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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1954

Date	Visitor	Country	Description
January 27-30, 1954	President Bayar	Turkey	At the invitation of the President. Addressed U.S. Congress January 29. Afterwards visited Princeton (New Jersey), New York City, Cleveland and Toledo (Ohio), Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (Nevada), Dallas (Texas), and Raleigh (North Carolina). Private visit to New York City February 20. Departed U.S. February 27.
May 3-5, 1954	Governor General Massey	Canada	Addressed U.S. Congress May 4.
May 26-29, 1954	Emperor Haile Selassie	Ethiopia	At the invitation of the President. Addressed U.S. Congress May 4. Afterwards visited Princeton (New Jersey), New York City, Boston (Massachusetts), Ann Arbor and Lansing (Michigan), Chicago, St. Paul (Minnesota), Spokane and Seattle (Washington), San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans (Louisiana), Stillwater (Oklahoma), and Fort Benning (Georgia). Also traveled to Canada (June 3-7) and Mexico (June 19-24). Left U.S. July 12.
June 1-5, 1954	Prime Minister Menderes	Turkey	Official visit. Discussed economic and financial matters.
June 25-29, 1954	Prime Minister Churchill	United Kingdom	Informal visit to Washington.
July 13-17, 1954	Prime Minister Ben Halim	Libya	Unofficial visit. Discussed U.S. military base rights and economic assistance.
July 26-31, 1954	President Rhee	Korea	State visit. Afterwards visited New York City, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Chicago, Kansas City (Missouri), Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Departed U.S. August 8.
October 14-21, 1954	Prime Minister Mohammed Ali	Pakistan	Official guest.
October 18-21, 1954	President Tubman	Liberia	State visit. In U.S. October 16-November 12, visiting Akron, Chicago, Springfield (Ill.), Detroit, Cleveland, New York City, Tuskegee (Ala.), and Atlanta.
October 27-30, 1954	Chancellor Adenauer	Germany, Federal Republic of	Signed Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. November 1.
November 7-13, 1954	Prime Minister Yoshida	Japan	In U.S. November 2-14, while returning from Europe, visiting New York City, San Francisco and Honolulu (Hawaii).
November 17-20, 1954	Premier Mendes-France	France	Discussed European and Far Eastern affairs, visited New York City, and addressed UN General Assembly. Departed U.S. November 23.
November 21-25, 1954	Chancellor Raab	Austria	Official visit. Afterwards visited Miami, New Orleans, St. Louis, and New York City. Departed U.S. December 5. Stopped in New York City December 9 after visiting Canada.
November 23-26, 1954	Prime Minister Erlander	Sweden	Arrived in U.S. November 16, aboard inaugural trans-Arctic flight to Los Angeles by Scandinavian Airlines. Met with President Eisenhower November 24.
November 23-26, 1954	Prime Minister Torp	Norway	Arrived in U.S. November 16, aboard inaugural trans-Arctic flight to Los Angeles by Scandinavian Airlines. Met with President Eisenhower November 24.
November 23-26, 1954	Prime Minister Hedtoft	Denmark	Arrived in U.S. November 16, aboard inaugural trans-Arctic flight to Los Angeles by Scandinavian Airlines. Met with President Eisenhower November 24.
December 6-9, 1954	Prime Minister Kotelawala	Ceylon (Sri Lanka)	Official visit. Afterwards visited Akron (Ohio), Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu (Hawaii).
December 13-15, 1954	Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi	Iran	Unofficial visit. Afterwards visited San Francisco, Sun Valley (Idaho), and New York City. Departed U.S. February 11, 1955.

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