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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at USAID Celebration of International Women's Day
Mrs. Laura Bush applauds as she's joined on stage by Ms. Henrietta Fore, left, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of the United States Foreign Assistance, and Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, for the USAID Celebration of International Women's Day Friday, March 7, 2008, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush applauds as she's joined on stage by Ms. Henrietta Fore, left, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of the United States Foreign Assistance, and Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, for the USAID Celebration of International Women's Day Friday, March 7, 2008, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush welcomes guests Friday, March 7, 2008, to the East Room of the White House for a scene performance of Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure. Mrs.Bush also spoke about the importance of learning through the arts and in support of the Kennedy Center/White House Historical Association theater series. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush, along with invited guests, watches a scene performance Friday, March 7, 2008 in the East Room of the White House, from the theater production of Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure. The play is part of the Kennedy Center Performances for Young Audiences Series. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush applauds as she's joined on stage by Ms. Henrietta Fore, left, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of the United States Foreign Assistance, and Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, for the USAID Celebration of International Women's Day Friday, March 7, 2008, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks Friday, March 7, 2008, during the USAID Celebration of International Women's Day at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush told her audience, "We're here today to tell our sisters around the world that we want them to join us. We're here to tell them that the long walk to freedom and equality, even though sometimes it might be a tiresome journey, that it's worth it. And the women of the United States are with them every single step of the way." White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

 
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