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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1971 |
| Date | Visitor | Country | Description |
| February 17-20, 1971 | Prime Minister Emilio Colombo | Italy | Official visit. Afterwards visited Houston (Texas), Boston (Massachusetts), and New York City. Departed U.S. February 22. |
| March 15-17, 1971 | Prime Minister John M. Lynch | Ireland | Private visit. |
| April 8, 1971 | Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake | New Zealand | Informal visit. |
| April 15, 1971 | Prime Minister Ahmad Laraki | Morocco | Private visit. |
| May 27-30, 1971 | King Faisal | Saudi Arabia | Official visit. In U.S. May 24; visited San Francisco and Williamsburg (Virginia). |
| June 2, 1971 | President Anastasio Somoza Debayle | Nicaragua | Private visit. |
| June 15-16, 1971 | Chancellor Willy Brandt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Private visit. Arrived in U.S. June 14; also visited Hartford (Connecticut). |
| June 18, 1971 | President Leopold-Sedar Senghor | Senegal | Private visit. In the U.S. June 12-18. Also visited Cambridge (Massachusetts). |
| August 10-11, 1971 | Acting Prime Minister Sirik Matak | Khmer Republic (Cambodia) | Official visit. |
| September 21, 1971 | King Olav V | Norway | Private visit. |
| September 26, 1971 | Emperor Hirohito | Japan | Unofficial visit; President Nixon met with the Emperor and Empress, who were on their way to Europe, at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. |
| September 28, 1971 | President Mokhtar Ould Daddah | Mauritania | Private visit to Washington while attending session of the UN General Assembly. |
| September 30, 1971 | Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma | Laos | Private visit to Washington while attending session of the UN General Assembly. |
| October 5, 1971 | Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak | Malaysia | Private visit. |
| October 19, 1971 | Prime Minister Sirimavo R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka | Private visit to Washington after attending session of the UN General Assembly. |
| October 27-30, 1971 | President Josip Broz Tito | Yugoslavia | State visit. Afterwards visited Houston (Texas), Palm Springs (California), and Los Angeles. Departed U.S. November 2. |
| October 30- November 4, 1971 | Prime Minister William McMahon | Australia | Informal visit. Met with President Nixon November 2. |
| November 3-4, 1971 | Prime Minister Kofi Busia | Ghana | Private visit en route to Mexico. |
| November 3-6, 1971 | Prime Minister Indira Gandhi | India | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. November 7. |
| December 2-6, 1971 | Prime Minister Golda Meir | Israel | Private visit. Also visited New York City. Departed U.S. Dec. 12. |
| December 6, 1971 | Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Informal working visit. |
| December 6-9, 1971 | President Emilio G. Medici | Brazil | State visit. |
| December 8-10, 1971 | King Hussein | Jordan | Private visit. |
| December 9, 1971 | President Hubert Maga | Dahomey (Benin) | Private visit. |
| December 12-18, 1971 | Prime Minister Heath | Great Britain | Official visit. |
| December 28-29, 1971 | Chancellor Willy Brandt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Informal visit at Key Biscayne (Florida). |
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