List of dignitaries at the state funeral of John F. Kennedy
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This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, and the funeral took place on November 25, 1963, in Washington, D.C..
The gathering of dignitaries was considered the largest gathering of foreign statesmen in the history of the United States.[1][2] It was also the largest gathering of foreign dignitaries at a state funeral since that of King Edward VII in London in 1910. Although the state funerals of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1969 and Ronald Reagan in 2004 had large gatherings of foreign dignitaries, the funeral of Kennedy was the largest gathering of foreign dignitaries at any funeral in the United States, drawing 220 foreign dignitaries from 92 foreign nations, including 19 heads of state and government.[3] Eisenhower's drew 191 from 78 nations,[4] while Reagan's drew 218 from 165 nations.[5]
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Official delegations
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Country | Person | Title |
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H. E. Assadullah Seraj | Ambassador to France[6] |
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Abdelkadir Chanderil Abdelaziz Bouteflika El Hadj Benalla Amar Ouzegane Cherif Guellal |
President of the Republic President of the National Assembly Foreign Minister Minister of State Ambassador to the United States |
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Carlos Humberto Perette Miguel Ángel Zavala Ortiz Ignacio Avalos |
Vice President Minister of Foreign Relations Secretary of War |
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Alister McMullin | President of the Australian Senate |
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Alfons Gorbach | Chancellor |
B
Country | Person | Title |
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Roland Theodore Symonette | Premier-designate |
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Baudouin Paul-Henri Spaak |
King Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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Enrique Sánchez de Lozada | Ambassador to the United States |
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João Augusto de Araújo Castro Auro Mora Andrade Zitorino Freire Antonio Carlos Konder Reis Roberto de Oliveira Campos |
Foreign Minister President of the Senate Majority Leader of the Senate Minority Leader of the Senate Ambassador to the United States |
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H. E. Leon Ndenzako | Ambassador to the United States[7] |
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Miliko Tarabanov | Deputy Foreign Minister |
C
Country | Person | Title |
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Prince Norodom Kantol | Prime Minister |
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Benoît Balla-Ondoux | Foreign Minister |
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Lester B. Pearson Paul Martin |
Prime Minister Secretary of State for External Affairs |
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Carlos Martínez | Representative to the United Nations |
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Tsiang Tingfu | Ambassador to the United States |
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Alberto Lleras Camargo | Former President |
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Emmanuel Damongo-Dadet | Ambassador to the United States[7] |
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Jacques Masangu | Deputy Premier |
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José Figueres Ferrer | Former President |
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H. E. Zenon Rossides | Ambassador to the United States[6] |
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Jiří Hájek | Representative to the United Nations[8] |
D
Country | Person | Title |
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Jens Otto Krag | Prime Minister |
E
Country | Person | Title |
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Neftali Ponce Miranda | Foreign Minister |
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Héctor Escobar Serrano | Foreign Minister |
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Haile Selassie I Ras Andaregatchew Masai Eskinder Desta Teferawork Kidane-Wold Lij Kassa Woldemariam |
Emperor Governor of Sidamo Commander of the Ethiopian Navy Minister of the Pen President of Haile Selassie I University |
F
Country | Person | Title |
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Veli Merikoski | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
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Charles de Gaulle Maurice Couve de Murville Charles Ailleret Étienne Burin des Roziers |
President Minister of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Defence Staff Secretary General of the President |
G
Country | Person | Title |
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Heinrich Lübke Ludwig Erhard Gerhard Schröder Kai-Uwe von Hassel Willy Brandt |
President Chancellor Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defence Mayor of West Berlin |
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Miguel A. Ribeiro K. Armah Alex Quaison-Sackey |
Ambassador to the United States High Commissioner in London Representative to the United Nations |
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Frederica Sofoklis Venizelos |
Queen consort Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister |
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Alberto Herrarte González José de Dios Agular |
Foreign Minister Private Secretary to the Government |
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Saifonlaye Diallo Leon Maka Alessane Dioh |
Minister of State President of the National Assembly Minister of Communications |
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Country | Person | Title |
