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President Bush Exchanges Toasts at State Banquet in Vietnam
President George W. Bush exchanges toasts with Viet President Nguyen Minh Triet during a State Banquet Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at the International Convention Center in Hanoi. President Bush told his host, "Vietnam is a country that's taking its rightful place as a strong and vibrant nation," adding he hoped its people know they have the friendship of the American people. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush exchanges toasts with Viet President Nguyen Minh Triet during a State Banquet Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at the International Convention Center in Hanoi. President Bush told his host, "Vietnam is a country that's taking its rightful place as a strong and vibrant nation," adding he hoped its people know they have the friendship of the American people. White House photo by Paul Morse Full Story
President George W. Bush exchanges toasts with Viet President Nguyen Minh Triet during a State Banquet Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at the International Convention Center in Hanoi. President Bush told his host, "Vietnam is a country that's taking its rightful place as a strong and vibrant nation," adding he hoped its people know they have the friendship of the American people. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, walk through the courtyard of the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. The pair met for lunch and talked about a number of subjects including global terrorism, the U.S. elections and global warming. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush smiles during a press availability Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, with Australian Prime Minister John Howard at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush stands with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the Office of the Government Cabinet Room Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Hanoi after his arrival with Mrs. Laura Bush to Vietnam. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Nguyen Minh Triet participate in an arrival ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. The President thanks President Nguyen for hosting APEC and said he looked "forward to continuing to work to make sure our bilateral relations are close." White House photo by Eric Draper
As President George W. Bush and President Nguyen Minh Triet of Vietnam view from a canopy, an honor guard stands at attention Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, during the arrival ceremony at Hanoi's Presidential Palace. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush join Viet President Nguyen Minh Triet and Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi in the Great Hall of the Presidential Palace Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, after arriving in Hanoi for the 2006 APEC Summit. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Viet President Nguyen Minh Triet meet in the Great Hall of the Presidential Palace in Hanoi Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. President Bush told his host, "I've been reading and studying about your country and I have seen now firsthand the great vibrancy and the excitement that's taking place in Vietnam." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Viet President Nguyen Minh Triet review the honor guard Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, during the arrival ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush greets passersby as he walks from Hanoi's Presidential Palace Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, to the Office of the Government where he met with Viet Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Nguyen Minh Triet of Vietnam, stand at attention during the playing of the national anthems Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, during the arrival ceremony for the President and Mrs. Bush at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush meets with Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party, at Central Party Headquarters in Hanoi Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
Under the American and Viet flags, President George W. Bush and President Nguyen Minh Triet review the honor guard during the arrival ceremony Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, in Hanoi. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Cattle graze on the outskirts of Hanoi Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, site of the 2006 APEC Summit. White House photo by Paul Morse
Mrs. Laura Bush is welcomed to a roundtable and lunch at the KOTO Restaurant in Hanoi by Jimmy Pham, Founder and Project Director of Know One, Teach One, a grass-roots humanitarian program designed to train Hanoi youth in the service industry. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Pedestrians and cyclists line the motorcade route in Hanoi as President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush head to the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, after their arrival in Vietnam. White House photo by Paul Morse
An honor guard passes by the Presidential Palace in Hanoi Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, during the arrival ceremony for President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush. White House photo by Paul Morse
The limousine carrying President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush arrives at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi Friday, Nov. 17, 2006. The arrival in Vietnam of President Bush marks only the second time a U.S. president has visited the country. White House photo by Paul Morse
 
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