List of dignitaries at the state funeral of John F. Kennedy

Nations that attended the funeral (blue) or whose dignitaries arrived too late, but attended Lyndon B. Johnson's reception on November 25 (pink).

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 his state 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.^[1]^[3]^[4] 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,^[1]^[5]^[6] drawing 220 foreign dignitaries from 92 foreign nations,^[7] including 19 heads of state and government.^[8]^[9] Eisenhower's drew 191 from 78 nations,^[5] while Reagan's drew 218 from 165 nations.^[6]

Official delegations[]

A[]

Country	Person	Title
Afghanistan	H. E.	Ambassador to France^[10]
Algeria	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
Argentina	Carlos Humberto Perette Miguel Ángel Zavala Ortiz Ignacio Ávalos	Vice President^[11] Minister of Foreign Relations Secretary of War
Australia	Alister McMullin	President of the Senate (an election prevented more senior attendance)
Austria	Alfons Gorbach	Chancellor

B[]

Country	Person	Title
Bahamas	Roland Theodore Symonette	Premier-designate
Belgium	Baudouin Paul-Henri Spaak	King^[12]^[7]^[13] Minister of Foreign Affairs^[12]^[14]
Bolivia		Ambassador to the United States
Brazil	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
Burundi	H. E. Leon Ndenzako	Ambassador to the United States^[10]
Bulgaria		Deputy Foreign Minister

C[]

Country	Person	Title
Cambodia	Prince Norodom Kantol	Prime Minister^[15]
Cameroon		Foreign Minister
Canada	Lester B. Pearson Paul Martin	Prime Minister Secretary of State for External Affairs
Chile	Carlos Martínez	Representative to the United Nations
Republic of China	Tsiang Tingfu	Ambassador to the United States
Colombia	Alberto Lleras Camargo	Former President
Congo	Emmanuel Damongo-Dadet	Ambassador to the United States^[10]
DR Congo	Jacques Masangu	Deputy Premier
Costa Rica	José Figueres Ferrer	Former President
Cyprus	H. E. Zenon Rossides	Ambassador to the United States^[10]
Czechoslovakia	Jiří Hájek	Representative to the United Nations^[10]

D[]

Country	Person	Title
Denmark	Jens Otto Krag	Prime Minister

E[]

Country	Person	Title
Ecuador		Foreign Minister
El Salvador		Foreign Minister
Ethiopia	Haile Selassie I Ras Andargachew Messai 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
Finland	Veli Merikoski	Minister for Foreign Affairs
France	Charles de Gaulle Maurice Couve de Murville Charles Ailleret Étienne Burin des Roziers	President^[16]^[17] Minister of Foreign Affairs^[16] Chief of the Defence Staff Secretary General of the President

G[]

Country	Person	Title
West Germany	Heinrich Lübke Ludwig Erhard Gerhard Schröder Kai-Uwe von Hassel Willy Brandt	President^[18]^[19]^[13] Chancellor^[17]^[18]^[16]^[19] Minister of Foreign Affairs^[19] Minister of Defence^[19] Mayor of West Berlin^[19]
Ghana	Miguel A. Ribeiro K. Armah Alex Quaison-Sackey	Ambassador to the United States High Commissioner in London Representative to the United Nations
Greece	Frederica Sofoklis Venizelos	Queen consort Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Guatemala	Alberto Herrarte González José de Dios Agular	Foreign Minister Private Secretary to the Government
Guinea	Leon Maka Alessane Dioh	Minister of State President of the National Assembly Minister of Communications

H[]

Country	Person	Title
Haiti	H. E. Carlet Auguste	Ambassador to the United Nations^[10]
Holy See	Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi	Apostolic Delegate
Hungary		First Deputy Foreign Minister

I[]

