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Visits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government--1979 |
| Date | Visitor | Country | Description |
| January 1-3, 1979 | Prime Minister John Malcolm Fraser | Australia | Private visit. Met with President Carter January 2. |
| January 16-18, 1979 | Prime Minister Ola Ullsten | Sweden | Private visit. Met with President Carter January 18 |
| February 4-8, 1979 | Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan | Thailand | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City, Palm Springs (California), Los Angeles, and Honolulu (Hawaii). Departed February 16. |
| February 20-25, 1979 | Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil | Egypt | Official visit. Second Camp David (Maryland) Summit. |
| March 1-4, 1979 | Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official visit. Departed U.S. March 8. |
| March 3, 1979 | Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | Canada | Private visit. Discussed plans for the Northern Gas Pipeline with President Carter. |
| March 23-29, 1979 | Prime Minister Menachem Begin | Israel | Official visit. Signed Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty March 26. |
| March 24-29, 1979 | President Anwar Sadat and Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil | Egypt | Official visit. Signed Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty March 26. |
| April 30, 1979 | Prince Joseph II | Liechtenstein | Private visit. |
| April 30-May 4, 1979 | Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira | Japan | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City and Los Angeles. Departed May 6 |
| May 8-11, 1979 | President Aristide Royo | Panama | Private visit. Met with President Carter May 10. |
| May 17, 1979 | Prime Minister Taisto K. Sorsa | Finland | Informal visit while serving as Chairman of the Socialist International Study Group on Disarmament. |
| June 6, 1979 | Chancellor Helmut Schmidt | Germany, Federal Republic of | Private visit. In U.S. June 6-8. Met with President Carter June 6; visited Cambridge (Massachusetts), Columbia (South Carolina), and New York City. |
| June 10-13, 1979 | Prime Minister Odvar Nordli | Norway | Private visit. Met with President Carter June 12. |
| July 9-11, 1979 | Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa | Zimbabwe- Rhodesia | Unofficial visit. Met with President Carter July 11. |
| July 20, 1979 | President-elect Jaime Roldos | Ecuador | Informal visit. |
| August 8, 1979 | President Sekou Toure | Guinea | Private visit. Met with President Carter August 8. Also Visited Los Angeles, Denver (Colorado), Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), and New York City. Departed U.S. August 15. |
| September 10-13, 1979 | President Mobutu Sese Seko | Zaire | Private visit; attended IMF meeting. Met with President Carter September 11. |
| September 18-20, 1979 | Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | New Zealand | Private visit. Opened new Chancery. |
| September 24, 1979 | Junta Member Daniel Ortega | Nicaragua | Private visit to Washington en route to UN General Assembly session. |
| September 25- October 2, 1979 | President William R. Tolbert | Liberia | Private visit. Met with President Carter October 2. |
| September 28-29, 1979 | President Jose Lopez Portillo | Mexico | Official visit. |
| October 6-7, 1979 | Pope John Paul II | Vatican City | Pastoral visit. In the U.S. October 1; visited Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Des Moines (Iowa), and Chicago. Met with President Carter October 6. |
| October 26, 1979 | Chancellor Bruno Kreisky | Austria | Private visit. |
| November 8-10, 1979 | Prime Minister John M. Lynch | Ireland | Official visit. In U.S. November 7-15; visited Williamsburg (Virginia), Boston, New Orleans (Louisiana), Houston, Chicago, and New York City. |
| December 6-7, 1979 | Prime Minister Odvar Nordli | Norway | Private visit. Met with President Carter December 7. |
| December 7, 1979 | Prime Minister Andreas A. M. van Agt | Netherlands | Private visit. |
| December 16-17, 1979 | Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher | United Kingdom | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City. Departed U.S. December 18. |
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