1971 - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1971
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Emilio Colombo | Italy | Official visit. Afterwards visited Houston, Boston, and New York City. Departed U.S. February 22. | February 17–20, 1971 |
| Prime Minister John M. Lynch | Ireland | Private visit. | March 15–17, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake | New Zealand | Informal visit. | April 8, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Ahmad Laraki | Morocco | Private visit. | April 15, 1971 |
| King Faisal | Saudi Arabia | Official visit. In U.S. May 24; visited San Francisco and Williamsburg. | May 27–30, 1971 |
| President Anastasio Somoza Debayle | Nicaragua | Private visit. | June 2, 1971 |
| Chancellor Willy Brandt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Private visit. Arrived in U.S. June 14; also visited Hartford, Conn. | June 15–16, 1971 |
| President Leopold-Sedar Senghor | Senegal | Private visit. In the U.S. June 12–18. Also visited Cambridge, Mass. | June 18, 1971 |
| Acting Prime Minister Sirik Matak | Khmer Republic (Cambodia) | Official visit. | August 10–11, 1971 |
| King Olav V | Norway | Private visit. | September 21, 1971 |
| Emperor Hirohito | Japan | Unofficial visit; President Nixon met with the Emperor and Empress, who were on their way to Europe, at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. | September 26, 1971 |
| President Mokhtar Ould Daddah | Mauritania | Private visit to Washington while attending session of the U.N. General Assembly. | September 28, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma | Laos | Private visit to Washington while attending session of the U.N. General Assembly. | September 30, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak | Malaysia | Private visit. | October 5, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Sirimavo R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka | Private visit to Washington after attending session of the U.N. General Assembly. | October 19, 1971 |
| President Josip Broz Tito | Yugoslavia | State visit. Afterwards visited Houston, Palm Springs, and Los Angeles. Departed U.S. November 2. | October 27–30, 1971 |
| Prime Minister William McMahon | Australia | Informal visit. Met with President Nixon November 2. | October 30–November 4, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Kofi Busia | Ghana | Private visit while en route to Mexico. | November 3–4, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Indira Gandhi | India | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. November 7. | November 3–6, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Golda Meir | Israel | Private visit. Also visited New York City. Departed U.S. Dec. 12. | December 2–6, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Informal working visit. | December 6, 1971 |
| President Emilio G. Medici | Brazil | State visit. | December 6–9, 1971 |
| President Hubert Maga | Dahomey (Benin) | Private visit. | December 9, 1971 |
| Chancellor Willy Brandt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Informal visit at Key Biscayne (Fla.). | December 28–29, 1971 |