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Cyrus R. Vance (January 23, 1977-April 28, 1980)

February 15-17, 1977
Israel
Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Rabin and Foreign Minister Allon; reviewed the Middle East peace process.

February 17-18, 1977
Egypt
Cairo
Met with President Sadat and Foreign Minister Fahmy; reviewed the Middle East peace process.

February 18, 1977
Lebanon
Beirut
Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials.

February 18-19, 1977
Jordan
Amman
Met with King Hussein; reviewed the Middle East peace process.

February 19-20, 1977
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Met with Crown Prince Fahd and Foreign Minister Prince Saud; reviewed the Middle East peace process.

February 20-21, 1977
Syria
Damascus
Met with President Assad; reviewed the Middle East peace process.

March 26, 1977
Belgium
Brussels
Attended a special session of the North Atlantic Council.

March 27-30, 1977
U.S.S.R.
Moscow
Presented arms reduction proposal to General Secretary Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko.

March 31, 1977
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Briefed Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher on meetings with Soviet leaders.

April 1, 1977
United Kingdom
London
Briefed Prime Minister Callaghan on meetings with Soviet leaders.

April 1, 1977
France
Paris
Briefed President Giscard d'Estaing and senior French officials on meetings with Soviet leaders.

May 5-11, 1977
United Kingdom
London
Accompanied President Carter to Economic Summit Meeting. Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting (May 10-11). Met May 11 with Israeli Foreign Minister Allon.

May 9, 1977
Switzerland
Geneva
Accompanied President Carter to a meeting with Syrian President Assad.

May 11-12, 1977
Spain
Madrid
Attended the first regular session of the U.S.-Spanish Council.

May 12-15, 1977
Iran
Tehran
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting.

May 18-21, 1977
Switzerland
Geneva
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Signed Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques.

May 28-June 2, 1977
France
Paris
Attended the Conference on International Economic Development.

June 14-16, 1977
Grenada
St. George's
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting.

June 16-17, 1977
Trinidad & Tobago
Port-of-Spain
Met with President Clarke and Prime Minister Williams.

June 22-24, 1977
France
Paris
Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting.

August 1-3, 1977
Egypt
Alexandria
Met with President Sadat; discussed the Middle East peace process. Revisited

August 3, 1977
Lebanon
Beirut
Met with President Sarkis and senior Lebanese officials; reviewed the Middle East peace process.

August 3-5, 1977
Syria
Damascus
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with President Assad. Revisited Syria August 11.

August 5-7, 1977
Jordan
Amman
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Hussein. Revisited Jordan August 11.

August 7-9, 1977
Saudi Arabia
Taif
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with King Khalid and senior Saudi officials.

August 9-11, 1977
Israel
Jerusalem
Reviewed the Middle East peace process with Prime Minister Begin and Foreign Minister Dayan.

August 11-13, 1977
United Kingdom
London
Discussed Rhodesia with Foreign Secretary Owen.

August 20-26, 1977
China, People's Republic of
Peking
Met with Chairman Hua, Foreign Minister Huang, and senior Chinese officials.

August 26-27, 1977
Japan
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Fukuda and Foreign Minister Hatoyama.

November 20-22, 1977
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Met with President Videla and senior Argentinian officials.

November 22-23, 1977
Brazil
Brasilia
Met with President Geisel and senior Brazilian officials.

November 23, 1977
Venezuela
Caracas
Met with President Perez and senior Venezuelan officials.

December 8-9, 1977
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

December 9-10, 1977
Egypt
Cairo
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.

December 10-12, 1977
Israel
Jerusalem
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.

December 12-13, 1977
Jordan
Amman
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.

December 13, 1977
Lebanon
Beirut
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.

December 13-14, 1977
Syria
Damascus
Reviewed the Middle Eastpeace process.

December 14-15, 1977
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Reviewed the Middle East peace process.

December 29-31, 1977
Poland
Warsaw
Accompanied President Carter on an official visit.

December 31, 1977-January 1, 1978
Iran
Tehran
Accompanied President Carter on an official visit.

January 1-3, 1978
India
New Delhi
Accompanied President Carter.

January 3-4, 1978
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Accompanied President Carter.

January 4, 1978
Egypt
Aswan
Accompanied President Carter.

January 4-6, 1978
France
Paris
Accompanied President Carter.

January 5-7, 1978
Hungary
Budapest
Returned the Crown of St. Stephen to Hungary.

January 7, 1978
Ireland
Shannon
Met with Foreign Minister O'Kennedy while returning to U.S.

January 16-20, 1978
Israel
Jerusalem
Attended the opening session of the Egyptian- Israeli Political Committee.

January 20, 1978
Egypt
Cairo
Met with President Sadat regarding the peace process.

January 20-21, 1978
Turkey
Ankara
Met with Prime Minister Ecevit and senior Turkish officials.

January 21-22, 1978
Greece
Athens
Met with Prime Minister Karamanlis and senior Greek officials.

March 28-29, 1978
Venezuela
Caracas
Accompanied President Carter.

March 29-31, 1978
Brazil
Brasilia Rio de Janeiro,
Accompanied President Carter on an official visit.

March 31-April 3, 1978
Nigeria
Lagos
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit.

April 3, 1978
Liberia
Monrovia
Accompanied President Carter.

April 13-16, 1978
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
Discussed the Rhodesian question with British Foreign Secretary Owen and leaders of Zimbabwe's Patriotic Front.

April 16-17, 1978
South Africa
Pretoria
Discussed Rhodesia and Namibia with Foreign Minister Botha and British Foreign Secretary Owen.

April 17, 1978
Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Salisbury
Discussed the Rhodesian question with members of the Transitional Government and British Foreign Secretary Owen.

