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Japan's outgoing Ambassador to the United States, Ryozo Kato, and his wife, Mrs. Hanayo Kato, paid a farewell courtesy call on the President and Mrs. Bush on May 20, 2008. With over six years in Washington, Ambassador Kato is the longest-serving postwar Ambassador to the U.S. from Japan. Ambassador Kato's deep commitment to enhancing U.S.-Japan ties was evident in his staunch support for Japanese contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the barbeque the Katos hosted annually since 2003 for U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. The President and Mrs. Bush wished the Katos well upon their return to Japan later this month. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Japan's outgoing Ambassador to the United States, Ryozo Kato, and his wife, Mrs. Hanayo Kato, paid a farewell courtesy call on the President and Mrs. Bush on May 20, 2008. With over six years in Washington, Ambassador Kato is the longest-serving postwar Ambassador to the U.S. from Japan. Ambassador Kato's deep commitment to enhancing U.S.-Japan ties was evident in his staunch support for Japanese contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the barbeque the Katos hosted annually since 2003 for U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. The President and Mrs. Bush wished the Katos well upon their return to Japan later this month. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Japan's outgoing Ambassador to the United States, Ryozo Kato, and his wife, Mrs. Hanayo Kato, paid a farewell courtesy call on the President and Mrs. Bush on May 20, 2008. With over six years in Washington, Ambassador Kato is the longest-serving postwar Ambassador to the U.S. from Japan. Ambassador Kato's deep commitment to enhancing U.S.-Japan ties was evident in his staunch support for Japanese contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the barbeque the Katos hosted annually since 2003 for U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. The President and Mrs. Bush wished the Katos well upon their return to Japan later this month. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush signs his condolences for the victims of China's May 12 earthquake as he and Mrs. Laura Bush visit the Embassy of the People's Republic of China Tuesday, May 20, 2008, in Washington, D.C. With them are China's Ambassador to the United States Wenzhong Zhou and his spouse, Shumin Xie. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand with China's Ambassador to the United States Wenzhong Zhou and his spouse, Shumin Xie, during a moment of silence Tuesday, May 20, 2008, in honor of the victims of China's May 12 earthquake. Said the President afterward, "This natural disaster is very hard on many of your people and we understand that. And we extend our deepest sympathies, and pray for recovery and pray for the strength of those who are -- whose lives have been torn apart during this terrible tragedy." White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
 
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