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William P. Rogers (January 22, 1969-September 3, 1973) |
February 23-24, 1969
Belgium
Brussels
Accompanied President Nixon; attended the 23d meeting of the North Atlantic
Council.
February 24-26, 1969
United Kingdom
London
Accompanied President Nixon on an informal visit.
February 26-27, 1969
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Accompanied President Nixon.
February 27, 1969
Germany
West Berlin
Accompanied President Nixon.
February 27-28, 1969
Italy
Rome
Accompanied President Nixon.
February 28-
France
Paris
Accompanied President Nixon.March 2, 1969
March 2, 1969
Vatican City
Accompanied President Nixon.
May 14-19, 1969
Vietnam
Saigon
Met with President Thieu and U.S. and Vietnamese officials. Left U.S. May
12.
May 19-23, 1969
Thailand
Bangkok
Attended the SEATO Council and Seven-Nation Meetings.
May 23-24, 1969
India
New Delhi
Met with Prime Minister Gandhi and senior Indian officials.
May 24-25, 1969
Pakistan
Lahore
Met with President Yahya and senior Pakistani officials.
May 25, 1969
Afghanistan
Kabul
Met with King Mohammad Zahir Shah and Prime Minister Etemadi.
May 26-28, 1969
Iran
Tehran
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting.
June 27, 1969
Canada
Montreal
Accompanied President Nixon to the l0th Anniversary ceremonies of the St.
Lawrence Seaway.
July 26-27, 1969
Philippines
Manila
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
July 27-28, 1969
Indonesia
Djakarta
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
July 28-31, 1969
Japan
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Development.
Signed a space cooperation agreement.
July 31-August 1, 1969
South Korea
Seoul
Met with President Park and senior Korean officials.
August 1-3, 1969
Republic of China
Taipei
Met with President Chiang and senior Chinese Nationalist officials.
August 3-5, 1969
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Met with British colonial officials and held a press conference.
August 5-7, 1969
Indonesia
Bali
Met with Foreign Minister Malik.
August 7-9, 1969
Australia
Canberra
Attended ANZUS Council Meeting.
August 9-10, 1969
New Zealand
Auckland
Met with Prime Minister Holyoake.
September 8, 1969
Mexico
Ciudad Acuna
Accompanied President Nixon to the dedication of the Amistad Dam.
December 2-5, 1969
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting. Visited the Commission of the European
Communities.
December 5, 1969
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
Met with Chancellor Brandt, Foreign Minister Scheel, and senior German officials.
December 6, 1969
Belgium
Brussels
Addressed the Belgo-American Association.
December 6-8, 1969
France
Paris
Met with President Pompidou, senior French officials, and with the U.S.
delegation to the Vietnam Peace Talks.
February 7-9, 1970
Morocco
Rabat
Met with King Hassan II and senior Moroccan officials. Signed an air transport
agreement.
February 9-11, 1970
Tunisia
Tunis
Met with President Bourguiba and senior Tunisian officials.
February 11-13, 1970
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Met with Emperor Haile Selassie and senior Ethiopian officials. Addressed
the Organization of African Unity February 12.
February 13-15, 1970
Kenya
Nairobi
Met with President Kenyatta and senior Kenyan officials.
February 15-16, 1970
Zambia
Lusaka
Met with President Kaunda and senior Kenyan officials.
February 16-18, 1970
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Kinshasa
Met with President Mobutu and senior Congolese officials. Attended a conference
of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to African countries.
February 18-19, 1970
Cameroon
Douala, Yaounde
Met with President Ahidjo and senior Cameroonian officials.
February 19-20, 1970
Nigeria
Lagos
Met with General Gowon and senior Nigerian officials.
February 20-21, 1970
Ghana
Accra
Met with Prime Minister Busia and senior Ghanaian officials.
February 21-22, 1970
Liberia
Monrovia
Met with President Tubman and senior Liberian officials.
February 22-23, 1970
Netherlands Antilles
Aruba
Stopped while returning to U.S.
