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Dean G. Acheson (January 21, 1949-January 20, 1953) |
May 20-June 20, 1949
France
Paris
Attended 6th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
November 9-11, 1949
France
Paris
Met with the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Belgium,
Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
November 11-13, 1949
Germany, Federal Republic of
Frankfurt, Bonn
Met with President Heuss and Chancellor Adenauer.
November 14, 1949
Germany
Berlin
Met with West Berlin officials and the commandants of the occupation sectors.
Briefly visited East Berlin.
May 7-8, 1950
France
Paris
Conferred with French; left U.S. May 6.
May 9-19, 1950
United Kingdom
London
Attended 6th Session of the North Atlantic Council.
December 18-20, 1950
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Council Meeting.
September 15-20, 1951
Canada
Ottawa
Attended 7th Session of the North Atlantic Council.
November 6-23, 1951
France
Paris
Attended Sixth Session of the UN General Assembly. Left U.S. October 25.
November 23- December 4, 1951
Italy
Rome
Attended 8th Session of the North Atlantic Council.
February 13-19, 1952
United Kingdom
London
Attended the funeral of King George VI and conferred with the British and
French Foreign Ministers and with West German Chancellor Adenauer.
February 20-26, 1952
Portugal
Lisbon
Attended 9th Session of the North Atlantic Council.
May 23-26, 1952
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Signed Bonn Agreements providing for West German membership in NATO and the
European Defense Community.
May 26-29, 1952
France
Paris
Signed Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the European Defense
Community, May 28.
June 23-28, 1952
United Kingdom
London, Oxford
Met with British and French Foreign Ministers. Received honorary degree from
Oxford University.
June 29, 1952
Germany
West Berlin
Spoke at cornerstone laying for the American Memorial Library.
June 29-30, 1952
Austria
Vienna
Met with Austrian officials.
July 1, 1952
France
Dakar (Senegal)
Overnight stop en route to Brazil.
July 2-8, 1952
Brazil
Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belem
Official visit. Addressed the Brazilian Congress.
July 8, 1952
United Kingdom
Port-of-Spain (Trinidad)
Overnight stop while returning to the U.S.
November 21-22, 1952
Canada
Ottawa
Met with Canadian officials and attended a Cabinet meeting.
December 15-20, 1952
France
Paris
Attended a Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
