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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

🤝 Moscow Summit Begins

The Moscow Summit begins.
Moscow Summit Begins (1974)
MoscowSummitUSSRCold WarDetenteDiplomacyInternational RelationsNegotiations

🗣️ 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

🕊️ Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War

At the end of the Malta Summit, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declare that a long-lasting era of peace has begun. Many observers regard this summit as the official beginning of the end of the Cold War.
Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War (1989)
Cold WarSummitUSSRUSDiplomacyPeaceEnd of Cold WarGorbachevBush

🏛️ Washington Summit Begins

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

🗣️ Bush and Gorbachev Condemn Kuwait Invasion

George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki, Finland and issue a joint declaration condemning the invasion of Kuwait.
Bush and Gorbachev Condemn Kuwait Invasion (1990)
United StatesSoviet UnionHelsinkiSummitGulf WarInternational RelationsCold WarDiplomacyCooperation