Historic Diplomatic Events

Black and white photos capturing notable historic diplomatic occasions with various leaders at formal luncheons and official visits.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus Living Opening Parliamentary Conference of Association Eeg African countries at The Hague. January 12, 1972. The Hague, South Holland

Luncheon in honor of Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan, 1:00 PM. Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda. (L-R) State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda, interpreter James J. Wickel, and Mitsue Ikeda. New York Times photographer George Tames stands at left. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.rnrnrn

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opens Hiltonhotel on Schiphol by cutting ribbon. September 18, 1972. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Luncheon in honor of Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and others upon President Ahidjo's arrival at the White House for a luncheon in his honor. L-R: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy; President Ahidjo; Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Prins Bernhard opens a conference from the People and Defense Foundation, The Hague. Prince Bernhard (m). May 18, 1971. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . State visit President Nyerere van Tanzania, arrival President Nyerere in Amstelhotel, President Nyerere and Minister Vondeling. April 21, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard in Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo), greeting at airport. August 12, 1973. Zaire

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard has in Palace Lange Voorhout The Hague Z. E. Dr. Q. K. J. Masire van Botswana received, Berhard and Masire. October 24, 1980. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Wedding gift for Princess Margriet and Pieter. Pieter van Vollenhoven Kamt Dachkel (Tekko). July 15, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus Living Opening Parliamentary Conference of Association Eeg African countries at The Hague. January 12, 1972. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. South African Vert. Anti-apartheid movement Buiza (The Hague); v.l.n.r. The king, from the Klauw, Sibeko and Mayekicgo. March 22, 1978. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Bongo van Gabon; President Bongo and Prime Minister Lubbers. November 7, 1984

Meeting with Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy escorts Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (right), to his car, following a meeting at the White House. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix in Ridderzaal at 50-year anniversary The Hague Academy for the right, Princess Beatrix and Prof. Fredest Castberg and van der Stoel during. 26 July 1973. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Prime Ministers of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles arrive at Schiphol, v.L.n.R. Prime Minister Arron (Suriname), Den Uyl and Premier Evertsz (Netherlands Antilles). May 15, 1974. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Arrival of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Subandrio at Schiphol, right His Excellence Sharif. December 6, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

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. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard depart from Schiphol to Thailand and Indonesia. August 23, 1971. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

11/13/1960. Nixon Congratulates President-elect John F. Kennedy, in Kay Biscayne (Florida), after the Elections Held on November 8.

Anefo photo collection. Reception President Kaunda van Zambia Catshuis Prime Minister Lubbers. President Kaunda conversation Dutch pants (L), Schoo (M) Lubbers. April 14, 1986. Hague, South Holland

12/31/1969. Tribute to Juan Antonio Samaranch in Barcelona.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix visits the Netherlands Antilles, Princess Beatrix. February 24, 1965. Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. State visit to the royal family to Ethiopia. Kranzlagding by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard at the Victory Monument. January 27, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard receives Governor of Kharton, Mohammend Mhalil Batik. August 25, 1959

Anefo photo collection. 25th annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Prince Claus with Cheikh Fal, Chairman or Board of Air Afrique. October 20, 1969

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy with Nani Palkhivala, Mumbai, Maharastra, India, Asia, 1900

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen and King of Nepal to Amsterdam, Mayor of Hall and King of Nepal. 25 April 1967. Amsterdam, Nepal

Anefo photo collection. New ambassador and wife of Pakistan, Z.E. Syet Mohammed Hassan, at Schiphol. February 5, 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Don Martina, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, arrived at Schiphol. Don Martina (Partido M.A.N.) and Den Uyl (PvdA, Deputy Premier) at Schiphol. October 23, 1981. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Meeting with the Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte, 12:12PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Beatrix Zambian President Kaunda. March 13, 1986

Anefo photo collection. Indonesian PNI Party Parliamentary committee arrives at Schiphol. January 28, 1971. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Dalai Lama arrives at Schiphol. October 7, 1973. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Last day from Antillean Round-Table Conference in The Hague, Den Uyl greet Martina (Prime Minister Antilles) during lunch in the House of Representatives. February 24, 1981. The Hague, South Holland

Meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Niger, Issafou Saidou Djermakoye, 11:12AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Nigerien Ambassador to the United States Issoufou Saidou Djermakoye in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. IgGi (Inter Governmental Group of Indonesia) conference in Amstelhotel, Amsterdam. Left Mr Nitisastro, on the right Minister De Koning of Development Cooperation. April 3, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard has in Palace Lange Voorhout The Hague Z. E. Dr. Q. K. J. Masire van Botswana received, Berhard (R) and Masire (L). October 24, 1980. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit President Kekkonen from Finland. Kids and Queen Juliana visit the Flevopolder. October 26, 1972. Flevoland, Flevopolder

Anefo photo collection. Participants in Congress on Association EEC with African countries become. Queen Juliana with participants. January 11, 1972. The Hague, South Holland

Congressional campaign trip: Chicago, Illinois, arrival, motorcade, address to Cook County Democratic Dinner, address at Aerie Crown Theater. President John F. Kennedy visits with Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner (right of President Kennedy), and others at Chicago O Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip. White House Secret Service agent, Joe Paolella, stands at right in background.

Anefo photo collection. Ir Sukarno after a discussion with Sjahrir. Behind him mohammed fame. November 15, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Los príncipes Juan Carlos de Borbón y doña Sofia de Grecia visitando en Sevilla el Hospital de la Cruz Roja. Años 1970.

U.S. Ambassador sees Egyptian foreign minister .United states Ambassador to Egypt, Jefferson Caffery, shakes hands with the new Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Farrag Taysh (right) after paying him a courtesy call. In the centre is R. Simpson, Caffery's secretary. September 12, 1952. (Photo by Planet News Ltd)

March 1982. At Luis Escobar's house, filming of the television program "De Cerca." In the image, with Luis García Berlanga.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of the Golden Ark to President Jaware from Gambia in the Palace on Dam Square. Prince Bernhard wishes President Jaware Happiness. September 15, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Federal Assembly elected the new Federal President Gustav Heinemann (SPD) in the third round of voting on 5 March 1969 in Berlin, the CDU candidate was Gerhard Schroeder (CDU) . . Adof von Thadden (NPD), Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Mr. A.M.L. Winkelman offers credentials to DS. Rajendra Prasad. November 1, 1950

10/11/1960. Below these lines, the silver wedding of don Juan de Borbón and doña María de las Mercedes, also in Estoril.

President-elect Richard Nixon meets with Civil Rights leaders. L-R: Ralph Abernathy, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Hobson Reynolds, Philadelphia, head of the Negro Elks, John Murphy, Baltimore, National News Paper Association, Nixon, John H. Johnson, Chicago, Johnson publishing Co., Sandy F. Ray, Brooklyn, National Baptist Convention, Robert Brown, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Nixon's adviser on urban affairs. Jan. 13,1969.

Anefo photo collection. Surinamese delegation from Schiphol left; v.l.n.r. Minister Cambridge, Ir. Shankar, J.M.K. Brakin, Colonel Elst Branch and A.G. Karamat Adat. March 28, 1975. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, US President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin shake hands at the time of the Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979

Anefo photo collection. President Ferrier van Suriname in our country for official visit; President Ferrier and wife. September 12, 1977. Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. Chin sen (R) Eddy Jozefzoon (L) arrive Schiphol consultation rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk Suriname. December 4, 1986. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

09/24/1992. This afternoon the King presided over the bullfight at the royal cavalry training center in Seville.

10/20/1981. King Juan Carlos greets General Aramburu Topete during a reception.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival of vice president of Cameroon J. Foncha at Schiphol, no. 4 J. Foncha (head). 19 May 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Anefo photo collection. State visit from King Olav from Norway to the Netherlands. King Olav, Queen Juliana and Mayor Kolfschoten van den Haag. September 9, 1964. Scheveningen, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit by President Félix Houphouette-Boigny from Ivory Coast to the Netherlands. Cruise through Rotterdam: v.l.n.r. Mrs. Houhoupet-Boigny, President Houphouët-Boigny, Queen Juliana and Mayor Thomassen at. June 3, 1970. Rotterdam, South Holland

Congressional Coffee Hour (House), 5:35PM. President John F. Kennedy attends a Congressional Coffee Hour in the Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Representative Clark W. Thompson of Texas; Representative Carleton J. King of New York; President Kennedy; Representative Joe M. Kilgore of Texas; Representative John Bell Williams of Mississippi.

