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The State visit of Liaquat Ali Khan to the United States from 3 May to 26 May 1950, was an official state visit paid by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, accompanied by the First Lady of Pakistan, Sheila Irene Pant. Personal initiatives and invitation facilitated by the President of the United States, Harry Truman, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Ali Khan and First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Ali Khan, were warmly and lavishly received by the general American public when the state airlines carrying the delegation landed at the New Orleans Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana. Upon Prime Minister Ali Khan's arrival, there was an official parade in the New York City in his honor, he was also conferred with an honorary degree by the Columbia University. During his visit, he also spoke at the House of Representatives, the lower house of the United States Congress. At home front, Prime Minister Ali Khan's trip to the United States was highly politicized and criticized by the left–wing sphere who leveled its charges on ignoring the Soviet Union's invitation in favor of the United States. Upon returning to Pakistan, Prime Minister Ali Khan spoke highly of his visit to the U.S. but survived a conspiracy hatched by the left–wing sphere in 1951. According to the English newspaper, ''Dawn'', Ali Khan's state visit and further reliance towards the United States became a permanent fixture of the foreign policy of Pakistan during the Cold War. ==Background== After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the United States was one of the first countries to recognise the new State of Pakistan as U.S. Department of State had rushed the US Consul-General in Morocco to Karachi to represent the US government in the Pakistan's Independence Day ceremony on August 14, 1947 with a message of warm greetings and good wishes from the White House.〔 The independence of Pakistan in 1947 oversaw the first war over Kashmir region.〔 During the war, Founder of Pakistan and Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah unsuccessfully asked the United States for $2 billion in military and financial aid but the U.S. followed a policy of neutrality, rebuffing any requests made by Pakistan's government.〔 During this time, Pakistan's relations with the USSR remained to be fluctuated. In 1949, Indian Prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru paid the state visit to the United States, which eventually led the Pakistan's government to cemented relations with the Soviet Union.〔 Finally on 3 June 1949, Soviet Union sent an invitation to Prime Minister Ali Khan which came as a surprise to the United States.〔 With India's strict commitment towards the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) influenced the United States to sent an invitation to Prime Minister Ali Khan in 1950.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liaquat Ali Khan's state visit to the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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