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President George W. Bush addresses the crowded town square of Stralsund, Germany, before meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday, July 13, 2006. "I bring a message from the American people: We're honored to call the German people friends and allies," said President Bush. "We share common values and common interests. We want to work together to keep the peace. We want to work together to promote freedom. There's so much that we can do, working together, and that's -- part of my visit today is to pledge to you and the Chancellor, America and Germany stand side-by-side."
President George W. Bush addresses the crowded town square of Stralsund, Germany, before meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday, July 13, 2006. "I bring a message from the American people: We're honored to call the German people friends and allies," said President Bush. "We share common values and common interests. We want to work together to keep the peace. We want to work together to promote freedom. There's so much that we can do, working together, and that's -- part of my visit today is to pledge to you and the Chancellor, America and Germany stand side-by-side."
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush arrive Friday, July 14, 2006, to St. Peterburg's Pulkovo Airport, waving to well-wishers waiting to greet them. President Bush will attend the G8 Summit over the weekend. As President George W. Bush and Laura Bush look on, German Chancellor Angela Markel slices up some barbeque Thursday, July 13, 2006, during dinner in Trinwillershagen, Germany. The Bushes continue their Europe trip when they depart Germany Friday en route to Russia and the G8 Summit.
The President greets local residents. Well-wishers line the streets of Trinwillershagen, Germany, Thursday, July 13, 2006, awaiting a glimpse of President George W. Bush and Laura Bush as they arrive for a barbeque with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mrs. Laura Bush is shown jewelry artifacts on her tour of the City of Stralsund Archives in Stralsund, Germany, Thursday, July 13, 2006, by Dr. Andreas Gruger, director of the Stralsund Museum of Cultural History.
Mrs. Laura Bush is escorted on a tour outside the City of Stralsund Archives in Stralsund, Germany, Thursday, July 13, 2006, by Dr. Hans-Joachim Hacker, director of the City of Stralsund Archives. Mrs. Laura Bush speaks to school children during a visit Thursday, July 13, 2006, to the Stralsund Children's Library in Stralsund, Germany, where Mrs. Bush participated in the ribbon cutting to open the exhibit America@yourlibrary. The America@yourlibrary is a new initiative to develop existing and new partnerships between German public libraries and the U.S. Embassy and Consulate Resource Centers.
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks to school children during a visit Thursday, July 13, 2006, to the Stralsund Children's Library in Stralsund, Germany, where Mrs. Bush participated in the ribbon cutting to open the exhibit America@yourlibrary. The America@yourlibrary is a new initiative to develop existing and new partnerships between German public libraries and the U.S. Embassy and Consulate Resource Centers. President George W. Bush addresses the crowded town square of Stralsund, Germany, before meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday, July 13, 2006. "I bring a message from the American people: We're honored to call the German people friends and allies," said President Bush. "We share common values and common interests. We want to work together to keep the peace. We want to work together to promote freedom. There's so much that we can do, working together, and that's -- part of my visit today is to pledge to you and the Chancellor, America and Germany stand side-by-side."
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush stand with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pastor Peter Neumann in St. Nikolai Church in Stralsund, Germany, Thursday, July 13, 2006. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush participate in an arrival ceremony with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer in Stralsund, Germany, Thursday, July 13, 2006.
President George W. Bush shares a conversation with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany as he and Mrs. Laura Bush enjoy a barbeque dinner in Trinwillershagen as guests of the Chancellor. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are greeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, upon their arrival Friday, July 14, 2006, for a social dinner at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Russia.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush wave from Air Force One upon arriving at Pulkovo International Airport for the upcoming G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 14, 2006. During a tour of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Clinic Center of Russia, Mrs. Laura Bush and Dr. Evgeny Voronin listen to Gayla, a patient, perform in the Music Room Friday, July 14, 2006, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Music instructor Valentina Leontieva looks on.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush follow a Russian honor guard to place a wreath at the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, Friday, July 14, 2006, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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