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President Bush Meets with Chancellor Merkel of Germany at G8 Summit
President George W. Bush and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, meet Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. Calling Chancellor Merkel a "constructive force for good," President Bush told his fellow leader, "I value your friendship. I value your advice." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, meet Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. Calling Chancellor Merkel a "constructive force for good," President Bush told his fellow leader, "I value your friendship. I value your advice." White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush meets with Bob Geldof of DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), during the G-8 Summit Tuesday, July 8, 2008, in Toyako, Japan. White House photo by Eric Draper
Mrs. Laura Bush tastes a sampling of the food at the Hokkaido Marche farmer's market in Makkari Village Tuesday, July 8, 2008, as part of the G-8 Spouses Program. The small village on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido is known for its lilies and its potatoes, and the market, organized especially for the occasion of the G-8 Summit, showcased locally grown produce. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and spouses of G-8 leaders pause for the family photo Tuesday, July 8, 2008, during their visit to the village of Makkari on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. From left are: Mrs. Margarida Uva Barosso, Mrs. Laureen Harper, Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Sarah Brown and Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
With Mt. Yoteizan as a backdrop, the G-8 Spouses pause Tuesday, July 8, 2008, for their family photo in the village of Makkari on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush joins spouses of the G-8 leaders as they visit the Hokkaido Marche (northern farm market), in Makkari Village Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The Hokkaido Marche was especially organized by the local residents on the occasion of the Summit, with the aim of illustrating the richness of locally produced foods. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
A resident of Makkari waves as the G-8 Spouses pass by en route Tuesday, July 8, 2008, to Hokkaido Marche, a farmer’s market, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, site of the 2008 G-8 Summit. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Lake Toya is barely visible through the early morning fog Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park on Hokkaido, Japan is part of the scenic setting for the 2008 G-8 Summit. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, meet Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. Calling Chancellor Merkel a "constructive force for good," President Bush told his fellow leader, "I value your friendship. I value your advice." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands after meeting Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the G-8 Summit in Toyako, Japan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom, share a moment Tuesday, July 8, 2008, prior to the morning's G-8 Working Session at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Dmitriy Medvedev are the center of focus Tuesday, July 8, 2008, prior to the start of the morning’s G-8 Working Session in Toyako, Japan. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, Tuesday, July 8, 2008, as the G-8 leaders began their morning working session at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. White House photo by Eric Draper
With Lake Toya as a backdrop, leaders of the Group of Eight pose for the official family photograph Tuesday, July 8, 2008, in Toyako, Japan. White House photo by Eric Draper
Photographers train their lenses on the G-8 leaders Tuesday, July 8, 2008, as they pose for the official family photograph in Toyako, Japan. In the background is Lake Toya. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush joins President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, and Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Union, as they wave to hotel staff Tuesday, July 8, 2008, following the G-8 family portrait at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa. Looking on are Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, lower left, President Dmitriy Medvedev of Russia, left, and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, right, host of the 2008 Summit. White House photo by Eric Draper
Flag-waving youngsters and a snowman welcome the G-8 Spouses to Makkari Tuesday, July 8, 2008, where they visited a farmer's market and participated in a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, spouse of Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, host of the 2008 G-8 Summit. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

 
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