Diplomatic Encounters

Historical photos showcasing diplomatic meetings and receptions featuring various international leaders and officials in formal settings.

Anefo photo collection. Vice president of Liberia at Schiphol. June 5, 1957. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Vice president of Liberia at Schiphol. June 5, 1957. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Surinamese minister Hoost (Justice) at Schiphol welcomed by State Secretary Van Lent (Defense). September 30, 1975. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. New Year's reception CD from Minister of the Klauw (BZ) and wife in The Hague; Members Nigerian Embassy E.A .. January 11, 1978. The Hague, Nigeria

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana receives President Siad Barre from Somalia. September 6, 1978

Dinner in honor of President Kennedy, given by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria, 7:55PM. Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. Left to right: Prime Minister Balewa; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Premier Pedro Verona Rodriques Pires from the Cape Verde Republic collected by Minister De Koning; Pires, the king (L) Insp. Honor guard. March 29, 1978

Anefo photo collection. Joshua Nkomo, leader Rhodesisch Patriotic Front, visiting Minister of the Klauw; v.l.n.r. From the Klauw, Nkomo and the king. April 19, 1978

Meeting with the Ambassador of Mali, Oumar Sow, 12:08PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Mali, Oumar Sow (left). Ambassador Sow presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Preparation of independence in Suriname; Arrival Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus. November 24, 1975. Suriname

Anefo photo collection. New governor of the Netherlands Antilles, Drs. B. M. Leito, arrives at Schiphol. 25 June 1970. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Meeting with Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 2:53PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio (left), upon President Olympio's departure from the White House following a meeting and luncheon. US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at right behind President Kennedy. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival leader Rhodesisch Patriotic Front, Joshua Nkomo. April 18, 1978

Henry Kissinger, standing with President Jomo Kenyatta, in Nairobi, Kenya, 1976. Kissinger holds a shield and sword, while Kenyatta has a pike. April 27, 1976. (BSLOC_2015_14_50)

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El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan, visits the Lincoln Memorial. President El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud of Sudan visits the Lincoln Memorial. President Abboud (front and left); others unidentified. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana receives mr. Aboy Koni, head of the Saramaccaners in Suriname on Palace Soestdijk to the right of King Juliana, proxy Minister Dr.J.f.e. Easy. October 13, 1967. Soestdijk

Meeting with Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana, 4:20PM. Meeting with the President of the Republic of Ghana. President John F. Kennedy; President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Conference Room (Fish Room). White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Benedicto Kiwanuka, Chief Minister of Uganda, 11:20 AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Benedicto Kiwanuka, Chief Minister of Uganda. (L u2013 R): H.I. Obonyo, member of the Uganda Legislative Council (later known as the National Assembly of Uganda); President Kennedy; Chief Minister Kiwanuka; E.B. Bwambali, member of the Uganda Legislative Council. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Senghor from Senegal to the Netherlands Senghor received by Mayor Samkalden. October 22, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of proclaiming the Republic of the South Moluccas in The Hague. Arrival of President Manusama. 25 April 1983. The Hague, South Holland

Meeting with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. (L u2013 R): Two unidentified men; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Balewa (turning away from camera); two unidentified men. West Wing Colannade, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Cardinal Alfrink to America, departure at Schiphol Kardinaal Alfrink. July 22, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Former Egyptian Premier Sentenced To Death - Ibrahim Abdel Hadi, a former premier of Egypt and leader of the now dissolved saadist party, stands at attention as he is sentenced to death by a revolutionary court in Cairo today October 1 for "High Treason" and "conspiracy with a foreign power to undermine state security."The court also ordered the confiscation of all Hadi's assets.The sentence is subject to confirmation by Egypt's army revolutionary council, which holds executive power in Egypt. October 01, 1953. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Louis Armstrong (Schiphol) /. October 12, 1949. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. President De Gaulle July 14. July 13, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Preparation of independence in Suriname; Prince Claus gets flower pinned, Beatrix and Ferrier look. November 24, 1975. Suriname

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Queen meets in Paramaribo in the Government House de Granmans of the BoslandCreoles. Links Johan Ferrier, chairman of the Government Council. October 30, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname

Anefo photo collection. Ambassador Yadvinder Singh Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja from India Patina arrives at Schiphol. November 24, 1971. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Nyerere van Tanzania, President Nyerere visited Tropenmuseum, during tour. April 21, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Premier Don Martina (Netherlands Antilles) at Schiphol I.V.M. Round table conference, from Agt (R) and Premier Don Martina. 13 February 1981

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix in Suriname, Princess look at the gift donated population Brokopondo. March 9, 1965. Suriname

Dinner in honor of President Kennedy, given by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria, 7:55PM. Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. President Kennedy (center); Prime Minister Balewa (right of President Kennedy); Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi (left of President Kennedy); others unidentified. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Norodom Sihanouk (born 31 October 1922) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favour of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni. Following his abdication he was known as The King-Father of Cambodia, a position in which he retained many of his former responsibilities as constitutional monarch. He died of a heart attack in Beijing, China, on October 15, 2012.

