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Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Sochi Mayor Viktor Kolodyazhny as they listen to the Russian singing group "Lubo," during a visit Sunday, April 6, 2008, to the Sochi Art Museum. With them at left is Mrs. Svetlana Ushakova, spouse of Yury Ushakov, Russian Ambassador to the United States.
Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Sochi Mayor Viktor Kolodyazhny as they listen to the Russian singing group "Lubo," during a visit Sunday, April 6, 2008, to the Sochi Art Museum. With them at left is Mrs. Svetlana Ushakova, spouse of Yury Ushakov, Russian Ambassador to the United States.
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks during a luncheon on global health and literacy Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2007, at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. "Over the last five years, Afghanistan's primary-school enrollment rate has increased by more than 500 percent. At the same time, Afghanistan's infant and child mortality rate has dropped nearly 20 percent," said Mrs. Bush citing an important example of how education and children's health are intertwined. "Just a few years of increased school enrollment have produced these promising advances in children's health." Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks to the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council Thursday, January 17, 2008, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. During her remarks, Mrs. Bush said, "Council initiatives have educated women judges and lawyers about Afghanistan's new constitution. Women parliamentarians have come to the U.S. to meet with members of Congress. Hundreds of midwives are being trained to help reduce Afghanistan's high maternal mortality rate. Micro-credit loans have been extended to Afghan entrepreneurs. Afghan women manage community banks, and attend graduate-level business seminars in the United States."
Mrs Laura Bush joins members of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council for a roundtable discussion Thursday, January 17, 2008, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The U.S.-Afghan Women's Council promotes education, literacy, political participation, economic participation, and access to healthcare for women and children of Afghanistan. Mrs. Laura Bush poses for photos with Nabi Sensoy, Turkish Ambassador to the United States, his wife Gulgun Sensoy, and Dr. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman Friday January 18, 2007, during a visit to the Contemporary Turkish Painting Exhibit at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C.
Mrs Laura Bush participates in a tour of the Contemporary Turkish Painting Exhibit Friday January 18, 2007, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush is accompanied on the tour by Nabi Sensoy, Turkish Ambassador to the United States, his wife Gulgun Sensoy, and Mrs. Nancy Brinker, Chief of Protocol of the United States. The tour was led by Dr. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, and Stephen Phillips, Federal Reserve Fine Arts Director. Mrs. Laura Bush speaks with Panama's President Martin Torrijos at the United Nations Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, during a UN-UNICEF ceremony honoring Panamanian First Lady Mrs. Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos. Mrs. Bush congratulated President Torrijos on Panama taking the position as president of the UN Security Council and highlighted the importance of international action to support freedom in Burma. With them is Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush.
Mrs. Laura Bush greets Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the Headquarters of the Romanian Intelligence Service Thursday, April 3, 2008, where they participated in the Young Atlanticist Summit Video Conference with Kabul University. Mrs. Laura Bush acknowledges Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai and his country’s democratic successes during their appearance at the Bucharest headquarters of the Romanian Intelligence Service Thursday, April 3, 2008, for a video teleconference with students from Kabul University as part of the Young Atlanticist Summit.
Mrs. Laura Bush smiles during her visit Friday, April 4, 2008, to Stavropoleos Church in Bucharest, Romania. The church, built in 1724, is an artistic monument displaying a well-balanced blend of Byzantine-oriental and Western-baroque elements. Mrs. Laura Bush and Croatia’s First Lady Mrs. Milka Mesic sit for tea Friday, April 4, 2008, following the arrival of President and Mrs. Bush in Zagreb, where they will overnight before continuing on to Russia.
Mrs. Laura Bush listens Friday, April 4, 2008, as Dr. Petre Radu Guran explains the finer details of the Stavropoleos Church in Bucharest. Dr. Guran, an expert in Byzantine Culture and Society, is a senior researcher at the Institute for South-East European Studies at the Romanian Academy of Sciences. Mrs. Laura Bush and Sisters of the Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, follow Dr. Petre Radu Guran as he leads them across the church courtyard Friday, April 4, 2008. In 2003, the U.S. Embassy donated $27,000 for the restoration of the courtyard under the auspices of a special U.S. Department of State program entitled, “Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation.
Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Sochi Mayor Viktor Kolodyazhny as they listen to the Russian singing group "Lubo," during a visit Sunday, April 6, 2008, to the Sochi Art Museum. With them at left is Mrs. Svetlana Ushakova, spouse of Yury Ushakov, Russian Ambassador to the United States. Mrs. Laura Bush poses for a photo with Charm Tong following the 2008 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards Gala Monday, April 7, 2008, at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush presented Charm Tong with the 2008 Vital Voices Global Leadership Award for her dedication in co-founding SWAN, the Shan Women's Action Network and established a school for Shan State youth who have fled Burma for Thailand.
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses members of the Congressional Malaria Caucus on President Bush's Malaria Initiative Thursday, April 24, 2008, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Laura Bush applauds a fellow speaker at the Congressional Malaria Caucus Thursday, April 24, 2008, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., where she delivered a report on President Bush's Malaria Initiative.

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