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The original documents are located in Box 49, folder "9/25/75 - State Visit of President and
Mrs. Lopez of Colombia" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Library.
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THE CHIEF OF PROTOCOL
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
September 12, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Official Gift Exchange during the
Visit of the President of the
Republic of Colombia and Mrs. Lopez.
It has been agreed that the appropriate official
gifts during the upcoming visit of the President of
Colombia and Mrs. Lopez would be an exchange of photo-
graphs. President Lopez may present you with an in-
expensive personal gift in addition to the photograph;
however, you are not expected to reciprocate.
I suggest that the photo be a color one taken of
you, Mrs. Ford, the President and Mrs. Lopez during
the arrival ceremony. It will be presented in a silver
Presidential frame and I suggest the following inscription:
"To His Excellency the President of
the Republic of Colombia and Mrs. Lopez,
With our very best wishes in
welcoming you to Washington, D. C.
Gerald R. Ford
Betty Ford
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Henry Catto,
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 24, 1975
FOR:
MRS. FORD
FROM:
PAT HOWARD Pat
SUBJECT:
State Dinner in Honor of President and Mrs.
Lopez of Colombia - September 25, 1975
The following items are attached for your review and
information:
1.
Scenario (for your review and approval)
2.
Dinner and After-Dinner Guest Lists
3.
Regret List
4.
Biographical Information
5.
Centerpiece Information and Pictures
6.
Entertainment Information
Thank you.
FORD
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(INCLEMENT WEATHER)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ARRIVAL CEREMONY FOR HIS EXCELLENCY ALFONSO
LOPEZ MICHELSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
COLOMBIA, AND MRS. LOPEZ
Thursday - September 25, 1975
10:30 A. M.
From:
Terry 'Donnell
TOD
SEQUENCE
10:25 a.m.
You depart Oval Office en route Blue
Room to join Mrs. Ford.
You and Mrs. Ford depart Blue Room via
the Grand Hall where there will be a crowd
to await the arrival of President and
Mrs. Lopez at the North Portico.
NOTE:
The Press area will beto
your right. Secretary and
Mrs. Kissinger and General
and Mrs. Brown will be
standing behind you on your
left.
10:30 a.m.
President and Mrs. Lopez arrive and
are introduced to you by Chief of Protocol
Henry Catto, Jr. You, in turn, introduce
President and Mrs. Lopez to the following:
Secretary and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and Mrs. George S. Brown
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
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Lionary
2.
You and Mrs. Ford, and President and
Mrs. Lopez, remain outside for photographs
while the Official Party is escorted into the
East Room.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
10:35 a. m.
With President Lopez on your right, and with the
First Ladies following, Mrs. Lopez on Mrs.
Ford's right, you proceed through the Grand
Hall to the East Room and directly to the
platform along the East Wall.
Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Lopez will be escorted
to standing positions adjacent to the platform.
NOTE:
You will stand at a designated
position facing the audience with
President Lopez on your right
and the podium on your left.
10:36 a.m.
As soon as you and President Lopez are
in place, Ruffles and Flourishes will be
sounded and the National Anthems played.
10:40 a. m.
Immediately following the U.S. Anthem, you
proceed to the podium and deliver welcoming
remarks.
FULL PRESS COVERAGE
NOTE:
You should invite President
Lopez to stand next to you
adjacent to the podium while
you deliver remarks.
10:45 a.m.
Immediately following your remarks, President
Lopez responds.
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3.
10:50 a. m.
Following President Lopez's remarks,
you and President Lopez exit the East
Room followed by the First Ladies, and
proceed to the Blue Room where you form
a receiving line as follows and greet
members of the Official Party and the
Welcoming Party:
The President
President Lopez
Mrs. Ford
Mrs. Lopez
Secretary Kissinger
Mrs. Kissinger
General Brown
Mrs. Brown
11:00 a. m.
Following a brief visit, you, President
Lopez and Secretary Kissinger depart
en route the Oval Office for private
meeting.
NOTE:
Mrs. Ford will have coffee
with members of the Official
Party and the Welcoming
Party in the Blue Room.
11:05 a.m.
Your meeting with President Lopez begins.
PRESS COVERAGE:
There will be full Press Coverage of the Arrival Ceremony in the East Room.
FORD
&
BERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DINNER IN HONOR OF
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
AND MRS. LOPEZ
September 25, 1975
8:00 p. m.
Dress:
Black tie
long dresses for the ladies
Arrival:
--
8:00 p. m.
at North Portico Entrance
President and
Mrs. Lopez and Ambassador and Mrs. Catto
- -
You and Mrs. Ford will greet
--
Photo coverage of greeting
Yellow Oval Room:
Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller; Secretary and Mrs. Kissinger;
American Ambassador and Mrs. Vaky; Foreign Ambassador and
Mrs. Turbay; Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Lopez and Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso
Lopez, Jr. (sons and daughters-in-law of President and Mrs. Lopez)
will assemble just prior to the 8:00 p.m. arrival of President and
Mrs. Lopez and Ambassador and Mrs. Catto.
Color Guard will request permission to remove Colors at
approximately 8:10 p.m.
all guests except President and
Mrs. Lopez will depart at this time.
Grand Entrance:
Approximately 8:12 p.m.
descend Grand Staircase preceded by
Color Guard.
Pause at foot of staircase for official photograph (President Lopez
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Mrs. Lopez to your left
then Mrs. Ford).
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President Lopez of Colombia Dinner
Color Guard reforms and procession moves to red carpet
facing East Room
pause for Ruffles and Flourishes and
announcement
take receiving line positions (President Lopez
to your right
then Mrs. Ford
...
then Mrs. Lopez).
--
Follow Color Guard into East Room when "Hail to the Chief"
is played.
Receiving Line:
--
Take position just inside door of East Room
Ambassador
Catto will present your guests.
--
After receiving line, follow guests into State Dining Room.
Dinner:
Round tables
Strolling Strings will play during dessert
--
No press coverage of dinner; toasts will be piped to the press
transcripts will be released to the press
there will be
...
mini-camera coverage of the toasts with a small photo pool.
After-Dinner:
--
10:00 p.m.
guests proceed to the parlors for demitasse,
liqueurs, and cigars. You and Mrs. Ford will escort President
and Mrs. Lopez to the Blue Room where you will visit informally
with your guests.
No press coverage in the Blue Room
--
10:05 p. m.
after-dinner guests will be escorted to the State
Floor. You, Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Lopez (President
Lopez to your right then Mrs. Ford then Mrs. Lopez)
will receive the after-dinner guests from a position in the Grand
Hall between the Blue Room and Green Room doors
...
a
Military Social Aide will present your guests
...
guests will
proceed to the East Room and take their seats.
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President Lopez of Colombia Dinner
Entertainment:
--
After the guests are seated, you will enter the East Room through
the center door and seat Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Lopez.
--
You will proceed to the stage which will be located along the center
of the east wall and introduce Roberta Peters.
NOTE: Suggested remarks (Tab A).
At the conclusion of the performance, you and Mrs. Ford will
escort President and Mrs. Lopez to the stage to thank Roberta Peters.
NOTE: There will be press coverage of the entertainment. Photo
and mini-camera coverage will be only of the last part of the program
and of your thanking Roberta Peters.
--
After you have thanked Roberta Peters, you and Mrs. Ford will
escort President and Mrs. Lopez to the Grand Foyer for dancing.
Departure:
--
You and Mrs. Ford, Ambassador and Mrs. Catto escort President
and Mrs. Lopez to the North Portico.
--
You and Mrs. Ford may wish to return for dancing or return to the
Family Quarters.
--
There will be champagne, mixed drinks and dancing for the guests
who remain.
NOTES:
--
The dinner and after-dinner guest lists are attached (Tab B).
--
A suggested toast is attached (Tab C).
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Military Social Aides will be present.
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White House photographer will be present.
--
A military band will be playing on the South Balcony as your dinner
guests arrive.
--
A small military string ensemble will be playing in the Diplomatic
Reception Room as the dinner and after-dinner guests arrive.
Pat Howard
NOT FOR RELEASE
GUEST LIST FOR THE DINNER TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT AND
MRS. FORD IN HONOR OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA AND MRS. LOPEZ ON THURSDAY, SEPTEM-
BER 25, 1975 AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, THE WHITE HOUSE
His Excellency The President of the Republic of Colombia
and Mrs. Lopez
His Excellency The Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia
and Mrs. Turbay
His Excellency Rodrigo Botero Montoya and Mrs. Botero
Minister of Finance
His Excellency Rafael Pardo Buelvas and Mrs. Pardo
Minister of Agriculture
His Excellency Jorge Ramirez Ocampo and Mrs. Ramirez
Minister of Economic Development
His Excellency Humberto Salcedo Collantes and Mrs. Salcedo
Minister of Public Works
The Honorable Luis Prieto Ocampo
Mayor of Bogota
The Honorable Alfredo Carvajal Sinisterra
Mayor of Cali
Mr. Felipe Lopez Caballero and Mrs. Lopez
Private Secretary to the President
The Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Kissinger
Mr. Justice Marshall and Mrs. Marshall
The Attorney General and Mrs. Levi
The Honorable Jennings Randolph, United States Senate,
and Mrs. Randolph (West Virginia)
The Honorable John G. Tower, United States Senate,
and Mrs. Tower (Texas)
The Honorable Robert J. Dole, United States Senate (Kansas)
The Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr., United States Senate,
and Mrs. Glenn (Ohio)
The Governor of South Carolina and Mrs. Edwards
The Honorable Richard H. Ichord, House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Ichord (Missouri)
The Honorable Robert G. Stephens, Jr., House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Stephens (Georgia)
The Honorable James H. Quillen, House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Quillen (Tennessee)
The Honorable Chalmers P. Wylie, House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Wylie (Ohio)
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General Louis H. Wilson, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps,
and Mrs. Wilson
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His Excellency Dr. Alejandro Orfila
Secretary General of the Organization of American States
The Honorable Robert S. McNamara, President, International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, and Mrs. McNamara
His Excellency Dr. Antonio Ortiz Mena
President, Inter-American Development Bank
The Honorable Viron P. Vaky, American Ambassador to Colombia,
and Mrs. Vaky
The Chief of Protocol and Mrs. Catto
The Honorable Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary to the President,
and Mrs. Nessen
The Honorable John E. Murphy, Acting Administrator, Agency for
International Development, and Mrs. Murphy
The Honorable William D. Rogers, Assistant Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs, and Mrs. Rogers
Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF, Deputy Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, and Mrs. Scowcroft
Mr. Stephen Low, Senior Staff Member, National Security Council,
and Mrs. Low
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy P. Abramson, Reston, Virginia
Mr. Abramson is White House correspondent, Los Angeles Times
Dr. and Mrs. James H. Billington
Dr. Billington is Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars
Dr. and Mrs. Irving Burgues, Lakewood, New Jersey
Dr. Burgues is owner, Burgues porcelains
Mr. and Mrs. Cason J. Callaway, Jr., Columbus, Georgia
Mr. Callaway is President, Callaway Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. John E. Canaday, New York, New York
Art critic, author, historian
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Collier, Alexandria, Virginia
Mr. Collier is a Senior Partner with the law firm of Collier,
Shannon, Rill and Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Fields, Scarsdale, New York
Mrs. Fields is singer, Roberta Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Geyelin, New York, New York
Mr. Geyelin is President, Council of the Americas
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Granville, Jr., New York, New York
Mr. Granville is Chairman, Texaco, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, New York, New York
Mr. Gross is a sculptor and teacher of sculpture at the art school
of the Educational Alliance
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haerle, Moraga, California
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Mr. Haerle is Republican State Chairman for California
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Miss Elizabeth Hanford, Washington, D. C.
