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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 2, folder \"Second Debate: Ford Meetings with\nForeign Leaders\" of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford\nPresidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 2 of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nMEMORANDUM\nILS SEEN\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nINFORMATION\nSeptember 15, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nBRENT SCOWCROFT\nB\nSUBJECT:\nMeetings with Foreign Heads of\nState/Government\nYou asked for a comparison of your record in meeting with other Heads\nof State/Government versus that of past Presidents. A statistical break-\ndown is at Tab A.\nBasically, the table at Tab A reflects that during your first 24 months\nin office you met with more Heads of State or Government (124) than\nany other President for which records have been kept (over a two year\nperiod). Second place goes to President Johnson who, during the period\nAugust 1966 - July 1968, met with 122 counterparts.\nA\nMeetings with Foreign Heads of State/Government\nFORD\nAugust 1974\n21\n1975\n79\nThru 8/9/76\n24\nTotal\n124\nNIXON\n1969\n31\n1970\n48\n1971\n26\n1972\n19\n1973\n29\n1974\n26\nTotal\n179\nLBJ\nNovember 1963\n18\n1964\n22\n1965\n10\n1966\n38\n1967\n74\n1968\n32\nTotal\n194\nKENNEDY\n1961\n34\n1962\n27\n1963\n15\nTotal\n76\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 27, 1976\nMR PRESIDENT:\nTwo Year Report\nWhen reviewing your TWO YEAR REPORT you asked\nfor a compilation on how many meetings you held with\neach foreign leader.\nThe attached list reflects your contact with Heads\nof Government and Chiefs of State since you took office\nin 1974.\nJim Connor\nTHE white HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nCanada - Trudean - 4\nI waver - thousand - 2+5\nEgypt - sadat - 5\nW.Marrany - Schmolt - 6\nM. Britain -Wilson - 3+5 5\nHollee - Carpmentis - 3\nIsrael - Raben -9 -\nLene\n,\n2\n6\nItaly - Mono - 4\nJapan - Tanaka mihi\n1\n-\n7\nEmpLior - I\nTurkey - D Lmerch -3 -\nAugust 25, 1976\nCONTACT WITH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AND CHIEFS OF STATE SINCE\nBECOMING PRESIDENT 1974\nCountry\nMeetings\nCeremonial\nAustralia\nPrime Minister Whitlam\n2\n--\nPrime Minister Fraser\n1\n2\nAustria\nChancellor Kreisky\n1\n2\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Salzburg and meeting with Chancellor Kreisky and\nPresident Kirchschlaeger.\nBangladesh\nPrime Minister Rahman\n1\n--\nBelgium\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with King\nBaudouin and Prime Minister Tindemans.\nBotswana\nPresident Khama\n1\n--\nCanada\nPrime Minister Trudeau\n4\n1\nGovernor General Leger\n1\n--\nEconomic Summit in San Juan and meetings with Prime Minister Trudeau.\nChina, People's Republic of\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Peking and meeting with Chairman Mao Tse-tung.\nColombia\nPresidentLopez\n2\n2\nDenmark\nPrime Minister Jorgensen\n1\n- 2 -\nDenmark (continued)\nMeetings\nCeremonial\nQueen Margrethe II\n--\n1\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with Prime\nMinister Jorgensen.\nEgypt\nPresident Sadat\n5\n5\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Salzburg, Austria for meetings with President Sadat.\nFinland\nPresident Kekkonen\n1\n2\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Helsinki for CSCE Conference and meeting with President\nKekkonen and Prime Minister Liinamaa.\nFrance\nPresident Giscard d'Estaing\n2\n5\nOutside US -- 1974 Trip to Martinque for meetings with President Giscard d'Estaing.\n1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with President Giscard d'\nEstaing; 1975 Trip to Helsinki for CSCE Conference and meetingswith President\nGiscard d'Estaing. 1975 Economic Summit in France and meetings with President\nGiscard d'Estaing and Prime Minister Chirac; 1976 Economic Summit in San Juan\nand meeting with President Giscard d'Estaing.\nGermany\nChancellor Schmidt\n6\n6\nPresident Scheel\n1\n3\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with Chancellor\nSchmidt. 1975 Trip to Bonn and meetings with Chancellor Schmidt and President\nScheel. 