1955Geneva Summit Held

President Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States, Prime M...
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🗣️ Geneva Summit Held

President Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Eden of the United Kingdom, Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin of the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister Edgar Faure of France, known as the 'Big Four', attend the Geneva Summit. Also in attendance was Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.
Geneva Summit Held (1955)
Cold WarSummitGenevaDiplomacyUnited StatesSoviet UnionFranceUnited KingdomKhrushchev

🤝 Kennedy-Khrushchev Vienna Summit

Kennedy meets with Khrushchev in Vienna.
Kennedy-Khrushchev Vienna Summit (1961)
Cold WarKennedyKhrushchevsummitUS-USSR relationsViennadiplomacy

☢️ Non-Proliferation Treaty Enters Into Force

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force.
Non-Proliferation Treaty Enters Into Force (1970)
nuclear weaponstreatyarms controlUnited KingdomSoviet UnionUnited StatesproliferationCold Wardiplomacy

🤝 Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers

Margaret Thatcher and the UK government, in a plan to open new channels of dialog with Soviet leadership candidates, meet with Mikhail Gorbachev at Chequers.
Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers (1984)
Soviet UnionUnited KingdomGorbachevThatcherDiplomacyCold WarSummitDialogue

🗣️ Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit

Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at a summit in Geneva, Switzerland, where they agree to two (later three) more summits.
Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit (1985)
United StatesSoviet UnionReaganGorbachevSummitGenevaCold WarDiplomacyArms Control

🏛️ Washington Summit Begins

Washington Summit Begins (1990)
United StatesSummitWashington D.C.DiplomacyCold WarUS-Soviet RelationsForeign PolicyGeopolitics