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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1952 |
| Date | Visitor | Country | Description |
| January 5-10, 1952 | Prime Minister Churchill | United Kingdom | Revisited Washington January 16-19. Addressed U.S. Congress January 17. |
| January 20-23, 1952 | Premier Drees | Netherlands | Informal visit. In U.S. January 12-24, visiting New York City, Bridgeport (Connecticut) and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). |
| April 2-5, 1952 | Queen Juliana | Netherlands | Addressed U.S. Congress April 3. Afterwards visited Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), New York City, Knoxville (Tennessee), Detroit, Grand Rapids, Holland, and Ann Arbor, (Michigan), San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Departed U.S. April 22. |
| April 12-16, 1952 | Prime Minister Erlander | Sweden | Unofficial visit. In U.S. April 3-17. Also visited New York City, Rockford (Illinois), Chicago, Minneapolis (Minnesota), and Detroit (Michigan). |
| May 1-6, 1952 | President Somoza | Nicaragua | Unofficial visit to Washington. Afterwards visited Boston (Massachusetts) and New York City. Departed U.S. July 5. |
| May 12-16, 1952 | Chancellor Figl | Austria | At the invitation of the U.S. Government. In U.S. May 11-27. Visited New York City, Williamsburg (Virginia), Buffalo (New York), Detroit (Michigan), Chicago, and Madison (Wisconsin). |
| May 16-21, 1952 | Prime Minister Menzies | Australia | Informal discussions en route to London. |
| August 16-18, 1952 | King Faisal II | Iraq | Informal, unofficial visit. In U.S. August 12-September 17. Visited New York City ,Detroit (Michigan), Chicago, Denver (Colorado), San Francisco, Las Vegas (Nevada), Phoenix (Arizona), Muscle Shoals (Tennessee), and Fort Knox (Kentucky). |
| September 22-26, 1952 | Prime Minister Torp | Norway | In U.S. September 10-30. Also visited New York City, Detroit (Michigan), Duluth and Minneapolis (Minnesota), Chicago, and Madison (Wisconsin). |
| December 17, 1952 | Prime Minister Menzies | Australia | Met with President-elect Eisenhower in New York City. |
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