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Bagpipes sit on the steps of the Guest Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, as preparations continued for the arrival of President George W. Bush. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Bagpipes sit on the steps of the Guest Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, as preparations continued for the arrival of President George W. Bush. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush poses with a group of traditional dancers, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, during a visit to the Sheikh Saeed Maktoum House, home of Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is escorted on a tour of the Sheikh Saeed Maktoum House, home of Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, left, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush tours the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition and Masdar Exhibition Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at the Emirates Palace Hotel Abu Dhabi. Joining him are the Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush listens to plans for the future of Abu Dhabi during a tour Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition and Masdar Exhibition at the Emirates Palace Hotel. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush participates in a tour of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition and Masdar Exhibition Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The President view the exhibit before departing the city for Dubai and Riyadh on the last leg of his Mideast visit. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush points to a display in the Masdar Exhibition Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Created in 2006, Masdar is a global cooperative platform for open engagement in the search for solutions to some of mankind's most pressing issues, such as energy security, climate change and truly sustainable human development. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush comments to the media as he tours the Masdar Exhibition Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Said the President, "I hope that my visit shines a spotlight on the Middle East, the opportunities to work constructively with our friends and allies, and shows people the truth about what life is like here in the UAE. This is a remarkable place. Its architecture is beautiful. But the can-do spirit is amazing." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush walks through an honor guard with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, upon arrival to Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes hands with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan after viewing exhibitions Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, on the future of the United Arab Emirates at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, pose for photos with a children’s dance group welcoming President Bush, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, during a visit to Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, applaud a children’s dance group welcoming President Bush, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, to Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
Escorted by a ceremonial horse procession, the limousine carrying President George W. Bush arrives at the Guest Palace Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Bagpipes sit on the steps of the Guest Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, as preparations continued for the arrival of President George W. Bush. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush and King Abdullah bin Abdul Al-Aziz walk the red carpet at Riyadh-King Khaled International Airport after the President arrived Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the final stop of his Mideast visit. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and King Abdullah bin Abdul Al-Aziz stand for their national anthems Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, after the President arrived at Riyadh-King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks to students from the Dubai School of Government during lunch at the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
Officials line the steps outside the Guest Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in anticipation of the arrival of President George W. Bush. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
The limousine carrying President George W. Bush from Riyadh-King Khaled International Airport arrives at the Guest Palace in Riyadh Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, accompanied by a ceremonial horse procession. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is interviewed Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, by Greta Van Susteren of Fox News at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks to young Arab leaders Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, during a roundtable discussion at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush participates in lunch Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, with Dubai School of Government students at the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper
With Dubai as a backdrop, President George W. Bush and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum participate in a roundtable discussion Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, with young Arab leaders at the Burj Al Arab Hotel. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush holds a falcon shown to him by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, during a visit to Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House in Dubai. White House photo by Eric Draper

 
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