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H. E. Carlet Auguste | Ambassador to the United Nations[9] |
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Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi | Apostolic Delegate |
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Péter Mód | First Deputy Foreign Minister |
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Country | Person | Title |
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Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson | Foreign Minister |
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | Delegate to the United Nations |
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Abdul Haris Nasution Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro |
Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Deputy Foreign Minister |
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Prince Gholam Reza Pahlavi Abbas Aram |
Brother of the Shah of Iran Foreign Minister |
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H. E. Ali Haidar Sulaiman | Ambassador to the United States[6] |
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Éamon de Valera Frank Aiken Vivion de Valera |
President Minister of External Affairs Son of Éamon de Valera |
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Zalman Shazar Golda Meir |
President Foreign Minister |
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Attilio Piccioni Piero Vinci Guerino Roberti Emiliano Scotti |
Foreign Minister Foreign Ministry chef du cabinet Assistant Chief of Protocol Military Counselor to the President |
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Phillipe Yace Camille Alliali |
President of the National Assembly Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs |
J
Country | Person | Title |
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Alexander Bustamante Paul Cook James Lloyd Noel Crosswell |
Prime Minister Chief of Staff Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs Chief of Police |
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Hayato Ikeda Masayoshi Ōhira |
Prime Minister Foreign Minister |
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Antone Atallah | Foreign Minister |
K
Country | Person | Title |
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Park Chung-hee | Acting President |
L
Country | Person | Title |
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Tiao Khampan Sisouk na Champassak |
Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador to India |
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Ibrahim Ahdab George Hakim |
Ambassador to the United States Representative to the United Nations |
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William R. Tolbert, Jr. J. Rudolph Grimes |
Vice-President Secretary of State |
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Wahbi al-Bouri | Representative to the United Nations |
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Jean Eugène Schaus |
Hereditary Grand Duke Foreign Minister |
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Country | Person | Title |
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Louis Rakotomaleia | Permanent Representative to the United Nations |
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R. E. Oumar Sow | Representative to the United Nations[10] |
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Manuel Tello Baurraud | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
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Moulay Abdallah Ahmed Reda Guedira Mohammad Ziani Abdelkader Benjelloun Ali Benjelloun Ahmed Taibi Benhima Badir din Senoussi Mohamed Meziane Moulay Hafid |
Prince Foreign Minister Attaché to the Cabinet of the Foreign Minister Minister of Justice Ambassador Permanent Representative to the United Nations Attaché to the Royal Cabinet Inspector General of the Armed Forces Director General of Royal Protocol |
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Country | Person | Title |
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H. E. Matrika Prasad Koirala | Ambassador to the United States[11] |
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Bernhard Beatrix Joseph Luns |
The Prince of the Netherlands Princess of Orange Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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R. E. George Laking | Ambassador to the United States[12] |
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Luis Somoza Debayle Alfonso Ortega Urbina |
Senator and Former President Foreign Minister |
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Harald Einar Gerhardsen | Crown Prince Prime Minister |
P
Country | Person | Title |
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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Galileo Solís Arturo Morgan Morales |
Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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Juan Plate | Ambassador to the United Nations[12] |
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Víctor Andrés Belaúnde | Permanent Representative to the United Nations |
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Diosdado Macapagal Eva Macapagal |
President First Lady |
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Stanisław Kulczyński Piotr Jaroszewicz |
Deputy Chairman of the Council of State Deputy Prime Minister |
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Luís Supico Pinto | President of the Corporative Chamber |
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Country | Person | Title |
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M. Milita | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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Country | Person | Title |
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Rashad Pharaon Abdallah Hababi |
Ambassador to France Chargé d'affaires in Washington |
