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April 2008
Mrs. Laura Bush listens Friday, April 4, 2008, as Dr. Petre Radu Guran explains the finer details of the Stavropoleos Church in Bucharest. Dr. Guran, an expert in Byzantine Culture and Society, is a senior researcher at the Institute for South-East European Studies at the Romanian Academy of Sciences.
Mrs. Laura Bush listens Friday, April 4, 2008, as Dr. Petre Radu Guran explains the finer details of the Stavropoleos Church in Bucharest. Dr. Guran, an expert in Byzantine Culture and Society, is a senior researcher at the Institute for South-East European Studies at the Romanian Academy of Sciences.
Mrs. Laura Bush leans in to listen to Alexandra Coman, fiance of Romania's Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu, as they join other guests, including Mrs. Maria Basescu, in white, spouse of Romania's President Taian Basescu, and Mrs. Jeannie de Hoop Scheffer, spouse of NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, at the Dimitrie Gusti Village museum in Bucharest. Mrs. Laura Bush joins the spouses of NATO leaders Thursday, April 3, 2008, for a traditional folk music program at Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest. Located just outside the city, the museum is laid out like a typical rural Romanian village and includes around 300 authentic rural buildings from every region of the country.
Mrs. Laura Bush spends a moment with a traditional handicraft artisan at the Dimitrie Gusti Village during an outing Thursday, April 3, 2008, with NATO spouses to the Bucharest open-air museum. Mrs. Laura Bush walks with the spouses of NATO leaders Thursday, April 3, 2008, at the open-aired Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest. With her are Maria Basescu, right, spouse of Romania's President Traian Basescu, and Alexandra Coman, fiance of Romania's Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush peers through an archway at the Dimitrie Gusti Village in Bucharest Thursday, April 3, 2008, as she joined fellow spouses of NATO leaders for a tour of the open-air museum. Mrs. Laura Bush smiles during her visit Friday, April 4, 2008, to Stavropoleos Church in Bucharest, Romania. The church, built in 1724, is an artistic monument displaying a well-balanced blend of Byzantine-oriental and Western-baroque elements.
Mrs. Laura Bush listens Friday, April 4, 2008, as Dr. Petre Radu Guran explains the finer details of the Stavropoleos Church in Bucharest. Dr. Guran, an expert in Byzantine Culture and Society, is a senior researcher at the Institute for South-East European Studies at the Romanian Academy of Sciences. Mrs. Laura Bush and Sisters of the Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, follow Dr. Petre Radu Guran as he leads them across the church courtyard Friday, April 4, 2008. In 2003, the U.S. Embassy donated $27,000 for the restoration of the courtyard under the auspices of a special U.S. Department of State program entitled, "Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation."
Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a civic education forum Friday, April 4, 2008, at Central University Library of Bucharest. Mrs. Bush thanked the teachers for devoting their time and energy to cultivate students' commitment and said the United States will continue to support those working to strengthen Romanian democracy. Mrs. Laura Bush accepts a bouquet of flowers as she arrives for tea Friday, April 4, 2008, with Mrs. Milka Mesic, right, spouse of Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, at the Office of the President in Zagreb.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Croatia's First Lady Mrs. Milka Mesic sit for tea Friday, April 4, 2008, following the arrival of President and Mrs. Bush in Zagreb, where they will overnight before continuing on to Russia. Mrs. Laura Bush is shown a rare book during her visit Saturday, April 5, 2008, to the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb.
Mrs. Laura Bush is shown an ancient map during her visit Saturday, April 5, 2008, to the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb. Mrs. Laura Bush views a large wall mural Saturday, April 5, 2008, during her tour at the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb.
Mrs. Laura Bush visits with a preservation technician during her visit Saturday, April 5, 2008, to the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb.

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