1975 Trip to Helsinki for CSCE Conference and meeting with Chancellor\nSchmidt. 1975-76 Economic Summits in France and San Juan and meetings with\nChancellor Schmidt.\nGreat Britain\nPrime Minister Wilson\n3\n2\nQueen Elizabeth II\n6\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit; 1975 Trip to Helsinki for\n- 3 -\nGreat Britain (continued)\nMeetings\nCeremonial\nCSCE Conference; 1975 Economic Summit in France and meetings with Prime\nMinister Wilson. 1976 Economic Summit in San Juan and meeting with Prime\nMinister Callaghan.\nGreece\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit; 1975 Trip to Helsinki for\nCSCE Conference and meetings with Prime Minister Caramanlis.\nIceland\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with Prime\nMinister Hallgrimsoon.\nIndonesia\nPresident Suharto\n2\n1\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Jakarta and meetings with President Suharto.\nIran\nShah of Iran\n2\n3\nIreland\nPrime Minister Cosgrave\n1\n2\nIsrael\nPrime Minister Rabin\n9\n5\nPresident Katzir\n1\n--\nItaly\nPresident Leone\n2\n2\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Rome and meeting with President Leone and Prime\nMinister Moro. 1975 Trip to Helsinki for CSCE; 1975-76 Economic Summits in\nFrance and San Jan and meetings with Prime Minister Moro.\nJapan\nPrime Minister Tanaka\n1\n--\nPrime Minister Miki\n5\n2\n- 4 -\nJapan (continued)\nMeetings\nCeremonial\nEmperor Hirohito\n1\n4\nOutside US -- 1974 Trip to Japan and meetings with Emperor Hirohito and Prime\nMinister Tanaka. 1975-76 Economic Summits in France and San Juan and meetings\nwith Prime Minister Miki.\nJordan\nKing Hussein\n* 5\n* 4\nPrime Minister Rifai\n* 5\n* 4\n*Attended meetings and ceremonials jointly.\nKorea\nOutside US -- 1974 Trip to Seoul and meetings with President Park and Prime\nMinister Kim.\nLiberia\nPresident Tolbert\n1\n--\nLuxembourg\nPrime Minister Thorn\n2\n--\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with Prime\nMinister Thorn.\nMexico\nPresident Echeverria\n1\n2\n(US-Mexican Border)\nMauritius\nPrime Minister Ramgoolam\n1\n--\nNetherlands\nPrime Minister den Uyl\n2\n--\nNew Zealand\nPrime Minister Rowling\n1\n--\n- 5 -\nNorway\nMeetings\nCeremonial\nKing Olav\n1\n1\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with Prime\nMinister Bratteli.\nOman\nSultan Qabus\n1\n--\nPakistan\nPrime Minister Bhutto\n1\n1\nPhilippines\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Manila and meetings with President Marcos.\nPoland\nFirst Secretary Gierek\n2\n3\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Poland and meetings with First Secretary Gierek,\nPresident Jablonski, and Chairman Jaroszewicz.\nPortugual\nPresident Gomes\n1\n--\nRomania\nPresident Ceausescu\n1\n--\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Romania and meetings with President Ceausescu and\nPrime Minister Manescu.\nSenegal\nPresident Senghor\n2\n--\n- 6 -\nSierra Leone\nMeetings\nCeremonial\nPresident Stevens\n1\n--\nSingapore\nPrime Minister Lee Kuan Yew\n1\n1\nSomalia\nPresident Siad\n1\n--\nSpain\nKing Juan Carlos\n1\n4\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Madrid and meetings with General Franco, Prime\nMinister Arias, and Prince Juan Carlos; 1975 Trip to Helsinki for CSCE\nConference and meeting with Prime Minister Arias.\nSudan\nPresident Nimeiri\n1\n--\nSweden\nKing Carl XVI Gustaf\n1\n--\nTrindad & Tobago\nPrime Minister Williams\n1\n--\nTunisia\nPrime Minister Nouira\n2\n--\nTurkey\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Brussels for NATO Summit and meeting with Prime\nMinister Demirel; Trip to Helsinki for CSCE Conference and meeting with\nPrime Minister Demirel.\n- 7 -\nUSSR\nMeetings\nCeremonial\nOutside US -- 1974 Trip to Vladivostok for meetings with General Secretary\nBrezhnev. 1975 Trip to Helsinki for CSCE Conference and meetings with\nGeneral Secretary Brezhnev.\nYugoslavia\nPrime Minister Bijedic\n1\n--\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Belgrade and meetings with President Tito and Prime\nMinister Bijedic.\nZambia\nPresident Kaunda\n1\n1\nVatican\nOutside US -- 1975 Trip to Rome and audience with Pope Paul VI."
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