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Mrs. Laura Bush smiles as she participates in a Big Read Egypt/U.S. roundtable discussion Sunday, May 18, 2008, with students at the Fayrouz Experimental School for Languages at Sharm El Sheikh. Mrs. Bush told the participants that the Big Read partnership will use literature to enhance understanding of each other’s societies and will also awaken the joy of reading in both Egyptians and Americans, particularly young people. Sitting with her is Dr. Yousry Saber Hussein El-Gamal, Minister of Education. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President Bush to Travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt
The President and Mrs. Bush will travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt
from May 13-18, 2008.
In Israel, the President will meet with President Peres and Prime Minister
Olmert and address the Knesset. The President will then travel to Saudi
Arabia and meet with King Abdallah. In Egypt, the President will meet
President Mubarak. The President will also hold meetings in Egypt with King
Abdullah II of Jordan and Palestinian Authority President Abbas, and
deliver remarks at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East.
The President's visit to Israel will celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary
and our close ties over the past six decades. His visit to Saudi Arabia
will also commemorate the 75th anniversary of the formal establishment of
U.S.-Saudi relations. In his meetings with regional leaders, the President
will reaffirm efforts toward peace and prosperity and our close work with
regional allies to combat terrorism and promote freedom.
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