Guest of Senator Robert Dole
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Mr. and Mrs. John Havlicek, Weston, Massachusetts
Mr. Havlicek is player with the Boston Celtics basketball team
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Huntington, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dr. Huntington is The Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government
at the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jarriel, Potomac, Maryland
Mr. Jarriel is White House correspondent, American Broadcasting
Company
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis H. Judge, Larchmont, New York
Mr. Judge is President, Lorillard, a Division of Loew's Theatres, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Kaline, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Mr. Kaline is/player former with the Detroit Tigers baseball team
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Killion, Oregon City, Oregon
Mr. Killion is President, Oregon AFL-CIO
Mr. and Mrs. David Kraslow, Silver Spring, Maryland
Mr. Kraslow is White House correspondent, Cox Newspapers
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lebeck, Hinsdale, Illinois
Mr. Lebeck is President, Chicago Board of Trade
Mr. and Mrs. Arlon G. Ley, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Honorable Sol M. Linowitz and Mrs. Linowitz, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Linowitz is a Senior Partner with the law firm of
Coudert Brothers and Chairman of the Commission on
U.S. Latin American Relations
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Lopez, New York, New York
Mr. Lopez is son of President and Mrs. Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. John C. McGoff, Williamston, Michigan
Mr. McGoff is President, PANAX Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. David Mehney, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank, Jr., Greenwich, Connecticut
Mr. Milbank is Chairman, Republican National Finance Committee
The Honorable Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., and Mrs. Mitchell, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Mitchell is Washington Bureau Chief, NAACP and Representative
of the USA to the 7th Special Session and to the 30th Session of the
General Assembly of the United Nations
The Honorable Richard B. Ogilvie and Mrs. Ogilvie, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Ogilvie is a partner with the law firm of Isham, Lincoln and Beale
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Schur, New York, New York
Mr. Schur is President, J. Aron & Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Seeley, New York, New York
Mr. Seeley is President, Colombian-American Association, Inc.
The Honorable Hobart Taylor, Jr., and Mrs. Taylor, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Taylor is a partner with the law firm of Dawson, Riddell,
Taylor, Davis and Holroyd
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Miss Barbara Walters, New York, New York
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Guest of His Excellency Dr. Alejandro Orfila
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REGRETS:
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Simon - hosting dinner
Senator and Mrs. Milton R. Young - no reason given
Senator and Mrs. Clifford P. Case. - death in family
Senator and Mrs. Lee Metcalf - no reason given
Representative and Mrs. Alphonzo Bell - no reason given
Representative and Mrs. David N. Henderson - - in North Carolina for
an important function
Representative and Mrs. James F. Hastings . - no reason given
Honorable Daniel S. Parker and Mrs. Parker - out of the country
Mrs. Ortiz Mena - illness
General and Mrs. Daniel James, Jr. (USAF) prior commitment
Mr. Arthur Ashe - on West Coast
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Botero (artist) - in Paris
Mrs. John E. Canaday - no reason given
Honorable John Denver and Mrs. Denver other commitment
Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr. - called to California on urgent
family business
Mr. Ray Hutchinson - prior commitment
Mr. Gene Kelly - recently had surgery
Mrs. Charles MacArthur (Helen Hayes) - in Russia
Mr. and Mrs. Telly Savalas - filming and directing Kojak
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Unseld - just gave birth to a son over the weekend
Miss Racquel Welch - professional commitments
Mr. Raymond Burr - out of country
Mr. Wayne Newton - taping
Dinah Shore - family commitment
Henry Fonda - was in N. Y. but must return to California
Mary Tyler Moore - working
Barbara Stanwyck - not enough notice
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NOT FOR RELEASE
GUEST LIST FOR ENTERTAINMENT FOLLOWING THE DINNER IN HONOR
OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
AND MRS. LOPEZ ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1975 AT TEN O'CLOCK,
THE WHITE HOUSE:
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Ables
Mr. Ables--Funeral Director, Annapolis, Maryland
Brigadier General Lawrence E. Adams, USA, and Mrs. Adams
Gen. Adams--former Head of WHCA
Miss Charlotte Kay Ballard
Office of the Vice President
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Batchelder
Mr. Batchelder--WMAL-TV
Miss Elizabeth P. Benson
Director of the Center for pre-Columbian Art, Dumbarton Oaks
Dr. and Mrs. Junius Bird
Dr. Bird--Curator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History,
New York, New York (South American archeology)
Miss Mary C. Bourke
Office of Dr. Goldwin, White House
Mrs. Joseph M. Bowman (Cissie)
Guest of Mr. T. Edward Braswell, Jr.
Mr. T. Edward Braswell
Chief Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee
Mr. and Mrs. David Brody
Mr. Brody--Director, Anti-Defamation League
Miss Mary E. Brownell
Staff Member, National Security Council
Reverend and Mrs. Carl Brumback
Mrs. Brumback-Peggie--Visitor's Office, White House
Miss Maureen Bunyan
Anchorwoman, WTOP-TV
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Butler
Mr. Butler--Staff Member, National Security Council
Miss Alicia Caballero
Special Assistant to Mrs. Lopez (Colombia)
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Calkins
Mr. Calkins--Assistant to Counsellor Hartmann
Mr. James Calloway
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mr. Arthur J. Collingsworth
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Director of Youth for Understanding, Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Honorable Alfonso Davila and Mrs. Davila
Mr. Davila--Minister, Ambassy of Colombia
Dr. and Mrs. Jorge Del Canto
Dr. Del Director, Western Hemisphere Department, Inter-
national Monetary Fund
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Devine
Mr. Devine--Director, North Coast/Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
Mr. Clifford Evans
RKO General Broadcasting
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Evans
Pool donors, New York, New York
Mr. Scott Ferguson
Escort of Miss Kathleen Huldrum
Mr. Don Fulsom
UPI Audio
Mr. and Mrs. James Goodby
Mr. Goodby--Deputy Director, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs,
Department of State
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Greenway
Pool donors, Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Heikes
Mr. Heikes--UPI photographer
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Helman
Mr. Helman--Deputy Director, NATO and Atlantic Political-Military
Affairs, Department of State
Miss Lois Herrmann
Guest of Mr. Michael Hornblow
Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks
Mr. Hicks Executive Editor, N.Y. Amsterdam News
Mr. Hal Holbrook
Actor, "Mark Twain Tonight!" at JFK Center
Mr. Michael Hornblow
Staff Member, National Security Council
Mr. John Horton
Escort of Miss Alexis Smith
Captain Jonathan T. Howe, USN, and Mrs. Howe
Captain Howe--Military Assistant to the Vice President
Miss Kathleen M. Huldrum
Office of the Vice President
Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Johnson
Mr. Johnson--Deputy Director, North Coast/Bureau of Inter-American
Affairs, Department of State
Mrs. Dawn Patterson Jones
Daughter and guest of Mr. Bradley Patterson
Miss Marcilla Juarez
Guest of Mrs. James Calloway
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kleine
Mr. Kleine--Assistant Administrator for Latin America, AID
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Captain Christopher S. Lardis, USN
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Guest of Miss Charlotte Kay Ballard
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Locklin
Mr. Locklin--Administrative Assistant to Senator John Sparkman
The Honorable Jaime Lopez-Reyes and Mrs. Lopez
Mr. Lopez-Reyes--Minister-Counselor, Embassy of Colombia
Mr. George Loud
Escort of Miss Mary Bourke
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Luers
Mr. Luers--Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
The Honorable Garth Marston and Mrs. Marston
Mr. Marston--Member, Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Mr. Davy McCall
Escort of Miss Elizabeth P. Benson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McLean
Mr. McLean--Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Meyer
Mr. Meyer--Chief Counsel Seante Public Works Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Newson
Mr. Newson--Editor, Baltimore Afro-American
Mr. Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.
Assistant Director for Operations, White House
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Patterson
Mrs. Patterson-Margaret--Mrs. Ford's Correspondence Office
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pezzullo
Mr. Pezzullo--Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional
Relations
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pohlenz
Mr. Administrative Assistant to Senator Roman Hruska
Mr. and Mrs. I. Lee Potter
Mr. Potter--Corning Glass Company, Washington, D.C.
Miss Pamela Powell
Director for Youth Affairs, White House
Mrs. Alma Rivas
Secretary to Mrs. Lopez (Colombia)
Mr. and Mrs. John Rudy
Mr. Rudy--Assistant to the Chairman, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Mr. and Mrs. Hewson A. Ryan
Mr. Ryan--Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American
Affairs
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Mario Santomingo
Mr. Santomingo--President, Santomingo Group, Bogota and New York
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Simpson
Mr. Simpson--Legislative Assistant to Senator James Eastland
Miss Alexis Smith
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Actress, "Summer Brave" at JFK Center
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Dr. and Mrs. Laszlo Tauber
Dr. Tauber. Physician, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Alexandria, Va.
