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President's Trip to Europe - February 21, 2005

President George W. Bush and Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt wave to the press outside the Prime Minister's office in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 21, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt wave to the press outside the Prime Minister's office in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 21, 2005.
President George W. Bush speaks at Concert Noble Ballroom in Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. “Our greatest opportunity and immediate goal is peace in the Middle East. After many false starts, and dashed hopes, and stolen lives, a settlement of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is now within reach,” said the President. President George W. Bush speaks at Concert Noble Ballroom in Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. “Together, we must make clear to the Iraqi people that the world is also with them -- because they have certainly shown their character to the world,” said the President.
President George W. Bush delivers a foreign policy speech at the Concert Noble Ballroom, Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. President George W. Bush greets fellow leaders and audience members during his address at Concert Noble Ballroom in Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. “In all these ways, our strong friendship is essential to peace and prosperity across the globe,” said the President in his speech.
President George W. Bush meets with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt of Belgium in his office in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 21, 2005. President George W. Bush and Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt wave to the press outside the Prime Minister's office in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 21, 2005.
President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush are welcomed by King Albert II and Queen Paolo of Belgium at the palace office in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. Laura Bush walks with Queen Paola of Belgium during a tour of the Royal Palace of Belgium in Brussels Monday, Feb. 21, 2005.
Laura Bush walks with Queen Paola of Belgium during a tour of the Royal Palace of Belgium in Brussels Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. President George W. Bush meets with French President Jacques Chirac in Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005.
Attending a bilateral meeting, Presidents George W. Bush and Jacques Chirac of France address the press at the Ambassador's Residence, Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. Attending the NATO Summit, President George W. Bush meets with French President Jacques Chirac in Brussels, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush sit with children of embassy staff during their visit with U.S. Embassy employees Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, at the Sheraton Brussels Hotel and Towers in Brussels. During her first day in Belgium, Laura Bush tours Brussels, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005.
Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, Laura Bush tours the Erasmus Museum located in the Brussels’ home of the late Desiderius Erasmus, author of “Moriae Encomium.”

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