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.
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 | Official State Visit and meeting with President Charles de Gaulle.[1] Also met in Paris with Prime Minister of Turkey İsmet İnönü. | ||
May 1965 | Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson.[2] | ||
May-June 1966 | Official State Visit and meeting with President Jomo Kenyatta | ||
May-June 1966 | Official State Visit and meeting with President Milton Obote | ||
May-June 1966 | Official State Visit and meetings with President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (unofficial) and Prime Minister Léonard Mulamba (official) | ||
May-June 1966 | Official State Visit and meeting with President Léopold Sédar Senghor | ||
May-June 1966 | Official State Visit and meeting with President Félix Houphouët-Boigny | ||
May-June 1966 | Official State Visit and meeting with President William Tubman | ||
May-June 1966 | 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 | Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Lester Pearson | ||
June 1968 | Official State Visit and meeting with Prime Minister Harold Wilson | ||