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Great Seal Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1968

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Date Visitor Country Description
January 7-9, 1968 Prime Minister Levi Eshkol Israel Informal visit at LBJ Ranch. In U.S. January 4-12; visited New York City.
February 7-9, 1968 Prime Minister Harold Wilson United Kingdom Informal visit. Afterwards visited New York City.
March 14-16, 1968 Prime Minister Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Egal Somalia Official visit. In U.S. March 13-21; visited New York City, Knoxville (Tennessee), Cape Kennedy (Florida), and Syracuse (New York).
March 20-22, 1968 President Alfredo Stroessner Paraguay Official visit. In U.S. March 19-23; visited Williamsburg (Virginia) and New York City.
March 27-28, 1968 President William V. S. Tubman Liberia Official visit. In U.S. March 23-April 3; visited New York City, Baltimore (Maryland), and Cedar Rapids (Iowa).
April 10-12, 1968 Chancellor Josef Klaus Austria Official visit. In U.S. April 6-17; visited New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
April 17-18, 1968 President Chung Hee Park Korea Discussed the crisis in Korea and the Vietnam conflict with President Johnson in Honolulu (Hawaii).
April 25-27, 1968 King Olav V Norway State visit. In U.S. April 24-May 10; visited Williamsburg and Norfolk (Virginia), Cape Kennedy (Florida), New Orleans (Louisiana), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle (Washington), Minneapolis/Duluth/Madison (Minnesota), Chicago, and New York City. Private visit after May 2.
May 8-9, 1968 Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Mauritius Informal visit. Afterwards visited Cape Kennedy (Florida). Departed U.S. May 10.
May 8-10, 1968 Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn Thailand Official visit. In U.S. May 2-13; visited Miami (private), Cape Kennedy (Florida), Lansing (Michigan), and New York City. Private visit to Washington and Los Angeles, May 11-13.
May 15-17, 1968 President Habib Bourguiba Tunisia State visit. In U.S. May 12-21; visited Williamsburg (Virginia) (private), Houston and San Antonio (Texas), and New York City.
May 26-28, 1968 Prime Minister John G. Gorton Australia Official visit. In U.S. May 23-31; visited Honolulu, San Francisco, and New York City.
June 4-6, 1968 President Jose Trejos Fernandez Costa Rica Official visit. In U.S. June 3- 7; visited Williamsburg (Virginia), San Antonio (Texas), and Miami.
June 7, 1968 Prime Minister Hugh Shearer Jamaica Informal visit.
June 12, 1968 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Iran Private visit. In U.S. June 10-16; visited New York City, St. Louis (Missouri), Cambridge (Massachusetts), and Chicago.
July 5-6, 1968 President Rene Barrientos Ortuno Bolivia Informal visit at LBJ Ranch, and Bolivia Day ceremonies in San Antonio (Texas).
July 19-20, 1968 President Nguyen Van Thieu Vietnam Discussed military developments in Vietnam and political developments in Paris with President Johnson in Honolulu (Hawaii).
July 26, 1968 Prime Minister Forbes Burnham Guyana Informal visit.
September 11-12, 1968 Prime Minister Errol W. Barrow Barbados Official visit. Private visit to New York City and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) September 8-10, and to San Francisco September 13-16.
September 18, 1968 Prime Minister Makhosini Dlamini Swaziland Informal visit.
October 2-4, 1968 President Ngarta Francois Tombalbaye Chad Official visit; visited San Antonio and Lubbock (Texas), Cape Kennedy (Florida), and New York City. Private visit after October 6.
October 9-10, 1968 Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake New Zealand Official visit. In U.S. October 6-16; attended ANZUS Council meeting and visited Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle (Washington).
December 5-6, 1968 Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda Iran Official visit. In U.S. December 3-16; visited New York City, Cape Kennedy (Florida), Palm Beach (Florida), Los Angeles, and Honolulu (Hawaii).
December 10, 1968 Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew Singapore Informal visit. Arrived in U.S. November 14; visiting fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
December 11-13, 1968 Amir Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah Kuwait State visit. Arrived in U.S. December 10; visited Annapolis (Maryland), Cape Kennedy and Palm Beach (Florida), and New York City. Private visit to New York City and Washington after December 17.
December 13, 1968 President Gustavo Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Mexico Official visit for opening of Lopez Mateo Channel of Rio Grande, El Paso (Texas).

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