Country	Person	Title
Iceland	Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson	Foreign Minister
India	Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit	Delegate to the United Nations^[20]
Indonesia	Abdul Haris Nasution Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro	Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Deputy Foreign Minister
Iran	Prince Gholam Reza Pahlavi Abbas Aram	Brother of the Shah of Iran Foreign Minister
Iraq	H. E.	Ambassador to the United States^[10]
Ireland	Éamon de Valera Frank Aiken Vivion de Valera	President Minister of External Affairs Son of Éamon de Valera
Israel	Zalman Shazar Golda Meir	President Foreign Minister
Italy	Cesare Merzagora Attilio Piccioni Piero Vinci Guerino Roberti Emiliano Scotti	President of the Senate^[14] Foreign Minister^[21] Foreign Ministry chef du cabinet Assistant Chief of Protocol Military Counselor to the President
Ivory Coast		President of the National Assembly Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs

J[]

Country	Person	Title
Jamaica	Alexander Bustamante Paul Cook James Lloyd Noel Crosswell	Prime Minister Chief of Staff Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs Chief of Police
Japan	Hayato Ikeda Masayoshi Ōhira	Prime Minister^[22] Foreign Minister
Jordan	Antone Atallah	Foreign Minister

K[]

Country	Person	Title
South Korea	Park Chung-hee	Acting President

L[]

Country	Person	Title
Laos	Sisouk na Champassak	Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador to India
Lebanon	Ibrahim Ahdab George Hakim	Ambassador to the United States Representative to the United Nations
Liberia	William R. Tolbert, Jr. J. Rudolph Grimes	Vice-President Secretary of State
Libya	Wahbi al-Bouri	Representative to the United Nations
Luxembourg	Jean Eugène Schaus	Grand Duke and heir apparent Foreign Minister

M[]

Country	Person	Title
Madagascar	Louis Rakotomalala	Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mali	R. E.	Representative to the United Nations^[10]
Mexico	Manuel Tello Baurraud	Secretary of Foreign Affairs^[11]
Morocco	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

N[]

Country	Person	Title
Nepal	H. E. Matrika Prasad Koirala	Ambassador to the United States^[10]
Netherlands	Bernhard Beatrix Joseph Luns	The Prince of the Netherlands^[11] Crown Princess^[23] Minister of Foreign Affairs^[23]
New Zealand	R. E. George Laking	Ambassador to the United States^[10]
Nicaragua	Luis Somoza Debayle Alfonso Ortega Urbina	Senator and Former President Foreign Minister
Norway	Harald Einar Gerhardsen	Crown Prince Prime Minister

P[]

Country	Person	Title
Pakistan	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Panama	Galileo Solís Arturo Morgan Morales	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Paraguay	Juan Plate	Ambassador to the United Nations^[10]
Peru	Víctor Andrés Belaúnde	Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Philippines	Diosdado Macapagal Eva Macapagal	President^[24] First Lady^[24]
Poland	Stanisław Kulczyński Piotr Jaroszewicz	Deputy Chairman of the Council of State Deputy Prime Minister
Portugal	Luís Supico Pinto	President of the Corporative Chamber

R[]

Country	Person	Title
Romania	M. Milita	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

S[]

Country	Person	Title
Saudi Arabia	Rashad Pharaon Abdallah Hababi	Ambassador to France Chargé d'affaires in Washington
Sierra Leone	John Karefa-Smart	Minister of External Affairs
Somalia	Mohammed Ali Daar	Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
Soviet Union	Anastas Mikoyan	First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers^[16]^[25]
South Africa	H. E. Dr. Willem C. Naude	Ambassador to the United Nations^[10]
Spain	Agustín Muñoz Grandes	First Vice President of the Government
Sweden	Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland Tage Erlander Olof Palme	Prince of Sweden Prime Minister Minister Without Portfolio
Switzerland	Friedrich Traugott Wahlen Pierre Michell	Chief of the Political Department Secretary General of the Political Department

T[]

