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President Honors Ambassador Karen Hughes at Swearing-In Ceremony
President George W. Bush watches as Karen Hughes is sworn-in by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 at the State Department in Washington, to be the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy. Jerry Hughes, Secretary Hughes' husband, holds the Bible during the ceremony. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush watches as Karen Hughes is sworn-in by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 at the State Department in Washington, to be the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy. Jerry Hughes, Secretary Hughes' husband, holds the Bible during the ceremony. White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush watches as Karen Hughes is sworn-in by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 at the State Department in Washington, to be the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy. Jerry Hughes, Secretary Hughes' husband, holds the Bible during the ceremony. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush congratulates Karen Hughes after her swearing-in by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 at the State Department in Washington, to be the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush addresses an audience attending the swearing-in ceremony of Karen Hughes, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 at the State Department in Washington, to be the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy. Karen Hughes is seen with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her husband Jerry Hughes. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush addresses guests on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, during the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Award Ceremony and to honor the courage and commitment of emergency services personnel who died on Sept. 11, 2001. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush gestures as he addresses guests on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, during the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Award Ceremony and to honor the courage and commitment of emergency services personnel who died on Sept. 11, 2001. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush embraces one of the hundreds of family and friends who gathered on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, during the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Award Ceremony, in honor of the courage and commitment of emergency services personnel who died on Sept. 11, 2001. White House photo by Paul Morse
This is the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Award presented Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 in ceremonies at the White House in Washington, in honor of the courage and commitment of emergency services personnel who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Department of Justice photo.
President George W. Bush meets some of the hundreds of family and friends who gathered on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, during the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Award ceremony, in honor of the courage and commitment of emergency services personnel who died on Sept. 11, 2001. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes hands Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 with FDNY Academy graduate Tommy Gies, son of New York firefighter Lt. Ronnie Gies who died on 9/11/01, following the President's remarks at the 9/11 Heros Medal of Valor Award Cermony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Gies, seen with his mother and brothers, told the President in an earlier meeting in March 2004 that it was his wish to follow in his father's footsteps. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush holds Keira Corrigan of Mineola, N.Y., as he meets some of the hundreds of family and friends who gathered on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, during the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Award Ceremony, in honor of the courage and commitment of emergency services personnel who died on Sept. 11, 2001. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush poses for a photo with a young man wearing a button in honor of 9/11 victim, Yamel J. Merino, as he met some of the hundreds of families and friends who gathered on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, during the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Award Ceremony, in honor of the courage and commitment of emergency services personnel who died on Sept. 11, 2001. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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