Hailè Selassiè, king of Ethiopia, walking on the red carpet inside a building with other political figures and royals. Addis Abeba (Ethiopia), 1965.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, with British Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, following Independence 1947. Gandhi (2 October 1869 30 January 1948), was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.

Anefo photo collection. Visit President van Niger, right Z.e. Diori Hamani next to him Minister of Transport Z.E. Faustin Zeza. October 7, 1968

Anefo photo collection. Surinamese states chairman Emile Wijntuin (right) arrives at Schiphol. October 16, 1975. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961) first Prime Minister of Congo in 1960, in New York for meetings with United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to appeal for assistance for his newly independent nation.

Caption: American celebrities and politicians visited Vietnamese refugees in the US during the Vietnam War. This image showcases Italian actress Claudia Cardinale visiting with refugees, joined by Nguyen Cao Ky, Rosemary Clooney, and Betty Ford. The visit took place on May 22, 1975.

Elsevier photo collection. Princely couple Suriname. Princess Beatrix Prince Claus received Ministry Affairs Premier Vang. July 7, 1966. Paramaribo, Suriname

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix in Suriname, in Brokopondo receives the princess gifts district commissioner. March 9, 1965. Suriname

Anefo photo collection. State visit to the royal family to Ethiopia. Gala dinner in Imperial Palace; at dinner table v.l.n.r. Queen Juliana, Emperor Haile Selassie and Prince Bernhard. January 24, 1969

Anefo photo collection. President Mpla, Lord Neto received by Den Uyl; v.l.n.r. Alfonso Vandumen, Victer de Carvallo, Premier den Uyl and Neto. April 3, 1975

Elsevier photo collection. Koningin Juliana wife Liberian president, mrs. Tubman receive. left Mrs. SHIELD, wife PTT director Liberia, Queen Juliana, Shad Tubman (a son Mrs. Tubman), Mrs. Tubman Prince Bernhard. 25 April 1964. Soestdijk, Utrecht

commonwealth leaders meet in London 1960. Left to right: Harold MacMillan, United Kingdom; Australia, Robert Menzies; South Africa, Eric Louw (Minister of External Affairs); Pakistan, Ayub Khan; Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah; Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Sir Roy Welensky

Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, New York. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler. Published September 22, 1960

Anefo photo collection. New Year's reception Queen Beatrix in Palace on Dam Square for Amb. And Consuls and their staff. 35.36 Amb. Sudan and wife on arrival. January 13, 1982

Description: Sir Kashim Ibrahim leaving London Airport at the start of his five-day visit to the United Kingdom. Location: London, United Kingdom ibrahim, africa

Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, New York

Left to right: Non-Aligned movement meeting with Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah, Egypt's Gamal Nasser and Indonesia's Ahmed Sukarno. Circa 1960

US President Jimmy Carter, address to the People's Assembly, Cairo, Egypt, 1979. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat looks on

Anefo photo collection. Queen Beatrix receives the Sultan of Djokja, Hamengko Buwono in Palace House ten Bosch; Beatrix with Sultan and his wife. October 29, 1984

Anefo photo collection. HM receives a power. Minister Ned. Antilles Maduro gold and silver coin for 150th anniversary of the bank of the Netherlands Antilles. 25 April 1978. Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. State visit Groothertog and Groothertogin Luxembourg to our country. Arrival guests for dinner in Palace Dam Premier Vel van Suriname. September 12, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Sultan Said bin Taimur Bin Faisal arriving in Washington DC, USA, 1938, to repay a visit made by Edmund Roberts (1832), who was appointed by President Andrew Jackson to negotiate treaties with small nations of the Orient, with Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Said bin Taimur (13 August 1910 - 19 October 1972) (Arabic: سعيد بن تيمور‎) was the sultan of Muscat and Oman (the country later renamed to Oman) from 10 February 1932 until his overthrow on 23 July 1970.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Louis Armstrong with his wife Lucille at Schiphol, Louis Armstrong. May 26, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Mr Van Lith appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau for proven services Times of the work at De Bou wvan de Sleeplelling "ir. Konijnenburg" in Manokwari. May 1957

Anefo photo collection. Visit Premier Rajiv Gandhi van India; Reception home Palace ten Bosch; Prince Claus, Mrs. Gandhi, Queen Beatrix. October 25, 1985. Hague, South Holland

Louis armstrong, ghana, 1960

Visit of Nigerian Parliamentarians, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with members of Parliament of Nigeria in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. The Parliamentary delegation includes: President of the Senate, Dennis Chukude Osadebay; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Jalo Waziri; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emmanuel Chikere Akwiwu; members of the Senate, Dahlton O. Asemoto, Chief Z. C. Obi, and Zanna Medalla Sheriff; members of the House of Representatives, Mallam Muhammadu Sagir Umar and Chief Ohu Babatunde Akin-Olugbade; Staff Assistant to the delegation, J. O. Adeigbo.

