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President John F. Kennedy (right, in rocking chair) meets with M'Hamed Yazid, Special Representative of the President of Algeria; Ambassador of Algeria, Cherif Guellal, sits at far left. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, stands in the background with an unidentified photographer (face obscured by camera). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Different spellings of proper names reflect variations found in existing resources.]
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of Nyasaland, H. Kamuzu Banda. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, sits at far left. An unidentified photographer stands in background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a reception given in his honor by President of Tanganyika, Julius Nyerere, at the residence of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Left to right: U.S. Ambassador to Tanganyika, William Leonhart; unidentified; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; President Nyerere; President Kennedy; unidentified. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Minister of Foreign Relations and Planning of the Republic of Rwanda, Callixte Habamenshi (center). Also present: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams (standing); Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Rwanda, M. Mpiranya; Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Rwanda, A. Kagenza. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea, Karim Bangoura, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, sits at far left.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea, Karim Bangoura, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, sits at far left.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Upper Volta, John Boureima Kaboré; Ambassador Kaboré presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, sits at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Upper Volta, John Boureima Kaboré; Ambassador Kaboré presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, sits at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Rwanda, Gaspard Cyimana; President Kayibanda; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; and President Kennedy; an unidentified man stands in the background at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Rwanda, Gaspard Cyimana; President Kayibanda; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; and President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy bids farewell to the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda, following a meeting at the White House. Left to right: President Kennedy; unidentified (in front, back to camera); President Kayibanda; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; and two unidentified persons (in back). West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador William M. Q. Halm of Ghana. G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, sits at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Officials from the Ivory Coast arrive at Washington National Airport. Those pictured include: President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (mostly hidden); First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; President of the Supreme Court of the Ivory Coast, Ernest Boka; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Standing on platform (L-R): First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on platform (L-R): First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President John F. Kennedy; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands below platform at far left. Also pictured: Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) talks with President of Mali, Modibo Keïta (third from left on couch), and others in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Those present include: Minister Resident of Mali in Guinea, Demba Diallo; Ambassador of Mali to the United Arab Republic, Modibo Diallo; Chief of the Cabinet of the Presidency, Mamadou Macalou; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Williams (standing, second from right); Under Secretary of State, Chester Bowles (second from left on couch); Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; interpreter, Arva Floyd.