December 16-17 1961 - President John F. Kennedy visits Venezuela and Colombia

President and Mrs. Kennedy are welcomed by President Romulo Betancourt on his arrival at Maiquetia Airport in Caracas, Venezuela.
President, Mrs. Kennedy, and President Romulo Betancourt visit an Inter-American Development Loan project, El Frio, Venezuela
President Kennedy addresses the staff of the United States Embassy in Caracas.
President Kennedy and President Romulo Betancourt of Venezuela issue a joint statement about their recent discussions.
President Kennedy lays a wreath at the tomb of Simon Bolivar in Caracas.
President and Mrs. Kennedy are welcomed at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, by President Alberto lleras Camargo.
President Kennedy visits the site of the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá.
President and Mrs. Kennedy are honored at a state dinner in the San Carlos Palace, Bogotá.

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Indeed, the Techo Housing Project was renamed as "Ciudad Kennedy", by Colombian President Guillermo León Valencia, on November 23rd, 1963, as a tribute to the memory of President Kennedy, after his assassination.