John Foster Dulles

January 21, 1953-April 22, 1959

January 31-February 1, 1953
Italy
Rome
Met with senior Italian officials.

February 1-3, 1953
France
Paris
Met with senior French officials and with representatives of NATO and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation.

February 3-5, 1953
United Kingdom
London
Met with Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden.

February 5-6, 1953
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Met with President Heuss and Chancellor Adenauer.

February 6, 1953
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Met with Queen Juliana and Foreign Minister Beyen.

February 7-8, 1953
Belgium
Brussels
Met with senior Belgian officials.

February 8, 1953
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Met with representatives of the European Coal and Steel Community.

April 21-26, 1953
France
Paris
Attended 11th meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

May 11-13, 1953
Egypt
Cairo
Met with Prime Minister Naguib, Foreign Minister Fawzi, and Egyptian military leaders. Attended regional conference of U.S. Ambassadors.

May 13-14, 1953
Israel
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Ben Gurion and Foreign Minister Sharett.

May 14-15, 1953
Jordan
Amman
Met with Prime Minister Mulqui and Foreign Minister Khalidy.

May 15-16, 1953
Syria
Damascus
Met with President Shishakli.

May 16-17, 1953
Lebanon
Beirut
Met with President Chamoun and senior Lebanese officials.

May 17-18, 1953
Iraq
Baghdad
Met with Prime Minister Madfai and senior Iraqi officials.

May 18-19, 1953
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Dhahran
Met with King Ibn Saud and senior Saudi officials.

May 20-22, 1953
India
New Delhi
Met with Prime Minister Nehru and senior Indian officials.

May 22-25, 1953
Pakistan
Karachi
Met with Prime Minister Ali and senior Pakistani officials.

May 25-27, 1953
Turkey
Ankara, Istanbul
Met with President Bayer, Prime Minister Menderes, and senior Turkish officials.

May 27-28, 1953
Greece
Athens
Met with Prime Minister Papagos and senior Greek officials.

May 28, 1953
Libya
Tripoli
Met with Prime Minister Muntasser and senior Libyan officials.

August 2, 1953
Japan
Tokyo
Stopped en route to Korea.

August 3-7, 1953
South Korea
Seoul
Signed Korean Mutual Defense Treaty.

August 8, 1953
Japan
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida while returning to U.S. Announced return of the Amami Islands to Japan. Returned to U.S. August 10.

October 15-18, 1953
United Kingdom
London
Met with the British and French Foreign Ministers.

December 4-8, 1953
United Kingdom
Bermuda
Accompanied President Eisenhower to the Three-Power Conference.

December 12-16, 1953
France
Paris
Attended 12th NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting.

January 22-February 18, 1954
Germany
Berlin
Attended Big Four Foreign Ministers Meeting. Sessions of February 1-6, 15, and 17 were held in East Berlin.

February 18, 1954
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Met with Chancellor Adenauer.

February 28-March 13, 1954
Venezuela
Caracas
Attended 10th Inter-American Conference.

April 11-13, 1954
United Kingdom
London
Discussed the situation in Indochina with Foreign Secretary Eden.

April 13-14, 1954
France
Paris
Discussed the situation in Indochina with Foreign Minister Bidault.

April 21-24, 1954
France
Paris
Attended meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

April 24-May 3, 1954
Switzerland
Geneva
Attended Geneva Conference on Indochina and Korea.

May 3, 1954
Italy
Milan
Met with Prime Minister Scelba while returning to U.S. Returned May 4.

July 13-15, 1954
France
Paris
Conferred with Prime Ministers Eden and Mendes-France on the Genera Conference.

September 3-9, 1954
Philippines
Manila
Signed the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty (Manila Pact).

September 9, 1954
Republic of China
Taipei
Met with President Chiang Kai-shek while returning from Manila.

September 9-10, 1954
Japan
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Yoshida and Foreign Minister Okazaki en route from Manila.

September 16-17, 1954
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Met with Chancellor Adenauer.

September 17-18, 1954
United Kingdom
London
Conferred with British officials during return from Bonn.

September 26- October 3, 1954
United Kingdom
London
Attended Nine-Power Conference on Germany.

October 20-23, 1954
France
Paris
Attended NATO, Four- and Nine-Power Conferences. Returned to U.S. October 25.

December 15-19, 1954
France
Paris
Attended North Atlantic Council meeting.

January 29-February 6, 1955
United Kingdom
The Bahamas
Vacation.

February 21-22, 1955
Philippines
Manila
Met with President Magsaysay en route to Bangkok.

February 22-26, 1955
Thailand
Bangkok
Attended First Meeting of the SEATO Ministerial Council.

February 26, 1955
Burma
Rangoon
Met with Premier U Nu and senior Burmese officials.

February 27, 1955
Laos
Vientiane
Met with Crown Prince Savang and senior Laotian officials.

February 28, 1955
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Met with King Sihanouk and senior Cambodian officials.

February 28-March 1, 1955
Vietnam
Saigon
Met with Premier Diem and senior Vietnamese officials.

March 1-2, 1955
Philippines
Manila
Attended the opening session of a Chiefs of Mission Conference.

March 3, 1955
Republic of China
Taipei
Exchanged instruments of ratification of the Mutual Defense Treaty.

March 17-19, 1955
Canada
Ottawa
Official visit.

May 7-12, 1955
France
Paris
Attended North Atlantic Council meeting.

May 13-15, 1955
Austria
Vienna
Signed the Austrian State Treaty.

July 14-16, 1955
France
Paris
Met with the French and British Foreign Ministers and attended a North Atlantic Council meeting.

July 16-23, 1955
Switzerland
Geneva
Accompanied President Eisenhower to the Heads of Government Conference.

