1961 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1961
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Diefenbacker | Canada | Signed Treaty on Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin. | January 16–17, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Kampmann | Denmark | Informal visit. In U.S. February 11–19, visiting New York City, Mystic (Connecticut), Chicago, and San Francisco. | February 14–15, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Diefenbaker | Canada | Informal visit. | February 20, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Menzies | Australia | Informal visit; discussed Laos crisis with President Kennedy. In U.S. February 22–27. | February 24, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Holyoake | New Zealand | Informal visit; discussed Laos crisis with President Kennedy. In U.S. March 2–4. | March 3, 1961 |
| President Nkrumah | Ghana | Informal visit while attending a UN meeting. | March 8, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Macmillan | United Kingdom | Meeting at Key West (Florida); discussed situation in Laos. | March 26, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Erlander | Sweden | Informal visit. In U.S. March 28–April 4; visited New York. | March 29, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Macmillan | United Kingdom | Informal visit. Arrived in New York City April 3. | April 4–9, 1961 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Germany, Federal Republic of | Informal visit. Afterwards visited Austin and the LBJ Ranch (Texas). Departed U.S. April 17. | April 11–16, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Karamanlis | Greece | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. April 24. | April 17–20, 1961 |
| President Sukarno | Indonesia | Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. April 20, visiting Honolulu (Hawaii) and Los Angeles. | April 24–25, 1961 |
| President Bourguiba | Tunisia | State visit. Addressed Congress May 4. Afterwards visited Knoxville (Tennessee), Dallas (Texas), and New York City. Departed U.S. May 13. | May 3–6, 1961 |
| Prince Rainier III | Monaco | Luncheon (social visit). Left U.S. May 30. | May 24, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Ben-Gurion | Israel | Unofficial visit. In U.S. May 28–June 1. Met with President Kennedy in New York City; also visited Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). | May 30, 1961 |
| President Youlou | Congo, Republic of | Informal visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. June 13. | June 8–10, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Fanfani | Italy | Informal visit. Left U.S. June 16, after visiting Baltimore (Maryland), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), and New York City. | June 11–13, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Ikeda | Japan | Official visit. In U.S. June 18–29, visiting Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. Was in Canada June 25–26. | June 20–23, 1961 |
| President Ayub Khan | Pakistan | State visit. Addressed U.S. Congress July 12. Afterwards visited New York City, Gettysburg (Pennsylvania), San Antonio, Austin, and the LBJ Ranch (Texas). Departed U.S. July 18. | July 11–14, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Nyerere | Tanganyika | Informal visit after attending UN Trusteeship Council meeting. | July 17, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Balewa | Nigeria | Official visit. In U.S. July 24–August 1, visiting New York City, Chicago, and Knoxville (Tennessee). | July 25–28, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Ch’en | China, Republic of | Official visit. In U.S. July 29–August 10, visiting Honolulu, San Francisco, Williamsburg (Virginia), New York City, Knoxville (Tennessee), Chicago, and Detroit (Michigan). | July 31–August 3, 1961 |
| President Sukarno | Indonesia | Informal visit after attending Conference of Nonaligned Nations in Belgrade. | September 12–13, 1961 |
| President Keita | Mali | Informal visit after attending Conference of Nonaligned Nations in Belgrade. | September 12–13, 1961 |
| President Prado | Peru | State visit. Addressed U.S. Congress September 21. In U.S. September 18–29, visiting Miami (Florida), Williamsburg (Virginia), New York City, Boston (Massachusetts), and Chicago. | September 19–22, 1961 |
| Prince Sihanouk | Cambodia | Met with President Kennedy in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session. | September 25, 1961 |
| President Frondizi | Argentina | Met with President Kennedy in New York City while attending UN General Assembly session. | September 26, 1961 |
| President Abboud | Sudan | State visit. Afterwards visited Los Angeles, Fresno (California), San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City. Departed U.S. October 15. | October 4–7, 1961 |
| President Kekkonen | Finland | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City, Detroit (Michigan), Duluth (Minnesota), San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu (Hawaii). Departed U.S. November 2. | October 16–18, 1961 |
| President Tubman | Liberia | Official visit. In U.S. October 17–24; visited New York City and Rutherford (New Jersey). | October 19–21, 1961 |
| President Senghor | Senegal | Official visit. In U.S. October 30–November 4. Also visited New York City. | November 3, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Nehru | India | Official visit. In U.S. November 5–14, visiting Newport (Rhode Island), New York City, and Los Angeles. Departed for Mexico November 14. Stopped in New York City November 17 en route to London. | November 6–10, 1961 |
| Chairman Park | Korea | Informal visit. In U.S. November 12–23, visiting New York City, San Francisco, and Honolulu. | November 13–17, 1961 |
| Chancellor Adenauer | Germany, Federal Republic of | Informal visit; discussed Berlin Crisis with President Kennedy. | November 19–23, 1961 |
| President Frondizi | Argentina | Met with President Kennedy at Palm Beach (Florida). In U.S. December 21–25; visiting Honolulu and New Orleans (Louisiana). | December 24, 1961 |