April 18-19, 1978
United Kingdom
London
Attended CENTO Ministerial Meeting.

April 19-23, 1978
U.S.S.R.
Moscow
Met with General Secretary Brezhnev and Forei

May 3-5, 1978
Mexico
Mexico, D.F., Puerto Vallarta
Official visit. Met with President Lopez Portillo and Foreign Relations Secretary Roel.

June 13-15, 1978
France
Paris
Attended OECD Ministerial Meeting.

June 16-17, 1978
United Kingdom
London
Attended a meeting of U.S. Chiefs of Mission.

July 11-13, 1978
Switzerland
Geneva
Met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.

July 14-17, 1978
Germany, Federal Republic of
Frankfurt, Bonn
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit Meeting.

July 15, 1978
Germany
West Berlin
Accompanied President Carter.

July 17-20, 1978
United Kingdom
London, Hollingbourne
Discussed the Rhodesia question with Foreign Secretary Owen. Also met with the Egyptian and Israeli Foreign Ministers at Leeds Castle, July 18.

August 5-7, 1978
Israel
Jerusalem
Met with Prime Minister Begin and delivered an invitation to meet with Presidents Carter and Sadat at Camp David.

August 7-9, 1978
Egypt
Alexandria
Met with President Sadat and delivered an invitation to meet with President Carter and Prime Minister Begin at Camp David.

August 16, 1978
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Attended the inauguration of President Guzman.

September 20-21, 1978
Jordan
Amman
Reviewed the Camp David Accords with King Hussein.

September 21-24, 1978
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Reviewed the Camp David Accords with King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd.

September 24, 1978
Syria
Damascus
Reviewed the Camp David Accords with President Assad.

October 14-18, 1978
South Africa
Pretoria
Discussed the Namibian question with South African officials.

October 19-21, 1978
Switzerland
Geneva
Met with the U.S. delegation prior to SALT negotiations in Moscow.

October 21-24, 1978
U.S.S.R.
Moscow
Discussed SALT negotiations with President Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Gromyko.

November 21-22, 1978
Canada
Ottawa
Signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

December 9-10, 1978
United Kingdom
London
Addressed the Royal Institute for International Affairs.

December 10-15, 1978
Egypt
Cairo
Discussed the Egyptian- Israeli peace process. Visited Cairo December 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15.

December 11-12, 1978
Israel
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem
Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process and attended the funeral of former Prime Minister Meir.

December 13-14, 1978
Israel
Tel Aviv
Discussed the Egyptian-Israeli peace process.

December 21-23, 1978
Switzerland
Geneva
Held SALT negotiations with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.

December 23-24, 1978
Belgium
Brussels
Met with the Egyptian and Israeli Foreign Ministers.

February 14-16, 1979
Mexico
Mexico, D.F.
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit.

March 7-10, 1979
Egypt
Cairo, Alexandria
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit.

March 10-13, 1979
Israel
Jerusalem
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit.

March 13, 1979
Egypt
Cairo
Accompanied President Carter during final Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations.

May 20-24, 1979
United Kingdom
London
Met with Prime Minister Thatcher and Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington. Also met with Israeli Prime Minister Begin May 24.

May 24, 1979
Egypt
Cairo
Met with President Sadat.

May 25-27, 1979
Israel
Tel Aviv, Beersheva, El Arish
Attended opening session of Egyptian-Israeli autonomy talks on the West Bank and Gaza at Beersheva, and the exchange of ratifications of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty.

May 27-29, 1979
Italy
Rome
Met with President Pertini and Prime Minister Andreotti.

May 29, 1979
Vatican City
Audience with Pope John Paul II.

May 29-31, 1979
Netherlands
The Hague
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting.

June 1-2, 1979
Spain
Madrid
Attended a meeting of the U.S.-Spanish Council.

June 14-18, 1979
Austria
Vienna
Accompanied President Carter to U.S.-Soviet Summit and the signing of the SALT II Treaty.

June 19, 1979
Portugal
Lisbon
Signed Lajes Base Agreement.

June 25-29, 1979
Japan
Tokyo
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit and to the Economic Summit Meeting.

June 30-July 1, 1979
South Korea
Seoul
Accompanied President Carter on a State visit.

July 1-3, 1979
Indonesia
Bali
Attended meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers.

July 3-5, 1979
Australia
Canberra
Attended ANZUS Council Meeting.

August 9-12, 1979
Ecuador
Quito
Attended the inauguration of President Roldos.

October 20-23, 1979
Bolivia
La Paz
Attended OAS General Assembly Meeting.

November 1-4, 1979
South Korea
Seoul
Attended the funeral of President Park.

December 10, 1979
United Kingdom
London
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with Prime Minister Thatcher and Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington.

December 10-11, 1979
France Paris
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President Giscard d'Estaing and Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet. Also met with Japanese Foreign Minister Okita.

December 11, 1979
Italy
Rome
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with President Pertini and Prime Minister Cossiga.

December 11-12, 1979
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Discussed international responses to the Iranian hostage crisis with Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher.

December 12-14, 1979
Belgium
Brussels
Attended NATO Ministerial Meeting and a special meeting of NATO Foreign and Defense Ministers.

February 19-20, 1980
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bonn
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Chancellor Schmidt and Foreign Minister Genscher.

February 20-21, 1980
Italy
Rome
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with President Pertini and Foreign Minister Ruffini.

February 21, 1980
France
Paris
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet.

February 21-22, 1980
United Kingdom
London
Discussed responses to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington.

April 23, 1980
Canada
Ottawa
Signed a nuclear cooperation agreement.

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