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Christian A. Herter

April 22, 1959-January 20, 1960)

April 27-May 2, 1959
France
Paris
Attended a meeting of Western Foreign Ministers.

May 11-June 20, 1959
Switzerland
Geneva
Attended a Conference of the Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States on the questions of Germany and Berlin.

July 11, 1959
Canada
Ottawa
Informal meeting with Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Secretary for External Affairs Green.

July 13-August 5, 1959
Switzerland
Geneva
Attended second Conference of Foreign Ministers on the German question.

July 25, 1959
Germany
West Berlin
Dedicated John Foster Allee.

August 11-18, 1959
Chile
Santiago
Attended the 5th Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American States.

August 26-27, 1959
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
Accompanied President Eisenhower to a meeting with Chancellor Adenauer.

August 27-September 2, 1959
United Kingdom
London, Chequers
Accompanied President Eisenhower on an informal visit. Also met with Spanish Foreign Minister Castiella.

September 2-4, 1959
France
Paris
Accompanied President Eisenhower to meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

December 13-22, 1959
France
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a meeting of the Heads of State and Government of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

February 23-26, 1960
Brazil
Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
Accompanied President Eisenhower on a good will tour.

February 26-29, 1960
Argentina
Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, San Carlos de Bariloche
Accompanied President Eisenhower on a good will tour.

February 29-March 2, 1960
Chile
Santiago
Accompanied President Eisenhower on a good will tour.

March 2-3, 1960
Uruguay
Montevideo
Accompanied President Eisenhower on a good will tour.

April 26-27, 1960
United Kingdom
London
Overnight stop en route to Tehran.

April 28-30, 1960
Iran
Tehran
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting.

April 30-May 4, 1960
Turkey
Istanbul
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

May 5, 1960
Greece
Athens
Met with King Paul I and Prime Minister Karamanlis.

May 13-21, 1960
France
Paris
Accompanied President Eisenhower to a meeting of the Chiefs of State and Heads of Government of France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Also attended a meeting of NATO's Permanent Council.

August 16-29, 1960
Costa Rica
San Jose
Attended the 6th and 7th Meetings of Consultation of the American Foreign Ministers.

September 15-16, 1960
Mexico
Mexico, D.F.
Attended ceremonies for the l50th anniversary of Mexican independence.

December 13-14, 1960
Belgium
Brussels
Personal representative of the President at the wedding of King Baudouin.

December 14-18, 1960
France
Paris
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.


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