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 Visit to Eastern Europe and Russia, Nov. 21-23, 2002
Laura Bush and Ludmila Putin, wife of Russian President Valdimir Putin, are reflected in a gilded mirror as they walk through one of the great halls of Catherine's Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
Laura Bush and Ludmila Putin, wife of Russian President Valdimir Putin, are reflected in a gilded mirror as they walk through one of the great halls of Catherine's Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
The Presidential limo pulls through the courtyard of Prague Castle following the NATO Summit dinner Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. White House photo by Paul Morse. President and Mrs. Bush stand with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife as they begin a brief tour of Catherine's Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia Friday, Nov. 22, 2002. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend a dinner for NATO leaders hosted by the Czech Republic at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002. White House photo by Paul Morse. Laura Bush and Ludmila Putin, wife of Russian President Valdimir Putin, are reflected in a gilded mirror as they walk through one of the great halls of Catherine's Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
Laura Bush and her staff tour the historic cemetery of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. The cemetery is known as the burial site of many prominent Czechs, such as the composer Dvorak, as well as the site for a notable collection of sculptural art. White House photo by Susan Sterner. Laura Bush looks over the historic book collection housed at Vilnius University with Alma Adamkiene, wife of the President of Lithuania, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
Laura Bush, joined by Debbie Stapleton, wife of U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, left, and Press Secretary Noelia Rodriguez, right, listens to a tour of Vysehrad Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Prague, Czech Republic Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. White House photo by Susan Sterner. Laura Bush jokes with some children of embassy employees at the American Center in Vilnius, Lithuania Saturday, November 23, 2002. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
Laura Bush and Meda Mladek look over the rushing waters of the Vlatva River from an exhibit in Mladek's museum in Prague Thursday, November 21, 2002.The museum, known as the Kampa Museum, was severly damaged by flooding in August. The collection features artists who worked under the Soviet occupied government. A special exhibit on Sept. 11, 2001, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, was on display in the flood-ravaged rooms of the museum. White House photo by Susan Sterner. Laura Bush stands with Romanian Olympic gymnast Nadia Comanici, to her right, and Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase during President Bush's speech before thousands of Romanians at the Piata Revolutiei in Bucharest, Romania. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
Laura Bush stands between the First Lady of Poland Jolenta Kwasneiska, third right, and First Lady of the Czech Republic , Dagmar Havlova, third left, as other spouses to NATO heads of state line up for a photo-op prior to a luncheon hosted by Dagmar Havlova at a Presidential retreat outside Prague. White House photo by Susan Sterner. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are greeted by children at the airport in Bucharest, Romania Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
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