Country	Person	Title
Tanganyika (1961–1964)	Chief Erasto A.M. Mangyenya	Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Thailand	Thanat Khouman	Foreign Minister
Trinidad and Tobago	H. E. Sir Ellis E.I. Clarke	Ambassador to the United States^[10]
Tunisia	Bahi Ladgham Mongi Slim Taieb Slim Habib Bourguiba, Jr. Hachemi Quanes	Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Permanent Representative to the United States Ambassador
Turkey	İsmet İnönü Feridun Cemal Erkin	Prime Minister^[20] Minister of Foreign Affairs

U[]

Country	Person	Title
Uganda	Apollo Kironde	Ambassador
United Arab Republic	Mahmoud Fawzi	Minister of Foreign Affairs
United Kingdom	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Alec Douglas-Home Elizabeth Douglas-Home Harold Wilson Jo Grimond	Consort of the British monarch^[26]^[7]^[18]^[27] Prime Minister^[28]^[26]^[27]^[18] Spouse of the Prime Minister^[10] Leader of the Opposition^[27] Leader of the Liberal Party^[27]
Uruguay	Juan Felipe Yriart	Ambassador

V[]

Country	Person	Title
Venezuela	Rolando Leandro Mora Antonio Briceño Linares	Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defence
South Vietnam	Tran Chanh Thanh	Ambassador-designate

Y[]

Country	Person	Title
Yugoslavia	Koča Popović Petar Stambolić	Foreign Minister Prime Minister

International organizations[]

Organization	Person	Title
European Atomic Energy Community	E. M. J. A. Sassen	Member of the Council
European Coal and Steel Community	Albert Coppé Jean Monnet	Vice President Former President
European Economic Community	Jean Rey	President

Organization	Person	Title
United Nations^[29]	U Thant Ralph Bunche Paul G. Hoffman Maurice Pate David Vaughan Carlos Sosa Rodríguez and wife Sir Patrick Dean Dr. Louis Alvarado David Blanchard	Secretary-General of the United Nations^[29]^[30] Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs^[10] Managing Director of the United Nations Special Fund^[10] Executive Director of UNICEF^[10] Director of General Services^[10] President of the General Assembly^[30] and wife President of the United Nations Security Council^[10] International Labour Organization^[10] International Labour Organization

References[]

Footnotes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Frankel, Max (November 25, 1963). "Officials of Nearly 100 Lands in U.S.—They Will Meet Johnson". The New York Times. p. 1.
^ NBC News 1966, p. 87
^ NBC News 1966, pp. 140, 157
^ Duscha, Julius (November 26, 1963). "Mighty World Rulers Pay Humble Tribute". The Washington Post. p. A1.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Associated Press 1963, p. 93
^ Wicker, Tom (November 26, 1963). "Kennedy Laid to Rest in Arlington". The New York Times. p. 1.
^ NBC News 1966, p. 140
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t United Press International & American Heritage Magazine 1964, pp. 140–141
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c NBC News 1966, p. 107
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, pp. 114, 156
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b United Press International & American Heritage magazine 1964, pp. 108
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Foreign Notables Depart For Home". The New York Times. November 27, 1963. p. 18.
^ Robertson, Nan (November 27, 1963). "Hundreds Visit Kennedy Grave". The New York Times. p. 18.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d United Press International & American Heritage magazine 1964, pp. 122
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b United Press International & American Heritage magazine 1964, pp. 108–109, 122
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Franklin, Ben A. (November 25, 1963). "Dignitaries Pose Big Security Task". The New York Times. p. 7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bonn's Faith Unshaken". The New York Times. November 25, 1963. p. 7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, p. 156
^ "Segni Attends Mass Celebrated By Spellman to Honor Kennedy". The New York Times. November 26, 1963. p. 12.
^ NBC News, pp. 66, 107, 109, 152, 156
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Gansberg, Martin (November 25, 1963). "Airport Shields Arrivals". The New York Times. p. 6.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Macapagal is in U.S. for Kennedy Rites". The New York Times. November 25, 1963. p. 7.
^ Tanner, Henry (November 25, 1963). "Mikoyan Flies to Washington As Russians Praise Kennedy". The New York Times. p. 7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, pp. 64, 120, 156
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Fellows, Lawrence (November 25, 1963). "Macmillan Will Lead the House of Commons in Its Tribute to Kennedy Today". The New York Times. p. 7.
^ NBC News 1966, p. 57
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, pp. 152, 156
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Brewer, Sam Pope (November 23, 1963). "U.N. Mourns Loss; Session Adjourns". The New York Times. p. 12.