His Excellency Ernesto Torres
Chief of Protocol (Colombia)
Mr. Charles Waddell
Escort of Miss Mary Brownell
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Weigle
Dr. Weigle President of St. John's College, Annapolis
Miss Barbara Wheeler
Guest of Mr. Don Fulsom
Mr. John Wustman
Piano accompanist for Roberta Peters
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REGRETS:
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Simon - hosting dinner
Senator and Mrs. Milton R. Young - no reason given
Senator and Mrs. Clifford P. Case - death in family
Senator and Mrs. Lee Metcalf - no reason given
Representative and Mrs. Alphonzo Bell - no reason given
Representative and Mrs. David N. Henderson - in North Carolina for
an important function
Representative and Mrs. James F. Hastings - no reason given
Honorable Daniel S. Parker and Mrs. Parker - out of the country
Mrs. Ortiz Mena - illness
General and Mrs. Daniel James, Jr. (USAF) - prior commitment
Mr. Arthur Ashe - on West Coast
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Botero (artist) - in Paris
Mrs. John E. Canaday - no reason given
Honorable John Denver and Mrs. Denver - other commitment
Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr. - called to California on urgent
family business
Mr. Ray Hutchinson - prior commitment
Mr. Gene Kelly - recently had surgery
Mrs. Charles MacArthur (Helen Hayes) - in Russia
Mr. and Mrs. Telly Savalas - filming and directing Kojak
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Unseld - just gave birth to a son over the weekend
Miss Racquel Welch - professional commitments
Mr. Raymond Burr - - out of country
Mr. Wayne Newton - taping
Dinah Shore - family commitment
Henry Fonda . - was in N. Y. but must return to California
Mary Tyler Moore - working
Barbara Stanwyck - - not enough notice
079138 or FORD LIDERSE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 25, 1975
FOR:
MRS. FORD
FROM:
PAT HOWARD Pat
SUBJECT:
State Dinner in Honor of President and
Mrs. Lopez of Colombia - September 25, 1975
The following items are attached for your review and
approval:
1.
Revised Scenario
2.
Seating Plan
Thank you.
a FOND LIDRERY
REVISED
9/25/75
10:30 a.m.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DINNER IN HONOR OF
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
AND MRS. LOPEZ
September 25, 1975
8:00 p.m.
Dress:
Black tie
long dresses for the ladies
Arrival:
--
8:00 p.m.
at North Portico Entrance
President and
Mrs. Lopez and Ambassador and Mrs. Catto
--
You and Mrs. Ford will greet
:
Photo coverage of greeting
Yellow Oval Room:
--
Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller; Secretary Kissinger;
American Ambassador and Mrs. Vaky; Foreign Ambassador and
Mrs. Turbay; Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Lopez and Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso
Lopez, Jr. (sons and daughters-in-law of President and Mrs. Lopez)
will assemble just prior to the 8:00 p.m. arrival of President and
Mrs. Lopez and Ambassador and Mrs. Catto.
Color Guard will request permission to remove Colors at
approximately 8:10 p.m. all guests except President and
Mrs. Lopez will depart at this time.
Grand Entrance:
--
Approximately 8:12 p.m.
descend Grand Staircase preceded by
Color Guard.
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Color Guard reforms and procession moves to red carpet
facing East Room
pause for Ruffles and Flourishes and
announcement
take receiving line positions (President Lopez
to your right
then Mrs. Ford
then Mrs. Lopez).
Follow Color Guard into East Room when "Hail to the Chief"
is played.
Receiving Line:
Take position just inside door of East Room
Ambassador
Catto will present your guests.
After receiving line, follow guests into State Dining Room.
Dinner:
Round tables
Strolling Strings will play during dessert
No press coverage of dinner; toasts will be piped to the press
transcripts will be released to the press
there will be
mini-camera coverage of the toasts with a small photo pool.
After-Dinner:
10:00 p.m.
guests proceed to the parlors for demitasse,
liqueurs, and cigars. You and Mrs. Ford will escort President
and Mrs. Lopez to the Blue Room where you will visit informally
with your guests.
No press coverage in the Blue Room
10:05 p.m.
after-dinner guests will be escorted to the State
Floor. You, Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Lopez (President
Lopez to your right
then Mrs. Ford
then Mrs. Lopez)
will receive the after-dinner guests from a position in the Grand
Hall between the Blue Room and Green Room doors
a
Military Social Aide will present your guests
guests will
proceed to the East Room and take their seats.
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Entertainment:
After the guests are seated, you will enter the East Room through
the center door and seat Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Lopez.
You will proceed to the stage which will be located along the center
of the east wall and introduce Roberta Peters.
NOTE: Suggested remarks (Tab A).
At the conclusion of the performance, you and Mrs. Ford will
escort President and Mrs. Lopez to the stage to thank Roberta Peters.
NOTE: There will be press coverage of the entertainment. Photo
and mini-camera coverage will be only of the last part of the program
and of your thanking Roberta Peters.
After you have thanked Roberta Peters, you and Mrs. Ford will
escort President and Mrs. Lopez to the Grand Foyer for dancing.
Departure:
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You and Mrs. Ford, Ambassador and Mrs. Catto escort President
and Mrs. Lopez to the North Portico.
You and Mrs. Ford may wish to return for dancing or return to the
Family Quarters.
There will be champagne, mixed drinks and dancing for the guests
who remain.
NOTES:
The dinner and after-dinner guest lists are attached (Tab B).
A suggested toast is attached (Tab C).
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A military band will be playing on the South Balcony as your dinner
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A small military string ensemble will be playing in the Diplomatic
Reception Room as the dinner and after-dinner guests arrive.
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TABLE 1
TABLE 5
TABLE 9
Sen. Tower
Attorney General
Mrs. Randolph
Mrs. Edwards
Mrs. Alfonso Lopez
Mr. Alfonso Lopez
Mr. Lopez Caballero
Sen. Dole
Miss Hanford
Mrs. Haerle
Mrs. Murphy
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Mr. Granville
Mr. Taylor
Gen. Wilson
Mr. Obregon
Mrs. Low
Mrs. Stephens
Mrs. Quillen
Rep. Ichord
Mr. Kraslow
Mr. Jarriel
Mrs. Kraslow
Mrs. Lebeck
Mr. Mehney
Mr. Callaway
Mr. Murphy
Mrs. Seeley
Mrs. Wilson
Gov. Edwards
TABLE 2
TABLE 6
TABLE 10
Mrs. Marshall
Secretary of State
THE PRESIDENT
H.E. Jorge R. Ocampo
Mrs. Salcedo
Mrs. Lopez
Mrs. Vaky
H.E. Dr. Antonio Ortiz Mena
Dr. Burgues
Mr. Nessen
Mrs. McGoff
Mrs. Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Mr. Collier
Mr. McGoff
Mrs. Glenn
Mrs. McNamara
Mrs. Geyelin
Mr. Luis Ocampo
H.E. Rodrigo Botero Montoya
Mr. Kaline
Mr. Lebeck
Mrs. Wylie
Mrs. Jarriel
Mrs. Linowitz
Mr. Low
Mr. Seeley
Mr. Schur
Mrs. Burgues
Mrs. Gross
Mr. Linowitz
TABLE 3
TABLE 7
Mrs. Turbay
Mrs. Rockefeller
Vice President
H.E. Humberto S. Collantes
Mrs. Botero
TABLE 11
Mrs. Tower
H.E. Dr. Alejandro Orfila
MRS. FORD
Mr. Geyelin
Mrs. Huntington
Pres. of Colombia
Mrs. Billington
Mr. Havlicek
Mrs. Ogilvie
Rep. Wylie
Mrs. Granville
Mr. Judge
Mrs. Havlicek
Mr. McNamara
Mrs. Schur
Mr. Ogilvie
Mrs. Ley
Mr. Milbank
Mrs. Nessen
Amb. Vaky
Mrs. Killion
Mr. Canaday
Mrs. Ramirez
Mr. Abramson
Mrs. Taylor
TABLE 4
TABLE 8
Dr. Huntington
Sen. Randolph
Mr. Justice Marshall
Mrs. Fields
Mrs. Pardo
Mrs. Felipe Lopez
Amb. of Colombia
Chief of Protocol
Sen. Glenn
Mrs. Mehney
Mrs. Judge
TABLE 12
Rep. Stephens
Mr. Killion
Mrs. Levi
Mrs. DeSamper
Mrs. Ichord
H.E. Rafael P. Buelvas
Mr. Wustman
Mr. Sinisterra
Mrs. Catto
Mrs. Kaline
Mrs. Rogers
Dr. Billington
Mr. Haerle
Mr. Fields
Mr. Rogers
Mrs. Callaway
Mrs. Collier
Mrs. Abramson
Rep. Quillen
Miss Walters
Mr. Gross
Mr. Ley
FOND
Revised:
9/25/75
9:15 a.m.
(INCLEMENT WEATHER)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
ARRIVAL CEREMONY FOR HIS EXCELLENCY ALFONSO
LOPEZ MICHELSEN, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
COLOMBIA, AND MRS. LOPEZ
Thursday - September 25, 1975
10:30 A.M.
From:
Terry 'Donnell
TOD
SEQUENCE
10:25 a.m.
You depart Oval Office en route Blue
Room to join Mrs. Ford.
You and Mrs. Ford depart Blue Room via
the Grand Hall where there will be a crowd
to await the arrival of President and
Mrs. Lopez at the North Portico.
NOTE:
The Press area will be to
your right. Secretary and
Mrs. Kissinger and General
and Mrs. Jones will be
standing behind you on your
left.
10:30 a.m.
President and Mrs. Lopez arrive and
are introduced to you by Chief of Protocol
Henry Catto, Jr. You, in turn, introduce
President and Mrs. Lopez to the following:
Secretary and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger
General and Mrs. David C. Jones
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You and Mrs. Ford, and President and
Mrs. Lopez, remain outside for photographs
while the Official Party is escorted into the
East Room.
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10:35 a.m.
With President Lopez on your right, and with the
First Ladies following, Mrs. Lopez on Mrs.
Ford's right, you proceed through the Grand
Hall to the East Room and directly to the
platform along the East Wall.
Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Lopez will be escorted
to standing positions adjacent to the platform.
NOTE:
You will stand at a designated
position facing the audience with
President Lopez on your right
and the podium on your left.
10:36 a. m.
As soon as you and President Lopez are
in place, Ruffles and Flourishes will be
sounded and the National Anthems played.
10:40 a.m.
Immediately following the U.S. Anthem, you
proceed to the podium and deliver welcoming
remarks. LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE
VIA SATELLITE TO COLOMBIA
FULL PRESS COVERAGE
NOTE:
You should invite President
Lopez to stand next to you
adjacent to the podium while
you deliver remarks.
