1977 - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders in 1977
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Jose Lopez Portillo | Mexico | State visit. In U.S. February 13–17; visited Williamsburg and Chicago. | February 14–16, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Official visit. | February 21–22, 1977 |
| President Omar Bongo | Gabon | Met with President Carter during a private visit. | March 3, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin | Israel | Official working visit. Afterwards visited Miami. | March 6–9, 1977 |
| Prime Minister James Callaghan | United Kingdom | Official visit. | March 9–12, 1977 |
| Chancellor Bruno Kreisky | Austria | Private visit. (“courtesy call”). | March 14, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda | Japan | Official visit. | March 20–23, 1977 |
| President Anwar Sadat | Egypt | Official working visit. | April 3–6, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Mario Alberto Lopes Soares | Portugal | Private visit. | April 21, 1977 |
| King Hussein | Jordan | Official working visit. | April 24–27, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez | Spain | Working visit. | April 28–29, 1977 |
| Prime Minister John Malcolm Fraser | Australia | Official visit. Private visit to New York City afterwards. | June 21–23, 1977 |
| President Carlos Andres Perez | Venezuela | State visit. In U.S. June 27–July 2; visited Williamsburg, New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. | June 28–30, 1977 |
| Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Official visit. | July 13–15, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official working visit. | July 18–21, 1977 |
| President Giulio Giulio Andreotti | Italy | Official visit. | July 25–28, 1977 |
| President Julius K. Nyerere | Tanzania | State visit. Afterwards visited Sioux City (Ia.), San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Atlanta. Departed U.S. August 10. | August 3–5, 1977 |
| General Omar Torrijos Herrera | Panama | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Francisco Morales Bermudez Cerruti | Peru | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Augusto Pinochet | Chile | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Alfredo Stroessner | Paraguay | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Carlos Andres Perez | Venezuela | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| General Kjell Laugerud Garcia | Guatemala | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| Brigadier General Juan Melgar Castro | Honduras | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Carlos Humberto Romero Mena | El Salvador | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Joaquin Videla Balaguer | Dominican Republic | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Hugo Banzer Suarez | Bolivia | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Alfredo Poveda Burbano | Ecuador | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Daniel Oduber Quiros | Costa Rica | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Lynden O. Pindling | Bahamas | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Eric M. Gairy | Grenada | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Aparacio Mendez Manfredini | Uruguay | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| President Jorge Rafael Videla | Argentina | Attended signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. | September 6–9, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Raymond O. J. Barre | France | Official visit. | September 14–17, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Hussein bin Onn | Malaysia | Official visit. | September 23–October 5, 1977 |
| President Hassan Gouled Aptidon | Djibouti | Private visit. | September 27, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Gaston Thorn | Luxembourg | Met with President Carter October 4 in New York City while attending U.N. General Assembly session. | October 2–5, 1977 |
| President Samora Machel | Mozambique | Met with President Carter in New York City while attending U.N. General Assembly session. | October 4, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew | Singapore | Official visit. | October 4–12, 1977 |
| President Spyros Kyprianou | Cyprus | Met with President Carter in New York City while attending U.N. General Assembly session. | October 5, 1977 |
| Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo | Nigeria | State Visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. September 15. | October 10–13, 1977 |
| General Omar Torrijos Herrera | Panama | Discussed ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty. | October 13–14, 1977 |
| President Omar Bongo | Gabon | Met with President Carter during a private visit. | October 17, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Leo C. Tindemans | Belgium | Official visit. Private visit to Houston afterwards. | October 18–22, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | New Zealand | Official visit. Private visit afterwards to LaGrange (Ga.). | November 8–11, 1977 |
| Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Iran | State visit. In U.S. November 14; visited Williamsburg. | November 15–16, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Ahmad Osman | Morocco | Private visit. Delivered a message to President Carter postponing a state visit by King Hassan II. | December 3, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Michael Manley | Jamaica | Private visit. | December 16, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Private visit. In U.S. December 14–19; visited New York City. | December 16–17, 1977 |