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Vice President Dick Cheney, center right, stands with leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions who participated in the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. The leaders met to discuss common interests and reinforce their commitments to the advancement of democracy in the region. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney, center right, stands with leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions who participated in the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. The leaders met to discuss common interests and reinforce their commitments to the advancement of democracy in the region. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia, share a light moment with U.S. Ambassador John Tefft, right, during a bilateral meeting held during the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko greet one another before beginning a breakfast meeting, Thursday, May 4, 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Both leaders have come to Vilnius to participate in the Vilnius Conference 2006, a summit of leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Thursday, May 4, 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. During a statement to the press the Vice President said, " Developments in Ukraine are extraordinarily important, and all of us who support the development of freedom and democracy have been impressed with what our friends in Ukraine have achieved and want to do everything we can to be of assistance in the days ahead." White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the keynote speech at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday May 4, 2006. The conference brings together delegations from the Baltic and Black Sea regions that are committed to the advancement of democracy and dedicated to working together to reinforce common values and regional interests. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the keynote speech Thursday May 4, 2006, at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. In his remarks the Vice President spoke of the story of democracy that has been written over the last two decades in the Baltic and Black Sea regions. "This great story has been repeated many times in the course of a generation, enhancing the lives of millions, and lifting the hopes of millions more," he said , adding, "With the consolidation of democracy, and the expansion of NATO and the European Union, countries that once were rivals have become partners." White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski hold a bilateral meeting Thursday, May 4, 2006 at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. During the meeting the two leaders discussed the important relationship between the two countries. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney, center right, stands with leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions who participated in the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. The leaders met to discuss common interests and reinforce their commitments to the advancement of democracy in the region. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Inna Kuley, wife of recently jailed Belarusian democracy advocate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. Earlier in the day the Vice President delivered the conference's keynote speech and called for the release of Milinkevich and other activists who were jailed after pledging to use civil disobedience to bring about the removal of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush shares a moment with Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany, during the American Jewish Committee's Centennial Dinner Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush speaks with guests during the White House celebration of Cinco De Mayo in the East Room Thursday, May 4, 2006. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and guests listen to artist Graciela Beltran perform during the White House celebration of Cinco De Mayo in the East Room Thursday, May 4, 2006. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush visits with President Tabare Vazquez of Uruguay in the Oval Office Thursday, May 4, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Tabare Vazquez of Uruguay talk with the press in the Oval Office Thursday, May 4, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush addresses guests in the East Room of the White House Thursday, May 4, 2006, during a celebration of the National Day of Prayer. White House photo by Eric Draper
Evangelist performer Gail Richardson sings "How Great Thou Art," during a celebration of National Prayer Day Thursday, May 4, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is joined in prayer by Shirley Dobson, chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, and Rabbi Sholom Ciment, the spiritual leader of Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton in Palm Beach County, Fla., during a celebration of National Prayer Day at the White House Thursday, May 4, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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