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Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Maria Basescu, second from left, spouse of Romania President Traian Basescu, are joined for a photo opportunity with luncheon guests Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at the presidential seaside retreat in Neptun, Romania. Joining them are from left: Codrina Vierita, spouse of Adrian Vierita, Romanian Ambassador to the United States; Alexandra Coman, accomplished opera singer and fiancée of Adrian Cioroianu, Romania's Minister of Foreign Affairs; Jenny Taubman, spouse of Nick Taubman, U.S. Ambassador to Romania; and Maria Bitang, former Romanian Olympic Gymnastics Coach and State Advisor.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Maria Basescu, second from left, spouse of Romania President Traian Basescu, are joined for a photo opportunity with luncheon guests Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at the presidential seaside retreat in Neptun, Romania. Joining them are from left: Codrina Vierita, spouse of Adrian Vierita, Romanian Ambassador to the United States; Alexandra Coman, accomplished opera singer and fiancée of Adrian Cioroianu, Romania's Minister of Foreign Affairs; Jenny Taubman, spouse of Nick Taubman, U.S. Ambassador to Romania; and Maria Bitang, former Romanian Olympic Gymnastics Coach and State Advisor.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko, wife of Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, enjoy tea Tuesday, April 1, 2008, after ceremonies welcoming Mrs. Bush and President George W. Bush to Kyiv. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko, wife of Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, participate in a tea with breast cancer advocates and survivors Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at the Diplomatic Academy in Kyiv.
A volunteer briefs Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko during their visit Tuesday, April 1, 2008, to the Ukraine Peace Corps headquarters in Kyiv. Mrs. Bush thanked all the volunteers for their service, telling them that during their 27 months of service, they serve as ambassadors for the United States, "sharing the best of our country with those who may never come into contact with another American." Mrs. Laura Bush, Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko, and Dr. Deborah Taylor, wife of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, tour the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The museum honors the great Ukrainian poet, artist, and thinker who died in 1861 at the age of 47 after spending 10 years in exile for his opposition to the social and national oppression of the Ukrainian people.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Maria Basescu, second from left, spouse of Romania President Traian Basescu, are joined for a photo opportunity with luncheon guests Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at the presidential seaside retreat in Neptun, Romania. Joining them are from left: Codrina Vierita, spouse of Adrian Vierita, Romanian Ambassador to the United States; Alexandra Coman, accomplished opera singer and fiancée of Adrian Cioroianu, Romania's Minister of Foreign Affairs; Jenny Taubman, spouse of Nick Taubman, U.S. Ambassador to Romania; and Maria Bitang, former Romanian Olympic Gymnastics Coach and State Advisor.
Mrs. Laura Bush holds her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem Wednesday, April 2, 2008, as she stands with Mrs. Maria Basescu, spouse of Romania's President Traian Basescu, on the red carpet during the arrival ceremony at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airport in Constanta, Romania. Mrs. Laura Bush peers in for a closer view of artwork during a visit Thursday, April 3, 2008, to the National Art Museum in Bucharest.
Mrs. Laura Bush spends a moment with a traditional handicraft artisan at Dimitrie Gusti Village during an outing Thursday, April 3, 2008, with NATO spouses to the Bucharest open-air museum. 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 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 is welcomed by Mr. Mikhail Terentyev, Secretary General of the Russian Paralympic Committee, to Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi Sunday, April 6, 2008. Mrs. Bush visited with the team before departing Sochi for Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko, wife of Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, enjoy tea Tuesday, April 1, 2008, after ceremonies welcoming Mrs. Bush and President George W. Bush to Kyiv. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Maria Basescu, spouse of Romania's President Traian Basescu, break out in laughter at remarks made Wednesday, April 2, 2008, during a joint press availability with their husbands at the Protocol Villas Neptun-Olimp in Neptun, Romania.
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 holds a T-shirt presented to her Sunday, April 6, 2008, by members of the Russian Paralympic team at Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
Mrs. Laura Bush is welcomed to Kyiv's Presidential Secretariat by Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko upon the arrival Tuesday, April 1, 2008, of she and President George W. Bush for the official ceremony welcoming them to the country. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush applaud as they watch a skit sponsored by PEPFAR on HIV/AIDS performed by students at School 57 Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush wave as they board Air Force One Monday, March 31, 2008, for departure to Kyiv, Ukraine, the first stop on their European visit that will include the NATO Summit in Bucharest. Carrying bowls of corn with candles, President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush and Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko and Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko visit the Holomodor Memorial in Kyiv Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The memorial honors victims of Ukraine's great famine of 1932.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush, joined by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his wife, first lady Kateryna Yushchenko, are greeted by children, April 1, 2008, before touring St. Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine. President George W. Bush, accompanied by Mrs. Laura Bush, talks to reporters before their departure to Ukraine Monday, March 31, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. President Bush urges Congress to pass the FISA reform bill and to act quickly to approve the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. President and Mrs. Laura Bush depart on a six-day trip to Ukraine, Romania, Croatia, and Russia. President Bush will have a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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