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John Karefa-Smart | Minister of External Affairs |
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Mohammed Ali Daar | Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs |
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Anastas Mikoyan | First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
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H. E. Dr. Willem C. Naude | Ambassador to the United Nations[13] |
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Agustín Muñoz Grandes | First Vice President of the Government |
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Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Tage Erlander Olof Palme |
Prince of Sweden Prime Minister Minister Without Portfolio |
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Friedrich Traugott Wahlen Pierre Michell |
Chief of the Political Department Secretary General of the Political Department |
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Country | Person | Title |
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Chief Erasto A.M. Mangyenya | Permanent Representative to the United Nations |
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Thanat Khouman | Foreign Minister |
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H. E. Sir Ellis E.I. Clarke | Ambassador to the United States[14] |
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Bahi Ladgham Mongi Slim Taieb Slim Habib Bourguiba, Jr. Hachemi Quanes |
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Permanent Representative to the United States Ambassador |
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İsmet İnönü Feridun Cemal Erkin |
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs |
U
Country | Person | Title |
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Apollo Kironde | Ambassador |
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Mahmoud Fawzi | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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Prince Philip Alec Douglas-Home Elizabeth Douglas-Home Harold Wilson Jo Grimond |
Duke of Edinburgh Prime Minister Spouse of the Prime Minister Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party |
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Juan Felipe Yriart | Ambassador |
V
Country | Person | Title |
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Rolando Leandro Mora Antonio Briceño Linares |
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defence |
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Tran Chanh Thanh | Ambassador-designate |
Y
Country | Person | Title |
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Koča Popović Petar Stambolić |
Foreign Minister Prime Minister |
International organizations
Organization | Person | Title |
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European Atomic Energy Community | E. M. J. A. Sassen | Member of the Council |
European Coal and Steel Community | ![]() ![]() |
Vice President Former President |
European Economic Community | ![]() |
President |
Organization | Person | Title |
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Secretary-General of the United Nations Undersecretary for Political Affairs Managing Director of the United Nations Special Fund Executive Director of UNICEF Director of General Services President of the General Assembly and wife President of the United Nations Security Council International Labour Organization International Labour Organization |
References
Footnotes
- ↑ Frankel, Max (November 25, 1963). "Officials of Nearly 100 Lands in U.S.—They Will Meet Johnson". The New York Times. p. 1.
- ↑ Duscha, Julius (November 25, 1963). "Kings, Presidents and Premiers Here". The Washington Post. p. A1.
- ↑ Wicker, Tom (November 26, 1963). "Kennedy Laid to Rest in Arlington". The New York Times. p. 1.
- ↑ Belair Jr., Felix (April 1, 1969). "World's Leaders Join in Services for Eisenhower". The New York Times. p. 1.
The half-hour service in the cathedral brought 191 dignitaries ... from 78 nations.
- ↑ Ross, Sonya (June 12, 2004). "World leaders share tears, memories and Jelly Bellies". Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal–Gazette. Associated Press. p. 9A.
Among the grieving were ... U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, 167 ambassadors, 25 current leaders, 14 foreign ministers, and 11 former heads of state.
- 1 2 3 Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 21 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- 1 2 Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 15 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- ↑ Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 3 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- ↑ Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 12 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- ↑ Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 18 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- ↑ Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 22 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- 1 2 Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 10 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- ↑ Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 19 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
- ↑ Official State Department Document titled "Government Leaders Expected to Attend President Kennedy's Funeral 6:00 AM Monday November 25, Page 13 - http://www.johnfkennedy.org/p/a-wounded-nation.html
Bibliography
- United Press International; American Heritage Magazine (1964). Four Days. New York: American Heritage Pub. Co. pp. 140–141. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - "List of Dignitaries Expected at Kennedy's Funeral". The New York Times. November 25, 1963. p. 6.
- "Additional List of Dignitaries at President Kennedy's Funeral". The New York Times. November 26, 1963. p. 6.