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 |
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May-June 1964 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | London | Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson.[2] |
May-June 1966 | ![]() | Nairobi | Official State Visit and meeting with President Jomo Kenyatta |
May-June 1966 | ![]() | Entebbe | Official State Visit and meeting with President Milton Obote |
May-June 1966 | ![]() | Léopoldville | Official State Visit and meetings with President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (unofficial) and Prime Minister Léonard Mulamba (official) |
May-June 1966 | ![]() | Dakar | Official State Visit and meeting with President Léopold Sédar Senghor |
May-June 1966 | ![]() | Abidjan | Official State Visit and meeting with President Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
May-June 1966 | ![]() | Monrovia | Official State Visit and meeting with President William Tubman |
May-June 1966 | ![]() | Antananarivo | Official State Visit and meeting with President Philibert Tsiranana |
January 1968 | ![]() | LBJ Ranch New York City. |
Official State Visit and meeting with President Lyndon Johnson |
January 1968 | ![]() | Toronto | Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Lester Pearson |
June 1968 | ![]() | London | Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson |
National and political leaders hosted in Israel by Levi Eshkol
Notes
- Received by Deputy Prime Minister Abba Eban as Levi Eshkol was out of the country.
- Received by President Zalman Shazar. Levi Eshkol was out of the country during the visit.
References
- "'France Won't Sacrifice Israel For Arabs'". The Sentinel. 9 July 1964.
- "Eshkol Meets With Wilson Of Britain". The Sentinel. 2 April 1965.
- "Warm reception for Nepal King on Israel trip". Bnai Brith Messenger. 20 September 1963.
- "Diefenbaker on Israel, Arabs". Bnai Brith Messenger. 27 September 1963.
- "Kasavubu is Hadassah Godfather". Bnai Brith Messenger. 27 December 1963.
- "Queen Fabiola Plants JNF Tree". The Sentinel. 5 March 1964.
- "LE President de la Repunlique du Togo en Visite Officielle" (in French). Information Juive. 15 April 1964.
- "Le Premier Islandais en Israel" (in French). Information Juive. 15 November 1964.
- "LA VISITE DU Dr ADENAUER" (in French). Information Juive. 15 May 1966.
- "Malagasy Vice President says Israel achieved wonders". Bnai Brith Messenger. 16 June 1967.
- "Erhard In Israel; ets Warm Welcome". The Sentinel. 9 November 1967.
- "Israel loans Malawi". The Sentinel. 6 June 1968.
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