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Mrs. Laura Bush speaks with Panama's President Martin Torrijos at the United Nations Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, during a UN-UNICEF ceremony honoring Panamanian First Lady Mrs. Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos. Mrs. Bush congratulated President Torrijos on Panama taking the position as president of the UN Security Council and highlighted the importance of international action to support freedom in Burma. With them is Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush.
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks with Panama's President Martin Torrijos at the United Nations Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, during a UN-UNICEF ceremony honoring Panamanian First Lady Mrs. Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos. Mrs. Bush congratulated President Torrijos on Panama taking the position as president of the UN Security Council and highlighted the importance of international action to support freedom in Burma. With them is Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush.
Mrs. Laura Bush listens to the African Children's Choir during a luncheon on global health and literacy Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2007, at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Giovanni Castellaneta, wife of the Italian Ambassador to the United States, tour an exhibit of Italian Women Artists from Renaissance to Baroque at the National Museum of Women in the Arts Thursday, March 22, 2007, in Washington, D.C. They are guided by the museum's director Dr. Judy L. Larson, who is pictured at the far left.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stands with the Kankouran West African Dance Company after delivering remarks during a ceremony marking Malaria Awareness Day Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in the Rose Garden. "The American people, through their government, are working to end this epidemic,"said President Bush. "In 2005, President Bush announced the President's Malaria Initiative -- a five-year, $1.2 billion program to combat malaria in the hardest-hit African nations." President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush take the stage with the Kankouran West African Dance Company after delivering remarks during a ceremony marking Malaria Awareness Day Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in the Rose Garden.
Mrs. Laura Bush, joined by NBA and WNBA players, prepares to pose for photos with fifth-grade students following a basketball game during a Malaria Awareness Day event Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at the Friendship Public Charter School on the Woodridge Elementary and Middle School campus in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by President George W. Bush as she delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Malaria Awareness Day Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in the Rose Garden.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, tour the gardens at the Mount Vernon Estate of George Washington Thursday, April 26, 2007, in Mount Vernon, Va. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, stand before a portrait of George Washington as they talk to members of the media, following a tour of the Mount Vernon Estate of George Washington Thursday, April 26, 2007, in Mount Vernon, Va.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, talk to members of the media follwing their visit to the Mount Vernon Estate of George Washington Thursday, April 26, 2007, in Mount Vernon , Va. Mrs. Laura Bush arrives Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the Schwerin City Library in Schwerin, Germany, where she delivered remarks and participated in a ribbon-cutting at the opening of America@Your Library.
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the Schwerin City Library in Schwerin, Germany. Said Mrs.Bush, "Our countries -- the United States and Germany -- are friends today because we both treasure freedom and we share a deep love of learning. I hope that new ties of friendship will form between Germany and the United States as a result of America@Your Library." Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a ribbon-cutting Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the Schwerin City Library in Schwerin, Germany. Joining her are Norbert Claussen, Lord Mayor of Schwerin, and Heidrun Hamann, the Director of the library.
Mrs. Laura Bush joins youngsters at the opening of the American Children's Corner at Sofia City Library Monday, June 11, 2007, in Sofia. Mrs. Bush said, "The books in this American Corner tell the story of the United States, describing my country's history, culture and diverse society. In these books, children in Sofia can discover literature that children in the United States enjoy." Mrs. Laura Bush hosts a coffee for Mrs. Maria Kaczynska, First Lady of Poland, in the Yellow Oval Room Monday, July 16, 2007.
Visiting the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Maria Kaczynska, First Lady of Poland, look at Poul Henningsen's table lamp, “PH", during a tour of the exhibit Modernism: Designing a New World, 1914-1939, Monday, July 16, 2007, in Washington, D.C. They are led by Director and President Paul Greenhalgh and Administrative Design Chair Catherine Armour. Mrs. Laura Bush speaks during a luncheon on global health and literacy Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2007, at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. "Over the last five years, Afghanistan's primary-school enrollment rate has increased by more than 500 percent. At the same time, Afghanistan's infant and child mortality rate has dropped nearly 20 percent," said Mrs. Bush citing an important example of how education and children's health are intertwined. "Just a few years of increased school enrollment have produced these promising advances in children's health."
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks to the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council Thursday, January 17, 2008, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. During her remarks, Mrs. Bush said, "Council initiatives have educated women judges and lawyers about Afghanistan's new constitution. Women parliamentarians have come to the U.S. to meet with members of Congress. Hundreds of midwives are being trained to help reduce Afghanistan's high maternal mortality rate. Micro-credit loans have been extended to Afghan entrepreneurs. Afghan women manage community banks, and attend graduate-level business seminars in the United States." Mrs Laura Bush joins members of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council for a roundtable discussion Thursday, January 17, 2008, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The U.S.-Afghan Women's Council promotes education, literacy, political participation, economic participation, and access to healthcare for women and children of Afghanistan.
Mrs. Laura Bush poses for photos with Nabi Sensoy, Turkish Ambassador to the United States, his wife Gulgun Sensoy, and Dr. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman Friday January 18, 2007, during a visit to the Contemporary Turkish Painting Exhibit at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. Mrs Laura Bush participates in a tour of the Contemporary Turkish Painting Exhibit Friday January 18, 2007, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush is accompanied on the tour by Nabi Sensoy, Turkish Ambassador to the United States, his wife Gulgun Sensoy, and Mrs. Nancy Brinker, Chief of Protocol of the United States. The tour was led by Dr. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, and Stephen Phillips, Federal Reserve Fine Arts Director.
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks with Panama's President Martin Torrijos at the United Nations Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, during a UN-UNICEF ceremony honoring Panamanian First Lady Mrs. Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos. Mrs. Bush congratulated President Torrijos on Panama taking the position as president of the UN Security Council and highlighted the importance of international action to support freedom in Burma. With them is Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush.

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