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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1969 |
| Date | Visitor | Country | Description |
| March 5, 1969 | President Emile D. Zinsou | Dahomey (Benin) | Private visit. |
| March 24-25, 1969 | Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Official visit. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | President Charles de Gaulle | France | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon March 31 |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | President Seretse Khama | Botswana | Consultations with IBRD; attended Eisenhower funeral; met with President Nixon March 31. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger | Germany, Federal Republic of | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | Prime Minister Mariano Rumor | Italy | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Iran | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | Prime Minister Il Kwon Chung | Korea | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | President Ferdinand Marcos | Philippines | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | Prime Minister Marcelo Jose das Neves Alves Caetano | Portugal | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | President Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel | Turkey | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon April 1. |
| March 31-April 1, 1969 | King Baudouin I | Belgium | Attended funeral of former President Eisenhower; met with President Nixon March 31. |
| April 8-10, 1969 | King Hussein | Jordan | Official visit. In U.S. April 7-18; visited Williamsburg (Virginia) and McDill Air Force Base. Private visit to New York City after April 11. |
| April 10-11, 1969 | Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson | Iceland | Met with President Nixon April 11 after NATO Ministerial Meeting. |
| May 5-8, 1969 | Prime Minister John G. Gorton | Australia | Official visit. In U.S. May 1-8; visited Williamsburg (Virginia). |
| May 12-14, 1969 | Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew | Singapore | Private visit. |
| May 19, 1969 | Prime Minister Siaka Stevens | Sierre Giovanni Leone | Official visit. |
| May 20-21, 1969 | King Baudouin I | Belgium | Informal visit. In U.S. May 17-23; visited Palm Beach and Cape Kennedy (Florida), New York City, and Houston (Texas). |
| May 27-29, 1969 | Prime Minister Petrus J. S. de Jong | Netherlands | Official visit. In U.S. May 26-29; visited Williamsburg (Virginia), Annapolis (Maryland), and New York City. |
| June 8, 1969 | President Nguyen Van Thieu | Vietnam | Met with President Nixon at Midway Island. |
| June 12-13, 1969 | President Carlos Lleras Restrepo | Colombia | State visit. In U.S. June 11-18; visited Williamsburg (Virginia) and New York City. |
| July 7-10, 1969 | Emperor Haile Selassie | Ethiopia | State visit. Afterwards visited Atlanta (Georgia) and Cape Kennedy (Florida). Departed U.S. July 11. |
| August 7-9, 1969 | Chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger | Germany, Federal Republic of | Official visit. In U.S. August 5-9; visited New York City. |
| August 20-22, 1969 | President Chung Hee Park | Korea | Official visit at San Francisco. Private visit afterward until August 24. |
| September 15-18, 1969 | Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake | New Zealand | Official visit. In U.S. September 14-21; visited Los Angeles and New York City. |
| September 18, 1969 | Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | Mauritius | Met with President Nixon in New York City while attending a UN General Assembly session. |
| September 25-26, 1969 | Prime Minister Golda Meir | Israel | Official visit. In U.S. September 24-October 5. Private visit to Washington September 27-28; then visited New York City, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee (Wisconsin). |
| October 6-10, 1969 | Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma | Laos | Official visit. In U.S. October 3- 11; visited New York City. |
| October 6, 1969 | Prime Minister Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Egal | Somali Republic | Private visit. |
| October 9, 1969 | President Ahmadou Ahidjo | Cameroon | Private visit. |
| October 13, 1969 | Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman | Malaysia | Private visit. |
| October 20, 1969 | Prime Minister Kofi Busia | Ghana | Private visit |
| October 21-23, 1969 | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Iran | Official visit. In U.S. October 17; visited Williamsburg (Virginia) and New York City. |
| November 19-21, 1969 | Prime Minister Eisaku Sato | Japan | Official visit. In U.S. November 16-25; visited New York City and San Francisco. |
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