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. Memorial meeting T.G.V. 35-year presence Moluccans Netherlands; Queen Beatrix hands memorial pensions. November 25, 1986

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard receive delegates from former fighters at Soestdijk Palace. October 8, 1967

Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (1913 - 1992 )Jimmy Carter, President of the United States Anwar Sadat (1918 - 1981), President of Egypt met for talks at Camp David 1978

Meeting with Tun Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaya, 11:58AM. President John F. Kennedy exchanges gifts with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Malaya, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (center left), during a meeting in the Oval Office. U.S. Ambassador to Malaya, Charles F. Baldwin, stands at far left. White House, Washington, D.C. See also MO 74.334a-b, Jeweled kris and sheath

At a reception given for him, Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the new Arab Republic (center) walks with retired Syrian President Shukri al-Kuwatly (left) and, in native garb, Crown Prince Mohammed El Badr of Yemen, Damascus, Syria, 3/9/1958. (Photo by United States Information Agency/GG Vintage Images)

Meeting with Julius Kambarage Nyerere, Prime Minister of Tanganyika, 11:40 AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika. (L u2013 R): Unidentified man; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Nyerere; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen u201cSoapyu201d Williams. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

08/31/1983. Delivery of the gold ABC to Julio Iglesias at ABC's house. In the image Don Manuel Fraga, Simeon of Bulgaria and Nati Mistral.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Hindostanen during the reception at the Government Palace. October 27, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opens sports complex "De Olympus" in Zoetermeer. April 20, 1978. Zoetermeer, South Holland

Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Tse-tung, meeting with Choi Yong Kun, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in Peking on June 16, 1963.

Anefo photo collection. President Kaunda van Zambia gets a Golden Ark hung by Prince Bernhard on Soestdijk. June 15, 1977. Soestdijk, Utrecht

President Suharto of Indonesia Dated 1970

Meeting with the Ambassador of Kuwait, Abdul Rahman Salim Al-Atiqi, 10:08AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador Abdul Rahman Salim Al-Atiqi of Kuwait (left) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Minus The king left for the Netherlands Antilles; Min de Koning was done done by Mr Zaandam, plv. Plenipented Minister of Ned. Antilles /. November 6, 1984

ALFRED HITCHCOCK in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

Arrival ceremonies for Sukarno, President of Indonesia, 9:30AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno outside the North entrance to the White House, Washington, D.C. White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan, stands at right.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Margriet aboard the training ship De Ms. Princess Margriet. November 23, 1966

South Korean President Park Chung Hee (left) and President Richard Nixon. They held a two day summit meeting in San Francisco. Aug. 21, 1969.

Visit of Bashir Ahmad, camel driver from Pakistan, 9:55 AM. Bashir Ahmad, Pakistani camel driver, visits the White House. Bashir Ahmad; Lady Bird Johnson. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with a delegation of the Gandhi Peace Foundation, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with delegates from the Gandhi Peace Foundation in New Delhi, India, to discuss nuclear disarmament. Left to right: former member of the Indian delegation to United Nations General Assembly, Benegal Shiva Rao; former Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India, Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar; President Kennedy; former Governor-General of India, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari; unidentified; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. President Mpla, Lord Neto received by Den Uyl; Prime Minister Den Uyl and A. Neto (R). April 3, 1975

Anefo photo collection. Visit of the Italian Prime Minister Fanfani. Fanfani and Lubbers at Zestienhoven airport in Rotterdam. April 13, 1983