September 25-26, 1955
Canada
Ottawa
Attended meeting of the Joint U.S.-Canadian Commission on Trade and Economic Affairs.

October 22-23, 1955
Italy
Rome
Met with President Gronchi and Foreign Minister Martino. Left Washington October 21.

October 23, 1955
Vatican City
Audience with Pope Pius XII.

October 23-26, 1955
France
Paris
Attended working group and NATO Ministerial Meetings.

October 26-November 16, 1955
Switzerland
Geneva
Attended meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States.

November 1, 1955
Spain
Madrid
Met with Generalissimo Franco.

November 5-6, 1955
Austria
Vienna
Unofficial visit. Attended opening of the Vienna State Opera.

November 6, 1955
Yugoslavia
Pula, Brioni
Met with President Tito.

December 14-17, 1955
France
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

March 3-4, 1956
United Kingdom
Malta
Stopped en route to Pakistan.

March 5-9, 1956
Pakistan
Karachi
Attended Second SEATO Council Meeting.

March 9-11, 1956
India
New Delhi
Met with Prime Minister Nehru and senior Indian officials.

March 11, 1956
Ceylon
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Met with Prime Minister Kotelawala.

March 12-13, 1956
Indonesia
Djakarta
Met with President Sukarno and senior Indonesian officials.

March 13-14, 1956
Thailand
Bangkok
Met with Premier Pibul and senior Thai officials.

March 14-15, 1956
Vietnam
Saigon
Met with President Diem and senior Vietnamese officials

March 15-16, 1956
Philippines
Manila
Met with President Magsaysay and senior Philippine officials.

March 16-17, 1956
Republic of China
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and senior Chinese Nationalist officials.

March 17-18, 1956
South Korea
Seoul
Met with President Rhee and senior Korean officials.

March 18-19, 1956
Japan
Tokyo
Met with Premier Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Shigemitsu.

May 2-7, 1956
France
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

July 21-24, 1956
Panama
Panama City
Accompanied President Eisenhower to a meeting of the Presidents of the American Republics.

July 24-25, 1956
Colombia
Bogota
Met with President Rojas Pinilla and senior Colombian officials.

July 25, 1956
Ecuador
Quito
Met with Foreign Minister Villagomez Yepez.

July 26-28, 1956
Peru
Lima
Attended the inauguration of President Prado Ugarteche.

August 1-2, 1956
United Kingdom
London
Attended Tripartite Conference on the Suez Canal with the British and French Foreign Ministers.

August 15-24, 1956
United Kingdom
London
Attended 22-Power conference on Suez Canal.

September 18-21, 1956
United Kingdom
London
Attended Second Suez Conference.

December 9-14, 1956
France
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

March 9-14, 1957
Australia
Canberra
Attended Third Meeting of SEATO Council of Ministers. Left Washington March 6; returned March 17.

March 21-24, 1957
United Kingdom
Bermuda
Attended a meeting between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan.

May 2-4, 1957
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

May 5-6, 1957
France
Paris
Met with Prime Minister Mollet and attended meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to European countries.

July 26-28, 1957
Canada
Kingston, Ottawa
Personal and private visit. Met informally with Prime Minister Diefenbaker.

July 29-August 2, 1957
United Kingdom
London
Attended UN disarmament conference.

December 13-20, 1957
France
Paris
Accompanied President Eisenhower to meeting of NATO Heads of Government.

December 20, 1957
Spain
Madrid
Met with Generalissimo Franco and senior Spanish officials while returning from Paris.

January 23, 1958
Morocco
Marrakesh
Met with King Mohammed V, Foreign Minister Balafrej, and senior Moroccan officials.

January 24-26, 1958
Iran
Tehran
Met with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and senior Iranian officials.

January 26-30, 1958
Turkey
Ankara
Attended Baghdad Pact Ministerial Meeting.

March 10-13, 1958
Philippines
Manila
Attended Fourth Meeting of the SEATO Ministerial Council. Left U.S. March 7.

March 14-16, 1958
Republic of China
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and attended a conference of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries. Returned March 18.

May 3-8, 1958
Denmark
Copenhagen
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

May 8, 1958
Germany
West Berlin
Met with city and U.S. officials.

May 8-10, 1958
France
Paris
Attended the opening session of a conference of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to European countries.

July 4-6, 1958
France
Paris
Discussed nuclear armaments with President De Gaulle.

July 8-11, 1958
Canada
Ottawa
Accompanied President Eisenhower on an informal visit.

July 26, 1958
Germany, Federal Republic of 
Bonn
Met with Chancellor Adenauer on way to meeting of the Baghdad Pact.

July 26-28, 1958
United Kingdom
London
Attended the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Baghdad Pact.

August 4-6, 1958
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia
Official visit.

October 18-19, 1958
Italy
Rome
Met with President Gronchi and senior Italian officials.

October 19, 1958
Vatican City
Attended funeral ceremonies for Pope Pius XII.

October 19, 1958
United Kingdom
Brize Norton
Met with Foreign Secretary Lloyd en route to Taipei.

October 21-23, 1958
Republic of China
Taipei
Consultations concerning the Mutual Defense Treaty.

November 30-December 2, 1958
Mexico
Mexico, D.F.
Attended the inauguration of President Lopez Mateos.

December 13-18, 1958
France
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a Big Four Ministers meeting.

December 19, 1958-January 3, 1959
United Kingdom
High Rock (Jamaica)
Vacation.

February 4-5, 1959
United Kingdom
London
Met with Prime Minister Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Lloyd.

February 6-7, 1959
France
Paris
Met with President De Gaulle, Foreign Minister Couve de Murville, and NATO Secretary General Spaak.

February 7-8, 1959
Germany, Federal Republic of 
Bonn
Met with Chancellor Adenauer and Foreign Minister Von Brentano.