United States Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger meets with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1975

Anefo photo collection. Visit Queen Juliana, PR. Bernhard, PR. Beatrix PR. Claus Ethiopia: visit city Jima. January 31, 1969. Ethiopia

Idi Amin Dada (c. 1925 ñ 16 August 2003) was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1979.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana has on Palace Soestdijk B.M. Leito sweared as governor of the Netherlands Antilles. 30 June 1970. Soestdijk, Utrecht (province)

Indian Shoe Trick -- Secretary of State John Foster Dulles,traditionally unshod for a visit to the Gandhi cremation shrine at Rajghat, picks his shoes from a lineup after paying homage to India's late leader. A native caretaker stands by with a shoe horn for the diplomat,who is touring southeast Asia on a fact-finding trip. May 25, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).;Indian Shoe Trick -- Secretary of State John Foster Dulles,traditionally unshod for a visit to the Gandhi cremation shrine at Rajghat,

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to Indonesia. State visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to Indonesia, Queen Juliana and Bernhard lay a wreath on Dutch ereveld Menteng Pulo. August 28, 1971. Indonesia

President Juvenal Hayarimana of Rwanda arrives for a visit.

Jimmy Carter, shaking hands with Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. in 1976. King, Sr. supported Carter in his 1970 successful campaign for Georgia Governor. (BSLOC_2015_14_72)

Vice President Spiro Agnew meeting with Kenya's Revolutionary President Jomo Kenyatta. Agnew holds a wooden carving of a rhinoceros presented to him by Kenyatta. July 12, 1971.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Premier Shinyong lho South Korea Schiphol Prime Minister Lubbers. January 20, 1987. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Press conference Kenyase President Daniel Arap Moi in The Hague. Presidents, press conferences, portraits. June 21, 1979. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit to the royal family to Ethiopia. Reception at Addis Ababa City Hall; Queen Juliana, Mayor Kentiba Zande Gebre Hiwot and Haile Selassie on Roof City Hall. January 27, 1969. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

President Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo departs after a state visit.

President Ahmadou Ahidjo of the United Republic of Cameroon arrives for a visit to Washington D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Surinamese border committee at Schiphol. Dr. ir. F.e. ESSED (legal) President of the Commission and the Plenipented Minister of Suriname Dr. Einaar during the press conference. November 17, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Ingrid bergman, 1968

Nicolas Bastida (Cuban poet born in 1902) . Private collection. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. GUILLEN BASTIDA NICOLAS.

Prince of Yeman In Paris -- Prince Self El Islam El Hussein, third son of the King of the Yemen, During a visit to the famous L'Ouvre Museum.The Prince Self El Islam El Hussein, third son of the king of the Yemen (Arabia) is in Paris as the guest of the French government. February 21, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press photo).

President Leopold Senigor of Senegal, middle, and members of his party are welcomed upon their arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph of President Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya (1892-1978) with Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-1999) leader of Tanzania. Dated 1966

Anefo photo collection. The Grand Maraboe Elhadji Qusman Keita in Amsterdam. June 18, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard in Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo), Bernhard and Mobutu. August 12, 1973. Zaire

ALBERT JOHN MVUMBI LUTHULI or LUTULI South African reformer, President of the African National Congress (1952-60) Date: 1898 - 1967

Anefo photo collection. Margriet opens trade fair for trading in potatoes, fruit and vegetables; Margriet gets pineapple from Princess Catharina Tedan from Paga from Ghana. September 23, 1985

Idi Amin Dada Oumee (1925 - 2003) was a Ugandan military officer who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 and de facto military dictator. He is considered one of the most brutal despots in world history.

President Obasanjo speaks at his graduation at Makerere University, Uganda.

Michael Jackson, 70s.

CARY GRANT and TREVOR HOWARD in FATHER GOOSE (1964), directed by RALPH NELSON.

Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1951 to 1966

Gladys nguy, carroll baker, naivasha, kenya1964

DENZEL WASHINGTON and ANGELA BASSETT in MALCOLM X (1992), directed by SPIKE LEE.

H.I.M. Haile Selassie I Emperor of Ethiopia -- A new formal portrait study of the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Haile Selassie I, Elect of God, Emperor of Ethiopia, he is wearing the full dress uniform of Field Marshal of the Imperial Army of Ethiopia."We have decided to accept 140" Sir Edward said. "About 100 will be kept at Taronga Park for research. We know very little about them, you know."About 30 will be sent to 20 zoos in the United States, which have asked for the animals."And, of course, Haile Selassie - you know, Emperor of Ethiopia - wants a few. July 28, 1954. (Photo by Camera Press).

Robert Tudawali, Margaret Dinele at the film Jedda. November 29, 1953.;Robert Tudawali, Margaret Dinele at the film Jedda.

Mobutu on 5 nouveaux makuta 1993 banknote from Zaire. President of Zaire during 1965-1997. His bad management of Zaire’s economy & personal enrichment from it made him synonymous with kleptocracy in Africa.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All progressive congress (APC), which is Nigeria's ruling party, attends an election campaign ahead of the 2023 Presidential elections in Jos, Plateau state. Nigeria.

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