May 24-28, 1970
Italy
Rome
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
May 28-29, 1970
Spain
Madrid
Met with Foreign Minister Lopez Bravo and senior Spanish officials.
May 29-31, 1970
Portugal
Lisbon
Met with Prime Minister Caetano and senior Portuguese officials. Amended
an air transport agreement.
July 1-4, 1970
Philippines
Manila
Attended SEATO Ministerial Council Meeting.
July 4-7, 1970
Vietnam
Saigon
Met with the Foreign Ministers of countries contributing troops to Vietnam.
July 7-10, 1970
Japan
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Asian countries and met with
Prime Minister Sato and senior Japanese officials.
J uly 10-12, 1970
United Kingdom
London
Met with Prime Minister Heath and Foreign Secretary Home.
August 20-21, 1970
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta Accompanied President Nixon during an official visit.
September 27-30, 1970
Italy
Rome, Naples
Accompanied President Nixon on an official visit.
September 30-October 2, 1970
Yugoslavia
Belgrade, Zagreb
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
October 2-3, 1970
Spain
Madrid
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
October 3, 1970
United Kingdom
London
Accompanied President Nixon on an informal visit.
October 3-5, 1970
Ireland
Dublin, Waterville, Timahoe
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
November 11-12, 1970
France
Paris
Accompanied President Nixon to the funeral of former President De Gaulle.
November 23-24, 1970
Canada
Ottawa
Attended a meeting of the Joint U.S.-Canadian Committee on Trade and Economic
Affairs.
November 29-December 1, 1970
Mexico
Mexico, D.F.
Attended the inauguration of President Echeverria.
December 2-5, 1970
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
April 13-16, 1971
Costa Rica
San Jose
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting.
April 16-18, 1971
Mexico
Cozumel
Vacation.
April 26-29, 1971
United Kingdom
London
Attended SEATO Council Meeting.
April 29, 1971
France
Paris
Met with Foreign Minister Schuman.
April 29-May 1, 1971
Turkey
Ankara
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting.
May 1-2, 1971
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Met with King Faisal and Foreign Minister Saqqaf.
May 2-3, 1971
Jordan
Amman
Met with King Hussein and senior Jordanian officials. Discussed the Jarring
Middle East peace initiative.
May 3-4, 1971
Lebanon
Beirut
Met with President Frangieh and senior Lebanese officials.
May 4-6, 1971
Egypt
Cairo
Met with President Sadat and senior Egyptian officials. Discussed the Jarring
peace initiative.
May 6-8, 1971
Israel
Tel Aviv
Met with Prime Minister Meir, Foreign Minister Eban, and senior Israeli
officials. Discussed the Jarring peace initiative.
May 8-9, 1971
Italy
Rome
Met with Foreign Minister Moro and senior Italian officials.
May 8, 1971
Vatican City
Audience with Pope Paul VI.
June 1-6, 1971
Portugal
Lisbon
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
June 6-9, 1971
France
Paris
Attended the 10th OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.
December 7-10, 1971
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
December 12-14, 1971
Portugal
Terceira Island (Azores)
Accoompanied President Nixon to meeting with French President Pompidou and
Portuguese Prime Minister Caetano.
December 20-21, 1971
United Kingdom
Bermuda
Accompanied President Nixon to meeting with British Prime Minister Heath.
February 17-28, 1972
People's Republic of China
Peking
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
April 13-15, 1972
Canada
Ottawa
Accompanied President Nixon on a State visit.
May 2-3, 1972
Iceland
Reykjavik
Met with Prime Minister Johannesson and Foreign Minister Agustsson.
May 3-4, 1972
United Kingdom
London
Pre-summit consultation with Prime Minister Heath and Foreign Secretary Douglas
Home.
May 4-5, 1972
Belgium
Brussels
Met with the Belgian and Dutch Foreign Ministers and with the President of
the Commission of the European Community.
May 5-6, 1972
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Official visit. Met with Grand Duke Jean and senior Luxembourg officials.
