Diplomatic history of Australia the democratic world. In a country gripped by this fear, the government's defence policy was dominated by the idea of "forward defence", in which Australia would seek to prevent the Communist "thrust into South-East Asia". The committal of troops to the Vietnam War was viewed as an attempt by the Menzies Government to strengthen the alliance with the USA following Great Britain's withdrawal "east of Suez". With his arrival in October 1966, Lyndon Baines Johnson became the first US President to visit Australia. The visit came in the light of increasing international criticism over the war in Vietnam. The majority
Pope Francis's visit to Kenya Nairobi were closed on Thursday and parts of Friday The Pope's 3 day schedule as published on the Vatican website at w2.vatican.va The Pope arrived at JKIA at 1335 GMT. Thursday was declared a public holiday by the President Uhuru Kenyatta A total of 10,000 police officers were deployed to secure the Pope's visit. In a televised press release, Inspector General of Police, Joseph Boinnet informed the public about road closures during the visit. Pope Francis's visit to Kenya Pope Francis visited Kenya from 25 to 27 November 2015. It was his first state and pastoral visit to the country