United States presidential visits to Australia and New Zealand United States presidential visits to Australia and New Zealand Several United States presidents have made presidential visits to Australia and New Zealand. The first visit by an incumbent to these Australasian nations was made in 1966 by Lyndon B. Johnson. His three-day five-city visit to Australia was intended as a show of gratitude to the Australian nation for its then emphatic support for the Vietnam War. Four presidents have traveled there since. Prior to arriving in Australia, Johnson visited New Zealand. He went primarily to shore up support for the war in Vietnam. Only one sitting president has visited since.
Liaquat Ali Khan's state visit to the United States Liaquat Ali Khan's state visit to the United States The state visit of Liaquat Ali Khan to the United States from 3 May to 26 May 1950, was an official state visit paid by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, accompanied by the First Lady of Pakistan, Sheila Irene Pant. Personal initiatives and invitation facilitated by the President of the United States, Harry Truman, Prime Minister of Pakistan Ali Khan and First Lady of Pakistan Begum Ali Khan, were received by the general American public when the state airlines carrying the delegation landed at the New Orleans