10:45 a.m.
Immediately following your remarks, President
Lopez responds.
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10:50 a.m.
Following President Lopez's remarks,
you and President Lopez exit the East
Room followed by the First Ladies, and
proceed to the Blue Room where you form
a receiving line as follows and greet
members of the Official Party and the
Welcoming Party:
The President
President Lopez
Mrs. Ford
Mrs. Lopez
Secretary Kissinger
Mrs. Kissinger
General Jones
Mrs. Jones
11:00 a.m.
Following a brief visit, you, President
Lopez and Secretary Kissinger depart
en route the Oval Office for private
meeting.
NOTE:
Mrs. Ford will have coffee
with members of the Official
Party and the Welcoming
Party in the Blue Room.
11:05 a. m.
Your meeting with President Lopez begins.
PRESS COVERAGE:
There will be full Press Coverage of the Arrival Ceremony in the East Room.
LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE VIA SATELLITE TO COLOMBIA
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10:30 a.m.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DINNER IN HONOR OF
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
AND MRS. LOPEZ
September 25, 1975
8:00 p.m.
Dress:
Black tie
...
long dresses for the ladies
Arrival:
--
8:00 p.m.
...
at North Portico Entrance
...
President and
Mrs. Lopez and Ambassador and Mrs. Catto
--
You and Mrs. Ford will greet
--
Photo coverage of greeting
Yellow Oval Room:
--
Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller; Secretary Kissinger;
American Ambassador and Mrs. Vaky; Foreign Ambassador and
Mrs. Turbay; Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Lopez and Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso
Lopez, Jr. (sons and daughters-in-law of President and Mrs. Lopez)
will assemble just prior to the 8:00 p.m. arrival of President and
Mrs. Lopez and Ambassador and Mrs. Catto.
--
Color Guard will request permission to remove Colors at
approximately 8:10 p.m. ... all guests except President and
Mrs. Lopez will depart at this time.
Grand Entrance:
Approximately 8:12 p.m.
...
descend Grand Staircase preceded by
Color Guard.
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Color Guard reforms and procession moves to red carpet
facing East Room
pause for Ruffles and Flourishes and
announcement
take receiving line positions (President Lopez
to your right
then Mrs. Ford
then Mrs. Lopez).
Follow Color Guard into East Room when "Hail to the Chief"
is played.
Receiving Line:
Take position just inside door of East Room
Ambassador
Catto will present your guests.
After receiving line, follow guests into State Dining Room.
Dinner:
Round tables
Strolling Strings will play during dessert
No press coverage of dinner; toasts will be piped to the press
transcripts will be released to the press
there will be
mini-camera coverage of the toasts with a small photo pool.
After-Dinner:
--
10:00 p.m.
guests proceed to the parlors for demitasse,
liqueurs, and cigars. You and Mrs. Ford will escort President
and Mrs. Lopez to the Blue Room where you will visit informally
with your guests.
No press coverage in the Blue Room
10:05 p.m.
after-dinner guests will be escorted to the State
Floor. You, Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Lopez (President
Lopez to your right
then Mrs. Ford
then Mrs. Lopez)
will receive the after-dinner guests from a position in the Grand
Hall between the Blue Room and Green Room doors
a
Military Social Aide will present your guests
guests will
proceed to the East Room and take their seats.
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Entertainment:
After the guests are seated, you will enter the East Room through
the center door and seat Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Lopez.
You will proceed to the stage which will be located along the center
of the east wall and introduce Roberta Peters.
NOTE: Suggested remarks (Tab A).
At the conclusion of the performance, you and Mrs. Ford will
escort President and Mrs. Lopez to the stage to thank Roberta Peters.
NOTE: There will be press coverage of the entertainment. Photo
and mini-camera coverage will be only of the last part of the program
and of your thanking Roberta Peters.
After you have thanked Roberta Peters, you and Mrs. Ford will
escort President and Mrs. Lopez to the Grand Foyer for dancing.
Departure:
You and Mrs. Ford, Ambassador and Mrs. Catto escort President
and Mrs. Lopez to the North Portico.
You and Mrs. Ford may wish to return for dancing or return to the
Family Quarters.
There will be champagne, mixed drinks and dancing for the guests
who remain.
NOTES:
The dinner and after-dinner guest lists are attached (Tab B).
A suggested toast is attached (Tab C).
Military Social Aides will be present.
White House photographer will be present.
A military band will be playing on the South Balcony as your dinner
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OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
AND MRS. LOPEZ ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1975 AT TEN O'CLOCK,
THE WHITE HOUSE:
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Ables
Mr. Ables--Funeral Director, Annapolis, Maryland
Brigadier General Lawrence E. Adams, USA, and Mrs. Adams
Gen. Adams--former Head of WHCA
Miss Charlotte Kay Ballard
Office of the Vice President
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Batchelder
Mr. Batchelder--WMAL-TV
Miss Elizabeth P. Benson
Director of the Center for pre-Columbian Art, Dumbarton Oaks
Dr. and Mrs. Junius Bird
Dr. Bird--Curator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History,
New York, New York (South American archeology)
Miss Mary C. Bourke
Office of Dr. Goldwin, White House
Mrs. Joseph M. Bowman (Cissie)
Guest of Mr. T. Edward Braswell, Jr.
Mr. T. Edward Braswell
Chief Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee
Mr. and Mrs. David Brody
Mr. Brody--Director, Anti-Defamation League
Miss Mary E. Brownell
Staff Member, National Security Council
Reverend and Mrs. Carl Brumback
Mrs. Brumback-Peggie--Visitor's Office, White House
Miss Maureen Bunyan
Anchorwoman, WTOP-TV
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Butler
Mr. Butler--Staff Member, National Security Council
Miss Alicia Caballero
Special Assistant to Mrs. Lopez (Colombia)
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Calkins
Mr. Calkins--Assistant to Counsellor Hartmann
Mr. James Calloway
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Mr. Arthur J. Collingsworth
Director of Youth for Understanding, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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The Honorable Alfonso Davila and Mrs. Davila
Mr. Davila--Minister, Ambassy of Colombia
Dr. and Mrs. Jorge Del Canto
Dr. Del Director, Western Hemisphere Department, Inter-
national Monetary Fund
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Devine
Mr. Devine--Director, North Coast/Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
Mr. Clifford Evans
RKO General Broadcasting
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Evans
Pool donors, New York, New York
Mr. Scott Ferguson
Escort of Miss Kathleen Huldrum
Mr. Don Fulsom
UPI Audio
Mr. and Mrs. James Goodby
Mr. Goodby--Deputy Director, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs,
Department of State
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Greenway
Pool donors, Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Heikes
Mr. Heikes- UPI photographer
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Helman
Mr. Helman--Deputy Director, NATO and Atlantic Political-Military
Affairs, Department of State
Miss Lois Herrmann
Guest of Mr. Michael Hornblow
Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks
Mr. Hicks Executive Editor, N.Y. Amsterdam News
Mr. Hal Holbrook
Actor, "Mark Twain Tonight!" at JFK Center
Mr. Michael Hornblow
Staff Member, National Security Council
Mr. John Horton
Escort of Miss Alexis Smith
Captain Jonathan T. Howe, USN, and Mrs. Howe
Captain Howe--Military Assistant to the Vice President
Miss Kathleen M. Huldrum
Office of the Vice President
Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Johnson
Mr. Johnson--Deputy Director, North Coast/Bureau of Inter-American
Affairs, Department of State
Mrs. Dawn Patterson Jones
Daughter and guest of Mr. Bradley Patterson
Miss Marcilla Juarez
Guest of Mrs. James Calloway
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kleine
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Mr. Kleine--Assistant Administrator for Latin America, AID
Captain Christopher S. Lardis, USN
Guest of Miss Charlotte Kay Ballard
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Locklin
Mr. Locklin--Administrative Assistant to Senator John Sparkman
The Honorable Jaime Lopez-Reyes and Mrs. Lopez
Mr. Lopez-Reyes--Minister-Counselor, Embassy of Colombia
Mr. George Loud
Escort of Miss Mary Bourke
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Luers
Mr. Luers--Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
The Honorable Garth Marston and Mrs. Marston
Mr. Marston--Member, Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Mr. Davy McCall
Escort of Miss Elizabeth P. Benson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McLean
Mr. McLean- Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Meyer
Mr. Meyer--Chief Counsel Seante Public Works Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Newson
Mr. Newson--Editor, Baltimore Afro-American
Mr. Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.
Assistant Director for Operations, White House
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Patterson
Mrs. Patterson-Margaret--Mrs. Ford's Correspondence Office
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pezzullo
Mr. Pezzullo--Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional
Relations
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pohlenz
Mr. Pohlenz- --Administrative Assistant to Senator Roman Hruska
Mr. and Mrs. I. Lee Potter
Mr. Potter--Corning Glass Company, Washington, D.C.
Miss Pamela Powell
Director for Youth Affairs, White House
Mrs. Alma Rivas
Secretary to Mrs. Lopez (Colombia)
Mr. and Mrs. John Rudy
Mr. Rudy--Assistant to the Chairman, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Mr. and Mrs. Hewson A. Ryan
Mr. Ryan--Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American
Affairs
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Mario Santomingo
Mr. Santomingo--President, Santomingo Group, Bogota and New York
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Simpson
Mr. Simpson--Legislative Assistant to Senator James Eastland
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Actress, "Summer Brave" at JFK Center
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Dr. and Mrs. Laszlo Tauber
Dr. Tauber - - Physician, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Alexandria, Va.
His Excellency Ernesto Torres
Chief of Protocol (Colombia)
Mr. Charles Waddell
Escort of Miss Mary Brownell
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Weigle
Dr. Weigle--President of St. John's College, Annapolis
Miss Barbara Wheeler
Guest of Mr. Don Fulsom
Mr. John Wustman
Piano accompanist for Roberta Peters
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Colombia
department of state
*
august
1975
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Colombia
GEOGRAPHY
by Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador,
the Pacific Ocean and 1,100 miles on
and Panama. It is the fourth largest
the Caribbean Sea.