May 6-7, 1972
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
Met with Foreign Minister Scheel.
May 20-22, 1972
Austria, Salzburg
Accompanied President Nixon on an informal visit.
May 22-29, 1972
U.S.S.R.
Moscow
Accompanied President Nixon Leningrad, Kiev on a State visit.
May 29-31, 1972
Republic of Federal Germany
Bonn
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
May 31-June 1, 1972
Poland
Warsaw
Accompanied President Nixon on official visit. Signed consular convention
with Poland.
June 1-2, 1972
United Kingdom
London
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting.
June 2-3, 1972
Federal Republic of Germany
Bonn
Met with senior West German officials.
June 3, 1972
Germany
Berlin
Signed Final Quadripartite Protocol to the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin.
Visited East and West Berlin.
June 24-29, 1972
Australia
Canberra, Perth
Attended SEATO and ANZUS Council Meetings.
June 30-July 1, 1972
Indonesia
Djakarta
Met with President Suharto and Foreign Minister Malik.
July 1, 1972
Sri Lanka
Colombo
Met with Foreign Minister Bandaranaike while en route to Yemen.
July 1-2, 1972
Yemen
Sana'a
Announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations.
July 2-3, 1972
Bahrain
Manama
Met with Amir Sheikh Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa.
July 3-4, 1972
Kuwait
Kuwait
Met with Amir Sheikh Sabah as-Salim as-Sabah.
July 4-5, 1972
Greece
Athens
Met with Premier Papadopoulas and senior Greek officials.
July 5-6, 1972
Romania
Bucharest
Met with President Ceausescu. Signed consular convention and cultural and
scientific exchange agreements.
July 6-7, 1972
Hungary
Budapest
Met with First Secretary Kadar. Signed consular convention and scientific
and technical exchange agreements.
July 7-9, 1972
Yugoslavia
Belgrade, Dubrovnik, Pula, Brioni
Official visit. Met with President Tito July 9.
July 10-11, 1972
Italy
Rome
Met with President Leone and senior Italian officials
July 11, 1972
Vatican City
Audience with Pope Paul VI.
December 5-8, 1972
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
January 26-27, 1973
France
Paris
Signed the Vietnam Peace Agreement.
February 24-March 3, 1973
France
Paris
Attended the International Conference on Vietnam.
May 12-14, 1973
Mexico
Mexico, D.F.
Met with President Echeverria and senior Mexican officials.
May 14, 1973
Nicaragua
Managua
Met with President Somoza and senior Nicaraguan officials.
May 14-15, 1973
Venezuela
Caracas
Met with President Caldera, Foreign Minister Calvani and senior Venezuelan
officials.
May 15-16, 1973
Peru
Lima
Met with President Velasco and addressed the Andean Pact Junta.
May 17-18, 1973
Colombia
Bogota
Met with President Pastrana, Foreign Minister Vasquez, and senior Colombian
officials.
May 19-22, 1973
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia
Met with President Medici and senior Brazilian officials.
May 23-26, 1973
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Attended the inauguration of President Campora.
May 27, 1973
Netherlands Antilles
Curacao
Stopped en route to Jamaica.
May 27-28, 1973
Jamaica
Kingston
Met with Prime Minister Manley and senior officials.
May 30-June 1, 1973
Iceland
Reykjavik
Accompanied President Nixon to a meeting with French President Pompidou.
June 8-11, 1973
Iran
Tehran
Attended CENTO Council Meeting.
June 12-15, 1973
Denmark
Copenhagen
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.
July 1, 1973
United Kingdom
London
Attended the birthday party of former Prime Minister Douglas-Home.
July 1-3, 1973
Finland
Helsinki
Attended the first phase of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
Europe.
July 8-9, 1973
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Official visit. Signed a consular convention.
July 15-17, 1973
Japan
Tokyo
Attended a meeting of the Joint U.S.-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic
Affairs.
July 18-20, 1973
South Korea
Seoul
Met with President Park and senior Korean officials.
