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President George W. Bush welcomes Chol-hwan Kang to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. Mr. Kang is the author of, “The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag.” Mr. Kang defected from North Korea and now lives in South Korea and works as a journalist. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush welcomes Chol-hwan Kang to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. Mr. Kang is the author of, “The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag.” Mr. Kang defected from North Korea and now lives in South Korea and works as a journalist. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush welcomes Chol-hwan Kang to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. Mr. Kang is the author of, “The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag.” Mr. Kang defected from North Korea and now lives in South Korea and works as a journalist. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush stands with the 2004 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers on the South Lawn Monday, June 13, 2005. PECASE represents the highest honor that a young scientist or engineer can receive in the United States. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush addresses 200 exchange students from the program in the Rose Garden Monday, June 13, 2005. Living with host families for one year, the students come from mostly Muslim countries. "I think your generation is going to help shape one of the most exciting periods of history in the broader Middle East and the world," said the President. "It's a period of time when the hope of liberty is spreading to millions." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets some of the 200 exchange students he addressed in the Rose Garden Monday, June 13, 2005. Living with host families in America for one year, students from the many Muslim countries participate in the State Department program, Partnerships for Learning, Youth Exchange and Study. White House photo by Eric Draper
Meeting with the leaders from Mozambique, Botswana, Niger, Ghana and Namibia, President George W. Bush welcomes President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. The leaders discussed a range of topics, including AGOA. "All the Presidents gathered here represent countries that have held democratic elections in the last year," said President Bush. "What a strong statement that these leaders have made about democracy and the importance of democracy on the continent of Africa." White House photo by Eric Draper
Meeting with the leaders from Mozambique, Botswana, Niger, Ghana and Namibia, President George W. Bush welcomes President Festus Mogae of Botswana to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. The leaders discussed a range of topics, including AGOA. "All the Presidents gathered here represent countries that have held democratic elections in the last year," said President Bush. "What a strong statement that these leaders have made about democracy and the importance of democracy on the continent of Africa." White House photo by Eric Draper
Meeting with the leaders from Mozambique, Botswana, Niger, Ghana and Namibia, President George W. Bush welcomes President Mamadou Tandja of Niger to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. The leaders discussed a range of topics, including AGOA. "All the Presidents gathered here represent countries that have held democratic elections in the last year," said President Bush. "What a strong statement that these leaders have made about democracy and the importance of democracy on the continent of Africa." White House photo by Eric Draper
Meeting with the leaders from Mozambique, Botswana, Niger, Ghana and Namibia, President George W. Bush welcomes President John Kufuor of Ghana to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. The leaders discussed a range of topics, including AGOA. "All the Presidents gathered here represent countries that have held democratic elections in the last year," said President Bush. "What a strong statement that these leaders have made about democracy and the importance of democracy on the continent of Africa." White House photo by Eric Draper
Meeting with the leaders from Mozambique, Botswana, Niger, Ghana and Namibia, President George W. Bush welcomes President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia to the Oval Office Monday, June 13, 2005. The leaders discussed a range of topics, including AGOA. "All the Presidents gathered here represent countries that have held democratic elections in the last year," said President Bush. "What a strong statement that these leaders have made about democracy and the importance of democracy on the continent of Africa." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush walks with the Presidents from Botswana, Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique and Niger along West Executive Avenue at the White House Monday, June 13, 2005. President Bush and the African leaders met in the Oval Office before delivering a statement about AGOA to the press in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. White House photo by Eric Draper
Standing with the Presidents of Botswana, Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique and Niger, President Bush discussed the African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Monday, June 13, 2005. "All of us share a fundamental commitment to advancing democracy and opportunity on the continent of Africa," said the President. "And all of us believe that one of the most effective ways to advance democracy and deliver hope to the people of Africa is through mutually beneficial trade." White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney prepares to address the National Press Club during a luncheon honoring the recipients of the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards in Washington, D.C., Monday, June 13, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the National Press Club during a luncheon honoring the recipients of the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Awards in Washington, D.C., Monday, June 13, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
 
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