Colombia, located in the northwest
country on the continent and has a
The Andes Mountains enter Colom-
corner of South America, is bordered
coastline of more than 900 miles on
bia in the southwest and fan out into
three distinct ranges which run
PROFILE
Economy
through the country from southwest
to north and northeast. Colombia has
GNP: $10.59 billion (1974 est.). AN-
three main topographical regions: (1)
NUAL GROWTH RATE: 6.2% (1974). PER
Geography
flat coastal areas broken by the high
CAPITA INCOME: $445. PER CAPITA
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta moun-
AREA: 440,000 sq. mi. (about as large
GROWTH RATE: 3.5%.
as Tex., Okla., and N. Mex. combined).
AGRICULTURE: Land 20%. Labor
tain range; (2) central highlands; and
45%. Products-coffee, bananas, rice, corn,
(3) sparsely settled eastern plains (the
CAPITAL: Bogotá (pop. 2.8 million).
OTHER CITIES: Medellin (1.1 million),
sugarcane, plantains, cotton, tobacco.
llanos) drained by the tributaries of
Cali (920,000), Barranquilla (700,000).
INDUSTRY: Labor 14%. Products-
the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers.
textiles, processed food, clothing and foot-
The climate varies from tropical
wear, beverages, chemicals, metal products,
heat on the coast and the eastern
People
cement.
plains to cool, springlike weather with
NATURAL RESOURCES: Petroleum,
POPULATION: 23.8 million (1974 est.).
frequent light rains in the highlands.
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE: 2.8%. DEN-
natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold,
The two dry seasons in the highlands
copper, emeralds.
SITY: 53 per sq. mi. ETHNIC GROUPS:
are from December to February and
TRADE: Exports-$1.499 billion (1974
58% mestizo, 20% Caucasian, 14% Mulatto,
est.): coffee, agricultural products, apparel,
from June to August. Bogotá is 8,630
4% Negro, 3% Negro-Indian, 1% Indian.
chemicals, metals. Partners-U.S. 30.4%,
feet above sea level. Average daily high
RELIGIONS: 95% Roman Catholic; about
F.R.G. 11.2%, Japan, Andean Pact coun-
temperature is between 64° and 68° F;
90,000 Protestants and 12,000 Jews.
tries. Imports-$1.789 billion (1974 est.):
its low ranges between 48° and 51°F.
LANGUAGE: Spanish. LITERACY: 73%.
machinery, electrical equipment, chemical
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 61 yrs.
products, metals and metal products, trans-
PEOPLE
portation equipment. Partners-U.S. 42.3%,
Government
F.R.G. 9%, Japan 7.8%, Andean Pact coun-
Colombia is the fourth most pop-
tries.
ulous nation in Latin America after
TYPE: Republic. INDEPENDENCE:
OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE: 30.6
July 20, 1810. DATE OF CONSTITUTION:
pesos=US$1 (May 1975).
Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. A large
1886 (amended).
ECONOMIC AID RECEIVED: Total-
population of dependent young people
BRANCHES: Executive-President
$1.513 billion (FY1962-74): international
burdens Colombia's educational and
(Chief of State and Head of Government).
development agencies loans and grants. U.S.
health facilities. Moreover, movement
Legislative-bicameral Congress. Judicial-
only-$1.382 billion (FY1962-74): see chart
from rural to urban areas has been
Supreme Court.
on p.7.
heavy, and the trend continues. Per-
POLITICAL PARTIES: Liberal Party
MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL
sons living in urban areas increased
(L), Conservative Party (C), National Pop-
ORGANIZATIONS: U.N. and most of its
from 40 percent of the total popula-
ular Alliance (ANAPO). SUFFRAGE:
specialized agencies, Organization of
Universal over 21. POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
American States (OAS), International Bank
tion in 1951 to about 63 percent in
SIONS: 22 Departments, 5 Territorial
for Reconstruction and Development
1973. The nine eastern departments
Districts, 4 Special Districts, 1 Federal
(IBRD), Inter-American Development Bank
and territories, with 54 percent of
District.
(IDB), Latin American Free Trade Associa-
Colombia's area, have less than 3
FLAG: Top half yellow, bottom half
tion (LAFTA), Andean Pact, International
percent of the population at a density
blue stripe and red stripe of equal widths.
Coffee Organization.
of two persons per square mile. The
3
2
country has 23 cities with 100,000 or
wanted decentralized government, state
78
74
70
more inhabitants.
rather than church control over ed-
TRAVEL NOTES
NETHERLANDS
ANTILLES
The diversity of ethnic origins
ucation and other civil matters, and a
CARIBBEAN
12
results from the intermixture of indig-
broadened suffrage. Those were the
Climate and Clothing-Climatic varia-
12
WILLEMSTAD
enous Indians, Spanish colonists, and
principal topics of political debate
tions depend on altitude. Knits and
SEA
Riohacha
Negro slaves brought from Africa.
throughout the 19th and early 20th
lightweight wools are useful for Bogotá.
Santa
Marta
Today only about 1 percent of the
centuries, although today they are no
Customs-Visitors need a passport, a
Barranquilla
Ciénaga
people can be identified as fully Indian
longer active issues. The Conservatives
smallpox immunization certificate, and,
Maracaibo,
La Guaira
on the basis of language and customs.
succeeded in establishing a highly
depending on the length of visit, a
Cartagena,
CARACAS ©
Valledupar
LAGO DE
Valencia,
Few foreigners have immigrated to
centralized government. The Liberals
tourist card, which can be obtained from
MARACAIBO
Colombia. In 1974 over 12,000 U.S.
the nearest Colombian Consulate.
eventually won universal adult suffrage
CANAL
ZONE
Tolu]
citizens were living in Colombia.
and a large measure of separation of
Health-Medical facilities are satis-
church and state, although the
factory; many doctors have been trained
Sincelejo
PANAMA
VENEZUELA
HISTORY
Catholic Church retains some impor-
in the U.S. and speak English. Common
Montería
O
tant powers, e.g., the right to give
medicines are available. Water is safe in
In 1549 the area now known as
religious instruction in all public
the large cities; food should be well
Turbo
Colombia was established as a Spanish
schools.
prepared.
Cúcuta
colony with the capital at Bogotá. In
Colombia, unlike many Latin
Telecommunications-Longdistance
Pamplona
1717 Bogotá became the capital of
American countries, established early a
telephone and telegraph service is avail-
Rio
Bucaramanga
the Viceroyalty of New Granada,
solid tradition of civilian government
able.
Arauca
which included what is today Ven-
and regular free elections to decide
Transportation-Flights to Bogotá's El
ezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. Thus
between competing parties. The mil-
Dorado International Airport are easily
Medellin
Barbosa
Puerto
Paz de Rio
Río
Carreno
the city became one of the principal
itary has seized power only three times
arranged from the U.S., Europe, and
PACIFIC
Quibdo
Sogamoso
administrative centers of the Spanish
in Colombian history-in 1830, 1854,
Latin America. Local air service is excel-
Tunja
possessions in the New World, along
and 1953. On the first two occasions
lent; trains serve the densely populated
OCEAN
Manizales
with Lima and Mexico City. On July
the military dictator was overthrown
areas; and buses provide service through-
Pereira
20, 1810, the citizens of Bogotá
and civilian rule restored in less than a
out the country. Taxis provide the most
Armenia
Ibagué
BOGOTA
created the first representative council
year. Colombia has also had only one
reliable public transportation in the
Girardot
cities.
/Puerto López
in defiance of Spanish authority. Total
full-fledged civilian dictatorship
ViHavicencio
Buenaventura
independence was proclaimed in 1813,
(1884-94). Elected Liberal administra-
Guaviare
and in 1819 the Republic of Greater
tions were in power from 1860 to
Cali
and the last Liberal President, Alberto
Rio
Colombia was formed.
1884 and from 1930 to 1946.
Lleras Camargo (1945-46), issued the
Neiva
Conservatives held office from 1884 to
"Declaration of Sitges" in which they
The Republic
1930 and 1946 to 1953.
Popayan
proposed the formation of a "National
Río
Guainía
San
After defeat of the Spanish Army,
Despite Colombia's commitment to
Front" under which the Liberal and
Felipe
the Republic included all the territory
democratic institutions, its history has
Conservative Parties would govern
Tumaco
Florencia
of the former Viceroyalty. Simón
not been free from periods of violent
jointly. Through regular elections the
Pasto
Río
Mitú,
Bolivar was elected first President and
conflict. Two civil wars growing out of
Presidency would alternate between
Mocoa
Francisco de Paula Santander Vice
bitter rivalry between the Conservative
the parties every 4 years. The parties
lpiales
President of Greater Colombia. In
and Liberal Parties were particularly
would also have parity in all other
1822 the United States became one of
tragic. The War of a Thousand Days
elective and appointive offices.
the first countries to recognize the
(1899-1902) is estimated to have cost
Colombian voters approved a series
QUITO
new Republic and to establish a res-
100,000 lives. During La Violencia
of constitutional amendments nec-
Río
ECUADOR
ident diplomatic mission. In 1830
("the violence") of the 1940's and
essary to put these proposals into
Ecuador and Venezuela withdrew
1950's, some 100,000 to 200,000
BRAZIL
effect, and in 1958 the provisional
from the Republic and became inde-
people were killed.
government relinquished power to
COLOMBIA
Rio
pendent states. Panama remained part
A military coup in 1953 brought to
Lleras Camargo, who had been elected
of Colombia until 1903.
power Gen. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.
the first President of the National
International boundary
Two political parties, the Liberals
Initially, Rojas enjoyed wide popular
Front government with 80 percent of
and the Conservatives, dominate
support, partly for his success in
National capital
the vote. As called for in the National
P
E
R
U
Railroad
Colombian politics. The parties grew
reducing La Violencia. But when he
Front agreement, a Conservative,
Road
out of conflicts between the followers
did not promptly restore democratic
Guillermo Leon Valencia, was nomina-
of Bolivar and Santander. Bolivar's
government, the military, with the
ted to succeed Lleras Camargo in
Iquitos
0
50
100
150 Miles
supporters, who later formed the
backing of both political parties, over-
1962, and he won with 62 percent of
0
50
100
150
Kilometers
nucleus of the Conservative Party,
threw him in 1957 and a provisional
the vote. Another Liberal, Lleras
Maranon
advocated a strong centralized gov-
government took office.