President Gerald Ford walks with China's Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping during Ford's state visit to China. Dec. 5, 1975.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Pastor and civil rights activist Martin Luther King and wife at Schiphol. Arrival and departure, human rights, aircraft, Scott-King, Coretta. October 20, 1965. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Meeting with the Ambassador of Dahomey, Louis Ignacio Pinto, 10:30AM. President John F. Kennedy accepts a ceremonial boat from Ambassador of Dahomey Louis Ignacio-Pinto in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of members of a Parliamentary Delegation from India, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with members of Parliament of India. Left to right: journalist and Member of Parliament, Raghunath Keshav R. K. Khadilkar; Secretary of the Lok Sabha (House of the People), Maheshwar Nath M. N. Kaul; Leader of the Praja Socialist Party in the Lok Sabha, Surendranath Dwivedy; Member of the Rajya Sabha (House of the States), Gopal Swarup G. S. Pathak; Member of Parliament and President of the All India Federation of Educational Associations, Professor Diwan Chand D. C. Sharma; President Kennedy; U.S. Department of State escort officer and former American Consul General in Madras, India, Dr. Thomas W. Simons (in back); Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, Violet Alva; unidentified (in back); Ambassador of India, B. K. Nehru (in back, mostly hidden); Speaker of the Lok Sabha and leader of the delegation, Sardar Hukam Singh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Arab U.N. Delegates Confer on Palestine -- Delegates for two of the Arab League Nations to the United Nations Confer at Flushing Meadow, New York, May 14, During the plenary session held as the British Mandate over Palestine ended. Left to Right are: Sayed Hassan Ibrahim, Yemen's Chief Delegate; Prince Faisal Al-Aaud, Saudi Arabia's Chief Delegate, and Sayed Abdel Rahman Abdel Samad, of Yemen. May 14, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. President Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe visits the Netherlands, Prime Minister Van Agt is welcome. 2 June 1982. The Netherlands

Singapore Personalities:The Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, and the Governor, Sir Robert Black.Seen together after Sir Robert Black's arrival to take up his office as Governor of the Colony. Mr. Marshall, left, has had talks recently with the Governor over the constitutional crisis which has arisen within the last few weeks. Britain's Colonial Secretary, Mr. Lennox-Boyd, who is at present visiting British colonies in the Far East, has discussed the situation with both men. August 1, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press)

Anefo photo collection. President Habyarimanna from Rwanda is greeted in The Hague by Prime Minister of Agt. May 13, 1980. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Dr. Mohammed Sjarif in our country. Dr. Mohammed Sjarif. March 30, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Minister President Sadek El Nahdi Sudan Prime Minister Lubbers visit Netherlands. February 5, 1987

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

08/31/1993. Numerous personalities at the inauguration of the new Bono Government. With the assistance of the Minister of Justice, Juan Alberto Belloch (in the image, together with the new Minister of Public Works, Aureliano López Heredia), the inauguration of the new Castilian-La Mancha Executive was held at the Fuensalida Palace.

Serano Suner (left) Spanish Foreign Minister with Italian Fascist Foreign Minister Count Ciano 1938

02/09/1972. Audience at the Zarzuela Palace.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Fahd Al Feisal, Mayor of Riyad (capital Saudi Arabia) visits Princess Beatrix School in Amsterdam-West. December 10, 1958. Amsterdam

Trip to Mexico: Arrival ceremonies, Mexico City International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico, 11:00AM. U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes, delivers a translation of President John F. Kennedys remarks at the arrival ceremony in honor of President Kennedy in Mexico City. On platform (L-R): President Kennedy, Mr. Barnes, and President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos. Also pictured is Special Assistant to the President of Mexico, Justo Sierra. Members of an honor guard stand in the background. Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico.

Visit of members of a Parliamentary Delegation from India, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with members of Parliament of India. Left to right: journalist and Member of Parliament, Raghunath Keshav R. K. Khadilkar; Secretary of the Lok Sabha (House of the People), Maheshwar Nath M. N. Kaul; Leader of the Praja Socialist Party in the Lok Sabha, Surendranath Dwivedy; Member of the Rajya Sabha (House of the States), Gopal Swarup G. S. Pathak; Member of Parliament and President of the All India Federation of Educational Associations, Professor Diwan Chand D. C. Sharma; President Kennedy; U.S. Department of State escort officer and former American Consul General in Madras, India, Dr. Thomas W. Simons (in back); Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, Violet Alva; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Ambassador of India, B. K. Nehru (in back, partially hidden); Speaker of the Lok Sabha and leader of the delegation, Sardar Hukam Singh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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