Bibliography[]

Associated Press (1963). The Torch is Passed. New York: Associated Press.
United Press International; American Heritage Magazine (1964). Four Days. New York: American Heritage Pub. Co.
"List of Dignitaries Expected at Kennedy's Funeral". The New York Times. November 25, 1963. p. 6.
NBC News (1966). There Was a President. New York: Random House.
"Additional List of Dignitaries at President Kennedy's Funeral". The New York Times. November 26, 1963. p. 6.

[Dignitaries-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Frankel, Max (November 25, 1963). "Officials of Nearly 100 Lands in U.S.—They Will Meet Johnson". The New York Times. p. 1.

[2] NBC News 1966, p. 87

[3] NBC News 1966, pp. 140, 157

[4] Duscha, Julius (November 26, 1963). "Mighty World Rulers Pay Humble Tribute". The Washington Post. p. A1.

[Eisenhower-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

[Reagan-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

[AssociatedPress-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Associated Press 1963, p. 93

[8] Wicker, Tom (November 26, 1963). "Kennedy Laid to Rest in Arlington". The New York Times. p. 1.

[9] NBC News 1966, p. 140

[Leaders-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t United Press International & American Heritage Magazine 1964, pp. 140–141

[NBCNewsPage107-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c NBC News 1966, p. 107

[NBC-Belgium-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, pp. 114, 156

[UPI-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b United Press International & American Heritage magazine 1964, pp. 108

[DignitariesLeavingForHome-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Foreign Notables Depart For Home". The New York Times. November 27, 1963. p. 18.

[15] Robertson, Nan (November 27, 1963). "Hundreds Visit Kennedy Grave". The New York Times. p. 18.

[France-16] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d United Press International & American Heritage magazine 1964, pp. 122

[ForeignLeadersMarching-17] Jump up to: ^a ^b United Press International & American Heritage magazine 1964, pp. 108–109, 122

[Security-18] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Franklin, Ben A. (November 25, 1963). "Dignitaries Pose Big Security Task". The New York Times. p. 7.

[Germany-19] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bonn's Faith Unshaken". The New York Times. November 25, 1963. p. 7.

[NBCNewsPage156-20] Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, p. 156

[21] "Segni Attends Mass Celebrated By Spellman to Honor Kennedy". The New York Times. November 26, 1963. p. 12.

[22] NBC News, pp. 66, 107, 109, 152, 156

[Netherlands-23] Jump up to: ^a ^b Gansberg, Martin (November 25, 1963). "Airport Shields Arrivals". The New York Times. p. 6.

[Philippines-24] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Macapagal is in U.S. for Kennedy Rites". The New York Times. November 25, 1963. p. 7.

[25] Tanner, Henry (November 25, 1963). "Mikoyan Flies to Washington As Russians Praise Kennedy". The New York Times. p. 7.

[NBC-Britain-26] Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, pp. 64, 120, 156

[Britain-27] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Fellows, Lawrence (November 25, 1963). "Macmillan Will Lead the House of Commons in Its Tribute to Kennedy Today". The New York Times. p. 7.

[28] NBC News 1966, p. 57

[NBCNewsPage152-29] Jump up to: ^a ^b NBC News 1966, pp. 152, 156

[UnitedNations-30] Jump up to: ^a ^b Brewer, Sam Pope (November 23, 1963). "U.N. Mourns Loss; Session Adjourns". The New York Times. p. 12.

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