Camargo's distant cousin Carlos Lleras
BOUNDARY REPRESENTATION is
PERU
Rio
74
NOT
AUTHORITATIVE
ernment, a close alliance between the
Restrepo, was elected President in
The National Front
517359 9-74
government and the Catholic Church,
1966 with 71 percent of the vote.
and a limited franchise. Santander's
In July 1957 the last Conservative
The first three National Front Pres-
followers, forerunners of the Liberals,
President, Laureano Gomez (1950-53),
idents brought an end to La Violencia
4
5
elected in 1970. Pastrana won the
salary; he may hold other public or
Agriculture-Rafael Pardo Buelvas (C)
the seventh year. Industrial growth for
READING LIST
Nelson, Richard, T., Paul Schultz,
Presidency with 40.3 percent of the
private positions while serving as des-
Public Works-Humberto Salcedo
1974 is estimated at 7.2 percent, and
These titles are provided as a general
and Robert Slighton. Structural
vote, defeating three other candidates.
ignate. If Congress fails to elect a
Collantes (C)
the labor-intensive construction sector
indication of the material published on
Change in a Developing
His closest contender was Gen.
designate, the Foreign Minister
Communications-Jaime Garcia Parra
grew by an estimated 11.6 percent.
this country. The Department of State
Economy. Princeton: Princeton
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, the candidate of
becomes Acting President should the
(C)
Agriculture showed a growth rate in-
does not endorse the specific views in
University Press, 1971.
the National Popular Alliance
President be unable to serve.
Mines and Energy-Juan Jose Turbay
crease from 4.7 percent in 1973 to 5.6
unofficial publications as representing
the position of the U.S. Government.
Payne, James L. Patterns of Con-
(ANAPO), a populist opposition party.
Colombia's bicameral Congress
(L)
percent in 1974. High coffee prices
flict in Colombia. New Haven:
President Pastrana continued the
consists of a 118-member Senate and a
Defense-Gen. Abraham Varon
and a rapid expansion of non-
American University. Area Hand-
Yale University Press, 1968.
Lleras administration's emphasis on
210-member Chamber of Represent-
Valencia (P)
traditional exports gave Colombia a
book for Colombia. Washington,
The Republic of Colombia,
social objectives and economic devel-
atives, all elected on the basis of
Bogotá Mayor-Alfonso Palacio Rudas
favorable foreign exchange reserve
D.C.: U.S. Government Printing
Business-Legal Handbook. Pre-
opment with high priority given to
proportional representation. Members
Ambassador to the U.S.-Julio Cesar
position in 1971-73. In 1974 some
Office, 1970.
pared by Dominic A. Perenzin,
generating employment, primarily by
are elected at the same time as the
Turbay Ayala
weakening in the balance of payments
Constitution of the Republic of
of Kirkwood Kaplan, Russin &
stimulating urban construction.
President but may be reelected indef-
Ambassador to the U.N.-Aurelio
occurred due to sharply increased
Colombia. Washington, D.C.:
Vecchi Law Firm, The Royal
Departmental and municipal
nitely. Should a member of Congress
Caicedo Ayerbe
imports, a reduced inflow of foreign
Pan American Union, 1962.
Bank of Canada, 1972.
council elections in April 1972
be absent temporarily or permanently,
Colombia maintains an Embassy in
capital, and a downturn in coffee
Department of Commerce. Overseas
Richardson, Miles. San Pedro,
resulted in a victory for Colombia's
his seat is taken by an alternate who is
the U.S. at 2118 Leroy Place, NW.,
prices. The major problem facing the
Business Reports. OBR 71-048.
Colombia: Small Town in a
traditional parties and a defeat for
elected the same time as the member.
Washington, D.C. 20008.
Colombian economy has been
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govern-
Developing Society. New York:
ANAPO, now permitted under
Congress meets annually from July 20
inflation, which reached a level of 25
ment Printing Office, December
POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
National Front rules to run as a
through December 16; and the Pres-
percent in 1974.
1971.
1970.
separate party. (Prior to that election
ident may call it into special session at
Dix, Robert H. Colombia: The Po-
The April 1974 elections marked a
A Statement of the Laws of
Trade
ANAPO had run as a faction of the
other times.
litical Dimensions of Change.
return to normal competition for the
Colombia in Matters Affecting
Liberal or Conservative Party.) The
Judicial power is exercised by a
New Haven: Yale University
Presidency as candidates from all
Colombia is, after Brazil, the
Business, 3rd ed. Washington,
Liberals received 46 percent of the
20-member Supreme Court of Justice
world's second largest producer and
Press, 1967.
parties were permitted to run. Alfonso
D.C.: Pan American Union,
total vote; the Conservatives won 31
and subordinate courts. Half of the
Dow, J. Kamal. Colombia's Foreign
Lopez Michelsen, the Liberal Party
exporter of coffee-a mild, rich prod-
1961. (Supp. 1, 1963; Supp. 2,
percent; and ANAPO, 19 percent.
justices of the Supreme Court are
candidate, won with 55 percent of the
uct which is regarded as one of the
Trade and Economic Integration
1969.)
The parity arrangement for other
elected by the Senate and half by the
in Latin America. Gainesville:
vote, and the Liberals gained a large
world's best coffees and normally
Touch Ross International Business
offices has been phased out in stages.
Chamber of Representatives from lists
working majority in both houses of
receives a premium price on the world
University of Florida Press,
Study. Colombia. New York:
Parity in departmental legislatures and
ubmitted by the President. The
the Colombian Congress. Lopez'
market. Colombia sells about 40 per-
1971.
January 1974.
city councils ended in 1970 and in the
justices serve 5-year terms and may be
nearest rival, Conservative Alvaro
cent of its coffee to the United States,
Duff, Ernest A. Agrarian Reform in
Urrutia, Miguel. The Development
Congress in 1974. Parity in the
reelected indefinitely. Lower court
Colombia. New York: Praeger,
Gomez, received 31 percent of the
which is about 12 percent of U.S.
of the Colombian Labor Move-
appointment of the Cabinet,
judges are elected by the Supreme
vote; and ANAPO candidate Maria
coffee imports. Until recently coffee
1968.
ment. New Haven: Yale Univer-
governors, and mayors will prevail
Court.
Eugenia Rojas, daughter of Gen. Rojas
accounted for about 50 percent of
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. One
sity Press, 1969.
until 1978.
The country is divided into 22
Hundred Years of Solitude. New
Pinilla, received about 9 percent. Two
Colombia's foreign exchange receipts.
World Bank Country Economic
Departments, the federal district of
other candidates, a Marxist and a
Colombia's export earnings are highly
York: Avon Publishers, 1972.
Report. Economic Growth of
GOVERNMENT
Bogota, five intendencias, and four
Christian Democrat, received 2 percent
vulnerable to conditions in the coffee
Holt, Pat M. Colombia Today-And
Colombia: Problems and Pros-
comisarías (territories of lesser rank
and 0.1 percent respectively.
market. In order to provide for stable
Tomorrow. New York: Praeger,
pects. Baltimore and London:
1964.
The Constitution adopted in 1886
not having local legislatures). Gov-
President Lopez was inaugurated on
coffee prices, Colombia supports
The Johns Hopkins University
has been amended frequently and
ernors and mayors, who are appointed
August 7, 1974. The son of a former
reactivation of the International
Information Guide for Doing
Press, 1972.
by the President, are considered agents
Business in Colombia. New
substantially. It guarantees freedom of
President, Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo,
Coffee Agreement, whose economic
of the national government, although
York: Price, Waterhouse & Co.,
Pamphlets on various aspects of
religion, speech, assembly, and other
President Lopez has taught and prac-
provisions expired in 1973.
their powers are somewhat limited by
International Department, 1251
basic rights. The national government
ticed administrative law and has been a
Export diversification is one of
Colombian life and the regions
the elected departmental legislatures
Avenue of the Americas, 10020,
of Colombia (including a monthly
has separate executive, legislative, and
journalist. He has served as a Senator,
Colombia's principal policy objectives.
nd city councils. The latter two
newsletter, Colombia Today) are
as Governor of the Department of
During the last several years so-called
May 1973.
judicial branches. The President is
bodies-are elected to 2-year terms.
McIntyre, Loren. "Colombia: From
available without charge from the
elected for a 4-year term and may not
Cesar, and as Minister of Foreign
"minor" exports expanded at a rapid
Amazon to Spanish Main."
serve consecutive terms. The extensive
Principal Government Officials
Relations under President Carlos
rate and surpassed coffee in foreign
Colombian Information Service, 140
powers which he may exercise include
Lleras from 1968 to 1970.
exchange earnings for the first time in
National Geographic. August
East 57th Street, New York, New
President-Alfonso Lopez Michelsen
1970.
York 10022.
The Lopez government has con-
1973 and by a wider margin in 1974.
appointing Cabinet Ministers and
(L)
centrated on policies aimed at solving
Petroleum exports were suspended
departmental and territorial governors
and the blind partisanship which had
reforms. These abolished the require-
without congressional confirmation.
Ministers
Colombia's broad economic prob-
in 1974 due to declining production,
afflicted both parties. They committed
ment of a two-thirds majority in
There is no Vice President as such.
Foreign Relations-Indalecio Lievano
lems-inflation, unemployment, and
and Colombia has begun to import
Colombia to the far-reaching social
Congress for passage of major legisla-
Aguirre (L)
income distribution-and has taken
crude oil and gasoline. These imports
Every 2 years Congress elects a "des-
and economic reforms proposed in the
tion, increased the powers of the
ignate" of the same political affiliation
Finance-Rodrigo Botero Montoya (L)
decisive action to restructure Colom-
will not soon constitute a serious
Charter of the Alliance for Progress
executive branch in economic and
as the President who becomes Acting
Labor-Maria Elena De Crovo (L)
bia's tax system, to end a variety of
burden on the balance of payments,
President in the event of the Pres-
government subsidies, and to cut gov-
but the impact could be considerable
and, with assistance from the United
development matters, and provided for
Education-Hernando Duran Dussan
States and the international lending
a carefully measured transition from
ernment spending.
in a few years unless new oil reserves
ident's absence from the country, ill
(L)
are found in Colombia and developed
agencies, made major strides in
the National Front to traditional
health, death, or resignation. If the
ustice-Samuel Hoyos Arango (C)
ECONOMY
quickly.
economic development. In December
two-party competition.
