List of international prime ministerial trips made by Levi Eshkol

Levi Eshkol served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from June 1963 and until his death in February 1969. During this time he made 13 official, state and working visits to a total of 11 foreign countries. Eshkol was the first head of government in Israel to be invited formally to the White House. In 1966 he was also the first Israeli prime minister to conduct state visits to Africa.

Foreign visits made by Levi Eshkol

Date Country City/Cities visited Note
May-June 1964  United States of America Philadelphia
New York City
Cape Kennedy
Houston
El Paso
Los Angeles,
Chicago. 		First official invitation of an Israeli head of state or government to the White House. Meeting with President Lyndon Johnson.
July-August 1964  France Paris Official State Visit and meeting with President Charles de Gaulle.[1] Also met in Paris with Prime Minister of Turkey İsmet İnönü.
May 1965  United Kingdom London Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson.[2]
May-June 1966  Kenya Nairobi Official State Visit and meeting with President Jomo Kenyatta
May-June 1966  Uganda Entebbe Official State Visit and meeting with President Milton Obote
May-June 1966  Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Léopoldville Official State Visit and meetings with President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (unofficial) and Prime Minister Léonard Mulamba (official)
May-June 1966  Senegal Dakar Official State Visit and meeting with President Léopold Sédar Senghor
May-June 1966  Ivory Coast Abidjan Official State Visit and meeting with President Félix Houphouët-Boigny
May-June 1966  Liberia Monrovia Official State Visit and meeting with President William Tubman
May-June 1966  Madagascar Antananarivo Official State Visit and meeting with President Philibert Tsiranana
January 1968  United States of America LBJ Ranch
New York City. 		Official State Visit and meeting with President Lyndon Johnson
January 1968  Canada Toronto Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Lester Pearson
June 1968  United Kingdom London Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson

National and political leaders hosted in Israel by Levi Eshkol

Country Name Title Date
   Nepal Mahendra of Nepal King of Nepal September 1963[3]
 Dahomey Hubert Maga President of Dahomey September 1963
 Canada John Diefenbaker Former Prime Minister of Canada September 1963[4]
 Mexico Miguel Alemán Valdés Former President of Mexico November 1963
 Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) Joseph Kasavubu President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo December 1963[5]
 Barbados Errol Barrow Prime Minister of Barbados December 1963
 Vatican Paul VI Pope January 1964
 Malta Dom Mintoff Former Prime Minister of Malta January 1964
 Belgium Baudouin of Belgium King of Belgium February 1964[6]
 Togo Nicolas Grunitzky President of Togo April 1964[7]
 Dahomey Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin Prime Minister of Dahomey July 1964[a]
 Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson Prime Minister of Iceland November 1964[8]
 Denmark Jens Otto Krag Prime Minister of Denmark January 1965
 France Pierre Mendès France Former Prime Minister of France August 1965
 Chad François Tombalbaye President of Chad September 1965
 Iceland Ásgeir Ásgeirsson President of Iceland March 1966
 Botswana Seretse Khama Prime Minister of Botswana April 1966
 West Germany Konrad Adenauer Former Chancellor of West Germany May 1966[9]
 Nicaragua René Schick President of Nicaragua May 1966[b]
 Gambia Dawda Jawara President of Gambia October 1966
 Belgium Théo Lefèvre Former Prime Minister of Belgium October 1966
 United Kingdom Alec Douglas-Home Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom March 1967
 Finland Rafael Paasio Prime Minister of Finland May 1967
 Madagascar Calvin Tsiebo Vice President of the Malagasy Republic May 1967[10]
 West Germany Ludwig Erhard Former Chancellor of West Germany October 1967[11]
 Malawi Hastings Banda President of Malawi May 1968[12]
 Botswana Quett Masire Vice President of Botswana July 1968
 Lesotho Leabua Jonathan Prime Minister of Lesotho November 1968
 Canada Lester Pearson Former Prime Minister of Canada December 1968

Notes

  1. ^ Received by Deputy Prime Minister Abba Eban as Levi Eshkol was out of the country.
  2. ^ Received by President Zalman Shazar. Levi Eshkol was out of the country during the visit.

References

  1. ^ "'France Won't Sacrifice Israel For Arabs'". The Sentinel. 9 July 1964.
  2. ^ "Eshkol Meets With Wilson Of Britain". The Sentinel. 2 April 1965.
  3. ^ "Warm reception for Nepal King on Israel trip". Bnai Brith Messenger. 20 September 1963.
  4. ^ "Diefenbaker on Israel, Arabs". Bnai Brith Messenger. 27 September 1963.
  5. ^ "Kasavubu is Hadassah Godfather". Bnai Brith Messenger. 27 December 1963.
  6. ^ "Queen Fabiola Plants JNF Tree". The Sentinel. 5 March 1964.
  7. ^ "LE President de la Repunlique du Togo en Visite Officielle" (in French). Information Juive. 15 April 1964.
  8. ^ "Le Premier Islandais en Israel" (in French). Information Juive. 15 November 1964.
  9. ^ "LA VISITE DU Dr ADENAUER" (in French). Information Juive. 15 May 1966.
  10. ^ "Malagasy Vice President says Israel achieved wonders". Bnai Brith Messenger. 16 June 1967.
  11. ^ "Erhard In Israel; ets Warm Welcome". The Sentinel. 9 November 1967.
  12. ^ "Israel loans Malawi". The Sentinel. 6 June 1968.