
June 25-29, 1979 |
| South Korea |
Seoul |
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit. |
June 30-July 1, 1979 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
Attended meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers. |
July 1-3, 1979 |
| Australia |
Canberra |
Attended ANZUS Council Meeting. |
July 3-5, 1979 |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
Attended the inauguration of President Roldos. |
August 9-12, 1979 |
| Bolivia |
La Paz |
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting. |
October 20-23, 1979 |
| South Korea |
Seoul |
Attended the funeral of President Park. |
November 1-4, 1979 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with Prime
Minister Thatcher and Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington. |
December 10, 1979 |
| France |
Paris |
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President
Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet. Also met with Japanese
Foreign Minister Okita. |
December 10-11, 1979 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President
Pertini and Prime Minister Cossiga. |
December 11, 1979 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of |
Bonn |
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with Chancellor
Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher. |
December 11-12, 1979 |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a special meeting of NATO Foreign and
Defense Ministers. |
December 12-14, 1979 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of |
Bonn |
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Chancellor Schmidt
and Foreign Minister Genscher. |
February 19-20, 1980 |
| Italy |
Rome |
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with President Pertini and
Foreign Minister Ruffini. |
February 20-21, 1980 |
| France |
Paris |
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Foreign Minister
Francois-Poncet. |
February 21, 1980 |
| United Kingdom |
London |
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Foreign Secretary
Lord Carrington. |
February 21-22, 1980 |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
Signed a nuclear cooperation agreement. |
April 23, 1980 |
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