Visits of state

President Harry S. Truman and Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan are standing outside Blair House in Washington, D.C., during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States. Front row, left to right: President Truman, Margaret Truman, Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. In the background are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left) and General Robert Landry (right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) wave from the back seat of an open car after President Gallegos' arrival in Washington, DC.

Her Royal Majesty Queen Juliana of the Netherlands meets icons of the motion picture industry on the set of the movie "Plymouth Adventure." From left to right are actors Van Johnson and Spencer Tracy, Queen Juliana, producer Dore Schary, and an unidentified man. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of the Queen of the Netherlands to the United States of America, April 2 to April 21, 1952"

The President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, greets the President of Ecuador, Galo Plaza, as the latter arrives at the National Airport, Washington, D.C. With them are the Ambassador of Ecuador, Don Luis Antonio Penaherrera (center) and his wife (left). From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador to the United States of America, June 20 to 29, 1951"

United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) and his wife, Alice (left), visit with Queen Juliana (center right) and Prince Bernhard (center left) of the Netherlands during a reception given in their honor at the Anderson House. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of the Queen of the Netherlands to the United States of America, April 2 to April 21, 1952."

Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands arrive at the Anderson House. The Anderson House (home to the Society of the Cincinnati) served as a major event venue during the Harry S. Truman White House renovation. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of the Queen of the Netherlands to the United States of America, April 2 to April 21, 1952"

French President Vincent Auriol (center left) and Madame Michelle Auriol (far left) are the guests of honor at a dinner given by Mrs. Alice Acheson (center right) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (far right) at Anderson House. Anderson House, the property of the Society of the Cincinnati, played an important role in official entertainment during the reconstruction of the White House. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, President Vincent Auriol, First Lady Bess Truman, and Madame Michelle Auriol on the steps of Blair House. Both women hold bouquets of roses. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

The President of France, Vincent Auriol places a wreath at Lafayette Park in memory of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman and officer who assisted the United States during the American Revolution. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

Pan American Society dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City. President Galo Plaza (right) warmly greets Nelson Rockefeller (left). From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador to the United States of American, June 20 to 29, 1951"