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President Welcomes Vietnamese Prime Minister to the White House
After meeting in the Oval Office, President George W. Bush shows Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and his delegation the Rose Garden during their visit to the White House Tuesday, June 21, 2005. It is the first visit by a Prime Minister from Vietnam in more than 30 years. White House photo by Eric Draper
After meeting in the Oval Office, President George W. Bush shows Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and his delegation the Rose Garden during their visit to the White House Tuesday, June 21, 2005. It is the first visit by a Prime Minister from Vietnam in more than 30 years. White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Ben Bernanke as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Tuesday, June 21, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush attends the swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Ben Bernanke as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Tuesday, June 21, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
Meeting on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, President George W. Bush met with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai of Vietnam in the Oval Office Tuesday, June 21, 2005. "At the invitation of President George W. Bush, it gives me the great pleasure and honor as the first Vietnamese Prime Minister to pay an official visit to the United States," said the Prime Minister to the press. White House photo by Eric Draper
After meeting in the Oval Office, President George W. Bush shows Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and his delegation the Rose Garden during their visit to the White House Tuesday, June 21, 2005. It is the first visit by a Prime Minister from Vietnam in more than 30 years. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Phan Van Khai of Vietnam deliver statements to the media in the Oval Office Tuesday, June 21, 2005. "We discussed our economic relations. And I noted that the Vietnamese economy is growing quite substantially. We talked about our desire for Vietnam to join the WTO," said the President. "We talked about security issues and a mutual desire to coordinate in the war on terror." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes hands with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai of Vietnam as he departs the White House Tuesday, June 21, 2005. During the two leaders' meeting, President Bush expressed strong support for Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization and accepted the Prime Minister's invitation to attend the 2006 APEC Summit in Vietnam. White House photo by Eric Draper

 
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