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Mrs. Bush's Trip to Europe

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.
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. 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. Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, Laura Bush tours the Erasmus Museum located in the Brussels’ home of the late Desiderius Erasmus, author of “Moriae Encomium.”
Laura Bush delivers remarks to U.S. soldiers and spouses during a visit to Ramstein Air Base Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 in Ramstein, Germany. Mrs. Bush thanked U.S. servicemen and women and the families that support them for their bravery and sacrifice. Laura Bush visits with U.S. Army Specialist Garrett Larson who is recovering from injuries sustained in Iraq at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, in Ramstein, Germany.
During her first day in Belgium, Laura Bush tours Brussels, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. Mrs. Bush talks with spouses of deployed military during a luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany.
Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, Laura Bush enjoys a tour of the Erasmus Museum located in the Brussels’ home of the late Desiderius Erasmus, author of “Moriae Encomium.” Laura Bush reaches for the hands of children waving U.S. and German flags as she passes them in the hallway of the Hainerberg Elementary School February, 22, 2005, in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Mrs Bush greets Hainerberg Elementary School student Hailey Cook during her visit with fourth and fifth graders Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 in Wiesbaden, Germany. 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.
Audience members listen to a speech by Laura Bush praising the sacrifice and hard work of the U.S. military and their families Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany. Laura Bush is applauded during a Feb. 21, 2005 event at the Sheraton Brussels Hotel and Towers.
Laura Bush signs autographs for students of General H. H. Arnold High School following her remarks there to students, faculty and parents of the military in Wiesbaden, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005. Students of General H. H. Arnold High School lead Mrs. Bush and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance prior to her remarks Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Hainerberg elementary students Montana Feix and Matt Bowlsby greet Laura Bush as she arrives to the school Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, in Wiesbaden, Germany. During her visit to the school Mrs. Bush heard a recital by the school chorus and talked with a group of fourth and fifth graders. Laura Bush listens to translation headphones during a joint press conference with President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at the Electoral Palace in Mainz, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005. The Chancellor’s wife, Mrs. Schroeder-Koepf is seated next to Mrs. Bush.
Laura Bush watches dancers during a Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, lunch hosted by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, behind, and Mrs. Schroeder-Koepf, left, at the Electoral Palace in Mainz, Germany. Laura Bush and Mrs. Schroeder-Koepf tour Saint Martin's Cathedral in Mainz, Germany, Feb. 23, 2005.
Laura Bush and Mrs. Schroeder-Koepf, center, view the Gutenberg Bible during a visit to the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005. Laura Bush and Mrs. Schroeder-Koepf light candles during a tour of Saint Martin's Cathedral in Mainz, Germany, Feb. 23, 2005.
Laura Bush delivers remarks during the opening of "Info USA" at the University Library in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005. During the opening of "Info USA" at the University Library in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Feb. 24, 2005, Laura Bush writes a note in the library's guest book.
During the opening of University Library's "Info USA," Tibor Trgina, General Director of the library, shows Laura Bush books and artwork preserved at the library in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Laura Bush was also joined by Slovak Republic's Minister of Culture Rudolf Chmel, center, during her visit to the library, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005.

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