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G8 Summit 2008 Photos
President's Trip to Hokkaido Toyako Japan
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.
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.
 
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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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. A resident of Makkari waves as the G-8 Spouses pass by en route Tuesday, July 8, 2008, to Hokkaido Marche, a famer's market, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, site of the 2008 G-8 Summit.
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. 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.
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. 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.
President George W. Bush shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following a meeting at the G-8 Summit Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Toyako, Japan. President George W. Bush speaks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, United Kingdom, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany, during the final day of the G-8 Summit Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Toyako, Japan.
President George W. Bush participates in a photo opportunity with the major economic leaders of the G-8 Summit Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Toyako, Japan. From left, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, President Hu Jintao of China, and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico. President George W. Bush shakes hands with President of China, Hu Jintao, during their meeting at the G-8 Summit Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Toyako, Japan.
President George W. Bush shakes hands with Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak following their meeting at the G-8 Summit Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Toyako, Japan. President George W. Bush delivers remarks at the conclusion of the G-8 Summit Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Toyako, Japan.
Crowds wave as the motorcade of the Mrs. Laura Bush travels to the Lake Toya Visitors Center Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. Mrs. Bush participates in a discussion with Junior 8 (J8) members and other G-8 spouses during her visit to the Toyako Town Visitors Center Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. Mrs. Bush is joined by from left, Mrs. Sarah Brown, spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mrs. Svetlana Medvedev, spouse of the President of Russia, Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, and Mrs. Laureen Harper, spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada.
Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a discussion with Junior 8 (J8) members during her visit to the Lake Toya Visitors Center Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Ms. Natsumi Kagawa, age 11, after planting a tree at the Toyako New Mount Showa Memorial Park Wednesday, July 8, 2008, during a tree planting ceremony in Hokkaido, Japan.
Mrs. Laura Bush, joined by other G-8 spouses, plants a tree at the Toyako New Mount Showa Memorial Park during tree planting ceremony Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. Joining Mrs. Bush from left are Mrs. Sarah Brown, spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mrs. Svetlana Medvedev, spouse of the President of Russia, Mrs. Laureen Harper, spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, and Ms. Harumi Takahashi, Governor of Hokkaido. Mrs. Laura Bush, accompanied by Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, left, is greeted as she arrives to the Toyako New Mount Showa Memorial Park for a ceremonial tree planting ceremony with other G-8 spouses Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan.

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