President's inability to serve is per-
Health-Haroldo Calvo Nunez (L)
1968, after 2 years of effort, President
The last President under the
manent, the Acting President must call
Government-Cornelio Reyes (C)
Colombia's growth rate in 1974 was
Agriculture, Natural Resources,
Lleras Restrepo won ratification by
National Front alternating system was
new elections within 3 months. The
Economic Development-Jorge
slightly lower than in 1973, but a
and Industry
Congress of important constitutional
Misael Pastrana, a Conservative,
designate has no duties and receives no
Ramirez Ocampo (C)
healthy rate of growth continued for
The economy is still predominantly
7
6
agricultural, but manufacturing has in-
millions of dollars in investment will
countries through the International
Colombia to the United States has
which have been given to charitable
small farm production. Colombia has
creased in importance with the strong
be required. Eventually, large invest-
Coffee Organization, which it helped
grown and both governments are
organizations for distribution to the
also received $101.8 million in U.S.
encouragement and support of the
ments will also be needed for the
found, the U.N. Conference on Trade
concerned. The joint efforts of the
needy. P.L. 480 loans have been pro-
loans and grants for military equip-
national government. Agriculture
natural gas field discovered on and
and Development (UNCTAD), the
U.S. and Colombian Governments to
vided to enable Colombia to purchase
ment and training.
contributes about 30 percent of the
offshore the Guajira Peninsula.
Latin American Free Trade Association
combat this traffic have increased, but
U.S. surplus agricultural commodities.
gross domestic product and employs
The outlook for foreign investment
(LAFTA), and the Inter-American
much more needs to be done.
The pesos generated from the local
Principal U.S. Officials
nearly half of the labor force. Due to
has been complicated by Colombia's
Economic and Social Council.
For several years the U.S. Agency
sales of the commodities have been
Ambassador-Viron P. Vaky
the diverse climate and topography of
adherence to the Andean Pact's
Colombia took the lead in the
for International Development (AID)
used for development projects, pri-
Deputy Chief of Mission-Robert E.
Colombia, a våriety of crops can be
Foreign Investment Code. However,
negotiations which led to the signing
program in Colombia was the largest in
marily in the agricultural sector. The
White
grown. Cacao, sugar cane, coconuts,
the Colombian Government welcomes
at Bogotá on May 26, 1969, of an
Latin America. During fiscal years
major part of AID assistance has been
Director, U.S. AID Mission-Philip
bananas, plantains, rice, tobacco, cas-
foreign investment under the terms of
agreement to gradually create an
1962-74, U.S. aid to Colombia, in
in the form of "program" and "sec-
Schwab (acting)
sava, and most of the nation's cattle
Colombia's own investment priorities,
Andean Common Market, a sub-
millions of dollars, was:
tor" loans. During the 1960's, program
Political Counselor-Donald Johnston
are produced in the hot regions (0 to
particularly in sectors where
regional grouping within LAFTA. The
loans financed imported goods for
Economic Counselor-Melvin E. Sinn
3,280 feet above sea level). The tem-
Colombian capital does not suffice.
other members are Ecuador, Peru,
Loans
Grants
development programs and private sec-
Chief, Consular Section-Virginia
perate regions (3,280-6,562 feet above
The international lending agencies
Bolivia, Chile, and Venezuela. The
tor growth. The Colombian peso
Weyres
sea level) are better suited for coffee,
have been important sources of aid for
reduction of trade barriers among the
AID
$ 894.0
$
60.3
"counterpart funds" generated by the
Defense and Army Attache-Col.
corn, and vegetables, and fruits such
Colombia. The International Bank for
Andean countries and the coor-
P.L. 480 (Food
sale of AID dollars for such imports
William H. Vail
as citrus, pears, pineapples, and to-
Reconstruction and Development
dination of their economic policies as
for Peace)
58.8
146.4
were invested by the Government of
Air Attache-Lt. Col. Michael Mills
matoes. The cold regions (6,562-9,842
(IBRD) chairs the Consultative Group
a result of the 1969 agreement are
Export-Import
Colombia through its national budget
Agricultural Attache-Alfred Persi
feet above sea level) produce wheat,
on Colombia, an organization of five
expected to have important long-term
Bank
136.4
-
in public works and services-such as
Scientific Attache-Dr. Willard F.
barley, potatoes, cold climate vege-
international agencies, 10 West Eu-
effects of major benefit to the peoples
Peace Corps
37.1
schools, roads, water supplies, hos-
Shadel
tables, dairy cattle, and poultry. All of
ropean countries, Japan, Canada, the
of the region.
Social Progress
pitals, and supervised credit for small
Public Affairs Officer (USIS)-Robert
these regions yield forest products of
United States, and Colombia itself,
The Lopez government has main-
Trust Fund
49.0
farmers. Beginning in 1968 emphasis
L. Chatten
a wide variety ranging from tropical
which meets regularly to consult on
tained and strengthened Colombia's
was given to sector loans designed to
Chief, Administrative Section-Verne
hardwoods in the hot country to pine
the members' aid programs and the
traditionally active role in interna-
Total
$1,138.2
$ 243.8
provide additional resources and
Larson
and eucalyptus in the colder areas.
economic progress being made by
tional forums. Colombia has recently
impetus to Colombian development
Commercial Attache-Stephen Gibson
Vegetation is sparse in the highest
Colombia. Loans extended in fiscal
played a key role in efforts to restruc-
Total Loans
programs in the agricultural, educa-
Peace Corps Director-Jose Manuel
region (above 9,842 feet).
years 1962-74 totaled $881.3 million
ture the Organization of American
and Grants
$1,382.0
tional, urban/regional, and health sec-
Villalobos
Proven oil reserves in Colombia are
from the IBRD, $549.8 million from
States and in the resolution of impor-
AID and Peace Corps grants rep-
tors.
Consul, Medellín-James Ford Cooper
about 628 million barrels. There are
the Inter-American Development Bank
tant hemispheric issues within the
about 18 billion tons of known coal
(IDB), $19.5 million from the Interna-
regional organization. Colombia has no
resent primarily the value of services
Since 1974 the AID program has
Consul, Cali-James E. Kerr, Jr.
reserves, the largest in Latin America.
tional Development Association
major bilateral problems with any
rendered by AID technical advisers to
shifted toward project loans aimed
The U.S. Embassy in Colombia is
Colombia produces 90 percent of the
(IDA), and $22 million from the
country. Talks with Venezuela over
the Colombian Government and by
chiefly at improving income distribu-
located at Calle 37, No. 8-40, Bogotá;
world's supply of emeralds and is an
International Finance Corporation
resolution of a longstanding territorial
Peace Corps volunteers. Public Law
tion and the quality of life of the
the AID Mission is located at Edificio
important producer of gold and
(IFC). Grants from the United Nations
limits question in the border area and
480 grants represent the value of U.S.
poorer sector of the population with a
Bavaria, Carrera 10, No. 28-49,
amounted to $40.2 million. Loans
the Gulf of Venezuela continue.
surplus agricultural commodities
focus on nutrition, education, and
Bogotá.
platinum. Other mineral resources in-
clude iron ore, nickel, phosphate rock,
from foreign governments, other than
limestone, gypsum, and salt.
the United States, are estimated at
U.S.-COLOMBIA RELATIONS
Colombia is the most industrialized
$150 million (1960-73).
member of the six-nation Andean Pact.
Colombia has long maintained close
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLICATION 7767, Revised August 1975
It has four major industrial centers
FOREIGN RELATIONS
and friendly relations with the United
located in four distinct geographical
States. President Alberto Lleras
Office of Media Services, Bureau of Public Affairs
regions: the Atlantic coast, centered
The Colombian Government has
Camargo visited the United States in
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1975 O-210-847 (1615)
in Barranquilla; the southwest, in Cali;
said that it seeks friendly diplomatic
1960; President John F. Kennedy paid
a state visit to Colombia in 1961; and
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center, in Bogotá.
countries, regardless of their ideologies
President Carlos Lleras Restrepo made
or political or economic systems.
a state visit in June 1969.
Colombia has played an important role
The record of U.S.-Colombian rela-
Foreign Investment
in the United Nations and the
tions has been one of constructive
Foreign investment in Colombia at
Organization of American States
cooperation. A 3-year multifiber tex-
the end of 1973 was estimated at
(OAS) and their subsidiary agencies
tile agreement signed on May 28,
about $1 billion. Some $727 million
since their founding. It was the only
1975, resolved a trade matter of
was from the United States and of that
Latin American country to contribute'
importance to both countries. In 1972
about $277 million was in petroleum.
troops to the U.S. Forces in the
the United States and Colombia signed
Feasibility studies for two large mining
Korean war. Former President Alberto
a treaty by which the United States
ventures, both involving U.S. investors,
Lleras Camargo was the first Secretary
renounced all claims of sovereignty to
have been underway for some time.
General of the OAS (1948-54).
three cays in the Caribbean in return
When full-scale development begins of
Colombia has also been active in the
for U.S. fishing rights in the area.
the Cerro Matoso nickel deposit and
effort to improve conditions of
In recent years the flow of illicit
the Cerrejon coal deposit, hundreds of
international trade for the developing
narcotics, especially cocaine, from
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GSA FORM 7122 (REV.5-82)
Proposed guest list for the dinner to be given by the President and Mrs. Ford
in honor of H.E. The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs. Lopez
on Thursday, September 25, 1975 at eight o'clock, The White House. Black tie.
His Excellency The President of the Republic of Colombia
and Mrs. Lopez
His Excellency The Ambassador of Colombia
and Mrs. Turbay-Ayala
(Balance of official Colombian party - 8)
U.S. Government
The Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Kissinger
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Simon
(President Lopez has expressed particular interest in trade and
financial issues during his visit and will regard contacts with high
U.S. officials as being of great importance)
The At torney General and Mrs. Levi
(Note: NSC has recommended Secretary Simon and The Attorney
General be included--the Attorney General primarily to
demonstrate how much the U.S. places interest on the
narcotics problem which will be a major subject of dis-
cussion during the visit (he attended the Singapore dinner
May 8, 1975). If done on a rotation basis, the invitation
would be extended to the new HEW Secretary and Mrs.
Mathews who have never attended.)
