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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1953

Date	Visitor	Country	Description
January 8-9, 1953	Prime Minister Churchill	United Kingdom	Unofficial visit.
March 25-28, 1953	Premier Mayer	France	Official visit. Discussed security measures in the Far East and Europe.
April 7-10, 1953	Chancellor Adenauer	Germany, Federal Republic of	Guest of the President. In U.S. April 6-18. Visited San Francisco, Carmel (California), Chicago, New York City, and Boston (Massachusetts).
April 17, 1953	King Sihanouk	Cambodia	En route from Europe to Cambodia; visited New York City and San Francisco. Departed U.S. April 21.
May 7-8, 1953	Prime Minister St. Laurent	Canada	Guest of the President. Discussed bilateral relations.
May 17-20, 1953	Prime Minister Holland	New Zealand	Met with President Eisenhower en route to London for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
June 16-18, 1953	Prime Minister Paik	Korea	Discussed terms of the Korean truce agreement with President Eisenhower and senior officials.
August 15-24, 1953	President Quirino	Philippines	Private visit to Washington, D.C. after medical treatment in Baltimore (Maryland). In U.S. July 1-August 24.
September 28- October 1, 1953	President Remon	Panama	Afterwards made an unofficial visit to New York City. Departed U.S. October 7.
October 19, 1953	President Ruiz Cortines	Mexico	Met with President Eisenhower in Texas for dedication of Falcon Dam.
October 28-31, 1953	King Paul I	Greece	At the invitation of the President. Afterwards visited Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), New York City, Boston (Massachusetts), Toledo (Ohio), Detroit (Michigan), Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, the Grand Canyon (Arizona), Houston (Texas), New Orleans (Louisiana), and Williamsburg (Virginia). Private visit to New York City from November 24. Departed U.S. December 3.
November 8-13, 1953	Governor General Ghulam Mohammed	Pakistan	Met with President Eisenhower after obtaining medical treatment in Boston (Massachusetts).

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