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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - Australia 2007

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - Australia 2007
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President Bush stands on the deck of the MV AQA during a tour of Sydney Harbor Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. The President is in Australia to meet with Prime Minister John Howard and participate in this week's APEC summit.
President Bush stands on the deck of the MV AQA during a tour of Sydney Harbor Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. The President is in Australia to meet with Prime Minister John Howard and participate in this week's APEC summit.
 
President George W. Bush waves from Air Force One after landing in Sydney Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, to attend the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation. President George W. Bush is greeted Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, upon his arrival at Sydney (Kingsford-Smith) Airport by Colonel Bil Monfrieds ADC, representing the Governor-General of Australia.
President George W. Bush greets Mrs. Janette Howard at the Man O War Steps Wharf in Sydney Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. The President joined Mrs. Howard and Prime Minister Howard for a social lunch with Australian troops. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, shake hands as they meet for the start of a daylong visit Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at the Commonwealth Parliament Offices in Sydney.
President George W. Bush and Australia's Prime Minister John Howard sign the Defense Cooperation Treaty following a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at the Commonwealth Parliament Offices in Sydney. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard, of Australia, wave to well-wishers Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, after leaving the Commonwealth Parliament Offices and walking to the InterContinental Hotel in Sydney.
President George W. Bush shakes hands with an unidentified couple Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, as he walks to the InterContinental Hotel in Sydney with Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, following their morning meetings. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, listen to a reporter's question Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, during a joint press availability at the InterContinental Hotel in Sydney. President Bush met with the Prime Minister for a day's worth of meetings before joining him during the 2007 APEC summit later in the week.
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, sit topside aboard the Age Quod Agis during a tour of Sydney Harbor Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. With the Sydney Opera House as a backdrop, President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, talk as they tour Sydney Harbor Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, aboard the MV AQA.
President Bush stands on the deck of the MV AQA during a tour of Sydney Harbor Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. The President is in Australia to meet with Prime Minister John Howard and participate in this week's APEC summit. President George W. Bush greets Australian troops during a social lunch Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, on Garden Island in Sydney.
President George W. Bush talks with a member of the Australian Defense Force during a luncheon at the Royal Australia Navy Heritage Centre Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, on Garden Island in Sydney Harbor. President George W. Bush addresses members of the Australian Defense Force during a luncheon Wednesday on Garden Island in Sydney. The President told the troops, "I believe we are writing one of the great chapters in the history of liberty and peace. ...So I want to thank you."
President George W. Bush acknowledges his host, Australia's Prime Minister John Howard, during their joint press availability Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, in Sydney. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, wave as they take a tour of Sydney Harbor Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. The President is spending the day in meetings with the Prime Minister and will join him later this week at the 2007 APEC summit.
President George W. Bush smiles as he greets a young lady during a luncheon Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, on Garden Island in Sydney. With Australia's Prime Minister John Howard and his wife, Janette Howard, smiling in the background, President George W. Bush kids with members of the media Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, during a luncheon with Australian troops on Garden Island in Sydney.
Spectators shelter themselves from a bitter rain Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, as they wave to a motorcade carrying President George W. Bush through the streets of Sydney. President George W. Bush stands with Senator George Brandis, the Commonwealth Minister for Arts and Sports, and Mary-Louise Williams, museum director, as they stand at the United States of America Gallery at the Australian National Maritime Museum Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, in Sydney. The exhibit was funded by a $5 million gift for the Bicentennial of European settlement in Australia and was dedicated by President George H.W. Bush in 1992.
President George W. Bush listens as Mary-Louise Williams, director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, describes one of the exhibits on display during a tour Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, in Sydney. President George W. Bush examines the details of a Yirrkala Bark Painting during a tour Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, of the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, where the President is scheduled to attend the 2007 APEC summit later this week.
President George W. Bush greets a performer Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, during a brief exhibition of Aboriginal dance and song at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. President George W. Bush hugs a young girl Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, following a performance of Aboriginal song and dance at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.
President George W. Bush enjoys a performance of Aboriginal song and dance during a visit Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, to the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. President George W. Bush joins Mary-Louise Williams, director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, during a visit Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, in Sydney.

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