List of international prime ministerial trips made by Jawaharlal Nehru

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The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Jawaharlal Nehru during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India from August 1947 to May 1964. The first overseas visit was to the United States in October 1949.

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CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Washington DC
New York City
Chicago
Knoxville, Tennessee
San Francisco
Madison, Wisconsin
11–15 October 1949 State visit [1]
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada Vancouver 22–26 October 1949 State visit, addressed the Parliament of Canada [1] [2]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Curragh Racecourse 1949 [3]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Jakarta June 1950
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 16-18 June 1951 [4]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London May 1953 Coronation of Elizabeth II [4]
Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg Egypt 23–25 June 1953
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Karachi 25–27 July 1953 [5]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1953
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Bürgenstock 1953
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon Colombo 28 April 1954 Colombo Conference
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Bogor 29 December 1954 Colombo Powers Conference [6]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing
Shanghai
Nanjing
Guangzhou
Anshan
Hankow
Mukden
Dairen
[7]
19−31 October 1954 [4] [8] [7]
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg British Hong Kong Hong Kong
Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg North Vietnam Hanoi October 1954 [9]
Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam Saigon October 1954 [9]
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg Laos Vientiane October 1954 [9]
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Phnom Penh
Angkor Wat
October 1954 [9]
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma December 1954 [4]
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand December 1954 [4]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Jakarta December 1954 [4]
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg Malaya December 1954 [4]
Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg Egypt Cairo February 1955
Flag of France.svg France Paris February 1955 [10]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Bandung 18−24 April 1955 Bandung Conference
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Moscow
Yekaterinburg
Almaty
Ukrainian SSR
Turkmen SSR
others
7–23 June 1955 State visit [11]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Zenica
Jablanica
Belgrade
Sarajevo
Dubrovnik
June–July 1955 [4]
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland Warsaw 25–28 June 1955 [4] [12]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia June–July 1955 [4]
Flag of Austria.svg Austria June–July 1955 [4]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rome June–July 1955 [4]
Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg Egypt June–July 1955 [4]
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia 1955 State visit [13]
Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria June 1956
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Bonn 14 July 1956 [14]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland June–July 1956 [4]
Flag of France.svg France June–July 1956 [4]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia June–July 1956 [4]
Flag of Greece.svg Greece June–July 1956 [4]
Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg Egypt June–July 1956 [4]
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon June–July 1956 [4]
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Washington, D.C.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
16–20 December 1956 State visit [1]
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon May 1957
Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria June 1957 [4]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark June 1957 [4]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Helsinki
Mänttä
June 1957 [4]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway June 1957 [4]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden June 1957 [4]
Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg Egypt July 1957 [4]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands July 1957 [4]
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan Khartoum July 1957 [4]
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan Tokyo
Hiroshima
Osaka
October 1957 [4]
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma Rangoon 16−17 October 1957 [15]
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 1957 [16]
Flag of Sikkim (1914-1962).svg Sikkim Gangtok
Nathu La
16 September 1958 [17]
Flag of Bhutan (1956-1969).svg Bhutan September 1958 [18]
Flag of Tibet (1916-1951).svg  Tibet Yatung
Paro
October 1958
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 11-14 June 1959 [4]
State flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran Tehran September 1959 [19]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Istanbul 20–24 May 1960 [20]
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Beirut 24 May 1960 [20]
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic Cairo 17 June 1960 [21]
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Karachi
Murree
Nathiagali
Rawalpindi
Lahore
19–23 September 1960 [5]
Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City 26 September 1960UN General Assembly [1]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 1961 [4]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Newport, Rhode Island
New York City
Los Angeles
6–10, 17 November 1961 State visit [1]
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico 14–17 November 1961 State visit [1]
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic Cairo 18 November 1961Meeting with Nasser and Tito [22]
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon 1962 State visit [23]
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 23–26 September 1962

See also

References

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