<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 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 honour, 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 . </P> <P> At home front, Prime Minister Ali Khan's trip to the United States was highly politicised and criticised by the left--wing sphere who levelled its charges on ignoring the Soviet Union's invitation in favour of the United States . Upon returning to Pakistan, Ali Khan spoke highly of his visit to the US 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 . </P>

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