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and Mrs. Thurgood Marshall
General and Mrs. Louis H. Wilson, Jr., USMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps (JCS representative)
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia and Mrs. Viron P. Vaky
The Chief of Protocol and Mrs. Catto
FUHD
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
and Mrs. William D. Rogers
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LIBRARY
Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Brent Scowcroft
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Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Nessen
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Low
Senior Staff Member, National Security Council
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Parker
Administrator, AID
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McNamara
President, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
His Excellency Dr. Alejandro Orfila
Secretary General of the OAS
Alternate: H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Juan Pablo Gomez-Pradilla
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OAS
Dr. and Mrs. Antonio Ortiz Mena
Pres., Inter-American Development Bank
sunu
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CONGRESS
Senate
Senator & Mrs. John C. Culver (D-Iowa)
Senator & Mrs. John H. Glenn, Jr. (D-Ohio)
Senator & Mrs. Lee Metcalf (D-Montana)
Senator & Mrs. Jennings Randolph (D-West Virginia)
Senator & Mrs. John G. Tower (R-Texas)
Senator Robert J. Dole (R-Kansas)
Senator & Mrs. Milton R. Young (R-North Dakota)
Senator & Mrs. Pete V. Domenici (R-New Mexico)
Senator & Mrs. Clifford P. Case (R-New Jersey)
House
Rep. & Mrs. Chalmers P. Wylie (R-Ohio)
Rep. & Mrs. Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (D-Georgia)
Rep. & Mrs. Alphonzo Bell (R-California)
Rep. & Mrs. James H. Quillen (R-Tennessee)
Rep. & Mrs. James F. Hastings (R-New York)
Rep. & Mrs. David N. Henderson (D-North Carolina)
Rep. Marjorie S. Holt (R-Maryland)
(Mr. & Mrs. Duncan M. Holt)
Rep. & Mrs. Richard H. Ichord (D-Missouri)
a FORD LIDEARY
Rep. & Mrs. John T. Myers (R-Indiana)
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Press
Mr. and Mrs. David Kraslow
(Nessen)
Cox Newspapers
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jarriel
(Nessen)
American Broadcasting Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy P. Abramson
(Nessen)
Los Angeles Times
Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
(Nessen)
Editor-in-Chief, Hearst Publications
(2 foreign press couples)
Academic
Dr. and Mrs. James H. Billington
(Goldwin
Dir., Woodrow Wilson InternationalCenter for Scholars,
Smithsonian Institution
Professor and Mrs. Samuel P. Huntington
(State)
The Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government, Center
for International Affairs, Harvard University (resided and
traveled widely in Latin America)
Alternates: Dr. and Mrs. Jerome B. Weisner
(State)
Pres., MIT (many members of the Colombian
government's "Economic Team" are MIT
graduates)
Dr. and Mrs. James Q. Wilson
(Goldwin)
Dept. of Government, Harvard University
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Sports
Mr. and Mrs. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers (baseball)
Mr. Arthur Ashe, winner of recent Wimbleton tennis championship
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Unseld, Capital Bullets (basketball)
Alternates: Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Hayes, Capital Bullets
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Reardon, Capital Bullets
Mr. and Mrs. John Havlicek, Boston Celtics (basketball)
Celebrities
Miss Helen Hayes, actress (Mrs. Charles MacArthur)
Miss Racquel Welch, actress
Mr. and Mrs. John Denver, singer
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Falk, actor
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kelly, dancer
Arts
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Botero
(State)
World renowned Colombian painter; President Lopez favors his
painting and owns several specimens (resides in New York)
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Canady
Art critic, author, art historian (writes for N.Y. Times)
Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross
Leading sculptor; had exhibition at National Collection of Fine Arts
last Fall
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Business
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Geyelin
(State)
President, Council of the Americas
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Granville
(State)
Chmn., Texaco, Inc. (probably has largest U.S. investment
in Colombia)
Alternate: Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Meyer
(State)
V.P., Sears, Roebuck & Co., ; former Assistant
Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and
former manager of Sears operations in Colombia;
personally acquainted with President Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schur
(State)
Pres., J. Aron & Co.; Chairman of the National Coffee
Association which represents the U.S. coffee industry
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank, Jr.
(Hartmann)
Self-employed (investments)
Alternate: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mosbacher
(Hartmann)
Independent oil producer
Mr. and Mrs. John C. McGoff
(Friedersdorf, Hartmann
President, PANAX Corp., East Lansing
& Nessen)
Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Lebeck
(Baroody)
Pres., Chicago Board of Trade
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis H. Judge
(Baroody)
Pres., Lorillard (Div. of Loews Theatres, Inc.)
Chmn., Exec. Committee, Tobacco Institute
Labor
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Killion
(Baroody)
Pres., Oregon AFL-CIO
Alternate: Mr. and Mrs. Al H. Chesser
Pres., United Transportation Union
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Others
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Fields
Mrs. Fields is singer Roberta Peters who will be entertaining
following dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collier, Alexandria, Virginia
(Mrs. Ford)
Mr. and Mrs. Arlon G. Ley, Grand Rapids, Michigan
(President)
Mr. and Mrs. David Mehney, Grand Rapids, Michigan
(President)
Alternate: Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Rahilly, Grand Rapids
The Governor of South Carolina and Mrs. James B. Edwards
(Hartmann)
Alternate: Mr. and Mrs. Evelle J. Younger
(Hartmann)
Attorney General of California
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mitchell
(Scott)
Washington Bureau Chief, NAACP; President's representative
to UN delegation
General and Mrs. Daniel James, Jr. (Chappie)
(Scott)
Commander-in-Chief, NORAD/ADCOM, Colorado
(only black four-star General)
Alternates: Hon. and Mrs. Stanley Scott, Special Assistant
(Scott)
to the President
Hon. and Mrs. E. Frederic Morrow
(Scott)
Mbr., Presidential Clemency Board
Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Taylor, Jr.
(Goldwin & Scott)
Dawson, Riddell, Taylor, Davis & Holroyd (attorneys)
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Lopez Caballero
(State)
Son of President Lopez (included at request of President Lopez)
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Seeley
(State)
Pres., Colombia-American Association, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Linowitz
(Baroody & State)
Former U.S. Amb. to the OAS; now a prominent D.C. attorney
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Proposed guest list for the after-dinner entertainment Thursday, September 25,
1975 honoring the President of Colombia and Mrs. Lopez
Congressional (from Max Friedersdorf)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cook
Administrative Assistant to Senator Gale McGee
Mr. and Mrs. James Calloway
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Simpson
Legislative Assistant to Senator James Eastland
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Locklin
Administrative Assistant to Senator John Sparkman
Mr. T. Edward Braswell
Chief Counsel, Senate Armed Services Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Meyer
Chief Counsel, Senate Public Works Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McLean
Staff Director, Senate Banking Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thompson
Mrs. Thompson is Administrative Assistant to Senator Hiram Fong
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pohlenz
Administrative Assistant to Senator Roman Hruska
Press
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Evans
(Nessen)
RKO General Broadcasting
Mr. Don Fulsom
(Nessen)
UPI Audio
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Heikes
(Nessen)
UPI photographer
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Newson
(Scott)
Editor, Baltimore Afro-American
Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks
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Executive Editor, N.Y. Amsterdam News
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State Department
Mr. and Mrs. Hewson A. Ryan
(State)
Deputy Assitant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs
Mr. and Mrs. James Goodby
Dep. Dir., Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
(Goldwin)
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Helman
(Goldwin)
Dep. Dir., Office of NATO & Atlantic Political-Military Affairs
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pezzullo
(State)
Deputy Asst. for Congressional Relations (Mr. Pezzullo was
previously Political Officer of the Embassy in Bogota and per-
sonally acquainted with President Lopez)
Mr. and Mrs. David Cox
(State)
Colombia Country Desk Officer
Other Government
Mr. and Mrs. Garth Marston
(Hartmann)
Member, Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kleine
(State)
Assistant Administrator for Latin America, AID
Embassy
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Davila Ortiz
(State)
Minister-Counselor
Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Lopez-Reyes
(State)
Minister-Counselor
(plus one more Embassy couple and 6 persons from the unofficial party)
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White House
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Calkins
(Hartmann)
Assistant to Counsellor Hartmann
Miss Mary Bourke (and guest)
Office of Dr. Robert Goldwin
(Goldwin)
Miss Pamela A. Powell (and guest)
Director for Youth Affairs
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Patterson
Assistant Director for Operations
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Patterson
Mrs--Margaret--Mrs. Ford's Correspondence
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brumback
Mrs--Peggie--Visitor's Office
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Shay
Mrs--Reta--head of the Mail Room and a White House employee
for many years
NSC
Miss Mary Brownell (and guest)
(State)
Staff Member, National Security Council
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Butler
(NSC)
Staff Member, National Security Council
Mr. Michael Hornblow
(NSC)
Staff Member, National Security Council
Office of the Vice President
Captain and Mrs. Jonathan T. Howe
(NSC)
Military Assistant to the Vice President
Miss Kathleen M. Huldrum (and guest)
Miss Charlotte Kay Ballard (and guest)
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Business
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bratti
(Baroody)
Admr. for National Affairs, American Subcontractors Assn.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Rudy
(Baroody)
Assistant to the Chmn., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Lee Potter
(Hartmann)
Corning Glass Company, D.C.
Labor
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McLellan
(State)
Inter-American Representative, AFL-CIO
(There are important ties between US and Colombian labor
and Mr. McLellan is active and well-known in labor circles
in Colombia and throughout Latin America)
Arts/Celebrities
Miss Elizabeth P. Benson
Director of the Center for Pre-Colombian Art, Dumbarton Oaks
Mr. Gordon Wylie
Curator of Pre-Colombian Art, American Museum of Natural
History, NYC; noted author
Miss Alexis Smith, actress (will be performing at the Kennedy Center)
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Batchelder
Well-known TV personality (local WMAL)
Miss Maureen Bunyan
WTOP anchorwoman (experienced, poised and intelligent)
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Others
Dr. and Mrs. Laslow' Tauber
(Hartmann)
Physician, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Alexandria
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hough
(Scouten)
Former Finance Officer, National Capital Parks & handled
Executive Residence Appropriation for 17 years (retired in June)
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Weigle
(Goldwin)
President, St. John's College, Annapolis
Dr. and Mrs. Jorge Del Canto
(NSC)
Dir., Western Hemisphere Dept., International Monetary Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David Brody
Dir., Anti-Defamation League
(Marsh)
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Ables
(Scott)
Funeral director (staunch Administration supporter)
Pool Donors (5 of a list of 36 submitted by Jack Stiles) (we will include several
each time)
Mr. Robert C. Baker, Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mellon Evans, New York City
Colonel and Mrs. Edgar W. Garbisch, Cambridge, Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hamilton Gordon, New York City
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Greenway, Washington, D. C.
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